{"id":198486,"date":"2015-04-07T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T18:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=198486"},"modified":"2015-04-07T04:00:32","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T18:00:32","slug":"basa-santy-top-offense-defense-departments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/basa-santy-top-offense-defense-departments\/","title":{"rendered":"Basa, Santy top offense, defense departments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public School System\u2019s Preston Basa and John Santy of Saipan Ice are leading their respective departments, in offense and defense, in the Inter-Commercial Business Basketball League 2015.<\/p>\n

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Tony Diaz of Docomo Pacific is the Inter-Commercial Business Basketball League\u2019s second-best passer.
(Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Basa, the sweet-shooting guard who coaches both the Marianas High School boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 basketball teams, is the league\u2019s top scorer with a per game average of 26.6 points or a total of 160 after six matches.<\/p>\n

Basa, who guided the Dolphins to the Marianas Interscholastic boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 basketball titles, has also buried a total of 35 3-pointers or firing an average of six per game.<\/p>\n

Docomo Pacific\u2019s Tony Diaz is second to Basa in terms of scoring with 22.1 while IT&E\u2019s Jason Palacios is third at 18.14. PIC\u2019s Jack Aranda, meanwhile, is the league\u2019s second best 3-point shooter with 16, while Palacios is still third with 14.<\/p>\n

PSS\u2019 Jerry Diaz is on top of the assists department with 4.1 per game followed by Tony Diaz 3.5 and Joeten\u2019s Syl Teregeyo\u2019s 3.3, respectively.<\/p>\n

Joel Fernandez of Saipan Ice is currently the league\u2019s best in steals with a 4.4 per game average, while IT&E teammates Palacios and Nate Mateo are second and third with 4.0 and 3.4 per outing.<\/p>\n

Santy, meanwhile, tops the block shot and rebounding departments.<\/p>\n

He is not alone on top of the blocks department though as he is joined by Saipan Ice teammate Ben Olopai with 1.80 per game, while Docomo\u2019s Rick Sanchez is swatting 1.16 per outing.<\/p>\n

Mobil\u2019s Prince Factor, PSS\u2019 Mel Manibusan and Joeten\u2019s Alex Lauron are averaging one block a game apiece.<\/p>\n

Santy is also the league\u2019s leading rebounder with an average of 12.5 per game, while Olopai is grabbing 9.6. Lauron is at third with 9.1.<\/p>\n

Action resumes today after the Holy Week break with Joeten facing IT&E at 6:30pm, while undefeated MARPAC takes on PSS in the 8pm second game.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Docomo tangles with Mobil in the 6:30pm opener and will be followed by the Saipan Stevedore-Fiesta Resort tiff at 8pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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