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1 day ago · RJ Abarrientos was picked third overall by Ginebra. His uncle PBA great and Tim Cone's former player Johnny Abarrientos represent him during the PBA draft (SGA Photo/PBA Images) Ginebra moved mountains to go up to the No. 3 spot of the draft by dealing away Christian Standhardinger and Stanley Pringle just to get its hand on RJ Abarrientos, niece of PBA great and Cone’s star guard back in ...
1 day ago · MANILA, Philippines – After more than three decades, Tim Cone has selected another Abarrientos. Back in 1993, Cone, then with the Alaska Milkmen, drafted the legendary Johnny Abarrientos third ...
1 day ago · Taking Abarrientos, a 5-11 guard out of Far Eastern University, brought back the memories of 31 years ago when Cone and Alaska drafted Johnny Abarrientos—RJ’s uncle—also as the third pick.
1 day ago · More than three decades ago, Cone took a gamble by selecting Johnny Abarrientos for Alaska in the 1993 PBA Draft. He took a similar gamble by using Barangay Ginebra’s third pick to select Johnny’s nephew, RJ Abarrientos. “With Alaska, we had the third pick, and Jun Limpot was No. 1, Vic Pablo was No. 2, and we were hoping for Vic Pablo ...
1 day ago · Cone explains drafting RJ Abarrientos when Ginebra needed big man. IT was a difficult decision on the part of Barangay Ginebra to select the player for the No. 3 pick in the PBA Season 49 Draft ...
1 day ago · The younger Abarrientos was absent during the draft and in his place onstage was the 5-foot-7 and now 53-year-old Johnny, one of head coach Chito Victolero’s deputies at Magnolia since 2011.
1 day ago · Johnny Abarrientos, known as the "Flying A" throughout his career. Acquired by the team in 2006 when he became free agent, and also served as an assistant coach for the team. Francis Arnaiz , a glamour boy back from his days with Toyota, joined Jaworski at Ginebra and became one of the most popular players in franchise history.
