Season Restaurant win Aspirants Division Championship

Season Restaurant defeated the Pampanga Dragons with a convincing 114-82 victory to claim the championship in the Aspirants Division of PIBAQ’s Season 22.Fresh from a hard-fought semi-final victory, Season entered the finals match locked and loaded against Pampanga who were missing the services of their leading scorer, Paul Castillo. With a balanced attack led by Mark Louie Pradas and Edwin Peremne, Season raised a 17-point lead by half time. The Pampanga Villa De Bacolor were determined not to go down without a fight as they opened the third quarter with two three-pointers by William Quiñones and a short jumper by Erminio Bigcas to cap a 9-0 run bringing them within 8. But Season fired back with highlight-worthy finishes and a flurry of threes by Abdul Gani Anawari which proved to be too much for Pampanga up to the endgame. Jeffrey Defensor was adjudged Finals MVP with 27 points followed by Markley Parico with 25 points and 9 assists, while Pradas, Peremne and Anawari contributed 12 points each. William Quiñones and Erminio Bigcas led Pampanga with 23 and 18 points respectively.This season’s Mythical Five were awarded to Lourd Wilhelm Blitz of Monte Vista, Elmer Santander of Jireh Eagles, Defensor of Season Restaurant, Castillo and Quiñones of Pampanga Dragons.The season MVP award went to Castillo while the Most Defensive Player of the season was given to Pradas of Season Restaurant.The Best Coach award was given to Dexter Ian Lastrella of Season Restaurant.PIBAQ’s Season 22 was supported by Qatar Basketball Federation in co-operation with the Philippine Embassy in Qatar and United Filipino Organizations in Qatar; sponsored by Ooredoo, Philippine Airlines, Alicafe, Diana Jewelry, Filipino Community Center and Shutter Bugz Photography Club.