Source: By Nelson Beltran (The Philippine Star) You might also find My Weekend Journal or SkimChix - travel with me... interesting. Please click
MANILA, Philippines - Sta. Lucia stalwart Ryan Reyes, dogged by a recurring back injury in the last two conferences, has completed his rehab session in the United States and is ready to plunge back into action in the coming PBA Fiesta Conference.
Reyes, a reliable Fil-Am guard out of California-State Fullerton, returned last March 1, confident he can dish out the games that made him the league Rookie of the Year in the 2007-08 season.
“He’s (Reyes) doing great and we’re trying to get everybody in shape with hopes of getting a good run in the coming tournament,” said Sta. Lucia coach Boyet Fernandez.
The young Sta. Lucia mentor said the return of Reyes and their reacquisition of old import Anthony Johnson augured well for their stint in the coming Fiesta Conference which opens on March 21 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Johnson, a product of Louisiana-Lafayette, was last year’s runaway statistical champion. He could have been the hands-down choice as Best Import had Sta. Lucia made at least the Final Four.
He piled up impressive numbers of 28.7 points, 17.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game or an average of 52.2 statistical points an outing – five more than the average of eventual Best Import winner Gabe Freeman.
Johnson, a Coca-Coca recruit in 2007, is set to arrive Sunday.
Reyes is back in good health after undergoing series of therapy sessions in the US to heal a recurring back injury.
He has suffered several bad breaks in the last few months, including a hamstring pull causing him to miss the 2009 FIBA Asia men’s championship in Tianjin, China.
He was also hit by a back injury, a problem that affected Sta. Lucia’s campaign in the last all-Filipino tourney. The Realtors failed to make it past the wildcard round and eventually settled for eighth place.
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