The final games for our FBA Friday Morning League for Group A & B divisions have been completed. Its success would not have been made possible if without the constant support and cooperation of Jeddah basketball aficionados, said Edgar Mendoza, FBA president.

The awarding and Grand Championship Games of Dallal & Bud Brothers teams will be scheduled a week after the grand opening of the 29^th Season of FBA Basketball Tournament and that will be followed by the awarding ceremony plus the announcement of the Most Valuable Players (MVP) for both teams. All teams who participated in the FBA morning leagues are cordially invited most especially the top teams of each division along with their team managers and head coaches.

The awards and awardees are as follows:

In Group A: Champion was Dallal team and 1^st Runner-up was the Carlo Gavazzi team. Mythical Five were Bristol, Gonzales, Ramos, Quiambao and Consigna. In Group B: Champion was Bud Brothers, 1^st Runner-Up-La Parilla, 2^nd Runner-Up-Al-Zafer Cargo, 3^rd Runner-Up – Bato team. Mythical Five were Neil Luz, Jayson Villanueva, Magat, Nava and Consignado.

Result of final Games:

Dallal vs Carlo Gavazzi (93-87): Dallal overpowered the strong team of Carlo Gavazzi who registered four (4) dead locks. The game was so intense but in spite of the strong defense performed by Carlo Gavazzi team, Dallal team of coach Raffy David & Glen Sibag emerged champion of the game. Top scorers for Dallal were Gonzales 18, Ramos 18 and Bristol 14 while Hernandez 20, Consigna 19 and Quiambao 13 for Carlo Gavazzi team.

Bud Brothers vs La Parilla (99-87): It was a ding-dong battle especially in the 1^st quarter to 2^nd quarter of the game. However, Bud Brothers team consistently recorded an advance score against La Parilla in every end of the quarter games. All key players of Bud Brothers team scored very well led by Magat who registered 26 points, Luz 24, Dela Cruz 17 and Villanueva 10. For La Parilla team top scorers were Nava 29,Consignado 18, Jaramel 13 and Liwanag 7 points.

Abel Chavenia, FBA Commissioner is inviting all basketball aficionados and fans to join and watch our upcoming Grand Opening of our FBA 29^th Season. We will make sure that it will be another day of fun and excitement to all FBA aficionados as we have also many and valuable raffle prizes to be given away for FREE to everyone, Chavenia said.

Filipino Basketball Association (FBA) is the longest running basketball league in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia if not in the Kingdom. Founded in 1996 and presently manage by an active Filipino community leader and Leadership Awardee, Edgar Mendoza being the president and a basketball veteran and enthusiast Abel Chavenia as Commissioner.