Semerad twins a PBA rarity | Inquirer Sports

Semerad twins a PBA rarity

/ 01:30 AM August 31, 2014

THE PBA  now  has its  own  version  of  Philippine    football’s   Younghusband   brothers Phil  and  James.

But Filipino-Australians David  and Anthony  Semerad   are  not  just  brothers,  they’re  twins,  a rarity  in  the  country’s  premier  cage   league.

I   don’t  recall  twins  ever  playing  concurrently  in  the PBA.  Noli and  Jing Aldanese   are  the  only twin  cagers I  know  but   they  played  in  the Micaa,  just  before  the  advent  of  the PBA.

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I’m  not   sure  what   the  twin’s  manager  had  in  mind  when  he  signed   up  the  pair  to  a  contract,  but  his  direction  initially  may  have  been  leaning  toward  a show biz  and  entertainment  career for  the  twins.

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And  why not?  They  are  both 6 foot 4,   clean  cut, hunky and   depending  on  one’s  taste  may  be  considered  better looking   than  the Azkals Phil   and James.

Agent Villafria  is  certain  he  has contributed   “a pair  of  certified  hardcourt  heartthrobs  to    the PBA.”

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“David  and  Anthony  are  guaranteed  to   have  their  share  of diehard fans on-site and  even  social  media. Aside  from  their  shooting  and dribbling  prowess,   they  also  make  heads  turn  with  their smoldering  good  looks  and  magnetic  personalities,” said Villafria  who  also  informed  us   that  the twins  have   done  product  endorsements   and  had some  experience  in  television  hosting.

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“They  make  good TV hosts.   I’m  sure  because  I’ve  gotten  good   feedbacks.”

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As   to  the pair’s evaluation as  basketball players,  Inquirer had  to seek  out  San Beda  coach  Boyet Fernandez  who  gave  his  former  Red  Lions  impressive  ratings.

“They’re  both  good—Anthony is  a  small forward  while David  is  a  power forward-center,”  Boyet  said  as  he  described  each  twin’s skills  and  assets  in  details .

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“I  wanted  to  get   them  at NLEX  along  with  the  other San Beda Lions  but  the PBA’s D-League  has  a limit  on Fil-foreigners  and  ours  was  already filled.”

David   said  they  played  for Zambales  Builders  instead  which  got  eliminated   early  in  the  conference.

The Semerad  twins have  been  residing  in  Manila  for approximately  five  years and   have  only  to  enroll  in six  subjects  each  to get  their college diploma in business management  from San Beda.

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Anthony  was  picked seventh  overall  by Globalport and David 10th  overall  by Barako Bull.

TAGS: James, PBA, Philippine, Younghusband

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