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Ricci Rivero joins PBA 3×3 Blackwater Bossing Red President. – PHOTOS OF THE VIRTUAL PLAYING FIELD
MANILA, Philippines – Ricci Rivero adds Blackwater President Bossing Red in the third PBA 3×3 conference.
Virtual Playground, Rivero’s management, on Wednesday announced that the leading University of the Philippines is taking talent to the Blackwater 3×3 team since the Taiwan plan was cancelled.
This will be Rivero’s return to competitive basketball tournaments in the country as his plan to play for the Taoyuan Pilots in the P.League+ was not possible after the team released him before the season opener due to injury issues.
Rivero, arguably one of the biggest players in the tournament, is expected to make his PBA 3×3 debut in Leg 6 this weekend in Robinsons’ Malate.
The 24-year-old winger joins his brother, Prince Rivero, and joins Blackwater players Hubert Cani, Alfrancis Tamsi, and Jeff Javillonar.
Rivero is no stranger to the 3×3 tournament as he started playing for UP in the UAAP Season 82 men’s 3×3 in 2019 and campaigned for the national youth 3×3 team in the 2015 U18 World Championship with Kobe Paras, Mike Nieto, and Richard Escoto, and Mike Nieto.
He also saw action at the 2018 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup with RJ Abarrientos, Rhayyan Amsali, and Jeepy Faundo. He reunited with Abarrientos, Amsali along with Barkley Ebona in the 3×3 Asian Cup the following year, and was ranked 16th.
Blackwater are currently in 10th place with 141 points, needing to reach the top 8 to play in the Grand Final.
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