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Ryan Araña
Ryan T. Araña (born March 23, 1984) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Araña played college basketball at the De La Salle University. He was drafted with the twelfth overall pick in the second round of the 2007 PBA draft by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, Welcoat Dragons. High school career Araña was born in Tondo, Manila. He started playing basketball at the age of seven. He looked up to Robert Jaworski and Manu Ginóbili. In high school, Araña played for the Colegio de San Lorenzo Baby Griffins in the National Capital Region Athletic Association, NCRAA. He considered going to Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo De Manila for college, but after trying out with De La Salle University, De La Salle, he decided to play for DLSU. College career As a member of the De La Salle Green Archers, DLSU Green Archers, Araña got to team up with TY Tang and Mac Cardona, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
