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Last pick John Ragasa draws laughs for resemblance with Stanley Pringle


When the clocked started ticking for the Northport Batang Pier to make the 41st overall pick in the 2018 PBA Draft, head coach and all-around funny guy Pido Jarencio tasked Stanley Pringle to make the announcement.

“Northport Batang Pier! Kukunin namin si John Ragasa,” declared the four-time All-Star.

A little-known talent, the crowd inside the Robinson’s Place Malate was silent. But as he walked out of the curtains, the fans burst into laughter.

The 6-foot guard looked like Pringle because of the beard he was sporting.

“Really? It must be the beard. But he has a baby beard, I got a big beard,” quipped the light-hearted, Britain-born cager.

The 27-year-old guard admitted that he did not hear the cheers, as he was too caught up with the moment.

“No! I was just shookt. I thought I wasn’t going to get picked and that’s a blessing,” quipped Ragasa, who played for Team Batangas in the D-League.

“I was shookt, brother.”

For him, it’s just a huge honor to be drafted. But now the real work begins, as he tries to fight for a spot in a loaded Northport backcourt.

And he is ready to take on the challenge head-on.

“Being the last pick in the draft? It was crazy man! I thought that I was gonna go undrafted. Yes, it’s surreal. It’s amazing and a good feeling to be drafted,” he expressed.

“But as cliche as it sounds, I’d give the team some added defense. Of course, each team has go-to guys. I think I know my role, I know what my role should be, which is in the defensive end. But if I need to score, I’ll score.”

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