Tuesday, 24 December 2024 – 22:35 WIB
Naturalized Pelita Jaya player, Anthony Beane Jr while competing in IBL 2024. Photo: IBL Documentation
jpnn.comJAKARTA – The 2025 IBL event will certainly be more exciting considering that each team has hereditary players (heritage) and naturalization.
Player presence heritage on the field, each team can field three foreign players on the field.
This is certainly very influential considering that apart from having three foreign players, the presence of heritage/naturalization can balance the playing team on the field.
From the latest data, it is recorded that 11 teams will use the services of players with lineage from either father or mother, or grandparents.
IBL Managing Director, Junas Miradiarsyah welcomed the arrival of the players heritage which will enliven the competition in the highest caste basketball competition in the country.
“The 2025 IBL competition will be exciting, everyone will try to find the best players from foreign players, naturalization and heritage player,” Jonas said.
Last season, the only player with Dutch heritage was recorded as the RANS Simba Bogor point guard, Devon van Oostrum.
This year the number of hereditary players taking part increased with Leo Sakai (Japan/Bali United), Anthony Metten (Ksatria Bengawan Solo/Netherland), Franky Johnson (Philippines/Pacific Caesar), and Xavier Ford (United States/Borneo Hornbills).
The 2025 IBL competition will certainly be more exciting considering that each team has heritage and naturalized players
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