Aspac looking for IBL crown

Aspac looking for IBL crown

JAKARTA: Aspac Texmaco is seeking to continue its winning
form, which has given it three consecutive championships in the
now-obsolete professional competition known as Kobatama, in the
newly established Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).

"We want to become champion five times. Now that three are
already in our hands, we need another two. We are looking to
sweep all four series in the IBL," Irawan Haryono, the manager of
the Jakarta-based Aspac, told a media conference here on
Wednesday.

The opening series will be staged in Bandung, West Java, from
May 23 to May 30.

Aspac, the Kobatama champion in 2000, 2001 and 2002, will open
the IBL campaign with 18 players including five new recruits:
Antonius Joko Endratmo, Mario Wuysang, Ivan Adidarma, M. Isman
Thoyib and Albert Chiuman.--JP