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<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1720604175208PBA Images3.jpg" style="width: 950px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" alt="Peter Alfaro during the PBA Season 49 Draft Combine at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on July 10, 2024. PBA Images">Peter Alfaro during the PBA Season 49 Draft Combine at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on July 10, 2024. PBA ImagesMANILA &ndash; Playmaker Peter Alfaro will be joining the PBA Season 49 Rookie Draft equipped with international experience after playing with the Zamboanga Valientes at The Asian Tournament.Alfaro joined his hometown ball club last April because for him, &quot;it was the best route for me towards the PBA.&quot;He was also coming from a championship run with the San Beda Red Lions in NCAA Season 99, where they upset top-seed Mapua in the finals.<a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/17/23/san-beda-edges-mapua-to-reclaim-ncaa-basketball-crown">READ: San Beda edges Mapua to reclaim NCAA basketball crown</a><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/30/-bagong-team-ulit-san-beda-gears-up-for-title-defense-in-season-100-2050">READ: &#39;Bagong team ulit&#39;: San Beda gears up for title defense in Season 100</a>&quot;I didn&#39;t get to compete much against big players since foreign student-athletes were no longer allowed in the NCAA. My family, with the help of Danny Espiritu, decided that it was the best route for me towards the PBA because of the high-level competition,&quot; he said.Alfaro averaged 11.9 points on 44 percent shooting, 4.3 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game in just 24 minutes of play as the Valientes&rsquo; lead guard in the past three legs at The Asian Tournament.There, he also competed with the likes of former PBA star Alex Cabagnot, veteran Sam Deguara, former Arkansas forward Jeantal Cylla, ex-Purdue guard Damian Chong Qui, former Fresno State guard Niven Hart, ex-NBA G League standout Xavier Alexander, and fellow PBA Draft hopeful Sedrick Barefield.&quot;It&#39;s a great experience for me because I&#39;ve learned to play with and against bigger players, especially athletic and big guards at The Asian Tournament. I think I did pretty well against them,&quot; he said.The former NCAA champion added that he gained a well-rounded understanding of different aspects of the game while playing with PBA veterans Mike Tolomia and Rudy Lingganay with the Zamboanga Valientes.&quot;Coming to this PBA draft, of course, in each practice, in each game, I gain a lot of learnings from them (Mike Tolomia and Rudy Lingganay), especially the small details. They always remind me that as a point guard, you have to execute and also make shots when you&#39;re open. So I think that&#39;s a confidence booster for me,&quot; he said.&quot;It was an important experience because Tolomia and Lingganay are different players. Tolomia is more of a scorer and a slasher, while Lingganay is more of a stabilizer and also very good at executing plays.&quot;The young gun was among those draft aspirants who attended Day 1 of the PBA Draft Combine on Wednesday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.<a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/10/cj-cansino-hopes-to-fulfill-childhood-dream-of-playing-for-ginebra-1647">READ: PBA: CJ Cansino hopes to fulfill childhood dream of playing for Ginebra</a>

<a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/17/23/san-beda-edges-mapua-to-reclaim-ncaa-basketball-crown">READ: San Beda edges Mapua to reclaim NCAA basketball crown</a><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/30/-bagong-team-ulit-san-beda-gears-up-for-title-defense-in-season-100-2050">READ: &#39;Bagong team ulit&#39;: San Beda gears up for title defense in Season 100</a>&quot;I didn&#39;t get to compete much against big players since foreign student-athletes were no longer allowed in the NCAA. My family, with the help of Danny Espiritu, decided that it was the best route for me towards the PBA because of the high-level competition,&quot; he said.Alfaro averaged 11.9 points on 44 percent shooting, 4.3 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game in just 24 minutes of play as the Valientes&rsquo; lead guard in the past three legs at The Asian Tournament.There, he also competed with the likes of former PBA star Alex Cabagnot, veteran Sam Deguara, former Arkansas forward Jeantal Cylla, ex-Purdue guard Damian Chong Qui, former Fresno State guard Niven Hart, ex-NBA G League standout Xavier Alexander, and fellow PBA Draft hopeful Sedrick Barefield.&quot;It&#39;s a great experience for me because I&#39;ve learned to play with and against bigger players, especially athletic and big guards at The Asian Tournament. I think I did pretty well against them,&quot; he said.The former NCAA champion added that he gained a well-rounded understanding of different aspects of the game while playing with PBA veterans Mike Tolomia and Rudy Lingganay with the Zamboanga Valientes.&quot;Coming to this PBA draft, of course, in each practice, in each game, I gain a lot of learnings from them (Mike Tolomia and Rudy Lingganay), especially the small details. They always remind me that as a point guard, you have to execute and also make shots when you&#39;re open. So I think that&#39;s a confidence booster for me,&quot; he said.&quot;It was an important experience because Tolomia and Lingganay are different players. Tolomia is more of a scorer and a slasher, while Lingganay is more of a stabilizer and also very good at executing plays.&quot;The young gun was among those draft aspirants who attended Day 1 of the PBA Draft Combine on Wednesday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.<a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/10/cj-cansino-hopes-to-fulfill-childhood-dream-of-playing-for-ginebra-1647">READ: PBA: CJ Cansino hopes to fulfill childhood dream of playing for Ginebra</a>

Alfaro joined his hometown ball club last April because for him, &quot;it was the best route for me towards the PBA.&quot;He was also coming from a championship run with the San Beda Red Lions in NCAA Season 99, where they upset top-seed Mapua in the finals.

<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1720604175208PBA Images3.jpg" style="width: 950px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" alt="Peter Alfaro during the PBA Season 49 Draft Combine at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on July 10, 2024. PBA Images">Peter Alfaro during the PBA Season 49 Draft Combine at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on July 10, 2024. PBA ImagesMANILA &ndash; Playmaker Peter Alfaro will be joining the PBA Season 49 Rookie Draft equipped with international experience after playing with the Zamboanga Valientes at The Asian Tournament.

Playmaker Peter Alfaro will be joining the PBA Season 49 Rookie Draft equipped with international experience after playing with the Zamboanga Valientes at The Asian Tournament.

Playmaker Peter Alfaro will be joining the PBA Season 49 Rookie Draft equipped with international experience after playing with the Zamboanga Valientes at The Asian Tournament.

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Fresh from international stint, Peter Alfaro out to prove he belongs in the PBA

Fresh from international stint, Peter Alfaro out to prove he belongs in the PBA