NCC Originals 1981 - Jose Bernardo Yango

JB Yango Revisited

They don't produce players like Jose Bernardo "JB" Yango anymore. 
Or if they do, they only come once in a while. JB belongs to a rare breed 
of cagers, a refreshing group, one which has maintained level-headedness 
despite continuous success in the game. As amateur hoopla's top center-forward, 
he can afford to throw his weight around, off and on the court, like the 
so many basketeers flooding the coliseum, But not JB. Not the 6-3 pivot load 
of the Yco Painters. The classic rise of JB from a gangling junior player of 
NCBA in the little known MUCAA tournament to a powerful shaded lane expert 
of the San Beda Red Lions in the NCAA will always serve as an Inspiration to 
aspiring cagers. And consider the number of highs in JB's caging since he 
joined amateur's big league; he was voted MICAA top rookie in 1979, where he 
also made it to the league's mythical selection; he was in the 1979 national 
youth team which took part in the World Youth Basketball Championships in Brazil; 
he was again named to the 1979 men's national team which represented the country 
in the ABC and SEA Games. This year, he is considered a strong favorite for the national team.

From Sports Weekly Magazine 80's By PYKE F. JOCSON