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SMART CLARK GIGA CITY – Alaska is more than willing to help former member of the Ronald Pascual family in any way they can.
Alaska coach Jeff Cariaso said he was saddened to learn of the current plight of Pascual, 32, who last played for the Aces in 2018 before mysteriously disappearing from the PBA’s radar.
The Alaska coach said he read the touching social media post by Pascual’s brother Ronel, who described the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 draft as “in the deepest and saddest stage of his life.”
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“It is a shame to know what is happening now. We are praying for him. You have not contacted us yet. So we’ll see if we can find a way to get closer to him, ”Cariaso said Wednesday. “He is a former Alaskan player, and if we can help him in any way, we will.”
Pascual’s brother didn’t exactly specify the dilemma the former PBA player is going through, except to seek prayers and support for the 6-foot-3 teammate, who made up a third of San Sebastián’s famous ‘Pinatubo Trio’ with Calvin Abueva and Ian Sanggalang. .
“I think it’s bottomed out and now the only way is to go up,” said Ronel in his post that was shared by MR. CabalenHoops on Facebook.
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Pascual was selected third overall by San Miguel in the rookie draft six years ago. While he won championships with the Beermen, he didn’t stay long with the franchise and had brief stints with Magnolia (Star), NorthPort (Globalport) and Blackwater before finally donning the Alaska jersey.
It seemed that even during his time with the Aces, Pascual was already facing personal issues that Cariaso was not really aware of, as he was still an assistant to then-head coach Alex Compton.
“Not for me personally, to be honest if Alex pa kasi ang coach (that time). I’m sure he shared stories with Alex, ”Cariaso said.
“Yo naman as an assistant at the time, I was just trying to do everything I could to encourage him to stay positive, put the work ethic into practice because we knew that if you work hard when given the chance to play, we want you to all right. So that from there he can extend his contract, perhaps extend his playing time, ”added Cariaso.
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But even if it seemed like he was dealing with personal issues during his time with Alaska, Pascual would do his job professionally, the Aces coach recalled.
“He went into practice and honestly, it really seemed like a wala siyang problem, a wala siyang problem. Then he went into practice, he was smiling with the boys, laughing with the boys. Trabaho siya, he really worked hard, ”Cariaso said.
“You know of the little problems na meron siya because of the coach talking, then siguro napag-usapan nila ni coach Alex noon,” he added. “But he never really opened up to us. I wish he did, maybe we could have helped him even more. “
The most important thing now, according to Cariaso, is to be able to control Pascual’s well-being and extend any form of assistance that the team, or whoever, can provide.
“We hope he is in a good place or in a better place right now. It’s really about being able to move on. It’s about life, it’s about trying to find something that can make you happy, ”said Alaska Great.
“Again, we’ll see if we can get close to him. If not, maybe he will come to us, but we’ll do what we can to help him. “
