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Our boys ended the season with a severely unlucky 69-86 loss to neighbours Malaysia U21. What can I say, the game engine just favoured them more, from the ridiculous amount of turnovers from our side, to the ridiculous free throw accuracy (they usually hit 60-70% but hit 90% on 21 attempts tonight), it was a game we could never win (although I must admit, I was stubborn all the way til the 4th despite all the signs). Of course, their defense in the post was better than our inside offense, and we hit them inside as well. But we were superior in every other part of the game, but it was just not meant to be.

Fong Li Kum hit 21 points on 50% shooting tonight to move into 2nd in the all time scoring charts with 481, 40 points behind Ong Wan. He will be retained for the remaining scrimmages of this season to see if he can become the all time leading scorer of our U21.

Meanwhile, despite having a pretty bad game, Ho Yun Leng moved into top 10 of the all-time assist charts as he dished out 4 assists to overtake Ossamah Bin-Alam with 127 assists.

Now that the season has ended, we will be bidding goodbye to most of our players. It has been a great ride, and although there were some problems with some players, however most of them managed to keep their game shape up, which ultimately helped us put in a decent run. Stay tuned to see who joins Wan Tong Lai, Tan Xin Li and Yang Keng Tse in the U21 next season!

We ran our offense through him, and he had a pretty good day, hitting 48% from the field and 50% from 3. But in the end, Ong Wan maintained his place as the all time U21 top scorer, as Fong Li Kum only managed to rack up 31 points in his 42 minutes of play, leaving him 9 points behind. Regardless, the wingman had a great offensive season as he became the only player in our U21 to break 300 points in a season.

A sneak peek of what's to come:
Wan Tong Lai had a breakout game last night. After shooting 34% from field at this level throughout the whole of last season, the playmaker went 12 of 19 from field and hit his only attempt from the arc to finish the game with 25 points. It's his highest scoring and most efficient game so far, so let's hope he carries it into the new season, especially after Ho Yun Leng passed him the torch.

Tan Xin Li also impressed with his playmaking skills, dishing out 3 assists to lead the starters in assists as he took to the court as a U21 starter for the second time in his career. The only other start he had last season was against Brazil, where he dished out 4 assists. I guess we can expect our dynamic backcourt duo to get the offense running.

Meanwhile Zhao Hongli showed a glimpse of promise with his 3 assists in 7 minutes. At just 20 years old, he looks set to be Wan Tong Lai's successor next season.

Lastly, Yang Keng Tze dazzled us at the boards with 16 rebounds. He might have had an inefficient shooting night, however he was still a solid contributor in gaining possessions for us. He is also only 20 years old, meaning he will very likely play for us for 3 seasons. With him sneaking into the starting lineup occasionally last season, it won't be surprising if he ends up as our best player next season.