Sonny Thoss
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Joachim Gunther Thoss, better known as Sonny Thoss, is a Filipino
-Papua New Guinea
n professional
basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association
in the Philippines
playing for the Alaska Aces
. He was born on December 7, 1981 in Papua New Guinea
.
/power forward
debunked the so-called ’sophomore jinx’ in his second year with the Aces
with a sterling performance. A member of the All-Rookie Team by the PBA Press Corps, Thoss appeared in all 67 games and where he averaged 6.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in just 21 minutes per game exposure.
The Papua New Guinea-born cager held his own against the best centers in the league and has evolved into one of the fiercest defenders inside the shaded lane. He is one of the rising centers in the PBA
.
He was also chosen to play for the Team Pilipinas that competed in the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship.
In July 2011, Thoss participated in the All-Star Weekend against the NBA players.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
-Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
n professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
playing for the Alaska Aces
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
. He was born on December 7, 1981 in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
.
Player Profile
The 6′7 centerCenter (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
/power forward
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
debunked the so-called ’sophomore jinx’ in his second year with the Aces
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
with a sterling performance. A member of the All-Rookie Team by the PBA Press Corps, Thoss appeared in all 67 games and where he averaged 6.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in just 21 minutes per game exposure.
The Papua New Guinea-born cager held his own against the best centers in the league and has evolved into one of the fiercest defenders inside the shaded lane. He is one of the rising centers in the PBA
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
.
He was also chosen to play for the Team Pilipinas that competed in the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship.
In July 2011, Thoss participated in the All-Star Weekend against the NBA players.