Cariño hooks up with Brunei ballclub

MANILA, Philippines — Kemark Cariño is returning overseas to play for Pegasus Brunei in Malaysia’s Major Basketball League (MBL) after a brief homecoming stint.

It’s the second international stint for the former San Beda stalwart and Gilas Pilipinas cadet after a short-lived tenure as Asian import in the Japan B. League.

He played one season for the Aomori Wat’s l in the B. League Division II last year after foregoing his final year of eligibility with the Red Lions.

Last July, Cariño returned home and suited up for Marinerong Pilipino in the PBA D-League along with fellow former B. League Division II player Juan Gomez de Liaño.

The 6-foot-8 forward registered 6.5 points on a 40-percent clip, 6.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks as the Skippers finished runner-up to La Salle.

His teammate, De Liaño, who won the D-League MVP, also took his talent abroad after signing with the BC Wolves in the Lithuania’s Lietuvos Krepsinio Lyga.