Pacific Caesar Surabaya has yet to record a single win in the 2026 Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) after being defeated by Bogor Hornbills 83-90 in the latest match, Wednesday (4/3) evening, at the Pacific Sports Hall, Surabaya.
In that match, as quoted from the IBL page, Pacific fielded two new foreign players, Xavier Cannefax and Toluwalope Joseph Obasa.
They actually played well, with Cannefax scoring 15 points and Obasa contributing 18. However, AJ Bramah was the Pacific's most dominant player in the game, scoring 33 points, 18 rebounds , and seven assists .
The three players worked together to give Pacific its first win. Hope glimmered when Pacific trailed by just two points with just over a minute to go (83-85).
However, Pacific had to concede victory to the visiting team after Sevly Victory Adolf Rondonuwu hit three three-pointers. The Hornbills won 90-83.
Two Bogor Hornbills players, Travin Thibodeaux and Stephaun Branch, performed brilliantly, scoring 37 and 26 points respectively.
Thibodeaux even scored points on 16-of-26 shooting. He also had nine rebounds and three assists , while Branch recorded nine rebounds and six assists .
Regarding his performance, Thibodeaux praised the support given by local players.
"The contribution of local players is truly crucial. I see them improving day by day. That makes our job on the field easier," he said.
