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| Born | 21 June 1943 Semarang, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
| ? | SAHABAT Semarang | |||||||||||||||||
| ? | SAHABAT Surabaya | |||||||||||||||||
| ? | Waringin Abadi | |||||||||||||||||
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| FIBA Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sony Hendrawan (born June 21, 1943) or his Chinese name Liem Tjien Siong, is an Indonesian former professional basketball player. He is widely regarded as one of the best playes from Indonesia. Sony is known as the only Indonesian to be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2023. [1] The IBL Most Valuable Player reward is renamed after him in 2020. [2]
Sony was from Semarang, but he started his professional career in Surabaya. Played for East Java in the 7th National Sports Week that was held in Surabaya, they successfully won the gold medal. [3] [4]
In 1964, Sony and the Indonesian national team defeated Gilas Pilipinas 98-86 in the 1964 pre-Olympic basketball tournament in Yokohama, Japan, when last year the Gilas Pilipinas won the FIBA Asia Cup. Sony said that he scored 43 points against South Korea in that tournament.
In 1968, Sony represented Indonesia in the pre-Olympics in Monterrey, Mexico. Indonesia suprisingly defeated Australia, 58 to 51. "Because we were shorter than them, that means we have to be quicker. Eventhough i wasn't that tall, but my jump was high. I still kept the pictures where i would fight for the ball against two-meter players, and i still won," Sony quoted.
A Philippine print media outlet once highlighted Sony's prowess. One of the highlights was his ability to shoot with both his left and right hands during a match. "I don't think any of our players have ever been able to do that in a match. Coincidentally, my shooting with both my right and left hands has been documented by the media," Sony said proudly. [5]