Menk to end his career playing for Ginebra

source: insidesports.ph

Erik “Major Pain” Menk who has been a stalwart of the Barangay Ginebra frontline plans to end his playing career with the Gin Kings, dousing coldwater on reports that he was likely to move to another team for the forthcoming 2009-2010 PBA season.

Ginebra coach Jong Uichico confirmed that they had discussed the terms of Menk’s new contract and come to an agreement before Menk who played well in the last Reinforced Conference championship series against San Miguel Beer after returning from a calf injury, left for the US to visit his parents.

Uichico told us Menk had assured him that he would end his career in the PBA playing for Ginebra and there was no doubt he would keep his word.

www.insidesports.ph, Standard Today and Viva Sports learned that Menk had agreed to a one-year contract after which, depending on his physical condition and performance they would talk about the years ahead.

Menk who formed an awesome twosome with Sonny Alvardo who suited up for Tanduay Rhum but was later ruled to be ineligible to play as a Filipino signed up with Ginebra shortly before Tanduay sold its franchise to FedEx, now flying the colors of Air 21.

Menk who turns 35 on August 24 was a direct hire by Tanduay in 1999 and played college basketball in the US for Lake Superior State University.

However, Menk was loaned to the Philippine Team that was preparing to compete in the Asian Games under a team coached by Uichico and Ginebra struggled in both the Governors’ Cup and the Commissioner’s Cup.