Post-PBA Career
After Meneses finished his career in the PBA, he joined the 2008 PBA Legends US Grand Reunion Tour where he played alongside such basketball greats like former Toyota players Francis Arnaiz, Ramon Fernandez, Tim Coloso and Abe King (the organizer of the event) and old Crispa mainstays Abet Guidaben, Atoy Co, Philip Cezar, Bernie Fabiosa and Bogs Adornado.
Meneses played for the Ohana Harbor-Toyota team coached by Robert Jaworski (who was sidelined by an injury and was replaced by Bong Alvarez in the starting line-up) while the Martin Purefoods-Crispa team was handled by coach Cris Calilan. The two teams figured in a four-game series each winning two games apiece.
Toyota scored a 91-89 win in the series opener at the Logan High School gym in Union City on March 8 before Crispa got even the next day with a 96-91 victory at the Arco Arena in Sacramento. Crispa made it two in a row with a 104-101 victory in Carson City before Toyota squared the series at 2-2, pulling off a 94-86 triumph in San Diego.
Guidaben, still showing some spring in his legs at 55, fired 21 points to lead all scorers in the Carson City contest. Co and Ronnie Magsanoc pumped in 19 apiece with Jojo Lastimosa adding 16, Yoyoy Villamin 11 and Adornado 10. Meneses rattled in 20 points to pace Toyota, which also drew double-digit outputs from Gerry Esplana and Manny Victorino.
In San Diego, Meneses once again topscored for Toyota with 23 with Jerry Codiñera and Coloso contributing 11 apiece, Olsen Racela 9 and Fernandez and Arnaiz with 8 each. The losing team drew double-digit outputs from Magsanoc, Villamin, Guidaben and Romy dela Rosa.
Others who played for Crispa were Alvin Patrimonio and Sonny Cabatu. Allan Caidic played the first two games and rushed back to Manila to attend to a personal matter. On the other hand, Manny Paner, Art dela Cruz, Hector Calma, Marte Saldaña and Yves Dignadice were the other players of Toyota.
Meneses also figured in the one-on-one series where he won over Alvarez, 6-2.
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