MAS BATA AT BAGONG TALENTED PLAYERS NG PBL, AARANGKADA NA

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INAASAHAN na ang 2019 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup ay pagbibidahan ng mas bata at talented na players na sa susunod na mga panahon ay magiging next basketball heroes sa bansa.

“The road to the PBA starts here (D-League), so we expect to see some of the leading basketball talents in the country,” ayon kay PBA Operations Head Eric Castro sa kanyang pagbisita sa 9th “Usapang Sports” ng Tabloid Organization in Philippine Sports (TOPS) sa National Press Club sa Intramuros, Manila.

Idinagdag pa ni Castro na lahat ng 20 teams na sasabak sa PBA D-League ay papa­rada sa Peb. 14 at magpapa­kilala bilang outstanding players na may 17-anyos pataas at magiging sunod sa yapak nina June Mar Fajardo, Mark Caguioa at Terrence Romeo sa PBA.

“This year’s PBA D-League teams, which include four commercial teams and champion teams from the UAAP, NCAA, NAASCU and UCBL, have assembled competitive lineups capable of winning the title,” dagdag ni De Castro sa weekly sports forum ng Philippine Sports Commission at Natio­nal Press Club na ipinalabas ng live sa Facebook via Glitter Livestream.

Sinabi ni De Castro na kinatawan si PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial ang torneo ay magsisimula sa Peb. 14 na may doubleheader game sa pagitan ng Cignal-Ateneo kontra Go for Gold-St. Benilde at Marinerong Pilipino kontra Valencia City-San Sebastian College sa Ynares Sports Arena sa Pasig City. Nasa forum din sina coaches Yong Garcia ng Marine­rong Pilipino, Lou Gatumbato ng Petron College-Petron, Jimmy Manan­sala ng St. Clare College-Virtual Reality, Mike Saguiguit ng University of Perpe­tual Help-Rizal, Ben­­jie Diswe ng AMA On­line Education at Christopher Co ng Uni­versi­ty of San­to To­mas-Ironcon Builders.