Saints vs Heroes in NCAA All-Star

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 09:21:12 +0000

THE past and present stars converge at the Mall of Asia Arena on Tuesday

JERRICK Balanza

for the NCAA All-Star basketball and volleyball games at the Mall of Asia Arena.

The volleyball match will be played at 12 noon, while the sixth edition of the basketball All-Star showdown will be held at 4 p.m.

Both games will pit Team Saints, which features Letran, San Beda, College of Saint Benilde, San Sebastian and University of Perpetual Help Dalta, and Team Heroes, which has Arellano University, Jose Rizal University, Emilio Aguinaldo University and Mapua.

Unlike in the previous seasons, this year’s All-Star basketball game will feature two current players as well as one alumnus for each and every member-school.

Rey Nambatac, who starred in the Knights’ improbable title run in 2015, will be reunited with Season 95 champion Jerrick Balanza. Bonbon Batiller will be Letran’s third player.

Completing Team Saints are St. Benilde’s Justin Gutang, Edward Dixon and Paolo Taha (alum), San Beda’s Clint Doliguez, AC Soberano and Ryusei Koga (alum), San Sebastian’s RK Ilagan, Alvin Capobres and Chris Baluyot (alum); and Perpetual Help’s Edgar Charcos, Ben Adamos, and Justin Alano (alum).

Jio Jalalon, who steered the Chiefs to two Finals stints, will banner Team Heroes as he will join forces  once more with Kent Salado. Justin Arana will be Arellano’s third player, while Cholo Martin will serve as head coach alongside Benedict Martin, Roland Felisilda and Ronald Felisilda.

EAC’s Jethro Mendoza, JP Maguliano and Sidney Onwubere (alum), JRU’s Ry Dela Rosa, Agem Miranda, and Philip Paniamogan (alum), LPU’s Jaycee Marcelino, Jayvee Marcelino and Kevin Lacap (alum), and Mapua’s Laurenz Victoria, Christian Buñag and Yousef Taha (alum) also comprises Team Heroes.

In volleyball, Regine Arocha and setter Sarah Verutiao will reunite with Queen Lady Chief Jovy Prado for Team Heroes, which will be handled by Obet Javier and assisted by Richard Estacio, Lhando Ortega and Fritz Michael Santos.

Also in Team Heroes are Season 93 MVP ex-Queen Lady Bomber Shola Alvarez and current JRU stars Dolly Versoza and Mary May Ruiz.  Completing the cast ar
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