Games today (The Arena)
4 p.m. – Arellano vs. San Sebastian
6 p.m. – Perpetual Help vs. EAC
THREE teams will be making their season debuts today led by the much-improved Arellano University Chiefs in Season 89 of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament at the Arena in San Juan City.
The Chiefs of head coach Koy Banal will be taking on the San Sebastian Stags in the curtain-raiser set for 4 p.m. while the Perpetual Help Altas and the Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals open their campaigns against each other at 6 p.m.
All eyes are expected to be on the Chiefs which went 6-2 (win-loss) in the preseason including a perfect 4-0 against NCAA opponents, a list that has defending champions San Beda on it.
The team is being led by do-it-all guard Nard Pinto along with Fil-Canadian James Forrester, Prince Caperal and the enigmatic Keith Agovida, who resurfaced with Arellano after being gone from the spotlight following what was a promising juniors career that once saw him score 82 points in one game.
They are set to battle a Stags squad that is coming off a, 69-74 loss to Letran during opening weekend. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio