Vince Tolentino will have a baptism of fire as he will be part of an All-Filipino Cebu Chooks! crew to the 2022 FIBA 3×3 Penang Challenger in Malaysia which will take place from Sept. 10 to 11, 2022.
The 6-foot-5 all-around forward out of Ateneo will team up with Mac Tallo, Zach Huang, and Brandon Ramirez in the level 9 FIBA 3×3 tournament that serves as a qualifier for the 2022 Paris Masters.
“I’m really excited as this will be my first-ever 3×3 tournament. Definitely looking forward to competing with my new teammates and representing the country. I’ll do my best in fulfilling my role here in the team,” said Tolentino.
Import Mike Nzeusseu was supposed to be part of the squad but his visa to Malaysia did not make it in time.
“This will be a good test for Cebu Chooks! on whether they can compete on their own. All of our efforts for the next month will be leading towards our hosting Chooks-to-Go FIBA 3×3 Cebu World Tour Masters and Penang will be a good test for our team,” said Chooks-to-Go president Ronald Mascariñas as the Cebu Masters will take place from October 1 to 2 at SM Seaside.
Cebu Chooks! is slotted in Pool A along with Serbia’s Liman Huishan NE and Mongolia’s Zavkhan MMC Energy.
Cebu faces Mongolia’s second-best team at 4:10 p.m. on Saturday before squaring off against the second-best team in the world at 6:50 p.m.
