Games Saturday
(SGS Stadium, Quezon City)
9 a.m. — Letran vs CKSC
10:45 a.m. — San Beda vs MPS
12:30 p.m. — Mapua vs UV
2:15 p.m. — La Salle-Greenhills vs HCHS
A blockbuster quadruple-header featuring three former titlists will open the hostilities in the 6th Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championships (PSSBC) Dickies Underwear Cup that gets going on Saturday at the SGS Stadium on Araneta Avenue, Quezon City.
Chiang Kai Shek College, the 2015 titleholder, and Group B member Letran will raise the curtains at 9 a.m. before powerhouse San Beda, the 2014 champion, tangles with Manila Patriotic School in Group A showdown set at 10:45 a.m.
Then Mapua-Malayan High School of Science tests CESAFI champion University of Visayas at 12:30 p.m. in their Group C encounter while inaugural champion Hope Christian High School battles reigning NCAA titlist La Salle-Greenhills in Group D offering at 2:15 p.m.
Defending UAAP champion Far Eastern University-Diliman is pooled in Group A while powerhouse National University is in Group B, University of Santo Tomas in Group C and 2013 titlist San Sebastian in Group D.
“We have an action-packed opening day so we’re expecting all teams to give it their all. Since this is a relatively short tournament, all of them should be eager to get off to a strong start,” said Hapee Toothpaste owner Dr. Cecilio Pedro, the league’s first chairman.
“We are very excited to see how promising the future of Philippine basketball is through these up-and-coming ballers.
We are confident that some of them, if not most, will don the country’s tricolors in the future,” said Ironcon Builders boss Jimi Lim.
