After all the talk about Xavier School's hard-fought championship game against Hope Christian High School begin to settle, news has arrived from the Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball blog regarding various exhibition games against the Chinese Taipei's top high school teams.
Apparently, the "all-star" MMTLB team would include the following players, and quoting the site:
"Jeron Teng (Xavier School), Bryan Tan (Xavier School), Donal Ong (Xavier School), Abram Vera Cruz (Xavier School), Janrey Garrido (Hope Christian HS), Errol Villar (Hope Christian HS), Jessiery Pedrosa (Hope Christian HS), Paul Aduana (Chiang Kai Shek College), Cyril Mopas (Chiang Kai Shek College), Ryan Chua (St. Jude Catholic School), Kent Lao (St. Stephen’s HS), David Licauco (Grace Christian College) and Benson Tan (Uno High School)."
*From this point on, it will be mere speculation*
The names in bold are what could be the "hot spots" for future scouts, and in connection to that, the exhibition games would be an opportunity for them to polish themselves if ever they would want to go to the pros.
First up in the list would be Jeron Teng, who already has a long list of achievements in his baller's resume, which include being a member of the U-18 National Team (coached by Eric Altamirano, who will take over the reins of the NU Bulldogs this coming UAAP Season 74) and the Youth Olympic Games team, playing alongside, among others, Michael Pate (who is DLSU-bound) and Rayray Parks (who will suit up for NU in Season 74). UAAP and NCAA scouts would call Teng as "a big fish in a small pond" who would need to develop more skills to make up for his lack of height as a forward, and these exhibition games would be the perfect opportunity for him to improve on his outside game as he prepares for his senior year. This is the time for him to prepare for proving them wrong in his last year as a Golden Stallion.
On the other hand, Aduana and Pedrosa would be Team B material. Aduana has been putting up pretty good stats during the Tiong Lian elims, and as we know Pedrosa, a former Team B of the FEU Baby Tams, has a lot of potential.
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