CEBU CITY – OVER 250 basketball talents gathered at the City Sports Club gym in Cebu on Saturday with hopes of landing a spot with the UST Growling Tigers.
Coach Aldin Ayo said he was particularly looking for guards and forwards, to bolster UST’s lineup, which lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP finals last season.
Assistant coach McJour Luib said players who joined the tryouts generally showed immense drive, which could benefit the Tigers.
“‘Yong aggressiveness pa lang, di mo matuturo ‘yon. Nasa kanila ‘yan. Innate yan,” he told the Varsitarian.
Besides the tryouts, Ayo plans to watch several college standouts who will play in the Metropolitan Basketball Training Club on Jan. 26 intently.
The Tigers recently acquired PBA D-League MVP Joshua Fontanilla, and three more promising recruits in Bryan Samudio, Christian Manaytay, and Paul Manalang.
