Ginebra, Mahindra kick off PBA Campus Tour
The Philippine Basketball Association is reviving the PBA Campus Tour as part of its outreach program, bringing Barangay Ginebra and Mahindra at the Arellano University in Manila Friday to start the jaunt.
The Gin Kings and the Enforcers face off in a tune-up match at 1 p.m., kicking off a six-leg series with other stops at the Centro Escolar University, Arellano U-Pasig, Lyceum-Manila and Tarlac State University.
A regular preseason event of the league in the past, the PBA Campus Tour brings PBA stars closer to the fans, with each stop providing opportunity for interaction activities.
The Star Hotshots and the Phoenix Fuel Masters clash at the CEU Gym on June 22, the Tropang TNT Texters and the NLEX Road Warriors collide at the Arellano University-Pasig Gym on June 24, the Meralco Bolts and the GlobalPort Batang Pier slug it out at Lyceum-Manila on June 29 while the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the Alaska Milk Aces square off in Tarlac State U on July 2.
Yet to be determined is the venue of the San Miguel Beer-Blackwater tiff on July 1.
For the ball clubs, the series serves as part of their preparation for the PBA Governors Cup tentatively set to open on July 15.
The season-ending tournament features regular imports — with a height ceiling of 6-foot-5, except for Mahindra and Blackwater which are allowed a height cap of 6-foot-9 for their reinforcements – plus an optional Asian recruits.
Imports set to strut their stuff in the tourney are Paul Harris (Ginebra), Henry Walker (NLEX), James White (Mahindra), Jason Maxiell (TNT), Eric Dawson (Blackwater), AZ Reid (San Miguel), Marqus Blakely (Star), Allen Durham (Meralco), Dominic Sutton (GlobalPort), Dior Lowhorn (Rain or Shine), LaDontae Henton (Alaska).
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