Batang Gilas opens Seaba defense Tuesday
THE LONG journey back to the world stage will begin in Cagayan de Oro City as the Batang Gilas squad defends its title in the SEABA under-16 tournament starting April 14 at Xavier University gym in Cagayan de Oro City.
The event will have under-16 teams from Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia competing in the tournament.
The tournament serves as a qualifying event for the Fiba Asia Under-16 event which will be held in July this year.
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Fans from Mindanao and the Visayas will get a glimpse of the future of Philippine basketball headed by the high-scoring Sam Josef Belangel.
Belangel, a 16-year-old prize find from Taytung High School, once scored 99 points in Iloilo and 85 points in a tournament in Bacolod.
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