UST’s Teng joins PBA rookie draft
Jeric Teng turns from a heartbroken varsity star into a pro hopeful as the University of Santo Tomas stalwart signed up for the PBA Rookie Draft yesterday.
The Draft is slated Nov. 3 at Robinsons Place Manila where Barangay Ginebra is set to make either former NCAA Most Valuable Player Ian Sangalang of San Sebastian or Ateneo’s former seven-foot star Greg Slaughter as the No. 1 pick.
Teng averaged 23 points, 5.3 rebounds and a couple of assists in the UAAP best-of-three title series won by the La Salle Archers with an overtime 71-69 decision in Game 3 last Saturday.
The entry of Teng, the son of former PBA bruiser Alvin Teng, hiked the number of rookie applicants to 58, just two days before the deadline.
Letran center Raymond Almazan is also expected to be among the early picks along with former UAAP MVP RR Garcia of Far Eastern University, five-time champion Nico Salva of Ateneo, Adamson’s Eric Camson, Ateneo’s Justin Chua, Jose Rizal University’s Jeckster Apinan and Arellano’s James Forrester.
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