Bright Akhuetie. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Head coach: Aric Del Rosario
Last season: 12-6 (Final four)
Key losses: Harold Arboleda, Justine Alano, Juneric Baloria
Key additions: Bright Akhuetie, Prince Eze, Crispin Elopre
After an early exit from the NCAA Season 90 Final Four, the University of Perpetual Help Altas have come back bigger for Season 91.
And by bigger, they are literally bigger than before.
Perpetual Help added African big men Bright Akhuetie and Prince Eze.
At 6-foot-8, Akhuetie brings versatility on both ends of the floor while the 6-foot-11 Eze is seen as his bigger backup.
Nevertheless, Altas head coach Aric del Rosario said the two will be vital in leading the team in Season 91 together with reigning MVP Scottie Thompson.
“I expect more from them,” said del Rosario of Akhuetie and Eze. “They will be the anchor of this team, we need them to be rocksolid especially in defense.”
Thompson, who is also part of the Gilas Cadets which won the gold in the Southeast Asian Games, said a championship in the NCAA is his goal before graduating and joining the PBA. CFC
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