BOOSTED by the addition of former Ateneo standout Vince Tolentino, can an all-Filipino Cebu Chooks! quartet hack it?
That will be known when Cebu Chooks! does battle in the FIBA 3í—3 Penang Challenger.
The squad composed of Tolentino, Mac Tallo, Zach Huang, and Brandon Ramirez battles Zavkhan MMC Energy, Mongolia’s second-best team, in Pool A action tomorrow at 4:10 o’clock.
Cebu Chooks! tackles Serbia’s world No. 2 Liman Huishan NE later in the night at 6:50 p.m.
The tourney will also be the baptism of fire of new head trainer Chico Lanet, who replaced Aldin Ayo last month.
The level nine FIBA 3×3 tilt serves as a qualifier for the 2022 Paris Masters.
The top two teams will advance to the knockout stages of the tournament that offers a $40,000 prize pool.
The squad will also see action in the Chooks-to-Go FIBA 3×3 Invitational Quest in Laguna on Sept. 16, and the Chooks-to-Go FIBA 3×3 Cebu World Tour Masters on Oct. 1 to 2.
Tolentino, 29, is a 6-foot-5 forward coming off a three-year stint in the PBA.
Aside from Tolentino, Chooks also signed former University of Santo Tomas big man Dave Ando to a three-year deal to be a full-time 3×3 cager.
