ADAMSON University, Far Eastern U, and Lyceum ramp up their pre-season preparations as they head to Bayugan City in Agusan del Sur.
The three collegiate teams compete in the Mayor Kirk Asis Open Invitational Basketball Tournament this June 26 to 29 at Lope Asis Memorial Gymnasium.
Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Jerom Lastimosa will lead the charge for the Nash Racela-coached Soaring Falcons as they emerge as the team-to-beat in this four-team tourney.
But not to be left behind are the Tamaraws, now under new coach Denok Miranda, which will have Xyrus Torres and Cholo Anonuevo spearheading the attack.
The Pirates are also in a tough draw with coach Gilbert Malabanan leaning on the leadership of Enoch Valdez and Mac Guadana as they look to ride the wave from their Final Four sting in the last NCAA cage wars.
Awaiting these fancied Manila-based teams, though, is the Wingbe Apartelle & Ad Bio Medica OPC selection team under the guidance of Cebu Institute of Technology University Wildcats head coach Edsel Vallena.
The champion of the invitational tilt, sponsored by Bayugan Mayor Kirk Asis and Vice Mayor Kim Lope Asis and is organized by Van Halen Parmis, will bag the P300,000 cash prize, with the second placer taking home P2000,000, third placer P150,000, and fourth placer P100,000.
FEU won the last edition of the tourney in 2019, outlasting the SWU-Phinma Cobras-Vincare Pharma 84-61 in the championship match.
