THE Cebu and Manila Chooks 3×3 teams are set to train with top Serbian squads UB and Liman in their preparations for the Chooks-to-Go Manila Masters on May 28-29 at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay.
Serbia, the world’s highest-ranked country in 3×3 basketball, flew in quietly to Manila last Tuesday evening.
“Our supposed training camp in Serbia last month did not push through due to the conflict happening in Eastern Europe. So, instead of bringing our players there, we decided to bring the top 3×3 players in the world here,” Chooks-to-Go president Ronald Mascariñas said.
“We are grateful to UB and Liman for sharing with us their knowledge in the 3×3 game.
This would definitely benefit our program in the long run,” he added.
UB of Serbia is No. 1 in the latest FIBA 3×3 rankings and it recently won the Utsunomiya World Masters which is the inaugural leg of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Masters, considered the most prestigious event in 3×3 basketball, after beating Princeton of the United States in the final.
Liman is the third highest-ranked team in the world and finished fifth in the Utsunomiya Masters.
