A PAIR of exciting games pitting four-peat-seeking Letran against host Jose Rizal University and last year’s runner-up College with St. Benilde with Final Four entrant Lyceum opens hostilities in NCAA Season 99 basketball hostilities this Sunday at the MOA Arena.
The season, with the theme “New Heroes of the Game,” will be officially ushered in by opening rites at 2 p.m. before the Knights face the Bombers clash at 3 o’clock and the Pirates tangle with the Blazers at 5:30 p.m.
“We will continue championing new heroes to carry the legacy of the NCAA,” said NCAA and JRU president Dr. Vincent Fabella during yesterday’s season launch at the MOA Arena. Also seeing action are San Beda, University of Perpetual Help, Arellano U, Mapua, San Sebastian and Emilio Aguinaldo College.
Apart from Sundays, the league, which will be televised simulcast on GMA and GTV live and streamed through the TV giant’s YouTube channel, will also be played every Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday.
“GMA Network is a proud partner of the NCAA,” said GMA Network chair and chief executive officer Atty. Felipe Gozon.
Management Committee chair Paul Supan of JRU said the league theme pays tribute to the NCAA family who will contribute in making the season a success.
