Intal, Duncil head national five pool

Collegiate standouts JC Intal and Jojo Duncil head the 15-player roster named to the national team pool for the SEABA Champions Cup in Indonesia slated next month and the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand in December.

After a thorough deliberation with his fellow PBL coaches and in consultation with PBL commissioner Chino Trinidad and Harbour Centre owner Mikee Romero, head coach Junel Baculi released the list of the RP pool at the close of the three-day tryouts Sunday.

Joining Intal and Duncil in the pool are Jonathan Fernandez, Jeff Chan, Patrick Cabahug, Ryan Arana, Chad Alonzo, Doug Kramer, Larry Rodriguez, Eric Rodriguez, Al Magpayo, Beau Belga, Jason Castro, Marvin Cruz and Chico Lanete.

They will be presented at the PSA Sports Forum at Pantalan Restaurant in Luneta this morning.

All 15 players will go to Jakarta with the coaching staff to name the final 12 that will compose the Harbour Centre-RP squad after it has assessed the opposition.

The bulk of this roster is likely to remain for consideration for the SEA Games in December.

"For sure, there would be players in the list who will turn pro in September. We would then consider collegiate standouts as their replacement in the pool for the SEA Games," said Baculi.

Ken Bono, JR Quinahan, Yousif Aljamal are among those who snubbed the invitation to join the tryout.

Baculi instead got the two Rodriguezes, Alonzo, Kramer, Magpayo and Belga as his frontliners. Castro, Cruz and Lanete for the backcourt while Intal, Duncil, Fernandez, Chan, Cabahug and Arana in the wings.

With Intal, Kramer and others likely to be tapped in the pros in September, Baculi is looking at the likes of Jervy Cruz, Anthony Espiritu and Marcy Arellano as their replacements in the pool.