30 HS teams show wares in Seaoil All-Star Games

MANILA, Philippines - All roads lead to the Ynares Center on March 3 for the 2013 Seaoil High School All-Star Game.

Thirty of the best high school seniors in the country will be on show in the second edition of one of the highlight events of the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) finals early next month.

“The Seaoil High School All-Star Game is once again the premier event to showcase the Philippines’ top high school basketball talent,” said NBTC training director Alex Compton.

“We are excited to see the best of the best compete against each other on a national stage. These kids are all graduating from high school and not everyone knows about their talent. The Seaoil High School All-Star Game will be their stage.”

Among those participating in the event patterned after the McDonald’s All-American tournament are FEU’s Jerie Pingoy, NU’s Ralph Atangan, San Beda’s Ranbill Tongco, UST’s Nicko Bahia, Cagayan De Oro National High School’s John Luna, the University of Visayas’ Paul Desiderio, and St. John’s Institute’s heralded Kib Montalbo.

In the first-ever Seaoil High School All-Star Game, Mapua’s Ace Basas came out of nowhere to take the Most Valuable Player Award from heralded players like Xavier Stallion Jeron Teng, Mapua Red Robin JJ Alejandro, and San Beda’s Daryl Nazareno. Basas is now with Ateneo.