Games Today
(Ynares Center, Antipolo)
4:15 p.m. – TNT KaTropa vs KIA
7 p.m. – Star vs Alaska
ANTIPOLO – Not wanting to take a chance and seeking a great start, Star dispatched of its original import choice after just one game and is parading someone fresh out of college when the Hotshots shoot for a second straight win in the PBA Governors’ Cup at Ynares Center here.
Malcolm Hill, a 21-year-old out of Illinois, will be playing his first pro game when the Hotshots clash with a slumping Alaska squad in the 7 p.m.
Alaska has been reeling since the last conference, losing a 10th straight game overall.
Despite winning their first game, 103-86 over Blackwater last week, coach Chito Victolero pulled the plug on Cinmeon Bowers and quickly brought in Hill, who went undrafted in the last NBA proceedings despite a respectable collegiate career as a Fighting Illini.
Hill played 135 games for Illinois and scored over 1,800 points while grabbing 640 rebounds but still couldn’t catch the eye of NBA scouts as he had to go through the Summer League before deciding to play here.
“He has a lot of potential, he’s very young and he has an excellent attitude,” said Victolero.
Meanwhile, TNT KaTropa, the losing finalist to San Miguel Beer in the Commissioner’s Cup, makes its debut in the 4:15 p.m. contest when the Texters slug it out with winless KIA Picanto.
Michael Craig, the import who got into a trash-talking match with Chris Ross in one of the Finals games that almost led to t a halftime brawl, finally makes his first appearance on the court for the Texters.