Some of those who made the cut to the Cebu Regional Camp of the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA are joined by camp coaches and officials. (Contributed)
Eight young cagers from Cebu will be heading to the National Training Camp of the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA after they passed the gauntlet in the Cebu Regional Training Camp which culminated on Sunday afternoon at the Don Bosco Technology Center in Labangon.
Making the final cut from the 333 youngsters that tried their luck in the two-day camp were Justin Atilano and Tracy Carl Dadang of the University of San Carlos;
Lowell Jhan Francis Chan and Anskie McLouisee Respina of Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu; and Kendall Limana of Abellana National High School (ANS).
Over at the distaff side, qualifying for the nationals were Daphne Nardo, Darlene Regasajo and Jill Florence Talas of ANS.
Joining them were Harold Alarcon and Fritz Felix Valencia of Bacolod Tay Tung High School and Steven Pura of St. John’s Institute, also from Bacolod.
The National Training Camp on April 22 to 24 will host the kids from Visayas who will compete against other top players chosen from Regional Selection Camps held in Baguio and Davao as well as the upcoming camp in Manila. The players will have the opportunity to be among 10 Jr. NBA and 5 Jr. WNBA Philippines
All-Stars who will participate in an overseas NBA experience later in the year.
The last stop of the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Philippines 2016 Regional Selection Camp is at Don Bosco Technical Institute in Makati on April 9-10.