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UAAP Preview: UST hopes captain Cansino back in form, Tigers return to final 4

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Norman Lee Benjamin Riego, ABS-CBN Sports

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/09/03/cj-cansino.jpg"/><figcaption>UST&#x27;s hopes of returning to the playoffs for the first time in four years rest on the shoulders of young leader CJ Cansino. Arvin Lim, ABS-CBN Sports</figcaption></figure></div>HOW DID THE TIGERS DO LAST SEASON? 5-9, sixthYES, THEY’RE STILL HERE: Dave Ando, Enric Caunan, CJ Cansino, Zach Huang, Renzo SubidoWELCOME TO THE FAMILY: Rhenz Abando, Soulemane Chabi Yo, Sherwin Concepcion, Deo Cuajao, Mark Nonoy, Brent Paraiso<div>WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT FROM UST?</div>Aldin Ayo’s second season in UST will yet again have a bumper crop of prized prospects.With all of versatile Rhenz Abando, sweet-shooting Sherwin Concepcion, fearless playmaker Mark Nonoy, two-way player Brent Paraiso, and athletic Beninese Soulemane Chabi Yo all set to debut, the Growling Tigers are ready and raring to roar once more.Still, they will only go as far as team captain CJ Cansino takes them.Nine months removed from an ACL injury, the do-it-all swingman is nothing but upbeat that he is now back to full strength — or at the very least, near it.The good news is that with that recruitment haul, as well as hungry last go-rounds for Zach Huang and Renzo Subido, there is no need to force Cansino to do too much.<div>TIGERS TO WATCH?</div>As it turned out, Nonoy was poised and primed to be España’s next great point guard from the very first time he put on the black and gold jersey.Showcasing all the skills necessary from a playmaker, the pride of Negros Occidental was so good in his one-and-done year as a Tiger Cub that Kai Sotto even called him “the best player in high school.”While Nonoy is already a known quantity, just about everybody will be in for a surprise when they finally get to watch Abando in action. The long-limbed forward is the classic 3-and-D guy who will actually have games wherein he is the star among stars.And don’t forget about Chabi Yo, the Beninese fighter jet who will lean on his speed and skill to outplay his bigger and bulkier counterparts.For the full preview of the UST Growling Tigers, click <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2019/08/29/ust-s-hope-cj-s-return-form-tigers-return-playoffs-60378">here</a>.

UST's hopes of returning to the playoffs for the first time in four years rest on the shoulders of young leader CJ Cansino.

UST's hopes of returning to the playoffs for the first time in four years rest on the shoulders of young leader CJ Cansino.

UAAP Preview: UST hopes captain Cansino back in form, Tigers return to final 4

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UAAP Preview: UST hopes captain Cansino back in form, Tigers return to final 4

Norman Lee Benjamin Riego,

ABS-CBN Sports

Published September 03, 2019 06:13 PM PHT

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