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FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Deputy Event Director Erika Dy during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Special Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum in Pasig City on August 15, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News



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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/20230815-psa-fiba-sbp-forum-MD-3.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Deputy Event Director Erika Dy during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Special Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum in Pasig City on August 15, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner"></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align:left">FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Deputy Event Director Erika Dy during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Special Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum in Pasig City on August 15, 2023. <em><strong>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</strong></em></p><div><br/></div><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA -- The executive director of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) will be the guest of honor when the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA) opens its 30th season on Friday at the PhilSports Arena.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Erika Dy will be the honorary speaker in the opening ceremony set for 11:00 a.m., which will be followed by the first game of the season between University of Luzon and La Salle Dasmarinas.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/08/24/sbp-names-erika-dy-as-executive-director"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/08/24/sbp-names-erika-dy-as-executive-director">READ: SBP names Erika Dy as Executive Director</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/1/30/sbp-s-erika-dy-backs-tim-cone-s-vision-for-gilas-pilipinas-2028"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/1/30/sbp-s-erika-dy-backs-tim-cone-s-vision-for-gilas-pilipinas-2028">READ: For SBP executive director Erika Dy, Tim Cone&#x27;s vision for Gilas &#x27;makes sense&#x27;</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In an appearance on the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum on Tuesday, NCRAA General Manager Buddy Encarnado said that the three-decade league is looking to strengthen its partnership with the country&#x27;s governing body for basketball as an avenue of discovering new local talent.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;We want to make sure that we have better options, that the basketball industry and NCRAA continue to do our best to discover, if I may emphasize, homegrown talent, so we can now truly say we can contribute to the Gilas Pilipinas program,&quot; said Encarnado.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The former PBA chairman and team governor of Sta. Lucia pointed out that their league has produced the likes of Ranidel and Yancy de Ocampo, Marc Pingris, Gary David, and Vic Manuel. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Basically, we want to become a vibrant partner of SBP. We want to ensure that we develop new faces, discover talent from far-flung places. I go around and try to see if there will be some students who can take advantage of the scholarships that schools are offering and at the same time, give life to their dream to become a basketball star,&quot; Encarnado added, while emphasizing the league&#x27;s no-foreign player policy.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Defending champion Immaculada Concepcion Colleges opens its title defense against Asian Institute of Maritime Studies (AIMS) in the 3 p.m. main game shortly after the 1 p.m. tussle between St. Dominic College of Asia and Bestlink College of the Philippines.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Other schools participating this season are PATTS College of Aeronautics, Lyceum of the Philippines-Laguna, Olivarez College, Emilio Aguinaldo College-Cavite, and Philippine Marine Merchant School.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Aside from basketball, men and women&#x27;s volleyball will also be played along with women&#x27;s basketball, e-sports, badminton, chess, table tennis, and women&#x27;s beach volleyball, an event which the NCRAA pioneered in the collegiate ranks.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Format of the basketball competition, according to Encarnado, is a single round robin, with the top eight schools advancing to the crossover quarterfinals (1 vs. 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs. 6, and 4 vs 5).</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The semifinals is also a crossover competition, while the finals will be a best-of-three series.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This season&#x27;s theme is &quot;Exceeding Sports Beyond Borders.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/grKFQYKPyJw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The executive director of the SBP will be the guest of honor when the National Capital Region Athletic Association opens its 30th season on Friday at the PhilSports Arena.</p>

The executive director of the SBP will be the guest of honor when the National Capital Region Athletic Association opens its 30th season on Friday at the PhilSports Arena.

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Published February 28, 2024 02:00 AM PHT

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