In an effort to raise money for the relief operations, the champions of the two premier collegiate basketball leagues will face each other on the hardcourt in a homage to an age-old rivalry.
UAAP champions La Salle and NCAA champions San Beda will play in the Champions for a Cause on December 7. Tip-off is scheduled at 12nn at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum and will be shown LIVE on TV5, with a replay scheduled at 9pm on AksyonTV.
If you are going to watch it at the Big Dome, tickets will cost PhP 1000 for Patron, PhP 500 for Lower Box, PhP 300 for Upper Box A, PhP 150 for Upper Box B and PhP 20 for General Admission. Tickets are available at the Athletic Departments from both schools, aside from TicketNet.
Sports5 Head and SMART-Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes says, “Sports5 is privileged to be collaborating with the schools and Fil-Oil Flying V in presenting this rare basketball game where the two best collegiate teams will be giving their best for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Basketball fans will surely enjoy this game where everyone wins.”
Match commissioner Rey Gamboa expects this to be a good game, as he adds, “Not only do you get to see great basketball but you get to help.”
Both teams are also scheduled to face each other, in addition to this game, as they have earned their spot in the PCCL Final Four, which will have a round-robin format once the four teams have been revealed. (Already booking their spot alongside the two is Southwestern University, while ongoing right now is the Luzon-Metro Manila qualifiers)
San Beda just secured its fourth straight title in the NCAA, surviving Letran in a repeat of last year. Led by Boyet Fernandez, he will entrust it to his core, led by Finals MVP Art Dela Cruz, Baser Amer, Rome de la Rosa and Ola Adeogun. Fernandez says that they have to defend the school's honor in this exhibition game, and that fans can expect to see San Beda basketball.
La Salle ended their championship drought by beating the University of Santo Tomas in a dramatic finals. Led by Juno Sauler, he has solid rotation led by their Finals MVP Jeron Teng, Jason Perkins, Almond Vosotros and Arnold Van Opstal. Juno remarked that they know of the age-old rivalry between both schools, although he acknowledged that they don't play much since they are with different leagues, but there are times that they do manage to face each other in the pre- and post-season tournaments. He expects that both champions teams will play their best.
School legends Frankie Lim and Lim Eng Beng reflected on the school rivalry. Lim, who won two titles for the Red Lions as a player and four as its head coach, says that they have had good battles with La Salle. This would be confirmed by Beng, who helped DLSU win titles in 1971 and 1974.
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