Filoil Flying V Premier Cup set to kick off basketball preseason

The premier preseason tournament for college basketball is set to begin this weekend, with the start of the Filoil Flying V Premier Cup.

18 schools are slated to participate, divided into two groups:

Group A: Adamson, EAC, FEU, JRU, Letran, NU, Perpetual, CSB, USJ-R
Group B: CEU, La Salle, Mapua, Lyceum, San Beda, UE, UP, UST, SWU

Both groups will have a single round-robin, with the top 4 teams advancing into the crossover quarterfinals. (in case of ties, quotient is to be used to break ties)


In the Juniors, ten schools are slated to participate:

Group A: Ateneo, La Salle-Zobel, JRU, Letran, San Beda
Group B: Adamson, FEU-FERN, La Salle-Greenhills, Malayan, NU

Much like their elder counterparts, a single round-robin will be held, but the top two teams advancing into the crossover semifinals.

Apr 25 (Saturday) - Opening Day
12nn Ateneo vs San Beda (Jrs. A)
2pm UE vs UST (Srs. B)
4pm La Salle vs San Beda (Srs. B)
6pm JRU vs FEU (Srs. A)

Apr 27 (Monday)
10am NU vs Malayan (Jrs. B)
1145am Lyceum vs CEU (Srs. B)
130pm Letran vs USJ-R (Srs. A)
315pm JRU vs CSB (Srs. A)
5pm Mapua vs UP (Srs. B)

Apr 29 (Wednesday)
1145am Letran vs JRU (Jrs. A)
130pm USJ-R vs JRU (Srs. A)
315pm Perpetual vs Letran (Srs. A)
5pm UST vs Mapua (Srs. B)

May 1 (Friday)
1145am Adamson vs NU (Jrs. B)
130pm EAC vs USJ-R (Srs. A)
315pm CEU vs UP (Srs. B)
5PM UE vs Lyceum (Srs. B)
                   
May 2 (Saturday)
1145am La Salle-Greenhills vs NU (Jrs. B)
130pm USJ-R vs Perpetual (Srs. A)
315pm CSB vs EAC (Srs. A)
5pm San Beda vs UST (Srs. B)
                   
May 6 (Wednesday)
10am FEU-FERN vs La Salle-Greenhills (Jrs. B)
1145am CSB vs USJ-R (Srs. A)
130pm UE vs Mapua (Srs. B)
315pm Letran vs FEU    Srs. A
5pm Lyceum vs La Salle (Srs. B)
                   
May 8 (Friday)
1145am FEU-FERN vs Adamson (Jrs. B)
130pm Perpetual vs EAC (Srs. A)
315pm USJ-R vs NU (Srs. A)
5pm CEU vs Mapua (Srs.B)

May 9 (Saturday)
1145am La Salle-Zobel vs Letran (Jrs. A)
130pm FEU vs USJ-R (Srs. A)
315pm Lyceum vs San Beda (Srs. B)
5pm UP vs La Salle (Srs. B)

May 13 (Wednesday)
10am Adamson vs Malayan (Jrs. B)
1145am USJ-R vs Adamson (Srs. A)
130pm EAC vs Letran (Srs. A)
315pm UE vs CEU (Srs. B)
5pm CSB vs NU (Srs. A)

May 15 (Friday)
10am JRU vs Ateneo (Jrs. A)
1145am Lyceum vs UP (Srs. B)
130pm EAC vs NU (Srs. A)
315pm JRU vs Letran (Srs. A)
5pm CEU vs San Beda (Srs. B)

May 16 (Saturday)
1145am San Beda vs La Salle-Zobel (Jrs. A)
130pm Adamson vs Perpetual (Srs. A)
315pm NU vs FEU (Srs. A)
5pm La Salle vs UE (Srs. B)

May 20 (Wednesday)
10am NU vs FEU-FERN (Jrs. B)
1145am CSB vs FEU (Srs. A)
130pm Adamson vs Letran (Srs. A)
315pm UP vs UST (Srs. B)
5pm NU vs JRU (Srs. A)
                   
May 22 (Friday)
10am La Salle-Zobel vs JRU (Jrs. A)
1145am EAC vs JRU (Srs. A)
130pm Mapua vs SWU (Srs. B)
315pm San Beda vs UP (Srs. B)
5pm NU vs Adamson (Srs. A)

May 23 (Saturday)
1145am Letran vs San Beda (Jrs. A)
130pm Perpetual vs FEU (Srs. A)
315pm UST vs CEU (Srs. B)
5pm SWU vs La Salle (Srs. B)

May 27 (Wednesday)
10am La Salle-Greenhills vs Adamson (Jrs. B)
1145am Lyceum vs UST (Srs. B)
130pm UP vs SWU (Srs. B)
315pm CSB vs Adamson (Srs. A)
5pm Mapua vs La Salle (Srs. B)

May 29 (Friday)
10am FEU-FERN vs Malayan (Jrs. B)
1145am Adamson vs EAC (Srs. A)
130pm Mapua vs Lyceum (Srs. B)
315pm Letran vs CSB (Srs. A)
5pm SWU vs UE (Srs. B)

May 30 (Saturday)
10am Ateneo vs Letran (Jrs. A)
1145am Perpetual vs JRU (Srs. A)
130pm FEU vs Adamson (Srs. A)
315pm San Beda vs SWU (Srs. B)
5pm CEU vs La Salle (Srs. B)

Jun 03 (Wednesday)
10am CSB vs Perpetual (Srs. A)
1145am UE vs UP (Srs. A)
130pm SWU vs UST (Srs. B)
315pm NU vs Letran (Srs. A)
5pm Mapua vs San Beda (Srs. B)

Jun 05 (Friday)
10am San Beda vs JRU (Jrs. A)
1145am Lyceum vs SWU (Srs. B)
130pm EAC vs FEU (Srs. A)
315pm JRU vs Adamson (Srs. B)
5pm Malayan vs La Salle-Greenhills (Jrs. B)

Jun 06 (Saturday)
10am La Salle-Zobel vs Ateneo (Jrs. A)
1145am Perpetual vs NU (Srs. A)
130pm SWU vs CEU (Srs. B)
315pm UE vs San Beda (Srs. B)
5pm UST vs La Salle (Srs. B)

June 10 (Wednesday)
10am A1 vs B4 (Srs QF1)
12nn A2 vs B3 (Srs QF2)
2pm A3 vs B2 (Srs QF3)
4pm A4 vs B1 (Srs QF4)

June 12 (Friday)
10am A1 vs B2 (Jrs SF1)
12nn B1 vs A2 (Jrs SF2)
2pm Winner QF1 vs Winner QF3 (Srs SF1)
4pm Winner QF2 vs Winner QF4 (Srs SF2)

June 14 (Sunday)
10am Battle for 3rd Juniors Division
12nn Juniors Division Finals           
2pm Seniors Battle for 3rd           
4pm Seniors Division Finals

Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup tinkers groupings, sets opening

The Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup tinkered with its groupings just before the start of competition proper on April 23.

The organizers moved San Beda and Letran from Group A to Group B, with Perpetual and JRU taking their place in what had originally been noted as the "group of death:."

The NCAA Season 89 finals protagonists replace the Altas and EAC in Group B, with the Generals moving over to Group C to replace the Bombers.

Revised Filoil Groupings below:

Group A: La Salle, UE, Perpetual, JRU, UV, SWU, and San Carlos
Group B: San Beda, Letran, FEU, Lyceum, Mapua, St. Clare, and RP Youth U-18
Group C: San Sebastian, NU, CEU, EAC, CSB, UP, and Holy Trinity College

The tournament is scheduled to tip off on April 23 with the first game of the quintipleheader being the juniors matchup of the San Sebastian Staglets and the UST Tiger Cubs at 10:45 am. Following that is the first women's matchup of the day, between CEU and UST, at 12:30pm.

Gamedays are scheduled on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays.

The seniors won't start their action until April 26, with San Sebastian facing UP at 9:30am. The first televised matches of the tournament will be later in the afternoon, with the NCAA finals rematch between the Knights and the Red Lions at 2pm, followed by the skirmish of the Green Archers and the Red Warriors at 4pm.

Any televised games (which right now consists of the opening double-header and the seniors' semifinals and finals, which will be on June 6 & 7) will be shown on Sports+Action.

La Salle team manager Raffy Villavicencio views the Premier Cup as an opportunity to discover the strengths and weaknesses of the reigning UAAP champions. They are expected to field a lineup that is to include newcomers like Abu Tratter, Julian Sargent, Prince Rivero and Renzo Subido.

Letran head coach Caloy Garcia sees the tournament as a chance for exposure and to develop team chemistry, as they move forward without last season's MVP (and 3rd overall draft pick) Raymond Almazan. Mark Cruz is expected to lead the charge for the Knights, along with last year's newcomer Rey Nambatac.

UV Lancers head coach Donbel Belano also sees this tournament as an exposure, as the MBA legend believes that facing the best collegiate teams in Manila will help them as they defend their CESAFI title. He adds, “You will learn a lot more from playing the top teams than teams na kayang kaya mo.”

Tournament Format Finalized for 8th Filoil Premier Cup

For the 8th Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup, the tournament will be unveiling a three division set-up to accommodate the 21 teams participating in the seniors division.

Each division will have a single round-robin, with the top two teams of each group and the two best third-place teams advancing to the knockout phase.

The eight teams then will be seeded according to win-loss record and quotient, with the normal bracket matchups to proceed until a champion will be crowned.

Here are the groupings:

Group A: Letran, La Salle, San Beda, SWU, UE, San Carlos, and UV
Group B: EAC, FEU, Lyceum, Mapua, RP Youth U-18, St. Clare, and Perpetual
Group C: CEU, CSB, Holy Trinity College, JRU, NU, San Sebastian, and UP

In the women's division, the ten teams are divided into two groups, with the top two teams advancing to the crossover semifinals, with the group winner facing the other group's runner-up.



Group A: Adamson, CEU, La Salle, RTU, UST
Group B: CSB, FEU, NU, UE, UP


The same format applies to the juniors' division, with the only difference being that it has twelve teams instead of ten for the women's.


Group A: FEU, JRU, LSGH, NU, San Sebastian, UST
Group B: Ateneo, Letran, DLS-Z, Mapua, San Beda, UE

The 2014 Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup tips off on April 23 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan and is sponsored by Flying V, Filoil, Total, Hanes, San Miguel Corporation, Starmobile, Timex, Silverworks, Gatorade, LGR and in part by Meralco, BDO, Reyes Barbecue, Douwe Egberts, Gerry’s Grill, Brothers Burger, Molten, Bayo, Oxycan, BPI, PBCom, RFM, San Marino, Red Logo, and Bacchus Energy Drink.

*Only NCAA team not participating in the Filoil is Arellano. Ateneo, Adamson and UST are the UAAP schools not participating. This is in context to the seniors' campaign.

Five newcomers highlight 8th Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup

43 teams will be participating in the eighth season of THE preseason tournament for the basketball student-athletes, the Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.

Slated to tip off on April 23 at the San Juan Arena, the Filoil tournament will have six non-NCAA & UAAP schools participating in the 21-team seniors division, four of which are from the provinces.

Southwestern University makes their return after their debut last year, this time bringing the CESAFI champions University of the Visayas and the University of San Carlos for their first Filoil preseason foray. Joining the three Cebuano institutions are Mindanao powerhouse Holy Trinity College from General Santos City.

Completing the cast of newcomers are St. Clare College and NAASCU champions Centro Escolar University.

The addition of the provincial-based schools is, according to tournament director Joey Guillermo, a part of a plan to expand the tournament nationally. Last year, they invited the Cobras, who had been the second-ever Visayan team to crash the Final Four of the PCCL, to participate. This year, not only are they adding participants, but also they are bringing the games to the provinces.

On May 22-25, reigning Filoil champions University of the East and UAAP champions La Salle will play USC, UV and SWU in Cebu. DLSU team manager Raffy Villavicencio quipped that if the Cebuano schools are excited to play in Manila, the other way around is also true.

UV head coach and MBA legend Donbel Belano also expressed excitement in being able to participate in the tournament, acknowledging the idea of being able to gain exposure and gauge their competitiveness both as players and as a team against the other schools will help the team in the long run. He will count on CESAFI Finals MVP John Abad and 2012 CESAFI rookie MVP Wowie Escosio to carry the load for the Lancers.

Agreeing with the sentiment is Holy Trinity head coach Pol Torrijos, whose Wildcats were the PCCL Mindanao champions for the last two editions.

In addition to the 21 teams in the seniors' competition, ten women's and twelve juniors teams will participate in the Premier Cup, which is sponsored by Flying V, Filoil, Total, Hanes, San Miguel Corporation, Starmobile, Timex, Silverworks, Gatorade, LGR and in part by Meralco, BDO, Reyes Barbecue, Douwe Egberts, Gerry’s Grill, Brothers Burger, Molten, Bayo, Oxycan, BPI, PBCom, RFM, San Marino, Red Logo, and Bacchus Energy Drink.

Masters of the Court at the Master Game Face All Star Challenge

Scheduled later today, June 8, is the Master Game Face All-Star Basketball Challenge at the San Juan Arena.

Serving virtually as the All-Star Game for the Filoil Flying V Premier Cup, it brings together the best players in the collegiate scene selected by both fans, coaches and by the upcoming coaches of this game in Master endorsers and collegiate legends Chris Tiu and Borgie Hermida. According to Tournament Director Joey Guillermo, "The best players of the tournament are all here to showcase their basketball skills. This game is a great addition to our tournament."

Ateneo alum Tiu adds, “Borgie and I have been able to select players from the best collegiate teams in the country- this is exciting for me as a fan of the college game and I’m sure it will be for the fans in attendance and watching on TV as well.” While San Beda alum Borgie says, “They didn’t have a game like this when I was in college. The best players in college are this game so it should be a great game for fans to watch.”

Both coaches have promised a great game this weekend.

Being the first event of its kind, Filoil joined forces with Master for this event. According to its brand manager Jonathan Pua, "As the biggest face care brand for men, it only makes sense for Master to have an activity on the biggest sport in the country. We are very delighted to partner with Filoil as they are actually the biggest pre season collegiate basketball cup in the country”

The selection process for the Master Game Face All-Star Challenge was made as early as in April, with fans being able to pick who they want to start in the game through an app on their Facebook page (at www.facebook.com/MasterPhilippines). The starters were revealed last May 25, followed by the reserve selections (as seen in here).

The game, which will be telecast LIVE at 4pm on Studio 23, is to be preceded with a cheering competition at 1pm (telecast on 2pm). Gates at the San Juan Arena will open at 12nn. You can check with SM Tickets or at the venue for the opportunity to watch this Saturday spectacle.

Jeric Teng, Rodney Brondial named latest awardees in Filoil Premier Cup

For the final week of the round robin of the Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup (May 27-June 1), Jeric Teng was named as the Master Best Player of the Week.

The swingman and skipper of the University of Santo Tomas led secured a stat sheet-stuffing 27 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and three blocks in their 76-75 win over Emilio Aguinaldo College and end their round-robin with a 5-3 record.

The victory of the Growling Tigers ensured that they advance to the next round. They would have been the fourth and final seed if not for Ateneo's decision to not pursue further postseason activities in both the Filoil and the Fr. Martin's Cup. The withdrawal moved them up to the third seed.

Joining Teng in the Gatorade Best Five are EAC's Ely Paguia, Adamson's Jericho Cruz, FEU's Mike Tolomia and Ateneo's Kiefer Ravena.

Cruz's teammate Rodney Brondial was named as the Gatorade Defensive Player of the Week. The big man averaged 12.5 rebounds and a steal for Adamson in their 79-78 win over Perpetual and 75-68 loss to San Beda.

The Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup is presented by Hanes and Vulcaseal/Bostick. The collegiate basketball tournament is co-presented by Master Facial Wash, Starmobile, Meralco, and San Mig Coffee. Sponsors include DHL, Nature’s Spring, Reyes BBQ, Banco De Oro, and Bayo. Minor sponsors include Gatorade, Molten, Brother’s Burger, San Marino, Bank of the Philippine Islands, and Bacchus Energy Drink.

Master Game Face rosters revealed

The organizers of the Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup have decided to add a new wrinkle by including a preseason all-star game to showcase the top collegiate stars before their respective leagues commence play (NCAA on June 22, UAAP on June 29).

Subdivided into the two division whose round-robin determined the postseason participants (National University, Arellano University, San Beda College, Adamson University, College of Saint Benilde, Far Eastern University, Jose Rizal University, University of Perpetual Help-Dalta System, University of the Philippines = Group A; Ateneo de Manila University, University of the East, De La Salle University, University of Santo Tomas, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Southwestern University, San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Lyceum University = Group B), each side is to be coached by either Chris Tiu or Borgie Hermida, both of which are Master endorsers.

The starters were voted in by the fans, with the division's coaches helping Chris and Borgie with the selection of reserves.

Fans of Group A selected San Beda's Baser Amer, Rome dela Rosa and Ola Adeogun, alongside NU's Rayray Parks and UP's Andre Paras. Borgie then selected the following as his reserves:

San Beda - Anthony Semerad, Kyle Pascual, David Semerad
NU - Emmanuel Mbe, Kyle Neypes
FEU - Carl Bryan Cruz, RR Garcia, Mike Tolomia
UP - Henry Asilum, Joseph Marata
CSB - Paolo Taha, Jonathan Grey
EAC - Jan Jamon

Meanwhile, fans of Group B selected the Ateneo backcourt of Juami Tiongson and Kiefer Ravena, alongside Jeron Teng of La Salle and Aljon Mariano and Karim Abdul of UST. Chris would then select the following as his reserves:

Letran - Mark Cruz, Raymond Almazan
DLSU - Kib Montalbo, Arnold Van Opstal, Norbert Torres, Jason Perkins
ADMU - Jerie Pingoy, Chris Newsome
UE - Roi Sumang
Adamson - Jericho Cruz, Roider Cabrera
UST - Jeric Teng, Kevin Ferrer

The Master Game Face All-Star Challenge will take place on June 8 at the San Juan Arena. Telecast will be on Studio 23.

Pinto, Mammie named as latest Premier Cup weekly winners

From HoopNut

Arellano University's Nard Pinto was named as the Master Best Player of the Week for May 22-25 in the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.

The point guard skippered the Chiefs to wins over San Beda and Jose Rizal University to end their regular season at 6-2, prompting comparisons by Koy Banal to Denok Miranda. He averaged 16.5 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals in securing the two wins.

Joining him in the Gatorade Best Five are Roi Sumang of UE, Noube Happi of EAC, Rodney Brondial of Adamson and Aljon Mariano of UST.

Meanwhile, Sumang's teammate Charles Mammie snagged the Gatorade Defensive Player of the Week after averaging 12 rebounds in their victories over Lyceum and La Salle to keep their winning streak going.

Ateneo, La Salle renew rivalry this weekend at FilOil

The much-awaited first meeting between bitter arch-rivals Ateneo de Manila and La Salle will finally take place this weekend, putting a bow to the regular season portion of the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.

The Green Archers just formalized their entry into the crossover quarterfinals with a 64-45 victory over Letran, a win that towed the University of Santo Tomas along with them to the next round and eliminating the Knights in the process. The campaign has yielded positive signs with their talented and deep roster, namely the development of Jason Perkins and Gab Reyes. They did however suffer a minor blow with Yutien Andrada's knee injury that will sideline him for the season.

Meanwhile, Ateneo spent most of May in the United States and Japan for their annual summer training. Aimed as part of their preparations for the upcoming 76th season of the UAAP, the Blue Eagles only arrived home this past Sunday. Their Premier Cup campaign has been virtually spotless, save for their 63-57 defeat to UST, although they had to deal injuries to key cogs like Poy Erram, Kris Porter and G-Boy Babilonia. Although with a new head coach in Bo Perasol, they still have championship stalwarts Kiefer Ravena, Juami Tiongson and Frank Golla, alongside key newcomers in Vince Tolentino and Chris Newsome.

The rivalry kicks off the second half of their double-header at the San Juan Arena. La Salle remains undefeated against the Blue Eagles in this competition, but those victories remain untranslated into UAAP play, where Ateneo seeks to make history in trying to cop an unprecedented sixth straight UAAP men's basketball crown.

At stake in this year's edition is the seeding of Group B. The winner will get the top-seed in the division and go up against the 4th seed of Group A. The University of East will secured the second seed if Ateneo wins, or third seed if La Salle wins.

Opening the double-header is Adamson against San Beda at 2pm. Both teams have already secured a quarterfinal spot at 5-2, with the winner securing the 3rd seed of Group A, behind an unbeaten National University and a 6-2 Arellano University.

The Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup is presented by Hanes and Vulcaseal/Bostick. The collegiate basketball tournament is co-presented by Master Facial Wash, Starmobile, Meralco and San Mig Coffee. Sponsors include DHL, Nature’s Spring, Reyes BBQ, Banco de Oro and Bayo. Minor sponsors include Molten, Brother’s Burger, San Marino, Bank of the Philippine Islands and Bacchus Energy Drink.

Note: Adamson's Jericho Cruz was named as the Master Game Face Player of the Week for May 15-18. Joining him on the Gatorade First Five are La Salle's Jason Perkins, NU's Alfred Aroga, UE's Ralf Olivarez and San Beda's Art dela Cruz. The Gatorade Defensive Player of the Week is UE's JR Sumido.

Crucial matches highlight Monday Premier Cup action

Three seniors matches highlight the Monday basketball action at the San Juan Arena as the group stage matches of the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup winds down this week.

The first game of the seniors triple-header features San Beda against fellow NCAA opponent College of Saint Benilde. The Red Lions at 4-2 can officially book their seat in the quarterfinals with a win, while the Blazers at 3-4 can still make a play for a quarterfinals spot with a win, trying to follow-up their upset of Far Eastern University in their last fixture. Two slots to the next round have already been sewn up by National University and Arellano University.

The second game features two also-rans in Lyceum and Emilio Aguinaldo College at 145pm. The Pirates are still looking for their first victory in the Premier Cup, while the Generals want to end their campaign on a winning note.

The final game of the seniors triple-header features La Salle trying to bounce back from their 60-53 loss against UE this past Saturday against a Letran side still seeking a chance to play in the quarterfinals. The Knights own a 4-3 record and are tied with UST in the chase for the remaining two spots in Group B. The Archers are at 5-1 and will end their campaign against Ateneo this Saturday. They play at 330pm.

Tiebreakers will be broken by either wins over the other or via quotient.


The Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup is presented by Hanes and Vulcaseal/Bostick. The collegiate basketball tournament is co-presented by Master Facial Wash, Starmobile, Meralco, and San Mig Coffee. Sponsors include DHL, Nature’s Spring, Reyes BBQ, Banco De Oro, and Bayo. Minor sponsors include Molten, Brother’s Burger, San Marino, Bank of the Philippine Islands, and Bacchus Energy Drink.

Red Lions and Red Warriors look to bolster Premier Cup QF positioning

San Beda and the University of the East look to secure quarterfinal slots against separate opposition in the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup later today at the San Juan Arena.

Currently in second place, the Red Lions will face Arellano University in the first seniors match at 1245pm. The defending NCAA champions look to overtake their opponents with a victory today, as they try to secure the second slot in Group A for the crossover quarterfinals behind National University, who finished regular season play unbeaten at 8-0.

With Rome dela Rosa, Arthur dela Cruz, Ola Adeogun and Baser Amer, San Beda beat Far Eastern University, 80-76 this past Saturday, while the Chiefs have back-to-back losses after a 4-game winning streak. SBC Head Coach Boyet Fernandez noted the strong play of the AU veterans, led by James Forrester, Prince Caperal and Nard Pinto, and as such, they want to improve their perimeter defense to secure that 4th win.

UE, on the other hand, is highly favored to secure its fifth win as they face a winless Lyceum side at 230pm. The Red Warriors dispatched UST, 85-68 on Saturday and would be looking at ensuring their hold on at least 3rd place in Group B, with the Tigers and the Letran Knights chasing the remaining quarterfinal spots. Their head coach, Boycie Zamar still is looking for the team to be more consistent in games during the preseason. They will end their regular season campaign against La Salle this weekend.

The 3-1 San Beda Red Lions and the 4-2 University of the East Red Warriors take on Arellano University and Lyceum of the Philippines University respectively when the Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup resumes today at the San Juan Arena.

The final match of the seniors triple-header will feature two teams already eliminated from the Premier Cup postseason play. A 2-4 San Sebastian side will face fellow NCAA team Emilio Aguinaldo College that remains winless in divisional play. Golden Stags head coach (and newly-minted PBA champion assistant coach) Topex Robinson wants to end the summer on a good note, and use the remaining matches as experience for their newcomers CJ Perez and Leo De Vera for the upcoming NCAA wars. That game will kick off at 415pm.

The Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup is presented by Hanes and Vulcaseal/Bostick. The collegiate basketball tournament is co-presented by Master Facial Wash, Starmobile, Meralco, and San Mig Coffee. Sponsors include DHL, Nature’s Spring, Reyes BBQ, Banco De Oro, and Bayo. Minor sponsors include Molten, Brother’s Burger, San Marino, Bank of the Philippine Islands, and Bacchus Energy Drink.

Omorogbe, Aroga take the latest Premier Cup individual nods.

University of Perpetual Help-Dalta System forward Nosa Omorogbe was named as the Master Player of the Week for the matches that took place from May 6-11 in the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

The Nigerian forward padded the stat sheet with 28 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assist and 3 blocks in 31 minutes for the Altas in their 84-59 win over NCAA foes Jose Rizal University, their first victory for this year's Premier Cup.

Fellow African Alfred Aroga was named as the Gatorade Defensive Player of the Week for his exploits. The big man from Cameroon, alongside two-time UAAP MVP Bobby Ray Parks, maintained National University's spotless record in the Premier Cup.

Aroga netted sixteen rebounds and blocked five shots to add to his twenty points in their 70-68 OT victory over Adamson, then followed it up with a 15 rebound-1 block night alongside a game-high 22 points in a dominant performance against Arellano.

Joining Omorogbe, Aroga and Parks in the Gatorade Best Five is College of Saint Benilde's Mark Romero and University of Santo Tomas forward Aljon Mariano.

Romero help secure the Blazers' first Premier Cup win this season with 25 points against the University of the Philippines, while Mariano led the Tigers in scoring on both of their wins against San Sebastian and Letran.

Note: For the stretch of matches on May 1-4, the Master Gameface Player was Raymond Almazan of Letran. The Gatorade Defensive Player of the Week was Landry Sanjo, with the Gatorade Best Five being Almazan, Sanjo, Aroga, Charles Mammie of UE and CJ Perez of San Sebastian.

Ravena, Sanjo highlight FilOil Premier Cup's awardees for 2nd week

From Inboundpass

Ateneo de Manila's Kiefer Ravena and Southwestern University's Landry Sanjo's feats during the week of April 22-27 netted them the major individual awards for the 2nd week of action in the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.

Kiefer was once again named as the Master Best Player of the Week, amassing the most statistical points in their wins against Letran, UE and Lyceum to almost close out their regular season run for the Blue Eagles. Ateneo is currently toting a 6-1 record with their final match against La Salle on June 1.

Landry was named as the Gatorade Defensive Player of the Week, averaging 11 rebounds in their final three regular season matches for the Cobras, all victories.

Completing the list of awardees are Ravena, Bobby Ray Parks of National University, James Forrester and Nard Pinto of Arellano University and Jon Rebollos of San Sebastian College-Recoletos, which comprises the Gatorade Best Five. 

Ravena and Newsome lead way in first set of Premier Cup awards

From Yahoo! Ph

A stalwart and an incoming impact player from the defending UAAP Champions highlight the first set of weekly awards that were given out for the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.

Kiefer Ravena was named as the initial Master Best Player of the Week, garnering 209 statistical points in their four matches against guest team Southwestern University, NCAA sides San Sebastian College-Recoletos and Emilio Aguinaldo College, and the UAAP's University of Santo Tomas. He averaged 16.5 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and almost one block during that span.

Kiefer's teammate Chris Newsome was named as the first Gatorade Defensive Player of the Week. The Fil-Am from New Mexico averaged almost 9 rebounds and 1.5 steals for the Blue Eagles, who went 3-1 in the first week of action.

He finished second to Kiefer in the BPoW, adding almost 13 ppg and over 3 apg.

The two are among those being counted on to play a major role for new head coach Bo Perasol in helping to fill the huge holes left by Greg Slaughter, Nico Salva, Justin Chua, Tonino Gonzaga and Oping Sumalinog in Ateneo's quest for a sixth straight UAAP men's basketball title.

Joining Ravena and Newsome as the top five players in statistical points, dubbed the Gatorade Best Five, are Ateneo's Von Pessumal (11ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1 apg) and San Beda's Ola Adeogun (13ppg, almost 10rpg and 1apg) and Art dela Cruz (almost 8ppg, almost 11 rpg, 2 apg).

Adeogun and dela Cruz, who are fourth and third in the DPoW results, helped the reigning NCAA champions to a 2-1 record in the Premier Cup.

The statistical points race is technically skewed towards Ateneo and San Beda as of the moment, with both teams playing more games than anyone in the competition. Incoming La Salle newcomer Jason Perkins (at 9th) is the only one in the top ten that is neither from the Blue Eagles or Red Lions. Ten Ateneans comprise the top-20 in statistical points, compared to six Bedans, four La Sallians and two Thomasians.

Upcoming Premier Cup Schedule

2013 FILOIL FLYING V PRE-SEASON PREMIER CUP
Game Schedule (Updated schedule as of April 16, 2013)
		Light		Dark
13-Apr	1pm	Opening Ceremonies
Opening day	2pm	San Beda	vs	National U	Srs A
Saturday	4pm	UST	vs	DLSU	Srs B
	6pm	ADMU	vs	SWU	Srs B
17-Apr	9am	UST	vs	CSJL	Jrs A
Wednesday	10:45pm	UST	vs	FEU	Wms A
	12:45nn	JRU	vs	SBC	Srs A
	2:30pm	SWU	vs	UE	Srs B
	4:15pm	SSCR	vs	ADMU	Srs B
19-Apr	9am	National U	vs	UP	Jrs A
Friday	10:45am	AdU	vs	UP	Wms A
	12:45nn	UPHSD	vs	AU	Srs A
	2:30pm	SBC	vs	UP	Srs A
	4:15pm	ADMU	vs	EAC	Srs B
20-Apr	8:30am	ADMU	vs	UPHSD	Jrs B
Saturday	10:15am	ADMU	vs	CEU	Wms B
	12nn	FEU	vs	AdU	Srs A
	2pm	DLSU	vs	SWU	Srs B
	4pm	UST	vs	ADMU	Srs B
22-Apr	9am	FEU	vs	Mapua/Malayan	Jrs B
Monday	10:45am	National U	vs	LPU	Wms B
	12:45nn	SWU	vs	SSCR	Srs B
	2:30pm	ADMU	vs	CSJL	Srs B
	4:15pm	AU	vs	UP	Srs A
24-Apr	9am	CSJL	vs	National U	Jrs A
Wednesday	10:45 AM	DLS-Z	vs	Mapua/Malayan	Jrs B
	12:45nn	LPU	vs	SWU	Srs B
	2:30pm	National U	vs	CSB	Srs A
	4:15pm	UE	vs	ADMU	Srs B
26-Apr	9am	UP	vs	UST	Jrs A
Friday	10:45am	FEU	vs	CSB	Wms A
	12:45nn	SWU	vs	CSJL	Srs B
	2:30pm	SSCR	vs	DLSU	Srs B
	4:15pm	ADMU	vs	LPU	Srs B
27-Apr	8:30am	UPHSD	vs	FEU	Jrs B
Saturday	10:15am	UP	vs	UST	Wms A
	12nn	CSB	vs	AU	Srs A
	2pm	UPHSD	vs	FEU	Srs A
	4pm	National U	vs	JRU	Srs A
1-May	9am	SBC	vs	LSGH	Jrs A
Wednesday	10:45am	LPU	vs	DLSU	Wms B
	12:45nn	EAC	vs	SWU	Srs B
	2:30pm	SSCR	vs	LPU	Srs B
	4:15pm	FEU	vs	National U	Srs A
3-May	9am	SSCR	vs	DLS-Z	Jrs B
Friday	10:45am	National U	vs	ADMU	Wms B
	12:45nn	AU	vs	AdU	Srs A
	2:30pm	UE	vs	EAC	Srs B
	4:15pm	CSJL	vs	SSCR	Srs B
4-May	8:30am	Mapua/Malayan	vs	ADMU	Jrs B
Saturday	10:15am	DLSU	vs	CEU	Wms B
	12nn	CSB	vs	JRU	Srs A
	2pm	SWU	vs	UST	Srs B
	4pm	National U	vs	UPHSD	Srs A
6-May	9am	LSGH	vs	CSJL	Jrs A
Monday	10:45am	SSCR	vs	UPHSD	Jrs B
	12:45nn	UST	vs	AdU	Wms A
	2:30pm	AdU	vs	National U	Srs A
	4:15pm	EAC	vs	CSJL	Srs B
8-May	9am	UST	vs	SBC	Jrs A
Wednesday	10:45am	UP	vs	CSB	Wms A
	12:45nn	UP	vs	CSB	Srs A
	2:30pm	AU	vs	FEU	Srs A
	4:15pm	UPHSD	vs	JRU	Srs A
10-May	9am	National U	vs	LSGH	Jrs A
Friday	10:45am	CSJL	vs	UP	Jrs A
	12:45nn	LPU	vs	CEU	Wms B
	2:30pm	LPU	vs	DLSU	Srs B
	4:15pm	SSCR	vs	UST	Srs B
11-May	8:30am	FEU	vs	SSCR	Jrs B
Saturday	10:15am	UST	vs	CSB	Wms A
	12nn	UST	vs	CSJL	Srs B
	2pm	National U	vs	AU	Srs A
	4pm	FEU	vs	UP	Srs A
15-May	9am	DLS-Z	vs	UPHSD	Jrs B
Wednesday	10:45am	CEU	vs	National U	Wms B
	12:45nn	JRU	vs	AdU	Srs A
	2:30pm	CSB	vs	UPHSD	Srs A
	4:15pm	UE	vs	CSJL	Srs B
17-May	9am	SSCR	vs	Mapua/Malayan	Jrs B
Friday	10:45am	ADMU	vs	FEU	Jrs. B
	12:45nn	CSJL	vs	LPU	Srs B
	2:30pm	EAC	vs	DLSU	Srs B
	4:15pm	UP	vs	National U	Srs A
18-May	8:30am	SBC	vs	National U	Jrs A
Saturday	10:15am	ADMU	vs	LPU	Wms B
	12nn	AdU	vs	CSB	Srs A
	2pm	UST	vs	UE	Srs B
	4pm	SBC	vs	FEU	Srs A
22-May	9am	UPHSD	vs	Mapua/Malayan	Jrs B
Wednesday	10:45am	SSCR	vs	ADMU	Jrs B
	12:45nn	SBC	vs	AU	Srs A
	2:30pm	UE	vs	LPU	Srs B
	4:15pm	EAC	vs	SSCR	Srs B
24-May	9am	National U	vs	UST	Jrs A
Friday	10:45am	DLSU	vs	National U	Wms B
	12:45nn	UST	vs	LPU	Srs B
	2:30pm	AdU	vs	UP	Srs A
	4:15pm	FEU	vs	CSB	Srs A
25-May	8:30am	UP	vs	SBC	Jrs A
Saturday	10:15am	FEU	vs	DLS-Z	Jrs B
	12nn	JRU	vs	AU	Srs A
	2pm	UPHSD	vs	SBC	Srs A
	4pm	DLSU	vs	UE	Srs B
27-May	8:30am	LSGH	vs	UP	Jrs A
Monday	11:15am	CSB	vs	AdU	Wms A
	12pm	CSB	vs	SBC	Srs A
	1:45pm	LPU	vs	EAC	Srs B
	3:30pm	CSJL	vs	DLSU	Srs B
29-May	9am	UST	vs	LSGH	Jrs A
Wednesday	10:45am	FEU	vs	UP	Wms A
	12:45nn	SSCR	vs	UE	Srs B
	2:30pm	UPHSD	vs	AdU	Srs A
	4:15pm	JRU	vs	UP	Srs A
31-May	9am	SBC	vs	CSJL	Jrs A
Friday	10:45am	FEU	vs	AdU	Wms A
	12:45nn	JRU	vs	FEU	Srs A
	2:30pm	EAC	vs	UST	Srs B
	4:15pm	UP	vs	UPHSD	Srs A
1-Jun	9am	DLS-Z	vs	ADMU	Jrs B
Saturday	11pm	DLSU	vs	ADMU	Wms B
	2pm	AdU	vs	SBC	Srs A
	4pm	ADMU	vs	DLSU	Srs B
3-Jun	10:45am	A1	vs	B2	Jrs SF1
Monday	12:45nn	B1	vs	A2	Jrs SF2
	2:30pm	B2	vs	A3	Srs QF1
	4:15pm	A2	vs	B3	Srs QF2
5-Jun	10:45am	A1	vs	B2	WmsSF1
Wednesday	12:45nn	B1	vs	A2	WmsSF2
	2:30pm	B1	vs	A4	Srs QF3
	4:15pm	A1	vs	B4	Srs QF4
7-Jun	10:15am	Battle for third Juniors Division
Friday	12nn	Battle for third Women's Division
	2pm	Seniors Division Semi Finals 1
	4pm	Seniors Division Semi Finals 2
8-Jun	2pm	Cheerleading Competition
Saturday	4pm	All Star Game
12-Jun	10:15am	Juniors Division Finals
Wednesday	12nn	Women's Division Finals
	2pm	Seniors Battle for Third
	4pm	Seniors Division Finals
* Highlighted in red are televised.