THE regional champions are about to make their presence felt when Guang Ming College (GMC) and Jose Maria College (JMC) Foundation enter the fray in the 2023 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup.
The GMC Flying Dragons, the Luzon champions, and Escandor Cup titlists JMC Kings from VisMin take on the fourth-ranked teams from each group in a two-game play-in series.
Joshua Jamias will lead the charge for Mo Gingerich-coached GMC, while Ian Gaslang and Rico Quiamco will spearhead the attack for JMC of coach Dodong Cagampang.
“We’re grateful to Mr. Mario Villanueva of Naga College Foundation and Mr. Glenn Escandor of Escandor Cup for hosting our Philippine Collegiate Champions League regional qualifiers and we’re happy to expand our field nationwide as these regional champions get a chance to compete against some of the elite collegiate teams here in Manila,” said Philippine Collegiate Champions League chairman Rey Gamboa.
JMC opens the Wednesday, June 14, triple-header at 12 p.m. against Far Eastern University, followed by GMC taking on Colegio de San Juan de Letran at 2 p.m.
The two pairings clash anew on Thursday, June 15, with the highest aggregate score from each matchup earning the no. 4-seed in the quarterfinals and taking on top seeds University of Perpetual Help and De La Salle University, respectively, on Friday, June 16.
Meantime, Group II no. 2 College of St. Benilde collides with Group I no. 3 National University on Wednesday, while the University of the Philippines (Group II third seed) tests Lyceum of the Philippines University (Group I second seed) on Thursday in the other quarterfinal matchup. (JNP)