June Mar Fajardo and Japeth Aguilar will lead the South and North squads, respectively in the PBA All-Star Game in March.
PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup Finals foes June Mar Fajardo of San Miguel and Japeth Aguilar of Ginebra remain fan favorites as they topped the voting for the All-Star Game set from March 6 to 8 in Candon City, Ilocos Sur.
Nine-time Most Valuable Player Fajardo will lead the South squad after amassing 33,360 votes, while the North team will be bannered by Gin Kings star Japeth Aguilar after garnering 24,104 in the online and in-game voting held from Dec. 5 to Jan. 18.
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Joining Fajardo in the South team are RJ Abarrientos (31,408), Scottie Thompson (31,408), Calvin Oftana (21,770) and Robert Bolick (20,862).
Meanwhile, Aguilar will get help from Calvin Abueva (23,404), Juan Gomez de Liaño (16,488), Cjay Perez (12,716) and Stephen Holt (12,564).
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Beermen head coach Leo Austria and TNT’s Chot Reyes are tasked to call the shots, but which team they are handling has yet to be determined.
Austria, Reyes and the rest of the PBA coaches will name the remaining players for each team.
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Like most sportswriters, Jan Ballesteros once dreamed of becoming a professional hooper. But he learned the hard way that it’s not for everyone.
He continues to be involved in the sport he loves, but this time as a member of the PBA Press Corps. Aside from primarily covering the PBA, he is also assigned to cover Gilas Pilipinas.