Everything is set for the PBA Season 50 All-Star festivities from March 6 to 8 in Candon City, Ilocos Sur.
June Mar Fajardo will face his toughest challenge yet in the PBA come the All-Star Game next month.
This as the Solid South skipper will go against a North team boasting of the league’s elite big men.
His San Miguel coach Leo Austria will call the shots for the Solid North squad which also features Japeth Aguilar, Calvin Abueva, Cjay Perez, Stephen Holt, and Juan Gomez de Liaño as starters.
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Completing that Austria’s squad are Justine Baltazar, Justin Arana, Zavier Lucero, Adrian Nocum, Chris Newsome, CJ Cansino, and Don Trollano.
Meanwhile, Fajardo, Scottie Thompson, Calvin Oftana, Robert Bolick, and RJ Abarrientos were voted as South starters.
They will be joined by Fajardo’s fellow Cebuano RR Pogoy and Santi Sanillan, as well as JB Bahio, Alec Stockton, Caelan Tiongson, Rey Nambatac, and Jericho Cruz.
TNT mentor Chot Reyes will handle Fajardo and company.
While the starters were decided by fan votes, the rest of the lineup filled in by all 12 coaches in the league.
The All-Star festivities will be held from March 6 to 8 in Candon City, Ilocos Sur.
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.