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San Beda Red Lions’ Tony Ynot. – NCAA PHOTOS
MANILA, Philippines-San Beda will be without a pair of key cogs for the next NCAA season.
Tony Ynot and Justine Sanchez have left the Red Lions, declaring their intention to turn pro and play in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), according to coach Yuri Escueta.
“The two players want to play in the MPBL. As student-athletes, our program does not allow players to play in the professional league and encourages them to go to school and comply with NCAA eligibility,” Escueta told INQUIRER.net.
“But we want the best. We’ve had a good talk with him.
Ynot was instrumental in San Beda’s campaign last season after averaging 9.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He also set a career-high 25 points against Emilio Aguinaldo College in October.
Sanchez, meanwhile, averaged 5.6 points and 3.4 rebounds for the Red Lions.
San Beda, however, acquired the services of University of Santo Tomas Richi Calimag and University of the Far East Joe Celzo.
Calimag joined his cousin RC, a former University of the Philippines guard, in San Beda. RC transferred to the Red Lions last month.
“Very happy with the brothers who moved to San Beda. They both came from Beda when they were in elementary school and they decided to play for their father’s alma mater (Ricky Calimag),” said Escueta.
Richi averaged 3.46 points and 2.92 rebounds in his only season with UST in Season 85 while the 6-foot-5 Celzo was barely used by FEU.
San Beda’s new recruits will undergo a one-year residency before being eligible to suit up for the Red Lions in Season 100.
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