Last season has got to be the most exciting season the Grand Old League has ever produced.
There were six contenders and, up to the last day of the elimination round, the San Beda Red Lions, the Letran Knights, the Mapua Cardinals, the JRU Heavy Bombers, the Arellano Chiefs, and the Perpetual Altas were neck-and-neck in the Final Four race. In a shock to almost everyone, two teams with positive records did not make the Final Four, Arellano (12-6) and Perpetual (11-7) – both pre-season favorites to dethrone San Beda.
Moreover, a team that no one predicted to win it all won the NCAA crown as the Letran Knights shocked the Red Lions in an epic three-game series to end the school’s ten-year drought.
After much drama, off-season moves, and coaching changes, the oldest basketball league in the Philippines opens a new season on Saturday, June 25 with two blockbuster games and here is everything you need to know about the ten squads competing.
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