Two of the continent’s top young stars face off in the B.League while another one hopes to get significant minutes this weekend.
Dwight Ramos and Toyama will square off against Avi Schafer and Mikawa tomorrow and on Sunday at Wing Arena Kariya.
Tip-off for Saturday’s game is at 2:05PM and the game will be streamed on Gigaplay and on SMART Sports’ Facebook page and Youtube channel.
The Grouses have been up and down so far this month, going 2-2 for a 10-18 slate. They need to take advantage of the 14-12 Seahorses’ rust as this will be the hosts’ first game since January 3.
Over in the National Basketball League-Australia, Kai Sotto looks to step on the court when Adelaide (3-3) faces league-leading Melbourne (6-2) at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
Tip-off is at 2:30PM and the game will also be streamed on Gigaplay and on PusoPilipinas’ Facebook page and Youtube channel.
The 19-year-old Filipino did not play a single minute during the 36ers’ 87-74 win over the Perth Wildcats last Tuesday.
But he might play in this game as big man Isaac Humphries has been ruled out of the game due to a right knee injury.
It will be a loaded weekend as well for the country’s overseas basketball players despite the game between Kiefer Ravena’s Shiga and Thirdy Ravena’s San-En being canceled due to health and safety protocols.
Also at 2:05PM, Ray Parks and Nagoya (18-8) look to continue their rise in the west when they host Hokkaido (11-15) at Dolphins’ Arena.
Over at Adastria Mito Arena, Javi Gomez de Liano and Ibaraki (5-21) look to arrest their three-game slide when they face Hiroshima (16-10).
Then at 4:05PM, two second generation Pinoy cagers meet at City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka when Kobe Paras and Niigata (2-24) take on Matt Aquino and Shinshu (10-16).
Finally, over at the T1 League, Caelan Tiongson and Taoyuan (1-8) look to snap their six-game slide when they take on Chanatip Jakrawan and New Taipei (6-4) over at Xinzhuang Gymnasium. Tip-off is at 5:30PM.
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