MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Basketball Association reopens shop after an 11-week break, pitting Rain or Shine and Star Hotshots in an interesting matchup to begin hostilities in PBA Season 41 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum today.
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is all set and ready for the opening of the tournament’s 41st season on Sunday (Oct 18).
Rain or Shine and Star Hotshots will go up against each other at the opener of the All-Filipino Cup at SMART-Araneta Coliseum. The opening ceremony is slated at 3 pm before the tip off at 5:15 pm.
The Hotshots will be headed by veteran players James Yap, PJ Simon, and Marc Pingris.
Jason Webb will fill the position left by Tim Cone as Star Hotshots coach.
RAIN OR SHINE VS STAR HOTSHOTS
Live Streaming & Full Game Replay
Where: Smart Araneta Coliseum.
When: Sunday October 21, 2015
Time: 07:15 pm
Time: 07:15 pm
It’s an exciting match to usher in an exciting season that as usual commences with the league’s centerpiece showcase – the all-Filipino tourney.
Cone, who now coaches Barangay Ginebra, will face his former team in a matchup on October 25.
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, on the other hand, will be parading their No. 3 draft pick Maverick Ahanmisi.
This year’s top draft picks, Moala Tautuaa and Troy Rosario, will also be seen in action on the PBA hardcourt for the first time when Talk ‘N Text and Alaska Aces meet on October 23, Interaskyon wrote.
Philippine Cup defending champions, San Miguel Beer, has been chosen as the team who will likely win the season in an informal survey among the team officials during the recent pre-season press conference, Business World Online reported.
PBA is also scheduled to have two regular season games in Dubai. Teams Alaska and Mahindra Enforcers will face off in the UAE city on November 6, while Alaska and Ginebra will meet in the Middle East on November 7.