And now, the 21 NCAA Hotties
A few weeks ago, Funfare bared the list of the 24 UAAP Hotties.
By insistent demand, I’m putting out the NCAA Honor Roll, 21 head-turners in and out of the hardcourt, again drawn up by Funfare’s “beauty experts” Felix Manuel, Joey Cezeare, Gery Yumping and Francis Calubaquib.
The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) ended Wednesday last week, with San Beda College’s Red Lions emerging as the season’s (83rd) champions. An athletics association of eight colleges and universities in the
These past two months, talent scouts have been keeping eagle eyes on both the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines) and the NCAA games at the Big Dome, hoping to convince some of the players to follow into showbiz in the footsteps of, among others, Bobby Jaworski, Atoy Co, Freddie Webb, Bong Alvarez, Iago Raterta, Bruce Quebral and Marco Alcaraz.
Take a good look at The NCAA Hotties:
• Colegio San Juan De Letran (Knights, 16 men’s seniors basketball titles)
#20, Rafael Joey “RJ” Jazul (guard), 5’10”
#18, Rey Francis Guevarra (forward), 6’4”
#8, Alvyn “King” Cabonce (guard/forward), 6’3”
(Outstanding Knights: Freddie Webb, Samboy Lim, Terry Saldaña and Lauro Mumar.)
• San Beda College (Red Lions, 12 men’s seniors basketball titles)
#18, John Paul “Pong” Escobal (guard), 6-footer
#9, Yousif Al Jamal (forward), 6’4”
#13, Samuel Ekwe (center), 6’8” Nigerian national, 2006 Rookie of the Year, MVP and Best Defensive Player
(Outstanding Red Lions: Carlos Loyzaga, Chito Loyzaga, Frankie Lim and Abe King.)
• San Sebastian College-Recoletos (Stags, 11 men’s seniors basketball titles)
#8, Jim Bruce Viray (forward), 6’3”
#9, Juanito Quiamco III (forward ), 6-footer
#12 Mark Jester Haldos (forward), 6’2”
(Outstanding Stags: Bong Alvarez, Rommel Adducul and Leomar Najorda.)
• Mapua Institute of Technology (Cardinals, five men’s seniors basketball titles)
#17, Hermes Sumalinog (forward), 6’1”
#16, Sean Christopher Co (guard) 6’2”
#12, Kelvin Charles dela Peña (guard), 6’2”, 2005 Rookie of the Year
(Outstanding Cardinals: Atoy Co, Freddie Hubalde, Leo Isaac and Alvin Patrimonio.)
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#18, Mark Louie Pradas (guard), 6’1”
#15, James Ryan Sena (center/forward), 6’4”
#8, John Marion Wilson (guard), 6’2”
(Outstanding Bombers: Philip Cesar, Jimmy Santos and Vergel Meneses.)
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# 14, Jacob Christian Manlapaz (power forward), 6’4”
# 15, Christian Cabatu (power forward/center), 6’5”
# 9, Jeffrey Morial (shooting guard), 6’1”
(Outstanding Blazers: Jay Sagad and Carlos Reyes.)
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#18, Michael Johnson Kong (guard), 5’11”
#11, Sang Myeon-Lee (guard), 5’11, Korean national
#13, Flavio Christian Liaz (guard), 5’11”
(Outstanding Alta: Bong Hawkins.)
• Philippine Christian University (suspended in Season 83, one men’s seniors basketball title).
(Note: A must-have for NCAA followers is the NCAA Season 83 souvenir program available at the Jose Rizal University Athletics Department. For inquiries, call 531-8031.)
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