CEU tangles with Olivarez in PG Flex-UCBL opener

Games today (Olivarez College gym, Parañaque City)

12 noon – Opening ceremony

1 p.m. – PCU-D vs UB

3 p.m. – OC vs CEU

MANILA, Philippines — The PG Flex Linoleum-Universities and Colleges Basketball League opens its fourth season today at the Olivarez College gym in Parañaque with focus on Centro Escolar University as the team to beat.

Whether the CEU Scorpions can live up to the hype will be known at 3 p.m. when they tackle the Olivarez College Sea Lions who are also in search of their first title in the eight-team tournament.

The opening game at 1 p.m. pits comebacking University of Batangas against Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas.

UCBL president Franklin Evidente and tournament director Horacio Lim have invited officials of PG Flex, led by its president Nelson Guevarra, and MMDA Traffic Manager Bong Nebrija to grace the opening ceremony at 12 noon.

Defending champion Diliman College will launch its title-retention bid on Sept. 9 against PCU-D at the Olivarez gym.