Philippines ball club Strong Group Athletics (SGA), featuring NBA superstar Dwight Howard, is set to kick off their games at the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championships this Friday, facing off against the UAE National Team.
Schedule of games
Check out the poster below with the full schedule of the elimination round games for the team from January 19 to 24.
- January 19 vs UAE National Team
- January 20 vs Al Wahda of Syria
- Jan 21 vs Homenetmen of Lebanon
- Jan 23 vs Beirut of Lebanon
- Jan 24 vs Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya
Ticket prices
Tickets start at AED45, and you can buy them via Platinum List using this link: https://dubai.platinumlist.net/…/dubai-international…
Who’s on the Philippine team?
SGA-Philippines features a roster with a mix of NBA vets and Philippine collegiate stars. Here are the rest of the team joining Dwight Howard:
- Andray Blatche (Gilas)
- Jordan Heading (Gilas)
- Justine Baltazar (Gilas, MPBL)
- McKenzie Moore (former PBA import)
- Andre Roberson (NBA – OKC)
- Joel Cagulangan (UP)
- Kevin Quiambao (La Salle, UAAP MVP)
- Francis Escandor (La Salle)
- Tony Ynot (Saint Benilde)
- Allen Liwag (Saint Benilde)
- Justine Sanchez (Saint Benilde)
The coaching staff is also formidable, with returning coach Charles Tiu getting an assist from UAAP champion coach Topex Robinson of La Salle and Australia National Team coach Brian Goorjian, who also coached the Bay Area Dragons in the PBA last year.
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