Midseason NCAA All-Star Game to be played today

REGULAR action in National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 94 takes a break today to give way to the staging of the midseason classic All-Star Game.

Featuring the top performers in the ongoing season, the AllStar Game, with festivities starting at 1 p.m. at the FilOil Flying V Centre, will see the field divided into two teams – Team Saints and Team Heroes.

Robert Bolick of the San Beda Red Lions, who exploded for 50 points in their penultimate game in the first round of the tournament last week, leads Team Saints along with teammates Javee Mocon and Radge Tongco.

Joining them are JP Calvo, Christian Fajarito, and Bong Quinto from the Letran Knights, Allyn Bulanadi, Michael Calisaan and Alvin Capobres of the San Sebastian Stags, Edward Dixon, JJ Domingo, and Luigi Velasco of the College of St. Benilde Blazers, and Edgar Charcos, AJ Coronel and Kim Aurin of season hosts Perpetual Help Altas.

Coach of Team Saints is Boyet Fernandez of San Beda.

Team Heroes, meanwhile, will be headlined Jaycee and Jayvee Marcelino and Kim Cinco of league-leading Lyceum Pirates, undefeated in the first round with a 9-0 record.

Also part of the team are Juju Bautista, Jeric Diego and Jerome Garcia of the Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals, Ian Alban, Michael Canete and Levi Dela Cruz of the Arellano Chiefs, Karl Bordon, RJ David and Jed Mendoza of the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers, and Warren Bonifacio, Cedric Pelayo and Laurenz Victoria of the Mapua Cardinals.

Lyceum’s Topex Robinson will be coaching Team Heroes, which will be playing without reigning league most valuable player CJ Perez of the Pirates, who is sitting out to rest.

Apart from the main All-Star Game, part of the festivities are the Skills Challenge, Shooting Stars, Three-Point Shootout, and the Slam Dunk Contest.

At the halfway point of NCAA Season 94, Lyceum is leading with a 9-0 record, followed by San Beda (8-1), Letran (6-3), St. Benilde (6-3), Perpetual Help (5-4), Arellano (4-5), JRU (2-7), Mapua (2-7), EAC (2-7), and San Sebastian (1-8).

The NCAA All-Star Game festivities live simultaneously on S+A and S+A HD, and via livestream on sports.abs-cbn. com.