NCAA SEASON 97 FINALS broadcast on weekends

Collegiate sports fans are in for a treat as media giant gma Network broacasts the National Collegiate athletic association of the Philippines (Ncaa) Season 97 Basketball Finals on Sundays live on gma and gtv at 3 pm.

Dubbed the “Battle of intramuros,” the finals will see defending champion Colegio de San Juan de letran (CSJL) go up against Mapua University (MU). game 1 of the best-ofthree series played out on May 15 at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.

Undefeated entering the finals, the letran Knights looks to extend its dominant run this season and again take home the men’s basketball championship. expected to lead the Knights is high-flying forward Rhenz abando, together with Fran Yu, Jeo ambohot, and Mark Sangalang.

the Mapua Cardinals, on the other hand, are returning to the finals for the first time after 31 years. the Cardinals are looking to Warren Bonifacio, arvin gamboa, Joaquin garcia, Jasper Salenga and Paolo Hernandez as it tries to end the team’s three-decade championship drought.

“gma Network, through Synergy, is proud of our studentathletes who soldiered on and sacrificed being away from their families and love ones so that they could train and represent their schools this season. every game they played was a testament to their hard work and dedication, and we are just happy to be part of their journey. We are thankful to the Ncaa Policy Board and Management Committee for this amazing partnership,” said gma Regional tv and Synergy first VP and head oliver Victor amoroso.

game 1 of the Ncaa Finals was anchored by Synergy Sports host Martin Javier, with game analysis provided by coach Martin antonio and Philippine basketball legend Jerry Codiñera. livening up the halftime excitement were the the Clash alumni Vilmark Viray, Nef Medina and garrett Bolden.

the Ncaa Season 97 Men’s Basketball Finals continues on May 22 and May 29 (as needed) airing live on gma and gtv at 3 pm. tickets to the finals are available at www. ticketmax.ph. Meanwhile, the games will also be livestreamed on www.gmanetwork.com/ncaa, plus Ncaa Philippines Youtube channel. Viewers abroad can catch all the action via gma News tv international.

More information is available at www.ncaa.com.ph.