Mindanao Times

NBTC moved to April amid coronaviru­s crisis

- ABS-CBN Sports

DUE to the coronaviru­s (COVID-19) crisis, the Chooks-toGo National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) national finals have been postponed and tentativel­y reschedule­d.

Originally scheduled for March 21 to 27 at SM Mall of Asia Arena, the tournament backed by Chooks-to-Go, SMART, Vivo, Darlington, Phoenix Fuels, Epson, Gatorade, Go for Gold, and Molten has been moved to April 20 to 26 still at the same venue.

The coaches' convention is scheduled for April 24 to 26.

Still, NBTC is still taking it day-by-day with regards to the current developmen­ts of the global pandemic.

"We are committed to ensuring the health and safety of our attendees as it is our utmost priority," said NBTC founder Eric Altamirano.

"Hence, we have taken the difficult decision of postponing this year's event to a later date."

The national finals will see 32 Philippine-based teams from all over the world competing in the seven-day meet that will declare the national juniors basketball champion.

The coaches' convention gathers the country's top basketball minds in a seminar with world-class basketball tacticians.

Also scheduled during the festivitie­s is the NBTC all-star game, which features the country's top high school prospects.

With this, Chooks-to-Go and NBTC are asking the country to stay safe and join hands in these trying times.

"In these times, we must make our personal safety as our priority," said Bounty Agro Ventures Inc. president Ronald Mascariñas. "Keep indoors if possible and pray for the safety of our countrymen."

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