ZAMBOANGA City will field a loaded roster to the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup’s Mindanao leg.
Headlining the team owned by Councilor Pinpin Pareja and Michael Dela Cruz is the core of the Go for Gold-San Juan Knights that won the 2018-19 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup, namely, Mac Cardona, Larry Rodriguez, Jhonard Clarito, and Aaron Jeruta.
Joining the ex-San Juan Knights quartet is a knight of a different kind in 22-year-old Letran floor general Fran Yu.
Letran athletic director and NCAA Season 96 president Fr. Vic Calvo transmitted Yu’s special guest license application to the Games and Amusements Board last May 12. Pro basketball division head Dioscoro Bautista is reviewing the application.
Big man Gabby Espinas and gunner Jaypee Belencion will also play as “imports” for Zamboanga City.
Zamboanguenos Jens Knuttel, Rudy Lingganay, Med Salim, and Kyle Neypes lead the homegrown talents in the team. Completing the squad are Jonathan Parreno, Jayson Rebollos, Jeff Bernardo, Totoh Indahan, Jerome Ferrer, Wang Alvarez, and Niel Jumao-as.
