Red Lions Face Maroons In Filoil Tourney, Eye Win #4

Unbeaten San Beda Red Lions look to tighten their grip on the top spot in group A today when they battle UP Fighting Maroons in the Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Preseason Cup.

Sporting a 3-0 record, the Red Lions take on the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons at 3:30 p.m.

The Red Lions are coming off a 65-63 victory over the Eagles in a rematch of last year’s finals. But while Red Lions rookie coach Ronnie Magsanoc was satisfied with the victory, the former PBA star believes his team has yet to play to its full potential.

“I’m happy with the enthusiasm shown by the players, but we’re still in the process of putting in the system,” said Magsanoc.

“We can be happy now, but we can’t stop. There will be challenges along the way and we should continue to learn from each other and improve.”

San Beda hopes to produce a better start this time as it needed to rally from 16 points down to edge Ateneo.

Nigerian center Ola Adeogun and Baser Amer sparked the run that turned the tide for the Red Lions, although Magsanoc believes it was still his team’s defense that spelled the difference.

source: Inquirer