THE Acrocity/MEC team cemented its status as the most dominant team of the Xavier Alumni Basketball League (XABL) by winning its 15th championship at the Xavier School Sports Center in Greenhills, San Juan.
Acrocity beat six teams to head straight to the finals before capping its perfect run with a 91-85 win over Uratex, extending its dominance in one of the country’s longest-running alumni leagues.
Xavier has produced some of the biggest names in men’s professional basketball.
Season MVP Gab Banal finished with 31 points on top of 17 rebounds and eight assists while Finals MVP Charles Tiu added 22 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, hitting a crucial three-pointer and putback to seal the win.
Former PBA star Joseph Yeo scored 14 points while Paul Chua chipped in eight rebounds and six points, the same output as Gavin Kua. Franz Dy pumped in eight points, and Gio Sia and Jervis Tan added two points each.
Other members of the team are Randy Chua, Mike Ng, Alejandro Torres, Jerald Sze, Ezer Lim, Bryan Go, Marty Tio, Joseph Chua, Marvin Sioco, and Royd Tan.
Team owners Caesar Wongchuking and Merrick Chua of MEC Networks Corp. as well as team manager Joseph Ngo and coaching staff Jay Llanos Dee hailed the hard work and selfless attitude of the team.
Wongchuking chairs the Czark Mak Group of Companies that developed Bulacan’s newest commercial, industrial, and lifestyle township Acrocity.
“This milestone victory is a testament to years of hard work, consistent excellence, and a winning culture built by players, coaches and supporters who never settle for less. Each championship run has strengthened the legacy, but this 15th crown stands as a powerful symbol of longevity and sustained greatness,” Ngo said.
The Wongchuking group is also a supporter of the Gilas Pilipinas Women basketball team that bagged the gold in the last Southeast Asian Games in Thailand.
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