CEBU CITY - A total of 20 teams from across the Visayas region will vie for prestige and honor as the “Cebuano Hotshot” Dondon Hontiveros, in cooperation with the basketball lifestyle boutique Common Ground, stages the Common Ground-DH25 Basketball Tournament this weekend in Ormoc.
Teams from Cebu, Tacloban and Ormoc will be competing in three divisions, namely the 13-under, the 17-under and the 19-under division. Six teams are set to do battle in the 13-under class, eight will be battling in the 17-under and six more will be duking it out in the 19-under division.
The championship games will be held at the sprawling Ormoc Superdome on April 22.
With his career approaching its twilight, the Cebuano wingman is turning his eye on talent identification and coaching with his numerous basketball camps across the Visayas and Mindanao region.
The tournament is yet another endeavor which he hopes can help talented prospects take the next step in their careers.
“As a coach, I always think at the end of the day if I taught the kids all that I could. And it excites me to do that every single time. And it’s different, too, when the coach who is teaching them is still playing because they will see if I’m actually applying the things that I’m imparting on them,” said the former Gilas Pilipinas, University of Cebu and Cebu Gems standout.
Hontiveros is partnering with Common Ground, a burgeoning basketball sneaker and apparel store located at the Gallery in Cebu City.
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