NOW it’s the NCAA boys’ turn to put their names in the PBA rookie draft pool.
Peter Alfaro and Jielo Razon have applied for the July 14 proceedings that have so far been dominated by their UAAP counterparts.
Alfaro is coming off a championship season with the San Beda Red Lions where he played a key role in the team’s upset of top seed Mapua in their best-of-three title series.
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Zamboanga Valientes team owner Junnie Navarro confirmed Alfaro’s availability for the draft. Alfaro is currently among the stars of the Valientes side that is seeing action in The Asian Tournament.
Razon meanwhile, served as the sparkplug of the University of Perpetual Help Altas team that just fell short of reaching the Final Four of NCAA Season 99.
Joining Alfaro and Razon as the latest players to apply for the draft is former Gilas player and Adamson star Jerom Lastimosa.
So far, UAAP players have been the majority applicants in the draft list who’s deadly will be on the end of office hours of July 4.
Those who earlier declared for the draft include Evan Nelle, Ben Philips, Francis Escandor, and DJ Mitchell of La Salle, the University of the Philippines pair of CJ Cansino and CJ Catapusan, Calvin Payawal of University of the East, and Paul Garcia of Ateneo.
Fil-Am Caelan Tiongson of Biola University is also among the draft applicants.
Alfaro deferred applying in last year’s draft despite playing for TNT Tropang Giga during the PBA On Tour together with fellow Red Lions Clifford Jopia, Damie Cuntapay, and JV Gallego.
Jopia and Cuntapay applied for the draft and were picked by Blackwater and Terrafirma, respectively. The 6-foot-8 Jopia was signed by the Bossing, while Cuntapay, a 6-foot-5 banger who can shoot from long range, ended up playing for Northport.
But Alfaro, a Zamboanga native, kept himself in perfect playing condition by playing for the Valientes.
The San Beda stalwart serves as the starting point guard of Zamboanga, which just fell short of beating Pola Pilipinas for the Leg 3 title of the fledgling, regional meet.
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