Jayson Castro came up huge in crunchtime as TNT survived the late fightback from NorthPort to pick up a 117-112 victory for its fourth straight win in the PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday, June 29, at the Araneta Coliseum.
Jayson Castro slices through Batang Pier's defense in TNT's 117-112 victory
Jan 26, 2021
NATIONAL team pool members William Navarro and Jaydee Tungcab s applications for the upcoming PBA Rookie Draft hike the number of applicants to 80 ahead of the league s Jan. 27 deadline.
The inclusion of the Gilas pool members further deepens the crop of talents in what is expected to be one of the most loaded aspirants pool in recent history.
Navarro, a 6-foot-6 center from Ateneo, and Tungcab, a 6-foot-2 guard from University of the Philippines, were part of the cadets called up for duty in the second window of the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers in Manama, Bahrain last November.
Each played a game and contributed heavily in Gilas two-game sweep of Thailand.