Published February 20, 2023 2:17pm
Updated February 20, 2023 2:17pm
San Beda University’s bid to reclaim the NCAA males’s basketball championship was dealt an enormous blow as shifty guard Tony Ynot has determined to depart the Red Lions’ den after two years within the seniors ranks.
San Beda workforce supervisor Jude Roque confirmed the news to GMA Integrated News on Monday, simply hours after the shifty guard formally bade the college goodbye.
“Yes. Nagpaalam na [siya] kanina,” Roque mentioned in a message.
According to Roque, Ynot’s motive for leaving is that he intends to play within the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), which is an expert league and is about to open a brand new common season subsequent month.
Ynot, a product of San Beda juniors program, has been a key piece in San Beda’s system, averaging 4.75 factors, 3.67 rebounds, and 0.5 assists throughout his rookie marketing campaign in Season 97 earlier than growing right into a extra essential participant for the Mendiola crew in his sophomore yr as he posted averages of 9.06 markers, 5.44 boards, 2.33 dimes, 0.56 steals, and 0.39 blocks in Season 98.
But San Beda did not make it to the championship spherical in these two years, reaching solely the Final Four rounds as rival Colegio de San Juan de Letran dominated each events to finish a three-peat.
Ynot’s absence is tipped to depart an enormous void, particularly after high scorers JB Bahio and James Kwekuteye already moved on from faculty. Still, San Beda respects the choice of the younger participant.
“The reason he gave was that he wanted to play in the MPBL,” Roque added. “It’s his decision and we respect it.“
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
