AABT all set to open August 6

The APCRAA Alumni Basketball Tournament (AABT) 2016 season is now all set to open on Saturday, August 6 at the APC Gymnasium.

The tournament committee, headed by Commissioner Dann Garcia, conducted an orientation on July 30 to discuss the house rules and tournament format. Teams representatives from ASPAC Boys (VG Agdamag), OGs (Jeb Agito) and Cav Guards (Melvin Quilang and Ronnie Corsino) for the men’s division and Ram Squad (Dianne Mercado) for the women’s division attended the meeting. Also present is Mr. Lawrence Puno, who will serve as one of the referees for the upcoming tournament.

Six teams in the men’s division and three teams in women’s division will participate this season.

The tournament format for the men’s division will be a single round robin eliminations, with four teams advancing to the semifinals. The top two teams will be given a twice to beat advantage against their opponents. The winners will face off in a one game playoff for the championship.

For the women’s division, guest teams were allowed to participate for the first time. The three teams will face off in a double round robin eliminations with the top two teams advancing to the one game championship.