FEU-Diliman dominates in NBA Rising Stars Invitationals debut
JB Cagurungan handles the ball throughout a sport in opposition to dwelling guess Hwa Chong Establishment within the NBA Rising Stars Invitationals on the OCBC Area in Singapore.–CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
SINGAPORE—FEU-Diliman barely broke a sweat to open its marketing campaign within the 2026 NBA Rising Stars Invitational on Tuesday night time at OCBC Area right here.
The Child Tamaraws had a rousing debut, making simple work of dwelling guess Hwa Chong Establishment, 89-24, in Group D.
Within the forefront of FEU-Diliman’s domination have been Gilas Pilipinas Youth members JB Cagurungan and Prince Cariño.
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It was as if each weren’t coming off a strenuous run within the recently-concluded Fiba U18 Asia Cup Seaba Qualifiers, the place they gained gold.
Cagurungan and Cariño spearheaded FEU’s assertion win with 22 and 21 factors, respectively.
Regardless of the lopsided victory, coach Allan Albano is aware of his squad nonetheless has a whole lot of room for enchancment.
“I maintain telling them to execute their protection and keep disciplined as a result of typically, with that large of a lead, guys play on their very own,” Albano stated.
“In our subsequent sport, I hope we do issues higher. We executed nicely earlier, however I’m nonetheless hoping for higher within the subsequent one.”
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The Child Tamaraws ended the primary interval with a 33-10 lead over Hwa Chong and by no means appeared again.
Jay Dagcutan and Dwyne Enriquez additionally hit double-digit scoring for FEU with 11 and 10 factors to their names.
Zavier Loong was the only double-digit scorer for Singapore with 14 factors.
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FEU takes on Japan’s Tottori Johoku on Thursday.
