San Beda’s Yukien Andrada. –NCAA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—If San Beda hasn’t made it clear but, it’s now apparent that the Pink Lions are decided to defend the NCAA males’s basketball crown with out their earlier prime star, Jacob Cortez.
In actual fact, coach Yuri Escueta stated that he could have discovered the Pink Lions’ new high-point man.
Unsurprisingly, it was somebody who already did marvel for San Beda within the type of Yukien Andrada.
“We’re not likely on the lookout for him a lot however the ball simply goes to him,” stated Escueta with Inquirer Sports activities.
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“The benefit of Yuki is, he’s good. He is aware of his decision-making is correct more often than not. He is aware of how the system is already so the function given to him as a pacesetter is a bit greater in comparison with final yr. Final yr, he was within the backseat when it comes to management and now it’s wanted as a result of we now have a brand new core.”
Andrada was one of many Pink Lions’ primary gunners of their Season 99 championship.
The sharpshooting ahead was the second-leading scorer of San Beda final yr with averages of 12.81 factors and 5.63 rebounds per recreation.
San Beda will take successful subsequent season with the departure of Cortez, who averaged 15.39 factors per recreation, however that’s the place the problem is available in for Andrada and the brand new Pink Lions.
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“It’s going to be a problem for him to stability that management function and having the ability to play and carry out on the identical time.”
Fortunately for Escueta, Andrada and his new wards are ready to tackle the problem of constructing a reputation for themselves sans Cortez.
The issue now lies on the teaching workers and the way they’d cut back their pool to the ultimate lineup come September.
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“Right here within the offseason, I take advantage of everybody, I let everybody play. There are not any Remaining 12, 15 nor 18 but. It’s going to be a problem for us coaches to chop that down. It’s a blessing on the identical time, a tough factor for us to resolve the ultimate lineup.”