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ASIAN University Basketball Federation (AUBF) President Shin Dong Pa
of Korea announced this weekend that the 6th Asian University
Basketball Championship for Men will be held on July 5 to 12 in Cebu
City.
The tournament, which will be hosted by the
Basketball Association of the Philippines headed by Cong. Butch
Pichay, will be participated in by Korea, China, Chinese-Taipei, Malaysia,
Japan and five local teams.
Among the local teams are the top three
finishers in the 62nd National Students Basketball
Championships—Southwestern University, University of Visayas and
University of San Carlos.
Also joining are University of Luzon, champion
of the UCAAP in Region 1, and one special team to be invited by the
BAP.
Sangmu Military College of Korea defeated Rizal
Technological University to win last year’s edition held in Daet,
Camarines Norte.
Expected to grace the tournament’s opening are
AUBF Honorary Chairman Dr. Carl Menky Ching, AUBF Vice Presidents
Dr. Ekodjatmiko Sukarso of Indonesia’s Ministry of National
Education, Madam Liu Yumin of China Basketball Association, and Dr.
Robert Milton Calo of the Federation of School Sports Association of
the Philippines (FESSAP) and AUBF Board of Directors from
Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Lebanon, and
Chinese-Taipei.
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