University of San Carlos After making it to the finals in back to back years in 2006 and 2007, the University of San Carlos Warriors have failed to deliver in recent years, including last year, where they failed to make it past the quarterfinals. This season, with a full year under the belt of head coach Julian Macoy and with a stellar recruitment class bannered by two foreign imports, Macoy has boldly declared, “We’re clearly a better team than we were last year.” Refusing to be left behind in the race for league supremacy, USC took in their own foreign reinforcements in the high-leaping Ahmed Salihou and bruiser Barry Amin, who will be joining a squad led by veterans Nico Magat, Dominic Adlawan and sophomore shooter, Stephen Que, who is expected to offset the team’s lack of viable options at point guard by spending time doing the quarterbacking duty. “He was hesitant at first but we’ve finally convinced him to play that role given our lack of leadership at the point guard position,” explained Macoy. USC has a bevy of guards at their disposal, but craftiness and savvy are virtues that Dave Guardiario, Anthony Romaguerra, Jerry Seno, Victor Rabat, Kevin Oleado, Ian Ortega and former Ateneo Team B member, Kiefer Lim are expected to gain with steady game experience this season. The team’s frontcourt, a sore point for the Warriors in seasons past, has improved by leaps and bounds with the recruitment of two Cameroonians. The two figure to bolster USC’s interior presence along with incumbent center Charles Pepito, athletic Christian Laude, Miguel Plata and the aforementioned Magat, a former Mapua Cardinal. Player to watch: Nico Magat With the graduation of top gunner, Mike Cantonao, this former San Beda Red Cub and Mapua Cardinal inherits the leadership mantle for the Warriors. A forward with above-average ball-handling skills and the unique ability to score from both outside the three-point arc and inside it, Magat is expected to be the barometer by which USC’s chances hinge on this season. Jonas Rey N. Panerio (c) Editor- Sports & Lifestyle iSTORYA.NET League of Writers
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 05:07:31 +0000
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