August 21, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Phoenix, underneath new coach Willy Wilson, is becoming a member of three different PBA ball golf equipment in a showdown in Davao to jumpstart the buildup for the professional league’s fiftieth season.
Will probably be Wilson’s baptism of fireside for the Gasoline Masters, who will face NLEX, Converge and Blackwater within the fortieth Kadayawan Invitational from Aug. 21 to 24.
The Gasoline Masters completed third in final 12 months’s version behind champion Rain or Shine and runner-up La Salle and bettering on that ought to set the tone proper for the Wilson period.
The 45-year-old former La Salle standout, given the mantle after earlier stints as Phoenix participant, huge man abilities coach and assistant coach, believes the Jason Perkins-led Gasoline Masters can compete as the present roster stands.
“We’ve got a number of expertise on the roster,” Wilson stated in One Sports activities’ Play by Play program.
“I feel we’ve one of the best energy ahead within the PBA at present, essentially the most full, in Jason Perkins. And we’ve rising stars Tyler Tio, Ken Tuffin and Kai Ballungay. After which we received an entire bunch of fine 3-and-D guys, Sean Manganti, Raffy Verano and guys like that after which some vets like RR Garcia and Jayjay Alejandro.
“So we’ve a great combine and a great mixture of men and it’s simply them with the ability to work collectively, discover out what it feels prefer to win collectively constantly. I feel that’s the important thing,” he added.
Wilson admitted the necessity to fill within the middle place to make his crew much more aggressive.
“If you happen to take a look at our lineup high to backside, we’re actually missing that true middle. Clearly we’re not going to get a June Mar Fajardo, but when we will get someone that may at the least give him slightly little bit of issues defensively then that might be very, very welcome to us,” he stated.
The Gasoline Masters will kick off motion within the Kadayawan hoopfest at present towards the Bossing at 5 p.m. to be adopted by the duel between the Street Warriors and the FiberXers at 7 p.m.
The 4 golf equipment will determine in a single round-robin with the High 2 preventing for the championship and the 2 others disputing third place on Aug. 24.
