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13 teams to join govt caging
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Posted on Apr 23 2008
Thirteen teams have already showed interest in joining the 2008 season of the Inter-Government Basketball League, which opens on May 5, Monday, 6pm at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.
The 13-team field is led by defending champion Office of the Public Auditor and last year’s runner-up Northern Marianas College-Proa.
The other 11 squads are Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, Commonwealth Health Center, Department of Corrections, Airport Rescue Fire Fighters, Tinian, Aguaguat, Ports Police, Legislature, Fire, Department of Public Works/Procurement and Supply, and Mayor’s Office.
The tournament will follow a single round-robin format with the Top 8 teams advancing to the double-elimination round playoffs.
The entrance fee for the league is $500 per team with checks made payable to the Division of Sports and Recreation.
League coordinator Joey Dela Cruz said the deadline for submission of team rosters and the entrance fee is at 4:30pm on April 30, Wednesday.
Games will be played every Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with the first and second games scheduled at 6:30pm and 8pm.
Last year, OPA defeated NMC-Proa, 2-1, in their three-game series.
Proa opened the race-to-two title match with an 82-79 win in Game 1 but OPA bounced back with a 76-63 victory to force a rubber.
OPA then did not let the opportunity slip away from their hands and scored a 99-82 rout of NMC Proa in Game 3 to wrap up the series.
For more information about the government basketball league, call Dela Cruz at 664-2503.
