The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is back for its 97th season and the league on Saturday released the schedule for the elimination round of the basketball tournament.
Season hosts De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Blazers will open the basketball tournament when they face defending champions Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights at 3:30 p.m. Meanwhile, San Beda University Red Lions will start their redemption season when they play the Lyceum of the Philippines University Pirates at 7:05 p.m.
On the other hand, rivals San Beda and Letran will face each other on April 12 at 12:00 p.m.
Games will be played every Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to Sundays, with the first game held at 12 p.m. and the next at 3:00 p.m. The league will also observe a break for the Holy Week from April 14-16.
All games will be played in La Salle Green Hills.
The games will air on GTV, with livestreaming on the social media platforms of NCAA Philippines and GMA Sports.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA News
