Former varsity standouts are beefing up Class A teams in the 8 th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup, which begins Jan. 20 at the Po Hang Gym of Bacolod Tay Tung High School.

Among the prominent names listed in the rosters are former West Negros College Mustang Ely Olarte and University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos Ram Joemarie Bayhon and ex-Colegio San Agustin- Bacolod Eagles Christian Antiporda and Joemel Garrido.

Olarte and Bayhon will suit up for BBC, along with Robert Buñol and Joebert Pastias, vital cogs in the WNC-based squad's title conquest in 2006.

Antiporda, Garrido and Antonio De la Peña will play for Talisay Athletic Club, which debuts against Province of Negros Occidental shortly after the 1:30 p.m. opening ceremony on Sunday.

Welcoming the teams are Ralph Richard Tan, president of the organizing FIl-Sino Athletic Club, and Andrew Tan, son of former basketball patron Tan Kek Pin.

World of Fun will also have a former Mustang in Arnold Laureño. He will be joined in the team by former CSA-B hotshot Johnson Salazar and Rodel Canino.

Also in action in Class A are BAPRO and PROBAC.

Both newcomers in Class B, BACIWA and Marko Metals clash in the second game on Sunday, before the group D match Rentas Knights goes up against last year's losing finalist Davies Paint to complete the triple-header.

BACIWA and Marko are in bracket B of the 16-team tournament, along with Air Power System and Meguiar's Streetwash. Gentec Atlantic, Panasonic, Head and Shoulders and Sam's Gym make up group A.

Bracket C is composed of Foodman, Province of Negros Occidental-B, Tamspec and KJ Fairmart-City Savings Bank, while Café Breizh and Rexona Men's Power complete group D. *CPT

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