The Tigers got the slot semifinals after beating EOG Sports 88-81 on November 17 at the venue mentioned above.
Former pro sniper John Wilson scored 23 points to carry the Tigers to victory against EOG in their quarterfinal clash.
Coming into their semis duel, the Tigers is very confident of their chances against Go for Gold since they have already beaten them in their Filbasket regular-season faceoff 120-115 last November 8.
Former pro-Robby Celiz scored 26 points to carry the Tigers to victory in that game.
The former head coach of the Tigers Don Dulay earlier resigned from his post to focus on his family in the United States.
Three professional basketball players from Davao City are part of the Davao Occidental Tigers team this year.
Leading the way for the three Davaoenos is point-guard Joe Presbitero, a former varsity player of Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) who was recently drafted by the NLEX Road Warriors in the 2021 PBA draft.
Also part of the Tigers roster this year is 6’4 big man Darryl Bayla, a former player of Arellano University in the NCAA and former Perpetual Help University Altas varsity player Gab Dagangon, who previously played for the Basilan Steel.
The Tigers who are the defending MPBL champion decided to change their roster in order for them to be more competitive and have a better chance of defending their title this year. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)
Photo: Davao Occidental Tigers FB page
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