MANILA, Philippines – The Meralco Bolts, bannered by imports Allen Durham and Liam McMorrow, take on host team Mono Vampire on opening day of the 2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup at Stadium 29 in Nonthaburi, Thailand Thursday. The Bolts vie in the Champions Cup against the Mono Vampire, Japan’s Alvark Tokyo, Lebanon’s Al Riyadi, Chinese Taipei’s Pauian Archiland, China’s Liaoning Flying Leopards, Korea’s SK Knights and Iran’s Petrochimi. The Bolts are bunched with Mono Vampire, Alvark Tokyo and Al Riyadi in Group B. In the opener, the Bolts face the home team reinforced by veteran PBA import Michael Singletary along with Marcus Johnny Keene and Moses Morgan. Introduced in 1981, the Champions Cup was dominated by the Philippines in its earlier years.

Source: Philippine Star September 26, 2018 07:18 UTC