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NBTC 24 NCAA Edition: CSB-LSGH's Joel Cagulangan tops field in Week 1

Joel Cagulangan of the CSB-LSGH Junior Blazers has been heralded as the top high school player in the first week of the Chooks-to-Go/National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) 24 NCAA edition.

The senior had a sensational NCAA Season 94 debut for La Salle Greenhills as tallied 20 points, nine assists, and four steals in a 93-80 win against the San Sebastian Staglets last Friday.

The DLSU Green Archers-commit was ranked the second best high school player behind Ateneo's Kai Sotto in the first season of NBTC 24 after leading his team to the NCAA Juniors championship. After his stellar start this year, the fiery point guard seems determined to remain as one of the top prospects from the high school division.

The Chooks-to-Go/NBTC 24 is back for a second run after a successful first season. The weekly rankings aim to determine the best high school players nationwide using a criteria based on league stats, impact in team, team record, leadership, defense, offense, and level of competition.

This year there will three separate editions of NBTC 24 -- NCAA, UAAP, and CESAFI -- to accommodate the entire Juniors calendar. For the first installment, all NCAA players will be ranked and deliberated weekly. After all three editions, a final list composing the top 24 players nationwide will be chosen to participate in the annual NBTC All-Star Game in March.

Cagulangan's placing as this week's top NCAA standout came as no surprise but San Sebastian's Milo Janao gave a head-turning performance worthy of second place in the weekly rankings.

Janao knocked down a buzzer-beater to get his team an opening day win over the Lyceum Junior Pirates. In two games, Janao has averaged 19 points.

Rounding out the top five are Perpetual Help's Ezdel Galoy, La Salle's Inand Fornilos, and Joshua Gallano, also from Perpetual Help. With the help of Galoy and Gallano, the Junior Altas have gotten off to a blazing 2-0 start, including an upset over the San Beda Red Cubs.

Marwin Dionisio of JRU, Jacob Cortez of CSB-LSGH, Zach Estacio of San Beda, Kean Bacalaan of San Sebastian, and John Barba of Lyceum complete the top 10 for this week.

Here is the complete Week 1 rankings of the Chooks-to-Go/NBTC 24 NCAA Edition:

  1. Joel Cagulangan (CSB)

  2. Milo Janao (SSCR)

  3. Ezdel Galoy (UPHSD)

  4. Inand Fornilos (CSB)

  5. Joshua Gallano (UPHSD)

  6. Marwin Dionisio (JRU)

  7. Jacob Cortez (CSB)

  8. Zach Estacio (SBU)

  9. Kean Baclaan (SSCR)

  10. John Barba (LPU)

  11. Yukihiro Kawamura (UPHSD)

  12. Thomas Vasquez (JRU)

  13. RC Calimag (CSB)

  14. Dan Sarias (MU)

  15. Josiah Alcantara (SBU)

  16. Clint Escamis (MU)

  17. Dave Balo (SSCR)

  18. Marj De Leon (LPU)

  19. Mark Sangco (CSB)

  20. Cadell Buno (JRU)

  21. Justine Sanchez (SBU)

  22. McLaude Guadana (LPU)

  23. Karl Mariano (MU)

  24. Kent Pelipel (SBU)

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