Three-time Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Juniors champion Xavier School and the Tiong Lian All-Star team are headed to Taiwan to play a series of exhibition games against prominent Taiwanese high school squads from April 5-11.

The XS Golden Stallions, who swept St. Jude Catholic School, 2-0, in the best-of-three Tiong Lian finals last February, are composed of tournament Most Valuable Player Jeron Teng (23.3 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.9 spg), Jose Anton “Jett” Manuel (20.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.4 apg, 2.3 spg), Harold Ng (12.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.4 spg), Kevin Lim (10.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg), Donal Ong (8.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.8 apg), Bryan Tan (7.7 ppg, 3.3 apg, 2.7 spg), Michaelvin Chiong (4.0 ppg), Caesar Wongchuking (3.8 ppg), Kyles Lao (3.6 ppg), Paolo Cabero (3.4 ppg), Alejandro Dizon (3.2ppg, 3.2 ppg), Abram Vera Cruz (2.1 ppg), Chase Tan (1.4 ppg), Alberto Oxales (0.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg), Reimond Go (0.4 ppg, 0.6 rpg).

Head coach is youthful Jonathan “Budds” Reyes, who won championships in the Philippine Athletic Youth Association (PAYA), San Juan Inter-High School tournament and Tiong Lian competitions in his first year with the Golden Stallions.

Teng, Manuel, Lim and Ng additionally will head the Tiong Lian All-Star unit. Teng is a sophomore while Manuel, Lim and Ng are graduating seniors.

Joining the XS quartet on the All-Star squad also to be mentored by Reyes are Kim Lo (14.8 ppg, 11.9 rpg, 1.1 bpg), Derrence Lam (9.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.2 apg), Carlo Cheng (4.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg) of St. Jude Catholic School, Errol Villar (11.6 ppg, 11.9 rpg, 1.1 bpg), Joshua Go (3.3 ppg, 2.8 apg) of Hope Christian High School, Arvin Faustino (9.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.6 spg) of Chiang Kai Shek College, Kent Lao (10.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.7 bpg) of St. Stephen’s High School, Alvic Ong (9.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg) of Uno High School and Brenson Go (11.9 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 3.6 bpg) of Grace Christian High School.

Both the XS Golden Stallions and the Tiong Lian All-Stars will play one game each against top high school teams from Kaohsiung, Tainan and Taipei.

A year ago, the Tiong Lian champion Xavier Juniors swept all their exhibition games against their Taiwanese counterparts.