Miranda, Isip bring leadership to Marinerong Pilipino

Head coach Koy Banal is hoping to bank on the familiarity in enlisting former players Denok Miranda and Mark Isip as his new assistants in Marinerong Pilipino.

Partners in Far Eastern University during the mid-2000s with Banal at the helm, the two veterans were on the bench aiding their former mentor when the Skippers opened their campaign in the 2018 PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup.


“I’m glad with the two of them because they’re willing to walk the extra mile and make sacrifices for this team,” said Banal after his side’s 94-92 win over Zark’s Burger-Lyceum on Thursday.

Isip, 36, has been with Marinerong Pilipino since the team’s maiden conference in the 2017 Foundation Cup, while Miranda just arrived to the team after being left unsigned by Blackwater in the offseason.

But don’t count out the possibility of the two of them suiting up once again.

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Author: Randolph B. Leongson, Inquirer
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