Reynel Hugnatan turned back the hands of time and unraveled his vintage form in powering MisOr to an 82-63 beat down of Bicol in the PSL President’s Cup at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna Thursday night.
Plucked out from retirement after the lefty veteran forward decided to hang up his jersey playing in the Philippine Basketball Association, Hugnatan was enlisted by the Mustangs for this season’s PSL.
Now a member of the Meralco Bolts coaching staff in the PBA, Hugnatan proved that he can still compete at a high level and he showed it by helping the Mustangs in picking up their sixth win in 10 games.
It was the Mustangs’ fifth straight victory in the tournament as the up and coming squad was backstopped by Hugnatan, who poured in 19 points on an 8-of-12 shooting from the field while pulling down five rebounds.
“First few games, medyo wala pa ako sa timing, pero nung nakakasabay na ako sa ensayo sa kanila, medyo gumanda na timing ko,” said Hugnatan, a three-time PBA champion.
