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| Coach Leo Austria returns to SMB's head coaching job. Dennis Acosta (file photo) |
MANILA--Don't be surprised if you see coach Leo Austria take charge more frequently for San Miguel when it battles Terrafirma on Friday night.
Beermen governor Robert Non announced barely an hour before the 5 p.m. tipoff that the four-time PBA Press Corps Coach of the Year winner will return as their chief tactician in a last-minute coaching swap.
Jorge Gallent, who took over the head coaching role when Austria was redesignated as a consultant, now takes over the consulting job.
The coaching switch is the other change SMB fans should expect as the team is already set to activate Torren Jones.
Jones will replace Quincy Miller as the team's PBA import for the Commissioner's Cup, although Miller stays as its EASL import.
Jones also becomes the Beermen's second world import for EASL to replace EJ Anosike.
The game between SMB and Terrafirma will also be their first head-to-head clash since the blockbuster Juami Tiongson and Drei Cahilig for Terrence Romeo and Vic Manuel trade.
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