TeleTech tapping Sison as team consultant

Sacked by Montaña, coach Robert Sison may find himself back on the bench when the PBL kicks off its opening conference on March 25 with the staging of the PBL Unity Cup.

Sources said the league’s newest member — TeleTech — has offered Sison a consultancy job to assist coach Jerry Codiñera on the American-owned call center company’s bench.

Sison, who cited irreconcilable differences with Montaña owners as one of the reasons why he quit his job, neither confirmed nor denied the report but admitted that he’s been getting offers from other ballclubs.

"There are offers from other teams but nothing is final yet," Sison said.

Sison, who steered Montaña to the 2004 title and the Negros Slashers to a pair of runner-up finishes in the defunct MBA, will be a big help to Codiñera, who teamed up with now Purefoods manager Alvin Patrimonio in leading the Hotdogs to numerous titles during their PBA days.

Codiñera was also named into the elite 25 Greatest Players by the league before retiring last year when FedEx traded him to the disbanded Shell.

The league board, chaired by Chito Loyzaga of 2006 Heroes Cup champion Magnolia Dairy Ice Cream, last week accepted Teletech as a guest team this conference as a replacement to Far Eastern Insurance, which took a leave of absence.

The other teams seeing action are Magnolia, last conference’s runner-up Rain or Shine, Montaña, Granny Goose, Harbour Centre, Hapee Toothpaste and Toyota Otis.