Tag: Ateneo
UAAP: Sense of urgency is on Ateneo with UP pulling away
LeBron Lopez is flying high in rookie year with the hot-starting Maroons. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Ateneo and University of the Philippines (UP), UAAP title protagonists the last two seasons who have so far been on different rides in Season 86 of the men’s basketball tournament, take on separate foes on Wednesday with the defending champion Blue…
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Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin says he couldn’t care less about points
Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER>net MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin didn’t hold back when he was asked about his players’ scoring production in the Blue Eagles’ latest loss in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. Mason Amos top scored for the Blue Eagles with 12 points but the defending champions of the league…
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Birthday gift lifts Adamson past Ateneo
Adamson’s Vince Magbuhos celebrates after squeaking past Ateneo on a buzzer-beating triple in overtime. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Tab Baldwin said his team prefers its more thorough analytics over the league-produced statistics when they scrutinize their games. “… I carry this thing (stat sheet) around and we hardly look at it. We have our own set of…
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UAAP: Adamson stuns Ateneo behind Vince Magbuhos’ game-winner
Vince Magbuhos celebrates the winner that lifts Adamson past Ateneo in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Birthday boy Vince Magbuhos drilled the buzzer-beating, game-winning triple in overtime to lead Adamson past Ateneo, 74-71, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Magbuhos…
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UAAP: Eager to help Ateneo, Ballungay churns out explosive performance
Ateneo’s Kai Ballungay. –MARLO CUETO/INQYIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Kai Ballungay provided the much-needed energy for Ateneo with his rebounds and emphatic dunks in the fourth quarter to overcome archrival La Salle, 77-72, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena. Ballungay dunked over his defenders to give the…
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UAAP: Ballungay, Amos come through late as Ateneo beats La Salle
Ateneo’s Kai Ballungay soars for a dunk against La Salle in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Kai Ballungay and Mason Amos delivered the big baskets down the stretch as defending champion Ateneo topped archrival La Salle, 77-72, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday at Mall of Asia…
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UAAP: NU Lady Bulldogs rout Ateneo to begin ‘eight-peat’ bid
NU’s Karl Pingol.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion National University jumpstarted its quest for an eighth consecutive title with a 77-57 win over Ateneo in the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament on Sunday at the University of Santo Tomas Quadricentennial Pavilion. Ann Pingol led the balanced attack of the Lady Bulldogs with 11…
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UAAP: Brimming with confidence, Baclaan helps NU topple Ateneo
NU guard Kean Baclaan.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — National University guard Kean Baclaan got up on the right side of the bed. That’s why the Bulldogs beating defending champion Ateneo on the opening day of UAAP Season 86 didn’t surprise him at all. “Feel ko pa lang paggising ko kaninang umaga, mananalo na kami. Ganoon…
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UAAP: Forthsky Padrigao moves to UST Tigers after Ateneo exit
FILE–Forthsky Padrigao is moving to UST after his Ateneo departure. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Forthsky Padrigao has transferred to the University of Santo Tomas after his controversial exit from Ateneo. A month after the embattled Padrigao announced that his ineligible to play for the Blue Eagles in the UAAP Season 86 due to academic…
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Ateneo Blue Eagles open title defense against ‘tough’ NU Bulldogs
Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin has never been one to downplay the chances of any of his opponents. He believes that every school in Season 86 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament has a chance to win. But he has special words for National University. “That team plays tough and is…
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