Tensions flare between Tab Baldwin, Nash Racela in UAAP playoff duel

Adamson coach Nash Racela and Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin and Adamson tactician Nash Racela were slapped with double technical fouls after a verbal altercation in the final 53 seconds of the third quarter in the playoff for No.4 in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.…

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After painful loss to FEU, Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin searches for growth

Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Despite absorbing a tough 62-59 loss to Far Eastern University behind L-Jay Gonzales’ game-winning triple at the buzzer, Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin remained gracious, stressing that the Blue Eagles still need to grow in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. “Certainly congratulations go to Coach…

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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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BJ Andrade goes from coach Tab Baldwin to coach Aldin Ayo in the PBA

Converge FiberXers’ first round pick BJ Andrade in the PBA Draft 2023.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—From Tab Baldwin in college for Ateneo to Aldin Ayo in the PBA for Converge, BJ Andrade has no shortage of opportunities to learn from the upper echelon of coaches in the Philippines. Andrade, who was chosen by the FiberXers in…

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Joseph Obasa ‘the perfect teammate,’ says Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin – rezal404

Ateneo Blue Eagles’ Joseph Obasa. TOKYO—There’s an eagerness one can see in Joseph Obasa every time he plays. That’s understandable, since he has just a UAAP season to play for Ateneo. An incoming rookie at 24 years old, the 6-foot-10 center is making the most out of any kind of playing time he gets—be that…

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Tab Baldwin lauds improving Joseph Obasa ahead of UAAP Season 86 – rezal404

Ateneo bigman Joseph Obasa. – MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—The departure of Ange Kouame is a huge hit for Ateneo but it can all be fixed depending on how Joseph Obasa plays for the Blue Eagles next season. Obasa, a 6-foot-10 bruiser, is expected to fill the shoes of Kouame, who became a household name for…

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