الوسم: Salle
One more year with La Salle? Kevin Quiambao says he will rest first
Kevin Quiambao cuts the net after leading La Salle to the UAAP championship in men’s basketball. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Shortly after leading La Salle to its first UAAP men’s basketball title since 2016, Kevin Quiambao loudly set expectations about returning for another run with the newly crowned champions. “Asahan niyo po…one more year?…
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Evan Nelle gets his vindication as he leaves La Salle a champion
Graduating La Salle guard Evan Nelle in the UAAP men’s basketball finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — After heartbreaks in his first two years with the La Salle Green Archers, Evan Nelle’s UAAP career ended in vindication. Nelle got the exit he had envisioned as the Green Archers showed they could win it all, beating…
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Kevin Quiambao is UAAP Finals MVP after leading La Salle title run
La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao (17) during Game 3 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals against UP.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Kevin Quiambao added another Most Valuable Player award to cap his sophomore year as he emerged as the best player of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals. Quiambao saved his best for…
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UAAP Finals between UP, La Salle headed into a fitting finale
As trite as it may sound, the chase for UAAP glory will all be about who wants it more. —MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net No pregame hype in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament title series has so far come true. Prior to Game 1, no one expected La Salle to lose, with the Green Archers coming…
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UAAP Finals: CJ Austria sparks La Salle blowout win in Game 2
CJ Austria blows a kiss toward the La Salle crowd during Game 2 of the UAAP Finals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—CJ Austria made sure to show his love to the La Salle crowd in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals on Sunday. Austria blew kisses to the Green Archers’ supporters every time…
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UAAP Finals: Topex Robinson offers no excuses as La Salle eyes bounce back
La Salle Green Archers coach Topex Robinson in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Despite absorbing the worst Finals Game 1 loss in the Final Four era, La Salle coach Topex Robinson remained defiant as his team looks to force a rubber match in the UAAP…
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UAAP Finals: UP sends strong message for Game 2 after roughing up La Salle in opener
UP Fighting Maroons’ Malick Diouf and Francis Lopez in the UAAP men’s basketball Finals Game 1. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net University of the Philippines (UP) whipped La Salle, 97-67, in the UAAP men’s basketball finals on Wednesday. That did the job for Game 1. The Maroons also threw a little early extra work for Game 2, beating…
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La Salle now the ‘hunters’ as UP draws first blood in UAAP Finals
La Salle Green Archers in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—If it wasn’t clear then, it is now and La Salle’s Evan Nelle knows it. Before the season even started, coach Topex Robinson already declared the competition as a jungle. Hunt or be hunted. Robinson knew that…
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UAAP Finals: UP dominates La Salle in Game 1
UP rookie Francis Lopez hangs on the rim during Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals against La Salle.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Banking on experience, University of the Philippines turned the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals into its own playground after dominating La Salle, 97-67, in the title opener on…
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UAAP Finals: UP, coach Goldwin brace for ‘peaking’ La Salle
UP coach Goldwin Monteverde.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—University of the Philippines Coach Goldwin Monteverde arrived at Mall of Asia Arena with a sense of urgency for Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. At 4 pm, JD Cagulangan, Malick Diouf and Francis Lopez were already at the court minutes before Monteverde arrived at…
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