Tag: Topex
The learning never stops, even for a champ like Topex
Topex Robinson hasn’t taken it easy since winning the UAAP title. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ A month removed from steering La Salle to the UAAP men’s basketball crown, Topex Robinson is all over the place. He has been serving as a color commentator in the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup, and just recently, has been…
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Topex Robinson joins Kevin Quiambao at Strong Group squad
La Salle Green Archers’ champion coach Topex Robinson. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Reigning UAAP champion coach Topex Robinson joins his La Salle star Kevin Quiambao and Francis Escandor in Strong Group Athletics’ campaign in the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championship taking place from January 19 to 28, 2024, at Al Nasr Club in Dubai.…
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Bond with Archers key to Topex magic at La Salle
Topex Robinson Topex Robinson was given one task after being named to coach La Salle, a big one where several bigger names before him failed at: Bring the UAAP men’s basketball championship back to Taft. He understood the huge responsibility and set out to achieve that goal from Day 1. “[The job is] never gonna…
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La Salle lives out Topex Robinson’s tenets on the way to UAAP glory
La Salle’s Topex Robinson celebrated by his players after UAAP title. –UAAP PHOTO It already seems trite, the way words like culture or buy-in are tossed around by coaches as the reasons for a team’s success. So when La Salle’s best players talk about those terms without even mentioning them, you know Topex Robinson did…
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Topex Robinson gets winning ending this time with La Salle
La Salle Green Archers’ champion coach Topex Robinson. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Topex Robinson’s heartbreak days in collegiate basketball are over. Robinson proved to be the missing piece for the De La Salle Green Archers, who finally brought home their 10th UAAP championship and ended a seven-year title drought. History wasn’t on Robinson’s side…
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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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Topex Robinson wants Finals-bound La Salle to ‘enjoy the moment’
La Salle coach Topex Robinson and the Green Archers. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — In his first UAAP Finals appearance, La Salle coach Topex Robinson wants the Green Archers to “enjoy the moment” when they try to end a seven-year title drought against top seed University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons in the Season 86…
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UAAP: ‘Teamsmanship’ key to La Salle streak, says Topex Robinson
La Salle coach Topex Robinson.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — La Salle is now the hottest team in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament with a four-game winning streak following a big win over No. 1 University of the Philippines on Sunday. The key to the Green Archers’ string of victories? “Teamsmanship,” according to coach…
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Kevin Quiambao continues to thrive under Topex Robinson’s tutelage – rezal404
La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao. – MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – Kevin Quiambao’s game has been on an upward trend for La Salle Green Archers but that did not surprise coach Topex Robinson one bit. After the Green Archers’ dominating 101-79 victory over Letran, Robinson lauded Quiambao’s all-around effort that pushed them a step forward in…
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Mark Nonoy thanks coach Topex Robinson for confidence boost – rezal404
La Salle guard Mark Nonoy. -FILOIL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Mark Nonoy is grateful to new La Salle coach Topex Robinson for slowly bringing back his confidence ahead of his final playing year in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. Nonoy, who was once a Juniors MVP and Rookie of the Year when he…
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