Category: UAAP
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What’s up with U, FEU?
By Gio Gloria Success has rarely eluded the FEU Tamaraws at least for men’s college basketball. The Tamaraws have been a beacon of consistency for so long that your father and his father know that FEU is a good basketball program. With 20 UAAP championships, the Tamaraws are the winningest Men’s Basketball program in UAAP…
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Catch Your Breath, Dave Ildefonso – Ateneo Needs You Right Now
Leche, matatalo na naman Ateneo sa UP. Okay lang. There’s a reason why the Fighting Maroons are the kings of the UAAP. Tanggap ko na. These were some of the thoughts racing through my head as Dave Ildefonso hit his pair of free throws to keep Ateneo within three points in the last minute of…
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Tatalunin ang Kalaban: Don’t sleep on the UE Red Warriors
by Eriko dela Cruz Pamantasan ng Silangan Tatalunin ang kalaban. Guess what UE fans, this isn’t just a cheer anymore. The UE Red Warriors are back. After what seemed like forever, the UE Red Warriors are above the .500 mark, fresh off a 78-68 win against the UST Growling Tigers. The last time that UE…
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UP is Strong Because UP is Strong: Why You Should Trust the Fighting Maroons
I had some jokes to make after that required UP-Ateneo classic. Ateneo lost not because Ateneo lost. Ateneo lost because UP won. It’s a joke format that’s been repeated ad nauseam, and it’s probably growing tired already at this point. But allow me to use the format one more time. UP is strong not because…
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The Rewind: Just Another UAAP Weekday
By Eriko dela Cruz In a league where every university gets 14 games per season (more if you enter the Final Four), every day counts. However, Saturday and Sunday games usually get the most hype because a lot of people are in school or at work during the weekday games. This is usually the UAAP’s…
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On To The Next: This is just the beginning for the DLSU Green Archers
By Gio Gloria Five years is a long time, especially in a rivalry as storied as the DLSU Green Archers and the ADMU Blue Eagles. Within that span of time, the Blue Eagles pretty much had the Green Archers’ number despite their best efforts and talent, and the championships Ateneo won certainly rubbed salt on…
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Pressing the Panic button: Where do the Ateneo Blue Eagles go from here?
By Eriko dela Cruz *Before we begin, I would like to apologize as I would not be talking about the game that much. We all have our analyses and speculations about it. What’s more pressing is the cryptic post-game interview of Coach Tab Baldwin.* After Ateneo lost their first game against the La Salle Green…
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UAAP Season 85 Season Preview: The Contenders
by: Eriko Dela Cruz The elimination round of UAAP Season 84 ended in such wild fashion that no one was sure who the finalists would be, and were treated to a cardiac finals series. This season, it’s shaping up to be more interesting than the last. Here are the three teams that made all kinds…
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UAAP Season 85 Season Preview: Battle of the Wild cards
The landscape of UAAP Season 85 has three teams practically locked for the top three seeds of the Final Four. Defending champions UP, Ateneo, and La Salle solidified their positions as top contenders during the pre-season. This leaves one more seat in the playoffs to be contested among teams that have made vast improvements in…
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One Last Ride: The Delightful Gian Mamuyac
Robert Gian Mamuyac, who? By: By Carol Laforteza It took me some time to put all these thoughts down as life usually gets in the way of all things good and before anything else, let me just say, I have nothing basketball in me – not the height, not the built, not the knowledge or…
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