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St. Benilde, San Beda await decision on game protest

by Christian Soler
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BOTH the College of Saint Benilde and San Beda College are now awaiting the decision regarding the former’s protest over a different jersey donned by Red Lions big man Sam Ekwe in their July 18, 2008 contest in the 84th NCAA seniors basketball tournament.

Blazers head coach Gee Abanilla, in a conversation with inboundpass.com, said that he, along with assistant coaches Mon Jose and Richard del Rosario, met with school officials, including CSB NCAA Management Committee representative Henry Atayde, to finalize their game protest against San Beda College last Monday, July 20.

When asked about his knowledge of the protest lodged against San Beda right after the game, Abanilla said, “I honestly did not notice San Ekwe’s jersey, and was only told that the game would be put under protest after reprimanding my players in the locker room for allowing San Beda to beat them that way.”

Abanilla recounts that he was not aware of the protest until his captain, Jacob Manlapaz, signed the official box score after the game. The CSB head tactician noted that the protest had already been inserted into the box score without his, or Manlapaz’s knowledge. “Apparently, someone asked Jacob to sign the box score with the protest on the game sheet.”

That same day, Abanilla said that an infraction report on Ekwe’s jersey had already been submitted by the NCAA.

According to him, a three-step process is exercised in order to lodge a formal game protest. The first is the formulation of the protest, which was undertaken the moment his team captain signed the game’s box score. The next step is the filing of an infraction report, while the third is the finalization of the game protest to be headed by school officials.

In the meeting in the CSB campus, Abanilla said that all he did was air his sentiments on the matter. “I think my opinion on whether or not to lodge the protest was moot and academic. The decision had already been undertaken last Friday after the game.”

“All I said was, I follow the rules, I don’t make them. The school decided to finalize the protest and all I did was support the school,” he reiterated.

Also, the ex-De La Salle University point guard explained that the NCAA has been very strict with implementing rules on jerseys. In the Blazers’ opening game of the season against Philippine Christian University, both he and Dolphins mentor Joel Dualan were warned by league commissioner Joe Lipa about fielding in players wearing wrong uniforms.

“One of my players, Dustin Posadas, wore a wrong jersey. His jersey number did not match the one listed in the official lineups. Coach Joe told me that if I fielded him, I would run the risk of facing a protest, so I decided not to play Dustin. Coach Joel [Dualan] also had the same problem with one of his players.”

Abanilla explained that even in other sports, the league has already launched a crackdown on wrong uniforms. “Jose Rizal University filed a protest against CSB’s volleyball team because one of our players wore a jersey with her name at the back misspelled. This is clearly a violation.”

NCAA officials said they will discuss the game protest sometime this week. At the earliest, a decision could be arrived at on Wednesday, July 23, or 48 hours after the official and final protest was filed.

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  • kobenatics  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 3:25 pm

    ang kulit ah, forfeited and panalo beda? wow bigat!!! but rules are rules they are made to be followed and organized everything.

    bawi nalang 2nd round.

    BRAVO BASTE!!!!!!!!!

  • Walmart  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:37 am

    Mag cooking, photography, or waiter na lang kayong mga SALIMPUSA, wag na kayo mag basketbol. lol

  • Walmart  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:35 am

    Cheaters? How about mga DUWAG na SALIMPUSA lang, na nag aambisyon pang manalo?

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 9:50 am

    @nicksy, okay lang putulin ang daliri, basta huwag lang yun, kasi di na maka shoot at at maka score…i’m talking basketball nothing else…he hehe

  • every_knight  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 9:46 am

    kung ayaw nyo gamitin ng jru ang animo.. edi indi n ANIMO RIZAL.. dapat eh

    KEMBOT RIZAL!!! GO! hahaha mga bakla kayo!!!

  • nicksy  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 12:12 pm

    @Grrr

    Over kill yan para sa mga cheaters, hahaha
    parang “kodigo ni kalatiyaw”, “kung naghuli magnakaw putulin ang mga daliri”, hehehehe

    funny though

    Animo San Beda.
    peace.

  • clarion  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 12:05 pm

    PCU?

  • clarion  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 12:04 pm

    grr, nkakaasar ka tlaga..

    grr.

  • clarion  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 12:03 pm

    sino?

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 11:43 am

    ..kayo ba yun?

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 11:40 am

    yung CONFIRMED CHEATERS lang…

  • clarion  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 11:38 am

    FORFEITURE to ALL CHEATERS!

    kung ganun kami nalang ang matitirang may WIN?

    lahat bokya.

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 11:34 am

    @LDC, ah …OK…

    FORFEITURE to ALL CHEATERS!

  • LDC  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 11:31 am

    sorry, it should read: “…forfeiture of the WIN is enough.”

  • LDC  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 11:30 am

    Grrr!,

    “DEATH to ALL CHEATERS!!!!”

    ‘Wag naman, forfeiture of the game is enough.

  • nicksy  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 11:29 am

    @clarion

    Don’t be harsh on LDC, kahit anung sabihin mo hindi magpapatalo yan,hahanap at hahanap yun ng butas sa mga sinasabi mo, he is very righteous, he always go on facts ,facts, facts, and myopic(whether it is good or bad) on the issue.

    peace.

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