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The lowdown on round one

by Christian Soler
Monday, 4 August 2008 (4,223 Views , 98 Comments)

BOTH THE opening rounds of the UAAP and NCAA have defied logic. Save for horrible officiating in the UAAP, which really isn’t mind-boggling but more of normal, the 16 teams in both leagues have definitely mixed it up, and mixed it up big time to …

Leagues of protest

by Christian Soler
Monday, 28 July 2008 (2,678 Views , 68 Comments)

SCHOOLS from the two premier collegiate basketball leagues in the country are making an art out of putting games under protest.

Just a week and a half after College of Saint Benilde won its protest against San Beda College over Red Lions center Sam Ekwe’s mysterious …

Idiocy 101: Enrollment now ongoing

by Christian Soler
Sunday, 20 July 2008 (2,262 Views , 70 Comments)

IDIOCY 101 is the newest collegiate basketball crash course. Its aims are simple: To disrupt the beautiful game of hoops and deviate attention from on-court action to meddling by referees, league officials and any other person not donning a jersey.

Enrollment is ongoing. Interested applicants can …

UAAP Season 71 Preview: Ateneo and FEU

by Christian Soler
Tuesday, 1 July 2008 (6,618 Views , 81 Comments)

Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles
2007 record: 9-5 (tied for 2nd place, lost to De La Salle in the stepladder)
Additions: Ryan Buenafe; Vince Burke; Justin Chua; Zags Gonzaga; Nico Salva
Subtractions: Ford Arao; Ken Barracoso; Zion Laterre; Eman Monfort
Holdovers: Rabeh Al-Hussaini; Bacon Austria; Nonoy Baclao, Mike …

NCAA Season 84 Preview (Part One)

by Christian Soler
Sunday, 22 June 2008 (4,704 Views , 108 Comments)

THE National Collegiate Athletic Association’s 84th Season kicks off on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum. Inboundpass.com will give a team-by-team preview of the country’s oldest collegiate basketball tournament, profiling each school and assessing their chances.

College of Saint Benilde Blazers
2007 record: 1-11 …

Return of the PCU Dolphins

by Christian Soler
Sunday, 1 June 2008 (2,329 Views , 64 Comments)

A YEAR without the “Bad Boys” of the NCAA is more than enough.

Philippine Christian University returns to the hardwood of the country’s oldest collegiate league after a year in the basketball wilderness. A year’s suspension was, in my view, the right penalty, considering that one …

UP turns 100: Aboy’s invited, but where’s Soc Rivera?

by Christian Soler
Wednesday, 7 May 2008 (1,695 Views , 13 Comments)

THE University of the Philippines is turning 100 this year. So what does it get for a birthday present?

Attention, attention, attention – gift wrapped and all. It’s not as if the State University doesn’t deserve it. A hundred years of tradition and academic excellence will …

Dethroning the Red Lions

by Christian Soler
Friday, 14 March 2008 (3,965 Views , 121 Comments)

Some uninvited visitors have signified their intent to crash San Beda’s two-year party.

Despite being three months away from the start of the 84th Season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Seniors Basketball tournament, the defending champion Red …

2007’s Top Seven

by Christian Soler
Thursday, 27 December 2007 (2,165 Views , 24 Comments)

COLLEGE basketball was a highlight factory in 2007. From Chris Tiu’s endgame heroics, to San Beda’s dynasty-building campaign and everything in between, the seventh year of the third millennium will be remembered for all the right and wrong reasons. Below is a countdown of 2K7’s …

Mayhem in Manila

by Christian Soler
Friday, 23 November 2007 (2,744 Views , 135 Comments)

ANY doubts about the quality of play in this year’s Collegiate National Championship have to be shipped out of Manila.

The country’s capital city can now lay claim to the reality that it has witnessed the best brand of college ball the nation has to offer. …

Philippine College Basketball Begins with Flying V Pre-Season Invitational

by Mike Abasolo
Monday, 23 April 2007 (1,225 Views , 1 Comment)

A new season of College Basketball Action has officially opened!!!

The Flying V Pre-Season Invitational UAAP and NCAA Basketball Tournament will kick-off the start of the College Basketball Season this April 29, 2007 at the San Juan Arena.

With Dave Dualan and former mentor Coach Virgil Villavicencio …