WHILE it may be too early to carve an epitaph for Far Eastern University, the Tamaraws did lose their first game – and in quite shocking circumstances at times. Without taking anything away from their conquerors, Adamson University, FEU, by most accounts, didn’t look like …
WE’RE barely into the thick of things, but both the NCAA and UAAP have already dished out their share of thorny issues. While it would be almost impossible not to have an emotionally driven view on these matters, it’s high time that we get our …
THE 73rd season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines kicks off on Saturday, July 10 at the Araneta Coliseum. As always, inboundpass.com breaks down the eight competing squads and sizes up their chances for the upcoming campaign.
Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles
2009 record: …
THE 86th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association kicks off on Saturday, June 26 at the Araneta Coliseum. As always, inboundpass.com breaks down the nine competing squads and sizes up their chances for the upcoming campaign.
Arellano University Chiefs
2009 record: 8-10 (fifth place)
Head coach: Leo …
DEVELOPMENT is defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary as 1) “the act, process, or result of developing”; 2) the state of being developed”; and 3) “a developed tract of land”. To serve the purpose of talking about the state of Philippine basketball, the first two …
AS THE entire country soaks itself in election fever, drenched by a rainfall of awakened optimism and that lingering fear of the remnants of the status quo, the capital city’s collegiate basketball squads are building towards yet another torturous campaign. Preseason hoops, by many accounts, …
ONE of the biggest headline grabbers in NCAA Season 85 was that post-match, near all-out melee between San Beda College and Colegio de San Juan de Letran. After Kevin Alas and Sudan Daniel introduced themselves to each other in a not-so-friendly manner, alumni from both …
NOPE, this isn’t a parable. Nor is this the title of a hip children’s book. Nor does this have something solely to do with college hoops, the operative term being solely. Come on, its February. For UAAP and NCAA pundits, the second month of the …
LIFE mirrors basketball in a multitude of ways. Although the philosophical type can argue that hoops is but a miniscule part of real life, both run on parallel lines. These lines, this season, in this basketball-mad country, diverged with a roaring vengeance.
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Ateneo de Manila …
Second of two parts
Arellano University (8-10)
Song of their season: Kisapmata by Rivermaya
Moment of the year: At 7-4, the Chiefs wilted down the stretch against the experienced Letran Knights, 89-85. After that, Arellano went 1-6 to finish its maiden NCAA campaign.
Quote of the year: “Siyempre nakakataba …
NCAA SEASON 85 has, not surprisingly, turned out to be one of the most memorable to date for the obvious reasons, expected whipping boys and shocking storybook ending. After a long, record-breaking 96-game season, a final look at the year, both in song and word, …
BEFORE tip-off of San Sebastian College-Recoletos’ do-or-die, Final Four matchup with Jose Rizal University, Stags coach Ato Agustin said, “Mananalo tayo ngayon [We will win today].â€
Forty minutes worth of game time later, the humble yet confident rookie mentor, with a wide grin accompanied by an …
A FAMOUS Broadway musical says we have approximately 525,600 minutes to spend in a year. For one team after Thursday, that same period of time will be lovely. For the other, excruciating.
After 8,622 points, 5,353 rebounds, 1,709 assists and 61 games, 2,400 seconds will …
WHILE both Ateneo de Manila and University of the East aren’t going to literally die just yet, the two protagonists for the UAAP Season 72 championship have to consider a few fine points to escape a finals loss – and subsequently, fulfill the hunger and …
FOUR down, four to go. Collegiate hoops reaches fever pitch when the calendar strikes September, thanks to the UAAP Final Four. Since its inception in 1994, the country’s abridged version of March Madness has arguably become the most exciting of sporting spectacles.
This year promises …
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