Ever since that infamous Final Four melee in 2003 sparked by LA Tenorio’s sucker punch of Jerwin Gaco, the UAAP has taken great pains to ensure this sort of thing doesn’t happen again during an Ateneo-La Salle game, lest they destroy their most marketable match-up …
ON THE EVENING of June 10, 2008, Adamson University ended Ateneo de Manila’s lethargic run in one of the two major preseason tournaments held over the summer, 80-77. Fifteen days later, Jose Rizal University dealt the Blue Eagles another defeat, this time at the Blue …
THE BLUE EAGLE has reigned supreme in Season 71.
Ateneo De Manila University made use of its formidable frontline to sweep past bitter rivals De La Salle University, 62-51, in Game 2 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament finals and cop its fourth title since …
AMIDST the throng of blue shirts saying, “I am Nonoy,� the man on the print evoked memories of the classic, Game 1-saving block Larry Fonacier had on Mac Cardona roundabout the same time six years ago in a pivotal title matchup.
Nonoy Baclao, Ateneo’s prized recruit …
ATENEO DE MANILA University turned what was expected to be a close encounter into a dominating performance.
Most Valuable Player candidate Rabeh Al-Hussaini scored 31 points and grabbed nine boards to lead the top-seeded Blue Eagles past defending champion De La Salle University, 69-61, in Game …
SEPTEMBER 21, 2008. Well, I’m not going to dwell on Philippine History (the date of course will always live in infamy for those who were up and about in 1972). Rather, I’ll be enjoying the UAAP finals from halfway around the world via TFC and …
THE MOST difficult thing to write about in college hoops is the Ateneo-De La Salle rivalry. There’ve been a million theories on its origins, analyses of the upcoming finals series and everything in between. Adding to the noise is, at best, an exercise in creative …
MOMENTS after De La Salle sneaked its way to finals, Ateneo de Manila didn’t wait too long to join its nemesis to forge yet another blockbuster championship showdown.
The Blue Eagles put away the University of the East Warriors in the most convincing way possible, turning …
LET ME start by welcoming Sid Ventura and his Athletic Mind column to the inboundpass.com family.
This is for the teams that didn’t make the cut: You have lots of time to work on your adjustments for Season 72…unless your team is lucky enough to get …
YOU DON’T win second place; you lose first.
If the UAAP could adopt a theme for this year’s Final Four, that could more than make the grade. All four squads are capable of making a run at the title, despite Ateneo de Manila’s dominance in the …
DEFENDING champion De La Salle University’s road to another title got off to a wrong start, thanks to its archrivals from Katipunan.
Ateneo de Manila, already assured of the top spot and the first twice-to-beat incentive in the Final Four, played with a purpose and …
WITH JUST a game remaining in each team’s calendar, the only interesting thing to watch for is who’ll get the second twice-to-beat advantage. We now know who the Final Four teams are and the match ups as well.
The Ateneo-UE matchup will be very interesting to …
ATENEO de Manila will be the top seeds heading into this year’s Final Four.
The Blue Eagles found National University an easier prey than they did last season after an 83-58 triumph to formally secure their twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinal round of the 71st UAAP …
WITH two games remaining in each team’s calendar, the Final Four cast is pretty much set with only the fourth spot still to be disputed (though UE has a better inside track). Ateneo, FEU and La Salle are safe with only the top two …
IT’S BEEN two weeks since I wrote my article on the Commissioner Almighty (”A Callous Commissioner”) and the only changes that I’ve seen so far are:
1. Former referee Boy Quisido (I finally remembered the name) is part of the technical committee and is now the …
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