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ANIMO SAN BEDA!; Red Lions win third straight title

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 29 September 2008 (20,271 Views , 1789 Comments)

SAM Ekwe finished his fabled hoops career in Mendiola on a high note, leading his school to a rare grand slam in the country’s oldest collegiate basketball league.

Ekwe delivered 21 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks as the San Beda Red Lions took …

Heavy Bombers extend series to a third game

by Josef Ramos
Friday, 26 September 2008 (14,908 Views , 1523 Comments)

THE JOSE Rizal University Heavy Bombers gave their school and supporters one more reason to “Keep the Faith.�

Team captain Jayson Nocom delivered six of his 16 points in the pivotal fourth quarter as the Heavy Bombers forged a do-or-die match in the finals of …

Red Lions close in on three-peat, edge JRU

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 24 September 2008 (7,573 Views , 525 Comments)

SAN BEDA College’s championship experience turned out to be the difference-maker for the nth time this season.

The Red Lions, defending back-to-back champions, are just a win away from recording a three-peat after taking Game 1 of their best-of-three finals duel against Jose Rizal University, …

San Beda makes return trip to NCAA finals

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 22 September 2008 (10,315 Views , 948 Comments)

THE DEFENDING, back-to-back champions once again rose to the occasion after being pushed against the wall.

San Beda College, thanks to Ogie Menor and Borgie Hermida, secured a trip to the finals of the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament after a hard-earned 60-53 win over …

Mapua upsets San Beda, forges rubber match for finals

by Josef Ramos
Saturday, 20 September 2008 (5,363 Views , 345 Comments)

TWO DAYS after eliminating San Sebastian in a sudden-death playoff game, the Kelvin dela Peña-led Mapua Cardinals did the improbable last September 19 to live another day in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament Final Four.

Dela Peña tallied 17 points as the Mapua Cardinals …

San Beda stops Letran; four squads now tied for second

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 10 September 2008 (11,277 Views , 676 Comments)

SAN BEDA College not only disposed of its archrivals, but left a ton of work for four other teams vying for three Final Four slots.

Slippery playmaker Borgie Hermida scored on a buzzer-beating tear drop to pilot the Red Lions to a pulsating 65-63 overtime victory …

Red Lions snap Stags’ win run, book semis seat

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 3 September 2008 (2,878 Views , 108 Comments)

SAN BEDA COLLEGE will defend its title this season.

Sam Ekwe bailed out the Red Lions en route to a thrilling 62-58 come-from-behind victory against San Sebastian College-Recoletos to book a place in the Final Four of the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last September …

Properly-dressed Red Lions thwart St. Benilde

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 (4,336 Views , 281 Comments)

SAN Beda College did a masterful job on College of St. Benilde once again – this time making the win count with all its players wearing the right uniforms.

The reigning back-to-back champions banked on Ogie Menor’s impeccable shooting display to post a 91-74 win …

San Beda erases JRU’s winning run in style

by Josef Ramos
Friday, 22 August 2008 (5,445 Views , 337 Comments)

SAN BEDA College needed an MVP-like performance from a familiar face to slay the hottest team in college basketball.

Sam Ekwe hit the big shots in crunch time as the defending champion Red Lions snapped the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers’ eight-game winning streak, 71-59, …

Red Lions roar back to victory, hand Altas ninth straight loss

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 18 August 2008 (2,078 Views , 94 Comments)

POWERHOUSE San Beda College roared back to its winning ways against University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, 72-55, in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last August 18, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.

The reigning back-to-back champions leaned on a strong start the second quarter …

Cardinals upset favored San Beda

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 13 August 2008 (2,502 Views , 88 Comments)

MAPUA Institute of Technology ended its three-game skid in the best possible way.

The host Cardinals regained their winning form at the expense of the heavily-favored, reigning back-to-back champions San Beda College, 53-48, in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last August 13, 2008 at the …

Escobal lifts San Beda past PCU Dolphins

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 11 August 2008 (1,627 Views , 45 Comments)

REIGNING back-to-back champion San Beda College leaned on Pong Escobal’s endgame heroics to stave off Philippine Christian University, 72-67, in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball competition last August 11, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.

Escobal, who celebrated his 23rd birthday last week, nailed a decisive three-pointer …

The lowdown on round one

by Christian Soler
Monday, 4 August 2008 (5,196 Views , 104 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 …

San Beda roars back on track, hands Letran first defeat

by Rey Joble
Wednesday, 30 July 2008 (6,566 Views , 365 Comments)

COMING off two losses in one day, San Beda College vented its ire on fierce rival Colegio de San Juan de Letran en route to a 71-67 triumph in the 84th NCAA seniors basketball tournament last July 30, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.

Sam Ekwe dished …

Leagues of protest

by Christian Soler
Monday, 28 July 2008 (3,124 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 …