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Red Warriors, Chiefs, Pirates on their way to PCC Sweet 16

by Josef Ramos
Thursday, 6 November 2008 (1,177 Views , 27 Comments)

Respect.  The three-time NCRAA champs and current Father Martin Cup holders earned this, and everybody’s attention by beating heavily favored University of Santo Tomas, while University of the East and Lyceum-Manila also advanced to the ‘Sweet 16’ of the Philippine Collegiate Championship last November 6, …

UE, Arellano, University of Luzon score in PCC zonals

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 3 November 2008 (935 Views , 9 Comments)

POWERHOUSE University of the East, three-time NCRAA champion and recent Father Martin Cup titlists Arellano University and University of Luzon began their campaigns for ‘sweet 16’ slots in the Philippine Collegiate Championship on high notes at the Makati Coliseum last November 3, 2008.

Arellano University …

Week 11: Outside looking in

by Kim Lesaca
Monday, 15 September 2008 (2,876 Views , 42 Comments)

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 …

Ateneo blows out UE, sets finals date with Green Archers

by Rey Joble
Sunday, 14 September 2008 (3,334 Views , 80 Comments)

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 …

UAAP Week 10: The Finished Four

by Kim Lesaca
Monday, 8 September 2008 (3,479 Views , 32 Comments)

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 …

Novocaine and the UAAP Final Four

by Christian Soler
Monday, 8 September 2008 (3,182 Views , 60 Comments)

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 …

UE derails Tams’ march to the twice-to-beat incentive

by Josef Ramos
Thursday, 4 September 2008 (2,444 Views , 104 Comments)

FAR EASTERN University’s destiny isn’t in its own hands anymore.

The University of the East Red Warriors handed the Tamaraws a 73-61 defeat and in the process gave De La Salle the outright chance to steal the twice-to-beat advantage in the 71st UAAP men’s basketball …

UAAP Week 9: The stage is set

by Kim Lesaca
Monday, 1 September 2008 (2,745 Views , 76 Comments)

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 …

UE staves off furious UST comeback, makes Final Four

by Rey Joble
Sunday, 31 August 2008 (1,873 Views , 52 Comments)

UNIVERSITY of the East was a three-point basket away from experiencing the meltdown of the millennium.

University of Santo Tomas forward Francis Allera missed a wide open three at the buzzer, handing the Red Warriors a scary 89-87 triumph and the last Final Four seat in …

UAAP Final Four scenarios

by Kim Lesaca
Friday, 29 August 2008 (2,539 Views , 49 Comments)

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 …

UAAP Week 8: Change the referees!!

by Kim Lesaca
Monday, 25 August 2008 (2,971 Views , 64 Comments)

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 …

Red Warriors avenge first round loss to Adamson

by Rey Joble
Sunday, 24 August 2008 (993 Views , 18 Comments)

IN A battle between two second generation players, Paul Zamar got the better of Marc Agustin.

Zamar, son of former University of the East stalwart and coach Boyzie Zamar, triggered the Warriors’ early onslaught as they whipped the Adamson Falcons, 58-45, in the 71st UAAP men’s …

Ateneo stops UE in the endgame, notches win no. 10

by Josef Ramos
Friday, 22 August 2008 (2,552 Views , 64 Comments)

ATENEO DE MANILA University seems to have University of the East’s number this season.

Chris Tiu buried a trey with 13 ticks left in regulation to send the game into overtime and had Rabeh Al-Hussaini and Ryan Buenafe finish the game for his squad as the …

UAAP Week 7: The road to the Final Four

by Kim Lesaca
Monday, 18 August 2008 (2,518 Views , 43 Comments)

THREE teams met their fate in Week 7 of Season 71: Ateneo, FEU and UST. For Ateneo and FEU, both teams made headway in the Final Four race, while UST is in danger of joining UP, NU and Adamson on the bus to an early …

UE drubs listless Fighting Maroons

by Rey Joble
Sunday, 17 August 2008 (901 Views , 14 Comments)

A BREAKOUT game and an encore performance served University of the East pretty well in the 71st UAAP men’s basketball competition.

Shooting guard Marcy Arellano broke out of his slumber to steer his Red Warriors to a repeat of their 29-point first round drubbing of University …