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 …
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 …
THE ATMOSPHERE was full of hope, optimism and excitement as the second round of UAAP men’s basketball started last Thursday August 7. Well the excitement was still there as a couple of games really went down the wire while most were fun to watch. I …
DE LA SALLE bucked a sluggish first half before knocking the wind out of University of the Philippines to score an 81-61 rout in the 71st UAAP seniors basketball tournament last August 10, 2008 at the Philsports Arena.
The defending champions, who shot a woeful 38.8 …
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY is gradually shedding its image as perennial whipping boys.
Proof has come in the form of the Bulldogs’ masterful 72-59 triumph over host University of the Philippines, 72-59, in the 71st UAAP seniors basketball tournament last August 7, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum. …
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 …
IT WAS an exciting week as upsets marred Week 5 of UAAP Season 71. With each teams having seven games remaining in their calendar, the second round promises to be more action-packed as the top teams jockey for position in the Final Four race. After …
FEU fell into the same hole that Ateneo did last year. With a chance to come out ahead of the pack in the first round, they lost steam and bowed to the previously winless National University.
The Bulldogs, who have become my 2nd favorite team after …
FOR awhile, it seemed like a second win for the University of the Philippines wouldn’t come this year.
That wouldn’t be the case as the Fighting Maroons put one over Adamson University, 76-68, in the 71st UAAP seniors basketball tournament last August 2, 2008 at the …
THE BIGGEST story of Week 4 IS the biggest story of the season. FEU forward Mac Baracael was shot at the back by an unidentified assailant as he was walking along with two teammates near their gym last Thursday night. As speculation mounts on the …
AS SPECULATION mounts on the true nature of the the Mac Baracael shooting incident, the UAAP Board will meet on Monday, July 28 to discuss the course of action the league will take.
According to one UAAP Board member, the group will have to …
DEFENDING champion De La Salle University found an error prone University of the Philippines an easy prey, posting a lopsided 82-60 triumph for its fifth straight win in the 71st UAAP seniors basketball tournament last July 26, 2008 at the Philsports Arena.
The Maroons, the league’s …
UNIVERSITY of the East bounced back from a stunning setback against Adamson last week by scoring a lopsided 87-58 victory over host University of the Philippines in the 71st UAAP men’s basketball tournament last July 24, 2008 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
Lanky power …
WEEK 3 of UAAP’s Season 71 saw two dark horses climbing up the standings while two pre-season favorites going back to the drawing board to check their slide. This week’s schedule were supposed to be relatively easy for some of the favorites but it seems …
THE future of Ateneo basketball was on display at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
Young guns Ryan Buenafe and Eric Salamat, along with the vastly-improved Rabeh Al-Hussaini, sparked the Blue Eagles’ 83-66 shellacking of host University of the Philippines in the 71st UAAP seniors …
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