
University of the Philippines coach Bo Perasol said Wednesday they are ready to answer queries after reports that the school’s men’s basketball team allegedly trained in Cavite during quarantine.
Perasol said the UAAP Board has the right to investigate on the matter, but denied reports that his squad practiced and violated government health protocols.
Several media outlets reported that the Maroons were seen in a video and photo training in Cavite last July where the province was under General Community Quarantine.
Perasol denied such videos of team practices during quarantine exists.
“There are no videos of team training. Probably it would be a video of Bright (Akhuetie) shooting around,” he said.
Perasol also said it was only Akhuetie who practiced shots that day, with him as a “ball boy."
In a previous interview with Manila Bulletin, Perasol said they have been doing weekly online workouts to keep his players active during quarantine.
Their strength and conditioning coach have also assigned their players individual training programs to do at home.
UP’s latest issue comes in light of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and National University’s (NU) controversies involving their teams allegedly training during quarantine.