By NIKOLE JAVIER It looks like Carl Tamayo has successfully dished out one more assist to University of the Philippines before leaving the team. Left: Mason Amos and Francis Lopez. (UAAP Media), Lopez confirms transfer to UP. (Juanito Gregorio) Francis Lopez has decided to transfer from...
Dave Ildefonso joins the Suwon KT Sonicboom in the Korean Basketball League. (Dave Ildefonso on Instgram) By NIKOLE JAVIER Dave Ildefonso is raring to make his debut with the Suwon KT Sonicboom as he officially begins his professional career in the Korean Basketball League. The Ateneo...
Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Veteran coach Tab Baldwin eyes new talents to bolster the Ateneo lineup in 2023. The four-time UAAP champion tactician has sent off his three graduating players in Finals MVP Ange Kouame, Mythical Five member Dave Ildefonso...
Kai Ballungay and his wife Bella Dahl during their wedding ceremony in California. (Kai Ballungay's Instagram) By NIKOLE JAVIER Ateneo rookie Kai Ballungay had a championship and a bride to take home this year. The 21-year-old, who clinched his first UAAP championship title with Ateneo...
Graduating Dave Ildefonso, Ange Kouame and BJ Andrade of Ateneo tearfully celebrate their championship title. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin expects nothing short of the best for his graduating players in Finals Most Valuable Player Ange Kouame, Mythical Five Dave...
Ange Kouame holds his Finals Most Valuable Player trophy award after leading Ateneo past University of the Philippines in Game 3 of the UAAP Season 85 finals. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Ange Kouame’s UAAP mission is over, full recovery is up next. Kouame, who led Ateneo back to the...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Ateneo brought out the big guns in the first half to eke out a 75-68 victory over University of the Philippines and complete its redemption campaign in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball finals Monday, Dec. 19, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. ...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Defending champion University of the Philippines and Ateneo will clash in a do-or-die match for the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball title Monday, Dec. 19, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Coming from a 65-55 win in Game 2 last Dec. 14, the Blue Eagles are raring to complete...
Game 2 UAAP crowd. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER The University of the Philippines student council and Ateneo de Manila University’s Sanggunian are calling all attendees to wear black to protest the revival of mandatory ROTC during the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball finals between their...
Zavier Lucero of University of the Philippines. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Zavier Lucero will not only sit out the winner-take-all Game 3 between University of the Philippines and Ateneo, but he’ll be ending his UAAP career with a torn ACL. The 6-foot-6 forward, who was present...
Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER A visit from the alumni in practice lit the fire and inspired the Blue Eagles’ Game 2 showing, revealed Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin. Ateneo, which received a surprise appearance from its former players, arrived at the second...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Zavier Lucero has undergone an MRI test following a scary non-contact fall in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 85 finals between University of the Philippines and Ateneo. The 6-foot-6 forward, who towed the Fighting Maroons closer to their second straight title with a 72-66 Game 1 win,...
