For one last time. For all the marbles. Mapua and San Beda duke it out for glory in the all-or-nothing Game 3 of the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament Finals on Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. Will it be the Red Lions who are eyeing a return to the...
For one whole week, one of San Beda’s biggest priorities entering Game Three of their NCAA Season 99 title duel with Mapua was free throw shooting. “Nagalit ako,” said San Beda coach Yuri Escueta referring to their atrocious effort from the foul line in a 71-65 victory in Game Two last Sunday...
It turns out it was not only Mapua which is drawing inspiration from the past. San Beda also got a boost from former player Teddy Alamarez, a familiar figure in the 1991 NCAA Finals between the Red Lions and the Cardinals which the latter won – and incidentally also the last time Mapua got its...
Migs Oczon is confident that his experience and learnings will help him in his new journey in the Korean Basketball League. CSB's Migs Oczon (Inah Sabido) The 6-foot floor general expressed his appreciation to the College of St. Benilde community, especially to head coach Charles Tiu and team...
San Beda head coach Yuri Escueta heaped praises for main man Jacob Cortez and the Red Lions’ fighting spirit after surviving another do-or-die game that kept their title hopes alive in the NCAA Season 99 Finals. San Beda head coach Yuri Escueta (left) and Jacob Cortez. (NCAA Media) Not only that...
Jacob Cortez went berserk and delivered in crunch time anew, powering San Beda past Mapua, 71-65, to force a do-or-die Game 3 in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday, Dec. 10 at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Jacob Cortez of San Beda hangs in the air for a tough...
Mapua's star guard Clint Escamis joined an elite club after winning both the rookie plum and Most Valuable Player award in the NCAA Season 99 Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Mapua's star guard Clint Escamis (Arnold Quizol) The 23-year-old hotshot tallied 53.16 points in...
College of St. Benilde bucked a slow start and wrapped up its season on a high note after defeating Lyceum, 93-83, to become the first-ever third place team in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday, Dec. 10, at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. College of St. Benilde wins...
Evan Nelle is now a recently crowned UAAP champion with De La Salle while his former side is seeking its own redemption in the NCAA. Things may have ended bitterly in the past, but the Green Archers guard believes that San Beda is capable of pulling off the same feat in its own best-of-three...
Mapua star guard Clint Escamis heaped praises on fellow rookie teammate Peter Rosillo for giving San Beda's ace Jacob Cortez a hard time on the floor in Game 1. Peter Rosillo of the Mapua Cardinals (NCAA Media) The Cardinals inched closer to the NCAA title after escaping the Red Lions, 68-63, last...
Migs Oczon bid farewell to College of St. Benilde as he is taking his act to the Korean Basketball League with Ulsan Hyundai, the talented guard posted on social media on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Migs Oczon (Inah Sabido) Oczon waived his last two playing years for the Blazers to join the Phoebus later...
The last thing that the Mapua Cardinals wanted was to have a premature celebration after nailing Game 1 of their best-of-three finals affair against the San Beda Red Lions in NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball. Mapua Cardinals skipper Warren Bonifacio (NCAA Media) For graduating senior and skipper...
