Entering NCAA Season 99, no one really believed San Beda could seriously contend for the championship. San Beda players celebrate after defeating Mapua, 76-66, to bag the NCAA Season 99 crown. (Mark Balmores) Except for the San Beda Red Lions, who went on to defy overwhelming odds, prove the...
James Payosing delivered when it mattered the most, making him very much deserving to become the Finals Most Valuable Player according to San Beda head coach Yuri Escueta. San Beda head coach Yuri Escueta and James Payosing receive their respective awards. (Mark Balmores) The Red Lions mentor...
Yukien Andrada saved the best for last and caught fire from the distance to power San Beda past Mapua, 76-66, and bag its first title in four years in the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 17. The San Beda Red Lions are the NCAA Season 99 men's...
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...
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...
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...
Graduating guard Evan Nelle was nothing short of grateful to De La Salle as he kissed the school goodbye with a sweet UAAP championship. The 24-year-old Nelle capped a memorable three-season stint in the league towing the Green Archers to their 10th title against University of the Philippines...
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...
