It’s clear what Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin wants: complete players who are tough but not a liability. Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin (UAAP Media) The championship coach has urged his players to grow up fast if they ever wish to defend their title this Season 86. After four games, the...
Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin sees the lack of culture within the squad as the root cause of their early struggles in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. Mason Amos of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. (UAAP Media) The defending champions found themselves with a 1-2 start, a far cry from...
UAAP men’s basketball defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles will not be left behind in the recruitment scene as they secured the addition of Raffy Celis and Michael Asoro to the team. The sister school Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Grade 12 standouts Celis and Asoro have officially made...
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...
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...
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...
Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin By NIKOLE JAVIER A convincing Final Four win might have wowed onlookers but it’s no championship fit for Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin. The 64-year-old tactician may have deemed the Blue Eagles’ 81-60 semifinals victory against the Adamson Soaring...
Ateneo Blue Eagles. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Ateneo’s recent encounters with defending champion University of the Philippines have ended thrice in overtime heartbreak. After coming off back-to-back escape acts with the last one against University of the East, 69-66, Ateneo head coach...
From left: Bj Andrade, Tab Baldwin and Dave Ildefonso of Ateneo. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin did not hold back when he called out Dave Ildefonso and Bj Andrade about their roles in the team. The three-time UAAP champion coach didn’t wait for the first round...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Learning the lessons of a painful Final Four exit against eventual champion University of the Philippines last season, De La Salle head coach Derrick Pumaren finally sees the glimpse of a great potential from the Green Archers. Pumaren's remarks came after ending a long...
Tab Baldwin (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin expressed dismay after absorbing a 83-78 setback against rival De La Salle in the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday, Oct. 9, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. In the middle of redemption from last...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Ateneo seeks to continue its redemption campaign in the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament at the expense of National University to cap off a busy playdate on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. The Blue Eagles (1-0) expect a tough battle...
