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He’s finally home. Nearly three weeks after he and teammate Rene Baterbonia tragically passed away , Ateneo big man Divine Adili was laid to rest in his hometown of Umueri, Nigeria on Friday, June 26. Family, friends, and members of the local community gathered to pay their final respects, many...

Elias Adili still found strength to encourage his son 's teammates to keep chasing their dreams despite the tragic incident they had all experienced in Ateneo 's team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora. “My message to Ateneo, they should not relent in what they intend to do. And to...

The body of Divine Adili, who tragically died alongside Rene Baterbonia in a drowning incident in Dipaculao, Aurora last week , is finally returning to his home in Nigeria, the Ateneo de Manila University announced Wednesday, June 17. After moving from the campus to Arlington Memorial Chapels in...

Divine Adili left his family in Nigeria to pursue a career in basketball. He dreamed of giving his parents a better life. But tragedy struck last Monday, June 8 , and people who knew Adili so well could only share how good of a person he was. Before his days with Ateneo in the UAAP, the 21-year-old...