Ateneo wrapped up its UAAP Season 86 campaign earlier than expected in what turned out to be a ‘fractured’ season. The Blue Eagles were sent reeling by two-time championship rival University of the Philippines, 57-46, on Saturday, Nov. 25 in their Final Four duel. Ateneo coach Tab...
Coaches Tab Baldwin and Nash Racela had a heated exchange during Ateneo and Adamson’s win-or-go-home match for the last UAAP Season 86 Final Four slot on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin and Adamson coach Nash Racela. (UAAP Media) The opposing tacticians were handed double...
Adamson’s Jerom Lastimosa was sent off riding into the sunset in an unforgettable way by his supposed competitors as he bids his UAAP career goodbye. Adamson’s Jerom Lastimosa. (UAAP Media) At the last second of their rubber match for the last UAAP Season 86 Final Four seat on...
Defending champion Ateneo has found its back against the wall as it vies for the last Final Four slot in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. Staring at a record of 5-6 in the standings, the Blue Eagles are holding on for dear life after finding themselves in a two-way tie with...
Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin pointed out the lack of playing chemistry as the reason for the Blue Eagles' up-and-down campaign in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. Ateneo Blue eagles head coach Tab Baldwin. (UAAP Media) The defending champions managed to hand University of the...
Tab Baldwin doesn’t fancy Ateneo’s chances against the unbeaten University of the Philippines in their much-anticipated first-round encounter. Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin. (UAAP Media) While defending champions Blue Eagles struggled to get their bearings going for a 3-3 record, the Fighting...
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...