Malick Diouf of UP Fighting Maroons (AFP) By NIKOLE JAVIER Defending champion University of the Philippines showed championship poise and fended off Ateneo’s late comeback, 72-66, in Game 1 of their the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball Finals on Sunday night, Dec. 11, at the Mall of Asia...
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...
Ange Kouame of Ateneo (left) and Carl Tamayo of University of the Philippines. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER University of the Philippines and Ateneo renew their rivalry while La Salle and Adamson try to press their bids for the fourth and last semis berth in the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball...
Carl Tamayo of University of the Philippines. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Defending champion University of the Philippines inched closer to a twice-to-beat advantage after a 78-60 win over University of Santo Tomas in the second round of the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Defending champion University of the Philippines seeks to bounce back and return to the win column when it tussles with University of Santo Tomas in the second round of the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay...
James Spencer of University of the Philippines. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Defending champion University of the Philippines cruised past Far Eastern University with a 73-59 win in the second round of the men’s basketball tournament Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. James...
Zav Lucero of University of the Philippines (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Defending champion University of the Philippines remains vigilant despite taking the first semifinal seat when it tackles Far Eastern University as the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament resumes after a 12-day...
Reigning UAAP champion University of the Philippines shifts its preparation for the upcoming Season 85 to a higher gear when it flies to South Korea to play a series of tuneup games against professional teams playing in the Korean Basketball League. Photo from UAAP Program director Bo Perasol...
Ricci Rivero becomes the next collegiate standout to play overseas as he takes his act to Taiwan. Former UP guard Ricci Rivero is set to join the Taoyuan Pilots in Taiwan's P.League+. (UAAP Media Bureau) Rivero is set to suit up for the Taoyuan Pilots in the P.League+, becoming the first Filipino...
Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin calmly answered queries from media after absorbing a heartbreaking 72-69 loss at the hands of rival University of the Philippines in Game 3 of the UAAP men's basketball Finals Friday night, May 13. Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin (left) consoles outgoing team captain...
For the first time in 36 years, the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons are the kings of the UAAP men's basketball. Players and coaching staff of the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons celebrate after ending their 36-year title drought. UP dethroned Ateneo, 72-69, in Game 3...
Expect fireworks and a mammoth crowd as reigning champion Ateneo and University of the Philippines lock horns in the last and decisive "Battle of Katipunan" at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Friday night, May 13. Dave Ildefonso (right) and Season 84 MVP Ange Kouame (left) are expected to...
