Category: UAAP
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Running out the clock on Student-Athlete Transfers
By: Atty. Toby Pavon “Everything which is not forbidden is allowed” This is the legal maxim on which the UAAP board is (most probably) resting its justification for the new transfer rules intended to be implemented in the following seasons. In its press briefing, the UAAP released the following statement: “The University Athletic Association of…
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Analyzing the Goodbye to Bahay
By: Eriko Dela Cruz 2024 is almost a week old yet the New Year fireworks are still going off in the college basketball offseason. The biggest and brightest of the fireworks are going off around Jared Bahay, the number one high school player according to the National Basketball Training Camp (NBTC) who has reportedly withdrawn…
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HumbleBola’s Best 25 Players Under 25
By: Francis De Ungria Philippine basketball has had a ton of young talent come through in recent years. It is only fitting that we take an in-depth look at the young buds, some of whom are plying their trade overseas, while others opting to grow their roots on Philippine soil. The list will rank Filipino…
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Almost should not be Enough for UP anymore
By: Eriko Dela Cruz The UAAP season has come to a close, with the De La Salle Green Archers coming out on top after seven years of futility. The UP Fighting Maroons, the other protagonist of the Finals, now stands at a 1-3 win-loss record since they first made it back in 2018. The past…
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The Largest 3-point Lead
By: Toby Pavon After missing six shots from the arc, most of them short, Evan Nelle pulled up from two steps behind the arc to unleash a seventh triple for the game. The La Salle Green Archers were down four points with half a quarter left to play when Nelle decided he would risk the…
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FINALS GAME 3: Breaking the Curse— A UP vs DLSU Edition
BY MARCUS ASINAS Reading Time: 3 minutes What’s up with the UP during finals and Araneta Coliseum? Is their signal weak too? Can Coach Topex break his personal championship curse as the two giants square off in a winner-take-all Game 3? In game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 Finals, the UP Fighting Maroons clobbered…
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Do the Ateneo Blue Eagles still have that extra gear?
By Eriko dela Cruz “Ateneo has had a rollercoaster of a season.” would be the understatement of the year. They split their match-ups against the number 1 (UP) and 2 (DLSU) seeds, but got swept by FEU. They led against Adamson by 19 in the first round, only for a once cushy lead to evaporate…
