FEU Cheering Squad celebrate its UAAP Cheerdance 2023 title. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Winning the UAAP Season 86 Cheerdance Competition crown was sweeter for the Far Eastern University Cheering Squad than ruling the bubble edition with the team’s reign only lasting for six months then. The FEU Cheering Squad coach Randell San Gregorio reclaimed … Read more
UP coach Goldwin Monteverde.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—University of the Philippines Coach Goldwin Monteverde arrived at Mall of Asia Arena with a sense of urgency for Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. At 4 pm, JD Cagulangan, Malick Diouf and Francis Lopez were already at the court minutes before Monteverde arrived at … Read more
Mark Nonoy chases his first championship. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Mark Nonoy and CJ Cansino are back in the UAAP Finals, but on opposite sides of the floor this time. Four seasons after falling just short of giving University of Santo Tomas (UST) the championship, Nonoy and Cansino could have continued to be dominant players for … Read more
La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao during second round game against UP in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — The first-ever UAAP Finals series between La Salle and University of the Philippines features a couple of interesting storylines between former teammates and old rivals. The Green Archers and Fighting Maroons dispute the … Read more
NU coach Jeff Napa.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — National University coach Jeff Napa admitted the Bulldogs failed to level up their game as they couldn’t get over the hump in the Final Four, ending their UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament with three consecutive losses. “We’re here to compete and to level up our game. … Read more
UP guard Gerry Abadiano during a game against Ateneo in the second round of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net The best of the best of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament have come this far, to a stage where the veritable men always get separated from the boys. The Final Four, … Read more
UST coach Pido Jarencio.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Even though University of Santo Tomas ended its bid in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament with a win, coach Pido Jarencio showed up to the media minus his signature smile. Instead of relishing the Growling Tigers’ 57-53 win over the Far Eastern University Tamaraws, Jarencio lamented his … Read more
NU Lady Bulldogs in the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament. –UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—National University will enter the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament Final Four on a blazing note. The Lady Bulldogs outlasted University of the Philippines, 81-59, in their final elimination game at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday. Not only did NU … Read more
UE big man Precious Momowei.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — University of the East big man Precious Momowei has lost his eligibility to win an individual award in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament after being slapped with a one-game suspension for committing a second unsportsmanlike foul on Sunday. Before his suspension, which was announced … Read more
Kevin Quiambao (left) seamlessly boosts the Archers with a terrific effort on both ends. For a team that is in prime position to bag a twice-to-beat advantage in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament, La Salle seems to be applying a happy-go-lucky approach. And coach Topex Robinson, the man responsible for that culture, took … Read more