UST standout Fortuna starts training with San Miguel
By Celest R. Flores
howcasing disciplined basketball in his last years in college and in the PBA D-League has opened a lot of doors for guard Jeric Fortuna.
howcasing disciplined basketball in his last years in college and in the PBA D-League has opened a lot of doors for guard Jeric Fortuna.
Jeric Fortuna led the way as Blackwater continued its winning ways after turning back Air21-JRU, 88-83, Monday in the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup at the San Juan Arena.
Freego Jeans and Big Chill shoot for semifinal berths when they clash with separate rivals Thursday in the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup.
University of Santo Tomas-Ironcon Builders subdued Mapua-Mighty Sports, 59-55, even as Skyforce finally barged into the win column in the 2011 MBL Invitational basketball championship at the Lyceum gym in Intramuros, Manila.
JAKARTA—A Philippine five that has played together only for three weeks opens its quest for what many feel is a sure gold medal against lightweight Cambodia in basketball action of the 26th Southeast Asian Games Monday.
Chris Tiu, the last cut from the team that won the gold in 2007 in Thailand, banners the squad made up of standouts from both the NCAA and the UAAP who reported only to coach Norman Black after their respective leagues ended recently.
Blackwater’s top quartet took over in key stretches as the Elite held off a rallying Café France, 92-86, to claim the solo lead in the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup Tuesday at the Lyceum gym.
San Sebastian hotshots Ronald Pascual and Ian Sangalang will miss the country’s championship bid in the Southeast Asian Games.
Blackwater Elite used a key third-quarter surge to hold off newcomer Dub Unlimited, 78-62, Tuesday and grab the early lead in the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup at the San Juan Gym.
Another season, another failed mission. Still, you can’t say these UST Growling Tigers did not try. Given up as Eagle fodder after a pair of blowout losses to Ateneo, UST fought tooth-and-nail in the Final Four—running on little else but faith.
If season 74 of the UAAP could be scripted, University of Santo Tomas would’ve fought tooth and nail for authorship and wrote it so that the Tigers would win the most glamorous varsity basketball crown in the country to highlight the school’s celebration of its 400th anniversary.
MANILA—Heroes—and hero-worship—are forged through the fires of the Final Four, where hoop heroics are not only celebrated, but woven into the rich fabric of the country’s basketball history. This year’s UAAP season won’t be an exception. Beneath the surface of all the pre-semifinal hype, waiting to burst out in the open, are four players who [...]
The rookie who created quite a stir even before the season opened proved he’s up to all the hype.
University of Santo Tomas hopes to complete the Final Four cast against a Far Eastern University side also vying for a crucial win in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament Thursday.
