NATIONAL University’s Ray Parks and Ateneo’s Nico Salva won the PSBank Maaasahan Player of the Season trophy and the Maaasahan Finals MVP, respectively, for powering their teams in the recent UAAP basketball tournament eventually won by the Blue Eagles.
For Nico Salva, the best championship of the five he’s had was the last. Salva, who was a part of Ateneo’s five-peat concluded his stay with Ateneo with a hardfought title.
ATENEO star Nico Salva couldn’t even quite remember what the halftime huddle was all about. Yet University of Santo Tomas sure got the message.
Ateneo’s Greg Slaughter and Nico Salva ganged up on National University in the second half, leading the Blue Eagles to a 70-56 rout of the Bulldogs and within a win of the twice-to-beat semifinal bonus in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament Thursday at Philsports Arena.
GREG Slaughter, Nico Salva and Kiefer Ravena combined for all but one of Ateneo’s fourth-quarter points as the Ateneo Blue Eagles turned back the La Salle Green Archers, 71-61, yesterday to claim solo second in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament.
The nucleus of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball champion squad may be elevated to the national team the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas will soon form with the long-term goal of playing in the 2014 Fiba World Championship.
He’s often honored for his immense cage talent, but even off court, Ateneo’s Kiefer Ravena makes a good impression.
A historic title romp in a nationwide tournament has earned San Sebastian a fitting recognition in the Collegiate Basketball Awards.
Wiping out any doubt, San Sebastian captured the championship that even coach Topex Robinson thought might be improbable to clinch.
Already replete with stories of success, Ateneo goes for another historic feat against San Sebastian in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League Finals Thursday.
Nico Salva provided the end-game lift Ateneo needed as the Blue Eagles survived a sloppy outing to down the San Sebastian Stags, 56-51, Monday and forge a winner-take-all showdown for the Philippine Collegiate Champions League crown at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
The twice-to-beat advantage San Sebastian enjoys over four-time UAAP champion Ateneo in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League in the title playoff doesn’t seem enough for Stags coach Topex Robinson.
Two of the country’s tallest varsity players come face to face when Ateneo and University of Cebu clash at the start of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League semifinals Monday at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
