NCAA opener loss ‘wake-up’ call for San Sebastian, says coach
By Mark Giongco
Ian Sangalang towered over everyone else while Calvin Abueva attacked with reckless abandon.
Ian Sangalang towered over everyone else while Calvin Abueva attacked with reckless abandon.
Skidding Blackwater and RnW Pacific Pipes try to stay alive when they tangle in the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup Tuesday.
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.
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.
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.
Cebuana Lhuillier and Big Chill look to sustain their stellar forms when they clash with separate rivals Thursday in the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup at the Trinity University of Asia Gym in Quezon City.
Coach Frankie Lim has been raving about the San Beda Red Lions’ ability to rise above bruising duels against the San Sebastian Stags this season.
Down but not out.
Despite being within a loss of another Finals defeat at the hands of rival San Beda, San Sebastian is far from giving up.
San Beda’s running game kicked into high gear just when San Sebastian lost its composure.
A perfect elimination round may have eluded them, but the San Beda Red Lions feel adversities have prepared them for the most important stretch of their campaign.
