Alumni bloc wants Black to replace Bo

AN INFLUENTIAL group of Ateneo alumni is batting for popular and hugely successful coach Norman Black to replace Bo Perasol as head coach of the Blue Eagles in the next UAAP season.

An insider in the group of respected Ateneo alumni is convinced that Black, who steered the Eagles to five consecutive championships from 2008, is “the right man for the job” following Ateneo’s failure to continue its winning tradition under Perasol.

“With Black at the helm, we expect the glory days to return,” said the Inquirer.net source. “He has proven time and again that he has the ability to squeeze the best out of his players. Results will show that Bo failed.”

The Eagles lost in the Final Four this season to the Far Eastern U Tamaraws and its twice-to-beat edge in the 2014 semifinals against eventual champion National University.

According to the same source, also being considered as Perasol’s replacements are PBA great Ronnie Magsanoc and Ateneo assistant coach Sandy Arespacochaga.

Magsanoc served as deputy to Perasol this season and mapped, according to keen observers, many of the Eagles’ plays during crucial stretches of games.

Black, who coaches Meralco in the pro league, won the Grand Slam for San Miguel Beer in 1989 and has a collection of 11 PBA titles.