La Salle’s Ben Mbala. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER>net
La Salle has claimed the UAAP Season basketball title for just a few hours, but its star center is already looking at the future.
After finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds, the fun-loving big man knows the Green Archers can do more and gun for a title repeat.
“Of course, we’re going for a repeat, we’re not contented with just one,” said Mbala Wednesday at Smart Araneta Colisuem after humbling archrivals Ateneo 79-72 in the second game of the Finals. “We’re going to do whatever it takes to be on top.”
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La Salle’s title was the culmination of a season the Green Archers had to win at all cost.
Even before the first tip of Season 79, opposing coaches had labeled La Salle as the team to win it all with Mbala anchoring the Green Archers’ offensive and defensive ends.
Mbala, however, knows their title run wasn’t all peaches and cream.
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“I had to do a lot of sacrifice, I had to push myself to the limit and I had to quit other stuff on the side,” said Mbala. “You do it for the game.”