UP’s JD Cagulangan eludes the protection of Ateneo’s Jared Bahay throughout a preseason sport.–FILOIL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Host faculty College of the Philippines battles Ateneo when the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event suggestions off on September 7.
Serving as a curtain raiser for the showdown between two rivals, legendary OPM rock band the Eraserheads will headline the opening ceremony.
Season 87 could solely function one males’s basketball sport set at 6 p.m. however the followers are in for a live performance deal with with the Eraserheads, composed of Ely Buendia, Marcus Adoro, Raymund Marasigan, and Buddy Zabala performing to spotlight the opening ceremonies with a theme of “Stronger. Higher. Collectively.”
“We’re comfortable that the Eraserheads are going to share their magic with the UAAP as we begin Season 87. Saktong-sakto yung mangyayaring ito sa theme natin for this season,” stated UP Workplace for Athletics and Sports activities Improvement Director Bo Perasol. “They reached the highest, disbanded, reunited, and now, full circle na sila sa homecoming nila sa UP and sa UAAP. They’re true music icons and legends and our nationwide satisfaction.”
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The nation’s most iconic rock band, which acquired the Gawad Oblation Award — the very best distinction that UP bestows on its alumni for his or her important contributions and extraordinary service, could have separate tickets from the season-opening sport between UP and Ateneo.
UP, which made it to the finals for the previous three seasons however settled for runner-up within the final two years, is parading an intact squad bannered by Season 86 Rookie of the Yr Francis Lopez, Gerry Abadiano, Harold Alarcon, and JD Cagulangan, who will lead newcomers Jacob Bayla and transferee Gani Stevens.
The Combating Maroons had their greatest elimination spherical end final yr with a 12-2 and dethroned the Blue Eagles within the Ultimate 4. They gained the finals sequence opener towards the La Salle Inexperienced Archers however reigning Season and Finals MVP Kevin Quiambao willed his workforce again to seize the Season 86 title in a do-or-die finals Recreation 3.
Ateneo shall be banking on high prospect Jared Bahay, who first dedicated to UP however had a change of coronary heart and took his act to the Blue Eagles and coach Tab Baldwin.
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The Sacred Coronary heart Faculty Ateneo de Cebu product shall be ushering in a brand new period with Kristian Porter after the departure of Mason Amos, who transferred to La Salle after one season with Ateneo, in addition to one-and-done Joseph Obasa, PBA rookies Kai Ballungay and Jared Brown.
The second day of Season 87 will function three matches with La Salle opening its title bid towards Nationwide College. Sean Chambers makes his teaching debut for Far Jap College towards Adamson, which is dealt with by the Tamaraws’ former mentor Nash Racela, whereas transferee Forthsky Padrigao debuts for the Pido Jarencio-coached College of Santo Tomas towards the College of the East.
The Inexperienced Archers will proceed to show to Quiambao, who was the highest participant of Season 86, in addition to Michael Phillips, Joshua David, and CJ Austria as coach Topex Robinson will now not have Evan Nelle, Mark Nonoy, Francis Escandor, and Ben Phillips, who all turned professional.
The Bulldogs shall be leaning on Jake Figueroa and the brand new guard duo of Steve Nash Enriquez and sophomore Reinhard Jumamoy after Kean Baclaan transferred to La Salle.
Host faculty UP shall be visiting the seven universities’ pep rallies to reward them with a symbolic, LED-lit torch that’s meant to be displayed all year long and shall be taken off its perch on the finish of the season, paying homage to the extinguishing of the Olympic Flame on the finish of The Video games.
“Hindi ito yung conventional torch relay sa simula ng taon. As an alternative, we’re passing on a torch to every of our member colleges within the spirit of friendship and kinship, reminding us of the concord and cooperation that exists throughout the league,” stated Perasol as UP has additionally invited every faculty to interpret the season theme and specific it by artwork on a big canvas to be referred to as ‘The Unity Wall,’ which is anticipated to be exhibited in taking part in venues all year long.
“The artworks, though they’re completely different, they may type a collective entire and ship the identical message. Parang ang UAAP lang. We’re stronger, higher, collectively not as a result of we’re all the identical, however truly, dahil tayo’y could mga pagkakaiba-iba,” he added.
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UE could have its pep rally on Wednesday, adopted by Ateneo and FEU on Friday, Nationwide U and UP on Sep. 3, La Salle and UST on Sep. 4, and Adamson on Sep. 5.
