NCAA Finals: Letran’s Fran Yu out of deciding Game 3

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:30:35 +0000

Letran’s three-peat bid in the NCAA suffered a big blow when team captain Fran Yu was suspended following his disqualifying foul c omitted in Game 2 of the NCAA Season 98 Finals on Sunday. For that, the Knights will be without the Tondo-born Yu in the deciding Game 3 of their title series with the […]

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Benilde holds off Letran, forces rubber match

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2022 11:13:57 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN Migs Oczon and Will Gozum showed great poise, coming through with huge baskets down the stretch to help lift College of St. Benilde past Letran, 76-71, in Game 2 of the NCAA Season 98 men’s basketball tournament Finals Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.The Blazers turned the tides […]

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Letran beats Benilde in heated NCAA Finals opener, nears 3-peat

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 13:21:41 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN In a highly-emotional game, the Letran Knights showed steely resolve and prevailed over the top-ranked College of St. Benilde, 81-75, at the start of their NCAA Finals Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.Kurt Reyson, King Caralipio, and Louie Sangalang made crucial plays down the stretch to help the Knights take […]

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Letran, Benilde start NCAA Finals at Big Dome

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 08:35:54 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN College of St. Benilde and defending champion Letran begin their best-of-three Finals showdown in the NCAA Season 98 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Tipoff is set at 3 p.m. as the Blazers take pride in making their first championship appearance in two […]

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Blazers back in NCAA finals after 20 years, face Knights

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:32:28 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN College of St. Benilde fended off San Beda’s determined challenge to barge into the Finals of the NCAA Season 98 men’s basketball tournament with a nail-biting 62-61 win on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City.Migs Oczon delivered big time in the clutch for the Blazers, making […]

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JRU’s win over Letran not surprising – CSB coach

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:04:20 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON (UPDATED) College of St. Benilde head coach Charles Tiu wasn’t exactly surprised when the embattled Jose Rizal University pulled off an 87-71 win over defending champion Letran in the final game of the eliminations of the NCAA Season 98 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 23. In a reply to a twitter […]

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Wasn’t really a stunner, says CSB coach on JRU’s win over Letran

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 05:05:09 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Jose Rizal University pummeled a lethargic Letran side, 87-71, to end its NCAA Season 98 campaign with a bang at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City Wednesday, Nov. 23.The Heavy Bombers took full advantage of Letran’s poor start to win pulling away – thanks to the hot-shooting duo of Ry […]

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Amores, controversial ex-JRU player, apologizes to CSB

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 23:13:15 +0000

By NIKOLE JAVIER  The healing process has started. In his effort to repair and recover from a “self-destructing” behavior during an NCAA game with College of St. Benilde on Nov. 8, John Amores went to the Blazers practice on Sunday to apologize. He was remorseful for his violent action that had made him the most […]

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JRU expels hot-headed Amores, but will provide counseling to other athletes

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:41:25 +0000

By NIKOLE JAVIER  John Amores has been officially removed from the Jose Rizal University men’s basketball team following his rampage during their second round game against College of St. Benilde in the NCAA Season 98 on Nov. 8. The 23-year-old Amores, who was slapped with an initially suspended indefinitely by the University and the NCAA, […]

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Knights extend win streak to 9, clinch semis berth

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 08:07:41 +0000

Three-peat seeking Letran streaked to its 9th win by downing Emilio Aguinaldo College, 84-77, in the NCAA Season 98 Saturday at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan. This time, it was King Caralipio who struck hardest for the Knights, knocking down 12 of his 16 points in the payoff period that enabled them to book […]

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