2019 5x5 National Collegiate Championship

March 9, 2020

Belangel leads late surge as Ateneo rallies past San Beda to defend PCCL title

Originally posted from Sports Interactive Network (spin.ph) https://www.spin.ph/basketball/ateneo-pccl-champion-san-beda-sj-belangel-a2437-20200308 By Randolph B. Leongson IF there’s still any question whose team Ateneo will be this season, SJ Belangel made sure there won’t be any more from hereon. The third-year guard was playing on a different plane as he steered the Blue Eagles to a 57-46 victory over…

March 9, 2020

Jancork Cabahug leads way as UV Lancers rip UP Maroons to place third in PCCL

Originally posted from Sports Interactive Network (spin.ph) https://www.spin.ph/basketball/jancork-cabahug-stars-as-uv-lancers-beat-up-maroons-to-place-third-in-pccl-a2437-20200308 By Randolph B. Leongson UNIVERSITY of the Visayas bagged third place honors in the 2019 Philippine Collegiate Champions League, drubbing University of the Philippines, 93-63, on Sunday at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan. Jancork Cabahug had a field day for the Green Lancers as he…

March 8, 2020

San Beda pulls off escape act vs UP to set up PCCL Finals showdown vs Ateneo

Originally posted from Sports Interactive Network (spin.ph) https://www.spin.ph/basketball/san-beda-up-fighting-maroons-pccl-finals-philippine-collegiate-champions-league-calvin-oftana-a2437-20200307 By Randolph B. Leongson SAN Beda bucked a late surge from University of the Philippines to take the 65-63 victory and advance to the 2019 Philippine Collegiate Champions League Finals Saturday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Calvin Oftana split his freebies with 4.5 seconds left to…

March 8, 2020

SJ Belangel, Tyler Tio lead way as Ateneo rips UV to reach PCCL final

Originally posted from Sports Interactive Network (spin.ph) https://www.spin.ph/basketball/sj-belangel-tyler-tio-lead-way-as-ateneo-rips-uv-to-reach-pccl-final-a2437-20200307 By Randolph B. Leongson ATENEO used a superb fourth quarter to turn back University of the Visayas, 95-63, and earn a return trip to the finals of the 2019 Philippine Collegiate Champions League Saturday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Tyler Tio fired 14 of his 16…

March 4, 2020

UV Green Lancers vanquish SWU-Phinma to advance to PCCL Final Four

Article originally posted from SunStar Cebu: (https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1847057/Cebu/Sports/UV-Green-Lancers-vanquish-SWU-Phinma-to-advance-to-PCCL-Final-Four) By: Jonas Panerio (SunStar Cebu) THE University of the Visayas Green Lancers exacted revenge on the Southwestern University-Phinma Cobras as they beat the reigning Cesafi champions, 76-67, to capture the title in the PCCL Visayas/Mindanao Regional Championship at the Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center in Dumaguete City…

February 16, 2020

Peter Alfaro shines as San Beda gets past UST, reaches Collegiate Champions League semis

Originally posted from Sports Interactive Network (spin.ph) https://www.spin.ph/basketball/peter-alfaro-leads-san-beda-past-ust-and-into-pccl-semifinals-a2437-20200215 By Randolph B. Leongson PETER Alfaro stepped up to the plate for San Beda as it denied University of Santo Tomas’ late rally to take the 77-68 victory in the UAAP-NCAA Challenge and book a Final Four spot in the 2019 Philippine Collegiate Champions League Saturday at…

February 11, 2020

Ateneo survives late UST charge to seal place in PCCL Final Four

Originally posted from Sports Interactive Network (spin.ph) https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/ateneo-survives-late-ust-charge-to-seal-place-in-pccl-final-four-a2437-20200209 By Randolph B. Leongson ATENEO booked the first ticket to the Final Four of the 2019 Philippine Collegiate Champions League UAAP-NCAA Challenge after surviving a game challenge from University of Santo Tomas, 82-71, on Sunday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan. Ange Kouame scored…

February 11, 2020

San Beda notches first victory, keeps Letran winless in UAAP-NCAA Challenge phase of PCCL

Originally posted from Sports Interactive Network (spin.ph) https://www.spin.ph/basketball/calvin-oftana-leads-san-beda-past-letran-in-pccl-uaap-ncaa-challenge-a2437-20200209 By Randolph B. Leongson SAN Beda gained a measure of revenge against rival Letran, delivering a 76-53 beating on Sunday in the 2019 Philippine Collegiate Champions League UAAP-NCAA Challenge at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan. NCAA MVP Calvin Oftana led the Red Lions with an…

February 9, 2020

Belangel on fire as Ateneo blasts San Beda to jumpstart PCCL title defense

Originally posted from Sports Interactive Network (spin.ph) https://www.spin.ph/basketball/ateneo-san-beda-2019-pccl-uaap-ncaa-challenge-sj-belangel-a2437-20200208 By Randolph B. Leongson SJ Belangel caught fire for Ateneo as it torched San Beda, 83-69, in the 2019 Philippine Collegiate Champions League UAAP-NCAA Challenge Saturday at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan. The third-year guard could not be stopped as he went 5-of-6 from deep…

February 9, 2020

UST Tigers nail 13 three-pointers in rout of Letran Knights

Originally posted from Sports Interactive Network (spin.ph) https://www.spin.ph/basketball/ust-tigers-beat-letran-knights-in-pccl-a2437-20200208 By Randolph B. Leongson TORRID was the shooting of University of Santo Tomas as it subdued Letran with 13 threes, scoring a 95-65 win on Saturday in the 2019 Philippine Collegiate Champions League UAAP-NCAA Challenge at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan. The Growling Tigers subdued…