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Filoil Preseason: Ateneo Blue Eaglets squeak past Mapua for huge win

Rick Olivares
Posted at May 23 03:28 PM

Ateneo point guard Ian Espinosa hit a floater in the lane with five seconds left to lift the Ateneo Blue Eaglets to a pulsating 67-66 win over defending NCAA juniors champion Mapua University in the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup. Read more »

Kai Sotto to train abroad, chase NBA dream

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 03:25 PM

Kai Sotto has decided to train full time in an effort to pursue his dream of playing in the NBA, the Filipino teenager announced on Monday. Read more »

NBTC: Sotto, Ateneo escape upset axe in National Finals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 12:26 PM

Ateneo-Quezon City was spared the blushes of being the highest-ranked team to be relegated early as it held off Lyceum-Cavite, 86-84, in Day Two of the Chooks to Go NBTC League National Finals. Read more »

32 teams to see action in NBTC tournament

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 03:35 PM

For the 12th year, the Chooks-to-Go SM NBTC will be showcasing the future of Philippine basketball as its national tournament kicks-off on Monday, March 18 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Read more »

NU draws first blood against Ateneo in UAAP juniors finals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 05:32 PM

In a rematch of last season's championship showdown, the Bullpups drew first blood against the Blue Eaglets in the Season 81 finals, behind a balanced effort that saw four players reach double-digits. Read more »

UAAP: Ateneo, NU open juniors basketball finals rematch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 06:55 AM

The last two teams standing in the UAAP Season 81 juniors basketball tournament, National University and Ateneo, open their best-of-3 finals series on Monday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan. Read more »

Ateneo, NU eye finals rematch in UAAP juniors basketball

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 06:07 AM

NU and Ateneo will try to set up a championship showdown for the second consecutive season when they take on lower-ranked foes in the Final 4 of the UAAP Season 81 juniors basketball tournament on Friday. Read more »

Ateneo's Kai Sotto is UAAP juniors MVP

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 05:29 PM

Ateneo's teenage standout, Kai Sotto, is the runaway winner of Most Valuable Player honors in the UAAP Season 81 juniors basketball tournament. Read more »

Ateneo overpowers Adamson to seal semis bonus in UAAP juniors basketball

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Posted at Feb 10 05:52 PM

The Blue Eaglets will carry a six-game winning streak to the semifinals. Read more »

UAAP: Sotto dominates as Ateneo Blue Eaglets overpower La Salle-Zobel

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Posted at Feb 03 06:31 PM

Kai Sotto had 26 points and 20 rebounds on Sunday's game at the FilOil Flying V Centre, towing the Blue Ealgets to their 10th wins against three losses. Read more »

UAAP: NU, Ateneo avenge first-round losses in juniors basketball

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 09:15 AM

National University (NU) inched closer towards a Final 4 spot in the UAAP Season 81 juniors tournament after a masterful 112-71 rout of Adamson University on Sunday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan. Read more »

NU overpowers UST, Ateneo bounces back in UAAP juniors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 05:52 PM

National University (NU) scored a wire-to-wire 94-66 victory over University of Santo Tomas to tighten its hold of the top spot in the UAAP Season 81 juniors' basketball tournament on Wednesday. Read more »

NU holds off Ateneo, UPIS snaps skid in UAAP juniors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 06:46 PM

The Bullpups have now swept the Blue Eaglets in the elimination round. Read more »

NU, Ateneo face off to open second round of UAAP juniors hoops

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 04:13 PM

National University plays defending champion Ateneo to cap a four-game bill on Sunday at the FilOil Flying V Centre, as the second round of the UAAP Season 81 juniors basketball tournament kicks off. Read more »

UAAP: Batang Gilas trio fuels Bullpups rout of Kai Sotto, Blue Eaglets

Norman Lee Benjamin Riego, ABS-CBN Sports
Posted at Dec 15 06:26 PM

Nazareth School of National University downed Kai Sotto and Ateneo de Manila High School 78-62 to finish with a 6-1 record, the best at the conclusion of the first round. Read more »

UAAP: Dominant Kai tallies career-high 36 points, as Blue Eaglets rout UPIS

Norman Lee Benjamin Riego, ABS-CBN Sports
Updated as of Dec 08 04:55 PM

Kai Sotto towered above everyone for a career-high 36 points, towing the Blue Eaglets past the overmatched Junior Maroons 77-60 on Saturday. Read more »

Ateneo, National U improve to 2-0 in UAAP juniors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 09:36 PM

Defending champion Ateneo and National University posted comfortable victories to share the early lead in the UAAP Season 81 juniors basketball tournament on Sunday at the Blue Eagle Gym.   Read more »

WATCH: Give the ball to Kai Sotto and get out of the way

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 09:15 PM

Not only can Kai Sotto dominate the paint, but the 7-foot-1 phenom showed he can also put the ball on the floor and make a play from way outside the basket. Read more »

Basketball: Ateneo Blue Eaglets bag U-19 championship

Rick Olivares
Posted at Jun 24 05:35 PM

Ateneo played without Batang Gilas players Kai Sotto, Gio Chiu, and Forthsky Padrigao. Read more »

UAAP: Champion coach Joe Silva says successor perfect for Blue Eaglets

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Posted at Apr 11 05:57 PM

New Blue Eaglets head coach Reggie Varilla has been described as "very smart, detail-oriented . . . but values and discipline also come first for him." Read more »