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ALTER TO PLAY FOR STATE U

UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) Director for Operations Bo Perasol has confirmed that the UP Fighting Maroons have secured the commitment of Fil-American Volcano Vista Highschool center Sean Alter, a 6’9″ center who will wear maroon in S86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Perasol on Sunday said that the development “is […]

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BOOK ON THE INSPIRING RISE OF THE UP FIGHTING MAROONS LAUNCHED

After just one season, the much-awaited book that narrates the amazing rise of the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons — from cellar dwellers of the collegiate league to finals contenders in Season 81 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) — was launched December 9 at the UP Executive House in Diliman. […]

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UP alumni urge UAAP to tap third-party observers, technology to improve officiating

With the UAAP basketball season nearing its end, alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP) reiterated their call for fair officiating after the UP Fighting Maroons narrowly edged the Adamson Falcons 73-71 last Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena. NowheretogobutUP Foundation (ntgbUP) Chairperson Atty. Agaton Uvero stressed this on Tuesday, saying that the […]

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UP TO TAP VETERAN REFEREES TO MONITOR UP-LA SALLE TIFF

A fairly-officiated game that will be decided by the players, not the referees. This, according to nowheretogobutUP Foundation Chairman Atty. Agaton Uvero, is what the UP community is hoping for in the UP Maroons-De La Salle Green Archers matchup on Wednesday, a game that will decide which teams make it to the UAAP Final Four. […]

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From UP Fight to UP Flight

For a time it looked as if the UP Fighting Maroons had nowhere to go but down. After the 1986 UAAP championship, UP’s performance in the premiere collegiate league could be described as uneventful, even dismal, save for two seasons back in 1996 and 1997 when the team reached the Final Four. The UP community […]