Green Archers Gear Up for UAAP Wars


Green Archers Prepare to Defend Their Crown
With the start of the UAAP season only a few days away, there is a lot of speculation about whether the Green Archers can successfully defend the UAAP title. Several key members of last year’s rotation are no longer with the team. It will be difficult to fill the void left by the departure of team captain Ty Tang and Cholo Villanueva, who together with JV Casio formed the most potent backcourt in the UAAP last year. Brian Ilad finished his eligibility, while Kish Co and OJ Cua elected not to play out their final year. The experience and on-court smarts of these players is going to be hard to replace.

This year’s team is an interesting blend of veterans and newcomers.

Holdovers from last year are: JV Casio, Simon Atkins, Bader Malabes, Peejay Barua, Rejan Lee, James Mangahas, Rico Meierhoffer, PJ Walsham, Ferdinand, and Marko Batricevic. Newcomers on the team are LA Revilla, Hyram Bagatsing, Maui Villanueva, David Webb, Jovet Mendoza, and Manoj Chandumal.

The Green Archers participated in the Nike Summer League and the Fil-Oil Invitational, and made it to the knockout stages of …


 
 
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Green Archers Begin Defense of UAAP Crown



On July 6, the De La Salle University Green Archers begin the quest to defend its UAAP Men’s Basketball title as it collides with the pre-season favorite Ateneo Blue Eagles. Everyone is asking: Can the Green Archers snatch its eight UAAP title and accomplish a third back-to-back feat?

Five members of the team that won the basketball championship for DLSU last year will no longer be around—court general TY Tang, clutch shooter Cholo Villanuva, big man Bryan Ilad, and role players OJ Cua and Kish Co. Although their departure will mean challenges and more adjustments for the team, Coach Franz Pumaren is not a bit worried. “That is the beauty of college basketball– to develop new guys and to recruit the right players who will fit into the system.”
While the team focuses on developing players, leadership responsibilities will rest anew on the shoulders of UAAP Season 70 Mythical Team Members Rico Maierhofer and JV Casio, and both are very much up to the task.


 
 
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Coach Cholo


img_7137He successfully transformed from being one of the team relievers into one of the team’s go-to guys. He skillfully mastered the art of clutch shooting, striking arrow spears into the hearts of the opposing teams. In his final UAAP season, he gave his all out performance to bring the crown back to De La Salle University. And when the final buzzer signalled the Green Archers’ victory, he broke down in tears. Then, he bid the Lasallian community goodbye…but not for long.
When the curtains rise for the opening of the UAAP Season 71, Pocholo “Cholo” Villanueva will once again be back on the DLSU bench. This time, he will no longer don his familiar No. 9 jersey, but will be clad in the usual green and/or white polo shirt and will be part of the talent-laden coaching staff of DLSU. Yes, he is now Coach Cholo and he will join the ranks of fellow former Green Archers, Tonichi Yturri, Tyrone Bautista, Joey Sta. Maria and Assistant Coach Jack Santiago.
Photo courtesy of absolutverde


 
 
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A Lasallian in the Land of Green and White: Challenges and Victories inside the Saudi Classroom

After a Master’s degree in DLSU-Manila complemented by 7 years of teaching English in the same university, I decided to embark on a greater challenge anchored on the desire for greener pastures.  Hence, that led me to fly to a strangely familiar country whose flag took pride in the colors green and white – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
 
My moving from a green and white university to a green and white country may have been mere coincidence as far as the color connections are concerned, but more than that, I saw it as providential as I realized that I will surely need much of God’s grace more than my teaching expertise to ensure my survival in this country.
 
I, along with other OFW teachers, started our work at a technical institute on October 1, 2006.  The institute is managed by a government entity headquartered in Jubail Industrial City in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.  Looking at the above average monthly salaries, our posh accommodation inside the campus, on-time salary payments, free utilities, …


 
 
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BACKTRACK: DLSU’s last game in the NCAA

It has been twenty two years since De La Salle University became a resident of the Universities Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). And in a span of a decade and a half, the mighty Green Archers have been a perennial fixture in the finals and have snagged four UAAP men’s basketball titles to the dismay of rival universities. 

Older people could remember that before De La Salle’s fruitful tenure in the UAAP, it has also dominated in the oldest collegiate league in the country, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). But not too many know the reason why La Salle decided to leave the NCAA and pack its bags for the UAAP.

On August 17, 1980, La Salle tangled with Letran in a basketball tiff at the Rizal Coliseum. Students from both universities were at their barbaric best, taunting …


 
 
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