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UAAP approves the “Jerry Pingoy Rule”

11 Mar

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) board by a vote of 5-2 has approved a new rule that will somehow hinder star players from their respective high school programs from transferring to a competing UAAP college program.   The new rule could be dubbed as the Jerie Pingoy rule after the supposed transfer of the Cebuano basketball star from Far Eastern University (FEU) to the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU).  The Jerie Pingoy Rule states that a player from a rival UAAP program will have to sit out for 2 years before he can don the colors of his new school in the UAAP Senior’s Basketball tournament.  Should Pingoy transfer to the ADMU Blue Eagles, we can only see him play in the 2015 UAAP tournament.  If he remains in FEU, he can play in 77th season of UAAP, which starts in July 2013.

The UAAP board almost unanimously approved the new rule with only the teams from Katipunan (University of the Philippines and ADMU) voting against it.  The rule also extended the redshirt period of foreigners who want to play in the country’s premier collegiate basketball league from 1 year to 2 years.  Among the affected would be former Southwestern University (SWU) sensation Benoit Mbala who transferred to the De la Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers this past season.  Mbala had Manila schools salivating for his services when he spearheaded the campaign of the SWU Cobras in the Champion’s League Final 4.

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When and where will Pingoy play in the UAAP Seniors???

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UP shutout in the 2011 Bar Top 10

29 Feb

For the first time in many years, the University of the Philippines College of Law was shutout in the Top 10 of Bar Exams. I just cannot believe it. Maybe the new exam format did not suit well for UP Law grads.

Here is this year’s Top 10:

Name School Rating
1st Place Atadero, Raoul Angelo D. Ateneo de Manila University 85.5363%
2nd Place Bolong, Luz Danielle O. Ateneo de Manila University 84.5563%
3rd Place Rafal-Roble, Cherry Liez O. Arellano University 84.4550%
4th Place Bañaga, Rosemil R. Notre Dame University 84.1226%
5th Place Gonzales, Christian Louie C. University of Sto. Tomas 84.0938%
6th Place Bandal, Ivan M. Silliman University 84.0901%
7th Place Acosta, Eireene Xina M. San Beda College 84.0663%
8th Place Qua, Irene Marie P. Ateneo de Manila University 84.0575%
9th Place Laceda, Elaine Marie G. Far Eastern University-DLSU (Juris Doctor-MBA) 84.0401%
10th Place Aquino, Rodolfo Q. San Beda College 83.7276%

Congratulations to all new lawyers!

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Greg Slaughter gets UAAP title with Ateneo Blue Eagles

1 Oct
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After winning CESAFI titles while with the UV Green Lancers, Greg Slaughter continued his amazing college career by capturing a UAAP title while playing with the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles. Ateneo went 16-1 with the Cebuano-American behemoth manning the post.

Slaughter will now make a decision on where to go next. Will he stay in Ateneo or will he go pro? It is one of the things that Philippine basketball fans will be finding out in the coming months. In his post-game interview, he is still undecided. He also gave thanks to his coaches after winning the UAAP title including Rajko Toroman, Al Solis, and Boy Cabahug.

Congratulations Greg! WTG Ateneo!!!

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UAAP Season 74: Slaughter topscores in Ateneo’s 10th win

25 Aug
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Former UV Green Lancer Greg Slaughter is once again the top scorer in an Ateneo victory in the UAAP season 74 men’s basketball tournament. This time, the Ateneo Blue Eagles survived and endgame rally by underdogs UE Red Warriors. The game ended 74-70 in favor of the defending champions and still undefeated Ateneo De Manila University.

Slaughter went berserk inside and finished with 19 points with 7 points scored in the pivotal 4th quarter. He was ably supported by Emman Monfort (13) and rookie-phenom Kiefer Ravena (12). John Noble of UE had 21 points to lead all scorers.

It was a tight match with UE actually leading in the first 2 quarters. Ateneo stepped on the gas in the 3rd as they outscored the Red Warriors 23-12 to end up with 56-49 lead. Ateneo maintained the pace in the 4th quarter and they were comfortably ahead by 8 points with less than 2 minutes left in the game. Suddenly, UE hit 2 three-point shots sandwich in between an Ateneo turnover to cut down the lead to 2. Monfort hit 2 free throws for the final score and the Ateneo defense prevented the Red Warriors to score in their final possession.

The win assured the league-leading Blue Eagles to a Final Four berth. They will bring their immaculate 10-0 slate this Sunday, August 28 to face rivals De la Salle University Green Archers.

The scores:

Ateneo 74 – Slaughter 19, Monfort 13, Ravena 12, Long 7, Gonzaga 7, Chua 6, Salva 5, Austria 3, Golla 2, Sumalinog 0

UE 70 – Noble 21, Zamar 15, Duran 8, Casajeros 7, Enguio 6, Javier 4, Sumido 3, Sumang 2, Santos 2, Tagarda 2, Flores 0

Quarters: 15-17, 33-37, 56-49, 74-70
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Slaughter gets his first UAAP double-double; Ateneo now 5-0

2 Aug
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After 5 games, Greg Slaughter was finally to bag a double-double in the UAAP. Expectations were so high for the former CESAFI MVP and many expect him to average a double-double. In the game against the UP Fighting Maroons, Slaughter scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Ateneo Blue Eagles routed their Katipunan neighbors 77-57.

All of Ateneo’s starters scored in double figures while preventing a Fighting Maroon to reach double digits. UP actually led 21-19 at the end of the first quarter. Beginning in the second quarter, the Ateneo juggernaut became unstoppable as they outscored UP 23-10 to lead 42-31 by the halftime break.

Freshman Kiefer Ravena top scored for the undefeated Blue Eagles with 15 points along with 4 assists and 4 steals. Three UP stalwarts scored 8 points to lead the cause of the Maroons whose record fell to 1-3.

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Slaughter voted Best Player of the Week

26 Jul

Slaughter is UAAP best player of the week

Greg Slaughter of the Ateneo Blue Eagles was adjudged as  ACCEL-316 UAAP Press Corps Player of the Week.  The former UV Green Lancer averaged 16 points, 8.5 rebounds and two shot blocks in the Blue Eagles two victories this week.  Ateneo has the solo leadership in the standings with 4 wins and 0 losses. Ateneo beat NU and UE last week.

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Greg Slaughter making waves at the UAAP

21 Jul

A few years back, University of the Visayas (UV) and University of Cebu(UC) had a virtual tug-of-war for the services of a lanky 6 foot 10 Filipino-American.  The young Gregory William Slaughter or Greg Slaughter for short decided to suit up for the powerhouse UV Green Lancers in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI). He led the Lancers to several Championships and winning MVP awards along the way. He stated to get the attention from the coaches and scouts of Manila. His battles with UC big man Junmar Fajardo were classic. Both of them were shortlisted to join in a newly formed Smart-Gilas Developmental Basketball Team then but only Slaughter was allowed to join by his mother club. 
The Gilas trained mostly in Manila, prompting Slaughter to decide to move to Ateneo de Manila University. At first, it stunned the UV management but in the end, they relented. When Slaughter left, UV’s CESAFI reign ended after losing to rivals UC Webmasters in last year’s finals.
After sitting out for a year, Greg Slaughter is now suiting up in his first season as an Ateneo Blue Eagle. So far after 3 games he is averaging 15 points per game, 7 rpg, and 2 blocks per game. Ateneo is so far undefeated this season. They have defeated Adamson, DLSU, and NU. In 3 games, Slaughter has shown that he is the premier center in Philippine college basketball.  He has changed countless of shots and his mere presence changes the offensive game plans of coaches. He was voted as the best player of the game twice already and if he keeps this up, he will be one of the most coveted players coming out of college in the PBA.


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Slaughter makes it to the 2011 UAAP Mythical Team

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Slaughter leads Ateneo anew

21 Jul
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The expected rugged match-up between the Slaughter-Ravena tandem with the Mbe-Parks pair did not materialize as the Ateneo Blue Eagles totally dominated the NU Bulldogs 86-62. The game was not a rout at first but when NU big man Emmanuel Mbe got into foul trouble, Ateneo started to assert its dominance. Without Mbe, the Bulldogs defense were helpless to battle the incursions of the Eagles.

Greg Slaughter was a dominating force in the middle as he blocked 2 shots and changed several NU attempts. Ateneo shot 51% in the field compared  to NU’s 37%.  Ateneo also made 6 triples compared to only 2 for the Bulldogs.  Slaughter led 3 other Blue Eagles in double figures. Greg Slaughter had 15 points with 7 rebounds, Kiefer Ravena 13 pts 3 assists, Nico Salva 12 pts 10 rebounds, and Kirk Long 11 points 7 assists. Long also did an outstanding job in harassing super freshman Bobby Ray Parks. Parks finished with 20 points and 6 rebounds but he got most of his points in garbage time. Mbe finished with 10 points 2 rebounds in 22 minutes. He played most of the game in foul trouble.

All in all, 13 Blue Eagles scored including Cebuano Chris Sumalinog. The former Don Bosco High School player had a perfect shooting game making a three pointer and all his free throws to finish with 7 points 2 rebounds 1 ast 1 stl and 1 blk.

Ateneo will next face winless UE on Saturday.

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UAAP 74: Slaughter limited but Ateneo still wins

16 Jul

Way back when Slaughter was a Green Lancer (pages.ph)

Former UV Green Lancer Greg Slaughter got his first taste of the most celebrated basketball rivalry in the country as his Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles battled De la Salle University Green Archers. The Green Archers concentrated their defense on Slaughter who exploded with 23 points in his UAAP debut against the Adamson Univesity Soaring Falcons. The defense of DLSU opened up opportunities for Slaughter’s teammates to score.

The game became the coming out party of freshman phenom Kiefer Ravena, who bannered the Blue Eaglets last year. The young Ravena scored 22 points in the first half to tow ADMU to an 11-point first half lead.  He finished the game with 24 points,  10 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 big steals.

Greg Slaughter finished with 7 points (3-4 FG),  6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. His defense was a big factor in Ateneo’s 81-72 victory as he changed countless attempts of DLSU.  Green Archers Center Norbert Torres only made 3 out of his 16 field goal attempts.

With the victory, Ateneo is now 2-0 while rivals La Salle is 0-2.  Next up for Ateneo will be the National University Bulldogs on Thursday.  It will be exciting to see how the Eagles match up with the Bulldogs (0-1) that boast of another marquee newcomer in Bobby Ray Parks, Jr. and big man Emmanuel Mbe.

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Contrasting Tales of 2 Cebuano Blue Eagles

13 Jun
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The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is the premier collegiate athletic league in the country. UAAP Basketball has been dominated by the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles.  The 4-peat seeking Blue Eagles recruited 2 Cebuanos for the 2011 UAAP cage wars: Gregory Slaughter  and Mark Jayven Tallo.

Two years ago, Slaughter was the CESAFI Seniors MVP playing for the University of the Visayas Green Lancers while Tallo was the Juniors MVP donning the Cebu Institute Technology (CIT) Wildkittens uniform.  Both did not play last season since both transferred schools. Slaughter has to sit out one season after transferring to Ateneo while Tallo moved to Cebu Eastern Colleges after differences with the CIT High School Coach.  Slaughter was also busy with the national quintet Smart Gilas and he even helped the Gilas cause in tough tournaments like the Asian Games and the recent PBA conference.  With the entry of the 2, Ateneo would have been loaded with two of the most promising Cebuano ballers in the country.

Ateneo is a very strong team and many young students would aspire to join its celebrated Team A.  Winning the last 3 UAAP hoops title is a testament of the quality of players and management that the school has. The team is supported by MVP (Manny V. Pangilinan) and ably coached by PBA legend Norman Black.

A few days ago, Greg Slaughter scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Ateneo to its first Filoil Flying V preseason crown by beating NCAA Champs San Beda Red Lions. Slaughter is on its way to stardom and he will likely dominate the lane in the upcoming UAAP wars. Cebuanos remember him fondly of his match-ups with University of Cebu‘s Junmar Fajardo.  Cebu will be so proud when Slaughter starts to have Shaq-like (circa 2000) performances in the Araneta Coliseum. He will probably become one of the cornerstones of the national team in the years to come and we will definitely see him in the PBA in the near future.

As for Tallo, newspapers reported his apparent departure from the Eagles camp.  He packed his bags and went home to Cebu. He left citing loss of confidence caused by the lack of playing time. He has been riding the bench of Ateneo for the whole pre-season and he wanted to show the people what he can do in the court.  Other UAAP teams has expressed interest for his talents but the news article noted that he was keen on skipping this season.

caloycomment: First, it is great to see that Greg Slaughter has been leading the Eagles in the pre-season.  Being a part of the Smart Gilas it is expected that he dominate the shaded lane.  The playing time at Ateneo will help him develop confidence and improve his performance during clutch situations.  A UAAP Championship will add luster to his outstanding basketball resume.

For Mark Jayven Tallo, another year of missing competitive basketball will not be helpful to him. It is rare for someone to be recruited and immediately elevated to Ateneo Team A.  They are so many Ateneo Junior Eaglets who wished to take his slot on the team. As a freshman though it was expected that he has to learn the system and sit out many games.  The Blue Eagles are loaded especially with guards.  It does not help his cause also that Ateneo just elevated another super freshman guard and national juniors team mainstay Keifer Ravena. I just wish him well in his plans but he should know that he could help a lot of teams out there and a scholarship that will lead to a degree is also very important.

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