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UAAP Season 75: Slaughter leads Ateneo over FEU

18 Aug
The Blue Eagle, the university's adopted symbo...

The Blue Eagle, the university’s adopted symbol since the 1930s (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In the battle between last year’ finals protagonists, the 5-peat seeking Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles have once again proven their mastery over the Far Eastern University Tamaraws by winning this year’s first meeting between the top contenders, 74-71.  The win was 6th victory of Ateneo in 7 games. Bert Flores-coached FEU fell to 5-2 after the loss.

FEU controlled the first part of the game as they led 21-18 after the first 10 minutes.  The Tams continued to outplay the Blue Eagles in the second period as the took a 37-27 lead at the halftime break.  The second half, however, was a different story as Ateneo trimmed the deficit to just 4, 49-53 behind the outside sniping of  Juami Tiongson and Nico Elorde.  Ateneo took its first lead at 56-55 with 7:48 left after Season 74 Finals MVP Nico Salva scored off a pass from Ryan Buenafe. A 13-5 run gave Ateneo a nine point lead at 69-60 going to the final minute of the match. FEU countered with triples from Mark Bringas and RR Gacia sandwiching a split from the line by Buenafe to trim Ateneo’s lead to 70-66. With 39 seconds left, Salva made 2 free throws to up the lead back to six. In the FEU possession, Fil-Am Anthony Hargrove turned the ball over by stepping on the baseline. Ateneo simply held on to the lead by hitting some free throws for the final tally of 74-71.

Greg Slaughter finished the game with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 5 blocks. Tiongon, Ravena, and Buenafe combined for 34 points. RR Garcia had a great game for FEU, leading all scorers with 21 markers.

Scores.

Ateneo 74 – Slaughter 17, Tiongson 12, Ravena 12, Buenafe 10, Salva 6, Erram 6, Elorde 6, Sumalinog 3, Chua 2, Gonzaga 0, Golla 0

FEU 71 – Garcia 21, Hargrove 12, Romeo 10, A. Bringas 10, M. Bringas 7, Belo 6, Tolomia 3, Pogoy 2, Sentcheu 0, Mendoza 0, Cruz 0

Quarterscores: 18-21; 27-37; 49-53; 74-71

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2012 UAAP Basketball: Slaughter gets double-double in Ateneo’s rout of NU

22 Jul
The Blue Eagle, the university's adopted symbo...

The Blue Eagle, the university’s adopted symbol since the 1930s (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

After a suffering its first defeat in its “drive for five” campaign, the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles came out with all guns ablaze to rout Season 75 hosts NU Bulldogs, 89-65.  The win was their second in three games this season while bringing back NU to ground after its opening day rout of UE.

Ateneo opened the game with an 8-0 run and ended up leading 28-17 after the first period.  They outscored the Bulldogs 27-17 in the second quarter to stretch the lead to 21. From then on, the Eagles cruised to a lopsided 89-65 victory in a game dubbed to be a potential finals preview.

The Blue Eagles were led by its Big 3. Season 74 Final’s MVP Nico Salva had 21 points. Season 74 Rookie of the Year Kiefer Ravena had 17 points, six rebounds and five assists.  Season 74 Mythical 5 member and former UV Green Lancers standout Greg Slaughter had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Season 74 MVP Bobby Ray Parks led the Bulldogs with 22 points.

The loss was NU’s 9th straight defeat to the Blue Eagles.  With the win, the Blue Eagles tied rivals DLSU Green Archers at 2nd place with a 2-1 record.

The scores:

Ateneo (89) – Salva 21, Ravena, 17, Slaughter 14, Chua 12, Gonzaga 9, Tiongson 8, Elorde 3, Buenafe 3, Erram 2, Porter 0, Pessumal 0, Capacio 0.

NU (65) – Parks 22, Mbe 14, Villamor 10, Ignacio 6, Rono 5, De Guzman 2, Betayene 2, Alolino 2, Khobuntin 1, Javillonar 1, Rosario 0, Neypes 0, Labing-isa 0.

Quarterscores: 28-17, 55-34, 72-54, 89-65.

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2012 UAAP Basketball: UST exploits Slaughter’s foul trouble to win against Ateneo

19 Jul

For 12 straight games at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournament, the UST Growling Tigers lost against the ADMU Blue Eagles. For the first time since August 4, 2007, the Tigers beat the Eagles.

The Blue Eagles who are gunning for their 5th straight title dominated the first half of the game.  They led by 15 points at the end of the first and second quarter. Their solid lead however was easily wiped out in ten minutes as the Growling Tigers came clawing out of the dugout and outscored the 4-time defending champions 30-11 in the third quarter.  Comeback kid Aljon Mariano scored 13 of his 21 points in the decisive quarter to even singlehandedly outscore the vaunted Ateneo Blue Eagles. The Tigers also controlled the final period and took a 69-62 lead going into the last 2 minutes of the game. The Eagles made a last-ditch rally to try and salvage the game as they made a 5-0 run behind a three-point basket by Juami Tiongson and a putback by Kiefer Ravena to bring the Eagles within 2, 67-69.  Karim Abdul answered for UST by scoring on a drive to bring up the lead to 4 and make it a 2-possession game with 10 seconds left.  The Tigers celebrated too much and too early that they allowed Tiongson to hit another long range bomb to cut the lead to just a single point with 5 seconds left. Ateneo, however, was not able to make a quick foul as they were able to foul Jeric Teng with less than 2 seconds left. Teng missed both of us free throws but Greg Slaughter cannot corral the rebound in time for a desperation attempt. Final score 71-70 in favor of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers.

Aljon Mariano had 13 boards along with 21 points to bag the game’s scoring honors. The Jeric pairing of Teng and Fortuna came up with 27 points and 12 rebounds between them. Big man Abdul had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks to somehow outplay Slaughter who just finished with 9 points and 5 rebounds after being hounded by foul trouble in the second half.  2011 UAAP Rookie of the Year Kiefer Ravena led the Eagles with 19 points while 2011 UAAP Finals MVP Nico Salva had 17 markers with 8 rebounds. Cebuano Christopher Sumalinog contributed 4 points in the loss. With the result, both teams are now 1-1.

UST’s next assignment will be against the UP Fighting Maroons on Saturday while ADMU will try to get back on the winning track against the NU Bulldogs.

The scores:

UST 71: Mariano 21, Teng 16, Abdul 14, Fortuna 11, Ferrer 4, Bautista 3, Lo 2, Pe 0, Daquioag 0, Afuang 0

ADMU 70: Ravena 19, Salva 17, Slaughter 9, Tiongson 8, Buenafe 5, Sumalinog 4, Elorde 3, Chua 3, Golla 2, Gonzaga 0, Erram 0

Quarter scoring: 12-27, 28-43, 58-54, 71-70

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SEA Games: Greg Slaughter to lead Sinag Pilipinas

1 Nov

Fresh from winning the UAAP Championship for the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, big man Greg Slaughter will lead the Men’s Basketball team dubbed as Sinag Pilipinas in the South East Asian Games later this month. The SEA games team will also feature some of the country’s most promising collegiate standouts.

Coach Norman Black tapped the services of NCAA Champion San Beda Red Lions stalwarts Garvo Lañete and Jake Pascual. NCAA runners-up San Sebastian will be represented by  Ian Sangalang and Ronald Pascual . Aside from Slaughter, ADMU’s Nico Salva and Keifer Ravena are also in the team. Other members include UAAP Season 74 MVP Bobby Ray Parks, Jr., UAAP Season 73 RR Garcia, Cliff Hodge, and Chris Ellis.

Marcus Douthit who was earlier reported to be on the team will not join the Sinag but Smart-Gilas skipper Chris Tiu will be part of the team to provide leadership and veteran presence.

The Philippines is expected to rule the tournament. The country has won the gold in 14 of the 15 times the event was included in the SEA games. The only time that the Philippines garnered the silver medal was in 1989 when they were upset by hosts Malaysia.

Medal History for Men’s Basketball at the SEA games

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Philippines Philippines 14 1 0 15
2 Malaysia Malaysia 1 8 4 13
3 Thailand Thailand 0 5 8 13
4 Indonesia Indonesia 0 1 2 3
5 Singapore Singapore 0 0 1 1
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Energen Pilipinas Under-16 Youth Team: Asilum and Diputado banner Fiba Asia U16 five

5 Oct

Coach Olsen Racela has revealed to media the Energen Pilipinas Under-16 Youth Team that will represent the county in the Fiba Asia U16 tournament in Nha Trang City, Vietnam. The team will miss many players who were instrumental in sweeping the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (Seaba) U16 championship in Banting City, Malaysia last August due to school commitments.

Notably absent is big man Arvin Tolentino of San Beda. Some of the regulars though are back for an another tour of duty led by SHS-AdC Magi Eagles guard Henry Asilum and ex-Magi Eagle Rev Diputado (San Beda). Also back are NU’s Hubert Cani, Xavier’s Kyles Lao, Reedley’s Jay Javellosa, Ateneo’s Earl Murphy, and Arellano center Daryl Pascual.

Reinforcing them are are Tomas Ramos (Ateneo), J-Jay Alejandro (Mapua), Prince Rivero (National University), Andrei Caracut (San Beda), Isaac Go (Xavier), Nic Dalafu (Victory Christian International) and Jordan Heading (Morrison High School).

The Energen Pilipinas Under-16 Youth Team is expected to win comfortably their group assignments as they battle Southeast Asian rivals  Indonesia (Oct. 19) and host Vietnam (Oct. 20). The bigger matches will be in the second round where the Asian powerhouses meet and try to secure one of two slots to the  2012 Fiba U17 World Championship.

The national youth team hopes to surpass the 4th place finish of the 2009 team that was starred by the likes of Kiefer Ravena, Mike Tolomia,Von Pessumal, and Jeron Teng.

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Greg Slaughter eyed for SEA Games Basketball team

3 Oct
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Norman Black, the coach of the National Men’s basketball team for the Southeast Asian(SEA) Games, has included Filipino-American Greg Slaughter in the initial list of players he wants to participate in the Philippine’s defense of the SEA games basketball crown.

The other players in the short list are:

  1. Ateneo’s Nico Salva
  2. Ateneo’s Emman Monfort
  3. Naturalized Center Marcus Douthit
  4. Smart Gilas guard Chris Tiu
  5. Ateneo’s Keifer Ravena
  6. FEU’s RR Garcia
  7. SSC’s Roland Pascual
  8. NLEX’s Cliff Hodge
  9. NLEX’s Chris Ellis
  10. San Beda’s Garvo Lanete
  11. San Beda’s Jake Pascual
  12. FEU’s Aldrech Ramos
  13. SSC’s Calvin Abueva
  14. UST’s Jeric Fortuna
  15. Letran’s Kevin Alas
  16. NU’s Ray Parks
The final selection will be announced soon as they SEA games competitions will start on November 11. The Philippines is expected to dominate the competition but the SBP believes that there is a need to send a strong team owing to the improvement of skills of our Southeast Asian neighbors. The Asean Basketball League (ABL) has been instrumental in upgrading the level of competition in the region. In SEA games history though, the Philippines won all the gold medals except in 1989.
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UAAP Season 74: Greg Slaughter part of the Mythical 5

19 Sep

Former Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) MVP was selected as a member of UAAP Season 74 Mythical 5. He finished second in the MVP race to super freshman Bobby Ray Parks, Jr. of the NU Bulldogs. For Season 74, Slaughter’s per game averages are 13.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.9 blocks. His field goal shooting clip is 50.77% while he makes 61.36% of his free throw attempts. He had a double-double in 7 of the 14 games in eliminations.

Joining Slaughter in the Mythical 5 are MVP Ray Parks, fellow Gilas bigman Aldrech Ramos, King Falcon Alex Nuyles, and Season 74 Rookie of the Year Kiefer Ravena.

In 15 games playing for the Blue Eagles, Greg Slaughter has led the team to a 14-1 record. They will be facing the Bert Flores-coached FEU Tamaraws in the UAAP best of three finals starting this Saturday, September 24. The game will be aired live at ABS-CBN Channel 2.

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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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Ateneo now 4-0 : Slaughter topscores

23 Jul

Slaughter top scores for the Blue Eagles (gmanews pic)

The University of the East Red Warriors had the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles in the ropes in the first half of their UAAP match but it was not enough to stop the league leader in posting its 4th straight victory. Greg Slaughter had his first double-double of the season finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Ateneo to 73-61 win over the winless UE.

All Ateneo starters scored at least 9 points each. Nico Salva had 10 points and Super freshman Kiefer Ravena scored 13 points which includes a break-away dunk.

UE’s effort was led by bench players Paul Zamar (13 points) and John Noble (11 points). The Red Warriors were outscored 45-36 at the second after just trailing by 3 in the half-time break.

Slaughter and the rest of the Eagles (4-0) will play next Saturday its Katipunan neighbors the UP Fighting Maroons (1-2).

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