Ateneo's Comeback Predicted: Joseph Obasa Sees Blue Eagles Soaring in UAAP Season 88
Source: news.source.inquirer
Former Ateneo player Joseph Obasa, currently with the Macau Black Bears, expressed optimism about Ateneo's basketball team returning to form in UAAP Season 88. Despite a disappointing Season 87, Obasa highlighted the potential of current players like Kyle Gamber, Shawn Tuano, and Jared Bahay, and praised the coaching system under Tab Baldwin, which he believes will lead to significant progress.
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Joseph Obasa, a former Ateneo player, is confident that Ateneo will bounce back in UAAP Season 88 after a poor performance in Season 87.
Obasa credits the Ateneo coaching system and mentions specific players like Kyle Gamber, Shawn Tuano, and Jared Bahay as key to the team's potential success.
Ateneo's performance in Season 87 was one of their worst, finishing with a 4-10 record and missing the Final Four.
In Season 86, with Obasa as a foreign student-athlete, Ateneo had a better record of 7-7 and reached the semifinals.
Obasa's comments were made during a tune-up game in Manila where he played for the Macau Black Bears against Gilas Pilipinas.
