“Anytime we are in the off-season, we also have that dual purpose, and it includes winning,” says Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin as the Blue Eagles gear up for the World University Basketball Series in Japan.
Looking to defend their UAAP men’s basketball crown later this year, the Blue Eagles will try to do the same in thefrom August 10 to 13 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo.
“Anytime we are in the off-season, we also have that dual purpose, and it includes winning. We have to make it a habit, and it starts with the preseason,” he added. “I’m happy. I want as tough a competition as we can get,” said Baldwin. “We don’t know the caliber of the teams, but it seems on paper that the competition will be tougher.”
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