The summer that preceded the NCAA Season 99 and UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments was one of the busiest in recent years.
Regular preseason competitions returned and invitational cups sprung left and right; collegiate squads were more than happy to join as many as they could to perfect their preparations for their mother leagues.
Ever the multi-tasker, Phillips said he only has the Green Archers’ “topnotch strength and conditioning coaches in the program” to thank for as their unsung heroes. “We use a deep roster, really. We try to keep the minutes down which allows us to go ahead and lift weights four days a week. We never miss on that. Even on game days, they’re lifting weights,” Ateneo de Manila University head coach Tab Baldwin shared.
“The players that are playing on the roster on a given day, the other group of players that are not playing are practicing. We split our coaching staff,” he said. “It’s something that we didn’t really get last season and it’s something we really valued. We have a long way to go but I think these tournaments are really doing us well,” Ballungay said.
“It’s just an amazing experience,” Phillips mentioned. “I think ‘yung team chemistry namin is really starting to come together, kasi mayroon kami nung Japan . We’re able to really gel and prepare for the UAAP, and we’re able to simulate the UAAP atmosphere, things like that.”
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