NU Bulldogs head coach Jeff Napa stays locked in to the bigger prize at stake – a UAAP championship – after his team of scrappy standouts ended a seven-year Final Four drought. UAAPSeason85
MANILA, Philippines – For the first time in seven years, the NU Bulldogs are back in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament Final Four after ending the playoff hopes of the UST Growling Tigers with aIt was a hard-fought win for the Bulldogs, who rallied from 11 points down in the second quarter to avert a massive upset loss and possibly lose precious momentum heading to the Final Four.
“We’re not thinking of [clinching the] Final Four. We’re looking forward to what more we can achieve. This is only the start of the story we want to finish,” said the former Bulldogs star in Filipino. Joining Napa in his journey back to title contention is a solid and deep rotation of star rookie Kean Baclaan, foreign student-athlete Omar John, scrappy forward Michael Malonzo, and veteran gunner John Lloyd Clemente – who is ecstatic that he is finally heading to the playoffs after four years of trying.
With two more big games against La Salle and Adamson left in the Bulldogs’ elimination round schedule, Napa is staying locked in to hopefully clinch a twice-to-beat berth and enter the playoffs with a considerable advantage over the eventual third and fourth seeds.
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