MANILA, Philippines -- Derrick Pumaren knew exactly what he was getting himself into when he agreed to return as the head coach of the De La Salle University Green Archers.
Pumaren took over the position in January, returning to the job he first held in 1986. He led La Salle to back-to-back titles in 1989 and 1990 before going on to coach University of the East and Centro Escolar University.
But Pumaren is unfazed. Indeed, he welcomes the challenge, as his goal is for the Green Archers to regain the standard of excellence that they maintained for so long."Hindi naman ako pumunta dito just to work or just to coach. I'm here to win. Alam ko 'yun," said Pumaren. "And sa La Salle kasi there's a standard that we have to maintain."
In recent seasons, the road to the UAAP title has gone through the Blue Eagles. Under the tutelage of Tab Baldwin, Ateneo has claimed the last three championships, and in Season 82, they completed a perfect season by winning all 16 of their games. "They play disciplined basketball and that's what we should play also this coming UAAP season. So medyo malaking task, pero we're up to it, we're up to it to face that," he added.
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