John Abate and the UE Crimson Warriors have fun towards the La Salle Inexperienced Archers within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines—Woman Luck has been form to College of the East coach Jack Santiago.
Santiago owed a part of the Crimson Warriors’ surprisingly good begin within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event to his revamped lineup which was fortunate sufficient to land three promising guards.
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The addition of John Abate, Rainer Maga and Wello Lingolingo got here simply when UE wanted to fill a gaping gap following the departure of its former star Rey Remogat.
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“We simply wanted to cowl the spot left by Remogat however truly, these gamers who’re with me proper now, these guards… they’re right here as a result of I simply bought fortunate,” Santiago, the previous longtime La Salle assistant coach, advised Inquirer Sports activities on Sunday following UE’s gorgeous 75-71 win over defending champion La Salle on Sunday.
“I by no means anticipated these guards to be obtainable for me.”
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If there was any sport the place UE might present it might sustain with one of the best, it was the sport towards the Inexperienced Archers.
UE coach Jack Santiago.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
The guard-heavy lineup of UE gave La Salle all types of issues with Abate, Lingolingo and Maga taking turns in making large performs for the Crimson Warriors.
Abate completed with a team-high 20 factors constructed on 3-of-3 from downtown whereas Lingolingo added 18 all on 3-pointers. Maga scored simply seven factors however had three essential steals as he additionally performed a key position in handing La Salle its first lack of the season.
READ: UAAP: UE delivers La Salle’s first loss in males’s basketball
“Maga simply sat out for a 12 months and I noticed him enjoying outdoors and I noticed his potential. Wello, he got here from the province and I simply bought him there as a result of I do know he’s able to successful large video games,” Santiago recalled. “John got here from UST. UST was the one who recruited him however for some motive I don’t know, he referred to as me and stated he’s prepared to switch. I noticed his potential and I requested myself, ‘why not?’”
“My recruits simply occurred to be virtually all guards however actually talking, they only fortunately got here to me and I’m simply maximizing them.”
To date, Santiago has been in a position to take advantage of out of his small-ball roster with the Crimson Warriors at the moment at 2-2.
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