Bader set for UAAP action.BAHRAIN'S Bader Abdulla Malabes today begins his third season in the men's basketball tournament of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938 is a sports association of eight universities in the Philippines. Each year, teams from universities play in 14 sports. (UAAP UAAP University Athletic Association of the Philippines UAAP Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ). The former Manama Club Manama Club (Arabic: المنامة) is a Bahraini football club based in Manama. They play in the top division in Bahraini football. player and son of local basketball legend Abdulla Jassim hopes to help his school team, the De La Salle De La Salle is the name of several educational institutions affiliated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the Lasallian Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle: The UAAP, which is the Philippines' leading collegiate sports league A sports league is an organization that exists to provide a regulated competition for a number of people to compete in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and compete on weekends; at its most complex, it can , heads into its 72nd year of action, and men's basketball will once again be the top draw. Two games take place today following the inauguration festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. . In the opener, the University of Santo Tomas Santo Tomás, Spanish for Saint Thomas, describes numerous locations. Places in the world
Bader and the Archers head into the new campaign with one of the league's youngest rosters. Six rookies and four sophomores feature in head coach Franz Pumaren's 16-player squad. They have also lost their two main scorers from last season due to graduation, but Bader is not worried. Confident "We have a very good group entering the season, even if we are a very young line-up compared to the other schools," Bader told the GDN GDN Garden (postal suffix) GDN Gdansk, Poland - Rebiechowo (Airport Code) GDN Global Data Network GDN Goods Dispatch Note GDN Global Disaster Network (Yahoo group) in an interview. "We will do fine as long as we stick to the system of coach Franz and play as a team. We did lose our two main players in JV (Casio) and Rico (Maierhofer), and we are not as strong as before, but if we stick together and play our style, we can achieve our goals and surprise everyone." Bader is now one of the senior members of the Archers. Having already earned his undergraduate degree at De La Salle, the sharp-shooting guard is continuing his studies and is working on his Masters' degree, which will allow him to play out his remaining years of eligibility in the UAAP. Bader has been an integral part in the Archers' march to the finals in each of his two seasons. He hopes to continue his streak this year and maybe add his second title. "Our chances of winning this season are not any less compared to previous years," Bader said. "We always enter the season with a few question marks but then end up playing in the finals. My team and I have confidence that we can win the championship." Bader and the Archers lost in the 2008 finals series 0-2 to reigning champions the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, who are this year's favourites to repeat. Other teams to look out for are last year's losing semi-finalists, the Far Eastern University Tamaraws and the University of the East Red Warriors. In tomorrow's games which round out the opening weekend's events, the University of the Philippines In 2004, the University's seal and the Oblation were registered in the Philippine Intellectual Property Office to prevent unauthorized use and multiplication of the symbols for the centennial of the University in 2008. Fighting Maroons and the National University Bulldogs battle, followed by the Eagles playing the Tamaraws. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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