from archer pride's twitter account
xavier school standout jeron teng commits to play for de la salle university in the upcoming 75th season of the uaap men's basketball tournament. la salle won the "jeron teng sweepstakes" against other teams like ateneo and nu who reportedly tried to convince him to play for their school's basketball team.
teng, a former rp u-16 player and youth olympics participant, made the news by scoring 104 points against grace christian school in last year's tiong lian tournament. he is expected to the the "future" of the la salle basketball team, which underwent a coaching overhaul after missing the final four in season 74. a few months back, coach gee abanilla took over the head coaching job from dindo pumaren, who resigned after a disappointing finish last year. with a fresh system at hand, it would be interesting to watch "mr. 104" take a splash at college basketball against the likes of former rp youth teammates bobby ray parks and kiefer ravena.
for sure, much pressure will be on him as he is expected to lead the green archers back to their glory years. this is indeed an interesting start of the things to come season 75 and i expect a few more surprises around march before the start of the pre-season tournaments.
initially, i was hoping that my former student would take over kirk long's #12 jersey in the ateneo next season, but i guess that's how things go. i may be at the "other" side during the rivalry game, but i will surely show support to jeron in his endeavors especially in basketball. i'll always be proud of jeron in the same way that i'm also proud of my former students who thrive in their respective fields.
luceat lux!
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