UP guard JD Cagulangan.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — College of the Philippines guard Harold Alarcon and JD Cagulangan remained hungry amid the Preventing Maroons’ 5-0 begin within the UAAP Season 86 males’s basketball match.
Alarcon and Cagulangan powered UP’s 110-79 rout of winless College of Santo Tomas to remain on high of the league on Saturday at Mall of Asia Area.
However the guards downplayed their unbeaten run — the college’s greatest begin within the Last 4 period — and vowed to maintain on bettering of their redemption bid after settling for a runner-up end final yr.
“We’ve to be constant on all the appropriate issues we do and reduce the dangerous habits we commit within the sport,” mentioned Alarcon in Filipino after main UP with 21 factors, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Cagulangan, who was the hero in UP’s first UAAP championship in 36 years after hitting the game-winner within the Season 84 Finals Sport 3, confused that they shouldn’t be overconfident with their good begin.
Harold Alarcon.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
“Siguro wag magiging kumpiyansa sa lahat ng bagay mapapractice man o sport. Ang purpose namin begin pa lang ng season makuha yung pinakapotential ng laro namin,” mentioned Cagulangan, who tallied 16 factors, 9 assists, three steals, and two rebounds.
(We simply can’t be overconfident whether or not in follow or in the course of the sport. Our purpose for the reason that begin of the season is to achieve our true potential.)
The graduating UP guard places a premium on being devoted in every part they do in follow and video games
“We’ve to at all times regroup to verify nobody shall be too assured. For me, it begins in follow on how we shall be disciplined,” Cagulangan mentioned in Filipino.
UP coach Goldwin Monteverde mentioned that his wards ought to proceed studying from their wins to unlock their full potential.
“[From our bad game against FEU] we want these sorts of conditions to get up the group. So we are able to regroup and speak concerning the issues we are able to enhance to [unlock the] full potential of the group. I believe we’re nonetheless removed from the place we wish to be. We have to work on our protection,” Monteverde mentioned in Filipino.
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