Cesafi 2017

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  • Leap of faith pays off

    Leap of faith pays off

    THE University of the Visayas Green Lancers head coach Felix “Donbel” Belano Jr. revealed his side of the story following an awe-inspiring Cinderella finish for his first Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) collegiate basketball title.

    Belano believed the motivation and inspirational speeches from UV president Eduardo Gullas and his son Gerald Anthony “Didi” when the team’s spirits were already very low, that woke up the players. They were down 2-0 in the best-of-five finals series but recovered to win the title, Belano’s first as coach. (READ MORE)

  • UV dethrones SWU

    UV dethrones SWU

    CEBU (Updated 11:15 p.m.) – The University of the Visayas (UV) dethroned Southwestern University (SWU) on Thursday and grabbed its 10th Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc (Cesafi) College Division men’s basketball crown after taking the deciding Game 5 of the best of five finals series,64-62.

    SWU was poised to win the title as it held a 2-0 advantage entering Game 3 last Sunday but out of nowhere, UV struck back, winning Game 3 in double-overtime and Game 4 last Tuesday to forge the deciding match. (READ MORE)

  • UV, SWU in ultimate Game 5 clash

    UV, SWU in ultimate Game 5 clash

    FANS at the Cebu Coliseum are in for a treat this afternoon as the best-of-five championship series for the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc (Cesafi) College Division goes down to a deciding Game 5 at 4 p.m.

    This game will be a battle of skills, talent, determination, will and heart and for those with a heart ailment, it may be wise to skip the game. (READ MORE)

  • Lancers force Game 5

    Lancers force Game 5

    PLAYING like there was no tomorrow, the nine-time champions University of the Visayas Green Lancers sent the series to the deciding Game 5 following a 71-66 win in Game 4 that evened the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) College Division’s best-of-5 championship series to 2-2 at the Cebu Coliseum last night.

    The Lancers played like a well-oiled war machine, hitting the Cobras hard then holding steady in the final minutes when the defending champions were hot on their tail, to force the rubber-match at 4 p.m. on Thursday. (READ MORE)

  • UV eyes equalizer

    UV eyes equalizer

    DERAILED for the first time, the Southwestern University Cobras will try to complete their unfinished business as they go all-out to secure their second Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball title in Game 4 of the best-of-five championship series at 5 p.m. today in the Cebu Coliseum.

    However, with their newfound confidence, the University of the Visayas Green Lancers are expecting to play even better now that they have broken their jinx against SWU and have pierced the mantle of invincibility of the Cobras. (READ MORE)

  • Lancers stay alive

    Lancers stay alive

    THE University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers lived to fight for another day as they finally snapped an eight-game losing streak to the defending champions Southwestern University Cobras that dates back to last year.

    The Lancers extended the series to Game 4 after an 89-82 win in double overtime in Game 3 of the best-of-five 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball finals series at the Cebu Coliseum last night. (READ MORE)

  • Cobras eye sweep

    Cobras eye sweep

    WILL the defending champions Southwestern University Cobras have its crowning moment or will nine-time defending

    champions University of the Visayas Green Lancers find a way to stay alive for another day? (READ MORE)

  • ‘Let players choose’

    ‘Let players choose’

    THE Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) has recently been riddled with one of its biggest controversies to date—getting court dates for its rules on residency.

    In the 80s, when PBA legend Jojo Lastimosa came to Cebu to try his fate in college ball under Cebu Sports Hall of Famer coach Manuel Baring Sr. in the University of San Jose Recoletos, he also came under fire. (READ MORE)

  • Cesafi awaits court decision

    Cesafi awaits court decision

    IT’S up to the court now.

    This is what Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. lawyer Baldomero Estenzo said after submitting the league’s motion for reconsideration in the sala of Judge Simeon Dumdum Jr. (READ MORE)

  • SWU nears sweep

    SWU nears sweep

    THE defending champions Southwestern University Cobras again proved their dominance over the University of the Visayas Green Lancers with another masterful 71-60 victory in Game 2 last night at the Cebu Coliseum to move a win away from clinching the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball title.

    The Cobras now lead in the best of five championship series, 2-0, after their fifth win over the Lancers this season. It was also their eighth straight win over UV, counting their Game 4 and 5 wins in last year’s finals and the Southern Island Championships of the PCCL last year. (READ MORE)

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