After lacking the Final Four in Seasons 82 and 84, Adamson University is again within the UAAP playoffs and for Jerom Lastimosa, he’ll seize the chance given to them.
Adamson defeated De La Salle University, 80-76, to take the final Final Four spot on Sunday.
“We’re happy kasi kasi almost four years rin kaming hindi nakapasok sa Final Four. Now andito na kami sa Final Four, so i-grab namin ‘tong opportunity na ito and focus on the next game and really pag-aralan talaga namin ‘yong Ateneo both offense and defense,” mentioned Lastimosa.
With Lastimosa’s 22 factors, half of which got here within the third quarter, six assists, and a steal within the playoff recreation towards La Salle, the guard earned the Collegiate Press Corps UAAP Player of the Week, his second straight quotation for the season.
Lastimosa bested Ateneo de Manila’s Kai Ballungay and De La Salle University’s Evan Nelle within the award offered by the Philippine Sports Commission and San Miguel Corporation, and backed by minor sponsors MNL Kingpin, Tinapayan Festival, and Jockey. The distinction was deliberated upon by the print and on-line media overlaying the league repeatedly.
Adamson will face Ateneo de Manila, whereas University of the Philippines will go towards National University within the Final Four video games scheduled on Wednesday.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News
