Published December 4, 2022 9:40pm
Updated December 4, 2022 9:40pm
The final time Colegio de San Juan de Letran achieved three consecutive titles was 38 years in the past, again when Samboy Lim was nonetheless the cornerstone of the Knights’ squad within the NCAA.
Lim, who went on to turn into one of many nation’s iconic basketball legends, steered Letran to a three-peat feat from 1982 to 1984. But whereas the Muralla crew was capable of cop 10 extra titles after that, a second three-peat had proved elusive for the college.
Fast ahead to the current, Letran is now on the verge of clinching that very identical triumph after defeating De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in Game 1 of their best-of-three title showdown in Season 98.
But present head coach Bonnie Tan careworn that the gamers should not really feel stress to repeat what Lim and that Letran batch had pulled off greater than three many years in the past.
“For three-peat, we never talk about that. We just do one game at a time. Three-peat is just a bonus. Baka lalo pa tayo ma-pressure ‘pag kinompare pa natin sa previous years nila Samboy Lim,” stated Tan.
“‘Di naman namin kailangan i-duplicate, [we will] just handle our own business.”
Game 2 might be performed subsequent Sunday with Letran having an opportunity to shut the collection out.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
