00:00 St. Clair College of Caloocan was awarded their sixth consecutive championship
00:04 in the National Athletics Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities or NAASCU.
00:09 They finished winning the Our Lady of Fatima University in the finals of the Senior Men's Basketball in San Juan.
00:15 Darrell Oclares of PTV Sports is with us.
00:18 St. Clair College of Caloocan once again awarded the Men's Senior Basketball
00:25 of the National Athletics Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities or NAASCU.
00:29 They finished winning the Our Lady of Fatima University 50-48
00:35 in the Championship Game on Tuesday in the Feel Oil Eco-Oil Center in Lugson, San Juan.
00:39 First for St. Clair was their Senegalese import, Babacar Endong,
00:44 who posted 12 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.
00:47 The reason was to remove him as the most valuable player of the tournament.
00:51 Yeah, that was really tough because we've been preparing for this coming NAASCU.
00:56 So we know it's not gonna be easy for us to get it done.
00:59 So we were preparing for like long, like almost 7 months, you know,
01:03 we're preparing like playing the Feel Oil here.
01:05 So that was our home court. We were ready for it.
01:07 Head Coach Genino Manansala admitted that it wasn't easy for the team
01:13 to get to their 6th consecutive championship.
01:16 It's very hard to win 6 straight.
01:21 But, as I said, it's a ball of fire.
01:23 Some will win, some will lose.
01:26 We're the ones who got it.
01:28 Endong and Manansala also thanked the support of the St. Clair community.
01:33 Thank you for all of them. Thank you for the support.
01:36 We love you so much.
01:38 So our president, the coaches, the staff, the players, all of them, thank you.
01:42 Because this was a family. That was a family. Work together.
01:47 Don't be tired of supporting St. Clair.
01:51 Not just the men's, the women's, the volleyball team.
01:54 Okay? Expect more. We'll do better for basketball.
02:00 In other games, the Induran Colleges defeated the Orlindo Fatima University 78-43
02:07 for the women's basketball championship.
02:10 Meanwhile, the Ujira University fought the St. Clair College of Kaloocan 67-58
02:17 to win the men's junior basketball title.
02:22 After Season 21, I expect more to come in Season 22 of NASCU.
02:27 Daryl Oclares for the nation.
