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FEU's Tolentino insists no 'bawi factor' against old team Ateneo

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/09/18/091818-tolentino.jpg"/><figcaption>Arvin Tolentino of FEU shakes hands with former Ateneo player Kiefer Ravena. Arvin Lim, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/basketball/photos" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Arvin Tolentino&#x27;s inspired play against Ateneo de Manila University on Sunday had nothing to do with getting &quot;revenge&quot; against his former team, according to the Far Eastern University (FEU) standout.Tolentino scored 11 points, all in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough as the Tamaraws bowed to the Blue Eagles, 94-82, for their second loss of the UAAP Season 80 men&#x27;s basketball tournament.It was Tolentino&#x27;s highest scoring game to date, as he is still operating under a minutes restriction due to a nagging injury in his left leg. But the Season 77 Rookie of the Year insists that his performance had nothing to do with Ateneo, and everything to do with FEU&#x27;s own UAAP campaign.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/09/17/ateneo-torches-feu-3-0-start-season-31071">READ: Ateneo torches FEU for 3-0 start to season</a></li></ul>&quot;Extra motivation siguro, hindi dahil Ateneo ang kalaban. We want to pick ourselves up, kasi 1-1 kami. &#x27;Pag natalo kami, 1-2, so mahirap na posisyon &#x27;yun,&quot; Tolentino explained after the game.&quot;Yun lang siguro ang naging extra motivation ko. For me and Hubert (Cani), wala naman kaming &#x27;bawi factor&#x27; para sa kanila,&quot; he stressed.Tolentino played for Ateneo from Seasons 77 and 78, and Cani in Season 78, before leaving before the start of Season 79 and eventually transferring to FEU. So far, both players have yet to have their breakout game for the Tamaraws: Tolentino is averaging 9.7 points per game in 12.1 minutes per contest, and Cani is only norming 1.7 points and 1.7 assists per game, in just under 13 minutes of action.Tolentino is hopeful that his strong game against the Blue Eagles will be a turning point for him in Season 80, especially as he expects to be at 100% by their next game.In the meantime, he is happy to have had a good performance against the Blue Eagles. Almost immediately after Sunday&#x27;s contest, Tolentino tweeted that the experience was &quot;fun.&quot;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">that was fun— Arvin Tolentino (@arvintolentino5) <a href="https://twitter.com/arvintolentino5/status/909369495092830208">September 17, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>&quot;I enjoyed it, kasi &#x27;di ba, &#x27;yung mga former teammates ko, na-miss ko rin sila,&quot; said Tolentino, who caught up with several of his former teammates – including former King Eagle Kiefer Ravena – ahead of the game.He revealed that among the Blue Eagles, it is veteran forward Vince Tolentino that he missed most.&quot;Si Vince, kami &#x27;yung nagpapalitan ng mukha before. Magka-posisyon kami, tapos pareho pa kami ng apelyido,&quot; said Tolentino.&quot;Ayun, masaya, kaya natuwa din ako because &#x27;yung mga teammates ko, nakalaro ko ulit sila,&quot; he added.On the other side of the fence, the Ateneo coaches were not surprised to see Tolentino make an impact for the Tamaraws. Assistant coach Sandy Arespacochaga noted that the former Rookie of the Year had always been a streaky shooter, and he got his rhythm after being fouled on a three-point attempt.&quot;When he hit those three free throws, coach Gene Afable mentioned that we have to be careful with Arvin, because that will give him some confidence and some rhythm,&quot; said Arespacochaga. &quot;True enough, he hit a couple of shots for FEU.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>

Arvin Tolentino's inspired play against the Ateneo Blue Eagles on Sunday had nothing to do with getting "revenge" against his former team, says the Far Eastern University standout.

Arvin Tolentino's inspired play against the Ateneo Blue Eagles on Sunday had nothing to do with getting "revenge" against his former team, says the Far Eastern University standout.

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FEU's Tolentino insists no 'bawi factor' against old team Ateneo

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Sep 18, 2017 09:48 PM PHT

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