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NCAA: As CSB awaits Final 4 fate, coach touts 'thankful season'

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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/2018/sports/10/23/20181023-csb-coach-touts.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Justin Gutang and the Blazers ended the elimination round with a 10-8 slate. Josh Albelda, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/ncaa/basketball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (CSB) has yet to learn if it will play in the Final 4 of NCAA Season 94. Regardless of what happens, however, head coach TY Tang believes their campaign is already a success.CSB has<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/16/18/ncaa-csb-files-inquiry-on-eligibility-of-perpetual-help-players"> filed an inquiry</a> regarding the eligibility of some University of Perpetual Help players, which had been called into question earlier this month. If the three Altas under investigation are found to have violated the league’s residency rules, Perpetual will forfeit all of its victories -- thus handing the Blazers their spot in the Final 4.As it stands, Perpetual Help still sits at No. 4 with their 11-7 slate, while CSB is just one game behind, at 10-8. The NCAA Policy Board, which met on Tuesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre, has yet to release a statement as to their ruling on the matter.For Tang, however, to finish the season above .500 is already a massive success for a team that mustered just four wins a year ago.“As I said last game, we want to end up with a strong season-ender for us,” said Tang, after they wrapped up their elimination round schedule with a 94-81 triumph over Colegio de San Juan de Letran.“Having a first non-losing season for us is already an achievement. Ten and eight, more wins than losses,” he noted. “It’s been a long time. We haven’t really been in this kind of level of the game, or competition.”<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/ncaa/news/2018/10/23/csb-stops-letran-s-charge-fine-finish-ncaa-94-48765">READ: CSB stops Letran&#x27;s charge for fine finish in NCAA 94</a></li></ul>To be sure, missing the Final 4 is disappointing for CSB, especially as they seemed to be in great position at the end of the first round. The Blazers won seven of their first 10 games, before falling into a brutal slump midway through the second round that dealt a huge blow to their Final 4 dreams.They still managed to end the season with back-to-back victories, and may even find themselves in the semifinals if the league rules in their favor.“I’m just waiting for the decisions,” said Tang. “But again, come what may for us. If ever it happens, thank you. If UPHSD goes to play in the Final 4, it&#x27;s still a thankful season for us.”“It&#x27;s been a great season, actually,” he added, even as he acknowledged that there were “some disappointments” for his team. “But it’s a good, painful experience for us to learn our lessons for next year.” If they do wind up missing out on the semifinals, Tang plans to give his team just a brief break, before starting their offseason push. “I think we are in the right direction in terms of where we want to go,” he said of his team. “Hopefully, this is a good learning experience for us, to launch us for next season.”For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>

CSB has filed an inquiry regarding the eligibility of some University of Perpetual Help players, which had been called into question earlier this month.

CSB has filed an inquiry regarding the eligibility of some University of Perpetual Help players, which had been called into question earlier this month.

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NCAA: As CSB awaits Final 4 fate, coach touts 'thankful season'

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Oct 23, 2018 08:22 PM PHT

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