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UAAP championship a full circle moment for Evan Nelle

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Rom Anzures, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="La Salle’s Topex Robsinson and Evan Nelle. Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/12/07/20231206-uaap86-up-dlsu-2md_4625-md.jpg"/><figcaption>La Salle’s Topex Robsinson and Evan Nelle. Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — Evan Nelle ended his collegiate career just like how it started -- as a basketball champion.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/06/23/la-salle-outlasts-up-to-become-season-86-champions">La Salle outlasts UP to become Season 86 champions</a></li></ul>The 5-foot-10 guard, who tallied 10.9 points, 6.8 assists, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.1 steals throughout UAAP Season 86, shared that his title with De La Salle University brought him fulfillment, especially since he was the floor general of this version of the Green Archers that proved a lot of doubters wrong.“First year ko, champion pero hindi ako gamit. Last year ko, nagagamit ako, nag-champion pa,” said the former San Beda University Red Lion.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/21/20/uaap-evan-nelle-confirms-transfer-to-la-salle">UAAP: Evan Nelle confirms transfer to La Salle</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/21/20/ncaa-san-beda-coach-wishes-nelle-well-in-la-salle">NCAA: San Beda coach wishes Nelle well in La Salle</a></li></ul>“It’s a feeling of vindication. The way I put it. I got to contribute to my team. It feels so good. I don’t know. I don’t have perfect words for it.”“I prayed for this. I really did. Of course, when you start to play badly, when you lose, doubts would start to kick in. I said kanina, my teammates are the first ones to put my head up and push back the eagerness to achieve this goal. I would have not done anything without them,” he continued.“I think I’ve had stronger teams before but this one, this camaraderie of this group is second to none.”Nelle was part of the Red Lions’ Season 94 NCAA championship, but it was in Season 95 that he showed his potential, with the point guard getting a Mythical Five award while also placing second in the MVP rankings.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/12/18/ncaa-san-beda-sweeps-lyceum-for-third-straight-crown">NCAA: San Beda sweeps Lyceum for third straight crown</a></li></ul>Unfortunately, these accolades did not translate into a title. And it also led to his departure from Mendiola.A few months later, Nelle transferred to Taft Avenue, and he said that it was the right decision to come back and don the Green and White.“No regrets. This is a perfect setting, perfect environment for me,” said Nelle, who previously attended De La Salle Zobel.This year’s Mythical Five member then shared that this translates even outside of the basketball hardwood.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/06/23/evan-nelle-says-kitty-duterte-keeps-him-sane-happy">Evan Nelle says Kitty Duterte keeps him sane, happy</a></li></ul>“Lalo na in my last year was really perfect. I met true friends here in La Salle. People I would consider my friends for life, family for life. In my last year, it’s the bond we created with my teammates, everybody around us is something different. It’s one of the best years of my life.”Contributing to what they built were the practices where they sharpened each other to become champions on and off the court.“The practices, it’s hella competitive every damn time. You guys don’t know what happens behind closed doors. Nobody wanted to lose. Everybody was locked in to win. From the get-go. We all had one goal. From the start of this year. Isipin mo &#x27;yun, 11 months of a journey and we won. We achieved our main goal, our ultimate goal, and glory,” he explained.As for his doubters, especially those who criticized him for his comments in Season 85 about how La Salle was the top team that year, Nelle said that it was all fun and games between them.“It’s funny lang. You know, whatever, you have to back it up. Last year I did not,” he said.But in true Evan Nelle fashion, he still did a subtle clapback towards DLSU’s doubters.“I think this year, I did. So good night, guys,” the graduating guard said with a smile. <figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2895309" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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UAAP championship a full circle moment for Evan Nelle

Rom Anzures,

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Published Dec 07, 2023 09:01 PM PHT

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