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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17316634762161731663506581.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Former Ateneo star Kiefer Ravena talks to reporters at the sidelines of Ateneo-UE game on Wednesday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former Ateneo star Kiefer Ravena talks to reporters at the sidelines of Ateneo-UE game on Wednesday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. <em>Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – Former Ateneo star Kiefer Ravena believes that the Blue Eagles will come back stronger.</p><p>The Ateneo men&#x27;s basketball team is closing its campaign in the UAAP Season 87 men&#x27;s basketball tournament without qualifying for the Final Four, but Ravena is unfazed.</p><p>The former King Eagle believes that this early exit for Ateneo will make the players &quot;hungrier.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I think this would make them hungrier, this would make them want it more for next season,&quot; Ravena said to reporters during Ateneo&#x27;s game against the University of the East on Wednesday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/11/13/uaap-ateneo-fends-off-momowei-less-ue-to-snap-3-game-skid-2046"><strong>READ: UAAP: Ateneo fends off Momowei-less UE to snap 3-game skid</strong></a></div><p>&quot;This whole experience in itself is the biggest learning lesson for them,&quot; Ravena also said.</p><p>Ateneo has always been in the semifinals since 2013 and has won the men&#x27;s basketball championship in four of the last six seasons.</p><p>But this year, the Blue Eagles did not make the cut and are at the bottom with a 4-9 win-loss card.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s not a good feeling to be at the bottom of the standings, at the same, in Ateneo you&#x27;re representing a culture, a tradition of winning. Kani-kaniyang oras &#x27;yan eh,&quot; Ravena shared. &quot;Now, it&#x27;s time for them to develop, learn, and take the positives from this to the next.&quot;</p><p>Ravena was with his fiance, Diana Mackey, when he watched the game at the Espana campus.</p><p>Ateneo seeks to conclude its Season 87 run on a high note versus Adamson University.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABQXjLCEItCGLUc9&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Former Ateneo star Kiefer Ravena believes that the Blue Eagles will come back stronger.</p>

Former Ateneo star Kiefer Ravena believes that the Blue Eagles will come back stronger.

Kiefer Ravena on Ateneo's disappointing Season 87 campaign: 'This will make them hungrier'

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Kiefer Ravena on Ateneo's disappointing Season 87 campaign: 'This will make them hungrier'

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published November 15, 2024 05:40 PM PHT

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