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JD Cagulangan vs. La Salle

Romwel Anzures

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1711425061948UAAP86 MBB - JD CAGULANGAN-4340.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">JD Cagulangan in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals against La Salle. Photo from UAAP Media.</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The UP Fighting Maroons are hungry to reclaim the UAAP men’s basketball championship.</p><p>Following back-to-back losses in the Finals, the first against the <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/19/22/ateneo-holds-off-up-to-regain-uaap-mens-basketball-crown">Ateneo Blue Eagles in Season 85</a> and then against the <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/06/23/la-salle-outlasts-up-to-become-season-86-champions">De La Salle Green Archers in Season 86</a>, the Diliman-based squad is raring to return to the hardwood.</p><p>Leading them in their charge in Season 87 is incoming senior JD Cagulangan. </p><p>“Super excited. After the series [versus La Salle], makikita mo na all of us are down talaga. Ayaw naming harapin yung Christmas namin na malungkot,” said Cagulangan.</p><p>Much like in Season 85 against Ateneo, UP was ahead 1-0 after the first game of their Finals clash against La Salle, but what made losing two straight games even more painful for Cagulangan was experiencing it against his former school.</p><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1711425135772UAAP86 MBB - JD CAGULANGAN-4602.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Cagulangan in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball finals. Photo from UAAP Media.</span></span></span></span></div><p>&quot;Yung last season, sa&#x27;kin mas mabigat siya. I came from that school, La Salle, &#x27;di ba? Gusto kong manalo that year, especially La Salle yun, and yung community pa ng La Salle,&quot; said the former Green Archer, who was also a champion with La Salle Green Hills in the NCAA juniors. </p><p>&quot;Suddenly, hindi namin nakuha yung panalo. Until now, dala-dala-dala namin [yung sakit], pero &#x27;di namin siya bitbit-bitbit at &#x27;di namin pwede siya kalimutan. Nandyan lang siya. Kumbaga kung nandun na kami sa point na yung mga katawan namin sumusuko na, yung utak namin sumusuko na, babalikan namin &#x27;yun.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/15/22/how-it-all-began-for-jd-cagulangan-toast-of-up-basketball">FROM THE ARCHIVES: How it all began for JD Cagulangan, toast of Fighting Maroons basketball</a></div><p>Good thing for them, like a father, head coach Goldwyn Monteverde was there to pick the Maroons up.</p><p>&quot;Pero si Coach Gold, sinabihan niya kami na we&#x27;ll start by second week of January. Until now, tinatrabaho namin lahat and hopefully, lumabas siya lahat sa season namin.&quot;</p><p>And instead of dwelling on the pair of nightmares that the two previous seasons have brought them, Cagulangan said that they will use these, as well as their Season 84 championship, to fuel their Season 87 campaign and help his younger teammates. </p><p>&quot;Yung experience na yun, mashe-share namin sa mga young guns namin, sa mga bata namin kung paano namin trinabaho yung season na &#x27;yun,&quot; the guard said.</p><p>UP will feature another loaded line-up in Season 87. They will welcome former University of the East big man Gani Stevens, who is finally eligible to play next year. Meanwhile, Seven Gagate, Josh Coronel, LA Andres, and the rest of UP&#x27;s young core are expected to be featured more prominently.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/26/jd-cagulangan-grateful-to-have-rey-remogat-on-board-for-up-1348">READ: JD Cagulangan grateful to have Rey Remogat on board for UP</a></div><p>Cagulangan is thus  putting a premium in guiding these players.</p><p>&quot;Importante sa&#x27;min sa part ng mga veterans na malaman ng mga bata kung ano yung naranasan namin nung season na yun para makuha &#x27;yung championship,&quot; he said. &quot;Kumbaga as a veteran, napakalaking factor sa&#x27;min na i-lead sila nang tama para makuha ulit yung championship.&quot;</p><p>The Maroons&#x27; focus for now is in their build-up for Season 87, as they are expected to participate in PinoyLiga in April and will also be flying overseas much like their previous training camps in Serbia. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e-hr3qBjk5o?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The UP Fighting Maroons are hungry to reclaim the UAAP men’s basketball championship.</p>

The UP Fighting Maroons are hungry to reclaim the UAAP men’s basketball championship.

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Heartbreak vs. former school La Salle fuels JD Cagulangan in Season 87

Romwel Anzures,

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Published Mar 29, 2024 09:00 AM PHT

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