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Cuajao repays coach's trust, delivers as Letran's designated sniper

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Romwel Anzures

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1727061616994IMG_5104.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Basketball, ABSSports, ABSNews, NCAA, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Season 100"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Letran’s Deo Cuajao. <em>Photo from Facebook/Strong Group Athletics</em></span></span></span><span></span><span></span></div><p>MANILA — Colegio de San Juan de Letran had an impressive showing against De La Salle-College of St. Benilde on Sunday to post its third win in NCAA Season 100.</p><p>The Intramuros-based team overcame a 60-46 disadvantage in the fourth quarter of their men’s basketball class on Sunday at the San Juan Arena, and this allowed the Knights to tarnish the previously unbeaten record of their Taft Avenue counterparts.</p><p>Letran head coach Allen Ricardo said that this was simply his boys stepping up to the plate and showing that they are not pushovers this year, unlike in Season 99. </p><p>&quot;Yung mga bata, pinakita lang nila yung tapang nila. Yun yung in-emphasize ko, yung courage,&quot; the first-year head coach said during the postgame interviews.</p><p>&quot;Kailangan matatag tayo, walang susuko kahit anong mangyari at kahit anong mga challenges, and nakita ko naman yun,&quot; he added. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/9/22/letran-hands-benilde-its-first-loss-of-ncaa-100-1732">READ: Cuajao, Santos take charge as Letran hands Benilde its first loss of NCAA 100</a></div><p>Spearheading this Letran run in the fourth was second-year player Deo Cuajao who top-scored for CSJL with 20 points, two assists, a crucial offensive board, and a steal, with the 6-foot-1 sniper delivering 15 of his total production in the final part of the game.</p><p>&quot;Si Deo, sinabi ko rin sa kanya na basta may konting space, sayo yan,&quot; said Ricardo of Cuajao, who made three three-pointers while also going three-of-three from the foul line to get his squad to within two, 65-63.</p><p>&quot;Nakita ko na ever since si Deo na how clutch he is, so pag shot clock winding down, talagang binibigay ko yun sa kanya,&quot; added Coach Allen. </p><p>It was also Cuajao who dished out the game-tying assist to Joseph Nunag after he grabbed his own miss before assisting it to the forward who brought the game to a 69 deadlock. </p><p>This, according to the former University of Santo Tomas player, was just a matter of going all out especially since he is raring to move on from the disastrous Season 99 campaign of Letran which happened to be his first playing year in Intramuros. </p><p>&quot;Every game is a championship game, so kahit anong mangyari talagang ilalaban namin,&quot; said Deo, who received the Player of the Game honors. </p><p>&quot;Masarap sa pakiramdam na talunin sila kasi nasa taas sila eh, hindi namin din in-expect ‘to. Pero bago yung araw ng laro, kinundisyon na namin yung utak namin,&quot; he added. </p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1727061681935IMG_5103.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Letran’s Deo Cuajao. <em id="isPasted">Photo from Facebook/Strong Group Athletics</em></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span></div><p>Cuajao is averaging 10.7 points, 1.3 rebounds, and an assist in their three wins in five games so far, and he is also the Knight with the most three-pointers converted with an 11-of-28 shooting after five games.</p><p>But aside from these numbers, Deo said that the most important thing for him is to repay Ricardo&#x27;s trust as well as deliver in his role as Letran&#x27;s designated shooter from beyond the arc.</p><p>&quot;Ready lang ako sa ganung sitwasyon,&quot; he said. &quot;Basta pag nakatira na ako ng isa, tuloy-tuloy na yun kasi ine-ensayo ko naman yun araw araw. Dun ako kumukuha ng kumpyansa,&quot; added Cuajao. </p><p>Up next for Letran is the slumping Emilio Aguinaldo College which they will be facing on Wednesday, 2:30 p.m., at the same San Juan venue as they gun for their fourth win.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3069361"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>Colegio de San Juan de Letran went on an impressive showing against De La Salle-College of St. Benilde on Sunday to post its third win in NCAA Season 100.</p>

Colegio de San Juan de Letran went on an impressive showing against De La Salle-College of St. Benilde on Sunday to post its third win in NCAA Season 100.

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NCAA: Cuajao repays coach's trust, delivers as Letran's designated sniper

Romwel Anzures,

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Published Sep 23, 2024 12:39 PM PHT

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