
16/09/2025
Adamson reloads for UAAP Season 88 with new talents, eyes breakthrough run
Facing a season of transition, the Adamson men’s and women’s basketball teams set their sights on a podium finish in UAAP Season 88 during the collegiate basketball press conference, yesterday at Gloria Maris Shark’s Fin Restaurant in Greenhills, San Juan City.
As team captain Ced Manzano enters his final year, Adamson Men’s Basketball head coach Nash Racela expressed uncertainty about fielding a new lineup, yet remains confident in his rookies.
“When you go to a season with new players, you don’t really know what to expect from them. Ang hope ko lang every time we give them opportunities [is] maging stable sila sa loob,” the veteran coach noted.
Moreover, newly appointed Adamson Women’s Basketball head coach Jed Colonia voiced confidence in the team’s chances of securing another medal finish after last season’s bronze.
“They have been there on that situation [last season’s WBT’s third-place finish] and I’m leaning on them on that also, especially now na late din ako pumasok [with them]. […] I know that their deeper connection with each other is going to play a big role for this season,” said the former Soaring Falcon.
Building on last year’s approach, the league named all-homegrown correspondents for Season 88, with Frankie Buenvenida tapped as Adamson’s new courtside reporter.
Buenvenida, who succeeded Communication graduate Ella Regudo, is part of the Adamson WBT and was cleared to play last April after an ACL tear.
Meanwhile, UAAP Executive Director Atty. Rebo Saguisag announced that the league now allows teams to retain a second foreign student-athlete on reserve in case of injury.
He also clarified that the two-FSA-per-team rule will take effect in Season 89 next year.
Leading into this year’s season, the UAAP opening ceremony is set this Friday at the UST Grandstand and Open Field, with games tipping off the next day.
Written by: Myr A. Villareal
Photos by: Jerica Isabela C. Masculino