2022-2023 Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball team

2022–23 Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball
2022–23 Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball
UAAP champions
Conference	University Athletic Association of the Philippines
Record	14-4 (11-3 UAAP)
Head coach	Tab Baldwin (7th season);
Associate head coach	Sandy Arespacochaga
Assistant coaches	Gabby Severino; Alton Lister;
Captain	BJ Andrade
Home arena	Blue Eagle Gym

The 2022–23 Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball team represented Ateneo De Manila University during the UAAP Season 85 basketball tournaments. They finished the season 14–4, 11–3 in the elimination round to finish tied for first place. After defeating the Adamson Soaring Falcons in the Final Four, Ateneo beat the UP Fighting Maroons to win the UAAP Championship. The championship was the 14th UAAP championship in program history, and the 26th seniors' basketball championship overall.

Previous season

The Blue Eagles finished the 2021–22 season elimination round with a 13–1 record, finishing first in the standings. They defeated the FEU Tamaraws in the Final Four, before losing to the UP Fighting Maroons in the Finals, 2 games to 1.

Offseason

Departures

Ateneo Blue Eagles departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
SJ Belangel	0	PG	5'10"		Junior	Bacolod City	Graduated / Joined Daegu KOGAS Pegasus
RV Berjay	8	PF	6'4"		Sophomore	London, England	Graduated
Troy Mallillin	14	F	6'3"		Junior	Bacolod City	Graduated
Gian Mamuyac	5	SG/SF	6'2"	165 lbs.	Senior	Quezon City, Philippines	Graduated; drafted by Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Jolo Mendoza	10	CG	5'9"		Senior	Quezon City, Philippines	Graduated
Tyler Tio	19	CG	5'11"	170 lbs.	Senior	Manila, Philippines	Graduated; drafted by Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
Raffy Verano	22	F	6'3"		Senior	Burbank, California	Graduated

2022 recruiting class

Ateneo 2022 Recruits
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining
Kainoa Ballungay	1	F	6'7"	RS Sophomore	Tracy, CA	Stanislaus State	3
Sean Quetivis	24	G	5'10"	RS Freshman	Cebu City, Philippines	PAREF Springdale	5
Jacob Lao	11	G	5'10"	RS Freshman		La Salle Greenhills	2
Kyle Ong	22	PF/C	6'8"	RS Freshman		La Salle Greenhills	4
Paul Garcia	0	PG	6'0"	RS Junior	Rockville, Maryland	Salisbury University	2
JC Fetalvero	17	G	6'1"	RS Freshman	Iligan City	Ateneo De Manila High School	4

2023 recruiting class

Ateneo 2022 Recruits
Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining
Mason Amos	PF/C	6'7"	Freshman	Brisbane, Queensland	Brisbane State School	5
Kyle Gamber	PG	6'4"	Freshman	Woodside, Delaware	Polytech High School	5
Joseph Obasa	C	6'10"	RS Freshman	Lagos, Nigeria	MPAC Sports Nigeria	3
Andrew Bongo	G/F	6'4"	Freshman	Covina, California	Charter Oak High School	5
Jared Brown	G	5'10"	RS Senior	Covina, California	Westmont College	3
Raffy Celis	F	6'3"	Freshman	Cebu City	SHS-Ateneo	5
Michael Asoro	SG	5'10"	Freshman	Cebu City	SHS-Ateneo	5
Shean Jackson	SG	6'1"	RS Sophomore	Las Vegas, Nevada	Cheyenne High School	3
Jordi Gomez De Liano	SG	6'5"	RS Sophomore	Mandaluyong City	UST	3
Shawn Tuano	SG/SF	6'3"	Freshman	Camarillo, California	Villanova Prep	5

Roster

2022–23 Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	0	Paul Garcia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	RS Jr	Salisbury University	Rockville, Maryland
F	1	Kainoa Ballungay	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	RS So	Stanislaus State	Tracy, California
SF	10	Dave Ildefonso	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	RS Sr	National University	Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
F/C	21	Matthew Daves	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	South West Christian Academy Prep School	Pickering, Ontario
SG	2	BJ Andrade	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	RS Sr	Ateneo de Manila High School
G	24	Sean Quitevis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	RS Fr	PAREF Springdale	Cebu City, Philippines
G	11	Jacob Lao	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	RS Fr	La Salle Greenhills
C	18	Geo Chiu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Ateneo de Manila High School
SF	6	Christopher Koon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	RS So	Cal Poly Pomona	Torrance, CA
PG	15	Forthsky Padrigao	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Ateneo de Manila High School	Zamboanga
PF	16	Joshua Lazaro	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Ateneo de Manila High School
G	13	Gabriel Gomez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	ITET Aldo Capitini	Perugia, Italy
F/C	22	Kyle Ong	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	RS Fr	Jubilee Christian Academy
G/F	70	Inand Fornilos	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	RS Jr	La Salle Green Hills
G	17	JC Fetalvero	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	RS Fr	Ateneo de Manila High School	Iligan City
C	34	Ange Kouame	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—		Multiple Intelligence International School	Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire
F		David Diaz (CR)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Ateneo de Manila High School	Macao
F		Justin Diaz (CR)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Ateneo de Manila High School	Macao
PG		Ian Espinosa (CR)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	—	Fr	Ateneo de Manila High School	Iloilo City
C		Joseph Obasa (CR)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	MPAC Sports Nigeria	Nigeria

Head coach

Tab Baldwin

Assistant coach(es)

Sandy Arespacochaga, Gabby Severino, Alton Lister, Ford Arao, Gene Afable, Yuri Escueta

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Ange Kouame	Geo Chiu	Matthew Daves	Kyle Ong
PF	Kai Ballungay	Josh Lazaro
SF	Dave Ildefonso	Chris Koon	Inand Fornillos
SG	BJ Andrade	Sean Quetevis	JC Fetalvero
PG	Forthsky Padrigao	Gab Gomez	Paul Garcia	Jacob Lao

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Elimination Round
2 October 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. -	FEU	W 79-72	1-0	19 – Padrigao	14 – Kouame	7 – Padrigao	Mall of Asia Arena Pasay City
5 October 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 1	NU	W 77-60	2-0	17 – Kouame	12 – Kouame	6 – Ildefonso	Philsports Arena Pasig City
9 October 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. T1	La Salle	L 78-83	2-1	22 – Kouame	12 – Kouame, Lazaro	4 – Padrigao, Ildefonso	Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
12 October 2022	No. T2	UST	W 79-52	3-1	20 – Padrigao	9 – Chiu	8 – Padrigao	Mall of Asia Arena Pasay City
16 October 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 2	UP	L 71-76	3-2	22 – Ildefonso	12 – Kouame, Ildefonso	5 – Andrade	Mall of Asia Arena Pasay City
19 October 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 3	Adamson	W 76-55	4-2	21 – Ballungay	12 – Kouame	6 – Padrigao	Mall of Asia Arena Pasay City
23 October 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 3	UE	W 91-76	5-2	20 – Ildefonso	10 – Kouame	9 – Padrigao	Ynares Center Antipolo City
2 November 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 3	NU	L 74-78	5-3	21 – Andrade	10 – Ildefonso	8 – Padrigao	MOA Arena Pasay City
5 November 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 2	La Salle	W 68-54	6-3	12 – Ildefonso	14 – Kouame	5 – Padrigao	SMART Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
17 November 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 2	UST	W 72-55	7-3	14 – Andrade	10 – Ballungay	5 – Padrigao	SMART Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
20 November 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 2	FEU	W 71-65	8-3	20 – Kouame	14 – Kouame	6 – Padrigao	MOA Arena Pasay City
23 November 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 2	UE	W 69-66 (OT)	9-3	14 – Ballungay	14 – ILdefonso	5 – Padrigao	MOA Arena Pasay City
26 November 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 2	UP	W 75-67	10-3	15 – Ildefonso	17 – Kouame	3 – Koon, Gomez	SMART Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
30 November 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 1	Adamson	W 66-61	11-3	18 – Ballungay	14 – Ballungay	7 – Ildefonso	SMART Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
Final Four
7 December 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 1	Adamson	W 81-60	12-3	16 – Padrigao	10 – Kouame	5 – Padrigao,Koon	SMART Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
Finals
11 December 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 1	UP	L 66-72	12-4	16 – Padrigao	10 – Kouame	5 – Gomez	MOA Arena Pasay City
14 December 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 1	UP	W 65-56	13-4	19 – Kouame	11 – Kouame	4 – Gomez	SMART Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
19 December 2022 , UAAP Varsity Channel	No. 1	UP	W 75-68	14-4	19 – Kouame	12 – Kouame	6 – Ballungay	SMART Araneta Coliseum Quezon City

Source:

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	11	3	.786[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	UP Fighting Maroons	11	3	.786[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
3	NU Bulldogs	9	5	.643	2	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	Adamson Soaring Falcons (H)	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
5	De La Salle Green Archers	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4
6	UE Red Warriors	5	9	.357[lower-alpha 3]	6
7	FEU Tamaraws	5	9	.357[lower-alpha 3]	6
8	UST Growling Tigers	1	13	.071	10

Source: UAAP on Livestats
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for No. 2 or 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Host
Notes:

Head to head record: Ateneo 1–1 UP (Ateneo +3)
Fourth seed playoff: Adamson 80–76 La Salle
Head to head record: UE 1–1 FEU (UE +3)

Player statistics (Final)

			Minutes		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	GS	Tot	Avg	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	A	PF	TO	Stl	Blk
Kouame, Ange	16	16	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		–	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Opponents		–	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds
Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	TO	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	High	Team high
Source:

Team and individual highs

Team Game Highs
Stat	High	Opponent	Date
Points	91	UE	23 October 2022
3 Points Made
Rebounds	63	DLSU	October 9 2022[1]
Assists
Steals
Blocked Shots
Turnovers
Fouls

Individual Game Highs
Stat	High	Opponent	Date
Points	Kouame-22 Ildefonso-22	La Salle UP	9 October 2022 16 October 2022
Field goals Made
Field Goal Attempts
3 Points Made
3 Points Attempted
Free throws Made
Free Throw Attempts
Rebounds	Kouame - 17	UP	26 November 2022
Assists	Padrigao - 9	UE	23 October 2022
Steals	Rence Padrigao - 7	UE	23 October 2022
Blocked Shots	Ange Kouame - 5	La Salle	5 November 2022
Turnovers

Awards and honors

UAAP honors
Honors	Player	Position
UAAP Mythical Five[2]	Dave Ildefonso Forthsky Padrigao	SF PG
UAAP Finals MVP[3]	Ange Kouame	C

Sources:

References

"Baldwin rues 'deficiencies'". Daily Tribune. October 10, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
Isaga, JR,""UP's Diouf wins MVP as Katipunan dominates UAAP Season 85 Awards, Rappler.com, 14 December 2022, available at https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/malick-diouf-mvp-up-ateneo-dominate-season-85-men-basketball-awards/, Accessed 8 May 2023.
Agcaoili, Lance, "Ateneo's Ange Kouame regains old form, wins UAAP Finals MVP," Inquirer.net, 19 December 2022, available at https://sports.inquirer.net/490695/ateneos-ange-koume-regains-old-form-wins-uaap-finals-mvp, accessed on 8 May 2023.

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[table_hth_ADMU0.16869851302761-1] Head to head record: Ateneo 1–1 UP (Ateneo +3)

[table_hth_AdU0.16869851302761-2] Fourth seed playoff: Adamson 80–76 La Salle

[table_hth_UE0.16869851302761-3] Head to head record: UE 1–1 FEU (UE +3)

[4] "Baldwin rues 'deficiencies'". Daily Tribune. October 10, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[5] Isaga, JR,""UP's Diouf wins MVP as Katipunan dominates UAAP Season 85 Awards, Rappler.com, 14 December 2022, available at https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/malick-diouf-mvp-up-ateneo-dominate-season-85-men-basketball-awards/, Accessed 8 May 2023.

[6] Agcaoili, Lance, "Ateneo's Ange Kouame regains old form, wins UAAP Finals MVP," Inquirer.net, 19 December 2022, available at https://sports.inquirer.net/490695/ateneos-ange-koume-regains-old-form-wins-uaap-finals-mvp, accessed on 8 May 2023.