AU Chiefs Gets 2nd Place in NCAA Season 92 Basketball Competition

This is not yet the season to be the champion.

After a promising performance throughout Season 92, giving spark to the hope that it would bring the trophy to Arellano University this year, the AU Chiefs bowed to the San Beda Red Lions after losing the second game in the 2-out-3 championship series on October 11, 2016 held at the Mall of Asia Arena.

This is San Beda’s 20th championship in its 89 years in the NCAA, and the second time the AU Chiefs got the 2nd place title in its 7 years in the same league.

The awarding ceremony of achievers in the basketball competition was also held after the championship game.

The AU Chief’s star player Jiovanni Jalalon was named member of the Mythical 5, the only Filipino in the group which includes Allwell Oraeme of Mapua Institute of Technology, Bright Akhuete of the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, Donald Tankoua of San Beda College, and Hamadou Laminou of Emilio Aguinaldo College.

The other AU awardees belong to the AU Junior Team- the Braves – namely, Guilmer de la Torre and Aaron Fermin, Mythical 5; Aaron Fermin , Rookie of the Year and Most Defensive Player; and, Aaron Fermin and Carlo Abadeza, members of the Defensive Team