Javelosa returns to Blue Eagles' nest
Michael Jay Javelosa has completed his three-year service playing for the country’s national youth team. Now, it’s time to fulfill a promise he made to his late grandfather and former Ateneo cager, Alfredo. The six-foot-four big man, who left Ateneo High School after being advised by its principal to transfer to Reedley International School for him to be able to play for the Philippine team, made official his return to the Blue Eagles’ nest. Javelosa is the latest blue-chip rookie that Ateneo has snagged during the preseason in the Blue Eagles’ serious bid to get back on top in the upcoming 77th University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), which will be hosted by the University of the East. The Katipunan-based squad, which missed the Final Four for the first time last year after 14 straight appearances since Season 62, already acquired former San Beda Red Cub Arvin Tolentino, and Hope Christian High School standouts John Apacible and Clint Doliguez along with...