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Well, this news aint earth shattering but rather a correction on what some dailies have reported so far. This is about the schedule of basketball games of the coming UAAP Season 71.

The season will open on July 5 Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum with the University of the Philippines hosting. And because UP is celebrating its’ 100 years of excellence, expect the Diliman community to come out in full force to top the magnificent opening UST did last season. In the meantime, the games on opening weekend will be as follows:

July 5 Saturday (Araneta Coliseum)
2PM FEU vs. Adamson University
4PM UST vs. UE

July 6 Sunday (Araneta Coliseum)
2PM UP vs. NU
4PM La Salle vs. Ateneo

Opening weekend will definitely be one weekend to remember, from the expected elaborate show to the games. A Slam-bang Affair, as one sports broadcaster will put it. This early, free beer should be given to this year’s host, University of the Philippines. Meanwhile, remaining games will be posted later as there are still some corrections to be made.

By the way, this season’s alternative venue for the basketball games are The Arena in San Juan and… (drum-roll please, then loud fan fare)… the Ninoy Aquino Stadium (NAS)!!! I don’t mean to belittle the NAS, but players, and teams for that matter had painful experiences there. Most of them were victims of theft, as locker room security in that venue in lax. Not to mention the floods when the rain comes during game day. Let’s just hope that the NAS people has addressed these problems.

Go growling tigers!!!!!!