LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR - ATENEO BASKETBALL LEAGUE

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Announcement as of January 11, 2008

Dear Players,

OFFICIAL SPONSORS OF ABL 2008 INCLUDE:

1) TIMBERLAND HEIGHTS
2) GATORADE
3) SAN MIGUEL BEER
4) BURLINGTON SOCKS
5) BIO-FRESH
6) VIVENTIS SEARCH ASIA
7) FIREFLY BULBS
8) TOUCH MOBILE

UPDATE FORMS AND SEASON SCHEDULE
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During the games this weekend, all participating players must fill up the alumni update forms. Upon completion, you will receive a copy of the ABL 2008 Annual which has among other things, the complete schedule for the season. As per policy, this will be the only source of the schedule for the entire season. No soft copy will be sent via email or posted on the website.

ABL 2008 GUIDELINES AND ROSTERS
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The detailed ABL 2008 Guidelines and updated rosters can be downloaded in the Downloads section of the ABL site.

OFFICIAL SPONSORS OF ABL 2008 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

1. GATORADE
2. TIMBERLAND HEIGHTS
3. VIVENTIS SEARCH ASIA
4. SAN MIGUEL BEER
5. FIREFLY LIGHT BULBS

UPDATED SCHEDULE PREFERENCES
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For all team reps not present during the g.a. last Saturday, December 8, please fill up the Schedule Preference Survey posted below. A printer friendly version has been attached, download it here. Please submit your preferences on or before Monday, December 17. This will be the sole basis for the determination of your schedule for ABL 2008.

DIVISIONS
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We will be releasing the updated divisions and rosters by next week as we are currently reviewing all divisions. Some divisions will have changes from what was discussed during the December 8 general assembly.

regards,

Chiqui Paterno
Director- MPG Inc.
ABL 2008 Manager

ABL 2008 SCHEDULE SURVEY

TEAM NAME:
TEAM REP:
CELL PHONE:
HOME NO.;
OFF. PHONE;
EMAIL:

Are you currently receiving ABL emails?
Yes ____ No ____

What weekend time slots do you prefer for your games (morning, afternoon, evening).

What weekend time slots, if any, can your team not play? Reasons.

Are there any ABL teams you do not want your games to be set at the same time with.

What specific date (s) between January 12 and March 15 can your team not play? What is the reason.

FINAL EXTENSION

The deadline for the settlement of tournament fees has been extended to Monday, December 3. This extension is only being granted since the inclusion of some teams will allow for more balanced divisions.

For the unpaid teams, may we request that if you have not yet done so, please send an email to confirm if your team will or won’t join ABL 2008 anymore before the end of the week. Please be advised that even if you settle your fees on or before the final extension, the acceptance of your team for ABL 2008 is still conditional. If your inclusion will result in an unbalanced division (s), the ABL reserves the right to refund your tournament fee.

While the deadline has been set at December 3, we urge teams to settle as soon as possible since priority for inclusion will be given to teams based on what date they settle their fees from now until December 3.

The ABL would also like to advise all teams that as a general policy, the ADMU will not refund any tournament fee for any team that has been classified into a division if for one reason or another, the team is not fully satisfied with their division placement.

DIVISIONS AND ROSTERS

We will be releasing via email in the next week or so the tentative divisions and initial rosters of teams based on the g.a. and the review conducted by the ABL. Over the next 1 to 2 weeks, the ABL will be calling teams to ascertain their roster strengths and status. A second recommended division set-up which will include only the officially confirmed ABL 2008 teams will also be released shortly before the recall g.a. on December 8.

As a general advisory, for old teams that have added new players of considerable strength, we strongly recommend that you ascertain the commitment of these players to your teams from now until the recall g.a. As you may know, your division classification may be affected by the inclusion of said players in your roster. If these players back out of your team after the recall g.a., your team will not be reclassified.

RECALL G.A.: Saturday, December 8, 3:00 PM at 2/f of Blue Eagle Gym

There will be a recall g.a. on Saturday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m. at the 2/f of the Blue Eagle Gym. This will only be for divisions whose recommended composition will change from what was initially set during the November 17 g.a. Please note that the ABL’s recommended division set-up is not final and can be changed during the recall g.a.

FINAL G.A.: Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 3:00 PM at 2/f of Blue Eagle Gym

The final g.a. will be on Saturday, January 5 at 3:00 p.m. at the 2/F of Blue Eagle Gym.

regards,

Chiqui Paterno
Director- MPG Inc.
ABL 2008 Manager

LATE PAYMENT OF ABL 2008 FEES
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The Office of University Development and Alumni Relations (2/F Xavier Hall) will continue to accept late payments for the ABL 2008 tournament fee until 5:00 p.m. Friday, November 16 under the following conditions:

1) The teams that settled by the original deadline of November 8 will be given priority over late-paying teams in terms of selecting what divisions they will be playing in. Likewise, teams who settle earlier from this point forward will be given priority over those that settle later. However, please note that the ABL has the final approval on how teams will be grouped.

2) Teams that settled by the deadline will be given preferential schedules over late-paying teams.

3) While every effort will be made to accommodate all late-paying teams, a situation may arise where the inclusion of a late paying team will result in an uneven number of teams or an unfavorable division set up. If this occurs, the ABL reserves the right to remove the late paying team from ABL 2008 and refund the tournament fee that they paid.

Only teams that have fully settled their tournament fee will be classified into divisions.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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There will be a general assembly for all ABL 2008 teams on Saturday, November 17 at 3:00 p.m. at the 2nd floor of the Blue Eagle Gym at the area beside the University Athletics Office. The agenda for the general assembly will include the following:

Updating of changes in initial rosters
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Teams with changes in the initial roster they submitted should indicate them on their posted roster prior to the grouping of teams into divisions. After the general assembly, all roster changes must be approved by the ABL who will sometimes require the unanimous approval of the other teams in the divisions for any roster changes. The rosters of all teams will be finalized by January 5, 2007, the 2nd general assembly for ABL 2008.

Grouping of teams into divisions
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Teams will be grouped into divisions based on the following criteria: a) general age of the team, b) relative strength of the team, and c) record of the team in ABL 2007. ONLY TEAMS THAT HAVE FULLY SETTLED THEIR TOURNAMENT FEES BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 WILL BE CLASSIFIED INTO DIVISIONS. For the most part, the teams will decide their groupings. However, the ABL will have the final approval authority on how the teams will be grouped.

Setting of specialized guidelines for the division
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The teams will determine guidelines like minimum playing time or age requirements, acceptance or non-acceptance of certain players (i.e. ex-PBA, ex or current UAAP). The ABL must approve the special guidelines set forth by the division.

All teams should send at least one representative to the general assembly.

ATENEO BASKETBALL LEAGUE 2007 SEASON IN REVIEW
by Jun Dalandan and Chiqui Paterno

On sheer numbers alone, the 2007 season was another rousing success. 204 teams grouped in 29 divisions, both ABL records, participated this season. As in previous years, the sector with the most teams was the alumni who accounted for 131 teams.

What is perhaps more impressive this season was the increase in the number of teams in the different sectors. There were 18 grade school, 8 high school, 28 college, 8 law school, 6 employees, and 5 women. All of these represented an increase from 2006.

Of the 29 divisions, 3 were for grade school teams, 1 high school, 4 college, 1 law school, 1 employee, and 1 women. With the increase of participants from 80 in 2006 to 229 this season, the grade school students were divided into three divisions based on age; Fr. Giron (prep to grade 2), Fr. Malasmas (grade 3 to 4) and Fr. Katigbak (grade 5 to 7). The required playing time for all players was increased as teams had 12 to 13 players at the most. A similar system was applied to the first all high-school student division (Fr. Ampil) and the employees division (Fr. Cruz).

Continuing its thrust to unite the entire Ateneo community, the ABL was able to expand its reach to the law school. The annual inter-barkadahan tournament of the Law School was integrated into the ABL system this year.

With the increase in teams, a new venue for the ABL closing dinner had to be found. This year, the ABL fellowship dinner was held on the road directly under the blue eagle emblem of the Blue Eagle Gym facing Katipunan. It was perhaps fitting that the showcase of the ABL’s sense of community was held under its most recognizable symbol and in an area for the entire world to see. In all likelihood, this will remain the permanent venue for the ABL fellowship dinner for years to come.

As we look forward to the 2008 season, perhaps one thing to note is that this season’s growth of 53 teams was the largest in the ABL history. The fact that this growth occurred on our 7th season means that the ABL shows no signs of slowing down as it continues its vision mission: One League, One Ateneo.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

AT LONG LAST: Several long-time ABL teams won their first ABL titles this season- From ABL 2001- Bunuan, Dumlao; ABL 2003- AHS 4J 00, Abaoag, Dichaves, Macayan; ABL 2004- Gepuela, Rillo. Except for Bunuan, this was also the first trip to an ABL finals for these teams. The following runner-up teams also played in their first ABL finals this season: York (ABL 2002), Perez (ABL 2003).
OVERALL BALANCE: There was a general balance among all the divisions this season. While there were some undefeated teams this season, none of them completely dominated their division as all had some games go down the wire this season. Four previously undefeated teams were defeated in the finals.
1-1 X 8: After two games of the season, the 8 teams of the Dionisio Calvo Division all had 1-1 records, the only time this has happened in ABL history.
50-50: On February 11, the match between Daez-Corpus and Bengzon sees two players, Eric Reyes of Daez-Corpus and Patrick Tolentino of Bengzon post scores of 51 and 50 points respectively. This marks the only time in ABL history that two players go over 50 points in the same game.
MOST-BALANCED 8-TEAM DIVISION EVER: The Oscar Sevilla Division was made up mostly of alumni from HS 89-93. In one weekend, the margins of victory for four games were 4, 2, 1 and 1. Heading into the final day of eliminations, 7 of the 8 teams were still in the running. The only team eliminated, Team Magpale fell short due to quotient. It would finish 3-4, with 2 wins coming against the top two seeds. The top seed is at 5-2, the 2nd to 4th are at 4-3, 5th to 7th are at 3-4. The 8th team finishes at 2-5 only because it loses to eventual champion, Team Dumlao by 2 points in its last game, a win Dumlao needed to advance to the semis. The third seeded team, De Guia, qualifies on the final day as it defeats Rosal in OT. The 3rd seed and 4th seeded teams defeat the higher seeds in the semis. Dumlao becomes only one of five 4th seeded teams to win a title.
DYNASTY I: Team Santos becomes the first ABL team to win 4 titles and the first to do it in 4 consecutive season.
DYNASTY II: AGSB becomes the second ABL team to win 3 titles in 3 consecutive years.
DYNASTY III: AHS of the Fr. Cruz Division wins its second consecutive title by going undefeated, duplicating Team Paredes’s feat in 2003-2004. The AHS also becomes the 2nd ABL team to have 5 players in the Mythical , duplicating the feat first achieved by Team Cleofas of the Sevilla Division in 2006.
TEAM OF DESTINY I: 4th seeded Team Ladaw of the Primitivo Martinez Division wins its semifinal game by 1 point as 1st seed Escaler misses its last shot. It wins its final match against 2nd seed Tempongko by 1 point in OT.
TEAM OF DESTINY II: Team Singson finished as the 3rd seed of the Fr. Teri Katigbak Division with a 1-2 record. It then went on to beat a no. 2 seed and two no. 1 seeds, including unbeaten Team Valdez by 1 point. It became only the 2nd team to win an ABL championship (Rabat in Verona 2004 was the first) to win a title after finishing the pre-knockout rounds with a losing record.
BEST SEMIS EVER: The Dodie Agcaoili Division saw 3rd seed Bunuan and 4th seed Manabat defeat the two higher seeds both on last second shots as time expires. Jun Inocentes tips in a shot as Bunuan defeats Chuatico. Mark Katigbak nails a 3 pointer to push Manabat over Reilly after trailing by 14 after 3 quarters.
DRAMATIC SHOTS I: Team Ong defeats Team Eliazo 68-66 in the Fr. Rolly Bonoan semifinals with a 3 point shot with 0.2 seconds to go.
DRAMATIC SHOTS II: Agruably, the most dramatic shot in an ABL final. Paulo Tatad follows up an airball with an acrobatic reverse lay up as time expires to send the Ignacio Ramos final into OT. The shot allows Team Gepuela to keep its perfect record and win the title in OT versus Team Novales.
PRESENT STAR: UAAP player, Treena Limgenco continues her dominance of the Women’s division. In two years, she has won both MVP and Best Defensive Player awards. This year, she establishes the single game SP record of 114 SPs (47 pts, 16 rebs, 8 ass, 4 stls) vs. WBC 2 on February 17, 2007.
FUTURE STAR: Grade 2 student, Jolo Mendoza dominates the Fr. Giron Division. He scores 36.2 ppg, more that the total output of 3 of the teams in the division. He scores 42 in the final, the most by any player in ABL finals history.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to thank the following for their support of ABL 2006.
From Ateneo

Fr, Joey Fermin, SJ.
Fr. RB Hizon, SJ
Mr. Jonny Salvador
Mr. Ricky Palou
Mr. Jun Jun Capistrano
Coach Ricky Dandan
Ms. Millette Bonoan
Ms. Jeng Manglallan
Ms. Florie Castro
Mr. Rick Du
Ms. Pinky Rosana

Our Sponsors and Donors

SMART COMMUNICATIONS
SONIA TRADING c/o Mr. Anil Buxani and Ms. Carol Lobotan
UNIONBANK
GATORADE c/o Ms. Jeremy Lopez and Mr. Gerald Reyes
VIVENTIS c/o Mr. Paulo Tatad
SUSTAGEN c/o Mr. Richmond Bodestyen
SAN MIGUEL BEER c/o Mr. Affie Carpio
AIG CREDIT CARD c/o Mr. Jonas Cruz
BURLINGTON SOCKS c/o Mr. Jonas Cruz
FILWAY c/o Mr. Chito Tagaysay
FRITO LAY SUNSHOTS c/o Mr. Raymund Valenzuela
CHIN CHIN BLACK GULAMAN c/o Mr. Brian Yalung
URC c/o Mr. Pet Bautista
DEL MONTE c/o Mr. Cito Alejandro
Mr. Chiqui Reyes
Mr. Raymond Samson
Mr. Jovy Tupaz
Mr. Terence Tang
Mr. Jojo Gamboa
Mr. Marco Caluag
Mr. Roberto Paterno

A special thanks to all the non-Ateneo ABL venues as well: Reyes Gym (c/o Mr. Eric Reyes), Celebrity Sports (c/o Mr. Raffy Veloso and Tony Reyes), Club 650 (c/o Mr. Mark Montenegro), Meralco and D-Zone and our service providers, Gameface.ph c/o Mr. Henry Abes for the ABL website and the Metro Manila Referees Association. Most importantly, we would like to thank the team reps of all the teams. Without your tireless efforts, none of this would be possible.

Sincerely yours,

ROMEO A. DALANDAN
Director- Alumni Relations
Ateneo de Manila

CHIQUI PATERNO
Director- MPG Inc.
ABL 2007 Manager

UPDATED CAREER STATISTICS

The career statistics have been updated as of the end of the 2007 season. You can view the individual career statistics by clicking on the Career Stats under the Statistics section of the ABL website at www.abl.ph. The stats are grouped alphabetically by the player’s surnames.

You can also view the updated list of all-time individual leaders by clicking on the ABL History and Records 2007 link. A list of all previous ABL champions, MVPs, Best Defensive Players, Mythical Fives, and annual statistical leaders for all divisions is included in the file.

There is also a new compilation for the career statistics of the Women’s Division. The file includes the individual statistics and career leaders.

CHAMPIONSHIP RECAPS AND BEST PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

You may read the recaps of the championship games by clicking on the division link under the different champion photographs included in the main article. We would like to follow up on our requests for recaps for the following divisions:

1) Fr. Cruz c/o AHS
2) Fr.Que c/o Team Hizon
3) Women’s c/o Team Dy
4) AHS 2003 c/o AHS 4J 03
5) Ateneo Law c/o Utopia Blue or Pat Bautista
6) Team Ampil c/o AHS Jrs.

The write-up can be a full-length article or just a game summary in bullet point format of the highlights of the game. We will incorporate whatever you submit to the final article on your team’s game. Please send your article and/or game summaries to this email address, abl@admu.edu.ph, on or before Wednesday, April 3. After this date, no future updates on the site are scheduled until the preparations for ABL 2008 begin. You can also view the winners of the MVP and Best Defensive Players by clicking on the link “Best Players of 2007” under the statistics section.

FINALS AND AWARDS PREVIEWS

There are previews of the different finals and individual award races posted on the feature section of the ABL website at www.abl.ph. Just click on the link to the division to view the feature.

ABL FELLOWSHIP DINNER

All players, their friends and family, are invited to the ABL 2007 fellowship dinner on Saturday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. in front of the Blue Eagle Gym. As per tradition, the fellowship dinner is the final activity of the ABL season and is free of charge. Part of the festivities will include the awarding of the championship trophies, medals, and individual awards which should begin around 8:30-9:00 p.m.

To add to the festive spirit, the ABL always tries to distribute as many gift items to the players and their guests during the dinner. In this regard, we would like to ask for assistance from all players and sponsors in securing donations of company products or corporate giveaways (i.e. umbrellas, mugs, etc.) for the ABL fellowship dinner. Arrangements can be made for corporate merchandising and/or product sampling during the dinner.

If you can make arrangements for any donations, please send us a note via email to abl@admu.edu.ph or call MPG c/o Mr. Chiqui Paterno at cell phone no. 0917-5337778 or the OUDAR c/o Jeng Manglallan at 426-6001, loc. 4083. Pick-up or delivery arrangements can be made for your donations.

REQUEST FOR FEATURES AND PICTURES

The ABL would like to ask for any articles on the ABL. It could be about your team, the ABL experience, individuals in your team, a particular game, etc. The features may be used for future ABL publications and may be posted at the ABL website.

Players can also send in pictures of their teams, games, friends and families as well. The pictures will be posted in the gallery section an on occasion may be used as the accompanying photo for a feature of the week.

You may send your articles or photos via email to abl@admu.edu.ph or via fax to 426-6080. You may also drop them of the OUDAR, 2/F Xavier Hall, Loyola Schools c/o Jeng Manglallan.

BASIC TIEBREAKER

As per ABL guidelines, the first applicable tiebreaker is always winner over the other. If this is not applicable (i.e. if triple tie and no team beat all the teams it is tied with), the quotient system is applied. The quotient system is the sum of the winning and losing margins of the teams who are tied against one another.

For more information, log on to www.abl.ph and download the ABL guidelines under the Downloads section.

UPDATED SCENARIOS AND SKEDS

You can view the different semifinal scenarios for your division by downloading the stats file and clicking on the standings sheet. The detailed match-ups for the semis and finals can be viewed by clicking on the link "Updated Match-up Schedule".

BASIC SEMIS AND FINALS FORMAT (for Alumni batch and open divs)

All semis and finals games are knockout matches.

If a team is undefeated in the division, said team goes to the final. The 3rd seed faces the 4th seed on a Saturday. The winner faces the 2nd seed the following day.

For Ouano, Dalupan, and Women's Division, top seed goes to the final. 2nd and 3rd face each other in the semis.

If no team is undefeated, semis will be 1st vs. 4th and 2nd vs. 3rd. Generally, all 2nd vs. 3rd match-ups play on a Saturday. The 1st vs. 4th play each other on Sunday.

VENUE CHANGE FOR SAT. MAR 3

TO: SEVILLA- ALL TEAMS
OCAMPO - YAMBAO, 4M 00
LITTAUA - ATENEO CLC, AHS 4K 06
UNSON - TIBURCIO, RAMOS, DICHAVES, 4H 98

As advised previously, please note that the games originally scheduled at Meralco for Saturday, March 3 will be moved from Meralco to CELEBRITY SPORTS CLUB. The same schedule of games will still be used. Please remind all your teammates of the venue change for your games this weekend.

ABL Fellowship Dinner Donations

If you can make arrangements for any donations, please send us a note via this email address or call MPG c/o Mr. Chiqui Paterno at cell phone no. 0917-5337778 or the OUDAR c/o Jeng Manglallan at 426-6001, loc. 4083. Pick-up or delivery arrangements can be made for your donations.

Thank you for your support.

VENUE CHANGE FOR SAT, MAR 3 MERALCO GAMES

TO THE FOLLOWING TEAMS SCHEDULED TO PLAY ON SATURDAY, MARCH 3 AT THE MERALCO GYM:

ALL 8 SEVILLA DIVISION TEAMS

UNSON DIVISION- Tiburcio, Ramos, Dichaves, AHS 4H 98

OCAMPO DIVISION- Yambao, AHS 4M 00

LITTAUA DIVISION- Ateneo CLC, AHS 4K 06

Please be advised that Meralco will be using our previously reserved and paid for slot on Saturday, March 3 for a company-wide event. Due to this, the venue will not be available for our use during that day.

The games for Saturday, March 3 will be moved to Celebrity Sports Club. The schedule of games will be the same. Only the venue has changed.

Please forward to all your teammates.

UNCLAIMED ABL UNIFORMS

Please be advised that all unclaimed ABL uniforms will now be claimed at the OUDAR, 2/F, Room 213 Xavier Hall, Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila. Look for Jeng Manglallan.

All uniforms must be claimed before the end of the month. Unclaimed uniforms will be disposed of as they cannot be warehoused in Ateneo. No refund to the team who paid for the uniform will be given.

The OUDAR is open on weekdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 12:00 p.m. Prior to going to Ateneo, please confirm with Jeng at 426-6001 loc. 4083 if your uniform is at the office.

UPDATED SITE

You can view the latest results, standings, and statistics at the ABL website at www.abl.ph. The Best Players of the Week can also be seen by clicking on the link under the statistics section. For some, you may need to click on the refresh buttons of your browsers for the site to get updated.

As we would like to be as accurate as possible, please email us any corrections that need to be made in the statistics. The changes will be made and will be reflected in your team totals the following week.

We encourage everybody to actively discuss the games in the ABL Message Board. To access, just clik on the Gameface.ph flash animation in the homepage or log in at the Forums section of www.gameface.ph. Tha ABL message board is located under the "Other Hardcore Leagues" Forum

REQUEST FOR FEATURES AND PICTURES

You may send your articles or photos via email to abl@admu.edu.ph or via fax to 426-6080. You may also drop them of the OUDAR, 2/F Xavier Hall, Loyola Schools c/o Jeng Manglallan.

NEW ABL FEATURE

There is a new feature focusing on the participation of ADMU High School students in the ABL on the ABL website at www.abl-ph.com.

You may send your articles or photos via email to abl@admu.edu.ph or via fax to 426-6080. You may also drop them of the OUDAR, 2/F Xavier Hall, Loyola Schools c/o Jeng Manglallan.

CALVO DIVISION

After the first 2 games of the season, all 8 teams of the 2007 Dionisio Calvo Divisions have identical 1-1 records. This is the first and only time this has happened in ABL history. Although no official records are kept, last weekend was also probably the only time in ABL history when the 4 teams that lost the previous week, all won the next.

UNIFORM ADVISORY

All uniforms ordered last year are expected to be in by Friday, January 26. As of now, most have already been delivered. Please check with Pinky at 426-6001 loc. 4181 to verify if your uniform order has been delivered. If not, please contact Jeng at 426-6001 loc. 4083.

Hence, please note that only the teams listed below will be allowed to wear incomplete or provisional uniforms. All others must claim their uniforms at the Ateneo (Blue Eagle Gym) on or before their games this week.

EXEMPTED TEAMS: AHS UAAP, all college divisions (college teams playing in the ABL alumni batch or open divisions are not exempt)

As previously advised, all teams are required to be in full ABL uniforms, except those granted exemptions. The teams that are exempted are those that placed an order in December (listed below) whose uniforms have not yet been delivered. The orders placed in January are considered late and will not be granted exemptions.

As per the advice of the suppliers, some uniforms will be delivered this Friday afternoon while others will be delivered by tomorrow morning to the Blue Eagle Gym. Please check with Pinky at 426-6001 loc. 4181 prior to going to Ateneo.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS OFFICE IS ONLY OPEN UNTIL 12:00PM ON
SATURDAYS.

TEAMS WHO MAY WEAR PROVISIONAL UNIFORMS THIS WEEKEND IN CASE UNIFORMS ARE NOT YET DELIVERED BY THIS WEEKEND

1. Puyat (Vasquez)
2. Santos (Ouano)
3. Paculan (Roco)
5. Kostka (Gaston)
6. Jerez (Gaston)
7. Guevarra (Arroyo)
8. Borres Pineda (Roco)
9. Padilla (Mayoralgo)
10. Ateneo YFC (Narvasa)
11. Globe (Francisco)
12. Accenture (Francisco)
13. York (Vasquez)
14. Yuseco (Vasquez)
15. Enatsu (Narvasa)
16. UAAP HS- being an official Ateneo team, the team will be allowed to use their team uniforms throughout the season.

If players whose teams have not been given exemptions are inadvertently allowed by the officials, please call the attention of the officials immediately so the necessary rules can be enforced. Please note however, that no game results will be overturned because an individual from one team got to play through a game not wearing the official ABL uniform without being prevented by the officials.

UNIFORM ORDERS

The OUDAR has been able to make an arrangement with the University Athletics Office to facilitate the release and pick-up of unclaimed ABL 2007 uniforms orders.

ABL uniforms that were unclaimed last Saturday, January 6 and other pending orders will be delivered to the University Athletics Office (UAO) at the 2/F of the Blue Eagle Gym on the morning of Thursday, January 11. Prior to going to the Blue Eagle Gym, we request all players with orders to do the following:

1. Call Pinky of the UAO at 426-6001 loc. 4181 to verify if your uniform order has already been delivered. Some late orders may not make it as part of the batch to be delivered on Thursday morning.

2. If your orders are there, you may pick them up at the 2/F Blue Eagle Gym on weekdays from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Look for Pinky Rosana.

3. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE UNIFORMS WILL NOT BE DELIVERED TO THE VENUE OF YOUR GAMES.

4. Additional uniform orders cannot be placed with UAO. They must be placed through the OUDAR, Room 213, Xavier Hall, Loyola Schools. Look for Jeng, tel. no. 426-6001 loc. 4083.

5. If your orders have not yet been delivered, please follow up with Jeng at 426-6001 loc. 4083.

VENUE DIRECTIONS

1. Celebrity Sports Club is on Capitol Hills Drive, Diliman QC. From Ateneo, take Diliman heading towards UP. You will pass Maynilad and Ayala Heights. Turn right on Capitol Hills Drive (there is a signboard directing you to Celebrity). Celebrity Sports Club will be on your left. It is beside a Manilabank branch.

2. D-Zone is 7224 Malugay st. cor Buendia, Bel-Air Makati. It is beside the Old Toyota Bel-Air.

3. Club 650 is along Libis, beside Shopwise.

4. A sketch to Reyes Gym

regards,

Chiqui Paterno
Director- MPG Inc.
ABL 2007 Manager

For questions and clarifications on ABL, call Mr. Chiqui Paterno at 0917-5337778, tel. 635-3257 or
Ms. Rita De Villa at 4266001 loc. 4081 or email abl@admu.edu.ph