Philippine Collegiate Champions League Elite 8

The Philippine Collegiate Champions League Elite 8 is now complete. The PCCL will be another showdown of two of the premiere leagues in the country, the UAAP and the NCAA.

The UAAP casts are their 2009 UAAP final four teams: the 2009 UAAP Champions Ateneo Blue Eagles led by former UAAP MVP Rabeh Al-Hussaini defeated Lyceum Pirates in the Sweet 16 phase. UAAP runner-up UE Red Warriors led by prolific shooting guard Paul Lee who torch the UC Webmasters with an impressive triple-double game with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. UAAP 3rd placer FEU Tamaraws crushed Arellano University Chiefs. Completing the cast of UAAP in Philippine Collegiate Champions League Elite 8 is UST Growling Tigers led by 2009 UAAP MVP Dylan Ababou who spoiled Vergel Meneses’ coaching debut with the JRU Heavy Bombers in Ormoc, Leyte.

Meanwhile, NCAA teams that enter the PCCL Elite 8 are the 2009 NCAA Champs San Sebastian Stags after almost slipped the game into the hands of USC Warriors of CESAFI, NCAA runner-up San Beda Red Lions trashed and humiliated San Sebastian Cavite Baycats with 41 points. Letran Knights escaping a victory over the defending PCCL Champs DLSU Green Archers and completing the cast of NCAA in this year’s  Philippine Collegiate Champions League Elite 8, the Mapua Cardinals who won coming from behind against the University of Visayas Green Lancers led by 7 foot Greg Slaughter.

Here are the Philippine Collegiate Champions League Elite 8 match-ups as shown on the image above:

Ateneo Blue Eagles (UAAP) vs UST Growling Tigers (UAAP)

San Beda Red Lions (NCAA) vs Mapua Cardinals (NCAA)

Letran Knight (NCAA) vs San Sebastian Stags (NCAA)

FEU Tamaraws (UAAP) vs UE Red Warriors (UAAP)

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