Embattled Tab Baldwin quits as Ateneo Blue Eagles coach
MANILA, Philippines — The Tab Baldwin era is over for the Ateneo Blue Eagles men’s basketball team.
This after the controversial coach resigned as head coach on Monday.
In a press conference at the Ateneo main campus in Quezon City, Ateneo president Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ, announced that the school has accepted Baldwin’s resignation amid the ongoing government investigations into the deaths of players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili.
TAB BALDWIN OUT
— John Bryan Ulanday (@bryanulanday) June 15, 2026
JUST IN: Tab Baldwin has resigned as head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles.
Ateneo president Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ, announced today that the school has accepted the resignation of Baldwin amid the ongoing government investigations. @PhilippineStar @StarSportsHub
Baterbonia and Adili passed away last week in a drowning incident during the Blue Eagles team-building session in Aurora, news that sent shockwaves across Philippine sports.
Blue Eagles team manager Epok Quimpo has also stepped down from his post, as various fact-finding bodies have been formed to probe the training incident that claimed the lives of Baterbonia and Adili.
Baldwin thus ends a nine-year UAAP coaching stint highlighted by four championships (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022) with Ateneo, including steering the Blue Eagles to a 14-0 sweep in the eliminations of the 2019 season.
A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP IS NECESSARY
— John Bryan Ulanday (@bryanulanday) June 15, 2026
WATCH: Ateneo president Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ, on the resignation of Blue Eagles men’s basketball head coach Tab Baldwin and team manager Epok Quimpo. @PhilippineStar @StarSportsHub @PhilstarNews pic.twitter.com/nP2dr5E4qc
Meanwhile, Yap said there is no decision yet on whether Ateneo will participate in UAAP Season 89 this year.
WILL ATENEO STILL PLAY IN THE UPCOMING UAAP SEASON 89?
— John Bryan Ulanday (@bryanulanday) June 15, 2026
Ateneo president Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ, answers that there’s no decision yet although they are studying it while waiting for the UAAP probe and decision. @PhilippineStar @StarSportsHub @PhilstarNews pic.twitter.com/VI2t51xRAu
The Blue Eagles already withdrew from the rest of the ongoing Filoil Preseason Cup.
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