MANILA, Philippines - Inaasahang mahihirapan si Bo Perasol na maidiretso sa anim ang dominasyon ng Ateneo sa susunod na season ng UAAP.
Simula sa Disyembre 1 ay pormal nang aakto si Perasol, ang dating mentor ng Powerade Tigers sa PBA, bilang bagong head coach ng Blue Eagles hanggang sa susunod na tatlong taon kapalit ni multi-titled coach Norman Black.
“It will be a daunting task for me especially in keeping the team hungry and prepared for another championship run,” wika ni Perasol, isang dating State University team skipper sa UAAP at iginiya ang Powerade sa finals ng nakaraang PBA Philippine Cup.
“I am well aware of the changes this team will undergo in as far as its personnel is concerned. However, it is not going to deter me from finding a way to make us a strong contender all the time,” dagdag pa nito.
Sinabi ni Ateneo president Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, SJ na ang susi sa kanilang pagkuha kay Perasol ay ang kanilang muling pagtutulungan ni top patron at business mogul Manny V. Pangi-linan (MVP).
“On the specific isssue of the head coach of our men’s varsity basketball team, MVP offered to arrange for me to meet with Bo Perasol so that we could reconsider our mutual termination of an earlier agreement,” ani Villarin sa isang official statement. “In view of this development, I reconvened the Search Committee, which had earlier recommended Coach Bo as their candidate for the said post. The Committee met last Friday, Nov. 23, and confirmed their recommendation in respect of Coach Bo. With the affirmation and support of the Search Committee, I am pleased to announce that Coach Bo shall be the head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles beginning December 1 2012.”
“We are grateful to MVP for his gesture and goodwill,” dagdag pa nito.
Iginiya ni Black ang Blue Eagles sa pambihirang five-peat feat sa UAAP bago iniluklok na coach ng Talk ‘N Text sa PBA kapalit ni Chot Reyes.
Bukod kay Perasol, may bagong coach din ang Far Eastern University na si TNT at Energen Pilipinas assistant coach Nash Racela.