Adamson's Pingoy, Ateneo's Black skip final playing year in UAAP
MANILA, Philippines – Aaron Black and Jerie Pingoy have bid farewell to the UAAP.
Both players had one more year of eligibility but decided to move forward from their collegiate squads.
Black, who won back-to-back UAAP championships with the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, took to Twitter with a message to the Ateneo community.
In a lengthy essay, Black described playing for the Eagles as his dream growing up. The Katipunan veteran expressed gratitude to everyone he encountered in his UAAP journey and that despite him leaving, Ateneo will always be in his heart.
OBF ???? pic.twitter.com/XshKh2vf6p
— Aaron Black (@aaronblack_8) January 29, 2019
"There's definitely no question that my heart will always bleed blue," Black wrote.
Black only averaged 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.6 minutes per game in his last season with the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Soaring Falcon (and former Ateneo Blue Eagle) Jerie Pingoy also bid Adamson goodbye through Twitter. Pingoy thanked both Ateneo and Adamson for giving him a career in collegiate basketball.
Jerie Pingoy
— koko (@Jeriepingoy) January 30, 2019
Signing Off pic.twitter.com/kw4l1tMBze
Having been marred by injury, the guard normed 3.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game with an average playing time of 13.6 minutes for the Soaring Falcons.
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