ATENEO de Manila University ended a four-year wait for its 19th crown, hacking out a 90-73 victory over National University (NU) in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 77 juniors basketball championship on Friday at The Arena in San Juan City.

Coach Joe Silva, who never tasted a championship as a player in 1998 as his team lost to Alwyn Espiritu-led University of Santo Tomas in the title round, offered the victory to his mother who passed away before last season’s Finals.

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