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I think it’s more of a recruiting strategy for future Ateneo college ballers.
By establishing the Ateneo basketball program as the most solid in the UAAP, future ballers will realize their marketability in foreign leagues if they play there. Think of it as your starting point that gives you the network to play in the B. League where the pay is 10x better.
Farm league kumbaga.
Yes, in fairness to Ateneo, they did not cross lines by recruiting their non Ateneo players. Of course, getting a better chance to play in the national team is a good come on. However, Ateneo seems to have a stricter than average scholastic program. Perez, Tolentino and others left because academic issues caused them to sit down a season. The other schools never did that.