Davaoeno Player Broke UAAP Scoring Record

It took 15 years and a Davaoeno to break the local scoring record in the premier college basketball league in the Philippines.
On Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum, University of the East (UE) forward Alvin Pasaol scored 49 points in his team's 100-106 defeat against the De La Salle University Archers in the ongoing UAAP basketball season.
The huge scoring of Pasaol, 22 surpassed the 43 points of former National University Bulldogs stalwart Jeff Napa way back in 2002.
Napa, now the coach of Letran College Knights in the NCAA has expressed joy for Pasaol for surpassing his UAAP record.
He said Pasaol's feat could have been sweeter if his team beat La Salle.
Pasaol, a former player of Holy Cross of Davao College Crusaders also made another UAAP history by scoring 21 points in the first two quarters of the game.
His coach, Derrick Pumaren, revealed that his top player had suffered a mild sprain. "He was pushing himself.
Masakit 'yung ankle niya, but he said that he's still going."
The usually laconic Pumaren could not help but gush at Pasaol's effort after the game, even if it came in a losing effort.
"Alvin was awesome tonight," said the veteran coach.
"I was telling him, five (less) pounds, he could have scored 60," Pumaren said, laughing. "But he really played well.
My hats off kay Alvin. First time ata that I've coached a local that scored 49, kasi dito import lang ang nakaka-score ng
ganyan."
"He really gave us a show tonight. I was really praying that he gets 50, but we'll take 49."
Pumaren considers Pasaol unique among players that he has coached in his long career – a list that includes Jun Limpot and
Allan Caidic.
"Si Alvin, akala mo hindi niya alam 'yung play, parang hindi nakikinig. Pero once you start the play, he knows it. And
then, he's a player na you will underestimate, dahil parang medyo malusog. Medyo maraming relaxed muscles," he explained,
while Pasaol could only laugh in agreement.
"Pero kaya niya," Pumaren said emphatically. "You can see, hindi naman siya ganoon kataas, but he's there always for the
rebound, he's quick on the ball, and he can score inside and outside."