Barangay Maa, Davao City cager Aaron Buensalida is all smiles while holding the UAAP juniors basketball trophy. Photo: Aaron Buensalida Facebook page
DAVAO CITY---Unknown to many a promising center from Barangay Maa here played an important role in helping the Nazareth School of National University Bullpugs win its second straight UAAP high school boys basketball title last March 9 at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Aaron Buensalida scored two points and contributed some rebounds and assisst in the Bullpups win over the Far Eastern University-Diliman, 87-80, in Game 2 of their best of three finals series .
Buensalida, a former elementary varsity player of Batulosa Elementary School in Toril played a crucial role from the bench for the Bullpups in their championship run.
Although he just played in limited minutes for the team he still contributes in points, rebounds, assisst and defense in the course of the UAAP juniors basketball competition.
Before their back to back UAAP juniors basketball title, Buensalida also helped the team win the 2019 Palarong Pambansa high school basketball title in Davao City.
The 6'4 center is also part of the NU team that helped the Philippines win the 10th Asean School Games high school basketball title in Semarang, Indonesia last year.
The promising Davaoeno cager is also part of the NU team who won the same title in the 9th Asean School Games in Malaysia.
Buensalida got recruited by NU for helping Davao City won the gold medal in the 2015 Palarong Pambansa elementary basketball in Tagum City.
The young cager played superb in their gold medal win as he scored and rebounds big for Davao City which drove NU to recruit him to their basketball program.
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