University of the Philippines has forfeited its remaining games in the UAAP Season 86 Men’s 3×3 Basketball Tournament.
Prior to Day 2 of the tournament, UP had already informed the league that it would no longer play its games, citing the lack of manpower to push through with the tournament.
During the opening day of the competitions, the Fighting Maroons only fielded the trio of Francis Lopez, Harold Alarcon, and Chicco Briones.
(C) UAAP Season 86 Media Team
“We regret to inform our fans and supporters that the UP Men’s Basketball Team was not able to field a 3-man line-up for today’s UAAP Season 86 3×3 Basketball Tournament due to injury,” the team’s statement read.
“FIBA 3×3 rules state that ‘a team shall lose the game by forfeit if at the scheduled starting time of the game the team is not present on the playing court with 3 players ready to play,’” it continued.
“Due to this, the UP Men’s Basketball Team has forfeited its remaining games in the tournament.”
The Fighting Maroons were scheduled to face the FEU Tamaraws and the DLSU Green Archers today. They would then go up against UST Growling Tigers and the NU Bulldogs on Saturday.
UP would close things out versus the UE Red Warriors on Sunday.
All those games will now receive a W-0 scoreline, with the opposing team being credited with a full 21 points.
Meanwhile, UP’s 21-15 win over the Ateneo Blue Eagles and 18-22 loss to the Adamson Soaring Falcons will still count in the standings.
