UAAP: Ateneo head coach Louie Alas handed one-game suspension after three bench infractions

Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach Louie Alas has been handed a one-game suspension by the UAAP Basketball Commissioner’s Office after accumulating three bench infractions in UAAP Season 89.

Alas is scheduled to serve his suspension on Saturday, October 10, when the Blue Eagles face Far Eastern University, although Ateneo can appeal the decision.

According to the Commissioner’s Office, two of the three infractions occurred during Ateneo’s game against De La Salle University last Wednesday, when the Green Archers defeated the Blue Eagles, 83-76.

“At the 3:42 mark of the fourth quarter, following a foul call, Ateneo assistant coach Kerby Raymundo was observed verbally taunting DLSU’s Vhoris Marasigan from the bench. Coach Alas was subsequently assessed a direct technical foul for unsportsmanlike behavior, which was later changed to a bench technical foul,” the office said.

“Also at the 3:42 mark of the fourth quarter, Alas was observed engaging in physical misconduct involving opposing players. He forcefully attempted to pull an opposing player to his feet before making further physical contact by nudging another player with his elbow. Although the incident was not seen by the game officials on the floor, the Commissioner’s Office reviewed the incident and subsequently assessed the physical misconduct as a disqualifying foul under the UAAP House Rules and applicable FIBA regulations.”

The third infraction occurred during Ateneo’s game against the University of the Philippines on September 19.

“During the game, assistant coach Kerby Raymundo was assessed a technical foul for improper bench decorum, which is charged to Coach Alas,” the Commissioner’s Office said.

Ateneo currently holds a 3-2 record in the standings.

—JKC, GMA News