Five players have reportedly left the University of the East Red Warriors men’s basketball team, citing alleged discontent under the leadership of head coach Jack Santiago.
Among the players who departed from the Red Warriors camp on Tuesday night are Matthew Jeffrey Langit, Josh Alcantara, Allen Maglupay, Juan Miguel Tulabut, and John Matthew Manalang.
Fastbreak learned from a source that the departure was due to dissatisfaction with how Santiago and assistant coach Don Allado have managed the team. Allegedly, there were concerns that they favored the Filipino-American players more than the local players.
“May favoritism sila sa mga Fil-Am players, and ang lakas nila makawala ng confidence sa mga local players,” a source said on condition of anonymity. “Nakarating na sa taas ‘yung hinaing nila, pero walang aksyon ang UE management, kaya umalis na lang.”
Red Warriors team officials have yet to issue a statement regarding the departure of the said players as of this posting.
The five players join the growing list of UE players who have left the school due to concerns related to Santiago. This list includes Clint Escamis, Harvey Pagsanjan, Kyle Paranada, Isagani Stevens, Willie Wilson, and Rey Remogat.
Fastbreak, through a Buzzard, reported last month that certain members of the Red Warriors team were reportedly discontented under the leadership of Santiago.
Buzzard Beater: UE cagers express discontent under coach Jack Santiago
Allado, in defense of Santiago, commented on Fastbreak’s Facebook post, accusing the sports website of being a fake news peddler for coming out with the said story on the Red Warriors mentor.
“This article is baseless & has no truth behind it. You are merely speculating & have no idea on the real score. Do your research & put out the truth. Coach Jack has done so much to help these players & it will never come out in the news. Check his résumé & you’ll know that man has credibility. Unfortunately, with this article, I can’t say the same about this site,” Allado wrote in Fastbreak’s comment section.
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