Tamaraw Arvin Tolentino pays homage to both FEU, ADMU for UAAP experience

After his exit out of collegiate basketball, Tolentino was asked about his upcoming steps moving forward, the twenty-two year old answering that he is “still undecided,” stating, “Me, my family, and my agent – we still need to talk about what’s next.” (Photo: @arvintolentino5/Instagram)

Graduating senior Arvin Tolentino may have completed his University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 81 run with the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws, but he did not hesitate to also thank the school that started his collegiate career, Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU).

Tolentino initially made headlines after his squad fell to Ateneo into entering the season’s championship last Sunday, November 25, as he joined the blue eagles in singing their hymn after the game. According to Tolentino, he had “mixed emotions,” saying, “It was our last game and not the way we want to end our UAAP career. But of course, we’ll take it. It is what it is,” adding, “I was with Ateneo also for two years and they also cheered for me before so I’m thankful to them.”

On Tolentino’s Twitter, he shared his goodbye to “one hell of a crazy ride.” In his words, “Had a lot of ups and downs, but I’ll take it and move forward as I always do. Learned a lot from my time in the UAAP and I’m very thankful to the Lord for giving me this opportunity.” He concluded, “As my journey in the UAAP comes to an end, one thing is for sure. I will continue to Be Brave in this One Big Fight of life,” implementing both FEU and ADMU’s slogans.

In 2014, Tolentino was a highly-talked about recruit coming out of San Beda University’s high school. During his first year with the Blue Eagles, he received the Rookie of the Year award averaging 8.0 points and 5.6 rebounds. The following season, his numbers dropped to 5.1 points and 2.4 boards per game, until Season 79 when he had to drop out of the Katipunan-university due to academics, eventually being taken in by FEU.

After his exit out of collegiate basketball, Tolentino was asked about his upcoming steps moving forward, the 22-year old answering that he is “still undecided,” stating, “Me, my family, and my agent – we still need to talk about what’s next.”