Former -NCAA MVP Sudan Daniel Passes Away

MANILA, Philippines—Sudan Daniel, a former NCAA MVP, passed away Saturday. He was 33.

Daniel reportedly died after an asthma attack. He was last seen spending the Christmas holidays with the
twins David and Anthony Semerad. He died just days after his birthday on Dec. 17.

An update on the Philippine Collegiate Champions’ League Facebook page shared that the basketball player
died Saturday afternoon.

“The Philippine Collegiate Champions League would like to extend its sincere condolences to the family of
former San Beda Red Lions player Sudan ‘Superman’ Daniel, who passed away earlier this afternoon,” it
said.

“May eternal repose be granted unto him and may God’s perpetual light shine upon him,” it added.

“Tomorrow is never promised. A San Beda legend forever,” Rome dela Rosa, Daniel’s former college
teammate, wrote on Instagram.

“I just want to say thank you for always believing in me even when I didn’t believe in myself. We are going
to miss you! I love you big bro!” dela Rosa, who is now with the Magnolia Hotshots in the PBA, said in a
separate post.

The 6-foot-7 Daniel led San Beda’s perfect run in the NCAA Season 86 where he was named Season and
Finals MVP.

Daniel was known to lead the San Beda Red Lions to an 18-0 record and NCAA championship in 2010.

-Daphnie Gerd-An Rivera