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De La Salle Green Archers basketball
Men's basketball team of De La Salle University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The De La Salle Green Archers are the collegiate men's basketball team of De La Salle University, which play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere sports league in the country.
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La Salle was a pre-war founding member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1924.[2] In September 1980, La Salle announced it would withdraw from competing in the NCAA after a violent game with the Letran Knights.[3] In 1986, La Salle was accepted as a member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).[4]
La Salle won five NCAA basketball titles – 1939, 1947, 1956, 1971, and 1974. The Green Archers won the coveted National Seniors Open Championship, a league participated by top commercial and college teams, twice in 1939 and 1949.[5][6] After bolting out of the NCAA in 1981, it participated in various tournaments. The Green Archers won the 1983 Philippine Amateur Basketball League (PABL) Championship and 1983 National Open title.[7] La Salle has won three inter-collegiate titles. The school won the 1988 Philippine Intercollegiate Championship. This was later reformatted to become the Collegiate Champions League (CCL), which then became the current Philippine Collegiate Championship League (PCCL) with La Salle winning the championship in 2008 and 2013.[8][9]
Since joining the UAAP in 1986, the Green Archers have won 10 UAAP basketball titles – 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2016, and 2023. La Salle's basketball program is known for having won four straight UAAP championship titles from 1998 to 2001.[10] The Green Archers are also known for sharing a rivalry with other competitive teams in the UAAP, especially with the Ateneo Blue Eagles, UST Growling Tigers, and FEU Tamaraws.[11] The most recent championship is the 2023 UAAP Season 86 title, where La Salle defeated the UP Fighting Maroons during the best-of-three series, having lost Game 1 but won Games 2 & 3.[12][13][14]
Prior to the start of the UAAP season, the Green Archers participate in multiple preseason tournaments. In the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup they have won four titles, the latest being the 2016 championship.[15][16][17] The Green Archers participated in the Buddha Light International Association (BLIA) Cup, where they last won the championship in 2017.[18] The Green Archers have also participated in the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup as EcoOil–La Salle, where they have won three straight championships.[19][20] In the Pinoyliga Collegiate Cup, the Green Archers won their first title in 2024.[21] In August 2024, the Green Archers swept the 2024 World University Basketball Series in Tokyo, Japan.[22][23] La Salle has also participated in the AsiaBasket tournaments. In May 2025, the Green Archers won against the Ateneo Blue Eagles to claim the championship of the 2025 AsiaBasket College Campus Tour.[24]
The Green Archers won the UAAP Season 85 3x3 basketball tournament in 2023.[25][26] They retained the title the following year in UAAP Season 86.[27][28] They won their third consecutive title in UAAP Season 87.[29][30]
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Current roster
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Head coaches
- 1964–78: Tito Eduque
- 1978–86: Joaqui Trillo
- 1986–91: Derrick Pumaren
- 1992: Gabby Velasco
- 1993–95: Virgil Villavicencio
- 1996–97: Jong Uichico
- 1998–2009: Franz Pumaren
- 2010–11: Dindo Pumaren
- 2012: Gee Abanilla
- 2013–15: Juno Sauler
- 2016–17: Aldin Ayo
- 2018: Louie Gonzales
- 2019: Gian Nazario
- 2020–22: Derrick Pumaren
- 2023–present: Topex Robinson
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Until 1997, the UAAP primarily ranked the teams by tournament points using FIBA's method. Starting in 1998, the UAAP primarily ranked by winning percentage. There's no difference in ranking once all games were played, but in the middle of the season, rankings made by these two methods may differ.
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Since 1998
- La Salle originally won Game 1 of the Finals, but FEU immediately put the game under protest as disqualified player Tonyboy Espinosa still played for a few seconds after being called for his fifth foul. The UAAP granted FEU's protest and ordered a replay, but La Salle did not show up in the replayed game. The UAAP then awarded FEU the game, and the title, by forfeit.
- La Salle admitted to having two players on their roster being ineligible from 2003 to 2005. The UAAP took away La Salle's 2004 championship and 2005 runner-up trophies, reversed all of their wins, and suspended them for the 2006 season.
- Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Honors
Team awards
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)
- National Colleagiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- National Seniors Open Championship
- Champions (2):[5] 1939. 1949
- Philippine Basketball League (1):
- Champions (1): 1983[7]
- Basketball Association of the Philippines National Open
- Champions (1) 1983[7]
- Basketball Association of the Philippines Inter-Collegiate Championship
- Champions (1): 1988
- Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL)
Individual awards
- NCAA Most Valuable Player:
- Lim Eng Beng (1974)
- Alex Marquez (1978)
- UAAP Most Valuable Player:
- Jun Limpot (1989, 1990, 1992)[53][54]
- Mark Telan (1996, 1997)[54][55]
- Don Allado (1997, 1998)[54][56]
- Ben Mbala (2016,[57] 2017[58])
- Kevin Quiambao (2023,[59] 2024[60])
- UAAP Finals Most Valuable Player
- Don Allado (1998, 1999)[61]
- Renren Ritualo (2001)[62]
- Mark Cardona (2004)[63]
- JVee Casio (2007)[64]
- Pocholo Villanueva (2007)[64]
- Jeron Teng (2013,[65] 2016[66])
- Kevin Quiambao (2023)[67]
- UAAP Rookie of the Year:
- Mark Telan (1993)[55]
- Renren Ritualo (1997)[68]
- Mike Cortez (2000)[69]
- Mark Cardona (2001)[70]
- JVee Casio (2003)[71]
- Jeron Teng (2012)[72]
- Andrei Caracut (2015)[73]
- Aljun Melecio (2016)[74]
- Kevin Quiambao (2022)[75]
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Notable players
Abu Tratter
Adonis Santa Maria
Alfie Almario
Alfonzo Gotladera
Almond Vosotros
Arnold Van Opstal
Ben Mbala
Brian Ilad
Carlo Sharma
Chris Tan
Derrick Pumaren
Dickie Bachmann
Dindo Pumaren
Dominic Uy
Don Allado
Dong Vergeire
Dwight Lago
Eduardo Decena
Elmer Lago
Ervic Vijandre
Evan Nelle
Ferdinand Damanik
Francis Zamora
Franz Pumaren
Gab Banal
Gee Abanilla
Hyram Bagatsing
Jamie Malonzo
Jason Perkins
Jason Webb
Jeron Teng
Jerwin Gaco
Joaqui Trillo
Johnedel Cardel
Jong Uichico
Joseph Yeo
Jun Limpot
Junjun Cabatu
Juno Sauler
Justine Baltazar
JVee Casio
Kevin Quiambao
Kib Montalbo
Kurt Bachmann
LA Revilla
Leonard Santillan
Leo Prieto
Lim Eng Beng
Luigi Trillo
Mac Cuan
Mac Tallo
Manuel Araneta, Jr.
Mark Cardona
Mark Telan
Martin Urra
Mike Cortez
Mikee Romero
Mon Jose
Nico Elorde
Noli Locsin
Norbert Torres
Oliver Agapito
Pocholo Villanueva
Ramon Campos Jr.
Renren Ritualo
Ricardo Brown
Ricci Rivero
Richard del Rosario
Rico Maierhofer
Robert Bolick
Ryan Arana
Simon Atkins
Teddy Alfarero
Thomas Torres
Tonyboy Espinosa
Tyrone Tang
Valentin Eduque
Willy Wilson
Yves Dignadice
Dominic Uy
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