Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball explained
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
University: | Ateneo de Manila University |
Founded: | 1914 |
Location: | Quezon City |
History: | Ateneo Blue and Whites (1920s–1938) Ateneo Blue Eagles (1938–present) |
Coach: | Tab Baldwin |
Nickname: | Blue Eagles |
Free Tournament Label3: | UAAP Championships (12) |
Free Tournament Label4: | NCAA Championships (14) |
Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball is about the basketball teams of the Ateneo de Manila University.
Current roster
See main article: UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments.
5-on-5 basketball
Rivals
The Blue Eagles have had several rivalries throughout the years. Before the NCAA was founded and into the early years after its foundation (1924), Ateneo's fiercest basketball rivals were the UP Fighting Maroons (then known as the Maroon and Greens).[1]
Championships
UAAP
Season | Tournament | Title | Ref |
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1987 | UAAP Season 50 | Champions | [13] |
1988 | UAAP Season 51 | Champions | [14] |
2002 | UAAP Season 65 | Champions | [15] |
2008 | UAAP Season 71 | Champions | [16] |
2009 | UAAP Season 72 | Champions | [17] |
2010 | UAAP Season 73 | Champions | [18] |
2011 | UAAP Season 74 | Champions | [19] |
2012 | UAAP Season 75 | Champions | [20] |
2017 | UAAP Season 80 | Champions | [21] |
2018 | UAAP Season 81 | Champions | [22] |
2019 | UAAP Season 82 | Champions | [23] |
2022 | UAAP Season 85 | Champions | [24] | |
In men's basketball, the Ateneo Blue Eagles have won 26 titles as of 2022, 14 in the NCAA and 12 in the UAAP.[25]
Other Leagues and Tournaments
The Blue Eagles also competed at the 2018 William Jones Cup,[26] an international tournament in Taiwan for both club and national teams.
Year – Champions
- 2006 – Blue Eagles – Fr. Martin Summer Cup
- 2007 – Blue Eagles – Collegiate Champions League
- 2008 – Blue Eagles – Philippine University Games / Nike Summer League
- 2009 – Blue Eagles – Philippine University Games / Philippine Collegiate Champions League
- 2010 – Blue Eagles – Fr. Martin Summer Cup / Philippine Collegiate Champions League
- 2011 – Blue Eagles – Philippine University Games / Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup
Notable players
Head coaches
3x3 Basketball
Ateneo won the UAAP Season 81 3x3 Basketball tournament on its second and final year as a demonstration sport before it became an official sport in UAAP Season 82.[40] [41]
Notes and References
- Web site: Ateneo de Manila University. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319225003/http://www.ateneo.edu/?p=120&type=2&aid=1739. March 19, 2012. dead.
- Web site: American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. Philstar.com. December 21, 2022.
- Web site: American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. Philstar.com. December 21, 2022.
- Web site: American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. Philstar.com. December 21, 2022.
- Web site: American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. Philstar.com. December 21, 2022.
- Web site: The price of a championship crown. The GUIDON. October 31, 2008.
- Web site: Ateneo-San Beda rivalry: It started and ended in the NCAA. Pinoyliga.com. April 5, 2020.
- Web site: More on NCAA. Bandera. July 11, 2013.
- Web site: Guidotti, skipper of 1961 NCAA basketball champ Ateneo, dies at 78. Rappler. September 3, 2019.
- Web site: The Golden Eagles. Philstar.com. December 7, 2019.
- Web site: NCAA's tragic seasons. Bandera. July 15, 2013.
- Web site: NCAA's tragic seasons. Bandera. July 15, 2013.
- Web site: Ateneo Blue Eagles. Yahoo! News Singapore. July 15, 2011.
- Web site: Ateneo Blue Eagles. Yahoo! News Singapore. July 15, 2011.
- Web site: Most memorable triumphs of underdogs in UAAP playoff history. SPIN.ph. Leongson, Randolph B.. April 9, 2021.
- Web site: Sweep sensation: Ateneo 2008 UAAP champions. GMA News Online. September 25, 2008.
- Web site: Ateneo humbles UE, repeats as UAAP champs. GMA News Online. October 8, 2009.
- Web site: Braving critics and a talented foe, Ateneo highlights Season 73 hoops. Inquirer.net. October 9, 2010.
- Web site: Soaring Ateneo Blue Eagles peak with 4-peat. Inquirer.net. October 1, 2011.
- Web site: Ateneo wins fifth consecutive UAAP title. Rappler. October 11, 2012.
- Web site: Ateneo Blue Eagles are UAAP Season 80 champions. Rappler. December 3, 2017.
- Web site: Ateneo wrecks U.P., clinches back-to-back UAAP titles. Rappler. December 5, 2018.
- Web site: Ateneo Blue Eagles complete historic 16-0 UAAP 82 sweep, seal three-peat. Tiebreaker Times. November 20, 2019.
- Web site: UAAP 85 MBB: Ateneo survives UP storm, regains throne. Tiebeaker Times. December 19, 2022.
- Web site: 5 Best Filipino College Basketball Programs. Complex Philippines. March 15, 2023.
- News: Lozada . Bong . Ateneo to represent PH in 2018 Jones Cup . July 6, 2018 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . July 6, 2018.
- Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
- Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
- Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
- Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
- Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
- Web site: Olivares . Rick . 5 stories during NU’s championship celebration . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
- Web site: Henson . Joaquin M. . Joaquin Henson . Schrempf to bring 2 Pinoy coaches to US . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
- Web site: Henson . Joaquin M. . Joaquin Henson . Schrempf to bring 2 Pinoy coaches to US . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
- Web site: Olivares . Rick . 18 years later, Joel Banal dedicates 2002 UAAP title to older brother . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
- Web site: Cordero . Abac . Rookie coach (plus Black) to chart Eagles flight . 2024-01-27 . Philstar.com.
- Web site: ATan . Arespacochaga wala pang sagot sa Ateneo, Compton kandidato rin . 2024-01-27 . Philstar.com.
- News: Perasol looks back on Ateneo coaching stint . ABS-CBN News.
- Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
- Web site: Ateneo tames UST to take place as king of UAAP 81 3x3 ABS-CBN Sports . sports.abs-cbn.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190304143022/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2019/03/03/ateneo-tames-ust-take-place-king-uaap-81-3x3-54067 . March 4, 2019.
- Web site: 3x3 basketball now a medal sport for UAAP Season 82 ABS-CBN Sports . sports.abs-cbn.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190914072319/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2019/09/01/3x3-basketball-now-medal-sport-uaap-season-82-60500 . September 14, 2019.