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

SeasonTournamentTitleRef
1987UAAP Season 50Champions[13]
1988UAAP Season 51Champions[14]
2002UAAP Season 65Champions[15]
2008UAAP Season 71Champions[16]
2009UAAP Season 72Champions[17]
2010UAAP Season 73Champions[18]
2011UAAP Season 74Champions[19]
2012UAAP Season 75Champions[20]
2017UAAP Season 80Champions[21]
2018UAAP Season 81Champions[22]
2019UAAP Season 82Champions[23]
2022UAAP Season 85Champions[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.

YearChampions

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

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. Philstar.com. December 21, 2022.
  3. Web site: American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. Philstar.com. December 21, 2022.
  4. Web site: American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. Philstar.com. December 21, 2022.
  5. Web site: American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. Philstar.com. December 21, 2022.
  6. Web site: The price of a championship crown. The GUIDON. October 31, 2008.
  7. Web site: Ateneo-San Beda rivalry: It started and ended in the NCAA. Pinoyliga.com. April 5, 2020.
  8. Web site: More on NCAA. Bandera. July 11, 2013.
  9. Web site: Guidotti, skipper of 1961 NCAA basketball champ Ateneo, dies at 78. Rappler. September 3, 2019.
  10. Web site: The Golden Eagles. Philstar.com. December 7, 2019.
  11. Web site: NCAA's tragic seasons. Bandera. July 15, 2013.
  12. Web site: NCAA's tragic seasons. Bandera. July 15, 2013.
  13. Web site: Ateneo Blue Eagles. Yahoo! News Singapore. July 15, 2011.
  14. Web site: Ateneo Blue Eagles. Yahoo! News Singapore. July 15, 2011.
  15. Web site: Most memorable triumphs of underdogs in UAAP playoff history. SPIN.ph. Leongson, Randolph B.. April 9, 2021.
  16. Web site: Sweep sensation: Ateneo 2008 UAAP champions. GMA News Online. September 25, 2008.
  17. Web site: Ateneo humbles UE, repeats as UAAP champs. GMA News Online. October 8, 2009.
  18. Web site: Braving critics and a talented foe, Ateneo highlights Season 73 hoops. Inquirer.net. October 9, 2010.
  19. Web site: Soaring Ateneo Blue Eagles peak with 4-peat. Inquirer.net. October 1, 2011.
  20. Web site: Ateneo wins fifth consecutive UAAP title. Rappler. October 11, 2012.
  21. Web site: Ateneo Blue Eagles are UAAP Season 80 champions. Rappler. December 3, 2017.
  22. Web site: Ateneo wrecks U.P., clinches back-to-back UAAP titles. Rappler. December 5, 2018.
  23. Web site: Ateneo Blue Eagles complete historic 16-0 UAAP 82 sweep, seal three-peat. Tiebreaker Times. November 20, 2019.
  24. Web site: UAAP 85 MBB: Ateneo survives UP storm, regains throne. Tiebeaker Times. December 19, 2022.
  25. Web site: 5 Best Filipino College Basketball Programs. Complex Philippines. March 15, 2023.
  26. News: Lozada . Bong . Ateneo to represent PH in 2018 Jones Cup . July 6, 2018 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . July 6, 2018.
  27. Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
  28. Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
  29. Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
  30. Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
  31. Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
  32. Web site: Olivares . Rick . 5 stories during NU’s championship celebration . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
  33. Web site: Henson . Joaquin M. . Joaquin Henson . Schrempf to bring 2 Pinoy coaches to US . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
  34. Web site: Henson . Joaquin M. . Joaquin Henson . Schrempf to bring 2 Pinoy coaches to US . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
  35. Web site: Olivares . Rick . 18 years later, Joel Banal dedicates 2002 UAAP title to older brother . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
  36. Web site: Cordero . Abac . Rookie coach (plus Black) to chart Eagles flight . 2024-01-27 . Philstar.com.
  37. Web site: ATan . Arespacochaga wala pang sagot sa Ateneo, Compton kandidato rin . 2024-01-27 . Philstar.com.
  38. News: Perasol looks back on Ateneo coaching stint . ABS-CBN News.
  39. Web site: Olivares . Rick . American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles . 2024-07-30 . Philstar.com.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.