De La Salle Green Archers basketball explained

De La Salle Green Archers
University:De La Salle University
Founded:1924
Location:Manila
Coach:Topex Robinson
Nickname:Green Archers
Free Tournament Label3:UAAP Championships (10)
Free Tournament Label4:NCAA Championships (5)

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.

History

La Salle was a pre-war founding member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1924.[1] In September 1980, La Salle announced it would withdraw from competing in the NCAA after a violent game with the Letran Knights.[2] In 1986, La Salle was accepted as a member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).[3]

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.[4] [5] After bolting out of the NCAA in 1981, it participated in various tournaments. The Green Archers won the 1983 PABL Championship and 1983 National Open title.[6] 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.[7] [8]

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.[9] 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.[10] 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 came back and won Games 2 & 3.[11] [12] [13]

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.[14] [15] [16] The Green Archers participated in the Buddha Light International Association (BLIA) Cup, where they last won the championship in 2017.[17] The Green Archers have also participated in the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup as EcoOil–La Salle, where they have won three straight championships.[18] [19] In the Pinoyliga Collegiate Cup, the Green Archers won their first title in 2024.[20] In August 2024, the Green Archers swept the 2024 World University Basketball Series in Tokyo, Japan.[21] [22]

The Green Archers won the UAAP Season 85 3x3 basketball tournament in 2023.[23] [24] They retained the title the following year in UAAP Season 86.[25] [26]

Current roster

See main article: UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments.

Head coaches

Season-by-season records

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.

Until 1997

SeasonLeagueElimination roundPlayoffs
PosGPWLPtsGPWLResults
1987UAAP5th/8146820Did not qualify
1988UAAP2nd/81411325101Lost Finals vs Ateneo
1989UAAP2nd/81411325202Won Finals vs FEU
1990UAAP1st/81411325211Won Finals vs UE
1991UAAP1st/81412226101Lost Finals vs FEU
1992UAAP1st/81411325202Lost Finals vs FEU
1993UAAP3rd/8148622No playoffs held
1994UAAP1st/71210222422Lost Finals vs UST
1995UAAP2nd/81410424422Lost Finals vs UST
1996UAAP1st/81411325312Lost Finals vs UST
1997UAAP3rd/81410424422Lost Finals vs FEU

Since 1998

SeasonLeagueElimination roundPlayoffs
PosGPWLPCTGBGPWLResults
1998UAAP1st/814131.929431Won Finals vs FEU
1999UAAP1st/814113.786541Won Finals vs UST
2000UAAP1st/814122.857330Won Finals vs FEU
2001UAAP1st/814122.857431Won Finals vs Ateneo
2002UAAP1st/814131.929422Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2003UAAP4th/81477.5004211Lost semifinals vs Ateneo
2004UAAP2nd/814104.7141541Won Finals vs FEU
2005UAAP2nd/814104.7142312Lost Finals vs FEU
2006UAAPSuspended
2007UAAP2nd/81495.6435541Won Finals vs UE
2008UAAP2nd/814104.7143422Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2009UAAP6th/81459.3578Did not qualify
2010UAAP4th/81486.5714101Lost semifinals vs FEU
2011UAAP6th/81459.3578Did not qualify
2012UAAP4th/81495.6433211Lost semifinals vs Ateneo
2013UAAP2nd/814104.714541Won Finals vs UST
2014UAAP3rd/814104.7141312Lost semifinals vs FEU
2015UAAP5th/81468.4295Did not qualify
2016UAAP1st/814131.929330Won Finals vs Ateneo
2017UAAP2nd/814122.8571422Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2018UAAP5th/81486.5714101Lost 4th seed playoff vs FEU
2019UAAP5th/81477.5007Did not qualify
2020UAAPSeason canceled
2021UAAP3rd/81495.6434211Lost semifinals vs UP
2022UAAP5th/81477.5004101Lost 4th seed playoff vs Adamson
2023UAAP2nd/814113.7861431Won Finals vs UP

Team awards

NCAA

SeasonTournamentTitleRef
1939NCAA Season 16Champions[27]
1947NCAA Season 24Champions
1956NCAA Season 33Champions[28]
1971NCAA Season 48Champions
1974NCAA Season 51Champions[29]

UAAP

SeasonTournamentTitleRef
1989UAAP Season 52Champions[30]
1990UAAP Season 53Champions
1998UAAP Season 61Champions[31]
1999UAAP Season 62Champions
2000UAAP Season 63Champions[32]
2001UAAP Season 64Champions[33]
2007UAAP Season 70Champions[34]
2013UAAP Season 76Champions[35]
2016UAAP Season 79Champions[36]
2023UAAP Season 86Champions[37]

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player (Season)

Season! style="width:180px;"
TournamentPlayerRef
1989UAAP Season 52Jun Limpot[38] [39]
1990UAAP Season 53
1992UAAP Season 55
1996UAAP Season 59Mark Telan[40]
1997UAAP Season 60
1998UAAP Season 61Don Allado[41]
1999UAAP Season 62
2016UAAP Season 79Ben Mbala[42]
2017UAAP Season 80[43]
2023UAAP Season 86Kevin Quiambao

Most Valuable Player (Finals)

SeasonTournamentPlayerRef
1998UAAP Season 61Don Allado[44]
1999UAAP Season 62
2001UAAP Season 64Renren Ritualo[45]
2004UAAP Season 67Mark Cardona[46]
2007UAAP Season 70JVee Casio
Pocholo Villanueva
[47]
2013UAAP Season 76Jeron Teng[48]
2016UAAP Season 79[49]
2023UAAP Season 86Kevin Quiambao[50]

Rookie of the Year

SeasonTournamentPlayerRef
1993UAAP Season 56Mark Telan
1997UAAP Season 60Renren Ritualo[51]
2000UAAP Season 63Mike Cortez[52]
2001UAAP Season 64Mark Cardona[53]
2003UAAP Season 66JVee Casio[54]
2012UAAP Season 75Jeron Teng[55]
2015UAAP Season 78Andrei Caracut[56]
2016UAAP Season 79Aljun Melecio[57]
2022UAAP Season 85Kevin Quiambao[58]

Notable players

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A look back at NCAA's 97 years of being home to legends, icons of Philippines sports. GMA. March 15, 2022. November 12, 2022. November 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221112022304/https://www.gmanetwork.com/ncaa/sports/basketball/825163/a-look-back-at-ncaa-s-97-years-of-being-a-home-to-legends-icons-of-philippines-sports/story/. live.
  2. Web site: La Salle's last game in the NCAA. Take Aim Sports. June 4, 2008. April 10, 2022. April 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220405015040/https://takeaimsports.com/10/backtrack-lasalle-last-game-in-ncaa/. live.
  3. Web site: Timeline: UAAP history . Inquirer . 31 August 2019 . August 31, 2019 . 1 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901172459/https://business.inquirer.net/277964/timeline-uaap-history . live .
  4. http://www.gameface.ph/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=1186.0 – National Open Seniors Champion
  5. NCAA 25th Anniversary Souvenir Program, San Juan, Rizal: JCP Publishing, 1949
  6. Web site: History 1980. dlsu.edu.ph. June 1, 2020. July 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719154734/http://centennial.dlsu.edu.ph/celebration/history/1980.html. live.
  7. Web site: La Salle makes it two collegiate titles, out-shoots SWU for PCCL crown. GMA News. December 17, 2013. August 12, 2022. August 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812080545/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/340212/la-salle-makes-it-two-collegiate-titles-out-shoots-swu-for-pccl-crown/story/. live.
  8. Web site: La Salle sweeps SWU to clinch PCCL title. ABS-CBN News. December 17, 2013. April 10, 2022. January 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125074510/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/17/13/la-salle-sweeps-swu-clinch-pccl-title. live.
  9. Web site: Five UAAP teams that have truly built dynasties. SPIN.ph. April 4, 2020. August 25, 2022. April 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220426061427/https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/five-uaap-teams-that-have-truly-built-dynasties-a2437-20200404-lfrm. live.
  10. Web site: Dissecting Rivalries: La Salle versus Ateneo, UST, and FEU. The LaSallian. October 26, 2015. August 25, 2022. March 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220327044545/https://thelasallian.com/2015/10/26/dissecting-rivalries-la-salle-versus-ateneo-ust-and-feu/. live.
  11. Web site: La Salle outlasts UP to become Season 86 champions. ABS-CBN News. December 6, 2023.
  12. Web site: La Salle takes down UP to end 7-year UAAP title drought. GMA News. December 6, 2023.
  13. Web site: Animo is Back: La Salle claims UAAP glory, defeats UP in nail-biting Game 3 for first MBB title in 7 Years. Tiebreaker Times. December 6, 2023.
  14. Web site: FilOil: Green Archers sweep preseason tourney in convincing fashion. The LaSallian. June 19, 2016. June 1, 2020. April 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220417143140/https://thelasallian.com/2016/06/19/filoil-green-archers-sweep-preseason-tourney-in-convincing-fashion/. live.
  15. Web site: Mbala dominates as DLSU wins Filoil title. Rappler. June 12, 2016. August 25, 2022. June 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170612055150/http://www.rappler.com/sports/university/136197-ben-mbala-dominates-dlsu-green-archers-undefeated-filoil-champions. live.
  16. Web site: Mbala dominates, La Salle downs Arellano for Filoil crown. Inquirer. June 12, 2016. August 25, 2022. August 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220825143109/https://sports.inquirer.net/214235/mbala-dominates-la-salle-downs-arellano-for-filoil-crown. live.
  17. Web site: La Salle Green Archers rule Taipei collegiate tournament via five-game sweep. SPIN.ph. July 30, 2017. February 7, 2021. April 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220417143142/https://www.spin.ph/basketball/dlsu-green-archers-rule-blia-cup-university-basketball-tournament. live.
  18. Web site: La Salle-Ecooil completes dominant sweep of PBA D-League. Tiebreaker Times. May 9, 2024.
  19. Web site: 'Winning culture': Perfect La Salle bags historic 3rd straight D-League crown. Rappler. May 9, 2024.
  20. Web site: La Salle outlasts NU to clinch PinoyLiga crown. ABS-CBN News. June 10, 2024.
  21. Web site: La Salle dominates Korea U to rule WUBS. Tiebreaker Times. August 12, 2024.
  22. Web site: La Salle sweeps WUBS with rout of Korea University. SPIN.ph. August 12, 2024.
  23. Web site: UAAP: La Salle captures men's 3X3 basketball crown. ABS-CBN News. May 4, 2023. May 4, 2023.
  24. Web site: Austria powers La Salle past Adamson in UAAP men's 3×3 final. Tiebreaker Times. May 4, 2023. May 4, 2023.
  25. Web site: Green Archers emerge as back-to-back Champions in UAAP S86 3x3 Men’s Basketball Tournament. Medium.com. May 5, 2024. May 5, 2024.
  26. Web site: Same supremacy: La Salle, UST rule UAAP 3×3 hoops after 5-on-5 romp. Rappler. May 6, 2024. May 6, 2024.
  27. Web site: The Lasallian brand of basketball: Then and now. The LaSallian. June 24, 2012.
  28. Web site: Joaqui Trillo: A Tale of an Archer. The LaSallian. November 21, 2012.
  29. Web site: Athlete Revisited: Lim Eng Beng: The numbers can't do all the talking. The LaSallian. November 5, 2010.
  30. Web site: UAAP: Coach Derrick Pumaren wants La Salle to regain winning standard. ABS-CBN News. September 22, 2020.
  31. Web site: Pumaren pays homage to his UAAP champion teams for starting La Salle's 'winning tradition'. The Philippine Star. November 28, 2023.
  32. Web site: Green Archers 2000 UAAP Season Recap. Take Aim Sports. June 14, 2009.
  33. Web site: Green Archers 2001 UAAP Season Recap. Take Aim Sports. June 18, 2009.
  34. Web site: La Salle's 2007 'redeem team' the most special for Franz Pumaren. SPIN.ph. August 2, 2020. August 25, 2022. September 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220921075643/https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/la-salle-s-2007-redeem-team-the-most-special-for-franz-pumaren-a2437-20200802. live.
  35. Web site: La Salle beats UST, wins UAAP title. Rappler. October 12, 2013. June 25, 2021. June 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203612/https://www.rappler.com/sports/la-salle-uaap-season-76-champions. live.
  36. Web site: La Salle sweeps Ateneo to become UAAP Season 79 champion. Rappler. December 7, 2016. June 25, 2021. June 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624212011/https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/la-salle-sweeps-ateneo-uaap-season-79-champion. live.
  37. Web site: Back on top: La Salle reclaims UAAP glory in Game 3 blitzing of UP. Rappler. December 6, 2023. December 6, 2023. December 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231206124032/https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/finals-men-basketball-game-results-la-salle-green-archers-up-fighting-maroons-december-6-2023/. live.
  38. Web site: Jun Limpot: The Main Man. The LaSallian. October 22, 2013.
  39. Web site: Quiambao joins elite list of La Salle bigs after winning UAAP MBB MVP. Tiebreaker Times. December 3, 2023.
  40. Web site: Top 30 DLSU Green Archers who played in the UAAP in the last 30 years. Take Aim Sports. December 1, 2016.
  41. Web site: Five UAAP teams that have truly built dynasties. SPIN.ph. April 4, 2020.
  42. Web site: La Salle's Mbala is UAAP Season 79 MVP, Melecio top rookie. Inquirer. December 5, 2016.
  43. Web site: La Salle's Ben Mbala bags UAAP MVP award for second straight season. SPIN.ph. November 13, 2017.
  44. Web site: What La Salle greats had to say about MVP frontrunner Kevin Quiambao. SPIN.ph. November 28, 2023.
  45. Web site: Renren says great career not possible if not for Green Archers 'brothers'. SPIN.ph. November 29, 2023.
  46. Web site: Throwback: Green Archers in the PBA. The LaSallian. May 26, 2014.
  47. Web site: UAAP: Archers grab caging title after crushing Warriors. GMA News. October 7, 2007.
  48. Web site: La Salle's Jeron Teng named UAAP finals MVP. Inquirer. October 12, 2013.
  49. Web site: UAAP Finals: Jeron Teng celebrates perfect ending to time in La Salle. ABS-CBN News. December 7, 2016.
  50. Web site: Kevin Quiambao takes well-deserved UAAP 86 Finals MVP. Tiebreaker Times. December 6, 2023.
  51. Web site: UAAP legend Ren-Ren Ritualo names his all-time La Salle 5. Rappler. April 8, 2020.
  52. Web site: DLSU’s Andrei Caracut to win UAAP Rookie of the Year. Rappler. November 19, 2015.
  53. Web site: Mac Cardona was more than just a scorer, says Derrick Pumaren. Tiebreaker Times. May 11, 2020.
  54. Web site: JV Casio: From Archer to Ace. The LaSallian. February 22, 2013.
  55. Web site: The Taft Ride of Jeron Teng. Tiebreaker Times. December 17, 2016.
  56. Web site: Timely tonic for La Salle as Andrei Caracut beats Lee in close race for Rookie of Year award. SPIN.ph. November 19, 2015.
  57. Web site: Mbala to be named UAAP MVP; Melecio Rookie of the Year. Rappler. December 5, 2016.
  58. Web site: UAAP: Kevin Quiambao returning to La Salle with goal of winning title next season. Inquirer. December 14, 2022.