De La Salle Green Archers basketball

De La Salle Green Archers
UniversityDe La Salle University
Head coachTopex Robinson
LocationManila
NicknameGreen Archers
ColorsGreen and white[1]
   
UAAP Championships (10)
  • 1989
  • 1990
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2007
  • 2013
  • 2016
  • 2023
NCAA Championships (5)
  • 1939
  • 1947
  • 1956
  • 1971
  • 1974

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.[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 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 came back and 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]

The Green Archers won the UAAP Season 85 3x3 basketball tournament in 2023.[24][25] They retained the title the following year in UAAP Season 86.[26][27]

Current roster

Main article: UAAP Season 87 basketball tournaments
De La Salle Green Archers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
G/F 1 Philippines JC Macalalag 6'1" (1.85m) 3rd La Salle Green Hills
F 2 Philippines Vhoris Marasigan 6'2" (1.88m) 1st San Beda High School
G 5 Philippines Joshua David (C) 6'0" (1.83m) 5th La Salle Green Hills
C 6 Philippines Raven Gonzales 6'7" (2.01m) 3rd De La Salle Zobel
G 11 United States Lian Ramiro 5'9" (1.75m) Masteral University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
G/F 12 Australia Earl Abadam 6'4" (1.93m) 3rd Westfield Sports High School
G/F 16 Philippines CJ Austria 6'3" (1.91m) 4th University of the East
G 19 Philippines Andrei Dungo 6'2" (1.88m) 1st University of Santo Tomas
C 21 Nigeria Henry Agunanne 6'11" (2.11m) 2nd Central Escolar University
C 25 United States Michael Phillips 6'8" (2.03m) 4th Creekside High School
G 26 Philippines Matthew Rubico 5'11" (1.8m) 1st Lyceum of the Pirates University-Cavite
G/F 28 Philippines Kevin Quiambao 6'5" (1.96m) 3rd Nazareth School of National University
C 30 United States Isaiah Phillips 6'9" (2.06m) 2nd Miami University
G/F 32 Philippines EJ Gollena 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd Augustinian Abbey School
F 47 Bulgaria Alex Konov 6'7" (2.01m) 1st Manasquan High School
G 64 Philippines Ethan Alian 6'1" (1.85m) 1st La Salle Green Hills
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Raffy Villavicencio
  • Terry Capistrano
  • Justice Andy Reyes[29][30]
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

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

Season League Elimination round Playoffs
Pos GP W L Pts GP W L Results
1987 UAAP 5th/8 14 6 8 20 Did not qualify
1988 UAAP 2nd/8 14 11 3 25 1 0 1 Lost Finals vs Ateneo
1989 UAAP 2nd/8 14 11 3 25 2 0 2 Won Finals vs FEU
1990 UAAP 1st/8 14 11 3 25 2 1 1 Won Finals vs UE
1991 UAAP 1st/8 14 12 2 26 1 0 1 Lost Finals vs FEU[a]
1992 UAAP 1st/8 14 11 3 25 2 0 2 Lost Finals vs FEU
1993 UAAP 3rd/8 14 8 6 22 No playoffs held[b]
1994 UAAP 1st/7 12 10 2 22 4 2 2 Lost Finals vs UST
1995 UAAP 2nd/8 14 10 4 24 4 2 2 Lost Finals vs UST
1996 UAAP 1st/8 14 11 3 25 3 1 2 Lost Finals vs UST
1997 UAAP 3rd/8 14 10 4 24 4 2 2 Lost Finals vs FEU

Since 1998

Season League Elimination round Playoffs
Pos GP W L PCT GB GP W L Results
1998 UAAP 1st/8 14 13 1 .929 — 4 3 1 Won Finals vs FEU
1999 UAAP 1st/8 14 11 3 .786 — 5 4 1 Won Finals vs UST
2000 UAAP 1st/8 14 12 2 .857 — 3 3 0 Won Finals vs FEU
2001 UAAP 1st/8 14 12 2 .857 — 4 3 1 Won Finals vs Ateneo
2002 UAAP 1st/8 14 13 1 .929 — 4 2 2 Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2003[c] UAAP 4th/8 14 7 7 .500 4 2 1 1 Lost semifinals vs Ateneo
2004[c] UAAP 2nd/8 14 10 4 .714 1 5 4 1 Won Finals vs FEU
2005[c] UAAP 2nd/8 14 10 4 .714 2 3 1 2 Lost Finals vs FEU
2006[c] UAAP Suspended
2007 UAAP 2nd/8 14 9 5 .643 5 5 4 1 Won Finals vs UE
2008 UAAP 2nd/8 14 10 4 .714 3 4 2 2 Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2009 UAAP 6th/8 14 5 9 .357 8 Did not qualify
2010 UAAP 4th/8 14 8 6 .571 4 1 0 1 Lost semifinals vs FEU
2011 UAAP 6th/8 14 5 9 .357 8 Did not qualify
2012 UAAP 4th/8 14 9 5 .643 3 2 1 1 Lost semifinals vs Ateneo
2013 UAAP 2nd/8 14 10 4 .714 — 5 4 1 Won Finals vs UST
2014 UAAP 3rd/8 14 10 4 .714 1 3 1 2 Lost semifinals vs FEU
2015 UAAP 5th/8 14 6 8 .429 5 Did not qualify
2016 UAAP 1st/8 14 13 1 .929 — 3 3 0 Won Finals vs Ateneo
2017 UAAP 2nd/8 14 12 2 .857 1 4 2 2 Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2018 UAAP 5th/8 14 8 6 .571 4 1 0 1 Lost 4th seed playoff vs FEU
2019 UAAP 5th/8 14 7 7 .500 7 Did not qualify
2020[d] UAAP Season canceled
2021[e] UAAP 3rd/8 14 9 5 .643 4 2 1 1 Lost semifinals vs UP
2022 UAAP 5th/8 14 7 7 .500 4 1 0 1 Lost 4th seed playoff vs Adamson
2023 UAAP 2nd/8 14 11 3 .786 1 4 3 1 Won Finals vs UP
2024 UAAP 1st/8 14 12 2 .857 — Qualified to semifinals
UAAP totals since 1987 502 350 152 .697 — 88 50 38 12 UAAP championships
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ UST won all elimination round games. Based on the rules at that time, they were then named automatic champions, and other teams were ranked by elimination round finish.
  3. ^ a b c d 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.
  4. ^ Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. ^ Season postponed to early 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Team awards

NCAA

Season Tournament Title Ref
1939 NCAA Season 16 Champions [31]
1947 NCAA Season 24 Champions
1956 NCAA Season 33 Champions [32]
1971 NCAA Season 48 Champions [32]
1974 NCAA Season 51 Champions [33]

UAAP

Season Tournament Title Ref
1989 UAAP Season 52 Champions [34]
1990 UAAP Season 53 Champions [34]
1998 UAAP Season 61 Champions [35]
1999 UAAP Season 62 Champions [35]
2000 UAAP Season 63 Champions [36]
2001 UAAP Season 64 Champions [37]
2007 UAAP Season 70 Champions [38]
2013 UAAP Season 76 Champions [39]
2016 UAAP Season 79 Champions [40]
2023 UAAP Season 86 Champions [41]

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player (Season)

Season Tournament Player Ref
1989 UAAP Season 52 Jun Limpot [42][43]
1990 UAAP Season 53 [42][43]
1992 UAAP Season 55 [42][43]
1996 UAAP Season 59 Mark Telan [44][43]
1997 UAAP Season 60 [44][43]
1998 UAAP Season 61 Don Allado [45][43]
1999 UAAP Season 62 [45][43]
2016 UAAP Season 79 Ben Mbala [46]
2017 UAAP Season 80 [47]
2023 UAAP Season 86 Kevin Quiambao [43]

Most Valuable Player (Finals)

Season Tournament Player Ref
1998 UAAP Season 61 Don Allado [48]
1999 UAAP Season 62 [48]
2001 UAAP Season 64 Renren Ritualo [49]
2004 UAAP Season 67 Mark Cardona [50]
2007 UAAP Season 70 JVee Casio
Pocholo Villanueva 		[51]
2013 UAAP Season 76 Jeron Teng [52]
2016 UAAP Season 79 [53]
2023 UAAP Season 86 Kevin Quiambao [54]

Rookie of the Year

Season Tournament Player Ref
1993 UAAP Season 56 Mark Telan [44]
1997 UAAP Season 60 Renren Ritualo [55]
2000 UAAP Season 63 Mike Cortez [56]
2001 UAAP Season 64 Mark Cardona [57]
2003 UAAP Season 66 JVee Casio [58]
2012 UAAP Season 75 Jeron Teng [59]
2015 UAAP Season 78 Andrei Caracut [60]
2016 UAAP Season 79 Aljun Melecio [61]
2022 UAAP Season 85 Kevin Quiambao [62]

Notable players

See also

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