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University | Ateneo de Manila University |
Founded | 1914 |
History | Ateneo Blue and Whites (c. 1920s–1938) Ateneo Blue Eagles (1938–present) |
Head coach | Tab Baldwin |
Location | Quezon City |
Nickname | Blue Eagles |
Colors | Blue and white [1] |
UAAP Championships (12) | |
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NCAA Championships (14) | |
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Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball is about the basketball teams of the Ateneo de Manila University.
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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). [2] [ better source needed ]
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NCAA (14) |
Season | Tournament | Title | Ref |
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1987 | UAAP Season 50 | Champions | [14] |
1988 | UAAP Season 51 | Champions | [15] |
2002 | UAAP Season 65 | Champions | [16] |
2008 | UAAP Season 71 | Champions | [17] |
2009 | UAAP Season 72 | Champions | [18] |
2010 | UAAP Season 73 | Champions | [19] |
2011 | UAAP Season 74 | Champions | [20] |
2012 | UAAP Season 75 | Champions | [21] |
2017 | UAAP Season 80 | Champions | [22] |
2018 | UAAP Season 81 | Champions | [23] |
2019 | UAAP Season 82 | Champions | [24] |
2022 | UAAP Season 85 | Champions | [25] |
In men's basketball, the Ateneo Blue Eagles have won 26 titles as of 2022, 14 in the NCAA and 12 in the UAAP. [26]
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The Blue Eagles also competed at the 2018 William Jones Cup, [27] an international tournament in Taiwan for both club and national teams.
Year – Champions
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. [37] [38]
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