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| Ateneo Blue Eagles | |
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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 | Katipunan Avenue, 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.
University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons
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 ]
In recent times, the "Battle of Katipunan" has taken place in the UAAP Men's Basketball championship series in Seasons 81, 84, and 85 with Ateneo holding the advantage, 2-1.
De La Salle University Green Archers
The Ateneo-La Salle rivalry is considered the premier rivalry of Philippine collegiate sports, with the two sides facing each other in Men's Basketball championship series 10 times across the NCAA and the UAAP. (Ateneo - 5, La Salle - 5.)
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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
| Season | League | Elimination round | Playoffs | |||||||
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| Pos | GP | W | L | Pts | GP | W | L | Results | ||
| 1975 | NCAA | 1st/8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 27 | Automatic champions | |||
| 1976 | NCAA | 2 | 2 | 0 | Won Finals vs San Beda | |||||
| 1977 | NCAA | 3 | 1 | 2 | Lost Finals vs San Beda | |||||
| Season | League | Elimination round | Playoffs | |||||||
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| Pos | GP | W | L | Pts | GP | W | L | Results | ||
| 1987 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Won Finals vs UE |
| 1988 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Won Finals vs DLSU |
| 1989 | UAAP | 4th/8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1990 | UAAP | 3rd/8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 23 | Lost second-seed playoff vs UE | |||
| 1991 | UAAP | 5th/8 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 20 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1992 | UAAP | 5th/8 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 20 | Did not qualify | |||
| Season | League | Elimination round | Playoffs | |||||||
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| Pos | GP | W | L | PCT | GP | W | L | Results | ||
| 1993 | UAAP | 6th/8 | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1994 | UAAP | 6th/7 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1995 | UAAP | 7th/8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1996 | UAAP | 5th/8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1997 | UAAP | 6th/8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1998 | UAAP | 6th/8 | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1999 | UAAP | 3rd/8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost semifinals vs UST |
| 2000 | UAAP | 2nd/8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lost semifinals vs FEU |
| 2001 | UAAP | 2nd/8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost Finals vs DLSU |
| 2002 | UAAP | 3rd/8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Won Finals vs DLSU |
| 2003 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Lost Finals vs FEU |
| 2004 | UAAP | 3rd/8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost semifinals vs DLSU |
| 2005 | UAAP | 3rd/8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost semifinals vs DLSU |
| 2006 | UAAP | 1st/7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost Finals vs UST |
| 2007 | UAAP | 3rd/8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost stepladder round 2 vs DLSU |
| 2008 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Won Finals vs DLSU |
| 2009 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Won Finals vs UE |
| 2010 | UAAP | 2nd/8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Won Finals vs FEU |
| 2011 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Won Finals vs FEU |
| 2012 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Won Finals vs UST |
| 2013 | UAAP | 5th/8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2014 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lost semifinals vs NU |
| 2015 | UAAP | 3rd/8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost semifinals vs FEU |
| 2016 | UAAP | 2nd/8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Lost Finals vs DLSU |
| 2017 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Won Finals vs DLSU |
| 2018 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Won Finals vs UP |
| 2019 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Won Finals vs UST |
| 2022 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost Finals vs UP |
| 2022 | UAAP | 1st/8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Won Finals vs UP |
| 2023 | UAAP | 4th/8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost semifinals vs UP |
| 2024 | UAAP | 8th/8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | Did not qualify | |||
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]
| Season | Tournament | Player |
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| 1987 | UAAP Season 50 | Jun Reyes |
| 1988 | UAAP Season 51 | |
| 2000 | UAAP Season 63 | Rich Alvarez |
| 2001 | UAAP Season 64 | |
| 2002 | UAAP Season 65 | Enrico Villanueva |
| 2008 | UAAP Season 71 | Rabeh Al-Hussaini |
| 2014 | UAAP Season 77 | Kiefer Ravena |
| 2015 | UAAP Season 78 | |
| 2021 | UAAP Season 84 | Ange Kouame |
| Season | Tournament | Player |
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| 2002 | UAAP Season 65 | Larry Fonacier, |
| 2008 | UAAP Season 71 | Nonoy Baclao |
| 2009 | UAAP Season 72 | Rabeh Al-Hussaini |
| 2010 | UAAP Season 73 | Ryan Buenafe |
| 2011 | UAAP Season 74 | Nico Salva |
| 2012 | UAAP Season 75 | |
| 2017 | UAAP Season 80 | Thirdy Ravena |
| 2018 | UAAP Season 81 | |
| 2019 | UAAP Season 82 | |
| 2022 | UAAP Season 85 | Ange Kouame |
| Season | Tournament | Player |
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| 1998 | UAAP Season 61 | Enrico Villanueva |
| 2005 | UAAP Season 68 | Jai Reyes |
| 2008 | UAAP Season 71 | Ryan Buenafe |
| 2011 | UAAP Season 74 | Kiefer Ravena |
| 2014 | UAAP Season 77 | Arvin Tolentino |
| 2018 | UAAP Season 81 | Ange Kouame |
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