De La Salle Green Archers basketball

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De La Salle Green Archers
University De La Salle University
Head coach Topex Robinson
Location Manila
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.

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History

La Salle was a pre-war founding member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1924. [2] [3] In September 1980, La Salle announced it would withdraw from competing in the NCAA after a violent game with the Letran Knights. [4] In 1986, La Salle was accepted as a member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). [5]

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. [6] [7] After bolting out of the NCAA in 1981, it participated in various tournaments. The Green Archers won the 1983 Philippine Amateur Basketball League (PABL) Championship and 1983 National Open title. [8] 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. [9] [10]

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. [11] 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. [12] 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 won Games 2 & 3. [13] [14] [15]

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. [16] [17] [18] The Green Archers participated in the Buddha Light International Association (BLIA) Cup, where they last won the championship in 2017. [19] The Green Archers have also participated in the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup as EcoOil–La Salle, where they have won three straight championships. [20] [21] In the Pinoyliga Collegiate Cup, the Green Archers won their first title in 2024. [22] In August 2024, the Green Archers swept the 2024 World University Basketball Series in Tokyo, Japan. [23] [24] La Salle has also participated in the AsiaBasket tournaments. In May 2025, the Green Archers won against the Ateneo Blue Eagles to claim the championship of the 2025 AsiaBasket College Campus Tour. [25]

The Green Archers won the UAAP Season 85 3x3 basketball tournament in 2023. [26] [27] They retained the title the following year in UAAP Season 86. [28] [29] They won their third consecutive title in UAAP Season 87. [30] [31]

Current roster

De La Salle Green Archers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightYearHigh School
G/F 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg JC Macalalag6'1" (1.85m)3rdLa Salle Green Hills
G/F 2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Vhoris Marasigan6'2" (1.88m)1stUniversity of the East
PG 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Joshua David (C)6'0" (1.83m)5thLa Salle Green Hills
C 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Raven Gonzales6'8" (2.03m)3rdDe La Salle Zobel
PG 11 Flag of the United States.svg Lian Ramiro5'9" (1.75m)MasteralUniversity of Arkansas - Fort Smith
SF 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Earl Abadam6'3" (1.91m)3rdDe La Salle Zobel
G/F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg CJ Austria6'2" (1.88m)4thUniversity of the East
PG 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Andrei Dungo6'2" (1.88m)1stUniversity of Santo Tomas
C 21 Flag of Nigeria.svg Henry Agunanne6'11" (2.11m)2ndCentral Escolar University
PF/C 25 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phillips6'9" (2.06m)4thCreekside High School
PG 26 Flag of the Philippines.svg Matthew Rubico5'11" (1.8m)1stLyceum of the Pirates University-Cavite
F 28 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kevin Quiambao 6'5" (1.96m)3rdNazareth School of National University
C 30 Flag of the United States.svg Isaiah Phillips6'11" (2.11m)2ndMiami University
SF 32 Flag of the Philippines.svg EJ Gollena6'3" (1.91m)2ndAugustinian Abbey School
PF/C 47 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Alex Konov6'7" (2.01m)1stManasquan High School
PG 64 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ethan Alian5'10" (1.78m)1stLa Salle Green Hills
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Raffy Villavicencio
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Terry Capistrano
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Justice Andy Reyes [41] [42]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg 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

SeasonLeagueElimination roundPlayoffs
PosGPWLPtsGPWLResults
1987 UAAP 5th/8146820Did not qualify
1988 UAAP 2nd/81411325101Lost Finals vs Ateneo
1989 UAAP 2nd/81411325202Won Finals vs FEU
1990 UAAP 1st/81411325211Won Finals vs UE
1991 UAAP 1st/81412226101Lost Finals vs FEU [a]
1992 UAAP 1st/81411325202Lost Finals vs FEU
1993 UAAP 3rd/8148622No playoffs held [b]
1994 UAAP 1st/71210222422Lost Finals vs UST
1995 UAAP 2nd/81410424422Lost Finals vs UST
1996 UAAP 1st/81411325312Lost Finals vs UST
1997 UAAP 3rd/81410424422Lost Finals vs FEU

Since 1998

SeasonLeagueElimination roundPlayoffs
PosGPWL PCT GB GPWLResults
1998 UAAP 1st/814131.929431Won Finals vs FEU
1999 UAAP 1st/814113.786541Won Finals vs UST
2000 UAAP 1st/814122.857330Won Finals vs FEU
2001 UAAP 1st/814122.857431Won Finals vs Ateneo
2002 UAAP 1st/814131.929422Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2003 [c] UAAP 4th/81477.5004211Lost semifinals vs Ateneo
2004 [c] UAAP 2nd/814104.7141541Won Finals vs FEU
2005 [c] UAAP 2nd/814104.7142312Lost Finals vs FEU
2006 [c] UAAP Suspended
2007 UAAP 2nd/81495.6435541Won Finals vs UE
2008 UAAP 2nd/814104.7143422Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2009 UAAP 6th/81459.3578Did not qualify
2010 UAAP 4th/81486.5714101Lost semifinals vs FEU
2011 UAAP 6th/81459.3578Did not qualify
2012 UAAP 4th/81495.6433211Lost semifinals vs Ateneo
2013 UAAP 2nd/814104.714541Won Finals vs UST
2014 UAAP 3rd/814104.7141312Lost semifinals vs FEU
2015 UAAP 5th/81468.4295Did not qualify
2016 UAAP 1st/814131.929330Won Finals vs Ateneo
2017 UAAP 2nd/814122.8571422Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2018 UAAP 5th/81486.5714101Lost 4th seed playoff vs FEU
2019 UAAP 5th/81477.5007Did not qualify
2020 [d] UAAP Season canceled
2021 [e] UAAP 3rd/81495.6434211Lost semifinals vs UP
2022 UAAP 5th/81477.5004101Lost 4th seed playoff vs Adamson
2023 UAAP 2nd/814113.7861431Won Finals vs UP
2024 UAAP 1st/814122.857422Lost Finals vs UP
UAAP totals since 1987502350152.69792524010 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. [43] [44] [45]
  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. 1 2 3 4 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. [46] [47]
  4. Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. Season postponed to early 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honors

Team awards

Individual awards

Notable players

Uniform

Manufacturer

See also

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