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University | De La Salle University |
Head coach | Topex Robinson |
Location | Manila |
Nickname | Green Archers |
Colors | Green and white [1] |
UAAP Championships (10) | |
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NCAA Championships (5) | |
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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.
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]
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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.
Season | League | Elimination round | Playoffs | |||||||
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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 |
Season | League | Elimination round | Playoffs | ||||||||
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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 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost Finals vs UP |
UAAP totals since 1987 | 502 | 350 | 152 | .697 | — | 92 | 52 | 40 | 12 UAAP championships |
Season | Tournament | Title | Ref |
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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] |
Season | Tournament | Title | Ref |
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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] |
Season | Tournament | Player | Ref |
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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] |
Season | Tournament | Player | Ref |
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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] |
Season | Tournament | Player | Ref |
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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] |
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