UE Red Warriors basketball

UE Red Warriors
University	University of the East
Head coach	Chris Gavina (first season)
Location	Sampaloc, Manila
Nickname	UE Red Warriors
Colors	Red and White
UAAP Champion (18)
1957 1958 1960 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1974 1975 1978 1982 1984 1985

The UE Red Warriors are the collegiate men's basketball team of the University of the East, which play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere sports league in the country.

History

The UE Red Warriors holds the longest senior basketball championship run with seven straight UAAP titles. They also hold the longest finals streak appearances, with sixteen straight from 1957 to 1972. ^[1] The team has also represented the country at the 1967 Summer Universiade. ^[2]

As of 2023, The Red Warriors were tied with the University of Santo Tomas as the second most successful team in UAAP men's basketball, with 18 titles, most of them coming from the time of coach Baby Dalupan and Robert Jaworski. ^[1]

Current roster

Main article: UAAP Season 87 basketball tournaments

UE Red Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School G 11 John Abate 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Orange Park High School F/C 17 Hunter Cruz-Dumont 6'8" (2.03m) 1st Vancouver College G 2 Jack Cruz-Dumont (C) 6'4" (1.93m) – Vancouver College G 12 Devin Fikes 6'3" (1.91m) – Berkeley High School F 6 Romo Finney 6'6" (1.98m) – Oak Ridge High School F 0 Ethan Galang 6'6" (1.98m) – Rowland High School F 13 Ronjie Go 6'5" (1.96m) 1st Mapua University C 24 Drew Jimenez 6'9" (2.06m) 1st Arellano University G 7 Christopher Lingolingo (C) 6'3" (1.91m) – Placida Mequiabas National High School G 23 Rainer Maga 6'2" (1.88m) 3rd San Beda University F 15 Thirdy Malaga 6'8" (2.03m) 1st Mapúa University C 35 Precious Momowei 6'10" (2.08m) 2nd – G 1 Nico Mulingtapang 6'0" (1.83m) 1st Mapúa University F 8 Daryll Robles 6'6" (1.98m) 1st Father Dueñas Memorial School G 22 Keian Spandonis 6'0" (1.83m) – Otay Ranch High School G 29 Gjerard Wilson 6'1" (1.85m) – Upland High School	Head coach Chris Gavina Assistant coach(es) Alex Cabagnot (Lead Assistant Coach) Don Allado Paulo Hubalde KG Canaleta LA Revilla Dan Rose Cris Rubio Lorenz Yulo Team manager Jean Michael Alabanza Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Head coaches

• Until 1955: Gabriel Fajardo
• 1955–71: Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan
• 1972–78: Filomeno Pumaren
• 1979–80: Rhoel Nadurata
• 1981: Roberto Flores
• 1982: Agapito De Castro
• 1983: Roberto Flores
• 1984–85: Jimmy Mariano
• 1986: Johnny Revilla
• 1987–90: Rhoel Nadurata
• 1991: Rudy Soriano
• 1992: Johnny Revilla
• 1993–97: Francis Rodriguez
• 1998–99: Jimmy Mariano
• 2000: Angelito Esguerra
• 2001–03: Boyzie Zamar
• 2004–08: Dindo Pumaren
• 2009–10: Lawrence Chongson
• 2011–12: Jerry Codiñera
• 2012–13: Boyzie Zamar
• 2014–2017: Derrick Pumaren ^[3]
• 2018: Joe Silva ^{[4] [5]}
• 2019: Bong Tan ^{[5] [6]}
• 2020–2024: Jack Santiago ^[7]
• 2025-present: Chris Gavina ^[8]

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
1986	UAAP	1st/8					2	0	2	Lost Finals vs UP
1987	UAAP	2nd/8	14	10	4	24	1	0	1	Lost Finals vs Ateneo
1988	UAAP	5th/8	14	6	8	20	Did not qualify
1989	UAAP	3rd/8	14	9	5	23	Did not qualify
1990	UAAP	2nd/8	14	9	5	23	3	2	1	Lost Finals vs La Salle
1991	UAAP	7th/8	14	2	12	18	Did not qualify
1992	UAAP	7th/8	14	1	13	16	Did not qualify
1993	UAAP	5th/8	14	6	8	20	No playoffs held [a]
1994	UAAP	2nd/7	12	9	3	21	2	0	2	Lost semifinals vs UST
1995	UAAP	3rd/8	14	10	4	24	1	0	1	Lost semifinals vs La Salle
1996	UAAP	4th/8	14	8	6	22	1	0	1	Lost semifinals vs La Salle
1997	UAAP	5th/8	14	6	8	20	Did not qualify

Since 1998

Season	League	Elimination round						Playoffs
		Pos	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	GP	W	L	Results
1998	UAAP	3rd/8	14	7	7	.500	6	2	1	1	Lost semifinals vs FEU
1999	UAAP	5th/8	14	6	8	.429	5	Did not qualify
2000	UAAP	5th/8	14	8	6	.571	4	1	0	1	Lost 4th seed playoff vs UST
2001	UAAP	5th/8	14	7	7	.500	5	1	0	1	Lost 4th seed playoff vs NU
2002	UAAP	2nd/8	14	10	4	.714	3	2	0	2	Lost semifinals vs Ateneo
2003	UAAP	3rd/8	14	11	3	.786	—	2	0	2	Lost semifinals vs FEU
2004	UAAP	4th/8	14	8	6	.571	3	1	0	1	Lost semifinals vs FEU
2005	UAAP	4th/8	14	10	4	.714	2	2	0	2	Lost semifinals vs FEU
2006	UAAP	2nd/7	12	8	4	.667	2	2	0	2	Lost semifinals vs UST
2007	UAAP	1st/8	14	14	0	1.000	—	2	0	2	Lost Finals to La Salle
2008	UAAP	4th/8	14	9	5	.643	4	1	0	1	Lost semifinals vs Ateneo
2009	UAAP	3rd/8	14	10	4	.714	3	5	3	2	Lost Finals to Ateneo
2010	UAAP	6th/8	14	6	8	.429	6	Did not qualify
2011	UAAP	7th/8	14	3	11	.214	10	Did not qualify
2012	UAAP	7th/8	14	3	11	.214	9	Did not qualify
2013	UAAP	6th/8	14	7	7	.500	3	Did not qualify
2014	UAAP	5th/8	14	9	5	.643	2	1	0	1	Lost 4th seed playoff vs NU
2015	UAAP	6th/8	14	6	8	.429	5	Did not qualify
2016	UAAP	7th/8	14	3	11	.214	10	Did not qualify
2017	UAAP	7th/8	14	3	11	.214	10	Did not qualify
2018	UAAP	8th/8	14	1	13	.071	11	Did not qualify
2019	UAAP	7th/8	14	4	10	.286	10	Did not qualify
2020 [b]	UAAP	Season canceled
2021 [c]	UAAP	8th/8	14	0	14	.000	13	Did not qualify
2022	UAAP	6th/8	14	5	9	.357	6	Did not qualify
2023	UAAP	6th/8	14	4	10	.286	8	Did not qualify
2024	UAAP	5th/8	14	6	8	.429	6	1	0	1	Lost 4th seed playoff vs Adamson

1. 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.
2. Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Season postponed to early 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honors

Team honors

• University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)
  • Champions (18): 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, ^[9] 1966, ^[10] 1967, ^[11] 1968, ^[12] 1969, ^[13] 1970, ^[14] 1971, ^[15] 1974, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985

Player honors

• UAAP Most Valuable Player
  • Roehl Nadurata (1): 1960
  • Robert Jaworski (1): 1965
  • Allan Caidic (3): 1982, 1984, 1985
  • James Yap (1): 2003
• UAAP Rookie of the Year
  • Robert Jaworski: 1964
  • Bobby Diloy: 1994
  • Marcy Arellano: 2004

Notable players

Adama Diakhite Allan Caidic Alvin Pasaol Biboy Enguio Bonbon Custodio Bong Galanza Bong Ravena Charles Mammie Chris Javier Constancio Ortiz Derrick Pumaren Pilo Pumaren Elmer Espiritu Hans Thiele Jimmy Martinez James Yap Jerry Codiñera Jimmy Mariano Jolly Escobar KG Canaleta Marcy Arellano Mark Borboran Nat Canson Olan Omiping Paul Artadi Paul Lee Paul Zamar Paulo Hubalde Philip Butel Raphy Reyes Rob Labagala Robert Jaworski Roberto Yburan Rogelio Melencio Roi Sumang Ronald Tubid Rudy Distrito Rudy Lingganay Val Acuña Xian Lim

Legend   C   Center   PG   Point Guard   PF   Power Forward   SG   Shooting Guard   SF   Small Forward

See also

• University of the East
• UE Red Warriors

References

1. Sports Events, UE Dawn 2006 Diamond Jubilee Edition, University of the East, 2006.
2. Payo, Jasmine (March 22, 2009). "Fisu nixes Archers' Serbia Universiade stint". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2015. The University of the East was the last basketball team to represent the Philippines in the 1967 Universiade with a lineup bannered by Robert Jaworski and Danny Florencio.
3. "Derrick Pumaren resigns as UE head coach". ABS-CBN News . November 22, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
4. Dioquino, Delfin (May 2, 2018). "Former Ateneo juniors champion coach to call shots for UE". Rappler. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
5. "UE coach Joe Silva resigns a day before UAAP Season 82". Rappler . September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
6. "UE coach Bong Tan passes away". ESPN. November 11, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
7. "UAAP: Jack Santiago introduced as new UE Red Warriors head coach". CNN Philippines. January 20, 2020. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022.
8. "Chris Gavina as new UE head coach made official".
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