UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball

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UP Fighting Maroons
University University of the Philippines Diliman
FoundedEarly 20th century
HistoryUP Fighting Maroons (1930s–present)
Head coach Goldwyn Monteverde (4th season)
Location U.P. Campus, Quezon City
Nickname Fighting Maroons
ColorsMaroon and Forest Green
   
UAAP Champion (4)
  • 1940
  • 1986
  • 2021
  • 2024
NCAA Champion (4)
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1929

The UP Fighting Maroons are the collegiate men's basketball team of the University of the Philippines Diliman, which play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere sports league in the country.

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History

UP is one of the founding members (1938) of the UAAP. It was also a founding member and the originator of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the year 1924. [1] Prior to the establishment of the Diliman campus, the campus was in what is now University of the Philippines Manila.

The Fighting Maroons won there first championship title in NCAA in the NCAA Season 0 (1924–1925), they also became the champions in NCAA Season 1 (1925–1926), and NCAA Season 2 (1926–1927) (as 3–peat champions). UP Fighting Maroons won their last championship in the NCAA in NCAA Season 5 (1929–1930). After 6 years, UP Fighting Maroons permanently withdrew from competing in NCAA.

In 1938, Far Eastern University, National University, the University of the Philippines and the University of Santo Tomas formed the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. [2] UP Fighting Maroons won their first championship in the UAAP in UAAP Season 2 (1939–1940).

As of UAAP Season 87, UP Fighting Maroons won four championship titles in UAAP men's basketball.

Current roster

UP Fighting Maroons roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightYearHigh School
G 2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Torres, Reyland6'1" (1.85m)4thNU Nazareth School
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Walker, Denzil Dominick6'4" (1.93m)2ndPatrick Henry High School
F 8 Flag of the United States.svg Bayla, Jacob6'4" (1.93m)1stValley Christian High School
G 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Fortea, Terrence John6'1" (1.85m)4thNU Nazareth School
F 11 Flag of the United States.svg Briones, Lowell Francis Jr.6'6" (1.98m)3rdSierra Vista High School
G 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cagulangan, Joel Diomar 5'9" (1.75m)5thLa Salle Green Hills
F 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Belmonte, Mark Gil6'5" (1.96m)2ndSt. John the Baptist Catholic School
F 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lopez, Francis Leo 6'6" (1.98m)2ndAteneo High School
G 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Alarcon, Harold6'1" (1.85m)4thNU Nazareth School
G 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abadiano, Gerry Austin (C)6'0" (1.83m)4thNU Nazareth School
G 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Felicilda, Ernest John5'7" (1.7m)4thNU Nazareth School
F 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Torculas, Sean Aldous6'4" (1.93m)3rdUP Integrated School
C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Alter, Sean Stark6'9" (2.06m)2ndVolcano Vista High School
C 42 Flag of the United States.svg Millora-Brown, Quentin 6'10" (2.08m)GSSouth County High School
C 55 Flag of the United States.svg Stevens, Jalen Isagani6'7" (2.01m)3rdNorth Community High School
C 88 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ududo, Kingsley Onyedikachi6'9" (2.06m)1stGuang Ming College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Agatha Uvero
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
1986 UAAP 2nd/8220Won Finals vs UE
1987 UAAP 3rd/8149516Did not qualify
1988 UAAP 3rd/81410423Did not qualify
1989 UAAP 5th/8148622Did not qualify
1990 UAAP 7th/81441018Did not qualify
1991 UAAP 4th/814Did not qualify
1992 UAAP 8th/8145919Did not qualify
1993 UAAP 7th/81431117No playoffs held [a]
1994 UAAP 5th/7124816Did not qualify
1995 UAAP 5th/8145919Did not qualify
1996 UAAP 3rd/8149523101Lost semifinals vs UST
1997 UAAP 4th/8148622211Lost semifinals vs FEU

Since 1998

SeasonLeagueElimination roundPlayoffs
PosGPWL PCT GB GPWLResults
1998 UAAP 5th/81477.5006101Lost 4th seed playoff vs UST
1999 UAAP 6th/81459.4296Did not qualify
2000 UAAP 6th/814410.2868Did not qualify
2001 UAAP 7th/81468.4296Did not qualify
2002 UAAP 6th/81459.3578Did not qualify
2003 UAAP 7th/814311.2148Did not qualify
2004 UAAP 5th/81477.5004Did not qualify
2005 UAAP 5th/81468.4296Did not qualify
2006 UAAP 6th/71248.3336Did not qualify
2007 UAAP 8th/814014.00014Did not qualify
2008 UAAP 6th/814311.21410Did not qualify
2009 UAAP 8th/814311.21410Did not qualify
2010 UAAP 8th/814014.00012Did not qualify
2011 UAAP 8th/814212.14311Did not qualify
2012 UAAP 8th/814113.07111Did not qualify
2013 UAAP 8th/814014.00010Did not qualify
2014 UAAP 7th/814113.07110Did not qualify
2015 UAAP 7th/814311.2148Did not qualify
2016 UAAP 6th/81459.3578Did not qualify
2017 UAAP 5th/81468.4297Did not qualify
2018 UAAP 3rd/81486.5714422Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2019 UAAP 2nd/81495.6435202Lost stepladder round 2 vs UST
2020 [b] UAAP Season canceled
2021 [c] UAAP 2nd/814122.8571532Won Finals vs Ateneo
2022 UAAP 2nd/814113.786—422Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2023 UAAP 1st/814122.857—422Lost Finals vs La Salle
2024 UAAP 2nd/814113.7861431Won Finals vs La Salle
  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.

Team awards

NCAA

SeasonTournamentTitleRef
1924–1925NCAA Season 0Champions
1925–1926NCAA Season 1Champions
1926–1927NCAA Season 2Champions
1929–1930NCAA Season 5Champions

UAAP

SeasonTournamentTitleRef
1939–1940UAAP Season 2Champions [19]
1986–1987 UAAP Season 49 Champions [20]
2021–2022 UAAP Season 84 Champions [21]
2024–2025 UAAP Season 87 Champions [22]

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player (Season)

SeasonTournamentPlayerRef
1968UAAP Season 29 Fort Acuña
1986 UAAP Season 49 Eric Altamirano
2019 UAAP Season 81 Bright Akhuetie [23]
2021 UAAP Season 85 Malick Diouf [24]

Most Valuable Player (Finals)

SeasonTournamentPlayerRef
2021 UAAP Season 84 Malick Diouf [25]
2024 UAAP Season 87 Joel Diomar Cagulangan [26]

Rookie of the Year

SeasonTournamentPlayerRef
1986UAAP Season 49 Benjie Paras
2006 UAAP Season 69 Woody Co
2013 UAAP Season 76 Kyles Jefferson Lao [27]
2017 UAAP Season 80 Juan Gómez de Liaño [28]
2021 UAAP Season 84 Carl Tamayo [29] [30] [31]
2023 UAAP Season 86 Francis Lopez

Mythical Five

SeasonTournamentPlayerRef
2006 UAAP Season 69 Marvin Cruz
2016–2017 UAAP Season 79 Paul Desiderio
2018–2019 UAAP Season 81 Bright Akhuetie
Juan Gómez de Liaño
2019–2020 UAAP Season 82 Kobe Paras
2021–2022 UAAP Season 84 Zavier Lucero
Carl Tamayo
2022–2023 UAAP Season 85 Carl Tamayo
Malick Diouf
2023–2024 UAAP Season 86 Malick Diouf
2024-2025UAAP Season 87Joel Diomar Cagulangan

Notable players

See also

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