UE Red Warriors and Lady Warriors
| UE Red Warriors | |
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| Logo of UE Red Warriors | |
| School | University of the East |
| League | UAAP |
| Joined | 1952 |
| Location | C.M. Recto Ave., Sampaloc Manila |
| Team colors |  Red and White |
| Women's team | Amazons |
| Juniors' team | Junior Warriors |
Seniors' general championships | |
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Juniors' general championships | |
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The UE Red Warriors is the varsity team of the University of the East in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. Their juniors team is the Junior Warriors (formerly Red Pages), while the women's team is the Amazons.
The Red Warriors is currently tied with the UST Growling Tigers as the second winningest team in UAAP Men's Basketball, with 18 titles, most of them coming from the time of Robert Jaworski and coach Baby Dalupan.
Hosting Season 69 of UAAP
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The University of the East was the host of the 69th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the eighth time for UE to host the UAAP. UE's latest UAAP hosting stint coincided with UE's 60th Foundation Anniversary, its Diamond Jubilee.
UE's sports teams scored several victories prior to the start of the new UAAP season. These include the individual victories of UE athletes in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, which in turn contributed to the country's overall championship in last December's SEA Games. UE athletes earned several medals, including eight gold ones bagged by seven athletes in men's gymnastics, women's athletics, men's fencing, women's boxing and softball.
Leading UE's achievements in the 68th UAAP season's seniors division were the championships of its men's and women's fencing teams. It was the fifth UAAP championship for the men's team and the first for the women's team.
In the same season, UE earned the overall championship in the juniors division for the first time, thanks to the first place finishes of its chess team, boys' and girls' volleyball teams, table tennis team, and girls' swimming team. UE high school student and chess prodigy Nelson Mariano III even won the juniors division's Athlete of the Year award, his second consecutive time to earn the title.
The 69th season of the UAAP opened at the Big Dome in Cubao on Saturday, July 8, 2006. The opening ceremonies was led by UE P.E. Director and UAAP President Luz S. Sta. Ana. The year's UAAP theme was "Achieving Excellence in Sports through Unity, Harmony and Commitment." The production began with an opening number by the UE Dance Troup followed by the presentation of the UAAP colors of the member schools. Pep squads of member schools also performed.
In extending their abiding support to their alma mater, former UE Red Warriors graced the ceremonies led by former Senator Robert "the Big J" Jaworski, who also gave his short message to the athletes. Other former players include "The Triggerman" Allan Caidic, Jerry Codiñera, and James Yap.
Basketball
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Basketball History
The men's basketball team is currently tied with the UST Growling Tigers as the second winningest team in UAAP history, with 18 titles, most of them coming from the time of Robert Jaworski and coach Baby Dalupan.[citation needed] The 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.[citation needed]
Notable UE Red Warriors
- Bonbon Custodio
- Robert Jaworski, The Big J, also called The Living Legend, one of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 25 Greatest.
- Allan Caidic, The Triggerman, UAAP Most Valuable Player (1982, 1984, 1985), 1990 PBA Most Valuable Player, one of the PBA's 25 Greatest, PBL 20 Greatest Players of All-Time.
- Jerry Codiñera, The Defense Minister, one of the PBA's 25 Greatest, PBL 20 Greatest Players of All-Time.
- James Yap, UAAP MVP of 2003, PBA Most Valuable Player of 2005-06.
- Derrick Pumaren - Head Coach of Talk 'N Text Phone Pals, PBA, Former De La Salle Green Archers coach, Currently acting as a team consultant for the Red Warriors.
- Bong Ravena — Assistant Coach of Talk 'N Text Phone Pals, PBA
- Boyzie Zamar — Former RP Team coach and Indonesian coach
- Filomeno Pumaren
- Roehl Nadurata; - One of the Greatest Red Warriors of all time, former Olympian, Champion Coach
- Rey Franco
- Jaime Mariano — Member, 1972 Championship Team, UAAP, Coach, 1984 and 1985 Championship Teams, National Team member of the 1970 Asian Games
- Rodolfo Soriano - "The Magician", National Team member of the 1970 Asian Games
- Johnny Revilla - 1970 Asian Games
- Rudolf Kutch - 1970 Asian Games
- Ernesto de Leon — PBA Referee
- Nathaniel "Nat" Canson;- former Olympian, Champion Coach, PBA Coach
- Virgilio "Haba-Haba" Abarrientos;- former PBA great, uncle of Johnny Abarrientos
- Victor Villarias
- George Ella; - premier point guard, asst. coach Barangay Ginebra/Coca Cola Tigers
- Tito Varela — Member of Crispa Teams, PBA Referee
- Jimmy Manansala
- Anthony Carlos - 1987-1991 [ Tri-Athlete ]
- Vilmer Banares;- former Sta. Lucia forward
- Emer Legaspi
- Rudy Distrito
- Carlos Fermin
- Braulio Lim
- Mar Morelos
- Aldwyn Manubag
- Roel Buenaventura
- Jolly Escobar
- Vernie Villarias
- Paul Artadi - PBA player for Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. Known for his fast pace, run-gun action that gave him the trademark "The Kid Lightning".
- Niño Canaleta - Two-time PBA Slam Dunk Champion (2006, 2007) for Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants.
- Ronald Tubid - PBA player for the Barangay Ginebra Kings, Known as Mr. Fearless.
- Paolo Hubalde
- Jay-Arr Estrada
- Ollan Omiping
- Arnold Booker
- Philip Butel
- Paolo Napo
- Jaime Macayan Jr - UAAP (2003 - 2004)
- Earl Saguindel
- Robert Labagala
- Kelvin West Gregorio-Current PBA Player (sta lucia realtors)
- Marcelino Arellano III — Rookie of the Year, UAAP Season 67
- James Martinez — MVP, 2006 Collegiate Champions League
- Hans Thiele
- Elmer Espiritu — Defensive Stopper PBL Silver Cup / UAAP & NCAA Slamdunk Champion 2006 / Mythical 5 First Team, 2008 FilOil Flying V Invitational Cup / MVP, 2008 FilOil Flying V Invitational Cup / UAAP & NCAA Slamdunk Champion 2008 / Mythical 5 First Team, UAAP Season 72 / Most Defensive Player UAAP Season 72
- Mark Borboran — Mythical 5 First Team, UAAP Season 70
Notable Coaches
- Baby Dalupan - "The Maestro", Coach of the Red Warriors that gave them seven straight UAAP senior basketball titles, the longest championship streak in the UAAP. Grandslam coach in the [[Philippine Basketball Association]
- Agapito De Castro - Champion Coach of the 1982 UAAP Red Warriors (MVP Allan Caidic)
- Johnny Revilla
- Richard "Charyd" Oviedo
- Rudy Soriano
- Filomeno Pumaren
- Roehl Nadurata - The mentor of the great UE's Basketball players of the late 80's
- Francis Rodriguez
- Jaime Mariano
- Aries Ruaya - led a rookie-laden team of Warriors to an 11-1 win-loss record that tied the Far Eastern University and La Salle Green Archers
- Boyzie Zamar - Former RP Team coach and Indonesian coach
- Dindo Pumaren — UAAP Season 67 to 71. Pumaren was hired in 2004 as the head coach of the Red Warriors, with the task of assuming the reins of the team after the stewardship of coach Boyzie Zamar and the loss of Paul Artadi and UAAP MVP James Yap to the pros. Pumaren led the Warriors to 8-6 win-loss record for the fourth spot of final four, but was eliminated by the FEU Tamaraws.
In Season 68, Pumaren led the rookie-laden team of Warriors to a 10-4 record that tied the Ateneo Blue Eagles and La Salle Green Archers, but was eliminated again by the FEU Tamaraws.
In Season 69, he led the Warriors again for another final four run with a record of 8-4, finishing under second spot of the elimination round. The Warriors were eliminated again armed with a twice to beat advantage against UST.
In Season 70, the Red Warriors achieved a record 14 - 0 sweep of the elimination round but lost in the Finals series against the De La Salle Green Archers. This was Pumaren's finest season as a coach in the UAAP.
The Red Warriors ended UAAP Season 69 in third place after failing to win their knockout match with University of Santo Tomas in September 21, 2006. They lost to the UST Growling Tigers by one point, 81-82.
UE's last Finals appearance was in 1990. This long Finals-appearance draught ended in Season 70. The Red Warriors completed a rare 14 - 0 sweep of the elimination rounds. They won with an average winning margin of above 16 points.[citation needed]. This sweep automatically clinched for the Warriors a Finals berth.
Aside from surpassing the 9 - 0 start of the 1986 UE squad bannered by Jerry Codiñera, the Warriors matched the 14 - 0 record accomplished 14 years ago by the UST Growling Tigers, who automatically claimed the 1993 title.
Unfortunately, the Red Warriors lost to the De La Salle Green Archers in their best-of-three Finals series. They were swept by the Green Archers, 2-0.
In January 12, the team acquired a new Head Coach in the person of Lawrence Chongson, the coach of the Cobra Energy Drink team in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL). He took over from Dindo Pumaren. The team likewise got UE Marketing Department Executive Director Jesus T. Tanchanco Sr. on board as Team Manager, after Executive Vice President Carmelita G. Mateo relinquished the post.
Since Coach Lawrence came on board, the UE Red Warriors Men’s Basketball Team has seen action in a total of five tournaments, two of which were held abroad. These are the 2009 Ming Dao International Basketball Tournament held in March in Taipei, Taiwan; the Easter Showcase in Las Vegas, USA in April; the ’09 FilOil Flying V Pre-Season MVP Invitational Cup held at the FilOil Flying V Arena (formerly The Arena) in San Juan; the PBL Flex Unity Cup (with the players comprising the “Cobra Energy Drink Warriors”). [1]
In the semi finals of Season 72, The University of the East (UE) Red Warriors closed the curtains on the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws to earn a slot in the Finals. First year head coach Lawrence Chongson lauded his boys for their effort, especially for their will of not giving up.
The Red Warriors lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles, two games to one, in the 2009 UAAP Finals.
The Red Warriors Basketball Team Roster
| No. | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Playing Yr. | High School |
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| 5 | Paul Christian C. Zamar | SG | 6' | 160 lbs. | 3rd | |
| 6 | James Martinez | PG | 5' 7" | Final Year | San Beda College | |
| 8 | Jhon Rey C. Sumido | SG | 6' 3" | 150 lbs. | 2nd | |
| 9 | Adrian Santos | 6' 4" | 1st | University of the East | ||
| 10 | Lordy Casajeros | 1st | ||||
| 11 | John Michael D. Noble | F | 6' 2" | 180 lbs. | 3rd | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
| 12 | Erwin M. Duran | F | 6' 3" | 190 lbs. | 3rd | |
| 13 | Garrick J. Ayala | F | 6' 2" | 185 lbs. | 2nd | |
| 14 | Raphael Carlo D. Reyes | PG | 5' 11" | 160 lbs. | Final Year | San Sebastian College-R |
| 17 | Jairold T. Flores | F | 6' 3" | 180 lbs. | 3rd | |
| 18 | Kenneth Dale P. Acibar | F | 6' 3" | 170 lbs. | 2nd | |
| 20 | Paul John O. Lee | SG/SF | 6' | 185 lbs. | 4th | San Sebastian College-R |
| 21 | Sam Razon | 6' 5" | 1st | |||
| Gene Belleza | 1st | |||||
| Biboy Enguio | 1st | |||||
| Ezer Rosopa | C | 6' 5" | 1st | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
Current Depth Chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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| C | Ezer Rosopa | Adrian Santos |
| PF | Sam Razon | Ken Acibar |
| SF | Paul Zamar | Erwin Duran |
| SG | Paul Lee | |
| PG | James Martinez | Raffy Reyes |
Coaching Staff
- Head Coach: Lawrence Chongson
- Assistant Coaches:
- Renaldo Baena
- Mel Parado
- Trainer: Andrei Tolentino
Team Manager: Jesus Tanchanco
ABS-CBN Sports Studio 23 Courtside Reporter for UE UAAP games: Tiff Atendido
Other Collegiate Basketball Leagues
Champions - Fourth Collegiate Champions League
The Red Warriors were crowned champions of the fourth Collegiate Champions League (CCL) tournament after beating the NCAA champions San Beda Red Lions, 66-59 on October 22, 2006. Sixteen college basketball teams from different collegiate leagues nationwide participated in this tough knock-out contest.
The Red Warriors first defeated the Emilio Aguinaldo Generals, then the Philippine Christian Dolphins and lastly, the Mapúa Cardinals to advance to the Finals. The CCL Finals match was held at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The MVP of the Finals was James Martinez, a former San Beda Red Cub during his high school years. UE also had strong performances from their veteran players and big men like Mark Borboran, Elmer Espiritu and Kelvin Gregorio. This was UE's second CCL title, the first one obtained in 2002 with now PBA standouts James Yap, Paul Artadi and Ronald Tubid.
Champions - Home and Away Invitational League
The Warriors won the Home and Away Invitational League (HAIL) Championship for three consecutive years. In the championship game for their third title, center Hans Thiele scored 15 points to lead the Red Warriors in a 77-72 win over the FEU Tamaraws on March 22 at the UE Manila Gym.
Other Sports
Notable Players
- Nelson Mariano II — RP Fifth Chess Grand Master
- Rolando Canlas — Fencing master SEA Games gold medalist
- Roel Ramirez — Gymnast champion SEA Games gold medalist
- Mercedito Manipol — Middle distance champion
UE athletes in South East Asian Games 2007
11 UE athletes were medalists in their respective sports at the recently concluded Southeast Asian Games. These 11 UE athletes were part of the 620 athletes comprising Team Philippines that competed at the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon, Ratchasima, Thailand on December 6-15, 2007.[2]
The athletes that were given commendations were gold medalists Annie Albania (Women's Boxing, Flyweight, 50 kg.), Michelle Bruzola (Women's Fencing, Individual Épée), and Mary Joy Lasquite and Syrel Ramos (Women's Softball); silver medallists are Mary Rose Alfonso (Women's Fencing, Team Sabre), Rolando Canlas Jr. (Men's Fencing, Team Foil), Edmon Velez (Men's Fencing, Team Sabre), Annaliza Cruz (Women's Boxing, Light Bantam, 52 kg.), and Mary Grace Milgar (Women's Athletics, 400 Hurdles); and bronze medalists Mercedita Manipol (Women's Athletics, 10,000 m run), Jho-Ann Banayag (Women's Athletics, 42 km marathon), M. Bruzola (Women's Fencing, Team Épée), R. Canlas Jr (Men's Fencing, Individual Foil), and E. Velez (Men's Fencing, Individual Sabre).
UAAP Season 69 Fencing Champions
The defending fencing champion University of the East Red Men's Fencers and Women's Fencing Team retained their title at the 69th UAAP season's Fencing Competition, held at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City last February 10 and 11. The UE Team Men's Division won the overall title six times in four straight UAAP seasons from 2000-01 to 2003-04 including the 2005-06 and 2006-07 back-to-back championships. UE's Bonifacio Jacintos emerged as the Most Valuable Player in the Men's Division. The UE Women's Fencing Team are also the defending overall champion in women's division
Volleyball
UE Amazon Volleyball Players
- Suzanne Roces
- Sheenandoor Guevarra
- Angelica Charisse Perez
- Ma. Cassandra Saluria
- Janna Dianne Saluria
- Jennifer Crisologo
- Ma. Christina Soriano
- Catherine Sotejo
Number of Championships
- Second winingest team in overall basketball championship.
- Second winingest team in Seniors basketball tournament.
The table shows the number of championships in the three most popular sports in UAAP.
| Sport | Men's | Women's | Juniors | Total |
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| Basketball | 18 | 0 | 12 | 30 |
| Volleyball | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| Football | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
Rankings
Being the three most popular sports in UAAP, this is the school's ranking in each sport since 1987, the year, the UAAP became an 8-team league:
| A.Y. | MEN'S BASKETBALL | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL | MEN'S FOOTBALL |
| 1987-1988 | 2nd | 6th | 4th |
| 1988-1989 | 5th | 5th | 5th |
| 1989-1990 | 3rd | 6th | 5th |
| 1990-1991 | 2nd | 5th | 4th |
| 1991-1992 | 7th | 7th | 3rd |
| 1992-1993 | 8th | 5th | 4th |
| 1993-1994 | 4th | 5th | 4th |
| 1994-1995 | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| 1995-1996 | 3rd | 6th | 5th |
| 1996-1997 | 3rd | 6th | 4th |
| 1997-1998 | 5th | 7th | 4th |
| 1998-1999 | 3rd | 6th | 4th |
| 1999-2000 | 5th | 5th | 6th |
| 2000-2001 | 5th | 6th | 5th |
| 2001-2002 | 5th | 5th | 4th |
| 2002-2003 | 3rd | 4th | 1st |
| 2003-2004 | 3rd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2004-2005 | 4th | 3rd | 5th |
| 2005-2006 | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| 2006-2007 | 4th | 4th | 5th |
| 2007-2008 | 2nd | 8th | 5th |
| 2008-2009 | 4th | 6th | 5th |
| 2009-2010 | 2nd |
References
- ^ "UE Today: UE Red Warriors "Fighting, Striving, Winning". University of the East. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ^ "UE fetes SEAG Medallists UE athletes". University of the East. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
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