Arellano Chiefs
2023 Arellano Chiefs basketball team
UniversityArellano University
History
  • Arellano Flaming Arrows (until 2006)
  • Arellano Chiefs (since 2006)
Head coachChico Manabat (1st season)
LocationLegarda Street, Manila
NicknameChiefs
ColorsBlue, Red, and Gray
     
National Intercollegiate Champions
1983
NCRAA Champions
2006, 2007

The Arellano Chiefs basketball program represents Arellano University in men's basketball as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA). Originally the Arellano Flaming Arrows, the Arellano Chiefs have previously played in the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA), winning two consecutive championships from 2007 and 2008. The Chiefs transferred to the NCAA in 2010, and have qualified to two Finals appearances, in 2014 and 2016, losing each time to the defending champions San Beda Red Lions.

History

Beginnings

The Arellano Flaming Arrows won the Basketball Association of the Philippines-organized National Student's Championship in the 1970s.[1] The Flaming Arrows, coached by Cholo Martin and led by Joey Loyzaga, defeated the De La Salle Green Archers in the 1983 National Intercollegiate Championship. In 2006, the Flaming Arrows were named into the Chiefs, in honor of Cayetano Arellano, the first Chief Justice of the Philippines and university's namesake.[2]

NCRAA stint

In 2006, the Chiefs lost out to the St. Francis Doves in the NCRAA Finals. On the next year, they defeated the EAC Generals to win their first NCRAA title off the heroics of Gio Ciriacruz.[3] The Chiefs then defeated the Doves in the next season's Finals.

In the 2009 campaign they were defeated by the Universal College Golden Dragons in the finals.[4] Arellano sought to enter the NCAA in time for the 2009–10 season, but the association deferred in accepting new members.[5] The NCAA instead invited three schools, including Arellano as guest teams.[6]

Entry to the NCAA

The Chiefs ended up with the best record among the three guest teams. In 2014, led by Jio Jalalon and coach Jerry Codiñera, the Chiefs qualified to its first Finals appearance.[7] They were swept by the four-time defending champions San Beda Red Lions.[8] On the next year, the Chiefs missed the Final Four,[9] but returned to the Finals in 2016. In a rematch of the 2014 Finals, the Chiefs were again swept by San Beda.[10] Two years later, the Chiefs struggled on the floor and had a losing season. Codiñera resigned and replaced by Junjie Ablan.[11]

On the next campaign the university rehired Cholo Martin as its new coach.[12] Martin's best season came in the 2021 bubble season played in early 2022, where they were eliminated in the play-in tournament by the Perpetual Altas.[13] The Chiefs missed the playoffs in 2022;[14] Martin was fired and was replaced by Chico Manabat.[15]

Current roster

NCAA Season 98

Arellano Chiefs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
SF 1 Philippines Domingo, Rey Christian – – Arellano University High School
PG 3 Philippines Travis, Mantua – – University of Santo Tomas
PF 5 Philippines Valencia, Sebastian – – San Beda University
F/C 7 Philippines Abastillas, Joshua – – Centro Escolar University
SG 10 Philippines Talampas, Jade – – San Beda University
G 13 Philippines Ongotan, T Mc Jaedan – – Arellano University High School
SF 17 Philippines Mallari, Danielle Kelsey – – Arellano University High School
PG 30 Philippines Menina, Darrel Shane – – University of Cebu
C 25 Philippines Advincula, Jaydan Kyle – – De La Salle University – Dasmariñas
F 22 Australia Flores, Cade 6'6" (1.98m) 1 Far Eastern University
SG 6 Philippines Tolentino, Neil Jay – – University of the East
PF 26 Philippines Tan, Kenjie Troy – – –
SF 29 Philippines Oftana, Wilmar – – San Beda University
CG 8 Philippines Oliva III, Arturo – – San Beda University
PG 61 Philippines Doromal, Kalen Axel – – José Rizal University
F 21 Philippines Antonio, Marco Polo – – Arellano University High School
CG 4 Philippines Punzalan, Adrian – – Harper College
F 88 Philippines Sunga, Lars Christian – – Arellano University High School
Head coach
  • Philippines Cholo Martin
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Benedict Martin
  • Philippines Gelo Sablan
  • Philippines Ivan Sevilla
  • Philippines JM Laguman
  • Philippines Ed Bundoc
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2022-10-22

Head coaches

Season-by-season records

Season League Elimination round Playoffs
Pos GP W L PCT GB GP W L Results
2004–05 NCRAA
2005–06 NCRAA Lost Finals vs St. Francis
2006–07 NCRAA 2nd 10 7 3 .700 2 3 3 0 Won Finals vs EAC
2007–08 NCRAA Won Finals vs St. Francis
2008–09 NCRAA Lost Finals vs UCN
NCRAA totals — 2 championships
2009 NCAA 5th/10 18 8 10 .444 8 Did not qualify
2010 NCAA 6th/9 16 6 10 .375 10 Did not qualify
2011 NCAA 7th/10 18 6 12 .333 10 Did not qualify
2012 NCAA 8th/10 18 6 12 .333 9 Did not qualify
2013 NCAA 6th/10 18 8 10 .444 7 Did not qualify
2014 NCAA 2nd/10 18 13 5 .722 — 4 1 3 Lost Finals vs San Beda
2015 NCAA 5th/10 18 12 6 .667 1 1 0 1 Lost 4th seed playoff vs Mapua
2016 NCAA 2nd/10 18 14 4 .778 — 4 1 3 Lost Finals vs San Beda
2017 NCAA 6th/10 18 9 9 .500 9 1 0 1 Lost 4th seed qualification playoff vs Letran
2018 NCAA 8th/10 18 5 13 .278 12 Did not qualify
2019 NCAA 10th/10 18 4 14 .222 14 Did not qualify
2020[lower-alpha 1] NCAA Season canceled
2021[lower-alpha 2] NCAA 6th/10 9 4 5 .444 5 1 0 1 Lost qualifying playoff to Perpetual
2022 NCAA 7th/10 18 7 11 .389 7 Did not qualify
2023 NCAA 10th/10 18 2 16 .111 13 Did not qualify
NCAA totals 241 104 137 .432 — 11 2 9 2 playoffs appearances
  1. ↑ Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ↑ Season postponed to early 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "Arellano Chiefs: Former Flaming Arrows find their mark | NCAA Philippines". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  2. ↑ Henson, Joaquin M. "SBC can't take Arelllano lightly". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  3. ↑ "Chiefs cop first NCRAA title". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  4. ↑ "NCRAA: Universal College dethrones champ Arellano". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  5. ↑ "NCAA suspends admission of new members for 2009 | NCAA Philippines". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  6. ↑ "Guest teams make debut in NCAA today". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  7. ↑ "Arellano Chiefs repulse JRU Bombers to set up finals showdown with San Beda". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  8. ↑ Ganglani, Naveen. "The Dynasty Continues: San Beda wins 5th straight NCAA title". Rappler. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  9. ↑ Navarro, June (2015-10-13). "Mapua import ruins Arellano bid; Lions pip Knights". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  10. ↑ "San Beda Red Lions back as NCAA champs after finals sweep of Arellano Chiefs". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  11. ↑ "Codinera steps down as Arellano coach". ABS-CBN News. 2018-09-20.
  12. 1 2 "Cholo Martin thrilled to come full circle over 30 years after Arellano break". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  13. ↑ "Perpetual advances to next play-in game, knocks out Arellano | NCAA Philippines". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  14. ↑ Cruz, Zachi (2022-11-22). "NCAA 98: EAC survives Arellano in OT, ends campaign on high note". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  15. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (2023-03-30). "Chico Manabat named Arellano men's basketball coach". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  16. ↑ "Cholo Martin named Arellano coach ahead of hosting season". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  17. 1 2 Tupas, Cedelf P. (2011-11-16). "Koy Banal new Arellano Chiefs coach". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  18. ↑ "No bitterness for Koy Banal as he steps down from Arellano Chiefs coaching job". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  19. ↑ Li, Matthew (2018-09-21). "Junjie Ablan on unexpected return: 'Hindi ko nga kilala mga players'". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  20. ↑ "Chico Manabat named new head coach of Arellano Chiefs". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
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