Ateneo Blue Eagles
2023 Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball team
UniversityAteneo de Manila University
Founded1914
HistoryAteneo Blue and Whites (c. 1920s–1938)
Ateneo Blue Eagles (1938–present)
Head coachTab Baldwin
LocationQuezon City
NicknameBlue Eagles
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
UAAP Championships (12)
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 2002
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2022
NCAA Championships (14)
  • 1928
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1937
  • 1941
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1961
  • 1969
  • 1975
  • 1976

Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball is about the basketball teams of the Ateneo de Manila University.

Current roster

Ateneo Blue Eagles roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
F 1 United States Kai Ballungay 6'7" (2.01m) 4th California State University, Stanislaus
G/F 2 United States Kyle Gamber 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Polytech High School
G 3 Canada Andrew Bongo 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Charter Oak High School
G 5 United States Jared Brown 5'10" (1.78m) 4th Westmont College
G/F 6 United States Chris Koon 6'5" (1.96m) 4th California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
F 7 Philippines Jason Credo 6'4" (1.93m) 5th Ateneo High School
G 10 United States Shawn Tuano 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Villanova Preparatory School
G 13 Italy Gab Gomez 5'11" (1.8m) 3rd ITET Aldo Captini
F 16 Philippines Josh Lazaro 6'6" (1.98m) 3rd Ateneo High School
C 18 Philippines Geo Chiu 6'10" (2.08m) 4th Ateneo High School
F 21 Australia Mason Amos 6'7" (2.01m) 1st Brisbane High School
G 23 Philippines Lebron Nieto 5'11" (1.8m) 1st Ateneo High School
G 24 Philippines Sean Quetivis 6'0" (1.83m) 4th Paref Springdale School
C 25 Nigeria Joseph Obasa 6'9" (2.06m) 4th Nigeria
F 33 Philippines Raffy Celis 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu
G 77 Philippines Ian Espinosa 5'10" (1.78m) 3rd Ateneo High School
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

5-on-5 basketball

Rivals
The Blue Eagles have had several rivalries throughout the years. Before the NCAA was founded and into the early years after its foundation (1924), Ateneo's fiercest basketball rivals were the UP Fighting Maroons (then known as the Maroon and Greens).[2]

Championships

Blue Eagles
NCAA (14)
  • 1928
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1937
  • 1941
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1961
  • 1969
  • 1975
  • 1976
UAAP (12)
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 2002
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2022

In men's basketball, the Ateneo Blue Eagles have won 26 titles as of 2022, 14 in the NCAA and 12 in the UAAP.

Other Leagues and Tournaments

The Blue Eagles also competed at the 2018 William Jones Cup,[3] an international tournament in Taiwan for both club and national teams.

Year – Champions

  • 2006 – Blue Eagles – Fr. Martin Summer Cup
  • 2007 – Blue Eagles – Collegiate Champions League
  • 2008 – Blue Eagles – Philippine University Games / Nike Summer League
  • 2009 – Blue Eagles – Philippine University Games / Philippine Collegiate Champions League
  • 2010 – Blue Eagles – Fr. Martin Summer Cup / Philippine Collegiate Champions League
  • 2011 – Blue Eagles – Philippine University Games / Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup

Notable players

3x3 Basketball

Ateneo won the UAAP Season 81 3x3 Basketball tournament on its second and final year as a demonstration sport before it became an official sport in UAAP Season 82.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Blue And White". Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ateneo de Manila University". Archived from the original on March 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ Lozada, Bong (July 6, 2018). "Ateneo to represent PH in 2018 Jones Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ateneo tames UST to take place as king of UAAP 81 3x3 | ABS-CBN Sports". sports.abs-cbn.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ "3x3 basketball now a medal sport for UAAP Season 82 | ABS-CBN Sports". sports.abs-cbn.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019.
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