UE Red Warriors

UE Red Warriors refer to the collegiate men's varsity teams of the University of the East. The women's collegiate varsity teams are called the UE Lady Warriors. The Athletic director of the University of the East is Rodrigo M. Roque.

UE Red Warriors

University of the East
League	UAAP
Joined	1952
Location	Claro M. Recto Ave., Sampaloc Manila, Philippines
Team colors	Red White
Women's team	UE Lady Warriors
Juniors' team	UE Junior Warriors
Seniors' general championships
UAAP: 5 1965-66 1969-70 1971-72 1972-73 1974-75
Juniors' general championships
UAAP: 2 2005-06 2013-14

Background

The University of the East is one of eight schools participating in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The UE Red Warriors teams have won UAAP championships in basketball, volleyball, fencing, table tennis and other sports. UE athletes also participate in other intercollegiate tournaments as well as invitational tournaments abroad.

Sports

Basketball

As of 2006, 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]

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]

UE also participates in the Father Martin Cup and Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) men's (and women's) basketball tournaments. The UE Red Warriors were crowned as champions of the 2006 Philippine Collegiate Champions League. They are also the 2013 FilOil/Flying V-Hanes Preseason Cup champions.

Pre UAAP season highlights

• Champion - 2013 FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup: The Red Warriors won the 2013 FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.^[3]
• 10th Fr. Martin Division Cup: The team won the 10th Father Martin Division 2 Cup at the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City.

UAAP seasons highlights

• UAAP Season 69: The team ended UAAP Season 69 (2006–07) in third place after failing to win their knockout match against University of Santo Tomas on September 21, 2006. They lost to the UST Growling Tigers by one point, 81–82.
• UAAP Season 70: The team ended it Finals-appearance drought in Season 70 (2007–08), finishing 14–0 sweep in elimination rounds and winning their games by at at least 16 points.^[1] The team, however, lost the best-of-three Finals series to the De La Salle Green Archers 2–0.
• UAAP Season 72: On January 12, 2009, Lawrence Chongson replaced Dindo Pumaren as the team's head coach. the team participated in five tournaments, two of which were held abroad: the 2009 Ming Dao International Basketball Tournament held in March in Taipei, Taiwan; the Easter Showcase in Las Vegas, USA in April; the 2009 FilOil Flying V Pre-Season MVP Invitational Cup held at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan; the PBL Flex Unity Cup (with the players comprising the "Cobra Energy Drink Warriors").^[4] In the semi finals of Season 72, The team defeated the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws to earn a slot in the finals, but lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the Finals in three games.

UAAP Season 85 (S.Y. 2022–23) Team Rosters

University of the East Basketball Team

UE Red Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School F 6   Abdul Sawat 6'6" (1.98m) 1st – 8   Josh Alcantara – – – 9   Harvey Pagsanjan – – – C 55   Gani Stevens 6'8" (2.03m) 1st –	Head coach   Jack Santiago Assistant coach(es) Jamike Jarin Don Allado Lorenz Yulo Dan Rose Jose Bienvenido Sison Team manager Jean Michael Alabanza Legend (C) Team captain   Injured

Red Warriors basketball team recruits class of 2020

^[5]

• Josiah Alcantara
• Orin Catacutan
• Clint Escamis
• Brian Enriquez
• Kyle Paranada
• Migs Pascual
• CJ Payawal
• Gani Stevens

Notable players

Red Warriors

• James Yap
• Paul Artadi
• Mark Borboran
• Allan Caidic
• KG Canaleta
• Jojo Mariquit
• Dong Manalo
• Jerry Codiñera
• Rudy Distrito
• Elmer Espiritu
• Jolly Escobar
• Robert Jaworski
• Paul Lee
• Xian Lim
• Charles Mammie
• Jimmy Mariano
• James Martinez
• Derrick Pumaren
• Bong Ravena
• Roi Sumang
• Rino Magsalin
• Ronald Tubid
• Tito Varela
• Marcy Arellano
• Alex Diakhite

Coaching history

• Seasons 67–71: Dindo Pumaren
• Seasons 72–73: Lawrence Chongson
• Seasons 74–75: Jerry Codiñera
• Seasons 75–76: Boyzie Zamar
• Seasons 77–80: Derrick Pumaren
• Season 81: Joe Silva
• Season 82: Bong Tan
• Season 83–Present: Jack Santiago

Notable coaches

• Virgilio "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
• Jaime "Jimmy" Mariano

Volleyball

The volleyball team won championships in Seasons 78, 79 and 80, but in Season 81 finished in 7th place.^{[citation needed]}

Notable players

Lady Red Warriors

• Suzanne Roces - a product of UEWVT. She was awarded as a Rookie of the Year in the UAAP. She also won three MVP awards and one Best Blocker award in the Shakey's V-League.
• Kathleen Faith Arado — member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team. She also won Rookie of the Year, Best Digger, Best Receiver, and Best Libero awards in the UAAP. She is a two-time Best Libero in the semi-professional league, Philippine Super Liga.
• Laizah Ann Bendong — awarded as UAAP Season 81 Best setter, 2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference Best Setter
• Ma. Shaya Adorador — awarded as 2019 PSL Invitational Cup 2nd Best Outside Hitter.
• Mary Anne Mendrez - awarded as 2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference 2nd Best Outside Hitter and was a member of the Philippines women's under-19 national volleyball team.

Fencing

• UAAP Season 69 Champions: The men's and women's teams retained their titles at the 69th UAAP season's fencing competition, held at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City last February 10 and 11.
• UAAP Season 75 Champions: The men's and women's teams won the UAAP Season 75 fencing tournament at the Philsports Arena.

Notable athletes

• Rolando Canlas — Fencing master SEA Games gold medalist
• Mercedito Manipol — Middle distance champion
• Nelson Mariano II — RP Fifth Chess Grand Master
• Roel Ramirez — Gymnast champion SEA Games gold medalist
• Bong Ravena - Former PBA player and Coach
• Mean Mendrez — Volleyball player

International competition

The UE Red Warriors participated as the Philippines' representative for men's basketball at the 1967 Summer Universiade in Tokyo, Japan.^[6]

Eleven 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.^[7]

Number of championships

See UE Junior Warriors for UE Junior Championships

Sport Men's Women's Total Basketball 18 1 (1977–78) 19 Volleyball 14 5 19 Football 3 1 (2001–02) 4 Fencing 8 7 15 Chess 2 0 2

Sport Men's Women's Total Judo 0 0 0 Taekwondo 0 0 0 Table Tennis 1 0 1 Tennis 0 0 0 Swimming 4 4 8

Sport Men's Women's Total Track and Field 9 1 10 Badminton 1 1 2 Beach Volleyball 0 0 0 Baseball 4 - 4 Softball 2 - 2

• Second most basketball championships overall
• Second most victories in seniors basketball tournaments

UAAP rankings

See UE Junior Warriors for UE Junior Division Rankings

Seniors Division
These are the rankings of the University in the UAAP events it is participating since 1986, the year the UAAP became an eight member-school league.

MEN'S UAAP Season                           49th 50th 2nd ? 4th   ?   ?   ? ? ?     51st 5th ? 5th   ?   ?   ? ? ?     52nd 3rd ? 5th   ?   ?   ? ? ?     53rd 2nd ? 4th   ?   ?   ? ? ?     54th 7th ? 3rd   ?   ?   1st ? ?     55th 8th ? 4th   ?   ?   ? ? ?     56th 4th 5th 4th   ?   ?   1st ? ? ?   57th 3rd 5th 5th   1st   ? ? ? ? ? ?   58th 3rd 5th 5th   1st   ? ? ? ? ? ?   59th 3rd 5th 4th   1st   5th 6th 4th 5th 4th 4th - 60th 5th 5th 4th   1st   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 61st 3rd 6th 4th   1st   6th 3rd 4th 5th 3rd 4th 4th 62nd 5th 5th 6th   1st   ?   ? ? 1st ? ? 63rd 5th 7th 5th 1st 1st   ?   ? ? ? ? ? 64th 5th 6th 4th 1st 1st   ?   ? ? ? ? ? 65th 3rd 6th 1st 1st ?   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 66th 3rd 6th 5th 1st 1st   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 67th 4th 6th 4th ? ?   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 68th 4th 6th 6th 1st 5th   5th 5th 4th 5th 3rd 2nd 4th 69th 3rd 7th 5th 1st 5th 5th 4th 2nd 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 70th 2nd 5th 5th 2nd 4th 4th 5th 2nd 4th 5th 3rd 6th 5th 71st 4th 7th 5th 2nd 4th 7th 5th 1st 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 72nd 2nd 6th 5th 1st 1st 5th 5th 5th 2nd 5th 4th 6th 5th 73rd 6th 8th 4th 5th 2nd 6th 5th 6th 6th 5th 5th 6th 5th 74th 7th 8th 6th 8th 4th 5th 5th 7th 8th 5th 4th 6th 5th 75th 7th 8th 6th 1st 5th 5th 8th 4th 8th 5th 4th 4th 5th 76th 6th 8th 5th 1st 5th 7th 6th 8th 8th 5th 3rd 4th 5th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th

WOMEN'S UAAP Season                       49th 50th ? 6th   ?   ?     ?     51st ? 5th   ?   ?     ?     52nd ? 6th   ?   ?     ?     53rd ? 5th   ?   ?     ?     54th ? 7th   ?   ?     ?     55th ? 5th   ?   ?     ?     56th ? 5th   ?   ?     ? ?   57th ? 4th   ?   ? ?   ? ?   58th ? 4th   ?   ? ?   ? ?   59th 6th 4th   4th   - 5th   5th 4th - 60th ? 5th   ?   ? ? ? ? ? ? 61st 6th 3rd   5th   5th 7th 3rd 6th 5th 5th 62nd ? 6th   ?   ? ? ? ? ? ? 63rd ? 5th ? ?   ? ? ? ? ? ? 64th ? 3rd ? ?   ? ? ? ? ? ? 65th ? 5th ? 1st   1st ? ? ? ? ? 66th ? 4th ? ?   ? ? ? ? ? ? 67th ? 3rd ? ?   ? ? ? ? ? ? 68th 7th 5th 1st 2nd   3rd 7th 5th 5th 6th 5th 69th 6th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 6th 5th 4th 5th - 70th 7th 8th 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 7th 5th 5th 6th 5th 71st 8th 6th 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 6th 4th 72nd 8th 8th 1st 3rd 8th 4th 2nd 7th 5th 6th 5th 73rd 8th 8th 1st 3rd 5th - 3rd 7th 5th 5th 4th 74th 8th 6th 1st 3rd 5th 3rd 1st 8th 5th 5th 4th 75th 8th 8th 1st 2nd 8th 5th 5th 8th 5th 6th 3rd 76th 7th 8th 1st 2nd 5th 4th 6th 8th 4th 8th 3rd 77th 78th 79th 80th 81th 82nd 83th 84th 85th

See also

• UE Junior Warriors

References

1. Sports Events, UE Dawn 2006 Diamond Jubilee Edition, University of the East, 2006.
2. Payo, Jasmine (22 March 2009). . Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 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. "UE Warriors climb from cellar to top". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
4. "UE Today: UE Red Warriors "Fighting, Striving, Winning". University of the East. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
5. cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/uaap-yearender-teams-that-missed-semis-make-it-up-with-prized-recruits-a2437-20201223?ref=article_next_featured
6. Fisu nixes Archers' Serbia Universiade stint - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
7. "UE fetes SEAG Medallists UE athletes". University of the East. Retrieved 2008-01-23.

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External links

• University of the East