UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball

UP Fighting Maroons
UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball with 22nd UP president Angelo Jimenez during UAAP Season 87
UniversityUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
FoundedEarly 20th century
HistoryUP Fighting Maroons (1930s–present)
Head coachGoldwyn Monteverde (4th season)
LocationU.P. Campus, Quezon City
NicknameFighting 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.

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

Main article: UAAP Season 87 basketball tournaments
UP Fighting Maroons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
G 2 Torres, Reyland 6'1" (1.85m) 4th NU Nazareth School
G 5 Walker, Denzil Dominick 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd Patrick Henry High School
G 8 Bayla, Jacob 6'5" (1.96m) 1st Valley Christian High School
G 10 Fortea, Terrence John 6'1" (1.85m) 4th NU Nazareth School
G/F 11 Briones, Lowell Francis Jr. 6'6" (1.98m) 3rd Sierra Vista High School
G 12 Cagulangan, Joel Diomar 5'9" (1.75m) 5th La Salle Green Hills
F 13 Belmonte, Mark Gil 6'7" (2.01m) 2nd St. John the Baptist Catholic School
G/F 17 Lopez, Francis Leo 6'6" (1.98m) 2nd Ateneo High School
G 18 Alarcon, Harold 6'2" (1.88m) 4th NU Nazareth School
G 19 Abadiano, Gerry Austin (C) 6'0" (1.83m) 4th NU Nazareth School
G 20 Felicilda, Ernest John 5'7" (1.7m) 4th NU Nazareth School
F 24 Torculas, Sean Aldous 6'6" (1.98m) 3rd UP Integrated School
C 33 Alter, Sean Stark 6'10" (2.08m) 2nd Volcano Vista High School
F/C 42 Millora-Brown, Quentin 6'11" (2.11m) GS South County High School
F/C 55 Stevens, Jalen Isagani 6'8" (2.03m) 3rd North Community High School
C 88 Ududo, Kingsley Onyedikachi 6'11" (2.11m) 1st Guang Ming College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Agatha Uvero
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • 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

Season League Elimination round Playoffs
Pos GP W L Pts GP W L Results
1986 UAAP 2nd/8 2 2 0 Won Finals vs UE
1987 UAAP 3rd/8 14 9 5 16 Did not qualify, 3rd place
1988 UAAP 3rd/8 14 10 4 23 Did not qualify, 3rd place
1989 UAAP 5th/8 14 8 6 22 Did not qualify
1990 UAAP 7th/8 14 4 10 18 Did not qualify
1991 UAAP 4th/8 14 Did not qualify
1992 UAAP 8th/8 14 5 9 19 Did not qualify
1993 UAAP 7th/8 14 3 11 17 No playoffs held[a]
1994 UAAP 5th/7 12 4 8 16 Did not qualify
1995 UAAP 5th/8 14 5 9 19 Did not qualify
1996 UAAP 3rd/8 14 9 5 23 1 0 1 Lost semifinals vs UST
1997 UAAP 4th/8 14 8 6 22 2 1 1 Lost semifinals vs FEU

Since 1998

Season League Elimination round Playoffs
Pos GP W L PCT GB GP W L Results
1998 UAAP 5th/8 14 7 7 .500 6 1 0 1 Lost 4th seed playoff vs UST
1999 UAAP 6th/8 14 5 9 .429 6 Did not qualify
2000 UAAP 6th/8 14 4 10 .286 8 Did not qualify
2001 UAAP 7th/8 14 6 8 .429 6 Did not qualify
2002 UAAP 6th/8 14 5 9 .357 8 Did not qualify
2003 UAAP 7th/8 14 3 11 .214 8 Did not qualify
2004 UAAP 5th/8 14 7 7 .500 4 Did not qualify
2005 UAAP 5th/8 14 6 8 .429 6 Did not qualify
2006 UAAP 6th/7 12 4 8 .333 6 Did not qualify
2007 UAAP 8th/8 14 0 14 .000 14 Did not qualify
2008 UAAP 6th/8 14 3 11 .214 10 Did not qualify
2009 UAAP 8th/8 14 3 11 .214 10 Did not qualify
2010 UAAP 8th/8 14 0 14 .000 12 Did not qualify
2011 UAAP 8th/8 14 2 12 .143 11 Did not qualify
2012 UAAP 8th/8 14 1 13 .071 11 Did not qualify
2013 UAAP 8th/8 14 0 14 .000 10 Did not qualify
2014 UAAP 7th/8 14 1 13 .071 10 Did not qualify
2015 UAAP 7th/8 14 3 11 .214 8 Did not qualify
2016 UAAP 6th/8 14 5 9 .357 8 Did not qualify
2017 UAAP 5th/8 14 6 8 .429 7 Did not qualify
2018 UAAP 3rd/8 14 8 6 .571 4 4 2 2 Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2019 UAAP 2nd/8 14 9 5 .643 5 2 0 2 Lost stepladder round 2 vs UST
2020[b] UAAP Season canceled
2021[c] UAAP 2nd/8 14 12 2 .857 1 5 3 2 Won Finals vs Ateneo
2022 UAAP 2nd/8 14 11 3 .786 — 4 2 2 Lost Finals vs Ateneo
2023 UAAP 1st/8 14 12 2 .857 — 4 2 2 Lost Finals vs La Salle
2024 UAAP 2nd/8 14 11 3 .786 1 4 3 1 Won 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

Season Tournament Title Ref
1924–1925 NCAA Season 0 Champions
1925–1926 NCAA Season 1 Champions
1926–1927 NCAA Season 2 Champions
1929–1930 NCAA Season 5 Champions

UAAP

Season Tournament Title Ref
1939–1940 UAAP Season 2 Champions [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)

Season Tournament Player Ref
1968 UAAP 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)

Season Tournament Player Ref
2021 UAAP Season 84 Malick Diouf [25]
2024 UAAP Season 87 JD Cagulangan [26]

Rookie of the Year

Season Tournament Player Ref
1986 UAAP 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

Season Tournament Player Ref
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
2024-2025 UAAP Season 87 JD Cagulangan

Notable players

See also

References

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