The De La Salle Green Archers are the collegiate men's

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team of De La Salle University, which play in the

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(UAAP), the premiere sports league in the country.

History

La Salle was a pre-war founding member of the

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(NCAA) in 1924. In September 1980, La Salle announced it would withdraw from competing in the NCAA after a violent game with the

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. In 1986, La Salle was accepted as a member of the

(UAAP). La Salle won five NCAA basketball titles – 1939, 1947, 1956, 1971, and 1974. The Green Archers won the coveted National Seniors Open Championship, a league participated by top commercial and college teams, twice in 1939 and 1949. After bolting out of the NCAA in 1981, it participated in various tournaments. The Green Archers won the 1983 PABL Championship and 1983 National Open title. La Salle has won three inter-collegiate titles. The school won the 1988 Philippine Intercollegiate Championship. This was later reformatted to become the

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(CCL), which then became the current

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(PCCL) with La Salle winning the championship in 2008 and 2013. Since joining the UAAP in 1986, the Green Archers have won 10 UAAP basketball titles –

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, 2001, 2007,

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, and

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. La Salle's basketball program is known for having won four straight UAAP championship titles from 1998 to 2001. The Green Archers are also known for sharing a rivalry with other competitive teams in the UAAP, especially with the

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, and

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. The most recent championship is the 2023 UAAP Season 86 title, where La Salle defeated the

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during the best-of-three series, having lost Game 1 but came back and won Games 2 & 3. Prior to the start of the UAAP season, the Green Archers participate in the

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where they have won four titles, the latest being the 2016 championship. The Green Archers participated in the Buddha Light International Association (BLIA) Cup, where they last won the championship in 2017. The Green Archers have also participated in the

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Aspirants' Cup as EcoOil-La Salle, where they won their first title in 2022. They retained the title the following year.

Current roster

Head coaches

* 1964–78:

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* 1978–86:

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* 1986–91:

Derrick Pumaren Frederick "Derrick" S. Pumaren, better known on his nickname Manong Derrick, is a Filipino basketball coach who is currently the coach of the De La Salle Green Archers in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He coached s ...

* 1992:

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* 1993–95:

Virgil Villavicencio Virgil Vargas Villavicencio is assistant manager of TNT Katropa in the Philippine Basketball Association and former assistant coach of Talk 'N Text's championship-winning team in the 2003 All-Filipino Cup. Villavicencio is also a former head co ...

* 1996–97:

Jong Uichico Joseph Enrique Uichico (born July 15, 1962), better known as Jong Uichico, is a Filipino professional basketball coach who last coached the Bataan Risers in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. Uichico is a former Philippine national team ...

* 1998–2009:

Franz Pumaren Franz Santos Pumaren (born December 5, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and coach. He played college ball for De La Salle University before playing professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is ...

* 2010–11:

Dindo Pumaren Ferdinand "Dindo" Pumaren, is a retired Filipino professional basketball player and former collegiate coach. In his professional playing career, he was nicknamed "The Bullet" due to his great passing and stealing. Early career Pumaren suited ...

* 2012:

Gee Abanilla Gelacio "Gee" Abanilla is a Filipino basketball player, coach, and executive who currently serving as the Team Manager for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Playing career He played for the DLSU Green Arche ...

* 2013–15:

Juno Sauler Marco Januz "Juno" Sauler (born 5 March 1973) is a basketball coach and former basketball player from the Philippines. He was a former head coach of the De La Salle University Green Archers, a collegiate team in the UAAP. Sauler is currently ...

* 2016–17:

Aldin Ayo Aldin Valladolid Ayo (born October 15, 1977) is a Filipino basketball coach and politician who currently serves as head coach for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He formerly played (in late 90s) and coached ...

* 2018: Louie Gonzales * 2019: Gian Nazario * 2020–22:

* 2023–present: Topex Robinson

Season-by-season records

Until 1997, the UAAP primarily ranked the teams by tournament points using

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's method. Starting in 1998, the UAAP primarily ranked by

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. 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

Since 1998

Team awards

NCAA

UAAP

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player (Season)

Most Valuable Player (Finals)

Rookie of the Year

Notable players

Abu Tratter Abu Jahal Tratter (born January 9, 1993) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the De La Salle University. Professional ca ...

* Adonis Santa Maria * Alfie Almario * Alfonzo Gotladera * Almond Vosotros * Arnold Van Opstal *

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* Carlo Sharma *

Dickie Bachmann Richard "Dickie" Bachmann (born 1968 or 1969) is a Filipino sports executive and former basketball player who serves as the chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). Education Bachmann attended De La Salle University from 1986 to 1991 ...

* Dominic Uy *

Don Allado Don Carlos Armand Crisostomo Allado (born June 10, 1977) is a Filipino basketball coach, former professional player, and politician. A power forward, he played college basketball for the De La Salle Green Archers, where he won back-to-back U ...

* Dong Vergeire *

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Ervic Vijandre John Ervic Manalo Vijandre (born January 26, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player, actor, model, and politician. As a basketball player, he plays for the Marikina Shoemasters of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). V ...

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* Francis Zamora *

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* Hyram Bagatsing * Jamie Malonzo *

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* Jason Webb * Jeron Teng * Jerwin Gaco *

Johnedel Cardel Johnedel Cardel (born June 6, 1970) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who played in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993–1997. He is the current head coach of the Terrafirma Dyip. He also played in the Metropolitan B ...

Joseph Yeo Joseph Henry Lim Yeo (born September 7, 1983) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Manila Stars of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted third overall by the Coca-Cola Tigers in 2006. Amateur career Y ...

Jun Limpot Zandro P. Limpot Jr. (born December 14, 1971), also known as Jun Limpot, is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. Playing career As a De La Salle Green Archer, Limpot led his team to two U ...

Junjun Cabatu Santiago "Junjun" S. Cabatu, Jr. (born June 25, 1984) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played for the San Miguel Beermen in the Asean Basketball League The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) is a professional men's basketba ...

* Justine Baltazar * JVee Casio * Kevin Quiambao * Kib Montalbo * Kurt Bachmann * LA Revilla *

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* Leo Prieto *

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Mac Tallo Mark Jayven "Mac" Tallo (born January 2, 1994) is a Filipino professional basketball player. He last played for the Bicol Volcanoes of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was selected 10th overall by TNT KaTropa in the 2017 PBA ...

Manuel Araneta, Jr. Manuel "Manolet" Ledesma Araneta Jr. (8 December 1926 – 4 July 2003) was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Araneta Jr. was the father of Liza Araneta-Marcos, wife of Philippine president Bongbong Marcos ...

* Mark Cardona * Mark Telan *

Martin Urra Martin Urra (8 February 1931 - 11 September 2002) was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He died in Pasay Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized cit ...

* Mike Cortez *

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* Mon Jose *

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* Oliver Agapito *

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* Ramon Campos Jr. *

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* Ricardo Brown * Richard del Rosario *

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* Simon Atkins * Teddy Alfarero * Thomas Torres * Tonyboy Espinosa * Tyrone Tang *

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References

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