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The Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) Generals are the varsity teams of
Emilio Aguinaldo College Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) is a private, non-sectarian institute of education located in Manila, Philippines Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital city, capital of the ...
of
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. The
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(ICA) is paired as the junior (high school)
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of the Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC). The EAC-ICA Brigadiers is the junior team of EAC Generals. They formerly played at the
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(UCAA) and the
National Capital Region Athletic Association The National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA) is an athletic association in Metro Manila (National Capital Region), Philippines established in 1993. It is primarily held during the second semester of a school around November until Febru ...
(NCRAA). They are now playing in the
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. The ''Generals'' nickname honors President General
Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (: March 22, 1869February 6, 1964) was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who is the youngest president of the Philippines (1899–1901) and is recognized as the first president of the Philippine ...
, the first President of the Philippines and the college's namesake.


UCAA

The Generals are one of the charter members of the UCAA in 2002; they first won the men's basketball title in 2004 where they defeated two-time runner-up
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Jaguars. They would later win the next two UCAA championships mostly due to exploits of
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. In 2007, the Generals failed to make it to the championship round of the UCAA men's basketball championships, a trend that continued until the 2008 season.


NCRAA

While the UCAA holds its basketball tournaments during the first semester (June–October) of the academic year, the NCRAA holds its basketball tournaments during the second semester (November–March) allowing the Generals (and several UCAA teams) to compete in the NCRAA. The Generals also clinched the 2005 title, while they were eliminated in the playoffs during the 2006 season. In the 2007 season, the Generals met the
Arellano Chiefs The Arellano University Chiefs is the athletic team of Arellano University. It is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA). The team has several intercollegiate ...
in the best-of-three finals series. After tying the series 1–1, the Chiefs, through their defense that limited Buenafe to six points, defeated the Generals to win their first NCRAA title.


NCAA

With the departure of
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(PCU)
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after exposure of several juniors' players enrolling with forged documents, the NCAA originally opened its doors for new members, and EAC was one of the schools that lodged their application. EAC was named as one of the frontrunners, but the NCAA Policy Board failed to garner enough number of votes to admit a new member which closed the doors for new members for their 2009–10 season. However, the NCAA invited "guest teams" instead, and EAC along with the
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and fellow NCRAA member Arellano, were accepted as guest teams for the 2009–10 season, where they are also eligible to win championships. EAC, along with two other teams, finished sixth in the 2009 season with a 6–12 record, two games behind fifth place Arellano, the best performer among the guest teams. In 2015, EAC, along with
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is accredited as full members of the NCAA, based from their performance in Season 90.


Teams


EAC Generals NCAA Season 94 Men's Basketball Roster


Current roster


Juniors' Roster


Volleyball


Women's volleyball roster


Men's


Notable players


= Seniors

= *
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beach volleyball champions: Paolo Lim, Joshua Mina, Denzel Rasing * Joshua Mina:
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Rookie of the Year, NCAA Season 93 beach volleyball MVP * Howard Mojica:
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Best Scorer;
NCAA Season 89 NCAA Season 89 is the 2013–14 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines). The season, hosted by De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde opened on June 22, 2013 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Basketball Seniors' tournamen ...
Best Scorer;
NCAA Season 90 NCAA Season 90 is the 2014–15 collegiate athletic year of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. It is hosted by the Jose Rizal University and was opened on June 28, 2014, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. It is th ...
Season Most Valuable Player, Finals Most Valuable Player, Best Spiker, Best Scorer (Champion);
NCAA Season 91 NCAA Season 91 is the 2015–16 collegiate athletic year of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines), National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. It is hosted by Mapua Institute of Technology and was opened on Ju ...
Season Most Valuable Player, Best Server, Best Spiker and Best Scorer;
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1st Best Outside Spiker;
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Conference Most Valuable Player and 1st Best Outside Spiker


= Juniors

= * Ralph Joshua Pitogo: NCAA Season 91 Season Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, and Best Blocker. * Michael Vince Imperial: NCAA Season 91 Best Server * Ceejay Hicap: NCAA Season 91 Best Receiver * Ederson Rebusora: NCAA Season 92 1st Best Outside Spiker * Francis Casas: NCAA Season 92 2nd Best Outside Spiker * EAC–ICA Brigadiers: NCAA Season 92 beach volleyball champions


References

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