The UE Red Warriors are the collegiate men's varsity teams
of the University of
the East in the University Athletic Association of the
Philippines. The women's varsity teams are called the Amazons, while the junior
varsity team are called the Junior
Warriors(formerly Red Pages).
University
of the East is one of the eight schools participating in the University Athletic Association of the
Philippines. The University has won championships in athletics, basketball, chess,
fencing, football and softball in the UAAP. UE athletes also participate in the Southeast
Asian Games and other tournaments.
The
UE Red Warriors joined UAAP in 1952,
the team colors of UE Red Warriors are Red and White.
Basketball
The Red Warriors are currently tied
with the UST Growling Tigers as
the second winningest 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 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]
UE also participates in the Father
Martin Cup and Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL). 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.
Red Warriors
·
Constancio "Jun" Ortiz - All-time great Olympian.
·
Robert Jaworski — The Big J, also called The Living Legend, is
one of the Philippine
Basketball Association (PBA)'s 25
Greatest players,
·
Roehl Nadurata — 1962 Asian Games, 1963 ABC, 1965 ABC, Former
1964 lympian
·
Emerito "Emer" Legaspi - Given the moniker the
"Mr Quality Minutes" by TV/radio sports commentators; 1974-1975 UAAP
Champions; Member; Member, RP Youth 1976 , Toyota 1977-82
·
Jaime "Jimmy" Mariano — Member, RP National Team to
the 1970 Asian Games; Member, RP National Team to the 1972 Asian Championship.
·
Rodolfo "Rudy" Soriano - Given the moniker the
"Magician" by TV/radio sports commentators; Member, RP National Team,
RP Youth to the 1970 -1974 Asian Games.
·
1971 Pesta Sukan * Johnny Revilla - Member, RP Youth 1970, RP
National Team to the 1970 and 1974 Asian Games; Played in the MICAA (forerunner
of the PBA).
·
Rudolf Kutch - Member, RP national teams 1969 to the 1970 Asian
Games; 1969 Mr. Basketball, Played in the MICAA (forerunner of the PBA).
·
Nathaniel "Nat" Canson - 1965 Crispa (guest player),
1967 Meralco, Puyat Steel, Toyota 1973-74
·
Allan Caidic — Given the moniker the "Triggerman"
by TV/radio sports commentators; 1982, 1984 and 1985 UAAP Most Valuable Player;
1990 PBA Most Valuable Player; One of the PBA's
25 Greatest; PBL 20 Greatest Players of All-Time.
·
Jerry Codiñera — Given the moniker the "Defence
Minister" by TV/radio sports commentators; One of the PBA's
25 Greatest; PBL 20 Greatest Players of All-Time.
·
Ferdinand "Bong" Ravena — RP national team member; PBA
player - Mythical Team, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player; Father of
Ateneo Blue Eagle and RP Youth sensation Kiefer Ravena.
·
Jolly Escobar - RP national team member; Played in the PBA.
·
Elmer Espiritu — 4th overall 2010 PBA Draft; 2010 PBL-LIGA MVP 2010; Selected to the UAAP
Season 72 Mythical 5 First Team; UAAP Season 72 Best Defensive Player; UAAP
& NCAA 2006 and 2008 Slamdunk Champion; 2008 FilOil Flying V Invitational
Cup MVP; Selected to the 2008 FilOil Flying V Invitational Cup Mythical 5 First
Team; PBL Silver Cup Defensive Stopper; Played in the PBA.
·
Raul Dillo — UAAP's tallest player at 7' 3".
·
Bobby Diloy - UAAP Season 57 (1994–1995) Rookie of the Year
Junior Red Warriors (Red Pages)
·
Julius Porlaje - 2004 UAAP MVP.
·
Dave Curt De Guzman - 2007 UAAP Rookie of the Year
Coaching
History
Seasons
67 - 75
In Season 67, Dindo Pumaren led the Warriors to 8-6 win-loss record for the fourth spot in the Final Four, but were eliminated by the FEU Tamaraws.
In Season 67, Dindo Pumaren led the Warriors to 8-6 win-loss record for the fourth spot in the Final Four, but were eliminated by the FEU Tamaraws.
In Season 68, Dindo Pumaren led the
rookie-laden team of Warriors to a 10-4 record that tied the Ateneo Blue Eagles and La Salle Green Archers, but
were eliminated in the Final Four round by the FEU Tamaraws.
In Season 69, Dindo Pumaren led the
Warriors again to another Final Four spot with a record of 8-4, finishing the
elimination round in second place. The Warriors, with a twice to beat advantage
were eliminated by UST.
In Season 70, the Red Warriors
achieved a record 14-0 sweep of the elimination round but lost in the Finals
series against the De La Salle Green Archers.
This was Dindo Pumaren's finest season as a coach in the UAAP.
In Season 72, Dindo Pumaren resigned
as head coach and UE appointed Lawrence Chongson as the new head coach.
Chongson led the Warriors to the UAAP Finals, by eliminating the second seeded
FEU Tamaraws in their Final Four match-up. However, they lost to the Ateneo
Blue Eagles in the Finals in 3 games.
In Season 74, UE appointed Jerry
Codiñera as its new men's basketball head coach replacing Lawrence Chongson.
Codinera is an alumnus of UE and was a PBA star.
In Season 75, Jerry Codiñera was
replaced as head coach at the end of the first round of season 75. Boyzie Zamar
replaced Jerry Codiñera as head coach on an interim basis. This is his second
stint as head coach of the UE Red Warriors. He was also with the team during
the James
Yap, Ronald Tubid and Paul Artadi era.
Notable Coaches
·
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
·
Agapito De Castro - Champion
Coach of the 1982 UAAP Red Warriors (MVP Allan Caidic)
·
Roberto Flores
·
Itoy Esguerra
·
Johnny Revilla
·
Rudy Soriano
·
Filomeno "Pilo"
Pumaren
·
Roehl Nadurata - The mentor of
great Red Warriors of the late 80's like Allan Caidic, Bong Ravena, Jerry
Codinera among others.
·
Francis Rodriguez
·
Jaime Mariano
·
Dindo Pumaren — UAAP Season 67
(2004–05) to 71 (2008–09). He succeeded Boycie Zamar and led UE to a perfect
14-0 record and to the Finals of UAAP Season 70.
·
Lawrence Chongson- UAAP Season
72 and 73
·
Boycie Zamar - Head coach of
the UE Red Warriors from UAAP season to season 66 and season 75 (2012–13) to
present. Former RP Team coach and Indonesian basketball club's head coach.
Fencing
UAAP Season 69 Fencing Champions The
defending fencing champion University of the East Red Men's Fencers and Women's
Fencing Team retained their title at the 69thUAAP season's
Fencing Competition, held at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City last
February 10 and 11. The UE Team Men's Division won the overall title six times
in four straight UAAP seasons from 2000-01 to 2003-04 including the 2005-06 and
2006-07 back-to-back championships. UE's Bonifacio Jacintos emerged as the Most
Valuable Player in the Men's Division. The UE Women's Fencing Team are also the
defending overall champion in women's division.
UAAP Season 75 Champions
University of the East swept the men’s, women’s, boys' and girls' crowns at the end of the UAAP Season 75 fencing tournament at the Philsports Arena. With young talents at tow, the Lady Warriors notched their sixth consecutive women’s championship, while their men’s counterparts ended a three-year title drought. UE’s Justine Gail Tinio won the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards in the women’s division, while 16-year old Nathaniel was also named the tournament’s Rookie of the Year and MVP. Red Warriors coach Rolando Canlas, a three-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, credited his wards’ showing for the rare double that cemented UE’s status as the school with the league’s most successful fencing program.
University of the East swept the men’s, women’s, boys' and girls' crowns at the end of the UAAP Season 75 fencing tournament at the Philsports Arena. With young talents at tow, the Lady Warriors notched their sixth consecutive women’s championship, while their men’s counterparts ended a three-year title drought. UE’s Justine Gail Tinio won the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards in the women’s division, while 16-year old Nathaniel was also named the tournament’s Rookie of the Year and MVP. Red Warriors coach Rolando Canlas, a three-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, credited his wards’ showing for the rare double that cemented UE’s status as the school with the league’s most successful fencing program.
Like their senior counterparts, UE’s
junior fencers also dominated the boys (5-2-2) and girls (6-2-1) categories to
essay a back-to-back title romp. Francois Novell Licono and Samuel Tranquilan
were awarded the MVP and Rookie of the Year of the Boys' Division,
respectively. In the Girls' Division, Divine Romero was chosen MVP and Mickyle
Rein Bustos got the Rookie of the Year award.
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
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