| UE Red Warriors | |
| University of the East | |
| League | UAAP |
| Joined | 1952 |
| Location | Claro M. Recto Ave., Sampaloc, Manila |
| Team colors | Red and White |
| Juniors' team | Junior Warriors |
| Women's team | Lady Warriors |
| Seniors' general championships | |
| UAAP: 5 (1965-66, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75) |
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| Juniors' general championships | |
| UAAP: 1 (2005-06) |
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The UE Red Warriors is the men's varsity team of the University of the East in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the Amazons, while the junior varsity team is called the Junior Warriors (formerly Red Pages).
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University of the East is one of the eight schools in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines.
The University has won championships in athletics, basketball, chess, fencing, football, gymnastics, softball and weightlifting in the UAAP. Some UE athletes have also participated in the Southeast Asian Games and other tournaments.
UE also participates in the Shakey's V-League, the Father Martin Cup and Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL). where it has won championships in men's basketball. The UE Red Warriors were crowned as the champions of the fourth 2006 Philippine Collegiate Champions League.
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]
UAAP Season 69
The Red Warriors ended UAAP Season 69 in third place after failing to win their knockout match with University of Santo Tomas on September 21, 2006. They lost to the UST Growling Tigers by one point, 81-82.
UAAP Season 70
UE's last Finals appearance was in 1990. This long Finals-appearance draught ended in Season 70. The Red Warriors completed a rare 14-0 sweep of the elimination rounds. They won with an average winning margin of above 16 points.[1] This sweep automatically clinched for the Warriors a Finals berth.
Aside from surpassing the 9-0 start of the 1986 UE squad bannered by Jerry Codiñera, the Warriors matched the 14-0 record accomplished 14 years ago by the UST Growling Tigers.
However, the Red Warriors lost to the De La Salle Green Archers in their best-of-three Finals series. They were beaten by the Green Archers, 2-0.
UAAP Season 72
On January 12, 2009 the team acquired a new Head Coach in the person of Lawrence Chongson. He took over from Dindo Pumaren. The team likewise got UE Marketing Department Executive Director Jesus T. Tanchanco Sr. on board as Team Manager, after Executive Vice President Carmelita G. Mateo relinquished the post.
Under Coach Lawrence, the UE Red Warriors Men’s Basketball Team saw action in a total of five tournaments, two of which were held abroad. These were the 2009 Ming Dao International Basketball Tournament held in March in Taipei, Taiwan; the Easter Showcase in Las Vegas, USA in April; the ’09 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”). [2]
In the semi finals of Season 72, The University of the East (UE) Red Warriors closed the curtains on the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws to earn a slot in the Finals. However, the Red Warriors lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles twice in the Finals best-of-three series.
| No. | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Playing Yr. | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jess Mar C. Sabangan | SG | 5' 9" | 140 lbs. | Rookie | Rizal Technological University |
| 5 | Jhon Rey C. Sumido | SF | 6' 1" | 170 lbs. | 3rd | Iloilo Central Commercial HS |
| 6 | Shej Roi R. Sumang | PG | 5' 8" | 145 lbs. | 1st | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
| 7 | Lucas B. Tagarda | PG | 5' 11" | 160 lbs. | Final Year | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
| 8 | Paul Christian C. Zamar (Capt.) | SG | 5' 11" | 160 lbs. | Final Year | University of the East |
| 9 | Adrian M. Santos | PF | 6' 3" | 180 lbs. | 2nd | University of the East |
| 10 | Lord Howier M. Casajeros | SG | 6' 1" | 170 lbs. | 2nd | University of Perpetual Help |
| 11 | Christopher Joyce F. Javier | C | 6' 5" | 180 lbs. | Rookie | San Beda College |
| 12 | Erwin M. Duran | PF | 6' 3" | 180 lbs. | 4th | University of the East |
| 13 | Ebrahim Ric L. Enguio | SG | 6' 0" | 165 lbs. | Final Year (Transf.) | |
| 14 | Von Arvie R. Chavez | PG | 5' 11" | 150 lbs. | Rookie | San Beda College |
| 15 | Joseph Nicholas R. Montelibano | SF | 6' 2" | 165 lbs. | Rookie | Rizal Technological University |
| 16 | Benjamin James T. Zosa | PG | 5' 8" | 135 lbs. | Rookie | Cebu Eastern College |
| 17 | John Michael D. Noble | PF | 6' 3" | 180 lbs. | 4th | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
| 19 | Ronnie Rosetom D. De Leon | C | 6' 6" | 195 lbs. | Rookie | University of the East |
| 21 | Jairold T. Flores | PF | 6' 3" | 180 lbs. | 3rd | Iloilo Central Commercial HS |
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Adrian Santos | Chris Javier | RR De Leon | |
| PF | Erwin Duran | Jairold Flores | ||
| SF | Jay-ar Sumido | JM Noble | Nikko Montelibano | |
| SG | Biboy Enguio | Paul Zamar | Lord Casajeros | Jessmar Sabangan |
| PG | Roi Sumang | Lucas Tagarda | BJ Zosa | Von Chavez |
Team Staff
Medical Staff
Support Staff
Red Warriors
Junior Red Warriors (Red Pages)
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 73, UE failed to make it to the Final Four, with a record of 6-8 under Lawrence Chongson.
In Season 74, UE appointed Jerry Codinera as its new men's basketball head coach replacing Lawrence Chongson. Codinera is an alumnus of UE and was a PBA star.
11 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.[3]
The athletes that were given commendations were gold medalists Annie Albania (Women's Boxing, Flyweight, 50 kg.), Michelle Bruzola (Women's Fencing, Individual Épée), and Mary Joy Lasquite and Syrel Ramos (Women's Softball); silver medallists are Mary Rose Alfonso (Women's Fencing, Team Sabre), Rolando Canlas Jr. (Men's Fencing, Team Foil), Edmon Velez (Men's Fencing, Team Sabre), Annaliza Cruz (Women's Boxing, Light Bantam, 52 kg.), and Mary Grace Milgar (Women's Athletics, 400 Hurdles); and bronze medalists Mercedita Manipol (Women's Athletics, 10,000 m run), Jho-Ann Banayag (Women's Athletics, 42 km marathon), M. Bruzola (Women's Fencing, Team Épée), R. Canlas Jr (Men's Fencing, Individual Foil), and E. Velez (Men's Fencing, Individual Sabre).
The defending fencing champion University of the East Red Men's Fencers and Women's Fencing Team retained their title at the 69th UAAP 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
The table shows the number of championships in the three most popular sports in UAAP. For more information on UE UAAP Championship see http://ueredtribe.omgforum.net/t122-ue-s-uaap-championships#2105.
| Sport | Men's | Women's | Juniors | Total |
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| Basketball | 18 | 1(1975-1976) | 12 | 31 |
| Volleyball | 14 | 5 | 7 | 26 |
| Football | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
Being the three most popular sports in UAAP, this is the school's ranking in each sport since 1987, the year the UAAP became an 8-team league:
| A.Y. | MEN'S BASKETBALL | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL | MEN'S FOOTBALL |
| 1987–1988 | 2nd | 6th | 4th |
| 1988–1989 | 5th | 5th | 5th |
| 1989–1990 | 3rd | 6th | 5th |
| 1990–1991 | 2nd | 5th | 4th |
| 1991–1992 | 7th | 7th | 3rd |
| 1992–1993 | 8th | 5th | 4th |
| 1993–1994 | 4th | 5th | 4th |
| 1994–1995 | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| 1995–1996 | 3rd | 6th | 5th |
| 1996–1997 | 3rd | 6th | 4th |
| 1997–1998 | 5th | 7th | 4th |
| 1998–1999 | 3rd | 6th | 4th |
| 1999–2000 | 5th | 5th | 6th |
| 2000–2001 | 5th | 6th | 5th |
| 2001–2002 | 5th | 5th | 4th |
| 2002–2003 | 3rd | 4th | 1st |
| 2003–2004 | 3rd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2004–2005 | 4th | 3rd | 5th |
| 2005–2006 | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| 2006–2007 | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| 2007–2008 | 2nd | 8th | 5th |
| 2008–2009 | 4th | 6th | 5th |
| 2009–2010 | 2nd | ||
| 2010–2011 | 6th | ||
| 2011–2012 | 7th |
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