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56-661: The De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Blazers and Lady Blazers are the NCAA senior varsity teams of De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde . The Blazers were formerly a member of the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA) before being admitted to the NCAA in 1998. They then went on to win their first NCAA seniors basketball title in 2000 , the fastest for an expansion squad. The college's male juniors team are referred to as

112-595: A UAAP member. San Beda left the league in 1983, reasoning that the college focused on school-based sports activities like intramurals. With the withdrawal of Ateneo de Manila, league games returned to the old Rizal Memorial and to the PhilSports Arena , since the Loyola Center was now the location of the UAAP tournament. Also with the withdrawal of the three founding members, most daily publications tagged

168-437: A result the 1962–63 season was suspended, and the following two seasons were held in a loose conference format, where the home and away system was used. San Sebastian College - Recoletos joined the league in 1969. Trinity College of Quezon City also joined in 1974, the league's golden anniversary, according to newspapers and other publications of that year. (However, the NCAA's official website states that Trinity joined

224-571: A school with 40 points, the second placer 30, up to eighth place, with five points. For an example, see the tabulation of points for Season 84 . Currently, the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde , San Beda University and Arellano University compete in all Seniors' sports, while La Salle Green Hills , San Beda College-Rizal and University of Perpetual Help System DALTA participates in all Juniors' sports. NCAA Season 78 basketball tournaments#Finals Results on top and to

280-680: Is an athletic association of ten private colleges and universities in Metro Manila , Philippines . Established in 1924, it is the oldest collegiate athletic association in the country. The Philippine NCAA is not affiliated with the NCAA of the United States. The NCAA was founded in 1924 on the initiative of Regino R. Ylanan , a physical education professor of the University of the Philippines (UP). The original members were

336-592: Is composed of the athletics moderators (or athletic directors) of the member schools, who are selected by their respective university presidents, and the league chairperson, who is selected by the Policy Board. Like the league president, the chair of the Management Committee rotates among member schools. The president of the Policy Board and the chairperson of the Management committee come from

392-485: Is found within its college campus at Intramuros . While these two high schools are integrated within their colleges, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is not directly connected with its high school affiliate, La Salle Green Hills (LSGH), except that they are both administered by the Lasallian Brothers . As a result, DLSU-CSB labels "St. Benilde" instead of "La Salle" on their jerseys. The NCAA sponsors

448-564: The 2000 Finals , which the Blazers won after sweeping the Stags en route to their first championship. The Stags were down by as many as 11 points in the first half of Game 1, thanks to the hot-shooting of Sunday Salvacion and the inside presence of Al Magpayo and Ronald Capati. But Stags veteran Christian Coronel took over and made his two free throws in the last two seconds after he was hacked by CSB's Elvis Tolentino to lead his team closer to

504-456: The Ateneo de Manila , De La Salle College , Institute of Accounts (now as Far Eastern University ), National University (NU), San Beda College (SBC), the University of Manila , the University of the Philippines , and the University of Santo Tomas (UST). The decision of the board of directors to file papers of incorporation with the then Bureau of Commerce in 1930 led to protests from

560-717: The Benilde–LSGH Junior Blazers (officially the Benilde–LSGH Greenies ) of La Salle Green Hills . Almost all sports programs of the Blazers excel in their events, leading to the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde winning its first ever General Championship in NCAA Season 81 , and again in NCAA Season 83 , NCAA Season 84 , NCAA Season 89 , and NCAA Season 90 . As homage to the school which introduced several pioneering degree programs in

616-507: The Emilio Aguinaldo College , while the Management Committee is headed by Estefania Boquiren Jr. of Emilio Aguinaldo College The number and composition of NCAA members has changed over the years. The association is currently composed of the following colleges and universities, with their corresponding team names, affiliation, and year of admission. The Policy Board, composed of the presidents of member schools, manages

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672-602: The University of the Philippines , which was the only public institution among member schools, saying that it would lead to commercialization. National University and the University of Santo Tomas sided with the University of the Philippines on the matter. This led into the formation, via an Article of Agreement, of a triangular meet among NU , UP and UST , with the Board of Control's condition that NCAA events should take precedence. The league established came to be known as

728-460: The loss of the congressional franchise of ABS-CBN , the NCAA had to find a new broadcast partner. Later, it was announced that the GMA Network beat TV5 in a bid to acquire the broadcast rights for the next six seasons starting with Season 96 (2020–21) , which is currently encompassing the association's centennial season in 2024–25 . The Policy Board and the Management Committee handles

784-447: The twice-to-beat advantage . Letran finished second, Mapua third, and San Sebastian fourth. Since San Beda swept the elimination round, they have a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran. This is a de facto best of three series with San Beda automatically leading 1-0. Therefore, San Beda has to win once, while Letran needed twice, to win the championship. San Beda was in command for most of Game 1, but Letran refused to lose and then took

840-652: The "Big Three," and in 1932, the Article of Agreement was renewed. In 1936, the University of the Philippines , National University and University of Santo Tomas withdrew permanently from the NCAA and continued with their own league, while Far Eastern University (FEU) withdrew on its own. Six schools remained in the league and became known as the "old-timer six" – Ateneo de Manila , Colegio de San Juan de Letran , De La Salle College , José Rizal College , Mapúa Institute of Technology and San Beda College . Also in 1936, league's basketball games were transferred to

896-494: The 2007–08 season. The seniors teams participated in the 2008–09 season, but all teams would take an indefinite leave of absence starting with the 2009–10 season. As a result, the Management Committee conducted a search for PCU's replacement but it was decided that such replacements would be deferred to Season 86 (2010–11) . The league opted to invite guest teams instead, with Angeles University Foundation (AUF), Arellano University (AU), and Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) being

952-749: The Araneta Coliseum on opening day. The number of Benildeans in the arena was only rivaled by that of the NCAA 2000 finals, as the Dome was rocked by chants of "Animo Benilde!". The College again hosted the NCAA after one rotation, in NCAA Season 89 , and again in NCAA Season 97 . Blazie, the official mascot of the 82nd NCAA season, was created by the DLS-CSB Multimedia Arts students and Marketing Communications Office (MCO) student staff Charmaine Collen Hao. The De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde's pep squad has been officially known as

1008-676: The CSB Green Peppers (from 2005) and then later on as the CSB Pep Squad (since 2007). Since the inception of the event, the CSB Pep Squad has always placed last (7th) from 2004 and 2005, were suspended by the school in 2006, 6th in 2007, and then placed their highest rank ever as second runner-up in 2008. Select members of the CSB pep squad, along with the DLSU , LSGH and DLSZ pep squads, performed together at halftime of Game 1 of

1064-519: The Heavy Bombers and advance to the Finals. It was PCU's game throughout the first half of Game 1 when they saw their main big man Bernzon Franco sidelined with an ankle sprain. But PCU maintained its composure to control the distance until CSB's Jay Sagad, Sunday Salvacion , and Elvis Tolentino force a comeback to send the game into overtime. Franco returned to the game, but PCU's treys decided

1120-667: The Juniors Division of the NCAA. This newly established High School would only be fully operational by school year 2007–08. However, the scheduled return of the Mapua Junior varsity team did not materialize and instead it resumed participation in Season 84 (2008–09) . After it was revealed that several players of the PCU juniors' basketball team enrolled with spurious documents, PCU's seniors and juniors teams were suspended in

1176-516: The Juniors division for high school students and the Seniors division for college students. There are male and female Seniors divisions for some events. Each member college or university has an affiliated high school that competes in the Juniors division. For example, San Beda University 's affiliated high school is its campus at Taytay, Rizal , while Colegio de San Juan de Letran 's high school

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1232-969: The La Salle-Ateneo UAAP Finals on September 18, 2008, in commemoration of Saint Benilde's 20th anniversary, De La Salle Zobel's 30th anniversary, and the incoming 100th anniversary of the De La Salle schools in the Philippines in 2011. The 1997 line-up of the Lady Blazers basketball team holds the honor of giving College of Saint Benilde its very first championship in women's basketball by beating rival Lyceum College on October 12, 1997. The following year, they were crowned WNCAA's back-to-back champions. Sandy TIna Lee Notable players Coaches National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ; / ˌ ɛ n s iː . eɪ ˈ eɪ / EN -see- AY - AY )

1288-411: The NCAA as "an ironic journey from sports to violence." As the league was reduced to four members, new membership was actively pursued. Perpetual Help College of Rizal was accepted as a member in 1984. A year later, Trinity College of Quezon City finally was accepted as a full member after being a probationary member for more than a decade, according to publications of that period ). However, Trinity

1344-660: The NCAA in 1998. The La Salle Greenies (officially the CSB–LSGH Junior Blazers in the NCAA) is the junior affiliate team of the St. Benilde Blazers. Since DLS–CSB is not directly connected with its high school affiliate, except that they are both administered by the Lasallian Christian Brothers, LSGH labels "St. Benilde" instead of "La Salle" on their jerseys. The Blazers' senior varsity uniforms added

1400-513: The NCAA's external and internal affairs. It handles matters such as acceptance, replacement, and suspension of member schools. The NCAA presidency rotates among member schools. The other main administrative body in the NCAA is the Management Committee (MANCOM), which determines matters of athletic concern, such as determining the proper conditions for playing, suspension of players, coaches, and referees, reversal or review of game results, and investigation of ineligible players. The Management Committee

1456-570: The Philippines . Black remains an accent color. In contrast to their men's junior counterparts, DLSZ represents College of St. Benilde in the WNCAA since the NCAA didn't have women's basketball in their scheme. The De La Salle Lady Junior Archers have been the WNCAA Junior Division Champions for eight straight years, from 1993 to 2000 and again in 2004. This short-lived rivalry was sparked when DLS-CSB, who only joined

1512-402: The Seniors for college students. There are male and female Seniors divisions for some events. The Juniors and Seniors divisions each award a General Championship trophy at the end of the academic year to the school which had the best performance in all sports, based on the total number of points scored in a Championship tally. The current president of the Policy Board is Jose Paulo Campos 

1568-719: The UAAP or the NCAA, thus starting a 17-year drought in a major collegiate league since its formal withdrawal from the NCAA in 1981. De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde, a member school of the De La Salle University System , applied for admission to the NCAA through the efforts of the System President Br. Andrew Gonzalez, FSC , the Greenies were selected as the junior team by then LSGH President Br. Bernard Oca FSC. Both De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and La Salle Green Hills were admitted to

1624-414: The affairs of the league. The Board and the committee are composed of representatives of the ten member schools, and determine the acceptance and suspension of member schools, game reversals and replays, and other official actions. During the nearly yearlong season from June to March, each school participates in 11 sports; each sport is conducted in two divisions: the Juniors for male high-school students, and

1680-542: The affiliated schools in the Calabarzon region and southern Metro Manila established NCAA South , an offshoot of the league. The schools of NCAA South do not compete with the schools in the main league. The return of a Mapúa Juniors team, which took a leave of absence beginning Season 81 (2005–06) was scheduled in Season 83 (2007–08) . Malayan High School will represent the Mapúa Institute of Technology in

1736-399: The championship. The Stags did not let CSB to take over as they pummeled the Blazers right from the start of Game 2, even held them scoreless for almost eight minutes into the final period, thus claiming their second consecutive championship and eleventh title overall. Leomar Najorda was named Finals MVP. San Beda won all 14 elimination round games, clinching a bye up to the Finals, with

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1792-535: The country, the college adopted the BLAZERS as their moniker. It is a short term for Trailblazers , which emphasizes the college's commitment to set a standard for innovative quality education as well as sports development. When De La Salle University selected De La Salle Santiago Zobel School as its junior affiliate team when it entered the UAAP in 1986, La Salle Green Hills was left without membership in either

1848-511: The crown in 1951 and the 1952 season. Ateneo stopped San Beda in 1953 and secured the 1954 championship. The 1955 season was the deciding year for the Crispulo Zamora Cup which San Beda eventually won. In the post Zamora Cup era, La Salle made their own statement by winning the crown in 1956. Still, Ateneo was undaunted and secured the 1957 and 1958 trophy. A third straight post-Zamora crown was only foiled by San Beda in 1959 ending

1904-606: The fabled era. The decade produced legendary collegiate players like Carlos Loyzaga (San Beda), Lauro "the Fox" Mumar (Letran), and Francisco Rabat (Ateneo) among others. The 1950s was also known as the decade of the Crispulo Zamora Cup. The Crispulo Zamora Cup was the trophy to be awarded by the NCAA for the first team to get three championship crowns. The Letran Knights started with their 1950 campaign bannering their legendary Murder Inc. However, they lost steam when San Beda and Ateneo traded championships thereafter. San Beda won

1960-456: The final outcome and forces the Blazers to a knockout game. PCU tried its best to close the gap in Game 2, but the Blazers maintained its double-digit distance all throughout the game thanks to their stars, Jay Sagad and Sunday Salvacion . Salvacion finished with 34 points, including four triples and a dunk with four minutes remaining, sending the CSB gallery into a frenzy. This is a rematch of

2016-413: The following sports for Juniors and Seniors: basketball , soccer , poomsae , swimming , taekwondo , track and field , chess , tennis (lawn and soft), table tennis , badminton , volleyball , and beach volleyball . The last three sporting events have a women's division. In the 87th season of the NCAA, cheerleading has been upgraded to a "regular sport" which means it will contribute points in

2072-435: The game, 85–84, with 59 seconds left. San Sebastian's Redentor Vicente was fouled on a drive, but split his charities to tie the game at 85-all with 22 seconds remaining in the final period. JRU's Wynsjohn Te had a chance to win the game but missed a difficult lay-up, sending the game into overtime. Defending champs San Sebastian's trifecta of Redentor Vicente, Clark Moore, and Michael Gonzales needed an extra five minutes to beat

2128-553: The games on its international affiliate, The Filipino Channel , making the games viewable to alumni and fans abroad . The NCAA has set its plan of expansion. Division II, as it will be called, will be composed of newly admitted schools. The league has already visited and issued invitations to schools such as Arellano University , Emilio Aguinaldo College and the Lyceum of the Philippines University . In 1998,

2184-497: The initials 'LSGH' in their uniforms, starting with Season 89, and during games, the CSB Green Pepper Squad began to distribute clappers with 'La Salle' written on them. These were done to further connect both schools and their Lasallian roots. In addition, beginning with Season 86, the Blazers replaced black with green as their primary uniform color, in time for the centennial anniversary of Lasallian education in

2240-451: The invitees, and being eligible to win championships. In Season 86, AU's and EAC's status were upgraded to probationary membership. Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU), which had earlier sought membership, was accepted as a guest team in the Season 87 (2011–12) . Arellano became a regular member in Season 89 (2013–14) after meeting the league requirements, this is then followed by EAC and Lyceum in Season 91 (2015–16) . Due to

2296-512: The lead, 90–88. San Beda then tied the game 93–all, thanks to Ford Arao 's two free throws, 47 seconds remaining in the final period. In the next play, OJ Cua gave the lead again to the Squires, 95–93. Both teams split their charities in the final seconds, when Squire Marlon Bituin grabbed the miss from the other team, giving the Red Cubs their first loss of the season and sealing the victory for

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2352-431: The league 2 seasons earlier. This marks the fastest win for any new school in the league since WWII. However, the Stags avenged their defeat and defeated the Blazers in the 2002 Finals . The Golden Stags, led by graduating players Christian Coronel, Nurjanjam Alfad, Paul Reguerra, Roy Falcasantos, and Bernardo Mercado, swept the Blazers, 2–0. Mercado later joined SSC-R's coaching staff as an assistant coach. Leomar Najorda

2408-430: The league in 1985; see next section.) After the riotous games of the late 1970s, several of the founding members left the league. The Ateneo de Manila University left the league in 1978 due to violence, which also marred a championship series with San Beda, while La Salle left after a riotous game with Letran in 1980. Ateneo de Manila was accepted in the UAAP in 1978, while La Salle had to wait for six years to become

2464-493: The league in 1998, met the San Sebastian College–Recoletos (or simply Baste) in the finals of 2000 and 2002. CSB won the 2000 Finals , bannered by what is dubbed as the best CSB Blazers team ever assembled. With former NCAA MVP Sunday Salvacion , Jondan Salvador , and Al Magpayo, the Blazers beat the formidable San Sebastian Stags and won their first NCAA seniors basketball championship title, despite joining

2520-574: The league, upon the initiative of host school San Beda, made a move that switched the television coverage of NCAA games from MCI group to ABS-CBN on March 18, 2002. Previously, only the Final Four and the Championship games were televised, but with the five-year contract inked with ABS-CBN, a majority of the elimination round basketball games were also aired, giving the league bigger exposure to fans, students and alumni. ABS-CBN would later air

2576-655: The legendary decade of the 1950s. NCAA basketball champions formed the core of the Filipino team sent to international competitions during 1960 and 1961 in Japan. The opening of the Araneta Coliseum , the largest indoor arena in the Philippines, prompted the league to transfer the championship round there. By the 1960s, the league experienced problems such as eligibility of players and interscholastic hooliganism . This led to disagreements among member schools, and as

2632-540: The newly completed Rizal Memorial Coliseum , owing to its accessibility among the schools, since most schools were in Manila . 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 , a rival intercollegiate league. The NCAA experienced a golden age during

2688-561: The other eight General Championship as LSGH. As the DLS–CSB juniors team, LSGH has won four General Championships. De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde served hosting rights for the first time in the 2006–2007 season of the NCAA, with the theme "Proud and True at 82: Blazing Beyond Limits". Under the leadership of the Sports and Development Office (SDO), the Benildean community flocked to fill

2744-568: The overall championship race. In the 91st season of the league, poomsae was added as a "demonstration sport" being part of the taekwondo event. The General Champion for the each division in an academic year is determined by a points system similar to the one used in Formula One , where the school with the highest accumulated score from all events in a division wins the General Championship. A championship in an event entitles

2800-532: The postwar years. The Loyola Center at the Ateneo campus became the new home of the league. Due to the home court advantage of the Ateneo, Blue Eagles' games were held on the old Rizal Memorial. The 1950s will be known in the annals of history as one of the best decades of the NCAA. The start of the decade was the glory year of the fabled Letran Murder Inc. Eventually, it will be the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles and San Beda Red Lions who would be locking horns during

2856-589: The remedy to ensure the security during the NCAA games. The addition of Philippine Christian University and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in the late 1990s brought the league membership to eight schools . Television coverage of NCAA basketball games was discontinued in the 1980s and 1990s by the TV networks due to the bad image of the League and frequent brawls during games. After several years of non television coverage of NCAA basketball games, television coverage

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2912-445: The right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games. Number of asterisks (*) denotes the number of overtime periods. San Sebastian and Benilde have the twice-to-beat advantage . They only have to win once, while their opponents, twice, to progress. It was a nip-and-tuck affair all game until JRU's Edward Attunga converted two free throws to give his team its first lead of

2968-509: The school currently hosting the basketball tournament. The host school manages the logistics, expenses, labor and security in the venues. Each sport has its own host, with the host for basketball being the head of all hosts. Since Season 91 (2015–16) , the rotation is based on alphabetical order of the schools. For Season 100 (2024–25) , Lyceum of the Philippines University is the host school. The NCAA sponsors thirteen (juniors) and fourteen (seniors) sports, which are divided into two divisions:

3024-635: Was adjudged as the 2002 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament Finals MVP. As of 2015, the CSB Blazers have earned five General Championships, winning three of these in a span of four years, being runners-up to PCU in the 2006–07 season. They won double championships with LSGH in NCAA Season 83 (2007–08 season) and NCAA Season 84 (2008–09 season). The Blazers won more Seniors General Championships in NCAA Season 89 (2013–14 season) and NCAA Season 90 (2014-15 season). Their junior counterparts, LSGH, won two General Championships as De La Salle College and

3080-408: Was not able to meet league requirements and was dropped from the league in 1986, the same year San Beda returned (despite sports articles in newspapers that year stating Trinity voluntarily left the league). Measures were taken to prevent major brawls from starting such as the patrolling by the respective faculties of the member schools, to control the behavior of the crowd were implemented as part of

3136-451: Was resumed by Vintage Television in 1998. The majority of the basketball games were aired live on IBC 13 until 1999. In 2000, the league switched the TV coverage from Vintage to the MCI group and games aired on People's Television Network but which aired only a single game of each playing day until the NCAA games were produced by Silverstar Sports in 2001. A major breakthrough occurred when

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