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83-641: In 1924, De La Salle College (DLSC) became a pre-war founding member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Irish-American Br. Celba John Lynam, FSC, organized the first De La Salle sports teams. The colors of green and white were chosen as the official La Salle colors; Green was inspired by the national color of Ireland , where the original founding fathers of the De La Salle Christian Brothers originated from, while White represents

166-595: 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

249-532: A dance and martial arts studio, and weight training rooms. The sixth floor of the building is the location of the George T. Yang Performing Arts Studios. The sixth floor also houses the Gold's Gym Taft branch, which opened in late 2016. National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ; / ˌ ɛ n s iː . eɪ ˈ eɪ / EN -see- AY - AY )

332-488: 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

415-589: 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. Collegiate Champions League The Philippine Collegiate Champions League ( PCCL )

498-532: A separate tournament group that will first determine the champions for North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The eventual winner of this group will face-off with the winner of the UAAP/NCAA group to determine the national champion. From 2017 to 2018, the PCCL held its 3x3 basketball tournament, in parallel to its regular national championship. The PCCL's version of its 3x3 tournament has similar rules with

581-536: A sweep in UAAP Season 57. The team was coached by Hans Smit . In UAAP Season 54, DLSU was declared joint UAAP champions with UST. In UAAP Season 56, La Salle lost to UST 4–0 in the championship game. The following year, in UAAP Season 57, La Salle dethroned UST to win its second UAAP championship title. In UAAP Season 58, the team lost to Ateneo de Manila University in the Finals. In UAAP Season 59, DLSU won

664-679: A total of 30 swimming championship titles in the NCAA and UAAP. In the seniors' division, La Salle has won 12 men's titles and five women's titles. The school won its first and only title in the NCAA in 1935. The last title of the men's team came in UAAP Season 74 in 2011. The men's team were twice 3-peat champions from UAAP Seasons 53 to 55 (1990–1992) and UAAP Season 63 to 65 (2000–2002). They were also back-to-back champions in UAAP Season 57 and UAAP Season 58. The women's team won their first title in UAAP Season 53 and were back-to-back champions in UAAP Season 65 and UAAP Season 66. In UAAP Season 85 ,

747-408: A total of six championship titles in collegiate badminton. The men's badminton team captured their first and only championship title in UAAP Season 70 . The women's badminton team were title holders in UAAP Season 65 and back-to-back champions in UAAP Season 67 and UAAP Season 68. They secured their fourth championship in UAAP Season 72 , and their fifth championship in UAAP Season 80 . La Salle has

830-531: Is a national collegiate basketball championship league in the Philippines . Its tournament, known as the "National Collegiate Championship" (NCC) is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas , the country's national basketball federation. The league's format varies every season with 250 teams coming from nine different regional areas nationwide. It was originally established in 2002 as

913-730: 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

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996-592: 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

1079-485: 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

1162-456: 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

1245-678: The BIG3 tournament. Regional 3x3 tournaments were held in North and South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. In 2018, the official FIBA 3x3 rules were followed. Lyceum Pirates NU Bulldogs UE Red Warriors UI Wildcats NU Bulldogs The third season of the CCL began on February 11, 2005, with Philippine Basketball League 's Chino Trinidad as the Commissioner. The 4th Collegiate Champions League began on October 5, 2006 All games were held at

1328-507: 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

1411-689: The Greenies moniker. LSGH won eight NCAA General Championships until 1981 when La Salle withdrew from the NCAA. From 1981 through 1985, the school participated in the Philippine Integrated Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (PICUAA), invitational meets, interclub tournaments, and the National Open. De La Salle University (DLSU) then joined the University Athletic Association of

1494-1332: The PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup as EcoOil–La Salle, where they have won three straight championships. In the Pinoyliga Collegiate Cup, the Green Archers won their first title in 2024. In August 2024, the Green Archers swept the 2024 World University Basketball Series in Tokyo , Japan. La Salle's basketball program has produced a crop of national players and coaches. Its players include Leo Prieto , Ramoncito Campos , Manuel Araneta , Martin Urra , Kurt Bachmann , Lim Eng Beng , Mike Bilbao, Ricardo Brown , Franz Pumaren, Dindo Pumaren, Jun Limpot , Mark Telan , Don Allado , Renren Ritualo , Mike Cortez , Mark Cardona , JVee Casio , Robert Bolick , Jeron Teng , Ben Mbala , Justine Baltazar , Jamie Malonzo , Evan Nelle , and Kevin Quiambao . Its homegrown Lasallian coaches have included Chito Calvo , Leo Prieto , Tito Eduque , Jong Uichico , Virgil Villavicencio , Gee Abanilla , Juno Sauler , Topex Robinson , and

1577-469: The UAAP Season 72 title and, in the process, won seven gold medals in the 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle, 200 and 400-meter individual medley, as well as 50, 100, and 200-meter butterfly. He is also a 3-time UAAP MVP. In the juniors' division, La Salle has nine NCAA titles and four UAAP titles. La Salle has a total of 28 track and field championship titles in the NCAA and UAAP. La Salle has won 13 men's track and field collegiate titles. From 1972 through 1978,

1660-411: The UAAP Season 85 3x3 basketball tournament in 2023. They retained the title the following year in UAAP Season 86 . La Salle has a total of 67 football championship titles in the NCAA and UAAP combined. Under its membership stint in the NCAA, La Salle won 51 championship titles – 21 under the men's division and 30 under the juniors' division. In the UAAP, the school has 16 championship titles – four in

1743-602: 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

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1826-460: 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

1909-652: 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

1992-494: 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

2075-662: The CCL and was renamed into the Philippine Collegiate Champions League in which the organizers of the old CCL were retained. So then, teams from the UAAP had dominated the tournament, winning ten (10) out of the twelve (12) championships contested, with the remainder being won by teams from the NCAA . UAAP and NCAA teams are given four, and the CESAFI one, outright slots in the round of 16 berths. No UAAP champion vs. NCAA champion meeting took place in

2158-481: The CESAFI champion were seeded automatically. The three remaining slots were given to the champions of the Luzon, NCR and Mindanao regional tournaments. In 2018, changes in the tournament format were made to give provincial teams a fair chance to be in the championship round. The champions of UAAP and NCAA were placed in a separate group while the rest of the qualified teams, including the CESAFI champion will be placed in

2241-576: The Collegiate Champions League (CCL). Reynaldo Gamboa, former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) chairman and team governor for the Shell Turbo Chargers was named as the chairman of the tournament, while former national coach Joe Lipa served as the tournament director and commissioner. In 2008, the national governing body of basketball in the Philippines, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) sanctioned

2324-402: The Finals against Ateneo 5–1. DLSU successfully defended its crown in UAAP Season 60 and captured back-to-back championships. La Salle has a total of 43 volleyball championship titles in the NCAA and UAAP combined. Under its membership stint in the NCAA, La Salle won 12 championship titles – four under the men's division, seven under the juniors' division, and one under the women's division. In

2407-499: The Finals were played in a best-of-3 series; the others were one-off games (2004–2008); no third-place game was held on the first two tournaments. The contest was not held in 2005. In 2011, the single round robin Final Four match-up was introduced with the team with the most wins will have a twice-to-beat incentive in the Finals. However, in 2012, it was changed to whichever team to first get two (2) wins will automatically advanced to

2490-497: The Finals with the Finals without any incentives and with the Finals being played in a best-of-three series. Due to time constraints, the championship of the 2015 tournament was cancelled. Instead, the winners of the semifinal round were declared as co-champions. There was no tournament held in 2016 due to the changes adopted in the UAAP calendar. The national championship returned in 2017 and adopted an elite-eight tournament format. The top two teams from UAAP and NCAA, together with

2573-659: The Green Archers during the basketball games of NCAA Season 16 (1939–40), where De La Salle made its way to the finals and won against their eventual archrival Ateneo in an upset for its first basketball championship title in the seniors' division of the NCAA. Accordingly, the news reporters who were covering De La Salle games at that time coined the team the "Green Archers" due in part to the De La Salle players' accurate shooting skills. The De La Salle Alumni Association (DLSAA) has three official Green Archer mascots – Gordo, Flaco, and Sally. The DLSU Green Archer statue standing in

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2656-679: The Greenies from De La Salle College High School until 1968 when the then-high school in Taft Avenue, Manila was phased out and transferred to the La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) campus in Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. The Greenies had won two General Championships under DLSC. La Salle Green Hills was established in 1959 and was eventually made the high school counterpart of De La Salle College and inherited

2739-667: 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

2822-516: 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

2905-626: The Lady Archers defeated Ateneo in the finals. The Lady Archers were also back-to-back champions in UAAP Season 72 and UAAP Season 73 , where they defeated the UST Tigresses. In UAAP Season 75 , DLSU regained the championship from UST and completed their bid for a sixth overall title. In the juniors' division, La Salle won nine NCAA championship titles. La Salle has a total of 18 championship titles in UAAP Table Tennis. In

2988-543: The Lady Green Tankers ended their 19-year championship drought and won their fifth title. La Salle had swimming champions in the 1930s, featuring the Von Giese brothers. Eric Buhain was an accomplished swimmer at an early age. He was a multiple gold medalist in the 1985, 1991, and 1993 SEA Games and represented the Philippines in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Actor and model Enchong Dee led the Green Archers to

3071-684: The Lady Paddlers to multiple UAAP titles and won multiple MVPs. She competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Philippine Olympic Team flag bearer. In April 2019, Lariba's jersey was retired and raised to the La Salle rafters at the Enrique M. Razon Sports Center, the first time that DLSU retired a jersey of an athlete from a non-team sport. The Lady Paddlers won their seventh championship in UAAP Season 85 . They retained

3154-590: The NCAA and UAAP. Since 1953, when the school won its first NCAA trophy, the men's team has won 14 titles. The Green Archers last won the championship in 2012 ( UAAP Season 74 ). They defeated the NU Bulldogs 3–2 in the finals, completed a tournament sweep, and posted an 11–0 win-loss record. The women's team has won six titles since the introduction of tennis in the women's division in UAAP Season 64. They won their first title in 2003 (UAAP Season 65) and were champions from 2003 through 2005. In 2005 (UAAP Season 67),

3237-411: 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

3320-469: The NCAA from 1924 through 1981 and UAAP from 1986 through the present. La Salle also has a total of eight General Championship titles, having won five in the NCAA and three in the UAAP. The junior teams representing La Salle have won 120 high school championships, including 10 NCAA General Championship titles. DLSC High School won the first two General Championships, and the other eight were won by La Salle Green Hills (LSGH). During their membership stint in

3403-515: The NCAA in 1981, it participated in various tournaments. The Green Archers won the 1983 PABL Championship and the 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 Collegiate Champions League (CCL), which then became the current Philippine Collegiate Championship League (PCCL), with La Salle winning

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3486-481: The NCAA in 1981. The sport was discontinued in the NCAA in 1986. La Salle has a total of 10 championship titles in UAAP Baseball. In UAAP Season 78 , La Salle ended a 13-year title drought and beat Ateneo, who were the defending champions. La Salle won their fifth championship title after defeating Ateneo in three games in the UAAP Season 81 Finals. The Green Batters won their sixth title after sweeping UP in

3569-513: 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

3652-453: The NCAA, La Salle's juniors team was represented first by DLSC High School from 1924 to 1968, followed by La Salle Green Hills from 1969 to 1981, when La Salle withdrew from the league. Presently in the UAAP, La Salle is represented by De La Salle Zobel (DLSZ) ever since it was admitted into the league in 1986. The Enrique M. Razon Sports Center is a 10-story building that is the main sports facility of De La Salle University. The Sports Center

3735-559: The Philippines (UAAP) in 1986. La Salle chose the newly established De La Salle Zobel (DLSZ) as their UAAP Junior counterpart and adopted the Junior Archers moniker. LSGH was later asked by De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde to compete as their high school junior team in the NCAA when it applied and was accepted in 1998. Ever since joining the UAAP in 1986, DLSU has won three UAAP General Championships – Season 75 (2012–13) , Season 76 (2013–14) , and Season 78 (2015–16) , giving

3818-541: The Philippines as the Pearl of the Orient Seas. The pre-war NCAA was the first and oldest collegiate athletic association in the Philippines composed of De La Salle College, San Beda College, University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, Institute of Accounts (now Far Eastern University), National University, Ateneo de Manila and University of Manila. The De La Salle basketball players were first referred to as

3901-490: The Pumaren brothers – Derrick , who won DLSU's first back-to-back UAAP basketball championship, Dindo , and Franz , who holds the distinction of having won five UAAP basketball championship titles with his Green Archer teams. The Lady Archers have won a total of five championship titles. They were UAAP title holders from 1999 through 2002. Their most recent championship was in UAAP Season 76 in 2013. The Green Archers won

3984-402: 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 

4067-400: The UAAP, the school has 31 championship titles – two in the men's division, 12 in the women's division, seven in the boys' division, and 10 in the girls' division. The Lady Green Spikers were champions of the UAAP Season 78 Beach Volleyball tournament after defeating FEU in two final games. La Salle has a total of 11 softball championship titles during their membership stint in the NCAA. In

4150-414: 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

4233-542: 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

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4316-571: The central plaza was done by Ed Castrillo in 1985. It was first exhibited during the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee in 1986. De La Salle participated in the NCAA for 57 years until the 1980–81 NCAA Season, winning five NCAA General Championships in the process (1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, and 1980–81). La Salle announced its decision to withdraw from the NCAA in September 1980. The high school (juniors' division) counterparts were

4399-548: The championship in 2008 and 2013. The Green Archers have won 10 UAAP basketball titles – 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2016, and 2023. 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 Ateneo Blue Eagles , UST Growling Tigers , and FEU Tamaraws . Their most recent championship

4482-511: 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

4565-606: 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

4648-467: The finals of UAAP Season 85 . In the juniors' division, the De La Salle Zobel baseball team has won four titles. They won their first title in UAAP Season 74 when baseball was introduced in the junior' division. They also won back-to-back titles in UAAP Season 76 and UAAP Season 77 . Their last championship was in UAAP Season 79 . La Salle has a total of 29 tennis championship titles in

4731-418: The finals, although a finals between the UAAP champion and the NCAA runner-up was contested in 2003 (FEU vs. San Sebastian), 2011 (Ateneo vs. San Sebastian)and 2019 (Ateneo vs. San Beda), UAAP and CESAFI champions contested the finals in 2018, and both finalists in the UAAP contested the 2008 and 2012 championship while NCAA finalists would later contested in 2018. In 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014,

4814-413: 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

4897-553: 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,

4980-451: 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

5063-741: The juniors' division, La Salle won 14 titles in the NCAA. La Salle has a total of 10 championship titles in UAAP Taekwondo Kyorugi. The men's taekwondo kyorugi team has won five titles – 1998, 1999, 2011, 2013, and 2024. The women's taekwondo kyorugi team has won five titles – 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2012. Stephen Fernandez won the taekwondo bronze medal during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In UAAP Taekwondo Poomsae, La Salle has won three championship titles. The first championship came in UAAP Season 79 . La Salle then won back-to-back titles in UAAP Season 81 and UAAP Season 82 . The men's team won their first UAAP Judo title in 1992. In 2013,

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5146-421: The juniors' division. In the UAAP, the school has 17 championship titles – 10 in the men's division, five in the women's division, and two in the juniors' division. La Salle has five NCAA basketball titles – in 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

5229-430: 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

5312-515: 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

5395-655: 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

5478-899: The men's division, 11 in the women's division, and one in the juniors' division. De La Salle has the most football championships in Philippine NCAA history, totaling 21 collegiate championships. The high school team has 30 championship trophies. The school's golden era of football was from 1932 through 1940 when La Salle won nine consecutive championships. La Salle was also the NCAA Senior Division champion from 1971 through 1977. Notable players include Roderico Reyes, Joey Veloso, Johnny Sun, Julian "Julep" Lao, Inaki Vicente, Mike Moran, Danny Moran, Dicky Moran, Robs Delfino, Iñaki Alvarez, Ike Monserrat, Babes Tan, Christian Lozano, Alvin Ocampo, Jose Pons, and Albe Aparilla. The Juniors team

5561-454: 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

5644-568: 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

5727-479: 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

5810-488: 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

5893-509: 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:

5976-539: The school won seven consecutive championships. During that run, Arthur Pons, the Philippine Decathlon champion, was a member of the 1972–1973 track teams. The last title came in 2004. In the women's division, the Lady Tracksters won their first championship in 2023. The championship marks DLSU's first track and field title since 2004 and the second athletics title since joining the UAAP in 1986. In

6059-481: The seniors' division, La Salle has won 13 table tennis championships and posted a back-to-back double championship in 2014 and 2015. In the men's division, the school took home their first trophy in 1997. The Green Paddlers were also champions in UAAP Seasons 76 to 78 (2013–2015). In the women's division, La Salle won their first title in 2004 and were champions in UAAP Seasons 77 to 80 (2014–2017). Ian Lariba led

6142-432: The seniors' division, La Salle won three titles. The Green Archers won their first NCAA softball championship in 1974 and were also back-to-back champions in 1976 and 1977. In the juniors' division, La Salle won eight titles. DLSC High School were back-to-back champions in 1966 and 1967. La Salle Green Hills then won five straight championships from 1970 to 1974. The last championship from LSGH came in 1980 before La Salle left

6225-410: The title the following season . In the juniors' division, La Salle has won five titles, including double championships in UAAP Season 78 and UAAP Season 82 . The Junior Green Paddlers won their third title in UAAP Season 85 . La Salle holds the distinction of being the first team to win the gold in all four gender groups of a particular UAAP sport through its table tennis teams in 2015. La Salle has

6308-474: The university a combined eight General Championship titles in the seniors' division in the NCAA and UAAP. Notable Lasallian athletes and alumni are inducted into the DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame. La Salle has a total of 28 basketball championship titles in the NCAA and UAAP combined. Under its membership stint in the NCAA, La Salle won 11 championship titles – five under the men's division and six under

6391-480: The women's team won their first championship and ended the school's 21-year title drought. La Salle has a total of 20 championship titles in chess. In the seniors' division, La Salle has won seven men's titles and nine women's titles. The school holds the longest winning streak in UAAP Chess Championship history. La Salle was men's UAAP Chess 6-peat champion from 1999 through 2004. John Paul Gomez

6474-588: Was a Grandmaster in the 2008 World Chess Olympiad. Gomez won five MVP awards for chess and was also the 2009 UAAP Athlete of the Year. The women's team were 4-peat champions from UAAP Seasons 73 to 76. In the juniors' division, La Salle won four consecutive championships in NCAA Seasons 53 to 56 (1977–1980). As of 2024, De La Salle University has won 192 collegiate championships in the men's and women's divisions combined. This includes championships while competing in

6557-517: Was built in 1998 to replace the old Brother Athanasius Sports Complex which was demolished in 2000 to give way for the construction of the Don Enrique T. Yuchengco Hall. The Sports Center stands on a 3,155-square-meter (33,960 sq ft) lot located at the corner of Fidel Reyes (formerly named Agno) and Noli Streets. It has an Olympic-sized pool and track and field oval with a balcony. It has basketball and volleyball courts, table tennis courts,

6640-473: Was champion from 1937 to 1941 and from 1971 through 1976. The school was NCAA double champions in both Junior and Senior divisions from 1937 through 1940. La Salle was also the NCAA double champion in both Junior and Senior divisions from 1971 through 1976. DLSU left the NCAA after the 1980–81 Season and eventually transferred to the UAAP. In the UAAP, the men's team has won four titles. The DLSU men's football team captured its first-ever solo UAAP championship via

6723-596: Was in UAAP Season 86 in 2023. Before the start of the UAAP season, the Green Archers participated in multiple preseason tournaments. In the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup 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

6806-408: 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

6889-499: 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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