UE Red Warriors
UE Red Warriors refer to the collegiate men's varsity teams of the University of the East. The women's collegiate varsity teams are called the UE Lady Warriors. The Athletic director of the University of the East is Rodrigo M. Roque.
Background
The University of the East is one of eight schools participating in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The UE Red Warriors teams have won UAAP championships in basketball, volleyball, fencing, table tennis and other sports. UE athletes also participate in other intercollegiate tournaments as well as invitational tournaments abroad.Sports
[|Basketball]
As of 2006, The Red Warriors were tied with the University of Santo Tomas as the second most successful team in UAAP men's basketball, with 18 titles, most of them coming from the time of coach Baby Dalupan and Robert Jaworski.The UE 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. The team has also represented the country at the 1967 Summer Universiade.
UE also participates in the Father Martin Cup and Philippine Collegiate Champions League men's basketball tournaments. 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.
Pre UAAP season highlights
- Champion - 2013 FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup: The Red Warriors won the 2013 FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.
- 10th Fr. Martin Division Cup: The team won the 10th Father Martin Division 2 Cup at the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City.
UAAP seasons highlights
- UAAP Season 69: The team 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: The team ended it Finals-appearance drought in Season 70, finishing 14-0 sweep in elimination rounds and winning their games by at at least 16 points. The team, however, lost the best-of-three Finals series with the De La Salle Green Archers 2-0.
- UAAP Season 72: On January 12, 2009, Lawrence Chongson replaced Dindo Pumaren as the team's head coach. the team participated in five tournaments, two of which were held abroad: the 2009 Ming Dao International Basketball Tournament held in March in Taipei, Taiwan; the Easter Showcase in Las Vegas, USA in April; the 2009 FilOil Flying V Pre-Season MVP Invitational Cup held at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan; the PBL Flex Unity Cup. In the semi finals of Season 72, The team defeated the Far Eastern University Tamaraws to earn a slot in the finals, but lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles twice in the Finals best-of-three series.
Notable players
- Robert "Sonny" Jaworski — The Big J, also called The Living Legend, is one of the Philippine Basketball Association 's 25 Greatest players,
- Jaime "Jimmy" Mariano — Member, RP National Team to the 1970 Asian Games; Member, RP National Team to the 1972 Asian Championship.
- Jimmy Manansala — 1978 PBA Rookie of the Year.
- 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, 1987 PBA Rookie of the Year.
- 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, 1994 & 1996 PBA Sportsmanship Award, 1994 PBA Defensive Player of the Year
- Ferdinand "Bong" Ravena — RP national team member; PBA player - Mythical Team, 1992 Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player; Father of Ateneo Blue Eagle and RP Youth sensation Kiefer Ravena.
- James Yap — 2003 UAAP MVP; 2005-2006 and 2009-2010 PBA Most Valuable Player.
- Ronal Tubid — 2004-2005 & 2005-2006 PBA Mr. Quality Minutes
- Niño "KG" Canaleta —Five-time PBA Slam Dunk Champion. 2009-2010 PBA Mr. Quality Minutes, 2012-2013 PBA Most Improved Player
- 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.
- Mark Borboran — Selected to the UAAP Season 70 Mythical 5; PBA Player.
- Marcy Arellano — UAAP Season 67 Rookie of the Year; Current PBA Player.
- Paul Lee — 2nd overall PBA Rookie Draft Pick ; Awardee, 2011 PBA Rookie of the Year Award, 2015-2016 PBA Comeback Player of the Year.
- James Martinez — MVP, 2006 Collegiate Champions League
- Rey Suerte —
Coaching history
- Seasons 6771: Dindo Pumaren
- Seasons 7273: Lawrence Chongson
- Seasons 7475: Jerry Codiñera
- Season 75: Boyzie Zamar
- Seasons 83Present: Jack Santiago
Notable coaches
- Virgilio "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
- Jaime "Jimmy" Mariano
[|Volleyball]
[|Fencing]
- UAAP Season 69 Champions: The men's and women's teams retained their titles at the 69th UAAP season's fencing competition, held at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City last February 10 and 11.
- UAAP Season 75 Champions: The men's and women's teams won the UAAP Season 75 fencing tournament at the Philsports Arena.
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
International competition
Eleven 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.
Number of championships
See UE Junior Warriors for UE Junior ChampionshipsSport | Men's | Women's | Total |
Basketball | 18 | 1 | 19 |
Volleyball | 14 | 5 | 19 |
Football | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Fencing | 8 | 7 | 15 |
[|Chess] | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Sport | Men's | Women's | Total |
Judo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table [|Tennis] | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swimming | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Sport | Men's | Women's | Total |
Track and Field | 9 | 1 | 10 |
Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Beach Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baseball | 4 | - | 4 |
Softball | 2 | - | 2 |
- Second most basketball championships overall
- Second most victories in seniors basketball tournaments
UAAP rankings
Seniors Division
These are the rankings of the University in the UAAP events it is participating since 1986, the year the UAAP became an eight member-school league.