Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball

Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball is about the basketball teams of the Ateneo de Manila University.

University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons

The Blue Eagles have had several rivalries throughout the years. Before the NCAA was founded and into the early years after its foundation (1924), Ateneo's fiercest basketball rivals were the UP Fighting Maroons (then known as the Maroon and Greens).^{[2][better source needed]}

In recent times, the "Battle of Katipunan" has taken place in the UAAP Men's Basketball championship series in Seasons 81, 84, and 85 with Ateneo holding the advantage, 2-1.

De La Salle University Green Archers

The Ateneo-La Salle rivalry is considered the premier rivalry of Philippine collegiate sports, with the two sides facing each other in Men's Basketball championship series 10 times across the NCAA and the UAAP. (Ateneo - 5, La Salle - 5.)

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Ateneo Blue Eagles roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School G/F 2 Kyle Gamber 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd Polytech High School F 3 Andrew Bongo 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd Charter Oak High School G 4 Michael Asoro 6'0" (1.83m) 1st Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu G/F 6 Chris Koon (C) 6'5" (1.96m) 4th California State Polytechnic University, Pomona G 7 Ian Espinosa 5'10" (1.78m) 3rd Ateneo High School G/F 8 Adam Dela Cruz 6'5" (1.96m) 1st Otay Ranch High School G 9 Jared Bahay 5'9" (1.75m) 1st Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu F 10 Shawn Tuano 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd Villanova Preparatory School C 14 Ayodeji Victor Balogun 6'10" (2.08m) 1st Centro Escolar University F 16 Josh Lazaro 6'5" (1.96m) 5th Ateneo High School G/F 19 Waki Espina 6'2" (1.88m) 1st De La Salle Santiago Zobel School G/F 21 Femi Edu 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Copleston High School C 22 Kyle Ong 6'9" (2.06m) 4th Jubilee Christian Academy G/F 24 Sean Quitevis (C) 6'0" (1.83m) 5th PAREF Springdale School F/C 25 Kristian Porter 6'5" (1.96m) 1st Ateneo High School F 30 Sam Reyes 6'4" (1.93m) 1st University of Santo Tomas High School	Head coach Tab Baldwin Assistant coach(es) Sandy Arespacochaga Gene Afable Alton Lister Louie Alas Legend (C) Team captain Injured

In men's basketball, the Ateneo Blue Eagles have won 26 titles as of 2022, 14 in the NCAA and 12 in the UAAP.^[26]

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The Blue Eagles also competed at the 2018 William Jones Cup,^[27] an international tournament in Taiwan for both club and national teams.

Year – Champions

• 2006 – Blue Eagles – Fr. Martin Summer Cup
• 2007 – Blue Eagles – Collegiate Champions League
• 2008 – Blue Eagles – Philippine University Games / Nike Summer League
• 2009 – Blue Eagles – Philippine University Games / Philippine Collegiate Champions League
• 2010 – Blue Eagles – Fr. Martin Summer Cup / Philippine Collegiate Champions League
• 2011 – Blue Eagles – Philippine University Games / Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup

In the early years of the NCAA, a qualifying round robin sees teams split into two groups; the top teams from each group qualify to a round robin championship round.

In the pennant era, a split season format was followed, where the winners of each half of the season (the pennant winners) play for the championship.

In the UAAP before the Final Four era, the top two teams qualify to the Finals, with the top seeded team having the twice-to-beat advantage.

In the Final Four era, the top four teams qualify to the semifinals, with the top two seeded teams having the twice-to-beat advantage. The semifinal winners then advance to the best-of-three Finals.

• Fr. John Hurley S.J.^[28]
• Fr. James Martin S.J.^[28]
• Fr. Matthew Kane S.J.^[28]
• Fr. Joseph Geib S.J.^[28]
• Fr. Denis Lynch S.J.^[28]
• 1960–1965: Al Dunbar^[28]
• 1972–1977: Baby Dalupan
• 1985–1986: Ogie Narvasa
• 1987: Cris Calilan
• 1988: Fritz Gaston^[29]
• 1989: Chito Narvasa
• 1990–1992: Chot Reyes
• 1993: Baby Dalupan
• 1994: Cris Calilan
• 1995–1996: Mark Molina^[30]
• 1997: Perry Ronquillo^[31]
• 1998: Mark Molina^[30]
• 1999–2001: Joe Lipa^[30]
• 2002–2003: Joel Banal^[32]
• 2004: Sandy Arespacochaga^[33]
• 2005–2012: Norman Black^[34]
• 2013–2015: Bo Perasol^[35]
• 2016: Sandy Arespacochaga
• 2016–present: Tab Baldwin^[36]

• 2000–2002: Guess
• 2002–2003: Nike
• 2003–2010: Adidas
• 2010–present: Nike
  • 2022–present: Jordan Brand

Ateneo won the UAAP Season 81 3x3 Basketball tournament on its second and final year as a demonstration sport before it became an official sport in UAAP Season 82.^[37][38]