De La Salle Green Archers and Lady Archers

In 1924, De La Salle College (DLSC) became a pre-war founding member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).Celba John Lynam, FSC, organized the first De La Salle sports teams.[2] The De La Salle Alumni Association (DLSAA) has three official Green Archer mascots – Gordo, Flaco, and Sally.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.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.[12] La Salle has a total of 28 basketball championship titles in the NCAA and UAAP combined.The Green Archers won the coveted National Seniors Open Championship, a league participated by top commercial and college teams, twice in 1939 and 1949.La Salle's basketball program is known for having won four straight UAAP championship titles from 1998 to 2001.[18][19] 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.[24][25][26] The Green Archers participated in the Buddha Light International Association (BLIA) Cup, where they last won the championship in 2017.[27] The Green Archers have also participated in the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup as EcoOil–La Salle, where they have won three straight championships.[30] In August 2024, the Green Archers swept the 2024 World University Basketball Series in Tokyo, Japan.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.[33] Its homegrown Lasallian coaches have included Chito Calvo, Leo Prieto, Tito Eduque, Jong Uichico, Virgil Villavicencio, Gee Abanilla, Juno Sauler, Topex Robinson, and the Pumaren brothers – Derrick, who won DLSU's first back-to-back UAAP basketball championship,[34] Dindo, and Franz, who holds the distinction of having won five UAAP basketball championship titles with his Green Archer teams.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 Lady Green Spikers were champions of the UAAP Season 78 Beach Volleyball tournament after defeating FEU in two final games.[43] La Salle has a total of 11 softball championship titles during their membership stint in the NCAA.In UAAP Season 78, La Salle ended a 13-year title drought and beat Ateneo, who were the defending champions.[44][45] La Salle won their fifth championship title after defeating Ateneo in three games in the UAAP Season 81 Finals.[48] In the juniors' division, the De La Salle Zobel baseball team has won four titles.They defeated the NU Bulldogs 3–2 in the finals, completed a tournament sweep, and posted an 11–0 win-loss record.In UAAP Season 75, DLSU regained the championship from UST and completed their bid for a sixth overall title.In UAAP Season 85, the Lady Green Tankers ended their 19-year championship drought and won their fifth title.Actor and model Enchong Dee led the Green Archers to 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.[87][88] As of 2025, De La Salle University has won 193 collegiate championships in the men's and women's divisions combined.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.
Green Archer Statue
The De La Salle Green Archers in 2010
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