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The rivalry began in 1939 when Ateneo lost to La Salle in a hotly contested championship basketball game in NCAA Season 16 (1939–40). [11] Basketball games between Ateneo and La Salle in the old NCAA were always hard-fought, but they were not yet tagged by local sportswriters as a recognized rivalry.
Men's collegiate basketball in particular, and intercollegiate athletics in general is fragmented in the Philippines.. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) and University Athletic Association of the Philippines are the leagues that receive the most attention, owing to their national television coverage, with the UAAP in particular described as the country's "premier and ...
Ateneo–La Salle rivalry; Battle of Katipunan; B. ... La Salle–UST rivalry; U. UP–UST rivalry This page was last edited on 22 September 2022, at 20:27 ...
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.)
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 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 ...
Hosted by De La Salle University, the Ateneo Blue Eagles defeated the De La Salle Green Archers in the finals defending their first UAAP men's basketball championship: it was the first UAAP finals series for the Ateneo–La Salle rivalry that originated in the NCAA (Philippines).
In their rivalry game against Ateneo, La Salle came up short as Ateneo won, 74–57. UST extended UP's woes with another close game, and ended their own five-game losing streak. Off from a loss against Ateneo, La Salle had an upset win against FEU.
The defending champions were the De La Salle Green Archers (men), Ateneo Lady Eagles (women) and the De La Salle Junior Archers (juniors). Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines president Chito Narvasa is the season's commissioner. The theme is "Filipino Leadership Through Sports Excellence". [1]