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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.
The rivalry between Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University, widely regarded as the Philippines' foremost collegiate rivalry for decades, [39] has resulted in sold-out games (especially in men's basketball and women's volleyball, the latter of which both schools hold the current all-time record for the longest joint UAAP Finals ...
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 ...
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 De La Salle basketball players were first referred to as 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. [4]
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 ...
Ateneo vs. La Salle (The Ateneo–La Salle rivalry) [82] San Beda vs. Letran (The San Beda–Letran rivalry) [83] La Salle vs. UST (The La Salle–UST rivalry) The Battle of Intramuros: Letran vs. Mapua; The Battle of the East/Morayta: FEU vs. UE; San Beda vs. San Sebastian (The San Beda–San Sebastian rivalry) The Battle of Katipunan: Ateneo ...
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).