De La Salle Green Archers basketball

The De La Salle Green Archers are the collegiate men's basketball team of De La Salle University, which play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere sports league in the country.

History
La Salle was a pre-war founding member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1924. In September 1980, La Salle announced it would withdraw from competing in the NCAA after a violent game with the Letran Knights. In 1986, La Salle was accepted as a member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

La Salle won five NCAA basketball titles – 1939, 1947, 1956, 1971, and 1974. The Green Archers won the coveted National Seniors Open Championship, a league participated by top commercial and college teams, twice in 1939 and 1949. After bolting out of the NCAA in 1981, it participated in various tournaments. The Green Archers won the 1983 PABL Championship and 1983 National Open title. La Salle has won three inter-collegiate titles. The school won the 1988 Philippine Intercollegiate Championship. This was later reformatted to become the Collegiate Champions League (CCL), which then became the current Philippine Collegiate Championship League (PCCL) with La Salle winning the championship in 2008 and 2013.

Since joining the UAAP in 1986, the Green Archers have won 10 UAAP basketball titles – 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2016, and 2023. La Salle's basketball program is known for having won four straight UAAP championship titles from 1998 to 2001. 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. The most recent championship is the 2023 UAAP Season 86 title, where La Salle defeated the UP Fighting Maroons during the best-of-three series, having lost Game 1 but came back and won Games 2 & 3.

Prior to the start of the UAAP season, the Green Archers participate in multiple preseason tournaments. In the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup they have won four titles, the latest being the 2016 championship. The Green Archers participated in the Buddha Light International Association (BLIA) Cup, where they last won the championship in 2017. The Green Archers have also participated in the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup as EcoOil–La Salle, where they have won three straight championships. In the Pinoyliga Collegiate Cup, the Green Archers won their first title in 2024.

The Green Archers won the UAAP Season 85 3x3 basketball tournament in 2023. They retained the title the following year in UAAP Season 86.

Head coaches

 * 1964–78: Tito Eduque
 * 1978–86: Joaqui Trillo
 * 1986–91: Derrick Pumaren
 * 1992: Gabby Velasco
 * 1993–95: Virgil Villavicencio
 * 1996–97: Jong Uichico
 * 1998–2009: Franz Pumaren
 * 2010–11: Dindo Pumaren
 * 2012: Gee Abanilla
 * 2013–15: Juno Sauler
 * 2016–17: Aldin Ayo
 * 2018: Louie Gonzales
 * 2019: Gian Nazario
 * 2020–22: Derrick Pumaren
 * 2023–present: Topex Robinson

Season-by-season records
Until 1997, the UAAP primarily ranked the teams by tournament points using FIBA's method. Starting in 1998, the UAAP primarily ranked by winning percentage. There's no difference in ranking once all games were played, but in the middle of the season, rankings made by these two methods may differ.

Notable players

 * 🇺🇸 Abu Tratter
 * Adonis Santa Maria
 * Alfie Almario
 * Alfonzo Gotladera
 * Almond Vosotros
 * 🇩🇪 Arnold Van Opstal
 * 🇨🇲 Ben Mbala
 * Brian Ilad
 * Carlo Sharma
 * Derrick Pumaren
 * Dickie Bachmann
 * Dindo Pumaren
 * Dominic Uy
 * Don Allado
 * Dong Vergeire
 * Eduardo Decena
 * Ervic Vijandre
 * Evan Nelle
 * Ferdinand Damanik
 * Francis Zamora
 * Franz Pumaren
 * Gab Banal
 * Gee Abanilla
 * 🇺🇸 Hyram Bagatsing
 * 🇺🇸 Jamie Malonzo
 * 🇺🇸 Jason Perkins
 * Jason Webb
 * Jeron Teng
 * Jerwin Gaco
 * Joaqui Trillo
 * Johnedel Cardel
 * Jong Uichico
 * Joseph Yeo
 * Jun Limpot
 * Junjun Cabatu
 * Juno Sauler
 * Justine Baltazar
 * JVee Casio
 * Kevin Quiambao
 * Kib Montalbo
 * Kurt Bachmann
 * LA Revilla
 * Leonard Santillan
 * Leo Prieto
 * 🇨🇳 Lim Eng Beng
 * Luigi Trillo
 * Mac Tallo
 * Manuel Araneta, Jr.
 * Mark Cardona
 * Mark Telan
 * Martin Urra
 * 🇺🇸 Mike Cortez
 * Mikee Romero
 * Mon Jose
 * Nico Elorde
 * Noli Locsin
 * 🇨🇦 Norbert Torres
 * Oliver Agapito
 * Pocholo Villanueva
 * Ramon Campos Jr.
 * Ren-Ren Ritualo
 * 🇺🇸 Ricardo Brown
 * Richard del Rosario
 * Rico Maierhofer
 * Robert Bolick
 * Ryan Arana
 * Simon Atkins
 * Teddy Alfarero
 * Thomas Torres
 * Tonyboy Espinosa
 * Tyrone Tang
 * Valentin Eduque
 * 🇺🇸 Willy Wilson
 * Yves Dignadice