UE Red Warriors refer to the collegiate men's varsity teams of the University of the East. The women's collegiate varsity teams are called the UE Lady Warriors. The Athletic director of the University of the East is Rodrigo M. Roque.
Background
The University of the East is one of eight schools participating in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The UE Red Warriors teams have won UAAP championships in basketball, volleyball, fencing, table tennis and other sports. UE athletes also participate in other intercollegiate tournaments as well as invitational tournaments abroad.
Sports
Basketball
As of 2006, The Red Warriors were tied with the University of Santo Tomas as the second most successful team in UAAP men's basketball, with 18 titles, most of them coming from the time of coach Baby Dalupan and Robert Jaworski.
The UE Red Warriors holds the longest senior basketball championship run with seven straight UAAP titles. They also hold the longest finals streak appearances, with sixteen straight from 1957 to 1972. The team has also represented the country at the 1967 Summer Universiade.
UE also participates in the Father Martin Cup and Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) men's (and women's) basketball tournaments. The UE Red Warriors were crowned as champions of the 2006 Philippine Collegiate Champions League. They are also the 2013 FilOil/Flying V-Hanes Preseason Cup champions.
Pre UAAP season highlights
Champion - 2013 FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup: The Red Warriors won the 2013 FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup. 10th Fr. Martin Division Cup: The team won the 10th Father Martin Division 2 Cup at the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City.
UAAP seasons highlights
UAAP Season 69: The team ended UAAP Season 69 (2006–07) in third place after failing to win their knockout match against University of Santo Tomas on September 21, 2006. They lost to the UST Growling Tigers by one point, 81–82. UAAP Season 70: The team ended it Finals-appearance drought in Season 70 (2007–08), finishing 14–0 sweep in elimination rounds and winning their games by at at least 16 points. The team, however, lost the best-of-three Finals series to the De La Salle Green Archers 2–0. UAAP Season 72: On January 12, 2009, Lawrence Chongson replaced Dindo Pumaren as the team's head coach. the team participated in five tournaments, two of which were held abroad: the 2009 Ming Dao International Basketball Tournament held in March in Taipei, Taiwan; the Easter Showcase in Las Vegas, USA in April; the 2009 FilOil Flying V Pre-Season MVP Invitational Cup held at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan; the PBL Flex Unity Cup (with the players comprising the "Cobra Energy Drink Warriors"). In the semi-finals of Season 72, The team defeated the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws to earn a slot in the finals, but lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the Finals in three games.
UAAP Season 85 (S.Y. 2022–23) Team Rosters
University of the East Basketball Team
Red Warriors basketball team recruits class of 2020
Notable players
Red Warriors
James Yap
Paul Artadi
Mark Borboran
Allan Caidic
KG Canaleta
Jojo Mariquit
Dong Manalo
Jerry Codiñera
Rudy Distrito
Elmer Espiritu
Jolly Escobar
Robert Jaworski
Paul Lee
Xian Lim
Charles Mammie
Jimmy Mariano
James Martinez
Derrick Pumaren
Bong Ravena
Roi Sumang
Rino Magsalin
Ronald Tubid
Tito Varela
Marcy Arellano
Alex Diakhite
Coaching history
Seasons 6771: Dindo Pumaren
Seasons 7273: Lawrence Chongson
Seasons 7475: Jerry Codiñera
Seasons 7576: Boyzie Zamar
Seasons 7780: Derrick Pumaren
Season 81: Joe Silva
Season 82: Bong Tan
Season 83Present: Jack Santiago
Notable coaches
Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan - "The Maestro", Coach of the Red Warriors that gave them seven straight UAAP senior basketball titles, the longest championship streak in the UAAP. Grandslam coach in the Philippine Basketball Association Jaime "Jimmy" Mariano
Volleyball
The volleyball team won championships in Seasons 78, 79 and 80, but in Season 81 finished in 7th place.