JRU Heavy Bombers
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The JRU Heavy Bombers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association
basketball
team of the Jose Rizal University
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They currently have the longest championship drought in the NCAA with 38 title-less seasons.
The other senior varsity teams may also be referred to as the Heavy Bombers. The juniors team are the JRU Light Bombers.
vintage bombs in their campus. The JRU campus, like many others, was turned into a garrison by the Japanese army. This led to many vintage bombs mined beneath the campus, which led to the heavy bombers moniker. The Seniors (collegiate) team adopted the Heavy Bomber, while the Juniors (high school) team adopted the Amazing Light Bombers.
basketball player Keith Agovida scored 82 points to break the scoring record held by Erwin Bolabola by the Letran Squires in a 127-49 trashing of Malayan Science.
NCAA Season 86
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team of the Jose Rizal University
José Rizal University
José Rizal University is a non-sectarian, non-stock private educational institution. It is located at Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. It was founded in 1919 by Vicente Fabella, who was the first Philippine Certified Accountant.José Rizal University joined the National Collegiate...
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They currently have the longest championship drought in the NCAA with 38 title-less seasons.
The other senior varsity teams may also be referred to as the Heavy Bombers. The juniors team are the JRU Light Bombers.
Name
The José Rizal University got its moniker from the abundance of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
vintage bombs in their campus. The JRU campus, like many others, was turned into a garrison by the Japanese army. This led to many vintage bombs mined beneath the campus, which led to the heavy bombers moniker. The Seniors (collegiate) team adopted the Heavy Bomber, while the Juniors (high school) team adopted the Amazing Light Bombers.
Scoring record
On September 5, 2008, high schoolHigh school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
basketball player Keith Agovida scored 82 points to break the scoring record held by Erwin Bolabola by the Letran Squires in a 127-49 trashing of Malayan Science.
Basketball
Current Roster:NCAA Season 86
NCAA Season 86
-Bracket:-Women's tournament:The semifinals in the women's division was restarted after the league forfeited all the games that April Ann Sartin and Ronnery dela Cruz of Perpetual Help and Arianne Yap and Janel Lim of St. Benilde played for eligibility violations...
History
The last JRU won a Championship is way back 1972 lead by brothers Philip & David Cezar, Edgardo Carvajal, Olimpio Santos Jr., Cris Calilan, Rafael Lopez, William Canopio, Jimmy Santos, Carlo Magno Yabut, Melchor Rabadon, Jesus Avila, Renan Pablo, Jesus Ortiz, Minervino Reyes and Jesus Sta. Maria. Coach by Francisco "kiko" CalilanPlayers of note
- Keith Agovida (82 points, historic record score vs malayan)
- Eduardo Fulgencio (1948 OlympianBasketball at the 1948 Summer OlympicsBasketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport as an official medal event. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition....
) - Florentino Baustista (1952 OlympianBasketball at the 1952 Summer OlympicsBasketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport. 23 nations entered the competition.The top six teams at the 1948 Summer Olympics qualified automatically, as did the 1950 World Champion , the top two at the 1951 European championships , and the host country...
) - Mariano Tolentino (1956 OlympianBasketball at the 1956 Summer OlympicsBasketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. Fifteen nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event, with 174 participants. A total number of 56 games of basketball were played.The teams were divided...
) - Edgardo Roque (1960Basketball at the 1960 Summer OlympicsBasketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at the Sports Palace at Bologna...
, 1964 OlympianBasketball at the 1964 Summer OlympicsBasketball contests at the 1964 Summer Olympics took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from October 11 to October 23. The United States defeated the Soviet Union to win their sixth straight gold medal at this event, while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto...
) - Elias Tolentino (1964Basketball at the 1964 Summer OlympicsBasketball contests at the 1964 Summer Olympics took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from October 11 to October 23. The United States defeated the Soviet Union to win their sixth straight gold medal at this event, while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto...
, 1968 OlympianBasketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics-Group B:October 13October 14October 15October 16October 18October 19October 20-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place...
) - Edgargo Gomez
- Rene Canent
- Rhoel Deles
- Patrick "star" King (Olympics gold medalist)
- Eddie Boy "bungbu" Amit (Olympics gold medalist)
- Oscar Tuazon
- Arturo "baby" Lopez
- Ruben Elviña
- Sixto Agbay 1967 ncaa mvp
- Reynaldo De Vera
- Ruben Pablo
- Al Eric Miranda - Noda
- Angelito Elviña - NCAA ALLSTAR
- Ulyses Rodriguez
- Olimpio B. Santos, Jr. (Member 1970 RP-Youth ABC Team Champion - Seoul, South Korea)
- Philip CezarPhilip CezarPhilip "The Scholar" Cezar is a former Philippine Basketball Association basketball player. He was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers ballclub that won two Grand Slams, in 1976 and 1983. He won the Most Valuable Player award in 1980. He was also a many-time Philippine national team player in...
(Philippine Basketball AssociationPhilippine Basketball AssociationThe Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
MVP) - Jesus Sta. Maria
- Dionisio Elviña
- Edgardo E. Carvajal
- Vergel MenesesVergel MenesesVergel Meneses - nicknamed "The Aerial Voyager" - is a retired Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a former PBA Most Valuable Player and a many-time member of the Philippine National team...
(former Philippine Basketball AssociationPhilippine Basketball AssociationThe Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
MVP and current head coach ) - Estilito Epondulan 1990 NCAA senior mvp
- Maximo Enteria Jr
- Dario B. Elviña - Sr. Captain Ball
- Rolando Tuaño 85jrs./90srs. capt.ball (Member 85 ncaa jrs. selection)
- Johnadel Cardel (member 1985 jrs.) former PBA-Alaska
- Jimmy Santos
- Noel Santos (Now works in PLDT)
- Kiko Calilan (former olympian)
- Chris Calilan
- Marco Fajardo
- Floyd Dedicatoria
- John Dale Valena ( Mythical 5 NCAA Srs 1999-2000 )Played for UST Srs 1996-1998 transferred to JRC 1999-2001 (Working at NCO)
- Joel Finuliar
- Wynsjohn Te
- Odielon Lopez
- Noel Javier
- McDonald Santos
- Ernani Epondulan - (NCAA MVP)
- Ariel Capus
- Rendel Dela Rea
- Roberto Reyes
- Kenneth Co Yu kang
- Mark BorboranMark BorboranMark Anthony Rosales Borboran is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Meralco Bolts....
, transferred to the UE Warriors - VJ Serios, transferred to the UP Fighting MaroonsUP Fighting MaroonsThe Fighting Maroons is the name of the collegiate men's varsity teams of the University of the Philippines Diliman. The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the Lady Maroons. They compete in all of the sports of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines . The University of the...
- Quilang Jason A.
- Michael Catapang S.
- Carmela Bacarra
- Mark Cagoco
- JR Sena
- John Wilson (NCAA MVP 2009-10)
- Eufronio Cruz Jr.
- Elmer EspirituElmer EspirituElmer Torres Espiritu is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers in the Philippine Basketball Association. He played five seasons for the University of the East Red Warriors in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines from 2005 to...
, transferred to the UE Warriors - Danilo Diola
- Cris Angelo Espinosa
- Shelmer Villan
- Francis Sumulong (failed to play Srs. due to acl)
- Jovel Velasquez
- Carlos Fenequito, transferred to the UST Growling TigersUST Growling TigersThe UST Growling Tigers are the varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the UST Growling Tigresses. Originally called the Glowing Goldies, the name has been changed starting with the 1992–93 season....
- Mark Acosta, transferred to Mapua CardinalsMapúa CardinalsThe Mapúa Cardinals is the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the Mapúa Institute of Technology.The Mapúa Cardinals holds the NCAA record for the most number of General Championships in the seniors division with a total of 20—the last of these championships was won in 1993...
- Joshua Saret (89 pts, 11 rebs, 12 assts, 13 stls in 1 game, transferred to UP Fighting MaroonsUP Fighting MaroonsThe Fighting Maroons is the name of the collegiate men's varsity teams of the University of the Philippines Diliman. The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the Lady Maroons. They compete in all of the sports of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines . The University of the...
) - Nathaniel Gregorio
- Efren Espiritu (Brother of Elmer Espiritu)
- Charles Lagota (now into the BPO industry)