St. Benilde Blazers
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The Saint Benilde Blazers are the NCAA
basketball
team of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
.
The Blazers were formerly a member National Capital Region Athletic Association
(NCRAA) before they applied and were admitted to the NCAA in 1998. They then went on to win their first NCAA seniors basketball title in 2000 was the fastest for an expansion squad.
The other senior varsity teams may also be referred to as the Blazers. The juniors team are the CSB–LSGH Junior Blazers (officially the CSB–LSGH Greenies
) of La Salle Green Hills
, while the women's teams (volleyball
and taekwondo
) are the St. Benilde Lady Blazers.
Almost all sports program of the Blazers excel in their events, leading to the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde winning its first General Championship honors in NCAA Season 81
, and again in NCAA Season 83
and in NCAA Season 84
.
When De La Salle University-Manila
selected De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School
as its junior affiliate team when it entered the UAAP in 1986, La Salle Green Hills
was left without a membership in either the UAAP or the NCAA, thus starting a 17-year drought in a major collegiate league since its formal withdrawal from the NCAA in 1981.
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, a member school of the De La Salle University System
, applied for admission to the NCAA through the efforts of then System President Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC, the Greenies was selected as the junior team by then LSGH President Br. Bernard Oca FSC. Both De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and La Salle Green Hills were admitted to the NCAA in 1998.
The La Salle Greenies
(officially the CSB-LSGH Junior Blazers in the NCAA) is the junior affiliate team of the St. Benilde Blazers. Since DLS-CSB is not directly connected with its high school affiliate, except that they are both administered by the Lasallian Brothers, LSGH labels "St. Benilde" instead of "La Salle" on their jerseys.
in the WNCAA since the NCAA didn't have women's basketball in their scheme.
The De La Salle Lady Junior Archers have been the WNCAA Junior Division Champions for eight straight years, from 1993 to 2000 and again in 2004.
(or simply Baste) in the finals of 2000, and 2002. CSB won in the Finals of 2000, bannered by what is dubbed as the best CSB Blazers team ever assembled. With former NCAA MVP Sunday Salvacion
, Jondan Salvador
, and Al Magpayo, the St. Benilde Blazers
beat the formidable San Sebastian Stags
and won their first NCAA seniors basketball championship title, despite joining the league a season earlier. This marks the fastest win for any new school in the league since the World War.
However, the Stags avenged their defeat and defeated the Blazers in the Finals of 2002. The Golden Stags, led by graduating players Christian Coronel, Nurjanjam Alfad, Paul Reguerra, Roy Falcasantos, and Bernardo Mercado, swept the Blazers, 2-0. Mercado later joined the SSC-R's coaching staff as an assistant coach. Leomar Najorda
was adjudged as the 2002 NCAA Finals MVP.
between those years (2005-06, and 2007-08). They won double championships with LSGH in NCAA Season 83
(2007-2008 season) and NCAA Season 84
(2008-2009 season).
Their junior counterparts, LSGH, won two (2) General Championships as De La Salle College
and the other eight (8) General Championship as LSGH. As the DLS-CSB juniors team, LSGH won four (4) General Championships.
served hosting rights for the first time in 2006-2007 season of the NCAA, with the theme "Proud and True at 82: Blazing Beyond Limits." Under the leadership of the Sports and Development Office (SDO), the Benildean community flocked to fill the Araneta Coliseum at opening day. The number of Benildeans in the arena was only rivaled by that of the NCAA 2000 finals, as the Dome was rocked by chants of "Animo Benilde!".
The College will again host the NCAA after one rotation, in Season 89 (2013).
Blazie, the official mascot of the 82nd NCAA season, was created by DLS-CSB Multimedia Arts Student and Marketing Communications Office (MCO) student staff Charmaine Collen Hao.
Since the inception of the event, the CSB Pep Squad has always last in placed (7th) from 2004 and 2005, were suspended by the school in 2006, 6th in 2007, and then went on to place their highest rank ever as 2nd runner-up in 2008.
Select members of the CSB Pep Squad, along with the DLSU, LSGH and DLSZ Pep Squads, performed together at halftime of Game 1 of the Ateneo-La Salle UAAP Finals on September 18, 2008, in commemoration of St. Benilde's 20th anniversary, Zobel's 30th anniversary, and the incoming centennial anniversary of La Salle in the Philippines in 2011.
Team Depth Chart
|Pos. || 1st Stringer || 2nd Stringer || 3rd Stringer |
|C || Tan || Mccoy || De Guzman |
|PF || Carlos || De la Paz || Romero |
|SF || Taha || Pate || Deles |
|SG || Lastimosa || Grey || Nayve |
|PG || Sinco || Altamirano || Musngi |
National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is an athletics association of nine colleges and universities in the Philippines. Established in 1924, the NCAA is the oldest athletic association in the Philippines...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a private Catholic college in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. The main campus is along Taft Avenue, with two campuses along Pablo Ocampo Street and Arellano Avenue...
.
The Blazers were formerly a member National Capital Region Athletic Association
National Capital Region Athletic Association
The National Capital Region Athletic Association is an athletic association in Metro Manila , Philippines established in 1993...
(NCRAA) before they applied and were admitted to the NCAA in 1998. They then went on to win their first NCAA seniors basketball title in 2000 was the fastest for an expansion squad.
The other senior varsity teams may also be referred to as the Blazers. The juniors team are the CSB–LSGH Junior Blazers (officially the CSB–LSGH Greenies
La Salle Greenies
The La Salle Greenies is the varsity team representing La Salle Green Hills is the junior affiliate team of the St...
) of La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills is a private Catholic school exclusively for boys located on Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is run by the Roman Catholic Brothers of the Christian Schools- Philippine District. It was established in 1959 by the De La Salle Brothers led by the...
, while the women's teams (volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
) are the St. Benilde Lady Blazers.
Almost all sports program of the Blazers excel in their events, leading to the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde winning its first General Championship honors in NCAA Season 81
NCAA Season 81
-Individual awards:*Most Valuable Player: Ernie Jay Sagad *Rookie of the Year: Kelvin dela Peña -Elimination round:All of the games of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Squires were forfeited when a certain player was caught playing in another league during the NCAA Basketball tournament...
, and again in NCAA Season 83
NCAA Season 83
-Elimination round:Host team in boldface.-Bracket:-Volleyball:-Men's tournament:The men's volleyball tournament began last July 8 at Saint Placid's Gym, San Beda College in Manila with six schools participating.-Team standings:...
and in NCAA Season 84
NCAA Season 84
NCAA Season 84 is the 2008–2009 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the Philippines.Mapua Institute of Technology is the host of the 2008–2009 season, with the year's theme being "To The Fore at 84: Building Bridges Through Sports"...
.
Name
As homage to the school which introduced several pioneering courses in the country, the college adopted the blazer as their moniker. It is a short term for trail blazers, which emphasizes the college's commitment to set a standard for education as well as sports development.With the La Salle Green Hills Greenies
De La Salle University-Manila
De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...
selected De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School
De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School
The De La Salle–Santiago Zobel School is a Catholic institution for boys and girls located in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, the Philippines...
as its junior affiliate team when it entered the UAAP in 1986, La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills is a private Catholic school exclusively for boys located on Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is run by the Roman Catholic Brothers of the Christian Schools- Philippine District. It was established in 1959 by the De La Salle Brothers led by the...
was left without a membership in either the UAAP or the NCAA, thus starting a 17-year drought in a major collegiate league since its formal withdrawal from the NCAA in 1981.
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, a member school of the De La Salle University System
De La Salle Philippines
De La Salle Philippines is a network of Seventeen Lasallian Institutions in the Philippines. It was established in 2006 for the unified implementation of the Lasallian Mission, generate creative synergy, and promote the spirit of "One La Salle" among member institutions...
, applied for admission to the NCAA through the efforts of then System President Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC, the Greenies was selected as the junior team by then LSGH President Br. Bernard Oca FSC. Both De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and La Salle Green Hills were admitted to the NCAA in 1998.
The La Salle Greenies
La Salle Greenies
The La Salle Greenies is the varsity team representing La Salle Green Hills is the junior affiliate team of the St...
(officially the CSB-LSGH Junior Blazers in the NCAA) is the junior affiliate team of the St. Benilde Blazers. Since DLS-CSB is not directly connected with its high school affiliate, except that they are both administered by the Lasallian Brothers, LSGH labels "St. Benilde" instead of "La Salle" on their jerseys.
With De La Salle Zobel in WNCAA
In contrast to their men's junior counterparts, DLSZ represents College of St. BenildeDe La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a private Catholic college in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. The main campus is along Taft Avenue, with two campuses along Pablo Ocampo Street and Arellano Avenue...
in the WNCAA since the NCAA didn't have women's basketball in their scheme.
The De La Salle Lady Junior Archers have been the WNCAA Junior Division Champions for eight straight years, from 1993 to 2000 and again in 2004.
Saint Benilde - San Sebastian Rivalry
This short lived rivalry sparked when DLS-CSB, who joined only in 1998, met San Sebastian College - RecoletosSan Sebastian College - Recoletos
San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila or commonly known by their nickname Bastê, is a Catholic institution of higher learning in the Philippines...
(or simply Baste) in the finals of 2000, and 2002. CSB won in the Finals of 2000, bannered by what is dubbed as the best CSB Blazers team ever assembled. With former NCAA MVP Sunday Salvacion
Sunday Salvacion
Sunday Salvacion is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association currently playing for the Barako Bull Energy...
, Jondan Salvador
Jondan Salvador
Jondan Salvador is a Filipino professional basketball who currently plays for the Barako Bull Energy PBA Team in the Philippine Basketball Association. He plays the Power Forward and Center positions. He was a former Mythical Five awardee with the St. Benilde Blazers during his NCAA years...
, and Al Magpayo, the St. Benilde Blazers
St. Benilde Blazers
The Saint Benilde Blazers are the NCAA basketball team of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.The Blazers were formerly a member National Capital Region Athletic Association before they applied and were admitted to the NCAA in 1998...
beat the formidable San Sebastian Stags
San Sebastian Stags
The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
and won their first NCAA seniors basketball championship title, despite joining the league a season earlier. This marks the fastest win for any new school in the league since the World War.
However, the Stags avenged their defeat and defeated the Blazers in the Finals of 2002. The Golden Stags, led by graduating players Christian Coronel, Nurjanjam Alfad, Paul Reguerra, Roy Falcasantos, and Bernardo Mercado, swept the Blazers, 2-0. Mercado later joined the SSC-R's coaching staff as an assistant coach. Leomar Najorda
Leo Najorda
Leomar "Leo" Najorda is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Barako Bull Energy. He was drafted ninth overall by the Red Bull in the 2005 PBA Draft....
was adjudged as the 2002 NCAA Finals MVP.
NCAA General Champions
The CSB Blazers won three (3) General Championships in a span of four years, being runner-ups in to PCUPhilippine Christian University
The Philippine Christian University is a private university along Taft Avenue, Manila. It was founded in 1946 through the initiatives of the Laymen of the Evangelical Association of the Philippines. Originally named as Manila Union University, it was renamed as Philippine Christian College...
between those years (2005-06, and 2007-08). They won double championships with LSGH in NCAA Season 83
NCAA Season 83
-Elimination round:Host team in boldface.-Bracket:-Volleyball:-Men's tournament:The men's volleyball tournament began last July 8 at Saint Placid's Gym, San Beda College in Manila with six schools participating.-Team standings:...
(2007-2008 season) and NCAA Season 84
NCAA Season 84
NCAA Season 84 is the 2008–2009 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the Philippines.Mapua Institute of Technology is the host of the 2008–2009 season, with the year's theme being "To The Fore at 84: Building Bridges Through Sports"...
(2008-2009 season).
Their junior counterparts, LSGH, won two (2) General Championships as De La Salle College
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a private Catholic college in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. The main campus is along Taft Avenue, with two campuses along Pablo Ocampo Street and Arellano Avenue...
and the other eight (8) General Championship as LSGH. As the DLS-CSB juniors team, LSGH won four (4) General Championships.
NCAA Season 82 Hosting
De La Salle-College of Saint BenildeDe La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a private Catholic college in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. The main campus is along Taft Avenue, with two campuses along Pablo Ocampo Street and Arellano Avenue...
served hosting rights for the first time in 2006-2007 season of the NCAA, with the theme "Proud and True at 82: Blazing Beyond Limits." Under the leadership of the Sports and Development Office (SDO), the Benildean community flocked to fill the Araneta Coliseum at opening day. The number of Benildeans in the arena was only rivaled by that of the NCAA 2000 finals, as the Dome was rocked by chants of "Animo Benilde!".
The College will again host the NCAA after one rotation, in Season 89 (2013).
Blazie, the official mascot of the 82nd NCAA season, was created by DLS-CSB Multimedia Arts Student and Marketing Communications Office (MCO) student staff Charmaine Collen Hao.
The CSB Pep Squad and NCAA Cheerleading Competition
The De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde's pep squad is officially known as the CSB Green Peppers (from 2005) and then later on as the CSB Pep Squad (since 2007).Since the inception of the event, the CSB Pep Squad has always last in placed (7th) from 2004 and 2005, were suspended by the school in 2006, 6th in 2007, and then went on to place their highest rank ever as 2nd runner-up in 2008.
Select members of the CSB Pep Squad, along with the DLSU, LSGH and DLSZ Pep Squads, performed together at halftime of Game 1 of the Ateneo-La Salle UAAP Finals on September 18, 2008, in commemoration of St. Benilde's 20th anniversary, Zobel's 30th anniversary, and the incoming centennial anniversary of La Salle in the Philippines in 2011.
Men's Basketball Roster
| Name | Position | High School |
|---|---|---|
| Altamirano, Anton Louis | G | San Beda College |
| Carlos,Alison Brandon | F | La Salle Greenhills |
| De la Paz, Christian Joseph | F | La Salle Greenhills |
| De Guzman, Jericho Louie | C | |
| Grey, Jonathan | G | Colegio San Agustin - Binan |
| Lastimosa, Carlo | G | Xavier University |
| McCoy, Kerwin Timothy | F/C | Ramon Magsaysay High School (Espana) |
| Nayve, Raphael Romeo | G | San Beda College |
| Pate, Michael | F | La Salle Greenhills |
| Sinco, Luis Antonio | G | Ateneo De Manila |
| Taha, Juan Paolo | G/F | Leonora S. Salapantan HS |
| Tan , Jan Earvin | C | |
| Musngi, Andrew Niccolo | G | La Salle Greenhills |
Team Depth Chart
|Pos. || 1st Stringer || 2nd Stringer || 3rd Stringer |
|C || Tan || Mccoy || De Guzman |
|PF || Carlos || De la Paz || Romero |
|SF || Taha || Pate || Deles |
|SG || Lastimosa || Grey || Nayve |
|PG || Sinco || Altamirano || Musngi |
Notable Basketball Players
- Sunday SalvacionSunday SalvacionSunday Salvacion is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association currently playing for the Barako Bull Energy...
- 1999 NCAA Rookie of the Year, 2002 NCAA Mythical Five Selection and Most Valuable Player - Alejandro Magpayo - 2000 NCAA Rookie of the Year, 2003 NCAA Mythical Five Selection and Defensive Player of the Year
- Mark Magsumbol - 2000 NCAA Finals Most Valuable Player
- Jondan Salvador - 2001 NCAA Mythical Five Selection
- Ernie Jay Sagad - 2004 NCAA Mythical Five Selection, 2005 NCAA Most Valuable Player
Coaches
- Bong Go (1998–2000)
- Dong Vergeire (2000–03)
- Tonichi Yturri (2003–05)
- Caloy GarciaCaloy GarciaCarlos "Caloy" Garcia is a Filipino professional basketball assistant coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He once served as the head coach of Rain or Shine from 2008 to 2010.-Early life:...
(2005–07) - Gee AbanillaGee Abanilla-Playing career:He played for the DLSU Green Archers in the NCAA and with Magnolia Ice Cream in the PBL which were both coached by Derrick Pumaren. He was 4th round pick of 7-up Bottlers during the 1993 PBA Draft...
(2008–09, on leave for the 2009 season) - Richard del Rosario (2009-present)