The San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)

National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)

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 basketball

Basketball

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 team of San Beda College

San Beda College

San Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila...

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San Beda is the only founding member left in the league.

The juniors team are the Red Cubs. The women's team are the Red Lionesses and are under the Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association

Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association

The Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association is an athletic association in the Philippines exclusively for women. It was founded in 1970. Competition is divided into three divisions: Seniors for college students, Juniors for high school students, and Midgets for grade school and first year...

. Although the other senior varsity teams may also be referred to as the Red Lions, there are other more appropriate names for each specific sport. The swimming team are known as the Sea Lions, the Football team the Red Booters, the Chess team, the Red Woodpushers.

Name

San Beda College adopted the Red Lion emblem from the ancient Scottish/English heraldic symbol, the Red Lion Rampant. The school, named after the Venerable Bede of England, naturally chose the heraldic symbol of the ancient Scots/English for courage

Courage

Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation...

. It has been said that the Judeo-Christian roots of the Anglo-Saxon world was preserved by the Benedictines during the Dark Ages through faith and courage. Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

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 himself openly declared that the Benedictines saved Europe's Christian roots. San Beda pays tribute to the courage of the Benedictine monks by adopting the Red Lion, the symbol of courage in the Catholic tradition and in the land of St. Bede. It has to be noted that the Benedictines are a key part of the history of Great Britain itself.

"¡Ánimo San Beda!"

One of the more popular line in the traditional Bedan cheers is "¡Ánimo San Beda!".

Bedans use ¡Ánimo! to mean COURAGE in their cheers. When Bedans yell “¡Ánimo San Beda!” they actually mean “Courage San Beda!/Have Courage San Beda!", faithful to the Spanish idiomatic usage of the word. ¡Ánimo! is a Spanish word which means spirit, energy, vitality, purpose and will. Used as an expression of encouragement by Spanish speaking societies, it means courage or have courage. "Avance San Beda!" and "Vamos!" were also popular then. In the pre-war Spanish San Beda cheer (also known as El Colegio de San Beda Tiene que Ganar!), "¡Ánimo!" is also included. Even in the traditional English cheer, "Stand on the Grandstand", "¡Ánimo!" is extensively used. It is a shared belief among Bedans that the popular line "Animo ________, Beat _________" used by other schools as a stand alone cheer, originated from the 1950s Bedan Cheer Stand on the Grandstand".

The most recent cheer which incorporates "¡Ánimo San Beda!" is the 1970s SBCA. Said cheer was adopted in the 1970s to pay tribute to the new addition to the Benedictine community, the Benedictine Abbey School - San Beda Alabang.

Red Lion and The Ancient Red Lion Rampant

The practice of adopting a school moniker became both fashionable and an imperative especially for Catholic school named after Saints during the 1940s in the Philippines. The American Catholic schools started the rage earlier when the clergy became wary of sports headlines such as “ St. Peter mauls St. Paul 80 – 40”. In the Philippines, headlines of whipping and trashing of schools named after saints drew mixed emotions among the clergy and devout Catholics. “Why would a Catholic saint whip another Catholic saint?”, they would ask.

On July 31, 1940, Fr. Sergio Martinez OSB, inspired by English tradition, coined the moniker “Red Lion” for the school. Red is the color of courage, of a warrior and a martyr. The lion on the other hand represents dominance, the King of the Jungle.

In the old heraldic tradition, combining RED with the LION symbolizes dauntless courage

Courage

Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation...

, bravery, strength, ferocity, valor and magnanimity in victory. In its ancient and traditional form, San Beda's Red Lion is actually the Red Lion Rampant of Scotland which eventually became a prominent English heraldic symbol.

In the Catholic tradition, the Lion is the accompanying symbol of courage whose symbolism itself is rooted in the ancient Lion of Judah

Lion of Judah

The Lion of Judah was the symbol of the Israelite tribe of Judah in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible .-Lion of Judah and Judaism:...

. The Roman family of St. Benedict himself used the Lion Rampant as their coat of arms.

It is not by mere coincidence that the school adopted the Red Lion/Red Lion Rampant of Scotland as the school symbol. San Beda College was named after a great Benedictine

Benedictine

Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...

 Saint whose country of origin, England, has adopted for its own the heraldic symbol of the Scots, the Red Lion Rampant. In addition, it is a historical fact that the history of England in general and of its church in particular, is deeply connected with the history of the Benedictines in that country. St. Bede was one of England’s greatest contribution to the world. The Red Lion of Scotland on the other hand became a popular and quintessential symbol in England with the Union of the Crowns

Union of the Crowns

The Union of the Crowns was the accession of James VI, King of Scots, to the throne of England, and the consequential unification of Scotland and England under one monarch. The Union of Crowns followed the death of James' unmarried and childless first cousin twice removed, Queen Elizabeth I of...

. Thus the Red Lion, rooted in the traditional Red Lion Rampant of Scotland and the ancient Lion of Judah, is a fitting symbol for the Catholic Benedictine School named after the Venerable Bede of England.

Indian Yell

The Cuerba brothers, both Bedans, composed the Indian Yell in 1947 after the liberation from the Japanese empire. The Indian Yell was initially solely performed on drums accompanied by cheers from the students. However, this made the cheer somewhat lacking in power and needed something to rejuvenate the audience. So they changed the sound of the yell and incorporated a horn section. Accompanied by the tomahawk chop, the Indian Yell became more lively, intimidating, and full of spirit.

The Indian Yell is San Beda's romanticized version of the Indian war whoop. It mimics the native Indian war chants and vocalization techniques designed to intimidate the opponent. North American Indian war chants are verbalization of tunes that implore the great spirits to help them in battle. The romanticized Bedan Indian Yell is believed to have been inspired by the Plains Indian.

The Indian war whoop also gave rise to various derivative chants, most especially the Lion's Roar. The Lion’s roar, with the simple "Wooohooo", also mimics primitive chants of Native American Indians. This is an indirect offspring of the Wahoos

Wahoos

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 started by both Dartmouth College

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 and the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

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 in the 1890s. Bedans popularized this aboriginal Native American form of chanting in the Philippine collegiate league and has spawned variations now used by many other schools.

The Native Americans were a courageous and defiant people. This is also true with the ancient Scottish warriors and their Red Lion Rampant. From the Old World (Europe), Bedans adopted the Red Lion while from the New World (North America) they adopted the Native Americans. Both are Red and both are symbols of Courage.

The ingredients were actually ripe for an Indian inspired theme to gain popularity and acceptance among Bedans. The Scouting movement, introduced to the country by the Americans, became very popular in San Beda College. Worldwide, the movement and the infatuation with North American Indian cultures grew hand in hand. According to Philip J. Deloria

Philip J. Deloria

Philip Joseph Deloria is a historian, the son of Vine Deloria, Jr., and the great-great grandson of Philip Joseph Deloria, or Tipi Sapa , for whom he is named. He is also the great-great-great grandson of U.S Army officer and painter Alfred Sully. He received his Ph.D. in American Studies from...

 in Playing Indian

Playing Indian

Playing Indian is a 1999 book by Philip J. Deloria. In it, Deloria discusses the way in which white American men have adopted Indian traditions, images, and clothing, citing examples like the Boston Tea Party, the Improved Order of Red Men, Tammany Hall, Scouting, hippies, and New Agers. Referring...

, Indians became a major "lure" to recruit boys. In fact, North American Indian iconography is not only popular in the Scouting movement but in many aspects of the Euro-American psyche. Combining this infatuation, reinforced by the popularity of North American iconography in the movies, literature and American sports, led to the blossoming of an Indian inspired theme in San Beda.

Little Indians

To accompany the Indian Yell, the Little Indians were conceptualized by Ramon Ventoza (. GS '46, HS '51). Mon Ventosa is the longest serving moderator / instructor of the San Beda College Cheering Association. A cheerleader himself during his student days in San Beda College, Mon was appointed as instructor of the College's Cheering Squad (1952–1962). He came up with idea to accompany the Indian Yell for the half tme cheering.

There were only three Indians in 1947: Gabriel Gasar and the Casal brothers, one of which eventually became a Benedictine monk. Slowly , the recruitment process changed and participation from the grade school pupils rose because many wanted to become Little Indians. Tito Mon wanted the Indians to be stout and adorable. From three Indians since 1947, the membership rose to a minimum of eight in the 90’s.

The Red Lions Basketball Team Roster

Team Depth Chart

Retired Number

16 - Last used by Borgie Hermida

Borgie Hermida

John Carlos Hermida better known as "Borgie Hermida" is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted 17th overall in 2010 by the Barako Bull Energy Boosters...

 who spent 16 years of his life inside the San Beda College Wall in Mendiola. Hermida is a member of the 3-Peat run made by the Red Lions on 2006-2008 in National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)

National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)

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 from Seasons 82-84 against different opponents (PCU Dolphins

PCU Dolphins

The PCU Dolphins are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the Philippine Christian University.Their 2004 title was their only NCAA basketball title....

, Letran Knights

Letran Knights

Letran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....

 and JRU Heavy Bombers

JRU Heavy Bombers

The JRU Heavy Bombers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the Jose Rizal University.They currently have the longest championship drought in the NCAA with 38 title-less seasons....

). On NCAA Season 85

NCAA Season 85

-Awardees:*Most Valuable Player: John Wilson *Rookie of the Year: Sudan Daniel -Bracket:-Volleyball:The volleyball tournaments commence on August 16, 2009 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium...

 he sat down in many games due to an Anterior cruciate ligament injury

Anterior cruciate ligament injury

An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament can be a debilitating musculoskeletal injury to the knee, seen most often in athletes. Non-contact tears and ruptures are the most common causes of ACL injury....

 (ACL Injury) in which he got in the pre-season tournament, this is the season where they are gunning for a four straight championship but they got swept by the 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....

 in the Finals, even though they finished at the number 1 spot after the eliminations. On 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...

 he was elected as a Team Captain and by that he led the Red Lions to an 16-0 elimination round sweep, a feat which has an incentive of an outright finals berth with a thrice-to-beat advantage and a 1-0 edge against their opponent in the Finals. In the Finals they met San Sebastian Stags once again calling it as the "Rematch of the last years finals" but this time they are the one who swept the Stags in the Finals, making their record to an Immaculate 18-0 HISTORIC SEASON SWEEP, making it longest winning streak ever by any team in one season in the history of NCAA Philippines. Hermida is a member of the Mythical 5 selection in Season 86 of the NCAA together with his other teammates Garvo Lanete and Sudan Daniel. He was drafted 17th overall in 2010 PBA Draft

2010 PBA Draft

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 by the Barako Bull Energy Boosters.

Red Lions Battlecry

2006: End 28 @ 82 - for their quest to conclude the 28 years of seniors basketball championship title drought

2007: Back 2 Back @ 83 - for their bid to have a back-to-back title

2008: DynasTHREE - for their bid to gain back-to-back-to-back titles

2009: IAnimoQuatro - their bid to have the first ever 4-peat

2010: REDemption - for their bid to regain the NCAA title this 2010

2011: REDomination - for their bid to have a back-to-back title again this 2011

End 28 @ 82

"End 28 @ 82", was the battlecry the San Beda Red Lions used in reference to their quest to conclude the 28 years of seniors basketball championship title drought. The battlecry was a "grassroots" call to arms that was started in Bedista.com by Bedans. The slogan slowly gained popularity among Bedans and was eventually embraced by the entire community.

The last time the Red Lions won the championship was against the De La Salle Green Archers

De La Salle Green Archers

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 in 1978 and earlier against the Ateneo Blue Eagles

Ateneo Blue Eagles

The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...

 in 1977 on the strength of a team bannered by Chito Loyzaga , Frankie Lim, and Jayvee Yango. On September 22, 2006, they finally managed to get another Championship Trophy after winning the Best-of-Three series against the Philippine Christian University

Philippine Christian University

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 Dolphins. On the way to the championship, the Red Lions displayed its dominant form. After losing its second game against the PCU Dolphins, San Beda went on a 12 game winning streak to finish the eliminations on top of the standing with a 13-1 win/loss card. During their Final Four game against the MIT Cardinals, they managed to come back from a double digit deficit to seal their seat in the Finals. In the championship series, they handily won their first game against PCU before succumbing to pressure and very poor shooting in a blowout loss in game 2. The Red Lions finally showed poise in the winner take all rubber match and won a scintillating one point victory to reclaim the championship trophy that has eluded them the past 28 years.

Red Cubs

In the early years of the NCAA, it was the seniors team (or the Red Lions) that was able to achieve success by winning some of the early championships. The first juniors championship was won in 1967-68 season led by David "Dave" Brodett and Doy Escober after 43 years in the league. During the last 20 to 30 years of the NCAA, however, the Red Cubs slowly became a competitive high school team in the league. During this period, the Red Cubs won 14 of its 16 NCAA championships and many schools (especially from the UAAP) recruited players from the Red Cubs. Many of the UAAP stars who were instrumental in leading their schools to the UAAP championship had their roots and training with the Red Cubs. These included players like Gerald Esplana, Eric Altamirano, Ren Ren Ritualo, LA Tenorio, Magnum Membrere and JV Casio. Benjie Paras and Ronnie Magsanoc were also part of a University of the Philippines

University of the Philippines

The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...

 team that included five other Red Cubs that won UP's second championship in the UAAP in 1986. Coach Ato Badolato became instrumental in the Red Cubs' recent success with 19 championship throphy. Coach Ato won 16 championship for San Beda Red Cubs with Tata Carraceja 1(1967) and present coach Britt Reroma 2 (2010-11 and 2011-12).

In the 2008 NCAA Juniors' basketball tournament, however, the Red Cubs missed the Final Four for the first time since its inception.

The San Beda Red Corps

Formerly known as the San Beda Cheerleaders Association (or simply SBCA) is an umbrella organization composed of the band and the cheerleaders. The proposed name reconnects to the ties to the U.S. Marine Corps (Victory Song).

The San Beda Red Army

The Bedan Red Army refers to all Chiefs, the Tribe, Republika Bedista or any Bedan diehard/hardcore warriors of the stands. The heckle and yell team. We are all San Beda's Red Army.

Red Lions

• Mike Advani
• Yousif Aljamal
  Yousif Aljamal
  Yousif Aljamal is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He most recently played for the Meralco Bolts. He is also a former NCAA Most Valuable Player for its 82nd season with the San Beda Red Lions....
  
  
• Baser Amer
• Alex Angeles
• Koy Banal
• Rensy Bajar
• Chuck Barreiro
• Rafael S. Baretto
• Ian Batang
• Jeff Bombeo
• Charles Borck
• Louie Brill
• Ricky Calimag
• Anjo Caram
• Loreto Carbonell
• Pot Castaneda
• Andrew Castillo
• Gil Cortez
• Loy Cosico
• Henry Cruel
• Sudan Daniel
• Macky De Joya
• Rome Dela Rosa
• Roszano Delos Reyes
• Sam Ekwe
• Pong Escobal
  Pong Escobal
  John Paul Escobal also known as Pong Escobal is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers in the Philippine Basketball Association, having played for Meralco Bolts. He played in San Beda's back-to-back-to-back titles in the NCAA...
  
  
• Gerry Esplana
• Totoy Gagan
• Rolando Galang
• Bam-Bam Gamalinda
  Riego Gamalinda
  Riego "Bam-bam" Gamalinda is a Filipino professional basketball player who will play for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted 11th overall in 2010 by the Bolts...
  
  
• Antonio Genato
• Norman Gonzales
  Norman Gonzales
  Norman Gonzales is a Filipino professional basketball player. He is currently a free agent. He was drafted seventh overall by Mobiline in 2001.-Player profile:...
  
  
• Joel Guzman
• Noel Guzman
• Borgie Hermida
  Borgie Hermida
  John Carlos Hermida better known as "Borgie Hermida" is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted 17th overall in 2010 by the Barako Bull Energy Boosters...
  
  
• Abe King
  Abe King
  Abe King, Jr. was a Filipino basketball player who was part of the champion Philippine Basketball Association ballclub Toyota Tamaraws. He was the starting power center of 1976 MICAA Champion Crown Motors before his mother team, the Toyota Tamaraws called upon his services at the start of the...
  
  
• Ryusei Koga
• Garvo Lanete
• Eduardo Lim
• Frankie Lim
• Melo Lim
• John Paul Albert Limpo
• Carlos Loyzaga
  Carlos Loyzaga
  Carlos M. Loyzaga is a former Filipino basketball player and coach. He led the Philippine National team to a Bronze Medal finish in the 1954 FIBA World Championship. The Philippines third place finish remains the highest rank of any Asian team in the history of the tournament...
  
  
• Chito Loyzaga
  Chito Loyzaga
  Joaquin C. Loyzaga is a former Filipino basketball player. He played college ball for San Beda College before eventually going on to play professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association, where he became a many-time member of the All-Defensive team. Loyzaga played for Tanduay,...
  
  
• Joey Loyzaga
• Rafael Macaspac
• Mark Manosca
• Dave Marcelo
• Totoy Marquez
• Brett Martin
• Cholo Martin
• Jesus Marzan
• Alex Medillo
• Jaypee Mendoza
• Ogie Menor
  Rogemar Menor
  Rogemar "Ogie" Menor , is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers.-Career:...
  
  
• Ato Morano
• Elvin Jake Pascual
• Kyle Pascual
• Jerome Paterno
• Paolo Pontejos
• Rodel Ranises
• Brit Reroma
• Elmer Reyes
• Alberto Reynoso
  Alberto Reynoso
  Alberto C. Reynoso , also known by his nickname "Big Boy" Reynoso was a retired professional basketball player from the Philippines....
  
  
• Jaymar Rivera
• Ralph Rivera
• Mon Roxas
• Ponciano Saldaña
• Luis Santos
• Melito Santos
• Anthony Semerad
• David Semerad
• Michole Sorela
• Jay-r Taganas
• Ramon Tionloc Jr.
• Emmanuel Victoria
• Mar Villahermosa
• Ed Visaya
• JB Yango

Red Cubs

• Melo Afuang (UST Growling Tigers
  UST Growling Tigers
  The 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....
  
   in college)
• Toti Almeda
• Anton Louis Altamirano (CSB Blazers in college)
• Eric Altamirano
  Eric Altamirano
  Eric Altamirano is a former Filipino basketball player. He is currently the head coach of the National University Bulldogs.-Early career:...
  
   (UP Fighting Maroons
  UP Fighting Maroons
  The 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...
  
   in college)
• Ford Arao
  Ford Arao
  Claiford Arao, also known as Ford Arao, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association who played for the Meralco Bolts. He was the fourteenth overall draft pick by Meralco in 2010. He played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles during his...
  
   (Ateneo Blue Eagles
  Ateneo Blue Eagles
  The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...
  
   in college)
• Jonathan Banal
  Jonathan Banal
  Jonathan Banal , is the son of San Beda College Red Lions head coach Enrico "Koy" Banal. His brother is also a player in FEU Baby Tamaraws....
  
   (Mapúa Cardinals
  Mapúa Cardinals
  The 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...
  
   in college)
• Tyrone Bautista
• Wilfredo Bautista
• Mike Bravo
• David Brodett
• Jojo Bustamante
• Chris Calaguio
  Chris Calaguio
  Christian Jay Calaguio is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association. Former San Beda Red Cub cager, was one of the star players of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights during his college days in the National...
  
   (Letran Knights
  Letran Knights
  Letran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
  
   in college)
• JV Casio
  JV Casio
  Joseph Evans "JV" Casio, is Filipino basketball player for the Philippine national basketball team and the Smart Gilas. He was drafted 1st overall by the Powerade Tigers in 2011.-High School:...
  
   (DLSU Green Archers in college)
• Von Chavez (UE Red Warriors
  UE Red Warriors
  The UE Red Warriors is the men's varsity team of the University of the East in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the Amazons, while the junior varsity team is called the Junior Warriors .-About UE:University of the East is one of the eight...
  
   in college))
• Arjun Cordero
• Art Dela Cruz (Ateneo Blue Eagles
  Ateneo Blue Eagles
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   in college)
• Jolly Escobar
• Yuri Escueta (Ateneo Blue Eagles
  Ateneo Blue Eagles
  The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...
  
   in college)
• Ponzo Gotladera (DLSU Green Archers in college)
• Chris Javier (UE Red Warriors
  UE Red Warriors
  The UE Red Warriors is the men's varsity team of the University of the East in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the Amazons, while the junior varsity team is called the Junior Warriors .-About UE:University of the East is one of the eight...
  
   in college))
• Banjo Lazaro
• Samboy Lim
  Samboy Lim
  Avelino B. Lim, Jr. , better known as Samboy Lim, is a former basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. As a shooting guard, the iconic Lim distinguished himself with Magic Johnson-like ball handling skills and Julius "Dr...
  
   (Letran Knights
  Letran Knights
  Letran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
  
   in college)
• Gian Mallari (Lyceum Pirates
  Lyceum Pirates
  The Lyceum Pirates is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Lyceum of the Philippines University that plays in the National Collegiate Athletic Association , the premiere athletic league in the country...
  
   in college)
• Ronnie Magsanoc
  Ronnie Magsanoc
  Ronald "Ronnie" Magsanoc is a former Filipino professional basketball point guard. He was the former assistant coach of the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants and a color commentator for the television coverage of the Philippine Basketball Association...
  
   (UP Fighting Maroons
  UP Fighting Maroons
  The 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...
  
   in college)
• Ronald Magtulis
• Magnum Membrere
  Magnum Membrere
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   (Ateneo Blue Eagles
  Ateneo Blue Eagles
  The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...
  
   in college)
• Jenkins Mesina
• Ryan Monteclaro (Adamson Falcons in college)
• Gelo Montecastro (CSB Blazers & UP Fighting Maroons
  UP Fighting Maroons
  The 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...
  
   in college)
• Raphael Nayve (CSB Blazers in college)
• Benjie Paras
  Benjie Paras
  Venancio Johnson Paras, Jr. , better known as Benjie Paras, is a Filipino professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association turned actor. He is the only PBA player to win both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player honors, in a single season...
  
   (UP Fighting Maroons
  UP Fighting Maroons
  The 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...
  
   in college)
• Micah Pe
• Dindo Pumaren (DLSU Green Archers in college)
• Dexter Racho
• LA Revilla (DLSU Green Archers in college)
• Ren-Ren Ritualo
  Ren-Ren Ritualo
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   (DLSU Green Archers in college)
• Jack Romero
• Emerson Roque
• Yeoh Samson
• Nico Salva (Ateneo Blue Eagles
  Ateneo Blue Eagles
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   in college)
• Roldan Sara (DLSU Green Archers in college)
• Eddie Sembrano
• LA Tenorio
  LA Tenorio
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   (Ateneo Blue Eagles
  Ateneo Blue Eagles
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   in college)
• Christopher Tolentino
• Carmelo Velasco
• Pepe Wenceslao

Football

More formally known as the "Red Booters", the San Beda football team has been a consistent championship contender for the past few years in the NCAA. The seniors team has won the NCAA championship for the last 6 years and has won a total of 14 championships, second only to De La Salle University

De La Salle University

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 in all time wins.

Notable players of note are as follows:

• Aris Caslib
• Mari Martinez
• Pepito Genato
• Leonidas Duque
• Nico Cazon
• Tonio Guttierez
• Juanito Camahort(HS)
• Julio del Gallego(HS)
• Ymell Belen (HS
  HS
  - Science and education :* Hassium, the chemical element with symbol Hs* Hydrogen sulfide, HS–, a chemical compound derived from H2S* Mercapto radical, •, a radical molecule* Hun stuff...
  
  )
• Andrew Del Rosario
• Paul Alcoreza (HS
  HS
  - Science and education :* Hassium, the chemical element with symbol Hs* Hydrogen sulfide, HS–, a chemical compound derived from H2S* Mercapto radical, •, a radical molecule* Hun stuff...
  
  )
• Martin Shaw Mendez (HS
  HS
  - Science and education :* Hassium, the chemical element with symbol Hs* Hydrogen sulfide, HS–, a chemical compound derived from H2S* Mercapto radical, •, a radical molecule* Hun stuff...
  
  )
• Aristotle Santos
• Daryl Dayco
• Michael Regala(HS)
• Orlan Remorca(HS)
• Adam Pascual (HS
  HS
  - Science and education :* Hassium, the chemical element with symbol Hs* Hydrogen sulfide, HS–, a chemical compound derived from H2S* Mercapto radical, •, a radical molecule* Hun stuff...
  
  )
• Darwin John Mendoza (HS
  HS
  - Science and education :* Hassium, the chemical element with symbol Hs* Hydrogen sulfide, HS–, a chemical compound derived from H2S* Mercapto radical, •, a radical molecule* Hun stuff...
  
  )
• Alvin Segui (GS, HS, COLLEGE)
• Leone Luigi Mercado(HS)
• Ser Gwendale B Morales(HS)

Volleyball

The San Beda Alabang juniors volleyball team, currently won the 39th WNCAA championship title. They are the first juniors team to bring the championship title to their alma mater. For the past two years, they are only runner-ups to the scions of SSC. Big thanks to their new coach, for bringing glory and pride to the school.

Current Roster:(2008–2009)

• Altarejos, Sheri Ann
• Bagatsing, Ramona Jessica
• Canillas, Beatrice
• Castillo, Joanne
• Factuar, Camille
• Hidalgo, Michelle
• Icaro, Nicole
• Maddela, Marian Andrea
• Teodosio, Joanna Lydsing
• Toring, Agatha Princess
• Ugalde, Marie Eula
• Villablanca, Ana Carina

Other External links

• AnimoSanBeda: San Beda Sports Online San Beda Support Site
• WNCAA Official Website
• San Beda College Official Website
• San Beda College Alabang Official Website of the Alabang Campus
• Washington Bedans San Beda alumni association in Washington, D.C.
• San Beda Basketball League San Beda Red Lions Website
• San Beda GS'78-HS'82 San Beda Batch GS'78-HS'82 Alumni Website "We're Back on Top@82"
• ¡Ánimo San Beda! More Bedan traditions explained
• Red Lions NCAA 2008 Champs 3-PEAT!!! Beda7882 Alumni Website
• San Beda relives Caloy Loyzaga’s golden era Beda7882 Alumni Website