NU Bulldogs
2023 NU Bulldogs basketball team
NicknameBulldogs
LeagueUAAP
Location551 M. F. Jhocson St., Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
Team colors Blue  and  Gold 
Head coachJeff Napa
ChampionshipsUAAP: 2


The NU Bulldogs are the collegiate men's baketball team of the National University (NU), which play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere sports league in the country.

History

In the early years of the UAAP, the NU Bulldogs were a competitive team in the league, winning a title in 1954. The Bulldogs were coached by Skip Guinto, who was approached by the Jhocsons, owners of NU, to coach their team. The Bulldogs relied on Antonio Villamor to defeat the FEU Tamaraws to win their first title.[1]

The Bulldogs then produced players such as Narciso Bernardo and Jun Papa, but never came close to a repeat Finals appearance, until Reynaldo Sigua was acquired by NU. Sigua led the Bulldogs to a Finals appearance in 1970 against the UE Red Warriors. The Red Warriors prevailed, winning their sixth consecutive UAAP title.[1]

However, by the 1980s, NU was perennially in the bottom ranking of the team standings. In the late 1990s, they improved their ranking by moving up to the middle of the team standings with now PBA stars Danny Ildefonso and Lordy Tugade in their team roster, but still failed to make it to the Final Four.

In the last quarter of year 2008, the family of Henry Sy of SM Prime Holdings acquired majority ownership of the National University. Aside from improving school facilities, the new management has included in their corporate plan the improvement of NU's sports programs. After ten years, the National U Bulldogs made it again to the UAAP Final Four in 2012.[2]

77th season

In the 77th season of the league, the NU Bulldogs made a title run. At the start of the season, they were at the top of the standings above ADMU and DLSU (teams that are expected to come out strong in the season).

In the 2nd round of the tournament, the Bulldogs fell on the 4th spot tied with UE Red Warriors. They faced UE on a Knockout Game for the 4th seed, which they won 51–49. They have beaten the 1st seeded team in the league which is the ADMU Blue Eagles in 2 Do-or-Die games, making them the 2nd 'Number 4' team in the UAAP History to defeat the Number 1 team.

After 44 years, NU made it again to the UAAP Finals. They faced the FEU Tamaraws in three games. After 60 long years of title drought, the National U Bulldogs clinched the title after winning against FEU, 75–59, in a Do-or-Die match.[3]

As of UAAP Season 85, NU Bulldogs won two championship title in the UAAP, UAAP Season 17 (1954) and UAAP Season 77 (2014).

Roster

The NU Bulldogs Basketball Team

NU Bulldogs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
G 2 Philippines Baclaan, Kean 5'8" (1.73m) – –
F 22 United States Parks, Bobby Mark 6'4" (1.93m) – –
C 18 Senegal John, Omar 6'10" (2.08m) – –
C 5 Philippines Palacielo, RJ 6'6" (1.98m) – –
G 8 Philippines Casinillo, LA 6'0" (1.83m) – –
G 44 Philippines Jumamoy, Reinhard 5'11" (1.8m) – –
G 12 Philippines Yu, Patrick Wilson 6'3" (1.91m) – –
G 11 Philippines Galinato, John 5'11" (1.8m) – –
G 9 Philippines Lim, Donn 6'1" (1.85m) – –
F 23 Philippines Manansala, Jolo 6'4" (1.93m) – –
G 13 Philippines Enriquez, Steve Nash 5'9" (1.75m) – –
F 20 Philippines Figueroa, Jake 6'3" (1.91m) – –
F 77 Philippines Padrones, Kenshin 6'4" (1.93m) – –
C 3 Philippines Gulapa, Joemakio 6'3" (1.91m) – –
C 24 Philippines Delos Reyes, Drex 6'8" (2.03m) – –
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Vince So
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Head coaches

Season-by-season records

Season League Elimination round Playoffs
Pos GP W L PCT GB GP W L Results
1993 UAAP 8th/8 14 1 13 .071 13 No playoffs held[lower-alpha 1]
1994 UAAP 7th/7 12 0 12 .000 10 Did not qualify
1995 UAAP 8th/8 14 2 12 .143 9 Did not qualify
1996 UAAP 7th/8 14 4 10 .286 7 Did not qualify
1997 UAAP 8th/8 14 3 11 .214 8 Did not qualify
1998 UAAP 7th/8 14 5 9 .357 8 Did not qualify
1999 UAAP 7th/8 14 3 11 .214 8 Did not qualify
2000 UAAP 7th/8 14 4 10 .286 8 Did not qualify
2001 UAAP 4th/8 14 7 7 .500 5 2 1 1 Lost semifinals vs La Salle
2002 UAAP 8th/8 14 2 12 .143 11 Did not qualify
2003 UAAP 8th/8 14 3 11 .214 8 Did not qualify
2004 UAAP 8th/8 14 1 13 .071 10 Did not qualify
2005 UAAP 8th/8 14 1 13 .071 11 Did not qualify
2006 UAAP 7th/7 12 3 9 .250 7 Did not qualify
2007 UAAP 6th/8 14 6 8 .429 8 Did not qualify
2008 UAAP 8th/8 14 2 12 .143 11 Did not qualify
2009 UAAP 7th/8 14 3 11 .214 10 Did not qualify
2010 UAAP 5th/8 14 7 7 .500 5 Did not qualify
2011 UAAP 5th/8 14 6 8 .429 7 Did not qualify
2012 UAAP 3rd/8 14 9 5 .643 3 1 0 1 Lost semifinals vs UST
2013 UAAP 1st/8 14 10 4 .714 — 2 0 2 Lost semifinals vs UST
2014 UAAP 4th/8 14 9 5 .643 2 6 5 1 Won Finals vs FEU
2015 UAAP 4th/8 14 7 7 .500 4 1 0 1 Lost semifinals vs UST
2016 UAAP 5th/8 14 5 9 .357 8 Did not qualify
2017 UAAP 6th/8 14 5 9 .357 8 Did not qualify
2018 UAAP 7th/8 14 4 10 .286 8 Did not qualify
2019 UAAP 8th/8 14 2 12 .143 12 Did not qualify
2020[lower-alpha 2] UAAP Season canceled
2021[lower-alpha 3] UAAP 6th/8 14 6 8 .429 7 Did not qualify
2022 UAAP 3rd/8 14 9 5 .643 2 1 0 1 Lost semifinals vs UP
2023 UAAP 3rd/8 14 10 4 .714 2 1 0 1 Lost semifinals vs La Salle
  1. ↑ UST won all elimination round games. Based on the rules at that time, they were then named automatic champions, and other teams were ranked by elimination round finish.
  2. ↑ Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ↑ Season postponed to early 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Team awards

UAAP

Season Tournament Title Ref
1954 UAAP Season 17 Champions
2014 UAAP Season 77 Champions [11]

Father Martin Cup

Season Tournament Title Ref
2010 Father Martin Cup Division 2 Champions (Men's Seniors) [12]
2011 Father Martin Cup Summer Champions [13]
2013 Father Martin Cup Summer Champions
2018–19 Father Martin Cup Open Champions

FilOil Eco Oil Preseason Cup

Season Tournament Title Ref
2012 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup Champions
2013 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup Runners up
2022 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup Champions

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player (Season)

Season Tournament Player Ref
2011 UAAP Season 74 Bobby Ray Parks Jr. [14]
2012 UAAP Season 75 Bobby Ray Parks Jr. [15]

Most Valuable Player (Finals)

Season Tournament Player Ref
2014 UAAP Season 76 Alfred Aroga [16]

Notable players

References

  1. 1 2 3 Quiteles, Rodneil (October 3, 2014). "NU's last taste of hoops glory". RAPPLER. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Henry Sy buys 60% of National University". GMA News. August 18, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ "nu-champions-feu-60-years". Rappler. October 15, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "NU relieves Dandan as Bulldogs mentor". ABS-CBN News. September 6, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bullpups start barking in UAAP; Bulldogs also making noise". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ Terrado, Jonas (December 1, 2016). "NU Bulldogs coach Altamirano resigns". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ Bonilla, Ramon Rafael C. (January 5, 2017). "Jarin starts job as Bulldogs coach | BusinessMirror". Business Mirror. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ Lozada, Bong (October 30, 2019). "Jamike Jarin to take 'step back' from coaching after failed NU campaign". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ Olivares, Rick. "What head coach Goldwyn Monteverde brings to NU Bulldogs". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Jeff Napa returns home as NU Bulldogs head coach". RAPPLER. October 9, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ "nu-bulldogs-uaap-champion-season-77-eric-altamirano-nu-feu". Spin. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Martin Cup victory big boost to NU program".
  13. ↑ "NU Bulldogs Represent Philippines".
  14. ↑ "mvps-of-uaap-74-parks-palmera-pingoy". Inquirer. October 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  15. ↑ "nus-parks-repeats-mvp-teng-top-rookie". ABS-CBN. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  16. ↑ "alfred-aroga-finals-mvp-national-university-uaap-mens-championship-far-eastern-university-game-3". Spin. Retrieved September 25, 2023.


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