FEU Tamaraws men's basketball
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UAAP (1938 - present) NCAA (1924 - 1932) |
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| Founded | 1924 | ||
| Location | Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines | ||
| Team colors | Green and Gold | ||
| Head coach | Olsen Racela | ||
| Championships | 21 UAAP (1938, 1939, 1947, 1950, 1956, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015) 3 PCCL (2004, 2005, 2015) |
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| Website | www.feu.edu.ph | ||
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| Runner-up | |
| Third-placer | |
| DNQ | did not qualify |
| * | Trophy was given to FEU |
The FEU Tamaraws men's basketball is a collegiate basketball varsity team of the Far Eastern University based in Sampaloc, Manila. FEU currently holds the record of winning the most number of championships (20 titles) in the men's basketball division of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. FEU also appeared in the Philippine Collegiate Championship finals four times, and was able to win back to back championships in 2004 and 2005. The team originally played in the NCAA from 1929 to 1936 and was one of its founding members. This will be Nash Racela's final season as the coach of the Tamaraws as he will be handling PBA team TNT KaTropa. Nash's brother Olsen Racela will be the new head coach of the team for season 80.
1981 MVP Anthony Williams led the Tams to its first three-peat, from 1979 to 1981, including a back to back 12-0 eliminations sweep in 1980 and 1981. The unbeaten Tamaraws played the rival UE Warriors in the 1981 UAAP Finals. UE rookie Allan Caidic, missed two free throws and FEU captured their third straight title and the most coveted three-peat to give the Tams its 12th overall title. FEU did not make it to the finals in 1982, but the team was able to come back in 1983, led by season MVP Glenn Capacio to their fourth title in five years. Abarrientos joined the seniors team two years after leading the Baby Tamaraws to its juniors' basketball title. Victor Pablo along with Abarrientos led the Tams back to the finals after six years, matching with the DLSU Archers, a team who just joined the league couple of years back out of NCAA. The Archers were victorious, with Eddie Viaplana's three pointer with sixteen seconds remaining sealed the Archers' first UAAP title with the score of 74-69.
Early 90's championship by Johnny Abarrientos and Victor Pablo in 91 and 92. Saw the triumbirate of Ronald Magtulis, Michael Oliver and Anastacio Mendoza in 94 and 95 though they did not won the championship but they were in the final 4. The last championship in the late 90`s came in 1997 with the trio of Magtulis, Oliver and Mendoza and the defensive stopper Manabat against the Jun Limpot-led Green Archers.
Arwind Santos started his UAAP career in 2002 alongside future PBA standouts Mark Isip and Dennis Miranda. The Tamaraws failed to make it to the Final Four that year after losing to the Cyrus Baguio-led UST for the last Final Four slot, though Santos won season's Rookie of the Year award. In Season 66, it was a quick turn around for the Tamaraws, who had their core intact with key players Rhagnee Sinco, Gerald Jones, Cesar Catli, the emergence of Arwind Santos and James Zablan returning from injury, FEU dominated the eliminations and gained the top two seed. The Tamaraws defeated the James Yap-led UE Red Warriors in the final four. They garnered their first title in six seasons with a sweep against the Ateneo Blue Eagles via two lopsided games. Santos won the season MVP for the first time in his college career on his third year with the Tamaraws, and was selected to the mythical team together with teammate Dennis Miranda. That same year, the team tried to defend its title, but the Tamaraws lost to the Archers in a three-game series despite leading by a point in the final seconds when Green Archer sharpshooter JVee Casio nailed a three-pointer with two seconds left. Without any remaining timeouts for both teams, Jeff Chan was forced to do a Hail Mary shot from the half court and hit only the front rim as time expires.
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