Mapua Cardinals
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| Mapúa Institute of Technology | |
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| League | NCAA |
| Joined | 1930 |
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Intramuros, Manila (Srs.) Pandacan, Manila (Jrs.) |
| Team colors | Red, gold and black |
| Juniors' team | Malayan Red Robins |
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The Mapúa Cardinals are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) 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. At distant second is the Colegio de San Juan de Letran which has 8 seniors titles.
Of the total Seniors GC's won by the Cardinals, 10 were hauled from the 1980s to the mid-1990s in addition to 3 (out of a total 8) in the juniors division over the same period, a testament to the distinguished leadership of the legendary Valerio "Amang" Lopez as Athletic Director.
The Cardinal in the name Mapua Cardinals was adopted from the American baseball team, the St. Louis Cardinals of which Don Tomas Mapúa, the founder of the Mapúa Institute of Technology was an avid fan. The Juniors (high school) team adopted the moniker, Red Robins.
The Mapúa Cardinals have won the NCAA Seniors Championship five times (in 1949, 1965, 1981, and the back-to-back titles from 1991–92 to 1992-93). The MIT basketball team holds the distinction of producing alumni players who have won the season Most Valuable Player award in the professional Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) for the most number of years. The legendary Freddie Hubalde and Fortunato "Atoy" Co won this award once each in 1977 and 1979, respectively, while Alvin Patrimonio. has won it four times, in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997. All three players are members of the 25 All-Time Greatest PBA Players.
The Mapúa Red Robins, on the other hand have won 18 NCAA championships, the last of which was won during the 2000 season. As a testament to its superb performance in the NCAA juniors division, the Red Robins have the distinction of winning a rare five-year championship run from 1968 to 1972. On October 14, 2016, the Malayan Red Robins, Mapúa's current juniors' team, won their first NCAA juniors basketball championship, ending the San Beda Red Cubs' seven-year title reign.
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