UP Fighting Maroons

UP Fighting Maroons
University of the Philippines, Diliman
League	UAAP
Joined	1938 NCAA founding member - 1924
Seniors' general championships	UAAP: 5 (1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1997-98)
Juniors' general championships	UAAP: none
Location	Diliman, Quezon City
Team colors	Maroon & Forest green White as a tertiary color
Juniors' team	Junior Maroons (formerly the Preps)
Women's team	Lady Maroons
Staple cheer	U-nibersidad (ng Pilipinas), UP Fight!, Pagbaybay

The Fighting Maroons is the varsity team of the University of the Philippines, Diliman. The team competes in all sports of University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), in which it is one of the founding members (1938). The team is a perennial contender for the over-all championship for the past years in that league. It was also a founding member and the mastermind of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the year 1924.

The team last won the UAAP Seniors Overall Championship in the 1997-1998 season, two years before the University last hosted the competitions prior to its centennial.

The University of the Philippines Integrated School is the junior affiliate school. They play as the Junior Maroons, formerly the Preps.

Name

The word Maroon comes from the Spanish word cimarron which means wild, untamed. The word was used to refer to African slaves who escaped into the hills from the Spaniards when the British invaded Jamaica in 1655. By 1660, the British have wrested control of most of the island from the Spaniards but they continued to fight the Maroons. Thou the Maroons were few in number, not more than 2,000 strong, they fought as if they were a large force. This fighting between the British and the Maroons ended when they signed a peace treaty in 1738. (taken from The History of Jamaica)

The use of the term embodies the spirit of students of the University to "escape" from the status quo, by trying to bring it to a state of betterment. The adjective "fighting" was added for the athletic team to intensify the eagerness to combat any obstacles to win for the honor of the University.

Former names include the Maroons and Greens and the Parrots.

Teams

Championships

The following table shows the number of championships in the UAAP, unless otherwise specified. It can be noted that UP has titles in all the sports in the UAAP program (except the newly-installed beach volleyball, so far) and the University boasts of successful swimming and volleyball programs, with 32 and 28 titles apiece in the league (35 for swimming if one includes NCAA). UP also holds the most number of titles in judo and badminton in the UAAP.

Note: Most number of championships in each division is in italics.
* includes both UAAP & NCAA titles
** does not include NCAA titles

Streaks

Double Crowns

A double crown usually refers to winning both the Men's and Women's (Seniors), or Boys' and Girls' (Juniors) championship in the same sport at a single UAAP season.

• Seniors:
  • Badminton: 4 (consecutive: 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01)
  • Swimming: 4 (consecutive: 1939-40, 1940-41; and 1947-48, 1997-98)
  • Athletics: 3 (consecutive: 1972-73, 1973-74; and 1977-78)
  • Volleyball: 2 (consecutive: 1978-79, 1979-80)
  • Judo: 2 (1995-96, 2007-08)
  • Football: 1 (1978-79)

• Juniors:
  • Volleyball: 3 (consecutive: 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86)

The following are "double crowns" of different nature:

• Men's & Girls'
  • Volleyball: 3 (1991-92, 1994-95, 1999-2000)
  • Swimming: 2 (2006-07, 2007-08)

• Men's & Boys'
  • Basketball: 2 (consecutive: 1925-26, 1926-27) (NCAA)

Rankings History

The following tables show the rankings history of the teams in the UAAP.

Seniors Division championships

Year

MEN'S

1996-97 [1]

3rd

4th

2nd

2nd

3rd

2nd

3rd

5th

1st C1

3rd

1st

2nd

6th

2005-06

4th C2

3rd

1st

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

6th

3rd

5th

1st

1st

4th

2006-07

6th

2nd

2nd C3

1st

2nd

3rd

2nd

4th

6th

4th

6th

2nd

4th

3rd

2007-08

8th

4th

8th

1st

3rd

4th

3rd

5th

5th

3rd

5th

1st

3rd

4th

2008-09

6th

2nd

4th

3rd

6th

3rd

3rd

5th

5th

3rd

4th

4th

2nd

1st

Year

WOMEN'S

1996-97 [1]

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

2nd

?

1st

1st C1

3rd

1st

1st

5th

2005-06

3rd

7th

2nd

2nd

5th

3rd

4th

7th

3rd

2nd

2nd

2nd

4th

2006-07

4th

6th

7th C3

2nd

3rd

3rd

2nd

3rd

4th

2nd

2nd

1st

2nd

3rd

2007-08

2nd

5th

8th

3rd

3rd

3rd

3rd

4th

5th

3rd

2nd

1st

1st

5th

2008-09

2nd

8th

2nd

4th

3rd

5th

3rd

1st

Note C1: Fencing and Women's Tennis were demonstration sports in 1996-97, and is not included in the calculation of points for the overall championship.
Note C2: This placing is due to forfeiture of La Salle games. See UAAP Season 68 for details.
Note C3: Beach volleyball was a demonstration sport in 2006-07, and is not included in the calculation of points for the overall championship.

Juniors Division Championships

Year	BOYS'									GIRLS'
1996-97 [1]	6th	4th	6th	-	6th		?	5th		2nd	5th
2006-07	4th	4th	4th	-	3rd		3rd	3rd	-	3rd	1st
2007-08	7th	5th	4th	-	5th	-	3rd	3rd	-	4th	1st
2008-09	8th	6th	5th	-	4th	-	4th	3rd	-	4th	3rd

Basketball

UAAP Season 72

The Fighting Maroons Basketball Roster

Coaching Staff

• Head Coach:
• Assistant Coaches:

Team Managers:

ABS-CBN Sports Studio 23 Courtside Reporter for UP UAAP games:

Notable Players

• Joe Lipa, former coach, UP Fighting Maroons and Ateneo Blue Eagles
• Benjie Paras, only Rookie MVP of the Philippine Basketball Association and actor
• Ronnie Magsanoc
• Eric Altamirano, former PBA coach
• Joey Guanio
• Ryan Gregorio
• Bo Perasol
• Ricky Dandan
• Poch Juinio
• Paolo Mendoza, once scored 69 points while playing for the Junior Maroons, on what may be the highest point total in juniors' play.
• Bryan Gahol
• Jojo Villa
• Edrick Ferrer
• Mike Arandia
• Mike Bravo
• Jenkins Mesina
• Marvin Cruz
• Artemio "Toti" Almeda
• Jireh Ibañes
• Jay-r Reyes
• Abby Santos
• Nestor David
• Rodel Celo
• Kenneth Robin
• Bruce Quebral
• Yeng Guiao

See also

• University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)
• University of the Philippines
• UAAP Cheerdance Competition

External links

• UP Fighting Maroons Official Site
• UP Fighting Maroons Unofficial Site
• UP Fighting Maroons Basketball Blog
• UP Fighting Maroons at UAAP Season 72

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} UAAP 59 Web Archive Retrieved 15 October 2007

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