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The Red Warriors is the champion of the 2013 FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup. These days, the Warriors are making heads turn as they quickly installed themselves as favorites for the coming UAAP wars with their victory in the preseason tournament.
Zamar, on his second tour of duty for UE after coaching the Warriors in the early 2000s when the team was bannered by now PBA star James Yap, refused to be carried away by the Warriors’ victories, saying what matters will be their performance in the coming season.
University of the East is one of the schools in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. UE hosted of the 2006-2007 season with the theme “Achieving Excellence in Sports Through Unity, Harmony and Commitment.” The Seniors basketball team is called the UE Red Warriors. The women's teams are called the Amazons, while the Juniors teams are the Pages. The University colors are Red and White.
The University fields teams and has won championships in athletics, basketball, chess, fencing, football, gymnastics, softball and weightlifting in UAAP tournaments. Some UE students have also participated in the Southeast Asian Games and other tournaments.
UE is also a member of Shakey's V-League, Father Martin Cup, and the Home and Away Invitational League (HAIL), where it has won as champion in men's basketball.
The UE Red Warriors were crowned as the champions of the fourth 2006 Collegiate Champions League (CCL). The Warriors' accomplishment were capturing the HAIL Championship again. The UE Red Warriors ruled the 2007 Home and Away Invitational League (HAIL) basketball tournament, capturing their 3rd straight championship in three years.
The men's basketball team is currently tied with the UST Growling Tigers as the second winningest team in UAAP history, with 18 titles, most of them coming from the time ofRobert Jaworski and coach Baby Dalupan. The Red Warriors hold the longest senior basketball championship run with seven straight UAAP titles. They also hold the longest finals appearance streak, with sixteen straight from 1957 to 1972.
UAAP Season 72 Basketball Tournament
Lawrence Chongson, the Coach of the Cobra Energy Drink team in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL)
The University of the East (UE) Red Warriors finally closed the curtains for the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws on their way to the UAAP Season 72 Finals. The Warriors lost the crucial last game of the best-of-three finals with the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles with honor. They thus lost their shot at the Season 72 UAAP crown. First year head coach, Lawrence Chongson lauded his boys for their efforts, especially for their will for not giving up.
UAAP Season 70 Basketball Tournament
The Red Warriors completed a rare 14 - 0 sweep of the elimination rounds, with winning margins above 16 points.
Aside from surpassing the 9 - 0 start of the 1986 UE squad bannered by Jerry Codiñera, the Warriors clinched an automatic finals berth and matching the 14 - 0 record accomplished 14 years ago by the UST Growling Tigers, which automatically claimed them the 1993 title.
The Red Warriors however lost to the De La Salle Green Archers, which swept the Warriors in their best-of-three Finals series in a score of 73-64 victory on Game 2, October 7, 2007 at the Big Dome.
Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup 2013
The UE Red Warriors defeats NU Bulldogs to snatch the Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup title via an 81-68 win at The Arena in San Juan.[17]
Roi Sumang came through with a near triple-double effort with 18 points, nine rebounds and six assists to cap a sterling season with the league Master MVP trophy.[18]
UAAP Season 77
In 2014 UAAP Season 77 will be hosted by University of the East with Ms. Carmelita Mateo as President. Eight universities will be competing in fifteen sports to earn points for the general championship. Some of these sports are aired live or on a delayed telecast by ABS-CBN Sports+Action and ABS-CBN Channel 2. All the men's basketball games and the women's volleyball games are aired live by ABS-CBN Sports, the former for the fifteenth consecutive year following the renewal of the contract for the broadcast of the games and the latter since Season 69.
