UP Fighting Maroons
UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball with 22nd UP presidentAngelo Jimenez duringUAAP Season 87
University	University of the Philippines Diliman
Founded	Early 20th century
History	UP Maroons (until 1930s) UP Parrots (1930s–1990s) UP Fighting Maroons (1990s–present)
Head coach	Goldwyn Monteverde (4th season)
Location	U.P. Campus,Quezon City
Nickname	Fighting Maroons
Colors	Maroon and Forest Green
UAAP Champion (4)
1940 1986 2021 2024
NCAA Champion (4)
1924 1925 1926 1929

TheUP Fighting Maroons are the collegiate men's basketball team of theUniversity of the Philippines Diliman, which play in theUniversity Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere sports league in the country.

The "Fighting Maroons" name is derived from theMaroons, escaped African slaves in the Caribbean. UP was formerly known as the "Maroons" in the 1920s, derived from the color of their uniforms, then as the "UP Parrots" starting in the 1930s, until it was changed to the current "UP Fighting Maroons" in the 1990s.

UP is one of the founding members (1938) of the UAAP. It was also a founding member and the originator of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1924.^[1] Prior to the establishment of the Diliman campus, the campus was in what is nowUniversity of the Philippines Manila.

The Fighting Maroons won their first championship title in the inaugural season of the NCAA (1924–1925). They also became the champions in NCAA Season 1 (1925–1926), and NCAA Season 2 (1926–1927), winning three consecutive titles. The Fighting Maroons won their last championship in the NCAA in Season 5 (1929–1930). After six years, the Fighting Maroons permanently withdrew from competing in NCAA.

In 1938,Far Eastern University,National University, theUniversity of the Philippines and theUniversity of Santo Tomas formed theUniversity Athletic Association of the Philippines.^[2] UP Fighting Maroons won their first championship in the UAAP in UAAP Season 2 (1939–1940).

As of 2025, the Fighting Maroons have won four championship titles in UAAP men's basketball.

UP Fighting Maroons roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School G/F 2 Torres, Reyland 6'1" (1.85m) 5th NU Nazareth School SF 8 Bayla, Jacob 6'5" (1.96m) 2nd Valley Christian High School PF/C 9 Nnoruka, Francis 6'9" (2.06m) 1st NU Nazareth School G 10 Fortea, Terrence John 6'1" (1.85m) 5th NU Nazareth School PF 13 Belmonte, Mark Gil 6'7" (2.01m) 4th St. John the Baptist Catholic School PG 16 Remogat, Rey-Adrian 5'10" (1.78m) 4th FEU-Diliman PF 17 Palanca, Miguel 6'6" (1.98m) 3nd NU Nazareth School SG 18 Alarcon, Harold 6'2" (1.88m) 5th NU Nazareth School G 19 Abadiano, Gerry Austin(C) 6'0" (1.83m) 5th NU Nazareth School PG 20 Felicilda, Ernest John 5'7" (1.7m) 5th NU Nazareth School PF 27 Andres, L.A. John 6'6" (1.98m) 4th St. Mary of the Woods School F 30 Yniguez, Miguel 6'5" (1.96m) 1st Canyon Crest Academy C 33 Alter, Sean Stark 6'10" (2.08m) 3nd Volcano Vista High School SF 34 Coronel, Joshua Caleb 6'1" (1.85m) 1st La Salle Green Hills C 55 Stevens, Jalen Isagani 6'8" (2.03m) 3rd North Community High School SF 77 Briones, Lowell Francis Jr. 6'6" (1.98m) 3rd Sierra Vista High School	Head coach Goldwin Monteverde Assistant coach(es) Christian Luanzon (Lead Assistant Coach) Poch Juinio Eric Gonzales Edgar Macaraya Tom Chua Wilson Ang Ryan Alba Moriah Gingerich Dwight DeMayo (Strength and Conditioning Coach) Team manager Atty. Agaton Uvero Legend (C) Team captain Injured

• 1981–1986:Joe Lipa
• 1991–1993: Rey Madrid
• 1994: Joe Lipa
• 1995:Orlando Bauzon
• 1995–1996:Eric Altamirano
• 1997–1999:Nic Jorge^[3]
• 2000–2002:Ryan Gregorio^[4][5]
• 2002:Allan Gregorio^[6]
• 2003–2005: Lito Vergara^[7]
• 2006–2007:Joe Lipa^[8]
• 2008–2010:Aboy Castro^[9]
  • 2010: Potit de Vera (interim)^[10]
  • 2010:Boyet Fernandez (acting)^[11]
• 2011–2013:Ricky Dandan^[12]
  • 2013: Rey Madrid (interim)^[13]
• 2014–2015: Rey Madrid^[14]
• 2015:Rensy Bajar^[15]
• 2016–2020:Bo Perasol^[16][17]
• 2021–present:Goldwin Monteverde^[18]

Until 1997, the UAAP primarily ranked the teams by tournament points usingFIBA's method. Starting in 1998, the UAAP primarily ranked bywinning percentage. There's no difference in ranking once all games were played, but in the middle of the season, rankings made by these two methods may differ.

• University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)
  • Champions (4): 1939,^[19]1986,^[20]2022,^[21]2024^[22]
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
  • Champions (4): 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929

• UAAP Most Valuable Player
  • Fort Acuña (1): 1968
  • Eric Altamirano (1):1986
  • Bright Akhuetie (1):2019^[23]
  • Malick Diouf (1):2022^[24]
• UAAP Finals Most Valuable Player
  • Malick Diouf (1):2022^[25]
  • JD Cagulangan (1):2024^[26]
• UAAP Rookie of the Year
  • Benjie Paras:1986
  • Woody Co:2006
  • Kyles Jefferson Lao:2013
  • Juan Gómez de Liaño:2017
  • Carl Tamayo:2022
  • Francis Lopez:2023

• University of the Philippines
• UP Fighting Maroons

• University Athletic Association of the Philippines basketball teams

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