The Under-19 set of the UE Red Warriors Boys’ Basketball Team have begun seeing UAAP 87 action with the start of the first round of the UAAP Season 87 Under-19 Boys’ Basketball Tournament!

The Junior Warriors’ first game, against the ADMU Blue Eaglets, took place this Sunday, January 19, 2025, 12 noon onwards. The game ended with the Junior Warriors victorious, 88-80.

Mentored by Coaches Karl Santos and Andrew Estrella who steered the UE Red Warriors’ Under-16 Boys’ Basketball Team to clinch the championship in the UAAP Season 87 Under-16 Boys’ Basketball Tournament last December 20, 2024, our junior red-and-white squad will next be competing on the following dates:

Jan. 23, Thurs. 10 a.m., vs. AdU
Jan. 26, Sun., 8 a.m., vs. UPIS
Jan. 30, Thurs., 8 a.m., vs. UST
February 2, Sun., 12 noon, vs. FEU
Feb. 6, Thurs., 8 a.m., vs. NUNS
Feb. 9, Sun., 10 a.m., vs. DLSZ

All UAAP 87 first-round junior basketball games have the FilOil EcoOil Center as venue.

Let’s cheer for our team, Warrior members of the UE community!

And good luck, UE Junior Warriors! Here’s to more victories by being Stronger, Better, Together in UAAP Season 87!

Go Fight, Red and White! GO FIGHT, RED AND WHITE!
Photos by the UAAP Media Team

The University of the UUֱ�� (UE) lauded collegiate basketball head coach Gerardo “Jack” Santiago for steering the Red Warriors to a remarkable run in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Seasons 84 to 87.

Santiago’s “efforts, skills and smarts” led the men’s team to achieve wins that made it “the most breathtaking UE Red Warriors Men’s Basketball season in recent history.”

“You and the Warriors wowed, upsetting competitors, surprising supporters, thrilling fans within and beyond UE,” the University said in a statement.

After four UAAP seasons, the school management said Santiago is parting ways with the team to explore fresh challenges.

UE thanked the head coach for accepting its invitation to lead the basketball team five years ago and becoming the players’ “fatherly frontliner.”

It also expressed gratitude to Santiago’s family for understanding and supporting his work for the squad.

“We in the University of the UUֱ�� community of never-say-die tribes of students, graduates, alumni, faculty members and officers wish to express our sincere, immeasurable gratitude for what you have accomplished in mentoring the UE Red Warriors squad,” the University said.

“We thank you for not just the many feats you have brought out of our student-athletes but also for your countless sacrifices, care and big-heartedness, including numerous going-the-extra-mile, above-and-beyond provisions of nourishment,” it added.

UE said Santiago did not only mold great athletes but also better persons and sportsmen who are “able to transcend limitations and draw closer to their highest potential.”

The management said it is sincerely grateful to Santiago and wished him well in his future endeavors.

For his part, Santiago said, “I sincerely thank UE for the privilege and opportunity to work alongside such talented student-athletes, dedicated staff and passionate supporters for the past five years. The moments on and off the court and the relationships I’ve built with each of them shall remain close to my heart.