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Arellano Chiefs
2023 Arellano Chiefs basketball team
University	Arellano University
History	Arellano Flaming Arrows (until 2006) Arellano Chiefs (since 2006)
Head coach	Chico Manabat (1st season)
Location	Legarda Street, Manila
Nickname	Chiefs
Colors	Blue, Red, and Gray
National Intercollegiate Champions
1983
NCRAA Champions
2006, 2007

The Arellano Chiefs basketball program represents Arellano University in men's basketball as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA). Originally the Arellano Flaming Arrows, the Arellano Chiefs have previously played in the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA), winning two consecutive championships from 2007 and 2008. The Chiefs transferred to the NCAA in 2010, and have qualified to two Finals appearances, in 2014 and 2016, losing each time to the defending champions San Beda Red Lions.

History

Beginnings

The Arellano Flaming Arrows won the Basketball Association of the Philippines-organized National Student's Championship in the 1970s. The Flaming Arrows, coached by Cholo Martin and led by Joey Loyzaga, defeated the De La Salle Green Archers in the 1983 National Intercollegiate Championship. In 2006, the Flaming Arrows were named into the Chiefs, in honor of Cayetano Arellano, the first Chief Justice of the Philippines and university's namesake.

NCRAA stint

In 2006, the Chiefs lost out to the St. Francis Doves in the NCRAA Finals. On the next year, they defeated the EAC Generals to win their first NCRAA title off the heroics of Gio Ciriacruz. The Chiefs then defeated the Doves in the next season's Finals.

In the 2009 campaign they were defeated by the Universal College Golden Dragons in the finals. Arellano sought to enter the NCAA in time for the 2009–10 season, but the association deferred in accepting new members. The NCAA instead invited three schools, including Arellano as guest teams.

Entry to the NCAA

The Chiefs ended up with the best record among the three guest teams. In 2014, led by Jio Jalalon and coach Jerry Codiñera, the Chiefs qualified to its first Finals appearance. They were swept by the four-time defending champions San Beda Red Lions. On the next year, the Chiefs missed the Final Four, but returned to the Finals in 2016. In a rematch of the 2014 Finals, the Chiefs were again swept by San Beda. Two years later, the Chiefs struggled on the floor and had a losing season. Codiñera resigned and replaced by Junjie Ablan.

On the next campaign the university rehired Cholo Martin as its new coach. Martin's best season came in the 2021 bubble season played in early 2022, where they were eliminated in the play-in tournament by the Perpetual Altas. The Chiefs missed the playoffs in 2022; Martin was fired and was replaced by Chico Manabat.

Current roster

NCAA Season 100

Arellano Chiefs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School G 12 Abiera, Renzo 6'1" (1.85m) – – G 13 Acop, Andrei 5'11" (1.8m) – – G 25 Borromeo, Anthony 6'0" (1.83m) – – PG 9 Camay, Yuan Jerico 5'10" (1.78m) – – C 4 Capulong, John Lawrence 6'6" (1.98m) – – G 16 de Leon, Joaquim Andrei 5'11" (1.8m) – – C 24 dela Cruz, Joshua 6'7" (2.01m) – – G 45 Espiritu, Joseph 5'6" (1.68m) – – F 47 Estacio, Alexander 6'4" (1.93m) – – G/F 27 Flores, Karl Andre 6'3" (1.91m) – – G 3 Geronimo, Ernest John 5'11" (1.8m) – – G 42 Hernal, John Cyril 6'2" (1.88m) – – F 41 Libang, Charles Justin 6'5" (1.96m) – – G 10 Miller, Will Alexander 5'10" (1.78m) – – G 1 Ongotan, T-Mc Jeadan 5'9" (1.75m) – – G 6 Rosalin, Bryan 6'1" (1.85m) – – PF 5 Valencia, Sebastian  (C) 6'2" (1.88m) – San Beda University F 14 Vinoya, King Maverick 6'4" (1.93m) – –	Head coach Chico Manabat Assistant coach(es) John Necessito Kenyon Chee Jesse Mapanao Anthony Urbano Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2024-09-02

Head coaches

• c. 1983: Loreto Carbonell
• 1980s: Cholo Martin
• 2010–2011: Leo Isaac
• 2011: Junjie Ablan
• 2012–13: Koy Banal
• 2013–18: Jerry Codiñera
  • 2018: Junjie Ablan (interim)
• 2018–2022: Cholo Martin
• 2023–present: Chico Manabat

Season-by-season records

1. Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Season postponed to early 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honors

• National Intercollegiate Championship
  • Champions (1): 1983
• National Capital Region Athletic Association
  • Champions (2): 2006, 2007

References

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11. "Codinera steps down as Arellano coach". ABS-CBN News. 2018-09-20.
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13. "Perpetual advances to next play-in game, knocks out Arellano | NCAA Philippines". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
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17. ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (2011-11-16). "Koy Banal new Arellano Chiefs coach". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
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19. Li, Matthew (2018-09-21). "Junjie Ablan on unexpected return: 'Hindi ko nga kilala mga players'". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
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v t e National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournaments
Champions Men's final four results
Teams	Arellano Chiefs Letran Knights Benilde Blazers EAC Generals JRU Heavy Bombers Lyceum Pirates Mapúa Cardinals San Beda Red Lions San Sebastian Stags Perpetual Altas
Seasons	Pre-war era 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 Pennant era 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Best-of-3 finals era 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Final four era 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021* 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Rivalries	Arellano vs. San Beda Battle of Intramuros Letran vs. San Beda Letran vs. San Sebastian San Beda vs. San Sebastian San Beda vs. Perpetual San Sebastian vs. JRU
*Played in early 2022

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) basketball teams