MU Cardinals
Wikipedia - Mapúa Cardinals
The Mapúa Cardinals are the varsity sports teams of Mapúa University that play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines).
The Mapúa Cardinals holds the NCAA record for the most General Championships in the seniors' division with a total of 20—the last of these championships was won in 1993. At distant second is the Colegio de San Juan de Letran which has eight seniors' titles.
Of the total seniors' GCs won by the Cardinals, ten were from the 1980s to the mid-1990s, in addition to three (out of a total eight) in the juniors' division over the same period.
History
History
The Mapúa Cardinals won the NCAA Seniors' Championship five times (in 1949, 1965, 1981 and back-to-back titles from 1990–91 to 1991-92). The MIT basketball team holds the distinction of producing alumni players who have won the season Most Valuable Player award in the professional Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) for the most years. Freddie Hubalde and Fortunato "Atoy" Co won this award once each in 1977 and 1979, respectively, while Alvin Patrimonio has won it four times, in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997. All three are members of the 25 All-Time Greatest PBA Players.
The Mapúa Red Robins, on the other hand, have won 18 NCAA championships, the last of which was won during the 2000 season. The Red Robins won five championships from 1968 to 1972. On October 14, 2016, the Malayan Red Robins, Mapúa's current juniors' team, won their first NCAA juniors' basketball championship, ending the San Beda Red Cubs' seven-year title reign.
O MU Cardinals é um dos times mais tradicionais do basquete universitário filipino. O time foi fundado em 1919 e já venceu 14 campeonatos da UAAP, sendo o segundo time com mais títulos na história da competição.
O MU Cardinals é conhecido por seu estilo de jogo rápido e agressivo. O time tem um elenco forte, com vários jogadores experientes e talentosos. O principal destaque do time é o armador Kiefer Ravena, que foi eleito o melhor jogador da UAAP em 2015 e 2016.
O MU Cardinals é um dos favoritos ao título da UAAP na temporada de 2017. O time tem um elenco forte e experiente, e está confiante em conquistar o seu 15º campeonato.