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The San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) basketball team of San Beda College.
San Beda is the only founding member left in the league.
The juniors team are the Red Cubs. The women's team are the Red Lionesses and are under the Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association. Although the other senior varsity teams may also be referred to as the Red Lions, there are other more appropriate names for each specific sport. The swimming team are known as the Sea Lions, the Football team the Red Booters, the Chess team, the Red Woodpushers. The school, named after the Venerable Bede of England, naturally chose the heraldic symbol of the ancient Scots/English for courage. It has been said that the Judeo-Christian roots of the Anglo-Saxon world was preserved by the Benedictines during the Dark Ages through faith and courage. Pope Benedict XVI himself openly declared that the Benedictines saved Europe's Christian roots. San Beda pays tribute to the courage of the Benedictine monks by adopting the Red Lion, the symbol of courage in the Catholic tradition and in the land of St. Bede.

Bedan Symbols

Red Lion and The Ancient Red Lion Rampant

The practice of adopting a school moniker became both fashionable and an imperative especially for Catholic school named after Saints during the 1940’s in the Philippines. Red is the color of courage, of a warrior and a martyr. The lion on the other hand represents dominance, the King of the Jungle.
In the Catholic tradition, the Lion is the accompanying symbol of courage whose symbolism itself is rooted in the ancient Lion of Judah.The Roman family of St. Benedict himself used the Lion Rampant as their coat of arms.
It isn't by mere coincidence that the school adopted the Red Lion/Red Lion Rampant of Scotland as the school symbol. San Beda College was named after a great Benedictine Saint whose country of origin, England, has adopted for its own the heraldic symbol of the Scots, the Red Lion Rampant. The Red Lion of Scotland on the other hand became a popular and quintessential symbol in England with the Union of the Crowns. Bedans popularized this aboriginal Native American form of chanting in the Philippine collegiate league and has spawned variations now used by many other schools. In fact, North American Indian iconography isn't only popular in the Scouting movement but in many aspects of the Euro-American psyche. Combining this infatuation, reinforced by the popularity of North American iconogrpahy in the movies, literature and American sports, led to the blossoming of an Indian inspired theme in San Beda.

Little Indians

To accompany the Indian Yell, the Little Indians were conceptualized by Ramon Ventoza (. GS '46, HS '51).. Animo

is a Spanish word which means spirit, energy, vitality, purpose and will. Used as an expression of encouragement by Spanish speaking societies, it means courage or have courage. "Avance San Beda!" and "Vamos!" were also popular then. In the pre-war Spanish San Beda cheer (also known as El Colegio de San Beda Tiene que Ganar!), ANIMO is also included. Even in the traditional English cheer, "Stand on the Grandstand", ANIMO is extensively used. It is a shared belief among Bedans that the popular line "Animo " used by other schools as a stand alone cheer, originated from the 1950s Bedan Cheer Stand on the Grandstand".
The most recent cheer which incorporates "Animo San Beda" is the 1970s SBCA. Said cheer was adopted in the 1970s to pay tribute to the new addition to the Benedictine community, the Benedictine Abbey School - San Beda Alabang.

Basketball

Current Roster - NCAA Season 84

Aljamal, Yousif Jr.
Lanete, Garvo
Tirona, Chico
Ekwe, Samuel
Tecson, Eduardo
Escobal, John
Taupa, Kris
Taganas, Jay-R
Gamalinda, Riego
Hermida, John Carlos Jr.
Maggay, Raymond
Marcelo, Dave
Menor, Rogemar

Head Coach : Frankie Lim

Team Manager : Mukesh 'Mike' Advani Basketball Women's (San beda College Alabang)

Carla Crisanta Godoy

Charllote Capola

Aibril Reyes

Jomanah Youssef

Thea Talisayon

Maria Liza Varona

Camille Bautista

Maria Celina Villaroman

Gianne Acda

April Lipit

Marj Franco

Coach : Nicanor Cruz

History

End 28 @ 82

This was the battlecry that the San Beda Red Lions used in reference to their quest to conclude the 28 years of seniors basketball championship title drought. The battlecry was a grassroots call to arms that was started in Bedista.com by hardcore Bedans. The slogan slowly gained popularity among Bedans and was eventually embraced by the entire community.
The last time the Red Lions won the championship was against the De La Salle Green Archersin 1978 and earlier against the Ateneo Blue Eagles in 1977 on the strength of a team bannered by Carlenn Bryann "Domeng" Domanais, Frankie Lim and Jayvee Yango. On September 22, 2006

, they finally managed to get another Championship Trophy after winning the Best-of-Three series against the Philippine Christian University Dolphins. On the way to the championship, the Red Lions displayed its dominant form. After losing its second game against the PCU Dolphins, San Beda went on a 12 game winning streak to finish the eliminations on top of the standing with a 13-1 win/loss card. During their Final Four game against the MIT Cardinals, they managed to come back from a double digit deficit to seal their seat in the Finals. In the championship series, they handily won their first game against PCU before succumbing to pressure and very poor shooting in a blowout loss in game 2. The Red Lions finally showed poise in the winner take all rubber match and won a scintillating one point victory to reclaim the championship trophy that has eluded them the past 28 years.

Red Cubs

In the early years of the NCAA, it was the seniors team (or the Red Lions) that was able to achieve success by winning some of the early championships. During the last 20 to 30 years of the NCAA, however, the Red Cubs slowly became a competitive high school team in the league. During this period, the Red Cubs won 14 of its 16 NCAA championships and many schools (especially from the UAAP) recruited players from the Red Cubs. Many of the UAAP stars who were instrumental in leading their schools to the UAAP championship had their roots and training with the Red Cubs. These included players like Gerald Esplana, Eric Altamirano, Ren Ren Ritualo, LA Tenorio, Magnum Membrere and JV Casio. Benjie Paras and Ronnie Magsanoc were also part of a University of the Philippines team that included five other Red Cubs that won UP's second championship in the UAAP in 1986.

Players of note

Charles Borck (1936 Olympian)

Jesus Marzan (1936 Olympian)

Loreto Carbonell (1952 Olympian)

Antonio Genato (1952 Olympian)

Ponciano B. Saldaña (1952 Olympian)

Melito Santos (1952 Olympian)

Carlos Loyzaga (1952, 1956 Olympian)

Eduardo Lim (1952, 1956 Olympian)

Rafael S. Baretto (1956 Olympian)

Alberto 'Big Boy' Reynoso (Basketball at the 1960 Olympics)

Dave Brodette

Totoy Gagan

Alex Medillo (External Link

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Chito Loyzaga (former Metropolitan Basketball Association commissioner)

JV Yango

Abe King

Ed "Eddieboy" Visaya

Ramon "Douglas" Tionloc Jr.

Avelino "Skywalker" "Samboy" Lim Jr. (HS)

Benjie Paras (HS)

Ronnie Magsanoc (HS)

Gerry Esplana

Joey Loyzaga

Louie Brill (1982 RP-Youth ABC Team Captain)

Emmanuel "Boybits" Victoria

Chuck Barreiro

Frankie Lim

Cholo Martin

Elmer Reyes

Ber Martin

Joel and Noel Guzman

Mike Advani

Totoy Marquez

Eric Altamirano

Dindo Pumaren

Henry Cruel

Elmer Reyes

Ato Morano

Ralph Rivera

Ricky Calimag

Arjun Cordero (former NCAA Jrs. co-MVP)

Jayvee "J-Shock" Casio (HS)

Claiford Arao (HS)

Yuri Escueta (HS)

Wilfredo Bautista (HS)

Brit Reroma

Jeff Bombeo

Jerome Paterno

Renren Ritualo (former NCAA Jrs. co-MVP)

Chris Calaguio (HS)

Jenkins Mesina (former NCAA Jrs. co-MVP)

Mike Bravo (HS)

Lewis Alfred Tenorio (HS)

Magnum Membrere (former NCAA Jrs. co-MVP))

Koy Banal

Alex Angeles

Nicolas Salva (HS)

Norman Gonzales

Gil Cortez (First PBA Rookie of the Year)

Ronald Magtulis (Red Cubs)- played for FEU Tamaraws and Ginebra Gin Kings

Dexter Racho (Red Cubs) - played for UP Fighting Maroons

Tyrone Bautista (Red Cubs) - played for DLSU Green Archers

Toti Almeda (Red Cubs) - played for UP Fighting Maroons

Ralph Rivera (Philippine Team & MBA)

Rensy Bajar (Former PBA player)

Football

More formally known as the "Red Booters", the San Beda football team has been a consistent championship contender for the past few years in the NCAA. The seniors team has won the NCAA championship for the last 6 years and has won a total of 14 championships, second only to De La Salle University-Manila in all time wins.
Notable players of note are as follows:

Aris Caslib

Mari Martinez

Pepito Genato

Leonidas Duque

Nico Cazon

Tonio Guttierez

Juanito Camahort(HS)

Julio del Gallego(HS)Further Information

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