NU Bulldogs

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National U Bulldogs
National University
Logo of National U Bulldogs
LeagueUAAP
Joined1938
(NCAA founding member – 1924)
Location551 M. F. Jhocson St., Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
Team colors Blue  and  Gold 
Women's teamLady Bulldogs
Juniors' teamBullpups
Seniors' general championships
  • UAAP:
    1986-87(Disputed)
Juniors' general championships

The National University Bulldogs are the collegiate men's varsity teams of National University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the Lady Bulldogs while the high school varsity teams are called the Bullpups. The National University Athletic Director is Rustico “Otie” Camangian.

Team identity[]

Team monikers[]

National University is one of the eight UAAP member schools that participate in different sporting events of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. Bulldog is the mascot of all the varsity teams participating in these sporting events. The official varsity team names sourced from the school's official student publications are as follows:

NU Team Monikers
Sport Men's Team Women's Team Boys' Team Girls' Team
Basketball /
3x3 Basketball 		NU Bulldogs NU Lady Bulldogs NU Bullpups NU Lady Bullpups
Volleyball /
Beach Volleyball 		NU Bulldogs NU Lady Bulldogs NU Junior Spikers NU Junior Lady Spikers
Football NU Booters NU Lady Booters NU Junior Booters No Team
Baseball NU Batters N/A NU Junior Batters N/A
Softball N/A NU Softbelles N/A No Team
Judo No Team No Team No Team No Team
Taekwondo NU Jins NU Lady Jins NU Junior Jins
Fencing NU Fencers No Team No Team No Team
Swimming NU Otters NU Lady Otters NU Otterpups NU Lady Otterspups
Track and Field NU Track and Field No Team No Team No Team
Badminton NU Shuttlers NU Lady Shuttlers NU Junior Shuttlers No Team
Lawn Tennis NU Tennisters NU Lady Tennisters NU Junior Tennisters No Team
Table Tennis NU Paddlers NU Lady Paddlers NU Junior Paddlers No Team
Chess NU Woodpushers NU Lady Woodpushers NU Junior Woodpushers No Team
Cheerleading NU Pep Squad NU Pep Squad - Team Blue

University colors[]

The university colors are:Blue and Gold







Team sports[]

Basketball[]

Men's[]

In the early years of the UAAP, the NU Bulldogs were a competitive team in the league, winning a title in 1954. However, by the 1980s, NU was perennially in the bottom ranking of the team standings. In the late 1990s, they improved their ranking by moving up to the middle of the team standings with now PBA stars Danny Ildefonso and Lordy Tugade in their team roster, but still failed to make it to the Final Four.

In 2001, the Bulldogs made a surprise trip to the Final Four. They were led by Jeff Napa who tied the record of UE's Allan Caidic for the most number of three-points made in a single UAAP game. However, they were not able to advance to the Finals as they were beaten by the La Salle Green Archers in their Final Four series.

After season 64 (2001–02), the NU Bulldogs returned to their mediocre performance despite having outstanding players such as Rey Mendoza, Edwin Asoro, both members of the Mythical Five in separate seasons and Jonathan Fernandez, who found some success playing for the PBL's Harbour Centre squad and the SEABA RP team.

In the last quarter of year 2008, the family of Henry Sy of SM Prime Holdings acquired majority ownership of the National University. Aside from improving school facilities, the new management has included in their corporate plan the improvement of NU's sports programs. After ten years, the National U Bulldogs made it again to the UAAP Final Four in 2012.

In the 77th season of the league, the NU Bulldogs made a dramatic and amazing title run. At the start of the season, they were at the top of the standings above ADMU and DLSU (teams that are expected to come out strong in the season). But in the 2nd round of the tournament, the Bulldogs fell on the 4th spot tied with UE Red Warriors. They faced UE on a Knockout Game for the 4th seed, which they won 51-49. They have beaten the 1st seeded team in the league which is the ADMU Blue Eagles in 2 Do-or-Die games, making them the 2nd 'Number 4' team in the UAAP History to defeat the Number 1 team. After 44 years, NU made it again to the UAAP Finals. They faced the FEU Tamaraws in three games. After 60 long years of title drought, the National U Bulldogs clinched the title after winning against FEU, 75-59, in a Do-or-Die Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum with a Record-Breaking Crowd of 25, 138 (biggest crowd ever to watch a basketball game at the venue, considering the game was held on a Wednesday).

Bulldogs basketball team recruits class of 2020[]

[1]

  • Alfonso Crisostomo
  • Terrence Crisostomo
  • Germy Mahinay
  • Patrick Ramos

Women's[]

Junior[]

After an incredible run to the title, the NU Bulldogs ended their trademark as "Perennial Doormats", "Bottom-Dwellers" and "Underdogs" and they became the Top Dogs of the league. They are expected to be a tough contender in the upcoming seasons of the UAAP. The NU Bullpups have won four UAAP championships in four years. They won the UAAP championships in Season 74, 76, 78, 81.[2]

Volleyball[]

The National University Bulldogs Spikers won their first UAAP volleyball title in season 75 (2012-2013), while the NU Lady Bulldogs Spikers won their first in season 16 (1953–54). As of UAAP Season 77 the NU Bulldogs have won 2 UAAP volleyball titles while the NU Lady Bulldogs have 2 UAAP championships (Season 16 (1953–54) and Season 19 (1956–57)).

Beach volleyball[]

The school has men's and women's beach volleyball temas.[3]

Baseball[]

The Bulldogs have found recent success in the UAAP baseball tournament. After years in the bottom of the team standings, NU has made it four consecutive times to the Final 4, from season 72 (2009–10 ) to season 75 (2012–13). In season 74 (2011–12) they not only made it to the Finals but also won the championship, their third since 1965. Again they repeated their Finals appearance the following year, season 75 (2012–13). This time however, they were not as fortunate. They finished runner-up to Ateneo.

Softball[]

Performance sports[]

Cheerdance[]

The National U Pep Squad performs at the halftime of the basketball games of the NU Bulldogs in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and represents the University in the UAAP Cheerdance Competition along with the NU Cheer Squadron and NU Drummers. They were the champions for four consecutive years (2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016). Their closest rival is the UP Pep Squad and U.S.T. Salinggawi Dance Troup Group, which has been a consistent runner-up for the past three seasons. Ghicka Bernabe, a former member of FEU Cheering Squad, is the current head coach of the group.

Awards and other achievements[]

Event Year Award
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2002 8th Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2003 8th Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2004 8th Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2005 8th Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2006 7th Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2007 8th Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2008 8th Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2009 5th Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2010 7th Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2011 6th Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
National Cheerleading Championship 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
National Cheerleading Championship 2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place
National Cheerleading Championship 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
ICU World Cheerleading Championship (Orlando, Florida) 2015 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place

(Team Pilipinas - Co-Ed Elite)

UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
National Cheerleading Championship 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
National Cheerleading Championship 2017 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2017 4th Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2019 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2020 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
Group stunts division[]
Event Year Award
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2011 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2015 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Second Place
National Cheerleading Championship 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion (CoEd)
National Cheerleading Championship 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion (All-Girl)
National Cheerleading Championship 2016 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Second Place (CoEd)
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion

Notable alumni[]

Championships Record[]

The following tables show the rankings history of National University in the UAAP.

Seniors division[]

  • Gold border denotes overall championship season.

  Demonstration sport

UAAP Season MEN'S
Basketball Volleyball Beach volleyball Swimming Chess Table tennis Tennis Badminton Track and field Fencing Taekwondo Judo Baseball Football
59 (1996-97) 6th 7th DNP 7th 8th DNP 5th DNP DNP DNP 4th DNP
60 (1997-98) 4th
61 (1998-09) 7th 4th DNP 8th 7th DNP 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP 5th DNP
62 (1999-00) 7th
63 (2000-01) 4th
64 (2001-02) 4th 5th DNP 8th 8th DNP 7th DNP DNP DNP DNP 8th DNP
65 (2002-03) '8th 7th DNP 7th 8th DNP 7th DNP DNP DNP DNP 6th DNP
66 (2003-04) 8th 7th DNP 8th 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 4th DNP
67 (2004-05) 8th 7th DNP 8th 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd DNP
68 (2005-06) 8th 7th DNP 8th 8th DNP 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP 4th DNP
69 (2006-07) 7th 4th 7th DNP 6TH 6th DNP 7th DNP DNP DNP DNP 4th DNP
70 (2007-08) 6th 8th 6th DNP 6th 5th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 4th DNP
71 (2008-09) 8th 8th 6th DNP 6th 7th DNP 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP 5th DNP
72 (2009-10) 7th 7th 8th DNP 7th 6th DNP 7th DNP DNP DNP DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP
73 (2010–11) 5th 7th 8th DNP 7th 6th DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd DNP DNP DNP DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP
74 (2011–12) 5th 5th 7th DNP 5th 6th Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP DNP DNP DMP Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP
75 (2012-13) Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd Gold medal with cup.svg1st Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP 5th 6th Gold medal with cup.svg1st Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP 7th 7th DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd 6th
76 (2013-14) 4th Gold medal with cup.svg1st Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP' 5th 5th Gold medal with cup.svg1st Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP 7th 7th DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd 6th
77 (2014-15) Gold medal with cup.svg1st Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP 5th 5th Gold medal with cup.svg1st Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd DNP 4th 5th
78 (2015-16) 4th Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd 5th Gold medal with cup.svg1st 4th Gold medal with cup.svg1st Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP DNP 7th DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd 6TH
79 (2016-17) 5TH Silver medal with cup.svg'2nd 4TH 6TH Gold medal with cup.svg1st Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd 5TH Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP DNP Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP 5TH 5TH
80 (2017-18) 6TH Gold medal with cup.svg1st Gold medal with cup.svg1st 5TH Gold medal with cup.svg1st Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP DNP Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP 6TH 6TH
80 (2018-19) 7TH Gold medal with cup.svg1st Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Gold medal with cup.svg1st Gold medal with cup.svg1st 4TH DNP Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP 5TH 7TH
80 (2019-20) 6TH Cancelled Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd DNP 4TH Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Cancelled Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd Cancelled DNP Gold medal with cup.svg1st DNP Cancelled Cancelled
Year WOMEN'S
Basketball Volleyball Beach volleyball Swimming Chess Table tennis Tennis Badminton Track and field Fencing Taekwondo Judo Softball Football
59 1996-97 DNP 8th DNP 7th 6th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
60 1997-98 7th
61 1998-09 DNP 7th DNP DNP 7th DNP 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
62 1999-00 7th
63 2000-01 6th
64 2001-02 DNP 7th DNP DNP 8th DNP 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
65 2002-03 DNP 7th DNP 7th 8th DNP 7th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
66 2003-04 DNP 8th DNP 7th 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
67 2004-05 DNP 8th DNP 7th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
68 2005-06 DNP 8th DNP 7th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
69 2006-07 7th 7th 6th DNP 6th 5th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
70 2007-08 8th 6th 5th DNP 6th 7th DNP 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
71 2008-09 7th 8th 5th DNP 7th 6th DNP 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
72 2009-10 7th 8th 6th DNP 5th 6th DNP 7th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
73 2010-11 5th 5th 8th DNP 5th 6th DNP 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
74 2011–12 6th 7th 7th DNP 5th 6th DNP 8th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
75 2012-13 5th 4th 5th DNP 4th 5th 4th 8th DNP DNP 5th DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP
76 2013-14 Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd 5th DNP 5th 5th Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 8th DNP DNP 6th DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP
77 2014-15 Gold medal with cup.svg 1st Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd '5th DNP 4th 5th Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 8th DNP DNP 5th DNP 4th DNP
78 2015-16 Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 5th 7th DNP 4th 5th Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 6th DNP DNP 6th DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd DNP
79 2016-17 Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 6th 5th DNP DNP 5th Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 4th DNP DNP Gold medal with cup.svg 1st DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd DNP
80 2017-18 Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 4th 7th 5th 6th 7th DNP 4th DNP DNP 6th DNP 4th DNP
80 2018-19 Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 6th 4th DNP 7th 7th Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 4th DNP DNP Gold medal with cup.svg 1st DNP 4th DNP
81 2019-20 Gold medal with cup.svg 1st Cancelled 8th DNP 7th 8th Cancelled Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd Cancelled DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd DNP Cancelled Cancelled
Year COED
Poomsae
2013-14 7th
2014-15 6th
2015-16 6th
2016-17 6th
2017-18 6th
2018-19 4th
2019-20 Silver medal with cup.svg2nd

Juniors division[]

UAAP Season BOYS' GIRLS'
Basketball Volleyball Swimming Chess Table tennis Football Taekwondo Track and field Judo Volleyball Swimming
1996-97 7th 5th DNP 4th Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd   ? DNP   5th DNP
2006-07 7th' DNP DNP 5th 6th   DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
2007-08 4th DNP DNP 4th 4th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
2008-09 7th 5th DNP 5th 6th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
2009-10 7th 4th DNP 4th Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
2010-11 4th Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
2011-12 Gold medal with cup.svg 1st Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP DNP DNP DNP 5th DNP
2012-13 Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd Gold medal with cup.svg 1st DNP DNP DNP DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP
2013-14 Gold medal with cup.svg 1st Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP Gold medal with cup.svg 1st Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP DNP DNP DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP
2014-15 Silver medal with cup.svg 2nd Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd DNP Gold medal with cup.svg 1st Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd DNP DNP DNP DNP Gold medal with cup.svg 1st DNP
2015-16 Gold medal with cup.svg 1st Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 6th Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP DNP DNP DNP Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 5th
2016-17 Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 4th DNP' Gold medal with cup.svg 1st DNP DNP DNP DNP Gold medal with cup.svg 1st 5th
2017-18 Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd DNP DNP DNP Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd DNP DNP DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP
2018-19 Gold medal with cup.svg 1st Gold medal with cup.svg 1st DNP DNP DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP DNP DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd DNP
2019-20 Gold medal with cup.svg 1st Gold medal with cup.svg 1st DNP Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd Silver medal with cup.svg2nd Bronze medal with cup.svg3rd DNP DNP Gold medal with cup.svg 1st DNP
2020-21

DNP = Did Not Participate

Number of Championships[]

The table shows the number of championships of National University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

Championships by Sport[]

General Championship (Seniors' Division)[]

The table shows the Rank of National University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) General Championships.

Season Host School Rank Points
UAAP Season 60 Adamson school colors Adamson University - -
UAAP Season 61 UE school colors University of the East 8th Place 25 pts
UAAP Season 62 UP school colors University of the Philippines 8th Place 23 pts
UAAP Season 63 UST school colors University of Santo Tomas 8th Place -
UAAP Season 64 FEU school colors Far Eastern University 8th Place 23.5 pts
UAAP Season 65 NU school colors National University 8th Place 18 pts
UAAP Season 66 Ateneo school colors Ateneo De Manila University 8th Place 17 pts
UAAP Season 67 La Salle school colors De La Salle University 8th Place 18 pts
UAAP Season 68 Adamson school colors Adamson University 8th Place 21 pts
UAAP Season 69 UE school colors University of the East 8th Place 48 pts
UAAP Season 70 UST school colors University of Santo Tomas 8th Place 41 pts
UAAP Season 71 UP school colors University of the Philippines 8th Place 35 pts
UAAP Season 72 FEU school colors Far Eastern University 8th Place 44 pts
UAAP Season 73 La Salle school colors De La Salle University 8th Place 61 pts
UAAP Season 74 Ateneo school colors Ateneo De Manila University 8th Place 81 pts
UAAP Season 75 NU school colors National University 6th Place 161 pts
UAAP Season 76 Adamson school colors Adamson University 6th Place 169 pts
UAAP Season 77 UE school colors University of the East 6th Place 187 pts
UAAP Season 78 UP school colors University of the Philippines 6th Place 177 pts
UAAP Season 79 UST school colors University of Santo Tomas 5th Place 185 pts
UAAP Season 80 FEU school colors Far Eastern University 5th Place 180 pts
UAAP Season 81 NU school colors National University 5th Place 197 pts
UAAP Season 82 Ateneo school colors Ateneo De Manila University 5th Place 117 pts

See also[]

References[]

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  3. ^ Cruz, Danine (September 24, 2018). "LOOK: UAAP Season 81 Beach Volleyball Lineups". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
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