The Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) Generals are the varsity teams of
Emilio Aguinaldo College
Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) is a private, non-sectarian institute of education located in Manila, Philippines. It runs under the management of the Yaman Lahi Foundation Incorporated.. The school is a current member of National Collegiate Athle ...
of
Paco
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,
Manila
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. The
Immaculate Conception Academy
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History
Immaculate Conception Academy, In ...
(ICA) is paired as the junior (high school)
varsity team
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of the Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC). The EAC-ICA Brigadiers is the junior team of EAC Generals.
They formerly played at the
Universities and Colleges Athletic Association
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(UCAA) and the
National Capital Region Athletic Association
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(NCRAA). They are now playing in the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)
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.
The ''Generals'' nickname honors President General
Emilio Aguinaldo
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, the first President of the Philippines and the college's namesake.
UCAA
The Generals are one of the charter members of the UCAA in 2002; they first won the men's basketball title in 2004 where they defeated two-time runner-up
Philippine School of Business Administration
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Academic programs Undergraduate studies
*Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
*Bachelor of ...
Jaguars. They would later win the next two UCAA championships mostly due to exploits of
Ronjay Buenafe
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Professional career
Being called as the "steal" of the 2007 d ...
.
In 2007, the Generals failed to make it to the championship round of the UCAA men's basketball championships, a trend that continued until the 2008 season.
NCRAA
While the UCAA holds its basketball tournaments during the first semester (June–October) of the academic year, the NCRAA holds its basketball tournaments during the second semester (November–March) allowing the Generals (and several UCAA teams) to compete in the NCRAA. The Generals also clinched the 2005 title, while they were eliminated in the playoffs during the 2006 season. In the 2007 season, the Generals met the
Arellano Chiefs
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in the best-of-three finals series. After tying the series 1–1, the Chiefs, through their defense that limited Buenafe to six points, defeated the Generals to win their first NCRAA title.
NCAA
With the departure of
Philippine Christian University
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(PCU)
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after exposure of several juniors' players enrolling with forged documents, the NCAA originally opened its doors for new members, and EAC was one of the schools that lodged their application. EAC was named as one of the frontrunners, but the NCAA Policy Board failed to garner enough number of votes to admit a new member which closed the doors for new members for their
2009–10 season.
However, the NCAA invited "guest teams" instead, and EAC along with the
AUF Great Danes and fellow NCRAA member Arellano, were accepted as guest teams for the 2009–10 season, where they are also eligible to win championships.
EAC, along with two other teams, finished sixth in the 2009 season with a 6–12 record, two games behind fifth place Arellano, the best performer among the guest teams.
In 2015, EAC, along with
Lyceum
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is accredited as full members of the NCAA, based from their performance in
Season 90.
Teams
EAC Generals NCAA Season 94 Men's Basketball Roster
Current roster
Juniors' Roster
Volleyball
Women's volleyball roster
Men's
Notable players
= Seniors
=
*
NCAA Season 93 beach volleyball champions: Paolo Lim, Joshua Mina, Denzel Rasing
* Joshua Mina:
NCAA Season 92
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Rookie of the Year, NCAA Season 93 beach volleyball MVP
* Howard Mojica:
NCAA Season 88
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Best Scorer;
NCAA Season 89
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Basketball
Seniors' tournamen ...
Best Scorer;
NCAA Season 90
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It is the ...
Season Most Valuable Player, Finals Most Valuable Player, Best Spiker, Best Scorer (Champion);
NCAA Season 91
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Season Most Valuable Player, Best Server, Best Spiker and Best Scorer;
2015 Spikers' Turf 1st Best Outside Spiker;
2016 Spikers' Turf Conference Most Valuable Player and 1st Best Outside Spiker
= Juniors
=
* Ralph Joshua Pitogo: NCAA Season 91 Season Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, and Best Blocker.
* Michael Vince Imperial: NCAA Season 91 Best Server
* Ceejay Hicap: NCAA Season 91 Best Receiver
* Ederson Rebusora: NCAA Season 92 1st Best Outside Spiker
* Francis Casas: NCAA Season 92 2nd Best Outside Spiker
* EAC–ICA Brigadiers: NCAA Season 92 beach volleyball champions
References
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College sports teams in Metro Manila
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Emilio Aguinaldo College