Team Color: Gold & Green
Juniors Team: Baby Tamaraws
Women's Team: Lady Tamaraws
Staple Cheer:
-Trasher ("Let's Go Tamaraws!")
-Go Fight ("Go Fight Tamaraws")
-Recca ("Recca Recca Suma FEU")
The varsity basketball team of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). One of the founding members of the National Collegiate Athletic Associatio
n (NCAA) of the Philippines and the University Athletic Association of the Philippines in 1938. Won their first men's and women's UAAP basketball championships in 1938-39 and 1950–1951, respectively. The Tamaraws have the most number of championships in the men's basketball division, having won 19 titles. The University ranks third in total number of combined championships won in the juniors, women's, and men's basketball divisions. Notable Players:
*Glenn Capacio:
-1983 UAAP MVP
-Member of the 1980, 1981 & 1983 champion teams;
-Senior's current head coach
*Arwind Santos (19):
-Three-time UAAP champion (2003–2005);
-Two-Time UAAP MVP (2004 & 2005);
-Two-Time UAAP Defensive Player of the Year (2004 & 2005);
-2002 UAAP Rookie of the Year
-Member of the Grandslam 2003, 2004 & 2005 championship teams;
-The only jersey number (19) ever retired by the Tamaraws (It hangs in the rafters of the FEU Gym).
*Johnny Abarrientos - 1991 UAAP MVP & 1996 PBA MVP
*Mark Andy Barroca (Smart Gilas RP Team Player)
*Bryant Punsalan (former PBA player)
*Angelo "Long" David (former PBA & MBA player)
*Michael Oliver (Member of the 1997 champion team)
*Richard Dela Rosa (Member of the 1997 champion team)
*Anastacio 'Robin' Mendoza(Member of the 1997 champion team, former PBA player)
*Ronald Magtulis (Member of the 1997 champion team)
*Mark Isip (Member of the Grandslam 2003, 2004 & 2005 championship teams)
*Vincent Conlu (Member from 1999 to 2001, current coach of Iloilo Central Commercial High School)
*Jeffrei Chan:
-Member of the Philippine Team that brought home the 2007 Southeast Asian Games Basketball Crown from Thailand;
-Member of the Grandslam 2003, 2004 & 2005 championship teams.
*Jonas Villanueva:
-Member of 2005 championship team;
-2009 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals Most Valuable Player.
*Turo Valenzona: 1964 Tokyo Olympian. Won 7 championships with FEU as coach.
*Alfredo "Amadora the Explorer" Amador:
-Coach of 1991 & 1992 champion teams;
-Members of UAAP Grandslam Champion 1979,1980,1981.
-Sweep 1980 and 1981.1978 National Inter-Collegiate Champion.1980 RP Youth Team member.
*Danny Pasco 1979,1980,1981. Sweep 1980 and 1981.1978 National Inter-Collegiate Champion.1983 UAAP Champion
*Joselino "Nonong" Roa (1961 Season UAAP MVP) The only Collegiate player to be a member of the 1962 Philippine Basketball Team that won Gold in the 4th Asian games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
*Paquito Diaz - Actor & famous villain of Philippine movies.
*Romy Diaz: Actor. Member of the 1961 Championship team known as "The Magnificent 7"...and more to mention...
