Ateneo Blue Eagles
The Ateneo Blue Eagles are the collegiate varsity teams of the Ateneo de Manila University that play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere collegiate league in the Philippines. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady Eagles. The Ateneo collegiate men's varsity basketball team was not always called the Blue Eagles. It got the name Blue Eagles when Ateneo adopted the Eagle as its mascot in 1938. Prior to that, from 1914 it was known under different names.
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | |
|---|---|
| School | Ateneo de Manila University |
| League | UAAP |
| Joined | 1978 (NCAA founding member – 1924) |
| Location | Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City |
| Venue/s | Moro Lorenzo Sports Center Blue Eagle Gym |
| Team colors | Blue and White |
| Fight song | Blue Eagle the King |
| Women's team | Blue Eagles |
| Juniors' team | Blue Eagles |
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Ateneo has fifteen collegiate men's varsity teams that participate in fifteen sporting events of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, its mother league.
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