The Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball team represent Ateneo de Manila University in the men's collegiate basketball tournaments in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). They previously competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 1924 to 1978.
In men's basketball, the Ateneo Blue Eagles have won 26 titles as of 2022, 14 in the NCAA and 12 in the UAAP.
The Blue Eagles also competed at the 2018 William Jones Cup, an international tournament in Taiwan for both club and national teams.
Year â Champions
In the early years of the NCAA, a qualifying round robin sees teams split into two groups; the top teams from each group qualify to a round robin championship round.
In the pennant era, a split season format was followed, where the winners of each half of the season (the pennant winners) play for the championship.
In the UAAP before the Final Four era, the top two teams qualify to the Finals, with the top seeded team having the twice-to-beat advantage.
In the Final Four era, the top four teams qualify to the semifinals, with the top two seeded teams having the twice-to-beat advantage. The semifinal winners then advance to the best-of-three Finals.
Ateneo won the UAAP Season 81 3x3 basketball tournament on its second and final year as a demonstration sport before it became an official sport in UAAP Season 82.