# EAC Generals basketball

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College basketball team

EAC Generals 2025 EAC Generals basketball team University Emilio Aguinaldo College Head coach Jerson Allen Cabiltes (1st season) Location Ermita, Manila Nickname Generals Colors Red and White UCAA Champion 2004, 2005, 2006 NCRAA Champion 2004

The **EAC Generals basketball** program represents [Emilio Aguinaldo College](/source/Emilio_Aguinaldo_College) (EAC) in men's basketball as a member of the [National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_(Philippines)) (NCAA). The [EAC Generals](/source/EAC_Generals) joined the NCAA in 2009, having been a fixture in the [National Capital Region Athletic Association](/source/National_Capital_Region_Athletic_Association) (NCRAA) and Universities and Colleges Athletic Association (UCAA).

## History

### NCRAA and UCAA champions

The Generals have been champions in the NCRAA and UCAA due to the exploits of [Ronjay Buenafe](/source/Ronjay_Buenafe), seen to be as the best player in program history, having his #8 [jersey retired](/source/Retired_number) by the team.[1]

### Entry to the NCAA

The Generals joined the NCAA in 2009 as one of the three guest teams.[2] The Generals finished with a 6–12 record.[1] [Nomar Angeles Isla](/source/Nomar_Angeles_Isla) coached the Generals until 2010 when he went on to be their representative in the management committee. He was replaced by [Gerry Esplana](/source/Gerry_Esplana).[3] They had their best showing in 2013 when they finished with a winning record at 10–8, but barely missed the Final Four.[4] At the next season, the Generals finished outside the playoff places, and figured in a brawl against the [Mapua Cardinals](/source/Map%C3%BAa_Cardinals_basketball). This, coupled with internal issues with management, led to Esplana to resign.[5]

Andy de Guzman coached the team in 2016 to a last-place finish. EAC-IAC Brigadiers (their juniors team) coach Ariel Sison then replaced de Guzman.[6] In the 2017 season, the Generals, led by [Sidney Onwubere](/source/Sidney_Onwubere), finished with a 7–11 record.[7] After finishing with a 4–14 record in 2018, Sison was replaced by Oliver Bunyi.[8] The Generals equaled their previous season record, but had notable wins against playoff teams Lyceum and San Sebastian.[9] Bunyi bid farewell to the Generals after their 63-62 overtime triumph over Arellano University to close out their NCAA Season 98 Seniors Basketball campaign.[10]

As of January 25, 2023, Jerson Allen Cabiltes has been tapped as the new head coach of the Generals.[11] The Generals were eliminated from the playoffs in Cabiltes' first season in charge.[12]

## Current roster

**NCAA Season 100**

EAC Generals roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School G 12 Angeles, Brianne 6'5" (1.96m) – Far Eastern University F 13 Bacud, Jethro Santiago 6'6" (1.98m) – – G 81 Bagay, Jude 6'4" (1.93m) – Ford Academy of the Arts PG 19 Devara, Joshua 5'9" (1.75m) – – PG 61 Doromal, Kalen Axel 5'10" (1.78m) – José Rizal University F 17 Ednilag, Dave 6'6" (1.98m) – Colegio de San Juan de Letran SG 3 Gurtiza, Kris Kelly (C) 6'3" (1.91m) 5th St Jude College Dasmariñas G 16 Jacob, Mac Chester 6'2" (1.88m) – – G 28 Loristo, Gelo 6'2" (1.88m) – – PG 71 Lucero, Aldeo 5'11" (1.8m) – – F 8 Luciano, Jan Carl 6'6" (1.98m) 5th Chiang Kai-shek College F 10 Manacho, Jhearald 6'8" (2.03m) – – PG 88 Ochavo, Kyle 5'5" (1.65m) 2nd – SF 91 Oftana, Wilmar 6'7" (2.01m) – San Beda University G 9 Pagsanjan, Harvey 6'1" (1.85m) – – G 11 Postanes, Rico 6'2" (1.88m) – – PG 14 Quinal, Nichole Gil 5'9" (1.75m) – Adamson University C 15 Umpad, Erlan 6'10" (2.08m) – Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite Head coach Jerson Allen Cabiltes Assistant coach(es) Ariel Sison Ricky Alcantara Luis Nolasco Dhan Diolanto Maximino Dayandante, Jr. Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 3, 2024

## Head coaches

- 1998–2010: [Nomar Angeles Isla](/source/Nomar_Angeles_Isla)[3]

- 2011–2014: [Gerry Esplana](/source/Gerry_Esplana)[5]

- 2015: Andy de Guzman[6]

- 2016–2018: Ariel Sison[8]

- 2019–2022: Oliver Bunyi[8]

- 2023–Present: Jerson Allen Cabiltes[8]

## Notable players

- [Ronjay Buenafe](/source/Ronjay_Buenafe)

- Nat Cosejo

- Laminou Hamadou

- Cedric Noube Happi

- JP Maguliano

- [Sidney Onwubere](/source/Sidney_Onwubere) (currently playing for the [NLEX Road Warriors](/source/NLEX_Road_Warriors) of the [PBA](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association).)

## Retired numbers

- **#8**, [Ronray Buenafe](/source/Ronjay_Buenafe) (2007)[13]

## Season-by-season records

Season League Elimination round Playoffs Pos GP W L PCT GB GP W L Results 2008 UCAA 3rd Lost Finals vs UCN 2009 NCAA 6th/10 18 6 12 .333 10 Did not qualify 2010 NCAA 9th/9 16 2 14 .125 14 Did not qualify 2011 NCAA 10th/10 18 4 14 .222 12 Did not qualify 2012 NCAA 7th/10 18 8 10 .444 7 Did not qualify 2013 NCAA 5th/10 18 10 8 .556 5 Did not qualify 2014 NCAA 9th/10 18 4 14 .222 9 Did not qualify 2015 NCAA 10th/10 18 2 16 .111 11 Did not qualify 2016 NCAA 8th/10 18 6 12 .333 8 Did not qualify 2017 NCAA 7th/10 18 7 11 .389 11 Did not qualify 2018 NCAA 9th/10 18 4 14 .222 13 Did not qualify 2019 NCAA 9th/10 18 4 14 .222 14 Did not qualify 2020[a] NCAA Season canceled 2021[b] NCAA 7th/10 9 3 6 .333 6 Did not qualify 2022 NCAA 10th/10 18 3 15 .167 11 Did not qualify 2023 NCAA 7th/10 18 9 9 .500 6 Did not qualify 2024 NCAA 5th/10 18 9 9 .500 6 Did not qualify 2025 NCAA 5th/5 13 4 9 .308 5 1 0 1 Lost play-in vs JRU NCAA totals 272 85 187 .313 — 0 0 1 0 playoffs appearances

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Season cancelled due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Season postponed to early 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Honors

### Team honors

- [National Capital Region Athletic Association](/source/National_Capital_Region_Athletic_Association) (NCRAA) - Champions (1): 2004

- [Universities and Colleges Athletic Association](/source/Universities_and_Colleges_Athletic_Association) (UCAA) - Champions (3): 2004, 2005, 2006

### Player honors

- NCAA Rookie of the Year - Cedric Noube Happi: 2012

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["EAC Generals: Young program with plenty of fight | NCAA Philippines"](https://www.gmanetwork.com/ncaa/sports/basketball/825629/eac-generals-young-program-with-plenty-of-fight/story/). *www.gmanetwork.com*. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["85th NCAA: New faces greet the league"](https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/25/09/85th-ncaa-new-faces-greet-league). *[ABS-CBN News](/source/ABS-CBN_News)*. June 25, 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) ["Lyceum shoots for win over CSB in NCAA debut"](https://www.philstar.com/sports/2011/07/04/702191/lyceum-shoots-win-over-csb-ncaa-debut). *www.philstar.com*. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Generals buck absence of coach, beat Cardinals to record EAC's best mark in NCAA"](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-women/generals-buck-absence-of-coach-beat-cardinals-to-record-eacs-best-mark-in-ncaa). *Spin.ph*. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_5-1) ["Saying he was ashamed of EAC's troubled season, Gerry Esplana steps down as Generals coach"](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-women/gerry-esplana-resigns-eac-generals-emilio-aguinaldo). *Spin.ph*. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:3_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:3_6-1) ["EAC taps juniors coach Ariel Sison to take over Generals in NCAA, according to source"](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-women/eac-emilio-aguinaldo-college-ariel-sison-eac-generals-andy-de-guzman-gerry-esplana-ncaa). *Spin.ph*. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Naredo, Camille B. (October 17, 2017). ["NCAA: Onwubere leaves EAC with no regrets"](https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/17/17/ncaa-onwubere-leaves-eac-with-no-regrets).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:4_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:4_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:4_8-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:4_8-3) ["Oliver Bunyi set to handle EAC coaching chore in place of Sison"](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/ncaa-men/oliver-bunyi-eac-coach-ariel-sison-a2437-20181207). *Spin.ph*. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["NCAA: San Beda completes elims sweep for outright title berth"](https://www.rappler.com/sports/242799-game-results-san-beda-lyceum-october-17-2019/). *RAPPLER*. October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Oliver Bunyi bids EAC farewell"](https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/oliver-bunyi-bids-eac-farewell/255963). *Tiebreaker Times*. November 22, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["EAC taps Jerson Cabiltes as Generals' new head coach"](https://www.gmanetwork.com/ncaa/sports/basketball/858628/eac-taps-jerson-cabiltes-as-generals-new-head-coach/story/?fbclid=IwAR0qMTYPH2A0etP-bqur_YZjCfrdBGSM8Bkaz5aXMFHg62xXsea02iCAG7A). *GMA Network*. January 25, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Fuertes, Rommel Jr (November 18, 2023). ["NCAA: Perpetual stays alive in Final Four race, ousts EAC"](https://sports.inquirer.net/540107/ncaa-perpetual-stays-alive-in-final-four-race-ousts-eac). *INQUIRER.net*. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["SPIN.ph lists top players from each NCAA school in Final Four era"](https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/spin-ph-lists-top-players-from-each-ncaa-school-in-final-four-era-a795-20200303-lfrm). *Spin.ph*. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

v t e National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournaments Champions Men's Final Four results Teams Arellano Chiefs Letran Knights Benilde Blazers EAC Generals JRU Heavy Bombers Lyceum Pirates Mapúa Cardinals San Beda Red Lions San Sebastian Stags Perpetual Altas Seasons Pre-war era 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 Pennant era 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Best-of-3 finals era 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Final Four era 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021* 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Play-in era 2025 Rivalries Arellano vs. San Beda Battle of Intramuros Letran vs. San Beda Letran vs. San Sebastian San Beda vs. San Sebastian San Beda vs. Perpetual San Sebastian vs. JRU *Played in early 2022

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