Lyceum Pirates basketball

Leo Austria and Dante Gonzalgo played for Lyceum while it was a member of the now defunct Manila Universities and Colleges Athletic Association (MUCAA) in the late 1970s and early 1980s.{{Cite web |last=Roque |first=Jude |date=2023-01-09 |title=The Rivalry lists: The top five PBA players from Lyceum of the Philippines University |url=https://rivalrynetwork.com/the-rivalry-lists-the-top-five-pba-players-from-lyceum-of-the-philippines-university/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Rivalry Network |language=en-US}}

The Lyceum Pirates previously saw the likes of Gary David and Chico Lanete play for the Intramuros-based school.{{Cite web |title=Lyceum of the Philippines University Pirates: Charting their own path {{!}} NCAA Philippines |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/ncaa/sports/basketball/826213/lyceum-of-the-philippines-university-pirates-charting-their-own-path/story/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=www.gmanetwork.com |language=en}} Playing at the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA), Bay Cristobal coached Lyceum at this time.{{Cite web |title=Doves go for three-peat vs Pirates |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2003/02/13/195214/doves-go-three-peat-vs-pirates |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Philstar.com}} The Pirates were defeated by the St. Francis Doves in 2003.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2011-04-26 |title=PBA Finals: Brotherly love to take a backseat for De Ocampo cagers |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/218734/pba-finals-brotherly-love-to-take-a-backseat-for-de-ocampo-cagers/story/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}

Coached by Bonnie Tan starting in 2003, the Pirates won two undefeated championships in the ISAA, and two runs to the Sweet 16 in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL).{{Cite web |title=Bonnie Tan steps down as Lyceum coach after more than a decade in charge of the Pirates |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-women/coach-bonnie-tan-resigns-lyceum-pirates-ncaa-basketball |access-date=May 28, 2022 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}

Lyceum then entered the NCAA as a guest team in 2011, and was admitted as a regular member in 2015. Tan resigned as coach in 2014, and was replaced by Topex Robinson.{{Cite web |title=Bonnie Tan has one last wish for Lyceum as he passes coaching reins to Topex Robinson |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-women/bonnie-tan-lyceum-ncaa-emilio-aguinaldo-college-topex-robinson-breadstory |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} They would first make it to the playoffs in 2017 when CJ Perez led them to an 18–0 elimination round record, only to lose in the finals to the San Beda Red Lions. The Pirates defeated the Red Lions for the championship though in the postseason 2017 PCCL.{{Cite web |title=Lyceum avenges NCAA Finals loss to San Beda, claims PCCL crown – Philippines News |url=https://www.philippinesnewsgazette.com/lyceum-avenges-ncaa-finals-loss-to-san-beda-claims-pccl-crown/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |language=en-US}} They would meet in an NCAA Finals rematch as a #2 seed with the Red Lions in the next season, but still lost. The championship series saw Perez suspended in Game 1 for failing to notify the NCAA of his intentions to join the 2018 PBA Draft.{{Cite web |date=2018-11-05 |title=Lyceum star CJ Perez suspended for Game 1 of NCAA Finals 2018 |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/215977-lyceum-cj-perez-suspended-2018-finals-game-1/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}

The Pirates then finished second in 2019, but lost to eventual champions Letran Knights in the playoffs. After being appointed as head coach of the Philippine Basketball Association's Phoenix Fuel Masters in 2018, Robinson was replaced by Jeff Perlas.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-04 |title=Jeff Perlas named Lyceum coach as Topex Robinson leads Phoenix |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/ncaa/jeff-perlas-named-lyceum-coach-topex-robinson-leads-phoenix/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}} Perlas himself didn't coach the Pirates in an NCAA game as he resigned for personal reasons in 2021; he was replaced by Gilbert Malabanan.{{Cite web |title=Gilbert Malabanan takes over as Jeff Perlas steps down as Lyceum coach |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/ncaa-men/jeff-perlas-steps-down-as-lyceum-coach-gilbert-malabanan-takes-over-a2437-20211213 |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} Malabanan coached the Pirates in the 2021 bubble season to 2–7 record, way off the play-in tournament places.{{Cite web |title=Mapua defeats LPU to close elims on four-game streak, boosts chance at top-two finish {{!}} NCAA Philippines |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/ncaa/sports/basketball/829876/mapua-defeats-lpu-to-close-elims-on-four-game-streak-boosts-chance-at-top-two-finish/story/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=www.gmanetwork.com |language=en}} The Pirates made it to the playoffs in the 2022 season, losing out to Letran in the semifinals.{{Cite web |last=Trinidad |first=Paolo |date=2022-11-29 |title=NCAA 98: Yu, Caralipio, Paraiso deliver vs Lyceum as Letran sets up clash vs CSB |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ncaa-98-yu-caralipio-paraiso-deliver-vs-lyceum-as-letran-sets-up-clash-vs-csb/256711 |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} They made it to Final Four the following 2023 season with a twice to beat advantage as the second seed but lost both games to the eventual champions San Beda and the Benilde Blazers in the first battle for third place in NCAA basketball history.{{Cite web | last = Villanueva | first = Ralph Edwin | date = 2023-12-01 | title = Lions go wild from deep, eliminate Pirates for NCAA finals return | url = https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/12/01/2315704/lions-go-wild-deep-eliminate-pirates-ncaa-finals-return | website = Philstar.com | language = en-US}}

NCAA Season 100

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last = Colian | first = Desmond Ryan Jr. | ft = 6 | in = 6 | year = | from = }}

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{{UAAPplayer | pos = PG | num = 18 | nat = PHI | last = Cunanan | first = Vincent Greg | ft = 5 | in = 10 | year = 3rd | from = Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite | note = C }}

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• c. 2001: Bai Cristobal
• 2003–2014: Bonnie Tan
• 2014–2020: Topex Robinson
• 2021–present: Gilbert Malabanan

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