DON ALLADO

In an era when giants Marvin Ortiguerra of UST and Enrico Villanueva of Ateneo battled for big man supremacy, Don Allado proved he was the top dog. Following in the footsteps of Limpot, the 6-foot-6 Allado also delivered two championship trophies to Taft in 1998 and 1999, and was named MVP in both seasons.

KURT BACHMANN

The late Kurt Bachmann delivered only one title for La Salle in 1956, but the honor he brought to the school went global, thanks to stints in the FIBA World Championship, Asian Games, and Summer Olympics. Bachmann was a two-time NCAA MVP who mastered the art of the hook shot. His number 33 jersey now hangs in the rafters in Taft, right next to Ritualo and Beng.

MARK CARDONA

While Bachmann was graceful and calculated in his hook shots in the 50s, Mark Cardona introduced a new, rugged style in the 2000s. Cardona’s go-to hook shot was automatic and often caught defenders off-guard. He was named UAAP Rookie of the Year in 2001, when La Salle went on to win the last of its four-peat title run. In 2004, Cardona won another championship as the Green Archers’ main offensive weapon, but the title was later stripped from La Salle due to ineligibility issues of some of its players. What they couldn’t strip away was Cardona’s tear drop shot and swagger, which he carried with him to the pro leagues.

JV CASIO

One-time UAAP champ JV Casio was a lights out shooter during his days as a Green Archer, like a smaller and shiftier version of Ritualo. Casio was named Rookie of the Year in 2003, and co-Finals MVP in 2007. La Salle failed to win back-to-back titles in Casio’s last year in 2008, but his prolific scoring earned him a spot in the Mythical Five as well as the privilege of being picked first in the 2011 PBA Draft.

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