The road to a UAAP championship is no joke. And the bond formed by those championship teams, on and off the court, is something to be marveled upon.

More than a decade removed from their collegiate years, these guys are proof that time, and some days off brought upon the holidays will just strengthen the brotherhood they've formed early on in their basketball careers.

2001-2002 Ateneo Team

(LA Tenorio, Wesley Gonzales, Larry Fonacier, Enrico Villanueva, Marco Benitez, Rainer Sison, Epok Quimpo, Bajjie Del Rosario, Paolo Bugia, JR Elmido, Paul Tan-Chi and Sonny Tadeo)

A photo posted by LA Tenorio (@la_tenorio) on Dec 12, 2016 at 8:33am PST

Late 90s to early 2000s DLSU squad

(Renren Ritualo, Dominic Uy, Adonis Sta. Maria, Mark Telan, Dino Aldeguer, Richie Romero, and Michael Dy)

A photo posted by Renren Ritualo (@renrenritualo414) on Jan 2, 2017 at 9:42am PST

A photo posted by Mark Telan (@markclemencetelan) on Jan 2, 2017 at 1:56pm PST

A photo posted by Mark Telan (@markclemencetelan) on Jan 2, 2017 at 7:52am PST

This article originally appeared on the ABS-CBN Sports website.