UAAP Season 71 basketball tournaments

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UAAP Season 71
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Host school University of the Philippines Diliman
Men's FinalsG1G2Wins
Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Blue Eagles 69622
La Salle colors.svg  De La Salle Green Archers 61510
DurationSeptember 21–25, 2008
Arena(s) Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVP Nonoy Baclao
Winning coach Norman Black (1st title)
SemifinalistsFEU colors.svg  FEU Tamaraws
UE colors.svg  UE Red Warriors
TV network(s) Studio 23
Women's FinalsG1G2Wins
FEU colors.svg  FEU Lady Tamaraws 54522
UP colors.svg  UP Lady Maroons 52460
DurationSeptember 20–27, 2008
Arena(s) The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVPBernadette Mercado
Winning coachMichael Oliver
SemifinalistsUST colors.svg  UST Tigresses
Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Lady Falcons
TV network(s) Studio 23
Juniors' FinalsG1G2Wins
Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 72712
FEU colors.svg  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 62600
DurationSeptember 20–27, 2008
Arena(s) The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVPJV Dumrique
Winning coach Jamike Jarin (6th title)
SemifinalistsLa Salle colors.svg  DLSZ Junior Archers
Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s) Studio 23
< Season 70 2008 Season 72 >

The basketball tournaments of University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 71 started on July 5, 2008, at the Araneta Coliseum with University of the Philippines, Diliman as hosts. The defending champions were the De La Salle Green Archers (men), Ateneo Lady Eagles (women) and the De La Salle Junior Archers (juniors).

Contents

Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines president Chito Narvasa is the season's commissioner. The theme is "Filipino Leadership Through Sports Excellence". [1]

Men's tournament

Teams

TeamUniversityCoach
Adamson Soaring Falcons Adamson University (AdU) Leo Austria
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Norman Black
De La Salle Green Archers De La Salle University (DLSU) Franz Pumaren
FEU Tamaraws Far Eastern University (FEU) Glenn Capacio
NU Bulldogs National University (NU)Manny Dandan
UE Red Warriors University of the East (UE) Dindo Pumaren
UP Fighting Maroons University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) Aboy Castro
UST Growling Tigers University of Santo Tomas (UST) Pido Jarencio

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeam
WLPCTGBQualification
1Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Blue Eagles 131.929— Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2La Salle colors.svg  De La Salle Green Archers 104.714 [a] 3
3FEU colors.svg  FEU Tamaraws 104.714 [a] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4UE colors.svg  UE Red Warriors 95.6434
5UST colors.svg  UST Growling Tigers 68.4297
6UP colors.svg  UP Fighting Maroons (H)311.214 [b] 10
7Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Soaring Falcons 311.214 [b] 10
8NU colors.svg  NU Bulldogs 212.14311
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Second-seed playoff: La Salle 62–59 FEU
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: UP 2–0 Adamson

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson colors.svg  Adamson FEU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgNU colors.svgUE colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUST colors.svgUP colors.svgUST colors.svgFEU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUP colors.svgUE colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgNU colors.svg
Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo La Salle colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUE colors.svgUP colors.svgNU colors.svgFEU colors.svgUST colors.svgFEU colors.svgUST colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUE colors.svgUP colors.svgNU colors.svgLa Salle colors.svg
La Salle colors.svg  La Salle Ateneo colors.svgFEU colors.svgUST colors.svgNU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUP colors.svgUE colors.svgUE colors.svgUP colors.svgNU colors.svgFEU colors.svgUST colors.svgAdamson colors.svgAteneo colors.svg
FEU colors.svg  FEU Adamson colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUP colors.svgUST colors.svgUE colors.svgAteneo colors.svgNU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUST colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgNU colors.svgUP colors.svgUE colors.svg
NU colors.svg  NU UP colors.svgUE colors.svgAdamson colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUST colors.svgFEU colors.svgUP colors.svgUE colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUST colors.svgFEU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgAdamson colors.svg
UE colors.svg  UE UST colors.svgNU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUP colors.svgFEU colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgNU colors.svgUP colors.svgAteneo colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUST colors.svgFEU colors.svg
UP colors.svg  UP NU colors.svgUST colors.svgFEU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUE colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgAdamson colors.svgNU colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUE colors.svgAdamson colors.svgAteneo colors.svgFEU colors.svgUST colors.svg
UST colors.svg  UST UE colors.svgUP colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgFEU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgNU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgAdamson colors.svgAteneo colors.svgFEU colors.svgNU colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUE colors.svgUP colors.svg
Source: [ citation needed ]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results

Team		 AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Soaring Falcons 45–7261–7671–7473–6566–6468–7680–88*
Ateneo Blue Eagles 78–59 79–73 66–7274–6264–58 83–66 64–57
De La Salle Green Archers 84–79* 57–65 73–6293–6962–6882–60 85–84
FEU Tamaraws 70–6274–7883–7561–69 71–69 88–6670–65
NU Bulldogs 57–6858–8367–7960–6469–8258–8777–88
UE Red Warriors 58–4557–61*61–70 73–61 67–5087–5878–73
UP Fighting Maroons 73–42 58–79 61–8170–7159–7265–9575–94
UST Growling Tigers 97–8376–85 79–81 69–74*68–5887–8971–63
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Second-seed playoff

September 11
De La Salle Green Archers  La Salle colors.svg62–59FEU colors.svg  FEU Tamaraws
La Salle wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 70
4UE colors.svg  UE 50
1Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 6962
2La Salle colors.svg  La Salle 6151
2La Salle colors.svg  La Salle 67
3FEU colors.svg  FEU 62

Semifinals

(1) Ateneo vs. (4) UE

The Ateneo Blue Eagles has the twice-to-beat advantage.

September 14
Ateneo Blue Eagles  Ateneo colors.svg70–50UE colors.svg  UE Red Warriors
Ateneo wins series in one game

(2) La Salle vs. (3) FEU

The De La Salle Green Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.

September 14
De La Salle Green Archers  La Salle colors.svg67–62FEU colors.svg  FEU Tamaraws
La Salle wins series in one game

Finals

September 21
Ateneo Blue Eagles  Ateneo colors.svg69–61La Salle colors.svg  De La Salle Green Archers
September 25
Ateneo Blue Eagles  Ateneo colors.svg62–51La Salle colors.svg  De La Salle Green Archers
Ateneo wins series 2–0
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Nonoy Baclao  (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

Awards

  UAAP Season 71 men's basketball champions  
Ateneo colors.svg
Ateneo Blue Eagles
Fourth title
(18th title including NCAA championships)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Games, which began on July 6, are held at the Blue Eagle Gym.

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1FEU colors.svg  FEU Lady Tamaraws 131.929— Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2UST colors.svg  UST Tigresses 104.714 [a] 3
3UP colors.svg  UP Lady Maroons (H)104.714 [a] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Lady Falcons 95.6434
5La Salle colors.svg  De La Salle Lady Archers 77.5006
6Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Lady Eagles 410.2869
7UE colors.svg  UE Lady Warriors 212.14311
8NU colors.svg  NU Lady Bulldogs 113.07112
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Second-seed playoff: UST 69–64

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson colors.svg  AdU UP colors.svgNU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgFEU colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUE colors.svgUST colors.svgUE colors.svgFEU colors.svgNU colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUST colors.svgUP colors.svgAteneo colors.svg
Ateneo colors.svg  AdMU UST colors.svgFEU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUE colors.svgNU colors.svgUP colors.svgNU colors.svgUP colors.svgUE colors.svgFEU colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUST colors.svgAdamson colors.svg
La Salle colors.svg  DLSU NU colors.svgUP colors.svgUE colors.svgAteneo colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUST colors.svgFEU colors.svgUP colors.svgNU colors.svgFEU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUE colors.svgUST colors.svg
FEU colors.svg  FEU UE colors.svgAteneo colors.svgNU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUST colors.svgUP colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUST colors.svgAdamson colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUE colors.svgNU colors.svgUP colors.svg
NU colors.svg  NU La Salle colors.svgAdamson colors.svgFEU colors.svgUST colors.svgUP colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUE colors.svgAteneo colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUST colors.svgUP colors.svgFEU colors.svgUE colors.svg
UE colors.svg  UE FEU colors.svgUST colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUP colors.svgAteneo colors.svgAdamson colors.svgNU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUST colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUP colors.svgFEU colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgNU colors.svg
UP colors.svg  UP Adamson colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUST colors.svgUE colors.svgNU colors.svgFEU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUST colors.svgUE colors.svgNU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgFEU colors.svg
UST colors.svg  UST Ateneo colors.svgUE colors.svgUP colors.svgNU colors.svgFEU colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgAdamson colors.svgFEU colors.svgUE colors.svgUP colors.svgNU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgAteneo colors.svgLa Salle colors.svg
Source: [ citation needed ]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Rivalry games

Second–seed playoff

September 10
UP Lady Maroons  UP colors.svg64–69UST colors.svg  UST Tigresses
UST wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1FEU colors.svg  FEU 5674
4Adamson colors.svg  Adamson 5763
1FEU colors.svg  FEU 5452
3UP colors.svg  UP 5246
2UST colors.svg  UST 3946
3UP colors.svg  UP 5250

Semifinals

(1) FEU vs. (4) Adamson

September 13
FEU Lady Tamaraws  FEU colors.svg56–57Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Lady Falcons
September 17
FEU Lady Tamaraws  FEU colors.svg74–63Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Lady Falcons
FEU wins series in two games

(2) UP vs. (3) UST

September 13
UST Tigresses  UST colors.svg39–52UP colors.svg  UP Lady Maroons
September 17
UST Tigresses  UST colors.svg46–50UP colors.svg  UP Lady Maroons
UP wins series in two games

Finals

September 20
FEU Lady Tamaraws  FEU colors.svg54–52UP colors.svg  UP Lady Maroons
September 27
FEU Lady Tamaraws  FEU colors.svg52–46UP colors.svg  UP Lady Maroons
FEU wins series 2–0
  • Finals Most Valuable Player:Bernadette Mercado (FEU Lady Tamaraws)

Awards

  UAAP Season 71 women's basketball champions  
FEU colors.svg
FEU Lady Tamaraws
Ninth title

The season's awardees were: [2]

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Games, which began on July 9, are held at the Blue Eagle Gym

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 122.857 [a] — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2La Salle colors.svg  DLSZ Junior Archers 122.857 [a] —
3FEU colors.svg  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 95.643 [b] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Baby Falcons 95.643 [b] 3
5UST colors.svg  UST Tiger Cubs 86.5714
6UE colors.svg  UE Junior Warriors 311.214 [c] 9
7NU colors.svg  NUNS Bullpups 311.214 [c] 9
8UP colors.svg  UPIS Junior Maroons (H)014.00012
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Ateneo 1–1 La Salle (Ateneo +2)
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: FEU 1–1 Adamson (FEU +10)
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 NU (UE +10)

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson colors.svg  AdU UST colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUP colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgNU colors.svgFEU colors.svgUE colors.svgUE colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUP colors.svgFEU colors.svgUST colors.svgAteneo colors.svgNU colors.svg
Ateneo colors.svg  AdMU NU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgFEU colors.svgUP colors.svgUST colors.svgUE colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgFEU colors.svgNU colors.svgUST colors.svgUE colors.svgUP colors.svgAdamson colors.svgLa Salle colors.svg
La Salle colors.svg  DLSZ FEU colors.svgUE colors.svgNU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUP colors.svgUST colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUST colors.svgAdamson colors.svgFEU colors.svgNU colors.svgUE colors.svgUP colors.svgAteneo colors.svg
FEU colors.svg  FEU La Salle colors.svgUP colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUST colors.svgUE colors.svgAdamson colors.svgNU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUP colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgAdamson colors.svgNU colors.svgUE colors.svgUST colors.svg
NU colors.svg  NSNU Ateneo colors.svgUST colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUE colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUP colors.svgFEU colors.svgUP colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUE colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgFEU colors.svgUST colors.svgAdamson colors.svg
UE colors.svg  UE UP colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUST colors.svgNU colors.svgFEU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgAdamson colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUST colors.svgNU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgFEU colors.svgUP colors.svg
UP colors.svg  UPIS UE colors.svgFEU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgAteneo colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgNU colors.svgUST colors.svgNU colors.svgFEU colors.svgAdamson colors.svgUST colors.svgAteneo colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUE colors.svg
UST colors.svg  UST Adamson colors.svgNU colors.svgUE colors.svgFEU colors.svgAteneo colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUP colors.svgLa Salle colors.svgUE colors.svgAteneo colors.svgUP colors.svgAdamson colors.svgNU colors.svgFEU colors.svg
Source: [ citation needed ]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Rivalry games

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 78
4Adamson colors.svg  Adamson 45
1Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 7271
3FEU colors.svg  FEU–FERN 6260
2La Salle colors.svg  La Salle Zobel 7056
3FEU colors.svg  FEU–FERN 72**58

*Denotes number of overtime periods.

Semifinals

(1) Ateneo vs. (4) Adamson

September 13
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  Ateneo colors.svg78–45Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Baby Falcons
Ateneo wins series in one game

(2) DLSZ vs. (3) FEU-FERN

September 13
DLSZ Junior Archers  La Salle colors.svg70–72 (2OT)FEU colors.svg  FEU–FERN Baby Tamaraws
September 17
DLSZ Junior Archers  La Salle colors.svg56–58FEU colors.svg  FEU–FERN Baby Tamaraws
FEU-FERN wins series in two games

Finals

September 20
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  Ateneo colors.svg72–62FEU colors.svg  FEU–FERN Baby Tamaraws
September 27
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  Ateneo colors.svg71–60FEU colors.svg  FEU–FERN Baby Tamaraws
Ateneo wins series 2–0
  • Finals Most Valuable Player:John David Dumrique (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

Awards

  UAAP Season 71 juniors' basketball champions  
Ateneo colors.svg
Ateneo Blue Eaglets
15th title

The season's awardees were: [2]

Broadcast notes

Studio 23 broadcast all of the men's basketball games. UAAP Sports Center airs every Tuesday as a supplement to the coverage.

Playoff broadcasters are:

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reporters
Second-seed game
La Salle-FEU semifinalEric Tipan Luigi Trillo Sharon Yu and Kristel Filart
Ateneo-UE semifinal Boom Gonzalez Mark Molina Portia Silva and Alexis Go
Juniors' Finals Game 1
Men's Finals Game 1 Boom Gonzalez TJ Manotoc Sharon Yu and Kamae de Jesus
Men's Finals Game 2 Boom Gonzalez TJ Manotoc Kamae de Jesus and Sharon Yu

Champion rosters

Ateneo Blue Eagles

Years are years spent in the university, not number of years that he played for the team. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No.PositionPlayer
19 Flag of the Philippines.svg C Rabeh Al-Hussaini
8 Flag of the Philippines.svg SF Bacon Austria
7 Flag of the Philippines.svg PF/C Nonoy Baclao
16 Flag of the Philippines.svg PF Mike Baldos
13 Flag of the Philippines.svg SF Ryan Buenafe
15 Flag of the United States.svg C Vince Burke
18 Flag of the Philippines.svg PF Justin Chua
4 Flag of the Philippines.svg PG Yuri Escueta
20 Flag of the Philippines.svg SF Torino Gonzaga
12 Flag of the United States.svg PG Kirk Long
10 Flag of the Philippines.svg C Jobe Nkemakolam
5 Flag of the Philippines.svg PG Jai Reyes
11 Flag of the Philippines.svg SG Eric Salamat
14 Flag of the Philippines.svg PF Nico Salva
6 Flag of the Philippines.svg SG Oping Sumalinog
17 Flag of the Philippines.svg SG Chris Tiu
PositionName/s
Head coach: Flag of the United States.svg   Norman Black
Ateneo Blue Eagles

See also

References

  1. ↑ GMANews.tv UAAP all set to open 70th season on July 7, GMANews.tv. July 2, 2007
  2. 1 2 "Ateneo dominates UAAP individual awards". GMA News and Public Affairs . 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
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