UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments

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UAAP Season 78
Host school University of the Philippines Diliman
Men's FinalsG1G2G3Wins
UST colors.svg  UST Growling Tigers 6462621
FEU colors.svg  FEU Tamaraws 7556672
DurationNovember 25 – December 2, 2015
Arena(s) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP Mac Belo
Winning coach Nash Racela (1st title)
SemifinalistsAteneo colors.svg  Ateneo Blue Eagles
NU colors.svg  NU Bulldogs
TV network(s) ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Women's FinalsG1G2Wins
NU colors.svg  NU Lady Bulldogs 91752+1
Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Lady Eagles 59550
DurationDecember 2–6, 2015
Arena(s) Mall of Asia Arena
Blue Eagle Gym
Finals MVPAfril Bernardino
Winning coach Patrick Aquino (2nd title)
SemifinalistsLa Salle colors.svg  De La Salle Lady Archers
Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Lady Eagles
Juniors' FinalsG1G2G3Wins
NU colors.svg  NUNS Bullpups 7860962+1
La Salle colors.svg  DLSZ Junior Archers 5871751
DurationFebruary 19 – March 4, 2016
Arena(s) Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVP Justine Baltazar
Winning coach Jeff Napa (3rd title)
SemifinalistsAteneo colors.svg  Ateneo Blue Eaglets
FEU colors.svg  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
TV network(s) ABS-CBN Sports and Action
< Season 77 2015–16 Season 79 >

The UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments are held in school year 2015-16. University of the Philippines Diliman is the season host. The basketball tournaments started with a doubleheader basketball games after the opening ceremonies on September 5, 2015, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum and ended on December 2, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena, while the junior's basketball has currently been held since November. ABS-CBN's UHF channel ABS-CBN Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the sixteenth consecutive year.

Contents

Men's tournament

Teams

TeamUniversityCoach
Adamson Soaring Falcons Adamson University (AdU) Mike Fermin
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Bo Perasol
De La Salle Green Archers De La Salle University (DLSU) Juno Sauler
FEU Tamaraws Far Eastern University (FEU) Nash Racela
NU Bulldogs National University (NU) Eric Altamirano
UE Red Warriors University of the East (UE) Derrick Pumaren
UP Fighting Maroons University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) Rensy Bajar
UST Growling Tigers University of Santo Tomas (UST) Bong dela Cruz

Coaching changes

TeamOld coachReasonNew coach
UP Rey MadridFired Renzy Bajar
Adamson [1] Kenneth Duremdes Fired Mike Fermin

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1UST colors.svg  UST Growling Tigers 113.786 [a] — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2FEU colors.svg  FEU Tamaraws 113.786 [a] —
3Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Blue Eagles 95.6432 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4NU colors.svg  NU Bulldogs 77.5004
5La Salle colors.svg  De La Salle Green Archers 68.429 [b] 5
6UE colors.svg  UE Red Warriors 68.429 [b] 5
7UP colors.svg  UP Fighting Maroons (H)311.214 [c] 8
8Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Soaring Falcons 311.214 [c] 8
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: UST 2–0 FEU
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: La Salle 2–0 UE
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 Adamson (UP 0, Adamson 0); overall point differential: UP –91, Adamson –128

Match-up results

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

Scores

Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Soaring Falcons 60–8471–8860–6454–7578–8973–6864–70
Ateneo Blue Eagles 87–72 76–80 64–8874–70**77–7256–4358–68
De La Salle Green Archers 74–75 62–73 75–9367–6371–6466–71 61–77
FEU Tamaraws 82–6966–6171–6861–59 92–81 75–5871–72
NU Bulldogs 85–79*59–6881–7370–6871–7668–5255–54
UE Red Warriors 71–7474–6964–72 67–71 52–4755–6276–83
UP Fighting Maroons 89–8465–7468–7257–6869–7567–7959–67
UST Growling Tigers 78–6374–80 81–79 85–7665–5777–9183–76
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1UST colors.svg  UST 64
4NU colors.svg  NU 55
1UST colors.svg  UST 646262
2FEU colors.svg  FEU 755667
2FEU colors.svg  FEU 76
3Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 74

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the higher seed has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

(1) UST vs. (4) NU

The UST Growling Tigers had the twice-to-beat advantage.

November 22
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers  UST colors.svg64–55NU colors.svg  NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter:15–12, 15–8, 14–12, 20–23
Pts: Louie Vigil 19
Rebs: Louie Vigil 10
Asts: Louie Vigil 7		Pts: Pao Javelona 17
Rebs: Alfred Aroga 15
Asts: Alolino, Alejandro 2 each
UST wins series in one game

(2) FEU vs. (3) Ateneo

The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage.

November 21
3:30 p.m.
FEU Tamaraws  FEU colors.svg76–74Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter:19–12, 19–20, 18–18, 20–24
Pts: Roger Pogoy 16
Rebs: Mac Belo 9
Asts: Tolomia, Ru. Escoto 2 each		Pts: Kiefer Ravena 25
Rebs: Pessumal, Ikeh 6 each
Asts: Ravena, Pingoy 2 each
FEU wins series in one game

Finals

This is the first Finals matchup between the FEU Tamaraws and the UST Growling Tigers in 36 years. The last time these two teams faced each other in the Finals was in UAAP Season 42. This is also, as of 2025, the last UAAP Finals series to not feature either or both Ateneo and La Salle men's basketball teams.

November 25
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers  UST colors.svg64–75FEU colors.svg  FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 10–19, 17–10, 13–18
Pts: Karim Abdul 19
Rebs: Karim Abdul 9
Asts: 5 players 1 each		Pts: Roger Pogoy 15
Rebs: Mac Belo 13
Asts: Pogoy, Inigo, 3 each
November 28
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers  UST colors.svg62–56FEU colors.svg  FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 8–10, 26–11, 15–15
Pts: Kevin Ferrer 29
Rebs: Kevin Ferrer 10
Asts: Ed Daquioag 4		Pts: Mac Belo 16
Rebs: Mac Belo 11
Asts: Mike Tolomia 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 21,933
December 2
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers  UST colors.svg62–67FEU colors.svg  FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter:19–18, 11–12, 16–21, 16–16
Pts: Ed Daquioag 21
Rebs: Louie Vigil 7
Asts: 3 players, 2 each		Pts: Mac Belo 23
Rebs: Belo, Ru. Escoto, 8 each
Asts: Mike Tolomia 3
FEU wins series 2–1
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 23,124
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Mac Belo  (FEU Tamaraws)

Broadcast notes

ABS-CBN Sports is the official broadcaster of the UAAP Season 78 Men's Basketball Finals. Simulcast over ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD Channel 167 (Game 2 only), ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Balls HD channel 195, The Filipino Channel. Livestream over TFC.tv, sports.abs-cbn.com and IWant TV. Replays on Balls. This is the first time in the finals of the game 2 series to broadcast in both ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN Sports and Action.

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside ReportersUpfront at the UAAP Hosts
Game 1Boom Gonzales TJ Manotoc Angelique Manto and Ganiel KrishnanJaneena Chan and Nathasha Alquiros
Game 2TJ ManotocMarco BenitezAngelique Manto and Ganiel KrishnanNo Upfront at the UAAP
Game 3 Mico Halili TJ ManotocAngelique Manto and Ganiel KrishnanJaneena Chan, Nathasha Alquiros and Bea Daez

Additional Game 2 crew:

  • Awards Presenter: Nikko Ramos

Additional Game 3 crew:

  • Awards Presenter: TJ Manotoc

Awards

  UAAP Season 78 men's basketball champions  
FEU colors.svg
FEU Tamaraws
20th title
  • Bear Brand Adult Plus Level Up Player: Kevin Ferrer  (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Jolibee Beeda ang Galing Player: Jeron Teng  (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Master Gwapo Player: Kiefer Ravena  (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Appeton Most Improved Player: Ed Daquioag  (UST Growling Tigers)
  • PS Bank PSBankable Player: Mac Belo  (FEU Tamaraws)
  • Team Bonchon of the Year: FEU Tamaraws

Discipline

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1NU colors.svg  NU Lady Bulldogs 1401.000— Thrice-to-beat in the Finals [a]
2La Salle colors.svg  De La Salle Lady Archers 122.8572 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3UE colors.svg  UE Lady Warriors 77.5007Proceed to stepladder round 1
4Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Lady Eagles 68.429 [b] 8
5UST colors.svg  UST Tigresses 68.429 [b] 8
6Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Lady Falcons 410.286 [c] 10
7UP colors.svg  UP Fighting Maroons (H)410.286 [c] 10
8FEU colors.svg  FEU Lady Tamaraws 311.21411
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. ↑ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. 1 2 Fourth-seed playoff: Ateneo 64–53 UST (OT)
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–1 UP (Adamson +2)

Match-up results

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

Scores

Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Lady Falcons 39–4957–7569–64*62–7657–4962–5367–70
Ateneo Lady Eagles 55–41 43–44 48–4636–7029–4356–4348–57
De La Salle Lady Archers 78–62 63–58 54–4578–9063–5976–34 67–56
FEU Lady Tamaraws 48–3951–6043–5443–86 38–54 46–3858–65
NU Lady Bulldogs 75–4970–4381–7471–5766–6380–4471–45
UE Lady Warriors 67–4362–6670–73* 44–41 40–8056–5175–65*
UP Lady Maroons 46–3942–4153–7852–5439–8746–4552–58
UST Tigresses 71–7567–53 63–70 68–5360–8553–6859–61
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Fourth–seed playoff

November 18
 
UST Tigresses  UST colors.svg53–64 (OT)Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 5–12, 10–19, 19–9, 16–10,  Overtime: 3–14
Pts: Bettina Peñaflor 18
Rebs: Misaela Larosa 18
Asts: Candice Magdaluyo 3		Pts: Hazelle Yam 26
Rebs: Danica Jose 19
Asts: Likhang Javier 7
Ateneo enters the Final Four

Bracket

Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)		Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1NU colors.svg  NU 9175
2La Salle colors.svg  La Salle 53504Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 5955
3UE colors.svg  UE 624Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 5562
4Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 65

Stepladder semifinals

(3) UE vs. (4) Ateneo

This is a single-elimination game.

November 22
10:00 am
UE Lady Warriors  UE colors.svg62–65Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 13–14, 21–18, 12–12
Pts: Ruthlaine Tacula 17
Rebs: Eunique Chan 19
Asts: Ruthlaine Tacula 2		Pts: Jose, Yam, 17 each
Rebs: Caramia Buendia 9
Asts: Danica Jose 4
Ateneo advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2

(2) La Salle vs. (4) Ateneo

La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

November 25
10:00 a.m.
De La Salle Lady Archers  La Salle colors.svg53–55Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter:16–11, 20–14, 8–22, 9–8
Pts: Snow Peñaranda 12
Rebs: Ara Abaca 15
Asts: Ara Abaca 4		Pts: Hazelle Yam 19
Rebs: Danica Jose 19
Asts: Likhang Javier 5
November 28
10:00 a.m.
De La Salle Lady Archers  La Salle colors.svg50–62Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 12–11, 14–12, 12–24
Pts: Camille Claro 13
Rebs: Ara Abaca 9
Asts: Abaca, Claro, 2 each		Pts: Hazelle Yam 15
Rebs: Danica Jose 11
Asts: Danica Jose 4
Ateneo win series in two games

Finals

NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times.

December 2
10:00 am
NU Lady Bulldogs  NU colors.svg91–59Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter:21–10, 22–10, 22–16, 26–23
Pts: Afril Bernardino 17
Rebs: Afril Bernardino 18
Asts: Andrea Tongco 7		Pts: Katrina Guytingco 14
Rebs: Danica Jose 10
Asts: Yam, Javier, 4 each
December 6
3:30 pm
NU Lady Bulldogs  NU colors.svg75–55Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter:10–6, 30–15, 20–13, 15–21
Pts: Afril Bernardino 18
Rebs: Afril Bernardino 17
Asts: Shelley Gupilan 7		Pts: Jolina Go 19
Rebs: Danica Jose 10
Asts: Likhang Javier 6
NU wins series in two games

Awards

  UAAP Season 78 women's basketball champions  
NU colors.svg
NU Lady Bulldogs
Second title, second consecutive title

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1NU colors.svg  NUNS Bullpups 1401.000— Thrice-to-beat in the Finals [a]
2La Salle colors.svg  DLSZ Junior Archers 113.7863 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 104.7144Proceed to stepladder round 1
4FEU colors.svg  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 86.5716
5Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Baby Falcons 77.5007
6UP colors.svg  UPIS Junior Maroons (H)311.214 [b] 11
7UST colors.svg  UST Tiger Cubs 311.214 [b] 11
8UE colors.svg  UE Junior Warriors 014.00014
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. ↑ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 UST (UP +13)

Match-up results

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

Scores

Team AdU ADMU DLSZ FEU NSNU UE UPIS UST
Adamson Baby Falcons 55–7179–6649–5155–6183–5276–6576–45
Ateneo Blue Eaglets 82–73 71–84 85–6660–7391–5174–6779–56
Zobel Junior Archers 47–35 80–73 67–5553–68107–7972–61 96–43
FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws 60–5553–7858–7856–70–58–5261–40
NSNU Bullpups 68–6681–6980–5767–5389–3377–6580–54
UE Junior Warriors 26–8058–9664–11079–9360–9469–10473–77
UP Junior Maroons 61–6667–7574–8571–8154–7099–790–2 [a]
UST Tiger Cubs 63–7757–80 52–78 66–8658–8295–9471–82
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Loss by default

Bracket

Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)		Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1NU colors.svg  NSNU 786096
2La Salle colors.svg  DLSZ 752La Salle colors.svg  DLSZ 587175
3Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 843Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo 68
4FEU colors.svg  FEU–Diliman 68

Stepladder semifinals

(3) Ateneo vs. (4) FEU Diliman

February 10, 2016
4:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  Ateneo colors.svg84–68FEU colors.svg  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter:20–14, 15–14, 28–19, 21–21
Pts: Sam Belangel 15
Rebs: Justin Eustaquio 9
Asts: Sam Belangel 8		Pts: Kenji Roman 21
Rebs: Kenji Roman 13
Asts: Gloria, Gonzales, 4 each
Ateneo advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2

(2) DLSZ vs. (3) Ateneo

In the semifinals, La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

February 15, 2016
4:00 p.m.
DLSZ Junior Archers  La Salle colors.svg75–68Ateneo colors.svg  Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Scoring by quarter:15–12, 15–16, 24–14, 21–26
Pts: Brent Paraiso 15
Rebs: Brent Paraiso 13
Asts: Miguel Fortuna 5		Pts: Mamuyac, Andrade, 16 each
Rebs: Shaun Ildefonso 18
Asts: Sam Belangel 4
La Salle wins series in one game

Finals

NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times. The finals series will be aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action Channel 23 and HD Channel 166.

February 19
2:00 p.m.
NUNS Bullpups  NU colors.svg78–58La Salle colors.svg  DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter:22–13, 18–9, 22–17, 16–19
Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 16
Rebs: Justine Baltazar 27
Asts: Paul Manalang 4		Pts: Aljun Melecio 15
Rebs: Marco Sario 8
Asts: Aljun Melecio 6
February 26
2:00 p.m.
NUNS Bullpups  NU colors.svg60–71La Salle colors.svg  DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter:17–14, 13–16, 21–27, 9–14
Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 25
Rebs: Justine Baltazar 20
Asts: Atienza, Manalang, 4 each		Pts: Marco Sario 16
Rebs: MR Romero 10
Asts: Aljun Melecio 9
March 4
2:00 p.m.
NUNS Bullpups  NU colors.svg96–75La Salle colors.svg  DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter:22–9, 26–28, 31–15, 17–23
Pts: Winderlich Coyoca 20
Rebs: John Lloyd Clemente 15
Asts: 3 players, 4 each		Pts: Aljun Melecio 22
Rebs: MR Romero 8
Asts: Aljun Melecio 6
NU wins series in three games

Awards

  UAAP Season 78 juniors' basketball champions  
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NUNS Bullpups
Sixth title

Overall Championship points

In case of a tie, the team with the higher position in any tournament is ranked higher. If both are still tied, they are listed by alphabetical order.

How rankings are determined:

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References

  1. ↑ "Franz Pumaren officially named head coach of Adamson Falcons in UAAP". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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