UAAP basketball championships

UAAP basketball championships

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1938
No. of teams	8 (Men's, women's, boys'); 4 (girls')
Most recent champion(s)	Men's – UP (2024) Women's – NU (2024) Boys' – Adamson (2024) Girls' – Adamson and UST (co-champions; 2020)
Most titles	Overall – UST (41) Men's – FEU (20) Women's – UST (12) Boys' – Ateneo (19)

The UAAP basketball championships are basketball tournaments held from September to December by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, and the men's tournament is the flagship tournament of the UAAP. Basketball is a mandatory sport for all schools. All eight universities participate in the men's, women's, and high school (boys') tournaments.

History

The tournament is divided into two divisions, the collegiate (formerly seniors') division, which is further subdivided into the men's tournament, for male collegiate players, and the women's tournament for female collegiate players. The other division is the high school (formerly juniors' division which is also subdivided into boys' and girls' tournaments for the male and female high school athletes, respectively.

The UAAP basketball sport has a rich history of schools establishing dynasties. UE won a record seven consecutive basketball titles from 1965 to 1971 albeit the third one was a shared championship with UST. Ateneo had a 5-year winning streak from 2008 to 2012. Two other schools ended their championship streak at four. UST won it from 1993 to 1996 and La Salle from 1998 to 2001.

The championship in basketball, with its major overall points contribution to the annual UAAP general championship tallies, is one of the most coveted titles that schools aspire for during any given season in the UAAP and is one of the most anticipated live TV sporting events in the Philippines, but such aspirations have resulted in many controversies in the association. There are protests filed by the member-schools against one another almost every season. Ironically, the association has a handbook of its rules and regulations.

The boys' tournament was called the "juniors' tournament" prior to 2019. The tournament was held concurrently with the seniors' tournaments in the first semester of the academic year (July to October), until 2014, when it was moved to the second semester (November to March). With the adoption of the new academic calendar by four UAAP schools (Ateneo, De La Salle, UP and UST), the UAAP decided in 2015 to follow the new calendar, starting its season every September. This means first semester events run from September to December, while second semester events now start at January and ends on May.

Tournament format

Pre-first expansion format

Before the UAAP's first expansion, teams would play a single round robin where the team with the best record would be crowned champions. If two or more teams are tied, they would be declared co-champions. No quotient system or knockout games were used to break ties.

First expansion format

Teams play a double round robin in a split season format. The winner of the first round play the winner of the second round in a 1-game championship to determine the champion. Ties for round winners are broken by knockout games.

If a team wins both rounds, it is automatically declared the champion, regardless if it was a sweep or not. If a team fails to win either rounds, but ends up with a better over-all record than either of the round winners, that team will challenge the second round winner for a championship slot against the first round winner.

Second and third expansion format

Teams play a double round robin. The top two teams (over-all record) after the double round robin play in the Finals with the No. 1 seed holding a twice-to-beat advantage. If a team sweeps the double round robin, they are automatically declared champions.

Final four format

Main article: UAAP Final Four

The tournament currently uses the Final Four format, first implemented in 1993. The Tournament begins with a double round-robin elimination, where a team plays the other teams twice to determine which teams will qualify for the semi-finals (also called Final Four). The top four finishers enter the Final Four phase.

Sweeper's advantage

Previously, if a team sweeps the double round robin, they are automatically declared champions. However, after UST's sweep in 1993, it was modified so that the sweeping team would automatically qualify for the best-of-three Finals. After UE swept their way to the Finals in 2007, it was again modified so that the sweeping team would now automatically qualify for a best-of-five Finals, holding a 1–0 game advantage.

Regular final four

If no team sweeps the double round eliminations, the four top teams (and tiebreakers, if applicable) qualify for the regular postseason.

The regular post-season is divided into the semi-finals (also called Final Four) and the Finals. In the semi-Finals, the two top seeds (Nos. 1 & 2) have a twice-to-beat advantage against the lower seeds (Nos. 3 & 4).

The surviving teams face off in a best-of-three finals, where the team which notches two wins first wins the championship.

Step ladder final four

From 2008 to 2015, if a team wins all of the games in the elimination round, the step ladder format is used, where the unbeaten team has a bye up to the best-of-5 finals holding a 1–0 game advantage. The third and fourth seed will figure in a knockout game; the winner of that game will face the second seed with a twice-to-win disadvantage. The surviving team meets the first seed at the Finals. The format was modified in 2016, where the unbeaten team proceeds to the best-of-3 finals without any playoff advantage, but the knockout games in all of the three semifinal seeds remain in place.

List of basketball champions

Key

Indicator	Meaning
	School won the championship in all divisions in the same year
	School won double or triple (but not all) championship in the same year
(No.)	Number of titles
(D.S.)	Held as a demonstration sport

Early years

The foundation of the UAAP by FEU, NU, UP and UST in 1938.

Season	Year	Men's	Women's	Juniors'
1	1938–39	Far Eastern University (1)	No tournament	No tournament
2	1939–40	Far Eastern University (2)   University of the Philippines (1)   University of Santo Tomas (1)
3	1940–41	University of Santo Tomas (2)
4	1941–42	Not held due to World War II.
5	1942–43
6	1943–44
7	1944–45
8	1945–46
9	1946–47	University of Santo Tomas (3)	No tournament	No tournament
10	1947–48	Far Eastern University (3)   University of Santo Tomas (4)
11	1948–49	University of Santo Tomas (5)		Far Eastern University (1)
12	1949–50	University of Santo Tomas (6)		Far Eastern University (2)
13	1950–51	Far Eastern University (4)	Far Eastern University (1)	No tournament
14	1951–52	University of Santo Tomas (7)	Far Eastern University (2)	Far Eastern University (3)

First expansion

Adamson University, Manila Central University, University of Manila and University of the East were admitted in 1952 on a two-year probationary membership status. Only UE and MCU retained as permanent member. However, MCU pulled-out in 1962. Adamson was readmitted into the association in 1970.

Season	Year	Men's	Women's	Juniors'
15	1952–53	University of Santo Tomas (8)	Far Eastern University (3)	Far Eastern University (4)
16	1953–54	University of Santo Tomas (9)	Far Eastern University (4)	Far Eastern University (5)
17	1954–55	National University (1)	No tournament	University of Santo Tomas (1)
18	1955–56	University of Santo Tomas (10)	No tournament
19	1956–57	Far Eastern University (5)	No tournament
20	1957–58	University of the East (1)	No tournament
21	1958–59	University of the East (2)	No tournament
22	1959–60	University of Santo Tomas (11)	No tournament
23	1960–61	University of the East (3)	No tournament
24	1961–62	Far Eastern University (6)	No tournament
25	1962–63	University of the East (4)	No tournament
26	1963–64	University of the East (5)	No tournament	National University (1)
27	1964–65	University of Santo Tomas (12)	No tournament
28	1965–66	University of the East (6)	No tournament
29	1966–67	University of the East (7)	No tournament
30	1967–68	University of the East (8)   University of Santo Tomas (13) [a]	No tournament
31	1968–69	University of the East (9)	No tournament
32	1969–70	University of the East (10)	No tournament
33	1970–71	University of the East (11)	No tournament	University of Santo Tomas (?)
34	1971–72	University of the East (12)	No tournament	National University (2)
35	1972–73	Far Eastern University (7)	No tournament	University of the East (1)
36	1973–74	Far Eastern University (8)	No tournament
37	1974–75	University of the East (13)	No tournament	National University (3)
38	1975–76	University of the East (14)	No tournament	Adamson University (1)
39	1976–77	Far Eastern University (9)	University of the Philippines Diliman (1)
40	1977–78	Adamson University (1)	University of the Philippines Diliman (2)	Adamson University (2)

Second expansion

Ateneo was accepted as a member in 1978.

Season	Year	Men's	Women's	Juniors'
41	1978–79	University of the East (15)	University of the Philippines Diliman (3)	Ateneo de Manila University (1)
42	1979–80	Far Eastern University (10)	University of Santo Tomas (1)	Ateneo de Manila University (2)
43	1980–81	Far Eastern University (11)	University of the Philippines Diliman (4)	Ateneo de Manila University (3)
44	1981–82	Far Eastern University (12)	University of the Philippines Diliman (5)	University of the East (2) [b]
45	1982–83	University of the East (16)	University of the Philippines Diliman (6)	University of Santo Tomas (7) [c] [d]
46	1983–84	Far Eastern University (13)	University of the Philippines Diliman (7)	Ateneo de Manila University (4)
47	1984–85	University of the East (17)	University of Santo Tomas (2)	Ateneo de Manila University (5)
48	1985–86	University of the East (18)	University of Santo Tomas (3)	Ateneo de Manila University (6)

Third expansion

La Salle was accepted as a member in 1986.

Season	Year	Men's	Women's	Juniors'
49	1986–87	University of the Philippines Diliman (2)	Adamson University (1)	Ateneo de Manila University (7)
50	1987–88	Ateneo de Manila University (1) [1]	University of Santo Tomas (4)	Far Eastern University (6)
51	1988–89	Ateneo de Manila University (2) [2]	University of Santo Tomas (5)	Adamson University (3)
52	1989–90	De La Salle University (1)	University of Santo Tomas (6)	Adamson University (4)
53	1990–91	De La Salle University (2)	University of Santo Tomas (7)	Adamson University (5)
54	1991–92	Far Eastern University (14) [e]	Far Eastern University (5)	Adamson University (6)
55	1992–93	Far Eastern University (15)	University of Santo Tomas (8)	Adamson University (7)

Final Four era

See also: UAAP Final Four

Introduction of the Final Four format.

Season	Year	Men's	Women's	Juniors'
56	1993–94	University of Santo Tomas (14)	Adamson University (2)	Adamson University (8)
57	1994–95	University of Santo Tomas (15)	University of Santo Tomas (9)	University of Santo Tomas (8)
58	1995–96	University of Santo Tomas (16)	University of Santo Tomas (10)	Ateneo de Manila University (8)
59	1996–97	University of Santo Tomas (17)	Far Eastern University (6)	University of Santo Tomas (9)
60	1997–98	Far Eastern University (16)	Far Eastern University (7)	Ateneo de Manila University (9)
61	1998–99	De La Salle University (3)	Far Eastern University (8)	University of Santo Tomas (10)
62	1999–00	De La Salle University (4)	De La Salle University (1)	Ateneo de Manila University (10)
63	2000–01	De La Salle University (5)	De La Salle University (2)	Ateneo de Manila University (11)
64	2001–02	De La Salle University (6)	De La Salle University (3)	University of Santo Tomas (11)
65	2002–03	Ateneo de Manila University (3)	De La Salle University (4)	UP Integrated School (1)
66	2003–04	Far Eastern University (17)	Adamson University (3)	Ateneo de Manila University (12)
67	2004–05	Far Eastern University (18) [f]	Adamson University (4)	Ateneo de Manila University (13)
68	2005–06	Far Eastern University (19)	Ateneo de Manila University (1)	De La Salle Zobel (1)
69	2006–07	University of Santo Tomas (18)	University of Santo Tomas (11)	Ateneo de Manila University (14)
70	2007–08	De La Salle University (7)	Ateneo de Manila University (2)	De La Salle Zobel (2)
71	2008–09	Ateneo de Manila University (4)	Far Eastern University (9)	Ateneo de Manila University (15)
72	2009–10	Ateneo de Manila University (5)	Adamson University (5)	Ateneo de Manila University (16)
73	2010–11	Ateneo de Manila University (6)	Adamson University (6)	Ateneo de Manila University (17)
74	2011–12	Ateneo de Manila University (7)	Far Eastern University (10)	National University (4)
75	2012–13	Ateneo de Manila University (8)	Far Eastern University (11)	Far Eastern University (7)
76	2013–14	De La Salle University (8)	De La Salle University (5)	National University (5)
77	2014–15	National University (2)	National University (1)	Ateneo de Manila University (18)
78	2015–16	Far Eastern University (20)	National University (2)	National University (6)
79	2016–17	De La Salle University (9)	National University (3)	Far Eastern University (8)
80	2017–18	Ateneo de Manila University (9)	National University (4)	Ateneo de Manila University (19)
81	2018–19	Ateneo de Manila University (10)	National University (5)	National University (7)

Inclusivity era

In line with the association's commitment for inclusiveness, the tournament for girls' division was introduced in 2019, and a junior high school tournament was introduced in 2023.

Season	Year	Men's	Women's	Boys'	Girls'	Junior high school
82	2019–20	Ateneo de Manila University (11)	National University (6)	National University (8)	Adamson University (1)   University of Santo Tomas (1) (D.S.) [g]	No tournament
83	2020–21	No tournament
84	2021–22	University of the Philippines Diliman (3)	No tournament
85	2022–23	Ateneo de Manila University (12)	National University (7)	Far Eastern University (9)	No tournament
86	2023–24	De La Salle University (10)	University of Santo Tomas (12)	Adamson University (9)		National University (1) (D.S.)
87	2024–25	University of the Philippines Diliman (4)	National University (8)			University of the East (1) (D.S.)

Notes

1. During the 1-game championship, the game was declared as a no contest prior to the third quarter as both coaches refused to issue to the officials their respective starting lineups for the third quarter. The UAAP Board later ruled the championship series as a tie and declared UE and UST as co-champions.
2. UE's juniors' division championship win was overturned after it was discovered that the team had over-aged players.
3. Prior to 1980, the UST "Nuggets" had 6 UAAP Juniors titles.
4. Top seeded teams Adamson and UE's wins were forfeited after it was discovered that the teams had over-aged players.
5. De La Salle, holding a twice-to-beat advantage in the finals, defeated FEU. DLSU had a player with 5 fouls within the game for a very brief period. The table officials had mistakenly allowed the player to stay in the court for less than 10 seconds. FEU protested the game within the prescribed period and a replay was ordered by the UAAP Board. FEU was given the title after De La Salle failed to appear on the replay date. The controversy was elevated to the FIBA and BAP which sided with La Salle^{[ citation needed ]}. FEU needed to win one more game after this. However, the board's lack of organization decided to hand over the Tamaraws the controversial title.
6. De La Salle admitted to have unknowingly fielded two ineligible players for the previous 3 years, from 2003-2005. However, the admission was made months after learning about the ineligibility. The UAAP Board forfeited their 2004-05 championship title and had to return their trophy. As a result, FEU was awarded the men's basketball championship for the 2004-2005 season. De La Salle team standings from 2003-2005 were revoked and De La Salle was suspended in the 2006-07 season from all UAAP events. ^[3]
7. The UAAP Board decided to declare both Adamson and UST as co-champions after they decided to cancel the rest of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[4]

Number of championships by school

Including championships won when a tournament was a demonstration sport for Girls' and JHS tournament.

University	Men's	Women's	Boys'	Girls'	JHS	Total	Last men's championship
University of Santo Tomas	18	12	11 [a]	1	0	42	2006–07
Far Eastern University	20 [b]	11	9	0	0	40	2015–16
Ateneo de Manila University	12	2	19	0	0	33	2022–23
University of the East	18	0	2	0	1	21	1985–86
National University	2	8	8	0	1	19	2014–15
De La Salle University	10	5	2	0	0	17	2023–24
Adamson University	1	6	9	1	0	17	1977–78
University of the Philippines Diliman	4	7	1	0	0	12	2024–25
University of Manila [c]	0	0	0	0	0	0	none
Manila Central University [d]	0	0	0	0	0	0	none

Notes

1. Prior to 1980, the UST "Nuggets" had 6 UAAP Juniors titles.
2. FEU's totals includes disputed 1991 championship where De La Salle did not attend the replayed Game 1, and the disputed 2004 championship, where De La Salle forfeited the championship due to unknown fielding of ineligible players.
3. The team was not accepted as a regular member after its two-year probationary membership in the UAAP expired.
4. MCU pulled-out of the association in 1962.

Statistics

• Longest finals appearances

Division	Team	Duration
		from	until
Girls'
Boys'	Ateneo de Manila University	Season 57 (1994)	Season 67 (2004)
Women's	University of Santo Tomas	Season 39 (1976)	Season 58 (1995)
Men's	University of the East	Season 20 (1957)	Season 35 (1972)

• Longest finals match-ups between two teams

Division	Teams	Duration
		from	until
Girls'
Boys'	Ateneo de Manila University, University of Santo Tomas	Season 57 (1994)	Season 64 (2001)
Women's	University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines	Season 39 (1976)	Season 48 (1985)
Men's	University of the East, University of Santo Tomas	Season 27 (1964)	Season 34 (1971)

• Longest championship streaks

Division	Team	Streak	Duration
			from	until
Men's	University of the East	7	Season 28 (1965)	Season 34 (1971)

• Longest unshared championship streaks

Division	Team	Streak	Duration
			from	until
Girls'
Boys'	Adamson University	6	Season 51 (1988)	Season 56 (1993)
Women's	National University	7	Season 77 (2014)	Season 85 (2022)
Men's	Ateneo de Manila University	5	Season 71 (2008)	Season 75 (2012)

• Longest championship droughts

Team	Juniors'	Women's	Men's
Adamson University	31 years, since 1993	14 years, since 2010	47 years, since 1977
Ateneo de Manila University	6 years, since 2018	17 years, since 2007	2 years, since 2022
De La Salle University	17 years, since 2007	11 years, since 2013	8 years, since 2016
Far Eastern University	8 years, since 2016	12 years, since 2012	9 years, since 2015
National University	4 years, since 2020	10 years, since 2014	10 years, since 2014
University of the East	43 years, since 1981	72 years, since 1952	39 years, since 1985
University of the Philippines	22 years, since 2002	41 years, since 1983	3 years, since 2021
University of Santo Tomas	23 years, since 2001	18 years, since 2006	18 years, since 2006

• Elimination sweeps

Division	Team	Season(s)
Girls'
Boys'	Ateneo de Manila University	Season 47 (1984), Season 49 (1986), Season 60 (1997), Season 62 (1999), Season 69 (2006), Season 73 (2010), Season 77 (2014), Season 80 (2017)
	National University	Season 76 (2013), Season 78 (2015)
Women's	National University	Season 77 (2014), Season 78 (2015), Season 79 (2016), Season 80 (2017), Season 81 (2018), Season 82 (2019)
	Far Eastern University	Season 75 (2012)
	De La Salle University	Season 65 (2002), Season 64 (2001)
Men's	Ateneo de Manila University	Season 82 (2019)
	Far Eastern University	Season 43 (1980)
	University of the East	Season 49 (1986), Season 70 (2007)
	University of Santo Tomas	Season 56 (1993)

The first ever sweep in UAAP basketball history was recorded by the FEU Tamaraws in 1980.

Championship streaks

*	Ongoing streak.

Men's tournament

No.	School	Seasons
7	University of the East a	1965–66 to 1971–72
6	University of Santo Tomas	1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
5	Ateneo de Manila University	2008–09 to 2012–13
4	De La Salle University	1998–99 to 2001–02
4	University of Santo Tomas	1993–94 to 1996–97
4	University of Santo Tomas	1946–47 to 1949–50
3	Ateneo de Manila University	2017–18 to 2019–20
3	Far Eastern University b	2003–04 to 2005–06
3	Far Eastern University	1979–80 to 1981–82
3	University of Santo Tomas	1951–52 to 1953–54
2	Far Eastern University c	1991–92 to 1992–93
2	De La Salle University	1989–90 to 1990–91
2	Ateneo de Manila University	1987–88 to 1988–89
2	University of the East	1984–85 to 1985–86
2	University of the East	1974–75 to 1975–76
2	Far Eastern University	1972–73 to 1973–74
2	University of the East	1957–58 to 1958–59
2	University of Santo Tomas	1939–40 to 1940–41

Boys' tournament

No.	School	Seasons
6	Adamson University	1988–89 to 1993–94
6	Far Eastern University	1948–49 to 1953–54
4	Ateneo de Manila University	1983–84 to 1986–87
3	Ateneo de Manila University	2008–09 to 2010–11
3	Ateneo de Manila University	1978–79 to 1980–81
2	National University	2018–19 to 2019–20
2	Ateneo de Manila University	2003–04 to 2004–05
2	Ateneo de Manila University	1999–00 to 2000–01

Women's tournament

No.	School	Seasons
7	National University	2014–15 to 2022–23
6	University of Santo Tomas	1939–40 to 1949–50
4	De La Salle University	1999–00 to 2002–03
4	University of Santo Tomas	1987–88 to 1990–91
4	University of the Philippines Diliman	1980–81 to 1983–84
4	Far Eastern University	1950–51 to 1953–54
3	Far Eastern University	1996–97 to 1998–99
3	University of the Philippines Diliman	1976–77 to 1978–79
2	Far Eastern University	2011–12 to 2012–13
2	Adamson University	2009–10 to 2010–11
2	Adamson University	2003–04 to 2004–05
2	University of Santo Tomas	1994–95 to 1995–96

Notes

a. ^ UE Red Warriors own the longest championship run in Seniors Basketball, with seven straight championships (including a shared title), from 1965 to 1971.

b. ^ Includes the 2004 championship, where De La Salle forfeited the championship due to the fielding of ineligible players.

c. ^ Includes the disputed 1991 championship where De La Salle did not show-up in the replay of Game 1.

Final Four records

For men's statistics, see UAAP Final Four.

Women's basketball tournament

University	Number of appearances	Last appearance	Finals appearances	Highest seed	Postseason record (W-L)
Adamson	19	2013	12	1st	25-16 (58.1%)
Ateneo	6	2012	3	1st	12-5 (70.6%)
De La Salle	15	2013	6	1st	15-18 (45.5%)
FEU	15	2011	10	1st	31-27 (53.4%)
NU	1	2013	1	1st	—
UE	—	—	—	—	—
UP	13	2008	5	2nd	11-16 (40.7%)
UST	11	2013	2	1st	11-16 (40.7%)

Juniors' basketball tournament

School	Number of appearances	Last appearance	Finals appearances	Highest seed	Postseason record (W-L)
Adamson	13	2014	3	1st	7-17 (29.2%)
Ateneo	19*	2016	17	1st	48-21 (69.6%)
DLSZ	15	2016	4	1st	9-14 (39.1%)
FEU	15	2018	5	1st	9-11 (45.0%)
NU	6^	2018	6	1st	10-8 (55.6%)
UE	1	2003	—	4th	0-1 (0.00%)
UPIS	6	2006	2	1st	6-8 (42.9%)
UST	13	2018	10	1st	22-25 (46.8%)

* Does not include 6 seasons (1997–98, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2014–15 and 2017–18) where Ateneo swept the elimination round and automatically advanced to the Finals.

^ Does not include 2 seasons (2013–14 and 2015–16) where NU swept the elimination round and automatically advanced to the Finals.

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Men's tournament

Season	Name	Nationality	Team
1960	Roehl Nadurata	Philippines	UE
1961	Joselino Roa	Philippines	FEU
1963	Valentino Rosabal	Philippines	UST
1966	Robert Jaworski	Philippines	UE
1968	Fort Acuña	Philippines	UP
1969	Garry Artajos	Philippines	UST
1981	Anthony Williams	United States	FEU
1982	Allan Caidic	Philippines	UE
1983	Glenn Capacio	Philippines	FEU
1984	Allan Caidic	Philippines	UE
1985	Allan Caidic	Philippines	UE
1986	Eric Altamirano	Philippines	UP
1987	Jun Reyes	Philippines	Ateneo
1988	Jun Reyes	Philippines	Ateneo
1989	Jun Limpot	Philippines	La Salle
1990	Jun Limpot	Philippines	La Salle
1991	Johnny Abarrientos	Philippines	FEU
1992	Jun Limpot	Philippines	La Salle
1993	Dennis Espino	Philippines	UST
1994	Dennis Espino	Philippines	UST
1995	Chris Cantonjos	Philippines	UST
1996	Mark Telan	Philippines	La Salle
1997	Mark Telan	Philippines	La Salle
1998	Don Allado	Philippines	La Salle
1999	Don Allado	Philippines	La Salle
2000	Rich Alvarez	Philippines	Ateneo
2001	Rich Alvarez	Philippines	Ateneo
2002	Enrico Villanueva	Philippines	Ateneo
2003	James Yap	Philippines	UE
2004	Arwind Santos	Philippines	FEU
2005	Arwind Santos	Philippines	FEU
2006	Ken Bono	Philippines	Adamson
2007	Jervy Cruz	Philippines	UST
2008	Rabeh Al-Hussaini	Philippines	Ateneo
2009	Dylan Ababou	Philippines	UST
2010	RR Garcia	Philippines	FEU
2011	Bobby Ray Parks Jr.	Philippines	NU
2012	Bobby Ray Parks Jr.	Philippines	NU
2013	Terrence Romeo	Philippines	FEU
2014	Kiefer Ravena	Philippines	Ateneo
2015	Kiefer Ravena	Philippines	Ateneo
2016	Ben Mbala	Cameroon	La Salle
2017	Ben Mbala	Cameroon	La Salle
2018	Bright Akhuetie	Nigeria	UP
2019	Chabi Yo	Benin	UST
2020 [a]	No tournament
2021 [b]	Ange Kouame	Ivory Coast	Ateneo
2022	Malick Diouf	Senegal	UP
2023	Kevin Quiambao	Philippines	La Salle
2024	Kevin Quiambao	Philippines	La Salle

Women's tournament

Season	Name	Nationality	Team
1999	Che Lubiano	Philippines	UP
2000	Minerva Narciza	Philippines	Adamson
2001	Roussel Ocampo	Philippines	La Salle
2002	Minerva Narciza	Philippines	Adamson
2003	Dorothy Torres	Philippines	Adamson
2004	Merenciana Arayi	Philippines	Adamson
2005	Kristine Prado	Philippines	La Salle
2006	Cassie Tioseco	Philippines	Ateneo
2007	Cassie Tioseco	Philippines	Ateneo
2008	Marichu Bacaro	Philippines	UST
2009	Analyn Almazan	Philippines	Adamson
2010	Analyn Almazan	Philippines	Adamson
2011	Raiza Palmera	Philippines	FEU
2012	Allana May Lim	Philippines	FEU
2013	Camille Sambile	Philippines	FEU
2014	Afril Bernardino	Philippines	NU
2015	Afril Bernardino	Philippines	NU
2016	Afril Bernardino	Philippines	NU
2017	Jack Animam	Philippines	NU
2018	Grace Irebu	Congo	UST
2019	Grace Irebu	Congo	UST
2020 [a]	No tournament
2021 [a]
2022	Eka Soriano	Philippines	UST
2023	Kacey Dela Rosa	Philippines	Ateneo
2024	Kacey Dela Rosa	Philippines	Ateneo

Boys' tournament

Season	Name	Nationality	Team
1985	Jun Reyes	Philippines	Ateneo
1999	Larry Fonacier	Philippines	Ateneo
2000	June Cortez	Philippines	UST
2001	June Cortez	Philippines	UST
2002	Marcy Arellano	Philippines	UE
2003	Ken Barracoso	Philippines	Ateneo
2004	Julius Porlaje	Philippines	UE
2005	Francis Maniego	Philippines	UPIS
2006	Bacon Austria	Philippines	Ateneo
2007	Samuel Marata	Philippines	UPIS
2008	Mark Juruena	Philippines	Adamson
2009	Terrence Romeo	Philippines	FEU–D
2010	Kevin Ferrer	Philippines	UST
2011	Jerie Pingoy	Philippines	FEU–D
2012	Jerie Pingoy	Philippines	FEU–D
2013	Thirdy Ravena	Philippines	Ateneo
2015	Mike Nieto	Philippines	Ateneo
2016	Aljun Melecio	Philippines	DLSZ
2017	Juan Gomez de Liaño	Philippines	UPIS
2018	CJ Cansino	Philippines	UST
2019	Kai Sotto	Philippines	Ateneo
2020	Jake Figueroa	Philippines	Adamson
2021 [a]	No tournament held
2022 [a]
2023	Reinhard Jumamoy	Philippines	NUNS
2024	Collins Akowe	Cameroon	NUNS
2025

Girls tournament

Season	Name	Nationality	Team
2020	Crisnalyn Padilla	Philippines	Adamson
2021 [a]	No tournament
2022 [a]
2023
2024
2025

Finals MVP

Men's tournament

Season	Name	Nationality	Team
1983	Glenn Capacio	Philippines	FEU
1992	Nestor Echano	Philippines	FEU
1999	Don Allado	Philippines	La Salle
2000
2001	Ren-Ren Ritualo	Philippines	La Salle
2002	Larry Fonacier [c]	Philippines	Ateneo
	Wesley Gonzales [c]	Philippines
2003	James Yap	Philippines	UE
2004	Mark Cardona	Philippines	La Salle
2005	Arwind Santos	Philippines	FEU
2006	Jojo Duncil	Philippines	UST
2007	JV Casio [c]	Philippines	La Salle
	Pocholo Villanueva [c]	Philippines	La Salle
2008	Nonoy Baclao	Philippines	Ateneo
2009	Rabeh Al-Hussaini	Philippines	Ateneo
2010	Ryan Buenafe	Philippines	Ateneo
2011	Nico Salva	Philippines	Ateneo
2012	Nico Salva	Philippines	Ateneo
2013	Jeron Teng	Philippines	La Salle
2014	Alfred Aroga	Cameroon	NU
2015	Mac Belo	Philippines	FEU
2016	Jeron Teng	Philippines	La Salle
2017	Thirdy Ravena	Philippines	Ateneo
2018	Thirdy Ravena	Philippines	Ateneo
2019	Thirdy Ravena	Philippines	Ateneo
2020 [a]	No tournament
2021 [a]	Malick Diouf	Senegal	UP
2022	Ange Kouame	Philippines	Ateneo
2023	Kevin Quiambao	Philippines	La Salle
2024	JD Cagulangan	Philippines	UP

Women's tournament

Season	Name	Nationality	Team
2001	Regina Velarde	Philippines	La Salle
2002	Regina Velarde	Philippines	La Salle
2003
2004
2005	Cassie Tioseco	Philippines	Ateneo
2006	Charmaine Canuel	Philippines	UST
2007	Katrina Quimpo	Philippines	Ateneo
2008	Bernadette Mercado	Philippines	FEU
2009	Amby Almazan	Philippines	Adamson
2010	Amby Almazan	Philippines	Adamson
2011	Allana May Lim	Philippines	FEU
2012	Marilourd Borja	Philippines	FEU
2013	Trisha Piatos	Philippines	La Salle
2014	Gemma Miranda	Philippines	NU
2015	Afril Bernardino	Philippines	NU
2016	Gemma Miranda	Philippines	NU
2017	Trixie Antiquera	Philippines	NU
2018	Jack Animam	Philippines	NU
2019	Monique del Carmen	Philippines	NU
2020 [a]	No tournament
2021 [a]
2022	Kristine Cayabyab	Philippines	NU
2023	Reynalyn Ferrer	Philippines	UST
2024	Cielo Pagdulagan	Philippines	NU

Boys' tournament

Season	Name	Nationality	Team
2002	Marvin Cruz	Philippines	UPIS
2003	Mark Intal	Philippines	Ateneo
2004	Jai Reyes	Philippines	Ateneo
2005	Simon Atkins	Philippines	DLSZ
2006	Mike Gamboa	Philippines	Ateneo
2007	Joshua Webb	Philippines	DLSZ
2008	Jayvee Dumrique	Philippines	Ateneo
2009	Kiefer Ravena	Philippines	Ateneo
2010	Kiefer Ravena	Philippines	Ateneo
2011	Ralph Atangan	Philippines	NSNU
2012	Roger Domingo	Philippines	FEU–D
2013	Hubert Cani	Philippines	NSNU
2015	Jose Lorenzo Mendoza	Philippines	Ateneo
2016	Justine Baltazar	Philippines	NSNU
2017	Louell Gonzales	Philippines	FEU–D
2018	Kai Sotto	Philippines	Ateneo
2019	Carl Tamayo	Philippines	NSNU
2020	Carl Tamayo	Philippines	NSNU
2021 [a]	No tournament
2022 [a]
2023	Kirby Mongcopa	Philippines	FEU–D
2024	Mark Esperanza	Philippines	Adamson
2025

Rookie of the Year

Prior to 2005, all players playing in their first year (including transfers and those elevated from "team B") are eligible for the award.

In Season 68, the rule covering the collegiate division was changed. Only fresh high school graduates are eligible. The exception was in UAAP Season 85 when those enrolled in 2021, along with those enrolled in 2022 or fresh high school graduates, are eligible for the award at the collegiate level. Similarly, in the same season, adjustments were also implemented in the high school division where only those aged 17 and below will be eligible for the same award.

Men's tournament

Season	Name	Nationality	Team
1961	Valentino Rosabal	Philippines	UST
1964	Robert Jaworski	Philippines	UE
1983	Eric Altamirano	Philippines	UP
1989	Johnny Abarrientos	Philippines	FEU
1993	Mark Telan	Philippines	La Salle
1994	Bobby Diloy	Philippines	UE
1995	Gerard Francisco	Philippines	UST
1996	Mark Victoria	Philippines	FEU
1997	Ren-Ren Ritualo	Philippines	La Salle
1998	Enrico Villanueva	Philippines	Ateneo
1999	Leo Avenido	Philippines	FEU
2000	Mike Cortez	Philippines	La Salle
2001	Mark Cardona	Philippines	La Salle
2002	Arwind Santos	Philippines	FEU
2003	JV Casio	Philippines	La Salle
2004	Marcy Arellano	Philippines	UE
2005	Jai Reyes	Philippines	Ateneo
2006	Woody Co	Philippines	UP
2007	JR Cawaling	Philippines	FEU
2008	Ryan Buenafe	Philippines	Ateneo
2009	Jeric Teng	Philippines	UST
2010	Terrence Romeo	Philippines	FEU
2011	Kiefer Ravena	Philippines	Ateneo
2012	Jeron Teng	Philippines	La Salle
2013	Kyles Jefferson Lao	Philippines	UP
2014	Arvin Tolentino	Philippines	Ateneo
2015	Joshua Caracut	Philippines	La Salle
2016	Aljun Melecio	Philippines	La Salle
2017	Juan Gómez de Liaño	Philippines	UP
2018	Ange Kouame	Ivory Coast	Ateneo
2019	Mark Nonoy	Philippines	UST
2020 [a]	No tournament held
2021 [b]	Carl Tamayo	Philippines	UP
2022	Kevin Quiambao	Philippines	La Salle
2023	Francis Lopez	Philippines	UP
2024	Veejay Pre	Philippines	FEU

Women's tournament

Season	Name	Nationality	Team
1999	Camille Dowling	Philippines	UP
2000	Erika Catlin Dy	Philippines	Ateneo
2001	Kristine Chua	Philippines	Ateneo
2002	Carolyn Tan-Chi	Philippines	Ateneo
2003	Cassie Tioseco	Philippines	Ateneo
2004	Angelica Barracoso	Philippines	Ateneo
2005	Sihaya Sadorra	Philippines	UP
2006	Katherine Sandel	Philippines	Adamson
2007	Cindy Resultay	Philippines	UE
2008	Angelica Ortega	Philippines	Adamson
2009	Miller Joy Ong	Philippines	La Salle
2010	Aracelie Abaca	Philippines	La Salle
2011	Gemma Miranda	Philippines	NU
2012	Princess Cochico	Philippines	Adamson
2013	Love Joy Sto. Domingo	Philippines	UE
2014	Ria Joy Nabalan	Philippines	NU
2015	Jack Animam	Philippines	NU
2016	Not awarded
2017	Mariann Justine Domingo	Philippines	UP
2018	Reynalyn Ferrer	Philippines	UST
2019	Kent Pastrana	Philippines	La Salle
2020 [a]	No tournament
2021 [b]
2022	Kacey dela Rosa	Philippines	Ateneo
2023	Favour Onoh	Nigeria	UP
2024	Cielo Pagdulagan	Philippines	NU

Boys' tournament

Season	Name	Nationality	Team
2001	Christian Manlapaz	Philippines	UPIS
2002	Japs Cuan	Philippines	UST
2003	Leo Canuday	Philippines	Adamson
2004	David Urra	Philippines	DLSZ
2005	Raffy Mangahas	Philippines	FEU–FERN
2006	Jeff Olalia	Philippines	Adamson
2007	David Kurt de Guzman	Philippines	UE
2008	Luis Alfonso dela Paz	Philippines	DLSZ
2009	Kevin Ferrer	Philippines	UST
2010	Roque Estoce	Philippines	NSNU
2011	Tomas Ramos	Philippines	Ateneo
2012	Reggie Morido	Philippines	NSNU
2013	Aaron Reyes	Philippines	UST
2015	Not awarded
2016	Carl Tamayo	Philippines	Adamson
2017	Kai Sotto	Philippines	Ateneo
2018	Not awarded
2019
2020	Jean Lorenz Canillas	Philippines	UPIS
2021 [a]	No tournament
2022 [a]
2023	Daryl Valdeavilla	Philippines	UPIS
2024	Nathan Egea	Philippines	UPIS
2025

Notes

1. Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Season postponed to early 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Co-winners

Facts and trivia

• Last championship

Men's Division: De La Salle Green Archers: 2023 Ateneo Blue Eagles: 2022 UP Fighting Maroons: 2024 FEU Tamaraws: 2015 NU Bulldogs: 2014 UST Growling Tigers: 2006 UE Red Warriors: 1985 Adamson Falcons: 1977

Juniors' Division: Adamson Baby Falcons: 2024 FEU Baby Tamaraws: 2022 NU Bullpups: 2020 Ateneo Blue Eaglets: 2018 La Salle Junior Archers: 2007 UPIS Junior Maroons: 2002 UST Tiger Cubs: 2001 UE Junior Red Warriors: 1981

Women's Division: UST Tigresses: 2023 NU Lady Bulldogs: 2024 La Salle Lady Archers: 2013 FEU Lady Tamaraws: 2012 Adamson Lady Falcons: 2010 Ateneo Lady Eagles: 2007 UP Lady Maroons: 1983 UE Lady Warriors: –

• Last finals appearance:

Men's Division: La Salle Green Archers: 2024 (def. by UP) UP Fighting Maroons: 2024 (def. La Salle) Ateneo Blue Eagles: 2022 (def. UP) UST Growling Tigers: 2019 (def. by Ateneo) FEU Tamaraws: 2015 (def. UST) NU Bulldogs: 2014 (def. FEU) UE Red Warriors: 2009 (def. by Ateneo) Adamson Falcons: 1993 (def. by UST) MCU Tigers: 1958 (def. by UE)

Juniors' Division: Adamson Baby Falcons: 2024 (def. NU) NU Bullpups: 2024 (def. by Adamson) Ateneo Blue Eaglets: 2019 (def. by NU) La Salle Junior Archers: 2015 (def. by NU) FEU Baby Tamaraws: 2012 (def. by NU) UST Tiger Cubs: 2010 (def. by Ateneo) UPIS Junior Maroons: 2005 (def. by La Salle) UE Red Pages: 1986 (def. by Ateneo)

Women's Division: NU Lady Bulldogs: 2023 (def. by UST) UST Tigresses: 2023 (def. NU) La Salle Lady Archers: 2022 (def. by NU) FEU Lady Tamaraws: 2018 (def. by NU) UE Lady Warriors: 2017 (def. by NU) Ateneo Lady Eagles: 2015 (def. by NU) Adamson Lady Falcons: 2011 (def. by FEU) UP Lady Maroons: 2008 (def. by FEU)

• Championship streaks:
  • The UE Red Warriors owns the longest championship run in UAAP seniors' basketball, with seven straight championships (including a shared title), from 1965 to 1971.
  • The University of Santo Tomas won the juniors', women's and men's championship in the 1994–95 season, the only instance where the three championships were won by a school in one school year.
  • De La Salle University won both the men's and women's basketball championships in the 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2013 seasons, making them the first school to win three consecutive double championships in the seniors' division tournament.
  • The Ateneo de Manila University won the juniors' and men's championships in 2008 and 2009, making them the first school to score a back-to-back double championships in men's and juniors divisions. The following year 2010, Ateneo won the titles in both divisions again, making them the first school to win a three-peat double championship.
  • The NU Lady Bulldogs owns the longest championship run in UAAP women's basketball, with seven straight championships from Seasons 77 to 85. They also hold the record for the longest winning streak by any team in any sport in the UAAP, at 108 games (6 consecutive 16-game season sweeps from Season 77 to Season 82 + no tournament in Seasons 83 and 84 + all first 12 games of the eliminations in UAAP Season 85), and the first team in the league's history to win at least 100 consecutive games.
  • The Ateneo de Manila University won the men's championships in seasons 80, 81 and 82, making them the first school in UAAP history to win a 3-peat championship multiple times in the Final Four era. They are also the first men's basketball team to win all of their games in one season in the Final Four era, and has the longest winning streak in UAAP men's basketball history, at 39 games (10 from 2nd round of the eliminations to Finals in Season 81 + 16 for the entire season in Season 82 + no tournament in Season 83 + 13 in all first 13 games of the eliminations in Season 84).
  • The UP vs. La Salle Game 3 in 2024 holds the record for the largest in-venue attendance in any UAAP basketball match, and the second largest overall in-venue attendance in any sporting event in the UAAP, with 25,248 spectators at The Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Championships by coach

Listed below are the coaches who won at least one UAAP men's championship. The list is incomplete.

Active

Denotes coach who is still active in the UAAP

Coach	Championships	Champion teams handled	Last championship
Baby Dalupan	12	UE	1971
Herminio Silva	9	UST	1953
Arturo Valenzona	8	FEU	1991
Norman Black	5	Ateneo	2012
Franz Pumaren		La Salle	2007
Tab Baldwin	4	Ateneo	2022
Aric del Rosario		UST	1996
Felicisimo Fajardo	2	UST	1959
Jimmy Mariano		UE	1985
Goldwin Monteverde		UP	2024
Derrick Pumaren		La Salle	1990
Pilo Pumaren		UE	1978
Eric Altamirano	1	NU	2014
Alfredo Amador		FEU	1992
Aldin Ayo		La Salle	2016
Cris Calilan		Ateneo	1987
Joel Banal		Ateneo	2002
Koy Banal		FEU	2003
Agapito de Castro		UE	1982
Bert Flores		FEU	2005
Fritz Gaston		Ateneo	1988
Danny Gaviernes		FEU	1997
Leonardo "Skip" Guinto		NU	1954
Pido Jarencio		UST	2006
Joe Lipa		UP	1986
Carlos Loyzaga		UST	1964
Nash Racela		FEU	2015
Topex Robinson		La Salle	2023
Juno Sauler		La Salle	2013
Egie Serafico		UST	1967
Moises Urbiztondo		Adamson	1978

See also

• NCAA Basketball Championship (Philippines)

References

1. Atencio, Peter (October 5, 1987). "UAAP title plateau for Ateneo; UST belles win". Manila Standard . Retrieved December 7, 2018.
2. Angeles, Manny (October 8, 1988). "Ateneo keeps UAAP crown over La Salle". Manila Standard . Retrieved December 7, 2018.
3. UAAP declares Tamaraws 2004 cage champions
4. UAAP Season 82: Adamson, UST declared girls’ basketball co-champs

External links

• Official UAAP Basketball News ^[usurped]
• The UAAP: A Historical Account