UAAP Season 71 basketball tournaments

UAAP Season 71
Madrama
Host schoolUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
Men's Finals G1 G2Wins
 Ateneo Blue Eagles 69 622
 De La Salle Green Archers 61 510
DurationSeptember 21–25, 2008
Arena(s)Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPNonoy Baclao
Winning coachNorman Black (1st title)
Semifinalists FEU Tamaraws
 UE Red Warriors
TV network(s)Studio 23
Women's Finals G1 G2Wins
 FEU Lady Tamaraws 54 522
 UP Lady Maroons 52 460
DurationSeptember 20–27, 2008
Arena(s)The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVPBernadette Mercado
Winning coachMichael Oliver
Semifinalists UST Tigresses
 Adamson Lady Falcons
TV network(s)Studio 23
Juniors' Finals G1 G2Wins
 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 72 712
 FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 62 600
DurationSeptember 20–27, 2008
Arena(s)The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVPJV Dumrique
Winning coachJamike Jarin (6th title)
Semifinalists DLSZ Junior Archers
 Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s)Studio 23

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).

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

Main article: UAAP Season 71 men's basketball tournament

Teams

Team University Coach
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

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eagles 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  De La Salle Green Archers 10 4 .714[a] 3
3  FEU Tamaraws 10 4 .714[a] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  UE Red Warriors 9 5 .643 4
5  UST Growling Tigers 6 8 .429 7
6  UP Fighting Maroons (H) 3 11 .214[b] 10
7  Adamson Soaring Falcons 3 11 .214[b] 10
8  NU Bulldogs 2 12 .143 11
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. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: La Salle 62–59 FEU
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 2–0 Adamson

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
 Adamson
 Ateneo
 La Salle
 FEU
 NU
 UE
 UP
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results

Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Soaring Falcons 45–72 61–76 71–74 73–65 66–64 68–76 80–88*
Ateneo Blue Eagles 78–59 79–73 66–72 74–62 64–58 83–66 64–57
De La Salle Green Archers 84–79* 57–65 73–62 93–69 62–68 82–60 85–84
FEU Tamaraws 70–62 74–78 83–75 61–69 71–69 88–66 70–65
NU Bulldogs 57–68 58–83 67–79 60–64 69–82 58–87 77–88
UE Red Warriors 58–45 57–61* 61–70 73–61 67–50 87–58 78–73
UP Fighting Maroons 73–42 58–79 61–81 70–71 59–72 65–95 75–94
UST Growling Tigers 97–83 76–85 79–81 69–74* 68–58 87–89 71–63
Source:
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  62–59  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)
1 Ateneo70
4 UE50
1 Ateneo6962
2 La Salle6151
2 La Salle67
3 FEU62

Semifinals

(1) Ateneo vs. (4) UE

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

September 14
Ateneo Blue Eagles  70–50  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  67–62  FEU Tamaraws
La Salle wins series in one game

Finals

September 25
Ateneo Blue Eagles  62–51  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 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

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  FEU Lady Tamaraws 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  UST Tigresses 10 4 .714[a] 3
3  UP Lady Maroons (H) 10 4 .714[a] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  Adamson Lady Falcons 9 5 .643 4
5  De La Salle Lady Archers 7 7 .500 6
6  Ateneo Lady Eagles 4 10 .286 9
7  UE Lady Warriors 2 12 .143 11
8  NU Lady Bulldogs 1 13 .071 12
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. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: UST 69–64

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
 AdU
 AdMU
 DLSU
 FEU
 NU
 UE
 UP
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Rivalry games

Second–seed playoff

September 10
UP Lady Maroons  64–69  UST Tigresses
UST wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1 FEU5674
4 Adamson5763
1 FEU5452
3 UP5246
2 UST3946
3 UP5250

Semifinals

(1) FEU vs. (4) Adamson

September 17
FEU Lady Tamaraws  74–63  Adamson Lady Falcons
FEU wins series in two games

(2) UP vs. (3) UST

September 17
UST Tigresses  46–50  UP Lady Maroons
UP wins series in two games

Finals

September 27
FEU Lady Tamaraws  52–46  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 Lady Tamaraws
Ninth title

The season's awardees were:[2]

  • Most Valuable Player: Marichu Bacaro (UST Tigresses)
  • Rookie of the Year: Angelica Ortega (Adamson Lady Falcons)
  • Mythical Five:
    • Katherine Sandel (Adamson Lady Falcons)
    • Marichu Bacaro (UST Tigresses)
    • Cindy Resultay (UE Lady Warriors)
    • Sihaya Sadorra (UP Lady Maroons)
    • Ma. Ana Fatima Tolentino (UP Lady Maroons)

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

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

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 12 2 .857[a] — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  DLSZ Junior Archers 12 2 .857[a] —
3  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 9 5 .643[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  Adamson Baby Falcons 9 5 .643[b] 3
5  UST Tiger Cubs 8 6 .571 4
6  UE Junior Warriors 3 11 .214[c] 9
7  NUNS Bullpups 3 11 .214[c] 9
8  UPIS Junior Maroons (H) 0 14 .000 12
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. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Ateneo 1–1 La Salle (Ateneo +2)
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: FEU 1–1 Adamson (FEU +10)
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 NU (UE +10)

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
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 AdU
 AdMU
 DLSZ
 FEU
 NSNU
 UE
 UPIS
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Rivalry games

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1 Ateneo78
4 Adamson45
1 Ateneo7271
3 FEU–FERN6260
2 La Salle Zobel7056
3 FEU–FERN72**58

*Denotes number of overtime periods.

Semifinals

(1) Ateneo vs. (4) Adamson

September 13
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  78–45  Adamson Baby Falcons
Ateneo wins series in one game

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

September 17
DLSZ Junior Archers  56–58  FEU–FERN Baby Tamaraws
FEU-FERN wins series in two games

Finals

September 27
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  71–60  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 Blue Eaglets
15th title

The season's awardees were:[2]

  • Most Valuable Player: Mark Kevin Juruena (Adamson Baby Falcons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Luis Alfonso dela Paz (DLSZ Junior Archers)
  • Mythical team:
    • Juan Miguel Tiongson (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
    • Mark Kevin Juruena (Adamson Baby Falcons)
    • Luis Alfonso dela Paz (DLSZ Junior Archers)
    • Juan Nicolas Elorde (DLSZ Junior Archers)
    • Gwyne Matthew Capacio (DLSZ Junior Archers)

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 semifinal Eric 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. Position Player
19 C Rabeh Al-Hussaini
8 SF Bacon Austria
7 PF/C Nonoy Baclao
16 PF Mike Baldos
13 SF Ryan Buenafe
15 C Vince Burke
18 PF Justin Chua
4 PG Yuri Escueta
20 SF Torino Gonzaga
12 PG Kirk Long
10 C Jobe Nkemakolam
5 PG Jai Reyes
11 SG Eric Salamat
14 PF Nico Salva
6 SG Oping Sumalinog
17 SG Chris Tiu
Position Name/s
Head coach:  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. ^ a b "Ateneo dominates UAAP individual awards". GMA News and Public Affairs. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
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