UAAP Season 71 basketball tournaments

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).

UAAP Season 71
Madrama
Host schoolUniversity of the Philippines, Diliman
Men's Finals 1 2Wins
 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 1 2Wins
 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 1 2Wins
 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
Semifinalists DLSZ Junior Archers
 Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s)Studio 23

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

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[lower-alpha 1] 3
3  FEU Tamaraws 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 10
7  Adamson Falcons 3 11 .214[lower-alpha 2] 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) Host.
Notes:
  1. Second-seed playoff: La Salle 62–59
  2. Head-to-head record: UP 2–0 Adamson

Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
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 AdU
 ADMU
 DLSU
 FEU
 NU
 UE
 UP
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson 45–72 61–76 71–74 73–65 66–64 68–76 80–88
Ateneo 78–59 79–73 66–72 74–62 64–58 83–66 64–57
La Salle 84–79 57–65 73–62 93–69 62–68 82–60 85–84
FEU 70–62 74–78 83–75 61–69 71–69 88–66 70–65
NU 57–68 58–83 67–79 60–64 69–82 58–87 77–88
UE 58–45 57–61 61–70 73–61 67–50 87–58 78–73
UP 73–42 58–79 61–81 70–71 59–72 65–95 75–94
UST 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.

Rivalry games

Bracket
  2nd seed playoff Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
    1  Ateneo 70    
    4  UE 50    
   
 
    1  Ateneo 69 62
    2  La Salle 61 51
 
 
 La Salle 62   2  La Salle 67  
 FEU 59   3  FEU 62    

Second-seed playoff
September 11
De La Salle Green Archers  62–59  FEU Tamaraws
La Salle wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Ateneo vs. 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

La Salle vs. 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[lower-alpha 1] 3
3  UP Lady Maroons (H) 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] 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) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: UST 2–0 UP; 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

Bracket

  2nd–seed playoff Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
    1  FEU 56 74  
    4  Adamson 57 63  
   
 
    1  FEU 54 52
    3  UP 52 46
 
 
 UP 64   2  UST 39 46
 UST 69   3  UP 52 50  

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

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

UP vs. 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[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  DLSZ Junior Archers 12 2 .857[lower-alpha 1] —
3  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 2] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  Adamson Baby Falcons 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 2] 3
5  UST Tiger Cubs 8 6 .571 4
6  UE Junior Warriors 3 11 .214[lower-alpha 3] 9
7  NSNU Bullpups 3 11 .214[lower-alpha 3] 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) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Ateneo 1–1 La Salle; Ateneo +2
  2. Head-to-head record: FEU 1–1 Adamson; FEU +10
  3. Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 NU; UE +10

Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
 AdU
 AdMU
 DLSZ
 FEU
 NSNU
 UE
 UPIS
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Rivalry games

Bracket

  Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                       
1  Ateneo 78    
4  Adamson 45    
*Denotes number of overtime periods.   1  Ateneo 72 71
  3  FEU–FERN 62 60
2  La Salle Zobel 70 56 *If necessary.
3  FEU–FERN 72** 58  

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

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

Finals
September 27
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  71–60  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Ateneo wins series 2–0

Awards
 UAAP Season 71 juniors' basketball champions 

Ateneo Blue Eaglets
15th title
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: John David Dumrique (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

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:

GamePlay-by-playAnalystCourtside reporters
Second-seed game
La Salle-FEU semifinalEric TipanLuigi TrilloSharon Yu and Kristel Filart
Ateneo-UE semifinalBoom GonzalezMark MolinaPortia Silva and Alexis Go
Juniors' Finals Game 1
Men's Finals Game 1Boom GonzalezTJ ManotocSharon Yu and Kamae de Jesus
Men's Finals Game 2Kamae 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
PositionName/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. "Ateneo dominates UAAP individual awards". GMA News and Public Affairs. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
Preceded by
Season 70 (2007)		 UAAP basketball seasons
Season 71 (2008)		 Succeeded by
Season 72 (2009)
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