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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 G1 G2Wins
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 69 622
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 61 510
DurationSeptember 21–25, 2008
Arena(s)Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPNonoy Baclao
Winning coachNorman Black (1st title)
SemifinalistsFEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
UE school colors UE Red Warriors
TV network(s)Studio 23
Women's Finals G1 G2Wins
FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 54 522
UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 52 460
DurationSeptember 20–27, 2008
Arena(s)The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVPBernadette Mercado
Winning coachMichael Oliver
SemifinalistsUST school colors UST Tigresses
Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons
TV network(s)Studio 23
Juniors' Finals G1 G2Wins
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets 72 712
FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 62 600
DurationSeptember 20–27, 2008
Arena(s)The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVPJV Dumrique
Winning coachJamike Jarin
SemifinalistsLa Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers
Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s)Studio 23
< Season 70 2008 Season 72 >

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 edit

Main article: UAAP Season 71 men's basketball tournament

Teams edit

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) Lawrence Chongson
UP Fighting Maroons University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) Aboy Castro
UST Growling Tigers University of Santo Tomas (UST) Pido Jarencio

Elimination round edit

Team standings edit

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 edit

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

Results edit

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: [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 edit

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

Bracket edit

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 edit

(1) Ateneo vs. (4) UE edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Women's tournament edit

Elimination round edit

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

Team standings edit

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 edit

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

Rivalry games edit

Second–seed playoff edit

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

Bracket edit

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 edit

(1) FEU vs. (4) Adamson edit

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

(2) UP vs. (3) UST edit

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

Finals edit

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 edit

 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 edit

Elimination round edit

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

Team standings edit

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 edit

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  AdU              
  AdMU              
  DLSZ              
  FEU              
  NSNU              
  UE              
  UPIS              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Rivalry games edit

Bracket edit

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 edit

(1) Ateneo vs. (4) Adamson edit

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

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

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

Finals edit

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 edit

 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 edit

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 edit

Ateneo Blue Eagles edit

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 edit

References edit

  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.

External links edit

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