UAAP Season 77 basketball tournaments

The UAAP Season 77 basketball tournaments were held in school year 2014–15. University of the East was the season host. The basketball tournaments started with a doubleheader basketball games after the opening ceremonies on July 12, 2014 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. ABS-CBN UHF channel Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the fifteenth consecutive year.

UAAP Season 77

Host school	University of the East
Men's Finals G1 G2 G3 Wins  FEU Tamaraws 75 47 59 1  NU Bulldogs 70 62 75 2
Duration	October 4–15, 2014
Arena(s)	Smart Araneta Coliseum Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Alfred Aroga
Winning coach	Eric Altamirano (1st title)
Semifinalists	De La Salle Green Archers  Ateneo Blue Eagles
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Women's Finals G1 G2 Wins  NU Lady Bulldogs 80 59 2+1  FEU Lady Tamaraws 58 48 0
Duration	October 1–4, 2014
Arena(s)	Smart Araneta Coliseum Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Gemma Miranda
Winning coach	Patrick Aquino (1st title)
Semifinalists	De La Salle Lady Archers  UST Tigresses
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Juniors' Finals G1 G2 G3 Wins  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 72 78 90 2+1  NUNS Bullpups 76 76 73 1
Duration	February 13–20, 2015
Arena(s)	Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVP	Jolo Mendoza
Winning coach	Joe Silva (1st title)
Semifinalists	DLSZ Junior Archers  Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN Sports and Action

Men's tournament

Teams

Team	University	Coach
Adamson Soaring Falcons	Adamson University (AdU)	Kenneth Duremdes
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)	Rey Madrid
UST Growling Tigers	University of Santo Tomas (UST)	Bong dela Cruz

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	11	3	.786	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	FEU Tamaraws	10	4	.714	1
3	De La Salle Green Archers	10	4	.714	1	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	NU Bulldogs	9	5	.643	2
5	UE Red Warriors (H)	9	5	.643	2
6	UST Growling Tigers	5	9	.357	6
7	UP Fighting Maroons	1	13	.071	10
8	Adamson Soaring Falcons	1	13	.071	10

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:

Match-up results

	Round 1							Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
AdU
ADMU
DLSU
FEU
NU
UE
UP
UST

Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson Soaring Falcons		57–79	48–67	62–71	25–62	72–99	64–77	49–50
Ateneo Blue Eagles	67–52		97–86	81–78	60–64	93–91*	86–75	63–61
De La Salle Green Archers	66–57	88–86		77–82	57–55	60–58	74–53	83–70
FEU Tamaraws	90–73	64–68*	74–70		71–62	73–63	85–71	67–69
NU Bulldogs	71–50	76–66	56–68	70–74*		57–55	70–59	59–40
UE Red Warriors	72–59	73–78	68–66	94–71	64–55		87–59	72–62
UP Fighting Maroons	63–67	69–70	65–86	69–75	51–66	48–68		57–73
UST Growling Tigers	61–59	58–69	60–67	55–66	64–75	73–78	77–65

Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Fourth–seed playoff

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 20 4:00 p.m.

4th seed

UE Red Warriors	49–51	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 7–11, 10–12, 18–13
Pts: Roi Sumang 19 Rebs: Charles Mammie 14 Asts: Irvin Alberto 3		Pts: Glenn Khobuntin 12 Rebs: Troy Rosario 9 Asts: Paolo Javelona 6
NU advances to the Final Four

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Second–seed playoff

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 21 4:00 p.m.

2nd seed

FEU Tamaraws	65–60	De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 17–12, 21–26, 12–10
Pts: Mike Tolomia 19 Rebs: Mac Belo 10 Asts: Pogoy, Inigo, 3 each		Pts: Jason Perkins 15 Rebs: Jason Perkins 13 Asts: Jason Perkins 3
FEU wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Bracket

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)						Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	Ateneo	74	63
	4	NU	78	65
							4	NU	70	62	75
							2	FEU	75	47	59
	2	FEU	73	67
	3	La Salle	94	64

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) Ateneo vs. (4) NU

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

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 24 4:00 p.m.

Ateneo Blue Eagles	74–78	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 18–20, 18–16, 24–18
Pts: Kiefer Ravena 24 Rebs: Chris Newsome 7 Asts: Chris Newsome 4		Pts: Jay-Jay Alejandro 20 Rebs: Rosario, Aroga, 13 each Asts: Jay-Jay Alejandro 4

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 1 2:00 p.m.

Ateneo Blue Eagles	63–65	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 19–20, 20–14, 16–19
Pts: Chris Newsome 22 Rebs: Chris Newsome 6 Asts: K. Ravena, Elorde 7 each		Pts: Alfred Aroga 14 Rebs: Alfred Aroga 12 Asts: 4 players, 2 each
NU wins series in two games

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(2) FEU vs. (3) La Salle

The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage after beating the De La Salle Green Archers in the playoff for the #2 seed, which led to a virtual best-of-three playoff series.

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 27 4:00 p.m.

FEU Tamaraws	73–94	De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 13–10, 20–29, 26–31
Pts: Mac Belo 32 Rebs: Tolomia, Cruz, 7 each Asts: Mike Tolomia 4		Pts: Jeron Teng 25 Rebs: Jason Perkins 12 Asts: Vosotros, Perkins, 4 each

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 1 6:00 p.m.

FEU Tamaraws	67–64	De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 18–20, 9–10, 16–17
Pts: Mac Belo 23 Rebs: RR Pogoy 11 Asts: Mike Tolomia 6		Pts: Jeron Teng 13 Rebs: Jason Perkins 12 Asts: Jeron Teng 6
FEU wins series in two games

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

This was the first time since 1993 that neither Ateneo nor La Salle featured in the UAAP Finals. The attendance of the Do-or-Die Game 3 of the series was set as the all-time basketball attendance record of Smart Araneta Coliseum.

ABS-CBN

October 4 3:30 p.m.

FEU Tamaraws	75–70	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 21–23, 25–12, 15–20
Pts: Mike Tolomia 15 Rebs: 3 players, 7 each Asts: 3 players, 3 each		Pts: Alfred Aroga 17 Rebs: Aroga, Rosario, 8 each Asts: Paolo Javelona 4

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 17,065

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 8 4:00 p.m.

FEU Tamaraws	47–62	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 6–18, 12–8, 12–17, 17–19
Pts: Mac Belo 17 Rebs: RR Pogoy 9 Asts: Achie Inigo 3		Pts: Troy Rosario 19 Rebs: Troy Rosario 14 Asts: Paolo Javelona 4

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 24,896

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 15 3:30 p.m.

FEU Tamaraws	59–75	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 8–10, 18–25, 15–20
Pts: Mike Tolomia 23 Rebs: Mac Belo 13 Asts: Mike Tolomia 3		Pts: Alfred Aroga 24 Rebs: Alfred Aroga 18 Asts: Paolo Javelona 5
NU wins series 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 25,138

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Alfred Aroga (NU Bulldogs)

Awards

UAAP Season 77 men's basketball champions
NU Bulldogs Second title

• Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Rookie of the Year: Arvin Tolentino (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Mythical Five:
  • Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Chris Newsome (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Jeron Teng (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Mac Belo (FEU Tamaraws)
  • Karim Abdul (UST Growling Tigers)

Coaching changes

Preseason
Team	Old coach	Reason	New coach	Old position
Adamson	Leo Austria	Resigned	Kenneth Duremdes	Adamson assistant coach
UE	Boysie Zamar	Terminated	Derrick Pumaren	Hong Kong national basketball team consultant
UST	Pido Jarencio	Resigned	Bong Dela Cruz	UST assistant coach

Broadcast notes

Television

Simulcast over ABS-CBN Channel 2 (Game 1), ABS-CBN Sports and Action (Games 2 and 3), The Filipino Channel, and Balls HD with replays on ABS-CBN Sports and Action and Balls.

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst
Game 1	Boom Gonzales	TJ Manotoc
Game 2	Boom Gonzales	TJ Manotoc
Game 3	Boom Gonzales	TJ Manotoc

Radio

Simulcast over DZMM Radio Patrol 630.

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst
Game 1	Noel Zarate	Allan Gregorio
Game 2	Noel Zarate	Allan Gregorio
Game 3	Noel Zarate	Allan Gregorio

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NU Lady Bulldogs	14	0	1.000	—	Thrice-to-beat in the Finals
2	De La Salle Lady Archers	10	4	.714	4	Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3	UST Tigresses	8	6	.571	6	Proceed to stepladder round 1
4	FEU Lady Tamaraws	8	6	.571	6
5	Ateneo Lady Eagles	7	7	.500	7
6	Adamson Lady Falcons	6	8	.429	8
7	UE Lady Warriors (H)	3	11	.214	11
8	UP Lady Maroons	0	14	.000	14

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:

Match-up results

	Round 1							Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Adamson
Ateneo
La Salle
FEU
NU
UE
UP
UST

Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson Lady Falcons		59–47	42–50	48–47	46–62	53–54*	57–44	47–59
Ateneo Lady Eagles	51–48		39–48	58–55	50–59	50–35	54–42	54–55
De La Salle Lady Archers	50–55	53–37		46–43	55–77	64–56	66–31	56–50
FEU Lady Tamaraws	66–62	45–34	48–43		40–56	52–37	65–61	57–56
NU Lady Bulldogs	71–60	74–52	75–71	67–50		81–59	57–44	62–60
UE Lady Warriors	68–80	56–70	52–78	50–59	66–70		58–47	54–69
UP Lady Maroons	47–59	49–56	40–62	54–59	44–64	60–69		43–44
UST Tigresses	74–63	54–60	63–69	73–68	68–73	54–36	88–75

Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

	Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination)					Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)						Finals (No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
												1	NU	80	59
						2	La Salle	56	80			4	FEU	58	48
	3	UST	61			4	FEU	61	81*
	4	FEU	62

Stepladder semifinals

(3) UST vs. (4) FEU

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 21 1:30 p.m.

UST Tigresses	61–62	FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 19–13, 17–17, 13–21
FEU advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

(2) La Salle vs. (4) FEU

The De La Salle Lady Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.

September 25 11:00 a.m.

De La Salle Lady Archers	56–61	FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 7–6, 22–11, 16–20, 11–24

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 27 01:30 p.m.

De La Salle Lady Archers	80–81 (OT)	FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 21–16, 14–14, 21–27, Overtime: 9–10
FEU wins series in two games

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Finals

The NU Lady Bulldogs have the thrice-to-beat advantage, while the FEU Lady Tamaraws have the twice-to-win disadvantage.

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 1, 2014 11:00 am

NU Lady Bulldogs	80–58	FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 20–7, 16–23, 20–19

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 4, 2014 12:30 pm

NU Lady Bulldogs	59–48	FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 16–11, 11–6, 19–12
NU wins series in two games

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Gemma Miranda (NU Lady Bulldogs)

Awards

UAAP Season 77 women's basketball champions
NU Lady Bulldogs First title

• Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
• Rookie of the Year: Ria Joy Nabalan (NU Lady Bulldogs)
• Mythical Five:
  • Danica Therese Jose (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
  • Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
  • Shelley Anne Gupilan (NU Lady Bulldogs)
  • Gemma Miranda (NU Lady Bulldogs)
  • Lore Rivera (UST Tigresses)

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst
Game 1
Game 2	Anton Roxas	Marco Benitez

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eaglets	14	0	1.000	—	Thrice-to-beat in the Finals
2	NUNS Bullpups	9	5	.643	5	Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3	Adamson Baby Falcons	9	5	.643	5	Proceed to stepladder round 1
4	DLSZ Junior Archers	9	5	.643	5
5	FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	8	6	.571	6
6	UST Tiger Cubs	5	9	.357	9
7	UPIS Junior Maroons	2	12	.143	12
8	UE Junior Warriors (H)	0	14	.000	14

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:

Match-up results

	Round 1							Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
AdU
AdMU
DLSZ
FEU
NU
UE
UPIS
UST

Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSZ	FEU	NU	UE	UPIS	UST
Adamson Baby Falcons		66–75	61–67	58–63	55–63	68–37	56–50	75–69
Ateneo Blue Eaglets	66–61		68–57	76–73*	66–64	84–60	87–65	82–70
Zobel Junior Archers	61–81	67–69		55–50	57–59	98–38	104–54	55–62
FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws	39–63	52–78	58–60		66–71*	62–40	67–51	53–41
NSNU Bullpups	64–74	49–76	50–37	65–68**		83–38	84–64	71–44
UE Junior Warriors	42–78	77–101	66–77	55–81	52–75		54–67	65–77
UPIS Junior Maroons	52–76	66–83	41–78	52–60	55–81	93–65		48–60
UST Tiger Cubs	67–76	66–84	53–66	48–57	51–49	77–67	61–55

Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Second-seed playoff

The winner advances to the second round of the stepladder semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage; the loser proceeds to the first round.

February 3

Adamson Baby Falcons

45–72

NUNS Bullpups

Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

Bracket

	Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination)					Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)					Finals (No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
											1	Ateneo	72	78	90
						2	NU	61			2	NU	76	76	73
	3	Adamson	81			4	DLSZ	45
	4	DLSZ	87

Stepladder semifinals

(3) Adamson vs. (4) DLSZ

This is a one-game playoff.

February 6

Adamson Baby Falcons

81–87

DLSZ Junior Archers

Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

(2) NU vs. (4) DLSZ

The NU Bullpups have the twice-to-beat advantage.

February 9

NUNS Bullpups	61–45	DLSZ Junior Archers
NU wins series in one game

Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

Finals

The Ateneo Blue Eaglets have the thrice-to-beat advantage; the NU Bullpups can lose the series by losing twice.

February 13

Ateneo Blue Eaglets

72–76

NUNS Bullpups

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

February 17

Ateneo Blue Eaglets

78–76

NUNS Bullpups

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

February 20

Ateneo Blue Eaglets	90–73	NUNS Bullpups
Ateneo wins series in three games

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Jolo Mendoza (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

Awards

UAAP Season 77 juniors' basketball champions
Ateneo Blue Eaglets 18th title

• Most Valuable Player: Michael Joseph Nieto (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
• Rookie of the Year:
• Mythical Five:
  • Michael Joseph Nieto (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
  • Joseph Matthew Nieto (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
  • JD Frederick Tungcab (Adamson Baby Falcons)
  • Aljun Jay Melecio (DLSZ Junior Archers)
  • Mark Anthony Dyke (NUNS Bullpups)

Overall championship points

Seniors' division

Team	Men	Women	Total
NU Bulldogs	15	15	30
FEU Tamaraws	12	12	24
De La Salle Green Archers	10	10	20
Ateneo Blue Eagles	8	6	14
UST Growling Tigers	4	8	12
UE Red Warriors	6	2	8
Adamson Soaring Falcons	1	4	5
UP Fighting Maroons	2	1	3

Juniors' division

Team	Points
Ateneo Blue Eaglets	15
NUNS Bullpups	12
DLSZ Junior Archers	10
Adamson Baby Falcons	8
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	6
UST Tiger Cubs	4
UPIS Junior Maroons	2
UE Junior Warriors	1

Pts.	Ranking
15	Champion
12	2nd
10	3rd
8	4th
6	5th
4	6th
2	7th
1	8th
—	Did not join
WD	Withdrew

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:

• Ranks 5th to 8th determined by elimination round standings.
• Loser of the #1 vs #4 semifinal match-up is ranked 4th
• Loser of the #2 vs #3 semifinal match-up is ranked 3rd
• Loser of the finals is ranked 2nd
• Champion is ranked 1st

See also

• NCAA Season 90 basketball tournaments