# UAAP Season 70 basketball tournaments

The basketball tournaments of University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 70 started on July 7, 2007, at the Araneta Coliseum with University of Santo Tomas (UST) Rector Very Rev. Fr. Ernesto Arceo, O.P. delivering the speech. Manuel V. Pangilinan of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and United States ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney were the guests.
Former UST Growling Tigers basketball player Ed Cordero is the season's commissioner. The theme is "Winners All, Recreating the Value of Honesty through Sports" The Studio 23 coverage uses the theme "Madrama" (Tagalog for "full of drama").
Despite a 14–0 sweep by the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors in the elimination round, they were in turn swept by the De La Salle University-Manila Green Archers 2–0 in the finals after UE had a half-a-month's rest. De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) Junior Archers clinched their second championship by beating the Ateneo High School Blue Eaglets with their own 2–0 sweep. Ateneo took home the women's championship with their own version of a sweep against the University of the Philippines Lady Maroons.

## Men's tournament
### Teams

| Team | University | Coach |
| Adamson Soaring Falcons | Adamson University (AdU) | Bogs Adornado |
| 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) | Joe Lipa |
| UST Growling Tigers | University of Santo Tomas (UST) | Pido Jarencio |

### Elimination round
#### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | UE Red Warriors | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | De La Salle Green Archers | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 |
| 3 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 4 | UST Growling Tigers (H) | 8 | 6 | .571 | 6 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 5 | FEU Tamaraws | 8 | 6 | .571 | 6 | |
| 6 | NU Bulldogs | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | |
| 7 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 2 | 12 | .143 | 12 | |
| 8 | UP Fighting Maroons | 0 | 14 | .000 | 14 | |
* ↑ As UE won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
* 1 2 Second-seed playoff: La Salle 70–69 Ateneo
* 1 2 Fourth-seed playoff: UST 80–69 FEU

#### Match-up results

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Rivalry games

* Studio 23
* July 12
| UP Fighting Maroons | 55–79 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* Studio 23
* September 6
| UP Fighting Maroons | 59–93 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* Studio 23
* July 19
| La Salle Green Archers | 64–61 | FEU Tamaraws |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* Studio 23
* August 19
| La Salle Green Archers | 74–66 | FEU Tamaraws |
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* Studio 23
* July 26
| La Salle Green Archers | 77–80 (OT) | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Studio 23
* September 9
| La Salle Green Archers | 87–89 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Studio 23
* July 29
| La Salle Green Archers | 90–86 (OT) | UST Growling Tigers |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Studio 23
* August 11
| La Salle Green Archers | 73–81 (OT) | UST Growling Tigers |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Studio 23
* August 2
| UE Red Warriors | 89–60 | FEU Tamaraws |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* Studio 23
* September 1
| UE Red Warriors | 79–72 | FEU Tamaraws |
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

### Fourth-seed playoff

* Studio 23
* September 17 3:00 p.m.
| FEU Tamaraws | 69–80 | UST Growling Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 6–22, 18–24, 26–17 |||
| UST advances to the Final Four |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Second-seed playoff

* Studio 23
* September 18 3:00 p.m.
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 69–70 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 19–16, 15–22, 22–20 |||
| La Salle wins the twice-to-beat advantage |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Bracket

| Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| | | | | | | | 1 | UE | 63 | 64 |
| | | | 2 | La Salle | 64 | 65 | 2 | La Salle | 64 | 73 |
| 3 | Ateneo | 69 | 3 | Ateneo | 65 | 60 | | | | |
| 4 | UST | 64 | | | | | | | | |

### Stepladder semifinals
#### (3) Ateneo vs. (4) UST

This is a single-elimination game.
* Studio 23
* September 23 3:00 p.m.
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | UST Growling Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 22–12, 23–21, 14–13 |||
| Pts: Ford Arao 17 Rebs: Nonoy Baclao 8 Asts: Yuri Escueta 4 | Pts: Jervy Cruz 17 Rebs: Jervy Cruz 16 Asts: Japs Cuan 5 |
| Ateneo advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

#### (2) La Salle vs. (3) Ateneo

La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
* Studio 23
* September 27 3:00 p.m.
| De La Salle Green Archers | 64–65 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 16–15, 21–17, 12–18 |||
| Pts: Tyrone Tang 20 Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 7 Asts: JVee Casio 4 | | Pts: Ford Arao 19 Rebs: Nonoy Baclao 9 Asts: Chris Tiu 4 |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,000
* Studio 23
* September 30 3:00 p.m.
| De La Salle Green Archers | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 13–12, 19–17, 17-17 |||
| Pts: Cholo Villanueva 13 Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 10 Asts: JVee Casio 6 | Pts: Ford Arao 14 Rebs: Rabah Al-Hussaini 8 Asts: Chris Tiu 4 |
| La Salle wins series in two games |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 23,315

### Finals

This is a best-of-three playoff.
* Studio 23
* October 4 3:00 p.m.
| UE Red Warriors | 63–64 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 18–23, 11–10, 13–17 |||
| Pts: Mark Borboran 13 Rebs: Hans Thiele 16 Asts: Arellano, Cañizares 3 Team TOs: 30 | | Pts: Ty Tang 17 Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 9 Asts: Villanueva, Maierhofer 3 Bench/starter pts: 26/38 |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,000
* Studio 23
* October 7 3:00 p.m.
| UE Red Warriors | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 12–19, 22–19, 19–21 |||
| Pts: Borboran, Lee 12 each Rebs: Borboran, Gregorio 10 Asts: 3 players 3 each Team TOs: 21 | Pts: JVee Casio 17 Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 11 Asts: Cholo Villanueva 6 FTs: 27/36 (75%) |
| La Salle wins series 2–0 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 18,067
* Finals Most Valuable Player: JV Casio and Pocholo Villanueva (De La Salle Green Archers)

### Awards

* UAAP Season 70 men's basketball champions
* De La Salle Green Archers Seventh title
* Most Valuable Player: Jervy Cruz (UST Growling Tigers)
* Rookie of the Year: JR Cawaling (FEU Tamaraws)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Edwin Asoro (NU Bulldogs)
* Mythical Five:
** Chris Tiu (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
** JV Casio (De La Salle Green Archers)
** Mark Borboran (UE Red Warriors)
** Rico Maierhofer (De La Salle Green Archers)
** Jervy Cruz (UST Growling Tigers)

## Women's tournament
### Elimination round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Ateneo Lady Eagles | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | UP Lady Maroons | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UST Tigresses (H) | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | |
| 6 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | |
| 7 | UE Lady Warriors | 2 | 12 | .143 | 10 | |
| 8 | NU Lady Bulldogs | 1 | 13 | .071 | 11 | |

### Schedule

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Rivalry games

* July 21
| Adamson Lady Falcons | 61–46 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
* Adamson University, Manila
* August 29
| Adamson Lady Falcons | 67–57 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
* Far Eastern University, Manila
* July 26
| De La Salle Lady Archers | 51–63 | Ateneo Lady Eagles |
* Far Eastern University, Manila
* August 25
| De La Salle Lady Archers | 53–65 | Ateneo Lady Eagles |
* Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
* August 1
| Ateneo Lady Eagles | 74–68 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
* Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
* August 21
| Ateneo Lady Eagles | 64–56 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
* Far Eastern University, Manila
* August 4
| Adamson Lady Falcons | 44–51 | FEU Lady Tamaraws |
* Adamson University, Manila
* August 25
| Adamson Lady Falcons | 36–46 | FEU Lady Tamaraws |
* Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
* August 12
| UP Lady Maroons | 38–52 | Ateneo Lady Eagles |
* Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
* September 4
| UP Lady Maroons | 48–60 | Ateneo Lady Eagles |
* Far Eastern University, Manila

### Bracket

| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| 1 | Ateneo | 57 | | | | |
| 4 | Adamson | 46 | | | | |
| 4 | Adamson | 46 | 1 | Ateneo | 64 | 62 |
| | | | 2 | UP | 60 | 58 |
| 2 | UP | 56 | 2 | UP | 60 | 58 |
| 3 | UST | 54 | | | | |

### Semifinals
#### (1) Ateneo vs. (4) Adamson

* September 15
| Ateneo Lady Eagles | 57–46 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
| Ateneo wins series in one game |||
* Far Eastern University, Manila

#### (2) UP vs. (3) UST

* September 15
| UP Lady Maroons | 56–54 | UST Tigresses |
| UP wins series in one game |||
* Far Eastern University, Manila

### Finals

* No TV
* Sept 22
| Ateneo Lady Eagles | 64–60 | UP Lady Maroons |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* Studio 23
* Sept 29
| Ateneo Lady Eagles | 62–58 | UP Lady Maroons |
| Ateneo wins series 2–0 |||
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Katrina Quimpo (Ateneo Lady Eagles)

### Awards

* UAAP Season 70 women's basketball champions
* Ateneo Lady Eagles Second title
* Most Valuable Player: Cassandra Tioseco (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
* Rookie of the Year: Cindy Resultay (UE Lady Warriors)

## Juniors' tournament
### Elimination round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | DLSZ Junior Archers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | NUNS Bullpups | 6 | 8 | .429 | 7 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | UE Pages | 6 | 8 | .429 | 7 | |
| 6 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 7 | UPIS Junior Maroons | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 8 | UST Tiger Cubs (H) | 2 | 12 | .143 | 11 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NU 1–1 UE; fourth-seed playoff: NU 83–80

### Schedule

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Rivalry games

* July 8
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 74–68 | Adamson Baby Falcons |
* Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
* August 14
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 65–40 | Adamson Baby Falcons |
* Far Eastern University, Manila
* July 14
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 79–64 | UST Tiger Cubs |
* Far Eastern University, Manila
* August 28
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 82–66 | UST Tiger Cubs |
* Far Eastern University, Manila
* July 18
| UPIS Junior Maroons | 62–77 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets |
* Adamson University, Manila
* August 26
| UPIS Junior Maroons | 59–54 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets |
* Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
* July 22
| UST Tiger Cubs | 58–60 | UPIS Junior Maroons |
* Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
* September 1
| UST Tiger Cubs | 73–65 | UPIS Junior Maroons |
* University of Santo Tomas, Manila
* August 2
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 78–72 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
* Far Eastern University, Manila
* September 1
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 71–63 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
* University of Santo Tomas, Manila

### Fourth-seed playoff

* September 14
| NUNS Bullpups | 83–80 | UE Pages |
* University of Santo Tomas, Manila

### Bracket

| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| 1 | Ateneo | 70 | 94 | | | | |
| 4 | NU | 73 | 75 | |
| 4 | NU | 73 | 75 | 1 | Ateneo | 74 | 92 |
| | | | | 2 | DLSZ | 76 | 98* |
| 2 | DLSZ | DLSZ | 67 | 2 | DLSZ | 76 | 98* |
| 3 | FEU–FERN | FEU–FERN | 61 | |
*Overtime

### Semifinals
#### (1) Ateneo vs. (4) NU

* September 16
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 70–73 | NUNS Bullpups |
* University of Santo Tomas, Manila
* September 18
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 94–75 | NUNS Bullpups |
| Ateneo wins series in two games |||
* University of Santo Tomas, Manila

#### (2) DLSZ vs. (3) FEU–FERN

* September 16
| DLSZ Junior Archers | 67–61 | FEU–FERN Baby Tamaraws |
| La Salle wins series in one game |||
* University of Santo Tomas, Manila

### Finals

* No TV
* Sept 22
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 74–76 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* Studio 23
* Sept 29
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 92–98 (OT) | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| La Salle wins series 2–0 |||
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Joshua David Webb (DLSZ Junior Archers)

### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Samuel Joseph Marata (UPIS Junior Maroons)
* Rookie of the Year: David Kurt De Guzman (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
* Mythical Five:
** John David Dumrique (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
** Juan Miguel Tiongson (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
** Kevin Michael Batac (NUNS Bullpups)
** Joshua David Webb (DLSZ Junior Archers)
** Mark Jovet Mendoza (NUNS Bullpups)

## Broadcast notes

ABS-CBN's UHF channel Studio 23 is the sole coverer of the games, covering all men's games. 101.9 For Life!, ABS-CBN's FM radio station, delivers updates on game dates. FM radio station NU 107 delivers on-the-court updates for Ateneo games.
UAAP Sportscenter airs every Tuesday afternoons as a supplement for the main UAAP coverage. Boom Gonzalez hosts the program.
Playoffs broadcasters:
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside reporters |
| Men's fourth-seed game | Sev Sarmenta | Ronnie Magsanoc | Andi Manzano & Dianne Querrer |
| Men's second-seed game | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | Sharon Yu & Vanna Lim |
| Men's first round game | | | Vanna Lim & Dianne Querrer |
| Men's Semifinal game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | Ronnie Magsanoc | Vanna Lim & Sharon Yu |
| Women's Finals game 2 | Eric Tipan | Ronnie Magsanoc | none |
| Juniors' Finals game 2 | Boom Gonzalez | Mark Molina | none |
| Men's Semifinal game 2 | Sev Sarmenta | Randy Sacdalan | Vanna Lim & Sharon Yu |
| Men's Finals game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | Mark Molina | Tracy Abad & Sharon Yu |
| Men's Finals game 2 | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | Tracy Abad & Sharon Yu |

## Champion rosters
### De La Salle Green Archers

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| No. | | Position | Player |
| 5 | | C | PJ Walsham |
| 6 | | PG | JV Casio |
| 7 | | PG | Simon Atkins |
| 8 | | SF | Bader Malabes |
| 9 | | SG | Pocholo Villanueva |
| 10 | | PF | Rico Maierhofer |
| 11 | | PG | Ty Tang (C) |
| 12 | | PF | Kish Co |
| 15 | | C | Brian Ilad |
| 16 | | SF | OJ Cua |
| 17 | | SF | Peejay Barua |
| 18 | | PF | Ferdinand Damanik |
| 19 | | SF | James Mangahas |
| 20 | | C | Marko Batricevic |
| 21 | | SG | Rejan Lee |
| Position | Position | Position | Name/s | Name/s | Name/s |
| Head coach: | Head coach: | Head coach: | Franz Pumaren | Franz Pumaren | Franz Pumaren |
| | | | De La Salle Green Archers |