# UAAP Season 73 basketball tournaments

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 73 basketball tournaments are the basketball events of UAAP's 2010-11 season. The basketball season began on July 10, 2010 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City with an opening ceremony hosted by De La Salle University, followed by a couple of men's basketball games. Hosts De La Salle Green Archers defeated the UP Fighting Maroons, and the UST Growling Tigers defeated the UE Red Warriors in the last game of the day.
Ato Badolato, former head coach of the San Beda Red Cubs, was named commissioner for basketball for the 2010 season.

## Results
### Juniors

The Juniors were the first of the three basketball tournaments to be finished. The Ateneo Blue Eaglets forced the step ladder format, putting themselves directly into the finals. Four other teams battled it out for the one spot left in the finals, with UST triumphing after beating out La Salle, 74–60. Since Ateneo cleared the eliminations, they were given an automatic 1–0 lead in the finals series. However, UST tied it up with a 77–71 win. Ateneo then continued on to sweep the next two games, 76–66 in game 2, and 76–59 in game 3. This was the Juniors' 17th title, and 3rd consecutive championship.

### Women

Second-seed Adamson Lady Falcons has advanced to the finals with a win over the UST Lady Tigresses, 72–59. However, fourth-seed La Salle Lady Archers edged out first-seed FEU Lady Tamaraws to extend the series, where the winner will advance and face Adamson. FEU won the knockout match to set up a finals showdown with Adamson.

### Men

First-seed FEU Tamaraws advanced to the finals after beating the De La Salle Green Archers in overtime, 69–59. They faced off against the defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles, who blew past the Adamson Falcons, 68–55. Ateneo started off with an outstanding win, sweeping the Tamaraws by 23 points in game one (72–49), which was the lowest output by a team in the finals since UAAP Season 61, by the same school. The Tamaraws looked ahead for a comeback, being only down by one point, 56–57, in the last 3 minutes of the 4th quarter. However. the Blue Eagles managed to distance, with 2 successive baskets, and a good free throw. FEU scored 3 successful free throws to go up 59–61 against the Ateneans, at the final minute of the championship. However, with a critical hold by Ateneo, Ryan Buenafe pulled off a three-point shot to give Ateneo a 64–59 lead while heading into the final 20 seconds of the game. FEU managed to score just one more three-pointer, but still went down, 62–65. The Ateneo Blue Eagles became the fifth successful team to achieve 3 consecutive championships, and capture their 6th championship title.

### Finals MVP

In Game 2, Ryan Buenafe delivered a season high of 23 points, and a critical three-point shot that lead to the championship. He was named Finals MVP.

## Men's 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) | Dindo Pumaren |
| FEU Tamaraws | Far Eastern University (FEU) | Glenn Capacio |
| NU Bulldogs | National University (NU) | Eric Gonzales |
| UE Red Warriors | University of the East (UE) | Lawrence Chongson |
| UP Fighting Maroons | University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) | Boyet Fernandez |
| UST Growling Tigers | University of Santo Tomas (UST) | Pido Jarencio |

### Elimination round

Most games were held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City and the PhilSports Arena in Pasig, with a single gameday played at Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

#### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | FEU Tamaraws | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | De La Salle Green Archers (H) | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | NU Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | |
| 6 | UE Red Warriors | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | |
| 7 | UST Growling Tigers | 4 | 10 | .286 | 8 | |
| 8 | UP Fighting Maroons | 0 | 14 | .000 | 12 | |

#### 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | FEU | 69* | | | | |
| 4 | La Salle | 59 | | | | |
| 4 | La Salle | 59 | 1 | FEU | 49 | 62 |
| | | | 2 | Ateneo | 72 | 65 |
| 2 | Ateneo | 68 | 2 | Ateneo | 72 | 65 |
| 3 | Adamson | 55 | | | | |

### Semifinals
#### (1) FEU vs. (4) La Salle

* Studio 23
* September 16
| FEU Tamaraws | 69–59 (OT) | De La Salle Green Archers |
| FEU wins series in one game |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

#### (2) Ateneo vs. (3) Adamson

* Studio 23
* September 19
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 68–55 | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Ateneo wins series in one game |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Finals

* ABS-CBN
* September 25
| FEU Tamaraws | 49–72 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Studio 23
* September 30
| FEU Tamaraws | 62–65 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Ateneo wins series 2–0 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Ryan Buenafe (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

### Awards

* UAAP Season 73 men's basketball champions
* Ateneo Blue Eagles Sixth title, third consecutive title
* Most Valuable Player: RR Garcia (FEU Tamaraws)
* Rookie of the Year: Terrence Romeo (FEU Tamaraws)

## Women's tournament
### Elimination round
#### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UST Tigresses | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | NU Lady Bulldogs (H) | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 6 | UP Lady Maroons | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 7 | Ateneo Lady Eagles | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 8 | UE Lady Warriors | 0 | 14 | .000 | 13 | |

#### 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | FEU | 61 | 65 | | | | |
| 4 | La Salle | 64 | 35 | |
| 4 | La Salle | 64 | 35 | 1 | FEU | 69 | 54 |
| | | | | 2 | Adamson | 75 | 56 |
| 2 | Adamson | Adamson | 72 | 2 | Adamson | 75 | 56 |
| 3 | UST | UST | 59 | |

### Semifinals
#### (1) FEU vs. (4) La Salle

* September 18
| FEU Lady Tamaraws | 61–64 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
* September 21
| FEU Lady Tamaraws | 65–35 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
| FEU wins series in two games |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

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

* September 18
| Adamson Lady Falcons | 72–59 | UST Tigresses |
| Adamson wins series in one game |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

### Finals

* September 25
| FEU Lady Tamaraws | 69–75 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* September 30
| FEU Lady Tamaraws | 54–56 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
| Adamson wins series 2–0 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Analyn Almazan (Adamson Lady Falcons)

### Awards

* UAAP Season 73 women's basketball champions
* Adamson Lady Falcons Sixth title
* Most Valuable Player: Analyn Almazan (Adamson Lady Falcons)
* Rookie of the Year: Aracelie Abaca (De La Salle Lady Archers)

## 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 | UST Tiger Cubs | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 |
| 3 | NUNS Bullpups (H) | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 4 | DLSZ Junior Archers | 7 | 7 | .500 | 7 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 5 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 7 | 7 | .500 | 7 | |
| 6 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | |
| 7 | UE Junior Warriors | 2 | 12 | .143 | 12 | |
| 8 | UPIS Junior Maroons | 0 | 14 | .000 | 14 | |
* ↑ As Ateneo 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: UST 65–58 NU
* 1 2 Fourth-seed playoff: La Salle 66–60 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DLSZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FEU–FERN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NSNU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UPIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth–seed playoff

* September 5
* 4th seed
| FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 60–66 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| DLSZ advances to the Final Four |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

### Second–seed playoff

* September 5
* 2nd seed
| NUNS Bullpups | 58–65 | UST Tiger Cubs |
| UST wins the twice–to–beat advantage |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

### 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) | Finals (No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage) |
| | | | | | | 1 | Ateneo | 71 | 76 | 76 |
| | | | 2 | UST | 74 | 2 | UST | 77 | 66 | 59 |
| 3 | NU | 54 | 4 | La Salle | 60 | | | | | |
| 4 | La Salle | 57 | | | | | | | | |

### Stepladder semifinals
#### (3) NU vs. (4) DLSZ

This is a single-elimination game.
* September 7
| NUNS Bullpups | 54–57 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| DLSZ advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2 |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

#### (2) UST vs. (4) DLSZ

UST has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
* September 11
| UST Tiger Cubs | 74–60 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| UST wins series in one game |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

### Finals

Ateneo has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times.
* September 14
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 71–77 | UST Tiger Cubs |
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
* September 16
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 76–66 | UST Tiger Cubs |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* September 19
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 76–59 | UST Tiger Cubs |
| Ateneo wins series in three games |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

### Awards

* UAAP Season 73 juniors' basketball champions
* Ateneo Blue Eaglets 17th title, third consecutive title
* Most Valuable Player: Kevin Ferrer (UST Tiger Cubs)
* Rookie of the Year: Roque Estoce (NUNS Bullpups)