# 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).
Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines president Chito Narvasa is the season's commissioner. The theme is "Filipino Leadership Through Sports Excellence".

## 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) | 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) | Aboy Castro |
| UST Growling Tigers | University of Santo Tomas (UST) | Pido Jarencio |

### Elimination round
#### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | FEU Tamaraws | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | UE Red Warriors | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | UST Growling Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 7 | |
| 6 | UP Fighting Maroons (H) | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | |
| 7 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | |
| 8 | NU Bulldogs | 2 | 12 | .143 | 11 | |
* 1 2 Second-seed playoff: La Salle 62–59 FEU
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UP 2–0 Adamson

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

#### Results

| vte 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 | |

### Second-seed playoff

* Studio 23
* September 11
| De La Salle Green Archers | 62–59 | FEU Tamaraws |
| La Salle wins the twice–to–beat advantage |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### 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 | 70 | | | | |
| 4 | UE | 50 | | | | |
| 4 | UE | 50 | 1 | Ateneo | 69 | 62 |
| | | | 2 | La Salle | 61 | 51 |
| 2 | La Salle | 67 | 2 | La Salle | 61 | 51 |
| 3 | FEU | 62 | | | | |

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

The Ateneo Blue Eagles has the twice-to-beat advantage.
* Studio 23
* September 14
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 70–50 | UE Red Warriors |
| Ateneo wins series in one game |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

The De La Salle Green Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.
* Studio 23
* September 14
| De La Salle Green Archers | 67–62 | FEU Tamaraws |
| La Salle wins series in one game |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Finals

* Studio 23
* September 21
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 69–61 | De La Salle Green Archers |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Studio 23
* September 25
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 62–51 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Ateneo wins series 2–0 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* 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)
* Most Valuable Player: Rabeh Al-Hussaini (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* Rookie of the Year: Ryan Buenafe (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

## 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 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UP Lady Maroons (H) | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 Second-seed playoff: UST 69–64

#### 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 |
| AdU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AdMU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DLSU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FEU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Rivalry games

* July 20
| Ateneo Lady Eagles | 45–70 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* September 3
| Ateneo Lady Eagles | 52–64 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* July 23
| Adamson Lady Falcons | 36–48 | FEU Lady Tamaraws |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* August 24
| Adamson Lady Falcons | 33–52 | FEU Lady Tamaraws |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* July 23
| Ateneo Lady Eagles | 47–58 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* August 28
| Ateneo Lady Eagles | 49–61 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* July 27
| Adamson Lady Falcons | 47–59 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* August 24
| Adamson Lady Falcons | 67–33 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* August 17
| Ateneo Lady Eagles | 55–68 | UP Lady Maroons |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* August 3
| Ateneo Lady Eagles | 43–57 | UP Lady Maroons |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

### Second–seed playoff

* September 10
| UP Lady Maroons | 64–69 | UST Tigresses |
| UST wins the twice–to–beat advantage |||
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

### 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 | 56 | 74 | | | | |
| 4 | Adamson | 57 | 63 | |
| 4 | Adamson | 57 | 63 | 1 | FEU | 54 | 52 |
| | | | | 3 | UP | 52 | 46 |
| 2 | UST | 39 | 46 | 3 | UP | 52 | 46 |
| 3 | UP | 52 | 50 | |

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

* September 13
| FEU Lady Tamaraws | 56–57 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* September 17
| FEU Lady Tamaraws | 74–63 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
| FEU wins series in two games |||
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

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

* September 13
| UST Tigresses | 39–52 | UP Lady Maroons |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* September 17
| UST Tigresses | 46–50 | UP Lady Maroons |
| UP wins series in two games |||
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

### Finals

* Studio 23
* September 20
| FEU Lady Tamaraws | 54–52 | UP Lady Maroons |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* Studio 23
* September 27
| FEU Lady Tamaraws | 52–46 | UP Lady Maroons |
| FEU wins series 2–0 |||
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* 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:
* 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 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | DLSZ Junior Archers | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | UST Tiger Cubs | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | |
| 6 | UE Junior Warriors | 3 | 11 | .214 | 9 | |
| 7 | NUNS Bullpups | 3 | 11 | .214 | 9 | |
| 8 | UPIS Junior Maroons (H) | 0 | 14 | .000 | 12 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Ateneo 1–1 La Salle (Ateneo +2)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: FEU 1–1 Adamson (FEU +10)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 NU (UE +10)

#### 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 |
| AdU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AdMU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DLSZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FEU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NSNU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UPIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Rivalry games

* July 22
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 76–29 | UPIS Junior Maroons |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* August 26
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 115–28 | UPIS Junior Maroons |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* July 26
| UST Tiger Cubs | 74–75 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* August 16
| UST Tiger Cubs | 72–93 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* August 2
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 74–77 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City
* September 6
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 69–64 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
* Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

### 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 | Ateneo | 78 | | | | |
| 4 | Adamson | Adamson | 45 | |
| 4 | Adamson | Adamson | 45 | 1 | Ateneo | 72 | 71 |
| | | | | 3 | FEU–FERN | 62 | 60 |
| 2 | La Salle Zobel | 70 | 56 | 3 | FEU–FERN | 62 | 60 |
| 3 | FEU–FERN | 72** | 58 | |
*Denotes number of overtime periods.

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

* September 13
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 78–45 | Adamson Baby Falcons |
| Ateneo wins series in one game |||
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

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

* September 13
| DLSZ Junior Archers | 70–72 (2OT) | FEU–FERN Baby Tamaraws |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* September 17
| DLSZ Junior Archers | 56–58 | FEU–FERN Baby Tamaraws |
| FEU-FERN wins series in two games |||
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

### Finals

* Studio 23
* September 20
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 72–62 | FEU–FERN Baby Tamaraws |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* Studio 23
* September 27
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 71–60 | FEU–FERN Baby Tamaraws |
| Ateneo wins series 2–0 |||
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* Finals Most Valuable Player: John David Dumrique (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

### Awards

* UAAP Season 71 juniors' basketball champions
* Ateneo Blue Eaglets 15th title
The season's awardees were:
* 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:
| 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
### 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 |
| Position | Position | Position | Name/s | Name/s | Name/s |
| Head coach: | Head coach: | Head coach: | Norman Black | Norman Black | Norman Black |
| | | | Ateneo Blue Eagles |