# 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.

## 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 |

#### Coaching changes

| Team | Old coach | Reason | New coach |
| Adamson | Leo Austria | Resigned | Kenneth Duremdes |
| UE | Boysie Zamar | Fired | Derrick Pumaren |
| UST | Pido Jarencio | Signed by Globalport Batang Pier | 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 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | De La Salle Green Archers | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | NU Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 Second-seed playoff: FEU 65–60 La Salle
* 1 2 Fourth-seed playoff: NU 51–49 UE
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 Adamson (UP +9)

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

#### 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 | |

### Fourth–seed playoff

* ABS-CBN Sports and Action
* September 20 4:00 p.m.
* 4th seed
| UE Red Warriors | 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 | 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) | 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) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| 1 | Ateneo | 74 | 63 | | | | | |
| 4 | NU | 78 | 65 | |
| 4 | NU | 78 | 65 | 4 | NU | 70 | 62 | 75 |
| | | | | 2 | FEU | 75 | 47 | 59 |
| 2 | FEU | 73 | 67 | 2 | FEU | 75 | 47 | 59 |
| 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 | 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 | 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.
* 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 | 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)
Game 3 of the series holds the pre-COVID pandemic basketball attendance record of Smart Araneta Coliseum. This was later to be surpassed by Game 3 of the UAAP Season 86 (2023) finals.

### 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)

### Broadcast notes
## 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 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UST 1–1 FEU (UST +4)

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

#### 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 | |

### 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 (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 | 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 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ As Ateneo won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: NSNU 3–1, Adamson 2–2, DLSZ 1–3; second-seed playoff: NSNU 72–45 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 |
| AdU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AdMU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DLSZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FEU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UPIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | |

### 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 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 | 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

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