# UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments

The UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments are the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournaments for the 2023–24 school year. The University of the East are the hosts.
The collegiate tournaments began on September 30, 2023, while the high school boys' tournament commenced on November 21, 2023.
In the men's tournament, the UP Fighting Maroons finished the elimination round in first place. Defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles finished tied for fourth with the Adamson Soaring Falcons, and eliminated the latter in a playoff. UP then defeated Ateneo in the semifinals. In the other semifinal match-up, #2 seed De La Salle Green Archers eliminated the NU Bulldogs. The Green Archers then defeated the UP in the finals, 2 games to one.
In the women's tournament, the 7-time defending champions NU Lady Bulldogs finished first after the elimination round, and eliminated the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the semifinals. The UST Tigresses finished second, and faced the UP Fighting Maroons in the other semifinal, a match-up that needed all two games to be finished. The Tigresses then defeated the Lady Bulldogs in the finals, 2 games to one.
In the boys' tournament, the Adamson Baby Falcons finished first, ahead of the NUNS Bullpups. Adamson eliminated the UST Tiger Cubs in the semifinals, while the Bullpups eliminated the defending champions FEU Diliman Baby Tamaraws. In the finals, the Baby Falcons won their ninth UAAP title after defeating NUNS in 3 games.

## Tournament format

The UAAP continued to use the UAAP Final Four format.
The league announced that it shall allow players who have played with a special guest license from the Games and Amusements Board to participate in its tournaments, except for licenses where the player participated in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Xavy Nunag reprised his role as commissioner from Season 85. Assisting him are Mariana Lopa, deputy commissioner for women's and girls' basketball, and Marvin Bienvenida, deputy commissioner for boys' basketball. Nunag took a leave of absence on mid-November, citing a health crisis within his family. Lopa was named acting commissioner during his absence.
Starting Season 86, teams customarily assigned to wear light jerseys during certain games would be allowed to wear dark uniforms instead as long as Commissioner's Office permits. However this privilege was not exercised.

## Teams

Basketball is a mandatory event in the UAAP, where all 8 universities are required to field in teams.
The girls' tournament is a demonstration sport last held in 2020, and is not mandatory.
Collegiate division :
| University | Men | Men | Women | Women | Uniform manufacturer |
| University | Team | Coach | Team | Coach | Uniform manufacturer |
| Adamson University (AdU) | Soaring Falcons | Nash Racela | Lady Falcons | Ryan Monteclaro | Anta |
| Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) | Blue Eagles | Tab Baldwin | Blue Eagles | LA Mumar | Jordan Brand (Nike) |
| De La Salle University (DLSU) | Green Archers | Topex Robinson | Lady Archers | Pocholo Villanueva | Nike |
| Far Eastern University (FEU) | Tamaraws | Denok Miranda | Lady Tamaraws | Bert Flores | Puma |
| National University (NU) | Bulldogs | Jeff Napa | Lady Bulldogs | Aries Dimaunahan | |
| University of the East (UE) | Red Warriors | Jack Santiago | Lady Warriors | Aileen Lebornio | Anta |
| University of the Philippines (UP) | Fighting Maroons | Goldwin Monteverde | Fighting Maroons | Paul Ramos | STATS (Men's) Titan 22 (Women's) |
| University of Santo Tomas (UST) | Growling Tigers | Pido Jarencio | Tigresses | Haydee Ong | Delta Sportswear |
High school division :
| High schools | Team | Coach |
| Adamson University (AdU) | Baby Falcons | Mike Fermin |
| Ateneo de Manila University High School (ADMU) | Blue Eagles | Reggie Varilla |
| De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) | Junior Archers | Boris Aldeguer |
| Far Eastern University Diliman (FEU-D) | Baby Tamaraws | Allan Albano |
| National University Nazareth School (NUNS) | Bullpups | Kevin De Castro |
| University of the East (UE) | Junior Warriors | Karl Santos |
| University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) | Junior Fighting Maroons | Paolo Mendoza |
| University of Santo Tomas Senior High School (UST) | Tiger Cubs | Manu Iñigo |

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date | Replaced by | Date |
| FEU Tamaraws | Olsen Racela | Resignation | December 22, 2022 | Denok Miranda | January 18, 2023 |
| De La Salle Green Archers | Derrick Pumaren | End of contract | December 27, 2022 | Topex Robinson | January 19, 2023 |
| UST Growling Tigers | Bal David | Resignation | January 26, 2023 | Pido Jarencio | February 3, 2023 |
| Adamson Lady Falcons | Brian Gorospe | End of interim spell | February 27, 2023 | Ryan Monteclaro | February 27, 2023 |

## Venues

The men's tournament will be primarily held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City will host a quadruple header, and the Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila shall host a doubleheader. For the women's tournament. the SM Mall of Asia Arena and Quadricentennial Pavilion will host the games.
The Adamson Gym in Manila will host also quadruple headers for the women's tournament.
For the boys' tournament, Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City hosted opening day, with succeeding games scheduled to be held at Adamson Gym, Quadicentennial Pavilion, SM Mall of Asia Arena and the Araneta Coliseum. The Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan hosted all second round games.
For the junior high school tournament, all participating schools shall take turns in hosting the tournament.
| Arena | Location | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Capacity |
| Arena | Location | M | W | B | Capacity |
| Amoranto Sports Complex | Quezon City | | | Y | |
| Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | Y | Y | Y | 14,429 |
| Filoil EcoOil Centre | San Juan | | | Y | 6,000 |
| Quadricentennial Pavilion (UST Gym) | Manila | Y | Y | Y | 5,792 |
| SM Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay | Y | Y | Y | 15,000 |
| St. Vincent Gym (Adamson Gym) | Manila | | Y | Y | |

## Squads

Each team has a 16-player roster. Only one "foreign student-athlete", non-Filipinos who are otherwise known as "imports" elsewhere, is allowed to be on the active roster.

### Men's tournament

| Adamson | Ateneo | De La Salle | FEU | NU | UE | UP | UST |
| Emman Anabo | Kai Ballungay | EJ Abadam | Royce Alforque | Kean Baclaan | Josiah Alcantara | Gerry Abadiano | Nic Cabanero |
| Mario Barasi | Andrew Bongo | Cyrus Austria | Cholo Anonuevo | LA Casinillo | Mark Joseph Cabero | Harold Alarcon | Ivanne Calum |
| Joshua Barcelona | Jared Brown | Raven Cortez | Aeron Bagunu | Drex delos Reyes | Jack Cruz-Dumont | Sean Alter | Mark Crisostomo |
| Jhon Calisay | Raffy Celis | Joshua David | Jorick Bautista | Steve Nash Enriquez | Devin Fykes | Mark Belmonte | Kenji Duremdes |
| Kenji Canete | Geo Chiu | Francis Escandor | Angelo Beato | Jake Figueroa | Ethan Galang | Lowell Chan | Adrian Esmenia |
| Jed Colonia | Jason Credo | EJ Gollena | Leyton Buenaventura | Joemaiko Gulapa | Ryzel Guillena | Joel Cagulangan | Adama Faye |
| Matty Erolon | Mason Dulieu-Amos | JC Macalalag | Lorenzo Competente | John Martin Galinato | MJ Langit | CJ Cansino | Jonathan Gesalem |
| Didat Hanapi | Ian Espinosa | Joaqui Manuel | Mouhamed Faty | Omar John | Vlair Lingolingo | Malick Diouf | Ivan Lazarte |
| Jerom Lastimosa | Kyle Gamber | Evan Nelle | Luke Felipe | Reinhard Jumamoy | Ray Allen Maglupay | Ernest Felicilda | Echo Laure |
| Vince Magbuhos | Vince Gomez | Mark Nonoy | LJ Gonzales | Donn Lim | Matthew Manalang | Terrence Fortea | Mark Llemit |
| Cedrick Manzano | Chris Koon | Bright Nwanko | Alcen Macapagal | Michael Malonzo | Precious Momowei | Seven Gagate | Kyle Magdangal |
| Mathew Montebon | Joshua Lazaro | Ben Phillips | Rojan Montemayor | Jolo Manansala | Rey Remogat | Cyril Gonzales | Paul Manalang |
| Mudiaga Akpofure Ojarikre | LeBron Nieto | Isiah Phillips | Miguel Ona | Kenshin Padrones | Abdul Sawat | Francis Lopez | Christian Manaytay |
| Eli Ramos | Joseph Obasa | Mike Phillips | Patrick Sleat | Justin Palacielo | Keian Spandonis | Luis Pablo | SJ Moore |
| Joem Sabandal | Anton Quitevis | Jonnel Policarpio | James Tempra | Bobby Mark Parks | Miguel Tulabut | Sean Torculas | Miguel Pangilinan |
| Joshua Yerro | Shawn Tuano | Kevin Quiambao | Xyrus Torres | Patrick Wilson Yu | Gjerard Wilson | Reyland Torres | Vincent Ventulan |

### Foreign student-athletes

Every university had one foreigner in both tournaments in the college division.
College division :
| University | Men's tournament | Men's tournament | Women's tournament | Women's tournament |
| University | Name | Nationality | Name | Nationality |
| Adamson | Mudiaga Ojarikre | Nigeria | Victoria Adeshina | Nigeria |
| Ateneo | Joseph Obasa | Nigeria | Sarah Makanjuola | Nigeria |
| La Salle | Bright Nwankwo | Nigeria | Aji Bojang | Zambia |
| FEU | Mo Faty | Senegal | Josee Kaputu | Congo |
| NU | Omar John | Senegal | Jainaba Konateh | Gambia |
| UE | Precious Momowei | Senegal | Kamba Kone | Mali |
| UP | Malick Diouf | Senegal | Favour Onoh | Nigeria |
| UST | Adama Faye | Senegal | Awa Ly | Senegal |
Only NUNS has a foreigner on its roster in the boys' tournament.
High school division :
| High school | Boys' tournament | Boys' tournament |
| High school | Name | Nationality |
| NUNS | Collins Akowe | Cameroon |

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

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | UP Fighting Maroons | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | De La Salle Green Archers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | NU Bulldogs | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | |
| 6 | UE Red Warriors (H) | 4 | 10 | .286 | 8 | |
| 7 | FEU Tamaraws | 3 | 11 | .214 | 9 | |
| 8 | UST Growling Tigers | 2 | 12 | .143 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Fourth seed playoff: Ateneo 70–48 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Scores

Results on top and to the right of the grey cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.
| Teams | AdU | ADMU | DLSU | FEU | NU | UE | UP | UST |
| Adamson Soaring Falcons | | 74–71* | 58–71 | 46–49 | 66–69 | 72–65 | 51–68 | 79–76* |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 62–58 | | 77–72 | 61–66* | 64–77 | 76–69 | 99–89* | 97–77 |
| De La Salle Green Archers | 69–57 | 72–69 | | 87–76 | 77–80* | 83–75 | 64–67 | 91–71 |
| FEU Tamaraws | 54–63 | 62–59 | 70–80 | | 65–71 | 58–65 | 76–80* | 62–68 |
| NU Bulldogs | 62–68 | 65–61 | 78–88 | 68–57 | | 68–49 | 60–78 | 87–69 |
| UE Red Warriors | 61–63 | 74–80 | 76–86 | 87–86* | 61–64 | | 69–84 | 80–70 |
| UP Fighting Maroons | 77–51 | 65–60 | 79–88 | 81–64 | 79–57 | 79–72 | | 110–79 |
| UST Growling Tigers | 53–61 | 59–67 | 69–100 | 57–53 | 65–76 | 73–86 | 61–86 | |

### Fourth seed playoff

Ateneo and Adamson finished the elimination round tied for fourth. This was a one-game playoff to determine the #4 seed.
* One Sports, UAAP Varsity Channel
* November 22, 2023 (2023-11-22) 2:00 p.m.
* Box score
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 16–10, 16–13, 14-9 |||
| Pts: Jared Brown 20 Rebs: Joseph Obasa 16 Asts: 3 players, 4 each | Pts: Matt Erolon 9 Rebs: Ced Manzano 6 Asts: Jed Colonia 3 |
| Ateneo advances to the Final Four |||
* SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 7,088

### 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) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| 1 | UP | 57 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ateneo | 46 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ateneo | 46 | 1 | UP | 97 | 60 | 69 |
| | | | 2 | La Salle | 67 | 82 | 73 |
| 2 | La Salle | 97 | 2 | La Salle | 67 | 82 | 73 |
| 3 | NU | 73 | | | | | |

### Semifinals

UP and La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage which means they have to win only once, and their opponents twice in the semifinals to advance to the Finals.

#### (1) UP vs. (4) Ateneo

This was the first Battle of Katipunan, so called after the street that rans in between Ateneo's and UP's campuses in Quezon City, in the semifinals of UAAP men's basketball. The UP Fighting Maroons clinched their first-ever #1 seed of the league, with fifth consecutive Final Four appearance and fourth consecutive tournament's twice-to-beat advantage. Ateneo was in its ninth straight Final Four appearance, and also the first time that they are the #4 seed. This is also rematch of three of the last four UAAP men's basketball Finals.
* One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
* November 25, 2023 2:00 p.m.
* Box score
| UP Fighting Maroons | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–11, 15–14, 20–12, 15–9 |||
| Pts: Diouf, Lopez 12 Rebs: Malick Diouf 16 Asts: Felicilda, Cagulangan 3 | Pts: Chris Koon 10 Rebs: Joseph Obasa 10 Asts: Sean Quitevis 3 |
| UP wins series in one game |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 14,505

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

The last time La Salle and NU faced each other in the Final Four was in 2001. The De La Salle Green Archers returned to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage after missing out last season. NU qualified for their second consecutive postseason appearance.
* One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
* November 25, 2023 6:00 p.m.
* Box score
| De La Salle Green Archers | NU Bulldogs |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 25–22, 25–14, 27–23 |||
| Pts: Mark Nonoy 20 Rebs: Michael Phillips 10 Asts: Evan Nelle 8 | Pts: Jake Figueroa 19 Rebs: Jake Figueroa 9 Asts: Kean Baclaan 6 |
| La Salle wins series in one game |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 12,254

### Finals

The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.
UP was on its third straight Finals appearance, and fourth in the last five seasons, while La Salle entered its 17th Finals appearance, their first since 2017. This will also be the first time that the Fighting Maroons and the Green Archers face each other in the championship round.
* One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
* November 29, 2023 6:00 p.m.
* Box score
| UP Fighting Maroons | 97–67 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 25–17, 24–14, 20–12 |||
| Pts: Harold Alarcon 21 Rebs: Malick Diouf 15 Asts: Cagulangan, Felicilda 3 | | Pts: Michael Phillips 19 Rebs: Michael Phillips 9 Asts: Kevin Quiambao 3 |
* SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 17,129
* One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
* December 3, 2023 4:00 p.m.
* Box score
| UP Fighting Maroons | 60–82 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 11–20, 11–21, 11–17 |||
| Pts: Cansino, Diouf 11 Rebs: Francis Lopez 13 Asts: JD Cagulangan 3 | | Pts: Francis Escandor 14 Rebs: Quiambao, M. Phillips 13 Asts: Evan Nelle 10 |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 20,863
* One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
* December 6, 2023 6:00 p.m.
* Box score
| UP Fighting Maroons | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 22–17, 15–16, 11–18 |||
| Pts: Malick Diouf 21 Rebs: Malick Diouf 14 Asts: Janjan Felicilda 5 | Pts: Kevin Quiambao 24 Rebs: Michael Phillips 16 Asts: Evan Nelle 7 |
| La Salle wins series, 2–1 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 25,192
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Kevin Quiambao (De La Salle Green Archers)

### Awards

* UAAP Season 86 men's basketball champions
* De La Salle Green Archers Tenth title
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Araneta Coliseum.
* Most Valuable Player: Kevin Quiambao (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Rookie of the Year: Francis Lopez (UP Fighting Maroons)
* Mythical Five:
** Kevin Quiambao (De La Salle Green Archers)
** Rey Remogat (UE Red Warriors)
** Evan Nelle (De La Salle Green Archers)
** Malick Diouf (UP Fighting Maroons)
** LJ Gonzales (FEU Tamaraws)

#### Players of the Week

The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances on the preceding week.
| Week | Player | Team |
| Week 1 | Malick Diouf | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Week 2 | Jake Figueroa | NU Bulldogs |
| Week 3 | Mason Amos | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Week 4 | Kevin Quiambao | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Week 6 | Kevin Quiambao | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Week 7 | Mathew Montebon | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
* Note: No winner was named for week 5.

### Statistical leaders
#### Statistical points leaders

| # | Player | Team | SP |
| 1 | Kevin Quiambao | De La Salle Green Archers | 97.0 |
| 2 | Rey Remogat | UE Red Warriors | 85.929 |
| 3 | Evan Nelle | De La Salle Green Archers | 77.536 |
| 4 | Malick Diouf | UP Fighting Maroons | 74.769 |
| 5 | LJ Gonzales | FEU Tamaraws | 66.857 |

#### Season player highs

| Statistic | Player | Team | Average |
| Points per game | Nic Cabanero | UST Growling Tigers | 16.79 |
| Rebounds per game | Precious Momowei | UE Red Warriors | 13.92 |
| Assists per game | Rey Remogat | UE Red Warriors | 7.86 |
| Steals per game | Evan Nelle | De La Salle Green Archers | 2.0 |
| Blocks per game | Joseph Obasa | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 3.21 |
| Field goal percentage | Malick Diouf | UP Fighting Maroons | 58.72% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Raven Cortez | De La Salle Green Archers | 66.0% |
| Free throw percentage | Rey Remogat | UE Red Warriors | 88.0% |
| Turnovers per game | Rey Remogat | UE Red Warriors | 3.93 |

#### Game player highs

| Statistic | Player | Team | Total | Opponent |
| Points | Rey Remogat | UE Red Warriors | 34 | FEU Tamaraws |
| Points | Rey Remogat | UE Red Warriors | 27 | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Rebounds | Precious Momowei | UE Red Warriors | 22 | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Assists | Kevin Quiambao | De La Salle Green Archers | 14 | NU Bulldogs |
| Steals | Rey Remogat | UE Red Warriors | 8 | NU Bulldogs |
| Blocks | Joseph Obasa | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 6 | UE Red Warriors |
| Turnovers | Rey Remogat | UE Red Warriors | 8 | FEU Tamaraws |
| Turnovers | Nic Cabanero | UST Growling Tigers | 8 | De La Salle Green Archers |

#### Season team highs

| Category | Team | Average |
| Points per game | De La Salle Green Archers | 80.57 |
| Rebounds per game | De La Salle Green Archers | 47.93 |
| Assists per game | De La Salle Green Archers | 22.86 |
| Steals per game | UP Fighting Maroons | 9.86 |
| Blocks per game | UP Fighting Maroons | 4.71 |
| Field goal percentage | NU Bulldogs | 42.94% |
| Three point field goal percentage | UE Red Warriors | 31.65% |
| Free throw percentage | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 66.18% |
| Turnovers per game | FEU Tamaraws | 14.07 |

#### Game team highs

| Statistic | Team | Total | Opponent |
| Points | UP Fighting Maroons | 110 | UST Growling Tigers |
| Rebounds | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 66 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Assists | De La Salle Green Archers | 31 | UE Red Warriors |
| Steals | UP Fighting Maroons | 15 | NU Bulldogs |
| Steals | UE Red Warriors | 15 | NU Bulldogs |
| Steals | UP Fighting Maroons | 15 | UST Growling Tigers |
| Blocks | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 9 | UST Growling Tigers |
| Field goal percentage | NU Bulldogs | 56.0% | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 52.0% | UST Growling Tigers |
| Free throw percentage | FEU Tamaraws | 92% | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Turnovers | UST Growling Tigers | 24 | UP Fighting Maroons |
* 1 2 Game went into overtime

### Discipline

The following were suspended throughout the course of the season:
* CJ Austria of the De La Salle Green Archers for a disqualifying foul against the UST Growling Tigers. Served a one-game suspension against the Adamson Soaring Falcons.
* Referees Allan Dasal, Allan Baria, and Dennis Escaros were suspended for three weeks for "failure to enforce the rules of the game" and conduct "disruptive to the integrity of the game" on the first round games between UP vs. FEU, La Salle vs. Adamson, and Ateneo vs. UE. All three referees also failed their respective referee game report cards.
* Precious Momowei of the UE Red Warriors for a second unsportsmanlike foul in the season on their game against the De La Salle Green Archers. Will serve a one-game suspension against the Ateneo Blue Eagles.

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

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NU Lady Bulldogs | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | UST Tigresses | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UP Fighting Maroons | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | |
| 6 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 7 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | |
| 8 | UE Lady Warriors (H) | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Scores

Results on top and to the right of the grey cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.
| Teams | AdU | ADMU | DLSU | FEU | NU | UE | UP | UST |
| Adamson Lady Falcons | | 59–69 | 55–63 | 71–50 | 65–95 | 71–41 | 61–92 | 65–84 |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 69–61 | | 87–80* | 72–64 | 57–77 | 72–62 | 85–76 | 67–90 |
| De La Salle Lady Archers | 68–57 | 67–61 | | 68–75 | 53–91 | 80–62 | 61–65 | 57–91 |
| FEU Lady Tamaraws | 60–71 | 66–79 | 70–73** | | 58–95 | 63–53 | 61–64 | 66–82 |
| NU Lady Bulldogs | 76–61 | 84–74 | 73–64 | 76–55 | | 72–50 | 69–72 | 76–64 |
| UE Lady Warriors | 66–71 | 66–81 | 45–58 | 47–64 | 57–75 | | 48–66 | 46–63 |
| UP Fighting Maroons | 57–45 | 71–48 | 71–75 | 70–55 | 59–81 | 70–55 | | 73–69* |
| UST Tigresses | 76–70 | 80–68 | 93–67 | 106–85 | 76–77* | 103–54 | 74–72 | |

### 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 | NU | NU | 58 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ateneo | Ateneo | 43 | |
| 4 | Ateneo | Ateneo | 43 | 1 | NU | 72 | 72 | 69 |
| | | | | 2 | UST | 76 | 70 | 71 |
| 2 | UST | 80 | 87 | 2 | UST | 76 | 70 | 71 |
| 3 | UP | 88 | 83 | |

### Semifinals

The top 2 teams have the twice-to-beat advantage over their opponents, where they only have to win once, or be beaten twice by their opponents, to progress.

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

NU clinched the #1 seed and the twice-to-beat advantage, while the Ateneo the #4 seed and qualified to the playoffs.
* November 22, 2023 9:00 a.m.
* Box scores
| NU Lady Bulldogs | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 18–16, 17–10, 10–6 |||
| Pts: Camille Clarin 12 Rebs: Gypsy Canuto 9 Asts: Camille Clarin 4 | Pts: Junize Calago 12 Rebs: Sarah Makanjuola 16 Asts: Calago, Joson 3 |
| NU wins series in one game |||
* SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

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

This series involved UST and UP, with the former holding the twice-to-beat advantage.
* November 22, 2023 11:00 a.m.
* Box score
| UST Tigresses | 80–88 (OT) | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 23–17, 9–21, 18–13, Overtime: 8–16 |||
| Pts: Jane Pastrana 29 Rebs: Jane Pastrana 11 Asts: Brigette Santos 6 | | Pts: Louna Ozar 25 Rebs: Favour Onoh 30 Asts: Onoh, Bariquit 4 |
* SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* November 25, 2023 11:00 a.m.
* Box score
| UST Tigresses | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Scoring by quarter: 36–27, 20–20, 18–19, 13–17 |||
| Pts: Kent Pastrana 18 Rebs: Reynalyn Ferrer 12 Asts: Reynlyn Ferrer 7 | Pts: Favour Onoh 21 Rebs: Favour Onoh 14 Asts: Christie Bariquit 6 |
| UST wins series in two games |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Finals

The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.
The NU Lady Bulldogs enter their ninth consecutive Finals appearance hoping to defend their 7-peat title, while the UST Tigresses make a return appearance since 2019, where these two teams also last met each other in the championship round.
* November 29, 2023 12:00 p.m.
* Box score
| NU Lady Bulldogs | 72–76 | UST Tigresses |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 19–16, 20–18, 21–22 |||
| Pts: Camille Clarin 18 Rebs: Angelica Surada 11 Asts: Camille Clarin 6 | | Pts: Kent Pastrana 15 Rebs: Reynalyn Ferrer 14 Asts: Reynalyn Ferrer 5 |
* SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* One Sports
* December 3, 2023 12:00 p.m.
* Box score
| NU Lady Bulldogs | 72–70 | UST Tigresses |
| Scoring by quarter: 21– 26, 19–17, 19–14, 13–13 |||
| Pts: Camille Clarin 18 Rebs: Surada, Berberabe 10 Asts: Camille Clarin 8 | | Pts: 3 players, 15 Rebs: Rocel Dionisio 8 Asts: Brigette Santos 7 |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
* December 6, 2023 12:00 p.m.
* Box score
| NU Lady Bulldogs | UST Tigresses |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 25–13, 17–25, 8–25 |||
| Pts: Kristine Cayabyab 18 Rebs: Angelica Surada 12 Asts: Gypsy Canuto 4 | Pts: Reynalyn Ferrer 19 Rebs: Reynalyn Ferrer 14 Asts: Rocel Dionisio |
| UST wins series, 2–1 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Reynalyn Ferrer (UST Tigresses)

### Awards

* UAAP Season 86 women's basketball champions
* UST Tigresses 12th title
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Araneta Coliseum.
* Most Valuable Player: Kacey Dela Rosa (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* Rookie of the Year: Favour Onoh (UP Fighting Maroons)
* Mythical Five:
** Kacey Dela Rosa (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
** Josee Kaputo (FEU Lady Tamaraws)
** Kent Pastrana (UST Tigresses)
** Junize Calago (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
** Tantoy Ferrer (UST Tigresses)

#### Players of the Week

The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances from the preceding week.
| Week | Player | Team |
| Week 1 | Favour Onoh | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Week 2 | Louna Ozar | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Week 3 | Kent Pastrana | UST Tigresses |
| Week 4 | Tantoy Ferrer | UST Tigresses |
| Week 6 | Jainaba Konateh | NU Lady Bulldogs |
| Week 7 | Nikki Villasin | UST Tigresses |
* Note: No winner was named for week 5.

### Statistical leaders
#### Statistical points leaders

| # | Player | Team | SP |
| 1 | Kacey dela Rosa | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 83.857 |
| 2 | Josee Kaputu | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 82.0 |
| 3 | Jane Pastrana | UST Tigresses | 77.714 |
| 4 | Favour Onoh | UP Fighting Maroons | 72.714 |
| 5 | Junize Calago | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 70.714 |

#### Season player highs

| Statistic | Player | Team | Average |
| Points per game | Josee Kaputu | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 21.93 |
| Rebounds per game | Josee Kaputu | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 14.5 |
| Assists per game | Jhazmin Jhoson | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 7.86 |
| Steals per game | Stefanie Berberabe | NU Lady Bulldogs | 2.0 |
| Blocks per game | Favour Onoh | UP Fighting Maroons | 3.21 |
| Field goal percentage | Karl Pingol | NU Lady Bulldogs | 54.21% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Agatha Bron | UST Tigresses | 40.0% |
| Free throw percentage | Karl Pingol | NU Lady Bulldogs | 82.05% |
| Turnovers per game | Shane Salvani | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 5.36 |

#### Game player highs

| Statistic | Player | Team | Total | Opponent |
| Points | Josee Kaputo | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 37 | UST Tigresses |
| Rebounds | Favour Onoh | UP Fighting Maroons | 24 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
| Assists | Jhazmin Jhoson | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 12 | UE Lady Warriors |
| Steals | Arabela dela Rosa | UE Lady Warriors | 7 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Steals | Angelika Soriano | UST Tigresses | 7 | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Blocks | Favour Onoh | UP Fighting Maroons | 6 | NU Lady Bulldogs |
| Turnovers | Paulina Anastacio | UE Red Warriors | 14 | UP Fighting Maroons |

#### Season team highs

| Category | Team | Average |
| Points per game | UST Tigresses | 82.21 |
| Rebounds per game | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 54.07 |
| Assists per game | NU Lady Bulldogs | 21.57 |
| Steals per game | UST Tigresses | 16.5 |
| Blocks per game | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 5.14 |
| Field goal percentage | NU Lady Bulldogs | 47.12% |
| Three point field goal percentage | UST Tigresses | 28.48% |
| Free throw percentage | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 56.06% |
| Turnovers per game | UST Tigresses | 20.5 |

#### Game team highs

| Statistic | Team | Total | Opponent |
| Points | UST Tigresses | 106 | FEU Lady Tamaraws |
| Rebounds | De La Salle Lady Archers | 72 | UE Lady Warriors |
| Assists | NU Lady Bulldogs | 30 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
| Steals | UP Fighting Maroons | 23 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Blocks | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 10 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
| Blocks | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 10 | UE Lady Warriors |
| Field goal percentage | UST Tigresses | 52.0% | FEU Lady Tamaraws |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 52.0% | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Free throw percentage | NU Lady Bulldogs | 100% | Adamson Lady Falcons |
| Turnovers | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 38 | UP Fighting Maroons |

## Boys' tournament

The boys' tournament began on November 21, 2023.

### Elimination round
#### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | NUNS Bullpups | 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 | UST Tiger Cubs | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | UE Junior Warriors (H) | 6 | 8 | .429 | 7 | |
| 6 | DLSZ Junior Archers | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 7 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 8 | UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons | 1 | 13 | .071 | 12 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: DLSZ 1–1 Ateneo (DLSZ +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 |
| Adamson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ateneo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DLSZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FEU–D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NUNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UPIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Scores

Results on top and to the right of the grey cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.
| Teams | AdU | ADMU | DLSZ | FEU-D | NUNS | UE | UPIS | UST |
| Adamson Baby Falcons | | 81–64 | 83–70 | 68–57 | 63–59 | 66–51 | 103–72 | 95–81 |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 74–87 | | 71–67 | 68–70 | 73–81 | 70–73 | 93–86 | 74–59 |
| DLSZ Junior Archers | 59–74 | 92–79 | | 72–76 | 53–99 | 79–76 | 100–76 | 62–75 |
| FEU-D Baby Tamaraws | 66–76 | 67–65 | 86–64 | | 56–70 | 66–58 | 84–82 | 81–82 |
| NUNS Bullpups | 75–87 | 62–61 | 70–61 | 82–70* | | 78–61 | 84–76 | 78–85 |
| UE Junior Warriors | 54–78 | 77–61 | 84–78 | 62–66 | 52–67 | | 93–77 | 80–64 |
| UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons | 62–77 | 55–70 | 64–75 | 61–87 | 65–90 | 80–71 | | 84–90 |
| UST Tiger Cubs | 67–64 | 80–68 | 78–66 | 78–84 | 75–85 | 73–76 | 93–64 | |

### 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) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| 1 | Adamson | 80 | | | | | |
| 4 | UST | 66 | | | | | |
| 4 | UST | 66 | 1 | Adamson | 77 | 64 | 90 |
| | | | 2 | NUNS | 71 | 67 | 73 |
| 2 | NUNS | 80 | 2 | NUNS | 71 | 67 | 73 |
| 3 | FEU–D | 69 | | | | | |

### Semifinals

Both Adamson and NUNS clinched the twice-to-beat advantage, while both FEU Diliman and UST settled for the twice-to-win disadvantage.

#### (1) Adamson vs. (4) UST

* January 31, 2024 2:00 p.m.
| Adamson Baby Falcons | UST Tiger Cubs |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 14–10, 24–23, 19–16 |||
| Pts: Vince Reyes 23 Rebs: Reyes, Bonzalida 11 Asts: Mark Esperanza 8 | Pts: Wacky Ludovice 19 Rebs: Carl Manding 8 Asts: JB Lim 5 |
| Adamson wins series in one game |||
* Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan

#### (2) NUNS vs. (3) FEU Diliman

* January 31, 2024 4:00 p.m.
| NUNS Bullpups | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 21–24, 14–12, 19–17 |||
| Pts: Collins Akowe 24 Rebs: Collins Akowe 14 Asts: Akowe, Reroma 5 | Pts: Veejay Pre 23 Rebs: Pre, Miller 10 Asts: Dwyne Miranda 10 |
| NUNS wins series in one game |||
* Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan

### Finals

The finals will be a best-of-three playoff.
* One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
* February 4, 2024 4:00 p.m.
| Adamson Baby Falcons | 77–71 | NUNS Bullpups |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 21–26, 14–20, 26–12 |||
| Pts: Vince Reyes 17 Rebs: Vince Reyes 6 Asts: Tebol Garcia 7 | | Pts: Collins Akowe 26 Rebs: Akowe, Alfanta 11 Asts: Akowe, Cartel 4 |
* Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan
* One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
* February 7, 2024 4:00 p.m.
| Adamson Baby Falcons | 64–67 | NUNS Bullpups |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 21–18, 15–22, 11–13 |||
| Pts: Earl Medina 23 Rebs: Garcia, Reyes 5 Asts: Tebol Garcia 6 | | Pts: Tagotongan, Akowe 16 Rebs: Collins Akowe 13 Asts: Mac-Mac Alfanta 5 |
* Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan
* One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
* February 11, 2024 4:00 p.m.
| Adamson Baby Falcons | NUNS Bullpups |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 19–17, 19–21, 28–20 |||
| Pts: Bonzalida, Garcia 15 Rebs: JC Bonzalida 10 Asts: 3 players, 4 | Pts: Collins Akowe 18 Rebs: Collins Akowe 13 Asts: Klein Tagotongan 5 |
| Adamson wins series, 2–1 |||
* Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Mark Esperanza (Adamson Baby Falcons)

### Awards

* UAAP Season 86 juniors' basketball champions
* Adamson Baby Falcons Ninth title
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Filoil EcoOil Centre.
* Most Valuable Player: Collins Akowe (NUNS Bullpups)
* Rookie of the Year: Nathan Egea (UPIS Junior Maroons)
* Mythical Five:
** Collins Akowe (NUNS Bullpups)
** Kieffer Alas (DLSZ Junior Archers)
** Kristian Porter (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
** Andrei Dungo (UST Tiger Cubs)
** Tebol Garcia (Adamson Baby Falcons)

#### Statistical points leaders

| # | Player | Team | SP |
| 1 | Collins Akowe | NUNS Bullpups | 96.714 |
| 2 | Kieffer Alas | DLSZ Junior Archers | 89.727 |
| 3 | Kris Porter | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 85.786 |
| 4 | Andrei Dungo | UST Tiger Cubs | 81.286 |
| 5 | Tebol Garcia | Adamson Baby Falcons | 81.286 |

#### Season player highs

| Statistic | Player | Team | Average |
| Points per game | Kieffer Alas | DLSZ Junior Archers | 20.36 |
| Rebounds per game | Collins Akowe | NUNS Bullpups | 21.07 |
| Assists per game | Kieffer Alas | DLSZ Junior Archers | 5.27 |
| Steals per game | JB Lim | UST Tiger Cubs | 3.38 |
| Blocks per game | Collins Akowe | NUNS Bullpups | 2.21 |
| Field goal percentage | Collins Akowe | NUNS Bullpups | 58.39% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Collins Akowe | NUNS Bullpups | 58.75% |
| Free throw percentage | Wacky Ludovice | UST Tiger Cubs | 95.24% |
| Turnovers per game | Lans Lagdamen | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 3.46 |

#### Game player highs

| Statistic | Player | Team | Total | Opponent |
| Points | Kris Porter | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 34 | Adamson Baby Falcons |
| Rebounds | Collins Akowe | NUNS Bullpups | 29 | UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons |
| Assists | Kieffer Alas | DLSZ Junior Archers | 13 | UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons |
| Steals | JB Lim | UST Tiger Cubs | 8 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| Blocks | Collins Akowe | NUNS Bullpups | 6 | Adamson Baby Falcons |
| Turnovers | Nathan Egea | UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons | 14 | UST Tiger Cubs |

#### Season team highs

| Category | Team | Average |
| Points per game | Adamson Baby Falcons | 78.71 |
| Rebounds per game | NUNS Bullpups | 55.86 |
| Assists per game | Adamson Baby Falcons | 23.14 |
| Steals per game | UST Tiger Cubs | 11.5 |
| Blocks per game | NUNS Bullpups | 5.14 |
| Field goal percentage | Adamson Baby Falcons | 45.41% |
| Three point field goal percentage | Adamson Baby Falcons | 32.66% |
| Free throw percentage | NUNS Bullpups | 59.28% |
| Turnovers per game | UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons | 13.64 |

#### Game team highs

| Statistic | Team | Total | Opponent |
| Points | Adamson Baby Falcons | 103 | UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons |
| Rebounds | NUNS Bullpups | 77 | UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons |
| Assists | Adamson Baby Falcons | 33 | UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons |
| Steals | DLSZ Junior Archers | 18 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Steals | Adamson Baby Falcons | 18 | UE Junior Warriors |
| Blocks | NUNS Bullpups | 10 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| Field goal percentage | NUNS Bullpups | 56.0% | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| Three-point field goal percentage | UST Tiger Cubs | 45.0% | UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons |
| Free throw percentage | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 88.0% | UST Tiger Cubs |
| Turnovers | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 29 | DLSZ Junior Archers |

## Junior high school tournament

A demonstration event for junior high school students, boys under 16 years old was inaugurated. Each UAAP member school will take turns in hosting games.

## Overall championship points

| 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 fifth to eighth determined by elimination round standings.
* Semifinal losers ranked by elimination round standings.
** If stepladder: Loser of stepladder semifinals round 1 is ranked fourth
** If stepladder: Loser of stepladder semifinals round 2 is ranked third
* Loser of the finals is ranked second
* Champion is ranked first