UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments
| Host school | University of Santo Tomas | ||||||||||||
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| Duration | December 3–7, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Mall of Asia Arena Smart Araneta Coliseum | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Jeron Teng | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Aldin Ayo (1st title) | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | |||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD | ||||||||||||
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| Duration | December 3–7, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Mall of Asia Arena Smart Araneta Coliseum | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Gemma Miranda | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Patrick Aquino (3rd title) | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | |||||||||||||
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| Duration | February 21–24, 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Filoil Flying V Arena | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Louell Gonzales | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Allan Albano (2nd title) | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | |||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD | ||||||||||||
The UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments are held in school year 2016–17. University of Santo Tomas is the season host while Far Eastern University are the defending champions.[1] ABS-CBN's UHF channel ABS-CBN Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the seventeenth consecutive year.
Men's tournament
Teams
Coaching changes
| Team | Old coach | Reason | New coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ateneo[2] | Bo Perasol | Resigned | Tab Baldwin |
| La Salle[3] | Juno Sauler | Resigned | Aldin Ayo |
| Adamson[4] | Mike Fermin | End of interim spell | Franz Pumaren |
| UP[5] | Renzy Bajar | Fired | Bo Perasol |
| UST[6] | Bong dela Cruz | Fired | Boy Sablan |
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals | |
| 2 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals | |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 9 | .357[a] | 8 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 9 | .357[a] | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 11 | .214[b] | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 11 | .214[b] | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Match-up results
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Scores
Bracket
| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | |||||||||
| 1 | 69 | |||||||||
| 4 | 64 | |||||||||
| 1 | 67 | 79 | ||||||||
| 2 | 65 | 72 | ||||||||
| 2 | 61 | 69* | ||||||||
| 3 | 62 | 68 | ||||||||
* Game went into overtime.
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) La Salle vs. (4) Adamson
The De La Salle Green Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.
November 23
4:00 p.m. |
| De La Salle Green Archers |
69–64 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 15–13, 13–18, 19–13 | ||
| Pts: Jeron Teng 25 Rebs: Ben Mbala 16 Asts: 3 players, 1 each |
Pts: Sean Manganti 13 Rebs: Papi Sarr 7 Asts: Sean Manganti 3 | |
| La Salle wins series in one game | ||
(2) Ateneo vs. (3) FEU
The Ateneo Blue Eagles has the twice-to-beat advantage.
November 26
4:00 p.m. |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles |
61–62 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–10, 10–13, 22–12, 19–27 | ||
| Pts: Aaron Black 11 Rebs: Mike Nieto 8 Asts: Ravena, Verano, 4 each |
Pts: Raymar Jose 20 Rebs: Raymar Jose 23 Asts: Axel Inigo 3 | |
November 30
4:00 p.m. |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles |
69–68 (OT) | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 23–21, 15–8, 13–17, Overtime: 3–2 | ||
| Pts: Ravena, Mi. Nieto, 13 each Rebs: Isaac Go 14 Asts: Adrian Wóng 4 |
Pts: Monbert Arong 15 Rebs: Jose, Orizu, 12 each Asts: Wendel Comboy 6 | |
| Ateneo wins series in two games | ||
Finals
This is the fifth overall Finals matchup between the De La Salle Green Archers and the Ateneo Blue Eagles. The Blue Eagles won their last encounter in 2008.
December 3
3:30 p.m. |
| De La Salle Green Archers |
67–65 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–6, 17–20, 16–26, 15–13 | ||
| Pts: Ben Mbala 20 Rebs: Ben Mbala 15 Asts: Andrei Caracut 4 |
Pts: Aaron Black 12 Rebs: Chibueze Ikeh 9 Asts: Black, Ravena, 3 each | |
December 7
3:30 p.m. |
| De La Salle Green Archers |
79–72 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 23–19, 14–17, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Jeron Teng 28 Rebs: Ben Mbala 10 Asts: Thomas Torres 3 |
Pts: Mike Nieto 18 Rebs: Verano, Go, 9 each Asts: Adrian Wóng 4 | |
| La Salle wins series 2–0 | ||
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Jeron Teng (De La Salle Green Archers)
Broadcast notes
All games will be aired on S+A Channel 23, S+A HD Channel 166, TFC.tv and sports.abs-cbn.com. Game 1 was also simulcast on ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD Channel 167.
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside reporters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 and Game 2 | Eric Tipan | Christian Luanzon | Bea Escudero and Denice Dinsay |
Awards
| UAAP Season 79 men's basketball champions |
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![]() De La Salle Green Archers Ninth title |
- Most Valuable Player: Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Rookie of the Year: Aljun Jay Melecio (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Mythical Team:
- Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Jeron Teng (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Paul Desiderio (UP Fighting Maroons)
- Raymar Jose (FEU Tamaraws)
- Thirdy Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
Sponsored awards
- Chooks-to-go Sportsmanship Award: Isaac Go (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Appeton Most Improved Player: Isaac Go (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- PS Bank PSBankable Player: Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Manulife Up and Coming Player of the Season: Aljun Jay Melecio (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Kopiko 78's Recharged Player:
- Bon Batiller (UE Red Warriors)
- Louie Vigil (UST Growling Tigers)
- Dave Moralde (UP Fighting Maroons)
- Jjay Alejandro (NU Bulldogs)
- Jerrick Ahanmisi (Adamson Soaring Falcons)
- Prince Orizu (FEU Tamaraws)
- Anton Asistio (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)
Players of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| September 7–11 | [7] | |
| September 14–18 | [8] | |
| September 21–25 | [9] | |
| September 28 – October 2 | [10] | |
| October 5–9 | [11] | |
| October 12–16 | [12] | |
| October 19–23 | [13] | |
| October 26–30 | [14] | |
| November 2–6 | [15] | |
| November 9–13 | [16] |
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals[a] | |
| 2 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 | |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 | |
| 4 | 6 | 8 | .429[b] | 8 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 8 | .429[b] | 8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Match-up results
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Scores
Fourth–seed playoff
November 23
12:00 n.n. |
| Adamson Lady Falcons |
73–58 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 14–14, 19–15, 17–21 | ||
| Pts: Kaye Pingol 17 Rebs: Nathalia Prado 10 Asts: 3 players, 3 |
Pts: Shanda Aries 14 Rebs: Misaela Larosa 16 Asts: Aries, Gandalla 3 | |
| Adamson enters the Final Four | ||
Bracket
| Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 77 | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 72 | 2 | 74 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 48 | 3 | 50 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 45 | |||||||||||||
Stepladder semifinals
(3) UE vs. (4) Adamson
This is a one-game playoff.
November 26
12:00 n.n. |
| UE Lady Warriors |
48–45 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 14–6, 10–18, 13–14 | ||
| Pts: Tacula, Chan, 11 Rebs: Chan, Gayacao, 11 Asts: Eunique Chan 3 |
Pts: Lacson, Alcoy, 10 Rebs: Nathalia Prado 17 Asts: Camacho, Araja, 4 | |
| UE advances to the semifinals | ||
(2) La Salle vs. (3) UE
In the semifinals, La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
November 30
12:00 n.n. |
| De La Salle Lady Archers |
72–50 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 15–2, 22–13, 20–19 | ||
| Pts: Khate Castillo 23 Rebs: Snow Peñaranda 13 Asts: Camille Claro 8 |
Pts: Love Joy Sto. Domingo 22 Rebs: Alysaa Gayacao 12 Asts: Nicole Medina 5 | |
| La Salle wins series in one game | ||
Finals
This is a best-of-three playoff.
December 3
12:00 n.n. |
| NU Lady Bulldogs |
77–74 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 8–20, 28–10, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: Gemma Miranda 23 Rebs: Gemma Miranda 15 Asts: Bernardino, Miranda, 5 each |
Pts: Khate Castillo 18 Rebs: Snow Peñaranda 11 Asts: Camille Claro 9 | |
December 7
12:00 n.n. |
| NU Lady Bulldogs |
96–72 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 26–23, 26–9, 18–25 | ||
| Pts: Gemma Miranda 25 Rebs: Jack Animam 18 Asts: Afril Bernardino 9 |
Pts: Khate Castillo 15 Rebs: Snow Peñaranda 11 Asts: Camille Claro 6 | |
| NU wins series 2–0 | ||
Awards
| UAAP Season 79 women's basketball champions |
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![]() NU Lady Bulldogs Third title, third consecutive title |
- Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Mythical Five:
- Jack Danielle Animam (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Gemma Miranda (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Mary Snow April Peñaranda (De La Salle Lady Archers)
- Love Sto. Domingo (UE Lady Warriors)
Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals | |
| 2 | 11 | 3 | .786[a] | 1 | ||
| 3 | 11 | 3 | .786[a] | 1 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals | |
| 4 | 6 | 8 | .429[b] | 6 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 8 | .429[b] | 6 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Match-up results
= Win; = OT win; = Win by forfeit; = Loss; = OT loss; = Loss by forfeit
Scores
Bracket
| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | |||||||||
| 1 | 72 | |||||||||
| 4 | 50 | |||||||||
| 1 | 65 | 73 | ||||||||
| 2 | 66 | 81 | ||||||||
| 2 | 56 | 74 | ||||||||
| 3 | 75 | 72 | ||||||||
Fourth–seed playoff
February 9
2:00 p.m. |
4th seed
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| DLSZ Junior Archers |
72–65 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 20–19, 14–14, 18–21 | ||
| Pts: Roberto Mariano 17 Rebs: Diaz, Romero, 7 Asts: Franz Diaz 6 |
Pts: Crispin Cansino 17 Rebs: Cansino, Fornillos, 12 Asts: Crispin Cansino 5 | |
| DLSZ advances to the Final Four | ||
Second–seed playoff
February 9
4:00 p.m. |
2nd seed
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| Ateneo Blue Eaglets |
62–64 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 17–18, 12–21, 13–19 | ||
| Pts: SJ Belangel 23 Rebs: Kai Sotto 17 Asts: SJ Belangel 4 |
Pts: Jack Gloria 14 Rebs: Jack Gloria 13 Asts: Abarrientos, Gonzales, 4 | |
| FEU Diliman wins the twice–to–beat advantage | ||
Semifinals
(1) NSNU vs. (4) DLSZ
In the semifinals, NU has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
February 14
3:30 p.m. |
| NUNS Bullpups |
72–50 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 22–12, 12–22, 21–8 | ||
| Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 28 Rebs: Rhayyan Amsali 11 Asts: 3 players, 2 |
Pts: Jan Sobrevega 13 Rebs: Martin Romero 14 Asts: 3 players, 2 | |
| NSNU wins series in one game | ||
(2) FEU Diliman vs. (3) Ateneo
The FEU Baby Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage after beating the Ateneo Blue Eaglets for the second-seed, which led to a virtual best-of-three playoff series.
February 14
1:00 p.m. |
| FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
56–75 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 14–26, 12–13, 11–15 | ||
| Pts: Louell Gonzales 13 Rebs: Kenji Roman 8 Asts: Louell Gonzales 4 |
Pts: Dave Ildefonso 19 Rebs: Kai Sotto 12 Asts: Belangel, Angeles, 3 | |
February 17
3:00 p.m. |
| FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
74–72 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 13–15, 20–18, 18–17 | ||
| Pts: Louell Gonzales 22 Rebs: Jack Gloria 11 Asts: Jun Gabane 5 |
Pts: Sotto, Credo, 16 Rebs: Romulo Berjay 15 Asts: SJ Belangel 4 | |
| FEU Diliman wins series in two games | ||
Finals
February 21
3:30 p.m. |
| NUNS Bullpups |
65–66 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 14–19, 18–14, 13–9 | ||
| Pts: John Clemente 25 Rebs: Rhayyan Amsali 7 Asts: Paul Manalang 5 |
Pts: Kenji Roman 12 Rebs: Louell Gonzales 10 Asts: Louell Gonzales 10 | |
February 24
3:30 p.m. |
| NUNS Bullpups |
73–81 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 8–15, 16–21, 23–30 | ||
| Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 26 Rebs: Karl Penano 9 Asts: Daniel Atienza 5 |
Pts: Kenji Roman 18 Rebs: Kenji Roman 15 Asts: Louell Gonzales 6 | |
| FEU Diliman wins series 2–0 | ||
Awards
| UAAP Season 79 juniors' basketball champions |
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![]() FEU–D Baby Tamaraws Eighth title |
- Most Valuable Player: Juan Gómez de Liaño (UPIS Junior Maroons)[18]
- Rookie of the Year: Kai Zachary Sotto (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)[19]
- Mythical Team:[20]
- John Lloyd Clemente (NUNS Bullpups)
- SJ Belangel (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
- Juan Gómez de Liaño (UPIS Junior Maroons)
- Sean Dave Ildefonso (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
- Inand Fornillos (UST Tiger Cubs)
Overall Championship points
Seniors' division
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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
See also
References
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