UAAP Season 71 basketball tournaments

UAAP Season 71
Madrama
Host school University of the Philippines, Diliman
Men's Finals 1 2Wins
 Ateneo Blue Eagles 69 622
 De La Salle Green Archers 61 510
Duration September 21-25, 2008
Arena(s) Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVP Nonoy Baclao
Winning coach Norman Black (1st title)
Semifinalists  FEU Tamaraws
 UE Red Warriors
TV network(s) Studio 23
Women's Finals 1 2Wins
 FEU Lady Tamaraws 54 522
 UP Lady Maroons 52 460
Duration September 20-27, 2008
Arena(s) The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVP Bernadette Mercado
Winning coach Michael Oliver
Semifinalists  UST Tigresses
 Adamson Lady Falcons
TV network(s) Studio 23
Juniors' Finals 1 2Wins
 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 72 712
 FEU-Diliman Baby Tamaraws 62 600
Duration September 20-27, 2008
Arena(s) The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVP JV Dumrique
Winning coach Jamike Jarin
Semifinalists  De La Salle Junior Archers
 Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s) Studio 23

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 are 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".[1]

Qualified for semifinals with twice to beat advantage
Qualified for semifinals

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Rivalry games

Bracket

  2nd seed playoff Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
    1  Ateneo 70    
    4  UE 50    
   
 
    1  Ateneo 69 62
    2  La Salle 61 51
 
 
 La Salle 62   2  La Salle 67  
 FEU 59   3  FEU 62    

Second-seed playoff

September 11
De La Salle Green Archers  62–59  FEU Tamaraws
La Salle wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Semifinals

Ateneo vs. UE

The Ateneo Blue Eagles has the twice-to-beat advantage.

September 14
Ateneo Blue Eagles  70–50  UE Red Warriors
Ateneo wins series in one game

La Salle vs. FEU

The De La Salle Green Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.

September 14
De La Salle Green Archers  67–62  FEU Tamaraws
La Salle wins series in one game

Finals

September 25
Ateneo Blue Eagles  62–51  De La Salle Green Archers
Ateneo wins series 2–0

Awards

UAAP Season 71 Men's Basketball Champions

Ateneo Blue Eagles
Fourth title

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Games, which began on July 6, are held at the Blue Eagle Gym.

Rivalry games

Bracket

  2nd–seed playoff Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
    1  FEU 56 74  
    4  Adamson 57 63  
   
 
    1  FEU 54 52
    3  UP 52 46
 
 
 UP 64   2  UST 39 46
 UST 69   3  UP 52 50  

Second–seed playoff

September 10
UP Lady Maroons  64–69  UST Tigresses
UST wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Semifinals

FEU vs. Adamson

September 17
FEU Lady Tamaraws  74–63  Adamson Lady Falcons
FEU wins series in two games

UP vs. UST

September 17
UST Tigresses  46–50  UP Lady Maroons
UP wins series in two games

Finals

September 27
FEU Lady Tamaraws  52–46  UP Lady Maroons
FEU wins series 2–0

Awards

UAAP Season 71 Women's Basketball Champions

FEU Lady Tamaraws
Ninth title

The season's awardees were:[2]

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Games, which began on July 9, are held at the Blue Eagle Gym

Rivalry games

Bracket

  Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                       
1  Ateneo 78    
4  Adamson 45    
*Denotes number of overtime periods.   1  Ateneo 72 71
  3  FEU-FERN 62 60
2  La Salle Zobel 70 56 *If necessary.
3  FEU-FERN 72** 58  

Semifinals

Ateneo–Adamson series

September 13
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  78–45  Adamson Baby Falcons
Ateneo wins series in one game

La Salle Zobel–FEU series

September 17
De La Salle Junior Archers  56–58  FEU-Diliman Baby Tamaraws
FEU-FERN wins series in two games

Finals

September 27
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  71–60  FEU-Diliman Baby Tamaraws
Ateneo wins series 2–0

Awards

UAAP Season 71 Juniors' Basketball Champions

Ateneo Blue Eaglets
15th title

The season's awardees were:[2]

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:

GamePlay-by-playAnalystCourtside reporters
Second-seed game
La Salle-FEU semifinalEric TipanLuigi TrilloSharon Yu and Kristel Filart
Ateneo-UE semifinalBoom GonzalezMark MolinaPortia Silva and Alexis Go
Juniors' Finals Game 1
Men's Finals Game 1Boom GonzalezTJ ManotocSharon Yu and Kamae de Jesus
Men's Finals Game 2Kamae 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 Philippines C Rabeh Al-Hussaini
8 Philippines SF Bacon Austria
7 Philippines PF/C Nonoy Baclao
16 Philippines PF Mike Baldos
13 Philippines SF Ryan Buenafe
15 United States C Vince Burke
18 Philippines PF Justin Chua
4 Philippines PG Yuri Escueta
20 Philippines SF Torino Gonzaga
12 United States PG Kirk Long
10 Philippines C Jobe Nkemakolam
5 Philippines PG Jai Reyes
11 Philippines SG Eric Salamat
14 Philippines PF Nico Salva
6 Philippines SG Oping Sumalinog
17 Philippines SG Chris Tiu
PositionName/s
Head coach:United States Norman Black
Ateneo Blue Eagles

See also

References

  1. ↑ GMANews.tv UAAP all set to open 70th season on July 7, GMANews.tv. July 2, 2007
  2. 1 2 "Ateneo dominates UAAP individual awards". GMA News and Public Affairs. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
Preceded by
Season 70 (2007)		 UAAP basketball seasons
Season 71 (2008)		 Succeeded by
Season 72 (2009)
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