UAAP Season 70 basketball tournaments

The basketball tournaments of University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 70 started on July 7, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum with University of Santo Tomas (UST) Rector Very Rev. Fr. Ernesto Arceo, O.P. delivering the speech. Manuel V. Pangilinan of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and United States ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney were the guests.

UAAP Season 70
Host schoolUniversity of Santo Tomas
Men's Finals 1 2Wins
 UE Red Warriors 63 640
 De La Salle Green Archers 64 732
DurationOctober 4–11, 2007
Arena(s)Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPJV Casio and Pocholo Villanueva (co-awardees)
Winning coachFranz Pumaren
Semifinalists Ateneo Blue Eagles
 UST Growling Tigers
TV network(s)Studio 23 and TFC
Women's Finals 1 2Wins
 Ateneo Lady Eagles 64 622
 UP Lady Maroons 60 580
DurationSeptember 22–29
Arena(s)Ninoy Aquino Stadium
Finals MVPKat Quimpo
Semifinalists Adamson Lady Falcons
 UST Tigresses
TV network(s)Studio 23 and TFC
Juniors' Finals 1 2 (OT)Wins
 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 74 920
 DLSZ Junior Archers 76 982
DurationSeptember 22–29
Arena(s)Ninoy Aquino Stadium
Finals MVPJoshua Webb
Winning coachBoris Aldeguer
Semifinalists FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
 NSNU Bullpups
TV network(s)Studio 23 and TFC
Team standings key:
Qualified for the Finals
Qualified for semifinals with twice to beat advantage
Qualified for semifinals
Qualified for the first round
Qualified for knockout game

Former UST Growling Tigers basketball player Ed Cordero is the season's commissioner. The theme is "Winners All, Recreating the Value of Honesty through Sports"[1] The Studio 23 coverage uses the theme "Madrama" (Tagalog for "full of drama").

Despite a 14–0 sweep by the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors in the elimination round, they were in turn swept by the De La Salle University-Manila Green Archers 2–0 in the finals after UE had a half-a-month's rest. De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) Junior Archers clinched their second championship by beating the Ateneo High School Blue Eaglets with their own 2–0 sweep. Ateneo took home the women's championship with their own version of a sweep against the University of the Philippines Lady Maroons.

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Men's tournament
Main article: UAAP Season 70 men's basketball tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  UE Red Warriors 14 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals
2  De La Salle Green Archers 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] 5 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  Ateneo Blue Eagles 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] 5 Stepladder round 1
4  UST Growling Tigers (H) 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 2] 6
5  FEU Tamaraws 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 2] 6 Fourth-seed playoff
6  NU Bulldogs 6 8 .429 8
7  Adamson Falcons 2 12 .143 12
8  UP Fighting Maroons 0 14 .000 14
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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) Host.
Notes:
  1. Second-seed playoff: La Salle 70–69
  2. Fourth-seed playoff: UST 80–69

Match-up results

Teams Round 1Round 2
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 AdU
 ADMU
 DLSU
 FEU
 NU
 UE
 UP
 UST
  •   Win
  •   OT Win
  •   Loss
  •   OT Loss

Rivalry games
July 19
La Salle Green Archers 64–61 FEU Tamaraws
August 19
La Salle Green Archers 74–66 FEU Tamaraws
July 26
La Salle Green Archers 77–80 (OT) Ateneo Blue Eagles
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
September 9
La Salle Green Archers 87–89 Ateneo Blue Eagles
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
July 29
La Salle Green Archers 90–86 (OT) UST Growling Tigers
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
August 11
La Salle Green Archers 73–81 (OT) UST Growling Tigers
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Bracket

  Seeding playoffs Stepladder round 1
One-game playoff		 Stepladder round 2
2nd seed has twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
   For 2nd seed:                                      
 Ateneo 69   1  UE 63 64
 La Salle 70   2  La Salle 64 65     2  La Salle 64 73
   For 4th seed:   3  Ateneo 69   3  Ateneo 65 60
   FEU 69 4  UST 64
   UST 80

Fourth-seed playoff
September 17
3:00 p.m.
FEU Tamaraws  69–80  UST Growling Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 6–22, 18–24, 26–17
UST advances to the Final Four
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Second-seed playoff
September 18
3:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles  69–70  De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 19–16, 15–22, 22–20
La Salle wins the twice-to-beat advantage
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

First round
September 23
3:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles  69–64  UST Growling Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 22–12, 23–21, 14–13
Pts: Ford Arao 17
Rebs: Nonoy Baclao 8
Asts: Yuri Escueta 4		 Pts: Jervy Cruz 17
Rebs: Jervy Cruz 16
Asts: Japs Cuan 5
Ateneo advances to the semifinals
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinals

In the semifinals, La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

September 27
3:00 p.m.
De La Salle Green Archers  64–65  Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 16–15, 21–17, 12–18
Pts: Tyrone Tang 20
Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 7
Asts: JVee Casio 4		 Pts: Ford Arao 19
Rebs: Nonoy Baclao 9
Asts: Chris Tiu 4
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,000
September 30
3:00 p.m.
De La Salle Green Archers  65–60  Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 13–12, 19–17, 17-17
Pts: Cholo Villanueva 13
Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 10
Asts: JVee Casio 6		 Pts: Ford Arao 14
Rebs: Rabah Al-Hussaini 8
Asts: Chris Tiu 4
La Salle wins series in two games
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 23,315[2]

Finals
October 4
3:00 p.m.
UE Red Warriors  63–64  De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 18–23, 11–10, 13–17
Pts: Mark Borboran 13
Rebs: Hans Thiele 16
Asts: Arellano, Cañizares 3
Team TOs: 30		 Pts: Ty Tang 17
Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 9
Asts: Villanueva, Maierhofer 3
Bench/starter pts: 26/38
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,000
October 7
3:00 p.m.
UE Red Warriors  64–73  De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 12–19, 22–19, 19–21
Pts: Borboran, Lee 12 each
Rebs: Borboran, Gregorio 10
Asts: 3 players 3 each
Team TOs: 21		 Pts: JVee Casio 17
Rebs: Rico Maierhofer 11
Asts: Cholo Villanueva 6
FTs: 27/36 (75%)
La Salle wins series 2–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 18,067

Awards
 UAAP Season 70 men's basketball champions 

De La Salle Green Archers
Seventh title
Mythical team for men's basketball: Jervy Cruz, JV Casio, Chris Tiu (represented by his brother Charles), Mark Borboran & Rico Maierhofer.
  • Season Most Valuable Player: Jervy Cruz (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Rookie of the Year: JR Cawaling (FEU Tamaraws)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Edwin Asoro (NU Bulldogs)
  • Mythical Five:

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Lady Eagles 14 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  UP Lady Maroons 14 11 3 .786 1
3  UST Tigresses (H) 14 10 4 .714 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  Adamson Lady Falcons 14 8 6 .571 4
5  FEU Lady Tamaraws 14 7 7 .500 5
6  De La Salle Lady Archers 14 5 9 .357 7
7  UE Lady Warriors 14 2 12 .143 10
8  NU Lady Bulldogs 14 1 13 .071 11
Source:
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) Host.

Schedule
Teams Round 1Round 2
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 AdU
 ADMU
 DLSU
 FEU
 NU
 UE
 UP
 UST
  •   Win
  •   Loss

Rivalry games

Bracket

  Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                       
1  Ateneo 57    
4  Adamson 46    
  1  Ateneo 64 62
  2  UP 60 58
2  UP 56  
3  UST 54    

Semifinals

Ateneo vs. Adamson
September 15
Ateneo Lady Eagles  57–46  Adamson Lady Falcons
Ateneo wins series in one game

UP vs. UST
September 15
UP Lady Maroons  56–54  UST Tigresses
UP wins series in one game

Finals
Sept 29
Ateneo Lady Eagles  62–58  UP Lady Maroons
Ateneo wins series 2–0
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Katrina Quimpo (Ateneo Lady Eagles)

Awards
 UAAP Season 70 women's basketball champions 

Ateneo Lady Eagles
Second title
  • Most Valuable Player: Cassandra Tioseco (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
  • Rookie of the Year: Cindy Resultay (UE Lady Warriors)

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 14 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  DLSZ Junior Archers 14 11 3 .786 2
3  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 14 9 5 .643 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  NSNU Bullpups 14 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 1] 7
5  UE Pages 14 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 1] 7 Fourth-seed playoff
6  Adamson Baby Falcons 14 5 9 .357 8
7  UPIS Junior Maroons 14 4 10 .286 9
8  UST Tiger Cubs (H) 14 2 12 .143 11
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: NU 1–1 UE; fourth-seed playoff: NU 83–80

Schedule
Teams Round 1Round 2
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 AdU
 AdMU
 DLSZ
 FEU
 NU
 UE
 UPIS
 UST
  •   Win
  •   Loss

Rivalry games

Bracket

  Fourth-seed playoff Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
      1  Ateneo 70 94  
 UE 80     4  NU 73 75  
   NU 83  
 
    1  Ateneo 74 92
    2  La Salle Zobel 76 98*
 
 
  2  La Salle Zobel 67   *Overtime
  3  FEU–FERN 61    

Fourth-seed playoff

Semifinals

Ateneo vs. NU
September 18
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  94–75  NSNU Bullpups
Ateneo wins series in two games

Zobel vs. FEU–FERN
September 16
DLSZ Junior Archers  67–61  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
La Salle wins series in one game

Finals
Sept 29
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  92–98 (OT)  DLSZ Junior Archers
La Salle wins series 2–0
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Joshua David Webb (DLSZ Junior Archers)

Awards
  • Season Most Valuable Player: Samuel Joseph Marata (UPIS Junior Maroons)
  • Rookie of the Year: David Kurt De Guzman (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
  • Mythical Five:
    • John David Dumrique (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
    • Juan Miguel Tiongson (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
    • Kevin Michael Batac (NSNU Bullpups)
    • Joshua David Webb (DLSZ Junior Archers)
    • Mark Jovet Mendoza (NSNU Bullpups)

Broadcast notes

ABS-CBN's UHF channel Studio 23 is the sole coverer of the games, covering all men's games. 101.9 For Life!, ABS-CBN's FM radio station, delivers updates on game dates. FM radio station NU 107 delivers on-the-court updates for Ateneo games.

UAAP Sportscenter airs every Tuesday afternoons as a supplement for the main UAAP coverage. Boom Gonzalez hosts the program.

Playoffs broadcasters:

GamePlay-by-playAnalystCourtside reporters
Men's fourth-seed gameSev SarmientaRonnie MagsanocAndi Manzano & Dianne Querrer
Men's second-seed gameBoom GonzalezTJ ManotocSharon Yu & Vanna Lim
Men's first round gameVanna Lim & Dianne Querrer
Men's Semifinal game 1Boom GonzalezRonnie MagsanocVanna Lim & Sharon Yu
Women's Finals game 2Eric TipanRonnie Magsanocnone
Juniors' Finals game 2Boom GonzalezMark Molinanone
Men's Semifinal game 2Sev SarmientaRandy SacdalanVanna Lim & Sharon Yu
Men's Finals game 1Boom GonzalezMark MolinaTracy Abad & Sharon Yu
Men's Finals game 1Boom GonzalezTJ ManotocTracy Abad & Sharon Yu

Champion rosters

De La Salle Green Archers

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
5 C PJ Walsham
6 PG JV Casio
7 PG Simon Atkins
8 SF Bader Malabes
9 SG Pocholo Villanueva
10 PF Rico Maierhofer
11 PG Ty Tang (C)
12 PF Kish Co
15 C Brian Ilad
16 SF OJ Cua
17 SF Peejay Barua
18 PF Ferdinand Damanik
19 SF James Mangahas
20 C Marko Batricevic
21 SG Rejan Lee
PositionName/s
Head coach: Franz Pumaren
De La Salle Green Archers

See also

References
  1. GMANews.tv UAAP all set to open 70th season on July 7, GMANews.tv. July 2, 2007
  2. UAAP: Archers stump Eagles, 65-60, to face Red Warriors GMANews.tv
Preceded by
Season 69 (2006)		 UAAP basketball seasons
Season 70 (2007)		 Succeeded by
Season 71 (2008)
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