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.

UAAP Season 77
Host schoolUniversity of the East
Men's Finals G1 G2G3Wins
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 75 47591
NU school colors NU Bulldogs 70 62752
DurationOctober 4–15, 2014
Arena(s)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVPAlfred Aroga
Winning coachEric Altamirano (1st title)
SemifinalistsLa Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
TV network(s)ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Women's Finals G1 G2Wins
NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 80 592+1
FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 58 480
DurationOctober 1–4, 2014
Arena(s)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVPGemma Miranda
Winning coachPatrick Aquino (1st title)
SemifinalistsLa Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers
UST school colors UST Tigresses
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Juniors' Finals G1 G2G3Wins
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets 72 78902+1
NU school colors NUNS Bullpups 76 76731
DurationFebruary 13–20, 2015
Arena(s)Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVPJolo Mendoza
Winning coachJoe Silva (1st title)
SemifinalistsLa Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers
Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports and Action
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Men's tournament

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Teams

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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

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Team Old coach Reason New coach
Adamson[1] Leo Austria Resigned Kenneth Duremdes
UE[2] Boysie Zamar Fired Derrick Pumaren
UST[3] Pido Jarencio Signed by Globalport Batang Pier Bong dela Cruz

Elimination round

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Team standings

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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[a] 1
3   De La Salle Green Archers 10 4 .714[a] 1 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   NU Bulldogs 9 5 .643[b] 2
5   UE Red Warriors (H) 9 5 .643[b] 2
6   UST Growling Tigers 5 9 .357 6
7   UP Fighting Maroons 1 13 .071[c] 10
8   Adamson Soaring Falcons 1 13 .071[c] 10
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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: FEU 65–60 La Salle
  2. ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: NU 51–49 UE
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 Adamson (UP +9)

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  AdU              
  ADMU              
  DLSU              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UP              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Fourth–seed playoff

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September 20
4:00 p.m.
4th seed
UE Red Warriors   49–51   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

Second–seed playoff

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September 21
4:00 p.m.
2nd seed
FEU Tamaraws   65–60   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

Bracket

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  Ateneo7463
4  NU7865
4  NU706275
2  FEU754759
2  FEU7367
3  La Salle9464

Semifinals

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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

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

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
October 1
2:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles   63–65   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

(2) FEU vs. (3) La Salle

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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.

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
October 1
6:00 p.m.
FEU Tamaraws   67–64   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

Finals

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This was the first time since 1993 that neither Ateneo nor La Salle featured in the UAAP Finals. The attendance of the Do-or-Die Game 3 of the series was set as the all-time basketball attendance record of Smart Araneta Coliseum.

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
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
October 15
3:30 p.m.
FEU Tamaraws   59–75   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
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Alfred Aroga (NU Bulldogs)

Awards

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 UAAP Season 77 men's basketball champions 
 
NU Bulldogs
Second title

Broadcast notes

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Women's tournament

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Elimination round

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Team standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   NU Lady Bulldogs 14 0 1.000 Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a]
2   De La Salle Lady Archers 10 4 .714 4 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3   UST Tigresses 8 6 .571[b] 6 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4   FEU Lady Tamaraws 8 6 .571[b] 6
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
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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UST 1–1 FEU (UST +4)

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  Adamson              
  Ateneo              
  La Salle              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UP              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

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Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)
Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1  NU8059
2  La Salle56804  FEU5848
3  UST614  FEU6181*
4  FEU62

Stepladder semifinals

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(3) UST vs. (4) FEU

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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

(2) La Salle vs. (4) FEU

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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
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, 21–27Overtime: 9–10
FEU wins series in two games

Finals

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The NU Lady Bulldogs have the thrice-to-beat advantage, while the FEU Lady Tamaraws have the twice-to-win disadvantage.

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
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
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Gemma Miranda (NU Lady Bulldogs)

Awards

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 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

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Game

Play-by-play

Analyst

Game 1
Game 2 Anton Roxas Marco Benitez

Juniors' tournament

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Elimination round

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Team standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   Ateneo Blue Eaglets 14 0 1.000 Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a]
2   NUNS Bullpups 9 5 .643[b] 5 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3   Adamson Baby Falcons 9 5 .643[b] 5 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4   DLSZ Junior Archers 9 5 .643[b] 5
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
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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ As Ateneo won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: NSNU 3–1, Adamson 2–2, DLSZ 1–3; second-seed playoff: NSNU 72–45 Adamson

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  AdU              
  AdMU              
  DLSZ              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UPIS              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Second-seed playoff

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The winner advances to the second round of the stepladder semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage; the loser proceeds to the first round.

Bracket

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Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)
Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1  Ateneo727890
2  NU612  NU767673
3  Adamson814  DLSZ45
4  DLSZ87

Stepladder semifinals

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(3) Adamson vs. (4) DLSZ

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This is a one-game playoff.

(2) NU vs. (4) DLSZ

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The NU Bullpups have the twice-to-beat advantage.

February 9
NUNS Bullpups   61–45   DLSZ Junior Archers
NU wins series in one game

Finals

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The Ateneo Blue Eaglets have the thrice-to-beat advantage; the NU Bullpups can lose the series by losing twice.

February 20
Ateneo Blue Eaglets   90–73   NUNS Bullpups
Ateneo wins series in three games
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Jolo Mendoza (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

Awards

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 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ de Leon, Job B. (2013-09-20). "UAAP: Falcons tap Kenneth Duremdes as new head coach". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  2. ^ Nazareno, Rocky (2014-04-11). "Pumaren Returns Home, Joins UE Red Warriors". tribune.net.ph. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  3. ^ Villar, Joey (2014-03-27). "Dela Cruz takes helm as new UST coach". philstar.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
Preceded by UAAP basketball seasons
Season 77 (2014)
Succeeded by