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.

UAAP Season 86
Fueling the Future
Host schoolUniversity of the East (Collegiate division)
De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (High School division)
Men's Finals G1 G2G3Wins
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 97 60691
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 67 82732
DurationNovember 29 – December 6, 2023
Arena(s)
Finals MVPKevin Quiambao
Winning coachTopex Robinson (1st title)
Semifinalists
TV network(s)
Women's Finals G1 G2G3Wins
NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 72 72691
UST school colors UST Tigresses 76 70712
DurationNovember 29 – December 6, 2023
Arena(s)
Finals MVPReynalyn Ferrer
Winning coachHaydee Ong (1st title)
Semifinalists
TV network(s)
Juniors' Finals G1 G2G3Wins
Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons 77 64902
NU school colors NUNS Bullpups 71 67731
DurationFebruary 4–11, 2024
Arena(s)Filoil EcoOil Centre
Finals MVPMark Esperanza
Winning coachMike Fermin (1st title)
Semifinalists
TV network(s)
< Season 85 2023–24 Season 87 >

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

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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.[1]

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.[2] Nunag took a leave of absence on mid-November, citing a health crisis within his family. Lopa was named acting commissioner during his absence.[3]

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.[4]

Teams

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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 Women Uniform manufacturer
Team Coach Team Coach
Adamson University (AdU) Soaring Falcons Nash Racela Lady Falcons Ryan Monteclaro Anta[5]
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles Tab Baldwin Blue Eagles LA Mumar Jordan Brand (Nike)[6]
De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers Topex Robinson Lady Archers Pocholo Villanueva Nike[7]
Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws Denok Miranda Lady Tamaraws Bert Flores Puma[8]
National University (NU) Bulldogs Jeff Napa Lady Bulldogs Aries Dimaunahan
University of the East (UE) Red Warriors Jack Santiago Lady Warriors Aileen Lebornio Anta[9]
University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons Goldwin Monteverde Fighting Maroons Paul Ramos STATS (Men's)[10]
Titan 22 (Women's)
University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers Pido Jarencio Tigresses Haydee Ong Delta Sportswear[11]
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

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date Replaced by Date
FEU Tamaraws Olsen Racela Resignation December 22, 2022[12] Denok Miranda January 18, 2023[13]
De La Salle Green Archers Derrick Pumaren End of contract December 27, 2022[14] Topex Robinson January 19, 2023[15]
UST Growling Tigers Bal David Resignation January 26, 2023[16] Pido Jarencio February 3, 2023[17]
Adamson Lady Falcons[18] Brian Gorospe End of interim spell February 27, 2023 Ryan Monteclaro February 27, 2023

Venues

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Adamson Gym
 
Araneta Coliseum
 
MOA Arena
 
UST Q-Pavilion
 
Amoranto Complex

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.[19]

The Adamson Gym in Manila will host also quadruple headers for the women's tournament.[20]

For the boys' tournament, Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City hosted opening day,[21] 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.[22]

Arena Location Tournament Capacity
M W B
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

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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

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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

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Every university had one foreigner in both tournaments in the college division.

College division
University Men's tournament Women's tournament
Name Nationality Name Nationality
  Adamson Mudiaga Ojarikre[23]   Nigeria Victoria Adeshina[24]   Nigeria
  Ateneo Joseph Obasa[25]   Nigeria Sarah Makanjuola[26]   Nigeria
  La Salle Bright Nwankwo[27]   Nigeria Aji Bojang[28]   Zambia
  FEU Mo Faty[29]   Senegal Josee Kaputu[30]   Congo
  NU Omar John[27]   Senegal Jainaba Konateh[24]   Gambia
  UE Precious Momowei[31]   Senegal Kamba Kone[24]   Mali
  UP Malick Diouf[27]   Senegal Favour Onoh[32]   Nigeria
  UST Adama Faye[33]   Senegal Awa Ly[34]   Senegal

Only NUNS has a foreigner on its roster in the boys' tournament.

High school division
High school Boys' tournament
Name Nationality
  NUNS Collins Akowe[35]   Cameroon

Men'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   UP Fighting Maroons 12 2 .857 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   De La Salle Green Archers 11 3 .786 1
3   NU Bulldogs 10 4 .714 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   Ateneo Blue Eagles 7 7 .500[a] 5
5   Adamson Soaring Falcons 7 7 .500[a] 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
Source: UAAP on Livestats
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 Fourth seed playoff: Ateneo 70–48 Adamson

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  Adamson              
  Ateneo              
  La Salle              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UP              
  UST              
Source: UAAP on Livestats
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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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
Source: UAAP on Livestats
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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Ateneo and Adamson finished the elimination round tied for fourth. This was a one-game playoff to determine the #4 seed.[36]

November 22, 2023 (2023-11-22)
2:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles   70–48   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

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  UP57
4  Ateneo46
1  UP976069
2  La Salle678273
2  La Salle97
3  NU73

Semifinals

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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

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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.[37] Ateneo was in its ninth straight Final Four appearance,[38] 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.[39]

November 25, 2023
2:00 p.m.
UP Fighting Maroons   57–46   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

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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.[37] NU qualified for their second consecutive postseason appearance.[37]

November 25, 2023
6:00 p.m.
De La Salle Green Archers   97–73   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

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The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.

UP was on its third straight Finals appearance, and fourth in the last five seasons,[40] while La Salle entered its 17th Finals appearance, their first since 2017.[41] This will also be the first time that the Fighting Maroons and the Green Archers face each other in the championship round.[42]

November 29, 2023
6:00 p.m.
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
December 3, 2023
4:00 p.m.
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
December 6, 2023
6:00 p.m.
UP Fighting Maroons   69–73   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

Awards

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 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.[44][45]

  • 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

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The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances on the preceding week.

Week Player Team
Week 1[46]   Malick Diouf   UP Fighting Maroons
Week 2[47]   Jake Figueroa   NU Bulldogs
Week 3[48]   Mason Amos   Ateneo Blue Eagles
Week 4[49]   Kevin Quiambao   De La Salle Green Archers
Week 6[50]
Week 7[51]   Mathew Montebon   Adamson Soaring Falcons
  • Note: No winner was named for week 5.

Statistical leaders

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Statistical points leaders

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# 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

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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

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Statistic Player Team Total Opponent
Points   Rey Remogat   UE Red Warriors 34[a]   FEU Tamaraws
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[a]   FEU Tamaraws
  Nic Cabanero   UST Growling Tigers 8   De La Salle Green Archers

Season team highs

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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

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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
  UE Red Warriors   NU Bulldogs
  UP Fighting Maroons   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. ^ a b Game went into overtime

Discipline

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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.[52]
  • 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.[53]
  • 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.[54]

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 13 1 .929 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   UST Tigresses 11 3 .786 2
3   UP Fighting Maroons 10 4 .714 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   Ateneo Blue Eagles 8 6 .571 5
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
Source: UAAP on Livestats
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

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  Adamson              
  Ateneo              
  La Salle              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UP              
  UST              
Source: UAAP on Livestats
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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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
Source: UAAP on Livestats
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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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  NU58
4  Ateneo43
1  NU727269
2  UST767071
2  UST8087
3  UP8883

Semifinals

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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

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NU clinched the #1 seed and the twice-to-beat advantage, while the Ateneo the #4 seed and qualified to the playoffs.[55]

November 22, 2023
9:00 a.m.
NU Lady Bulldogs   58–43   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

(2) UST vs. (3) UP

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This series involved UST and UP, with the former holding the twice-to-beat advantage.[55]

November 22, 2023
11:00 a.m.
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
November 25, 2023
11:00 a.m.
UST Tigresses   87–83   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

Finals

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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.
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
December 3, 2023
12:00 p.m.
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
December 6, 2023
12:00 p.m.
NU Lady Bulldogs   69–71   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
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Reynalyn Ferrer (UST Tigresses)[56]

Awards

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 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.[57][58]

  • 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

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The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances from the preceding week.

Week Player Team
Week 1[46]   Favour Onoh   UP Fighting Maroons
Week 2[59]   Louna Ozar   UP Fighting Maroons
Week 3[48]   Kent Pastrana   UST Tigresses
Week 4[49]   Tantoy Ferrer   UST Tigresses
Week 6[50]   Jainaba Konateh   NU Lady Bulldogs
Week 7[60]   Nikki Villasin   UST Tigresses
  • Note: No winner was named for week 5.

Statistical leaders

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Statistical points leaders

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# 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

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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

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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
  Angelika Soriano   UST Tigresses   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

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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

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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
  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

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The boys' tournament began on November 21, 2023.

Elimination round

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Team standings

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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
3   FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 9 5 .643 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   UST Tiger Cubs 8 6 .571 5
5   UE Junior Warriors (H) 6 8 .429 7
6   DLSZ Junior Archers 4 10 .286[a] 9
7   Ateneo Blue Eagles 4 10 .286[a] 9
8   UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons 1 13 .071 12
Source: UAAP on Livestats
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for No. 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 Head-to-head record: DLSZ 1–1 Ateneo (DLSZ +9)

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  Adamson              
  Ateneo              
  DLSZ              
  FEU–D              
  NUNS              
  UE              
  UPIS              
  UST              
Source: UAAP on Livestats
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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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
Source: UAAP on Livestats
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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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  Adamson80
4  UST66
1  Adamson776490
2  NUNS716773
2  NUNS80
3  FEU–D69

Semifinals

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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

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January 31, 2024
2:00 p.m.
Adamson Baby Falcons   80–66   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

(2) NUNS vs. (3) FEU Diliman

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January 31, 2024
4:00 p.m.
NUNS Bullpups   80–69   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

Finals

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The finals will be a best-of-three playoff.

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
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
February 11, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Adamson Baby Falcons   90–73   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
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Mark Esperanza (Adamson Baby Falcons)[61]

Awards

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 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.[62]

  • 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 leaders

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Statistical points leaders

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# 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

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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

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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

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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

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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
  Adamson Baby Falcons   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

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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.[22]

Overall championship points

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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

See also

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