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.
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| Host school | University of Santo Tomas | ||||||||||||
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| Duration | October 4–11, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Araneta Coliseum | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | JV Casio and Pocholo Villanueva (co-winners) | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Franz Pumaren (5th title) | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |  Ateneo Blue Eagles UST Growling Tigers | ||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | Studio 23 and TFC | ||||||||||||
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| Duration | September 22–29 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Kat Quimpo | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | John Flores (2nd title) | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |  Adamson Lady Falcons UST Tigresses | ||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | Studio 23 and TFC | ||||||||||||
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| Duration | September 22–29 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Joshua Webb | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Boris Aldeguer (1st title) | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws NUNS Bullpups | ||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | Studio 23 and TFC | ||||||||||||
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.
Men's tournament
editTeams
editElimination round
editTeam standings
edit| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 |  UE Red Warriors
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14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals[a] |
| 2 |  De La Salle Green Archers
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9 | 5 | .643[b] | 5 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 |
| 3 | Ateneo Blue Eagles
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9 | 5 | .643[b] | 5 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 4 | UST Growling Tigers (H)
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8 | 6 | .571[c] | 6 | |
| 5 | FEU Tamaraws
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8 | 6 | .571[c] | 6 | |
| 6 | NU Bulldogs
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6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | |
| 7 | Adamson Soaring Falcons
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2 | 12 | .143 | 12 | |
| 8 |  UP Fighting Maroons
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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:
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
editRivalry games
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Fourth-seed playoff
editSeptember 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 | ||
Second-seed playoff
editSeptember 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 | ||
Bracket
edit| Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | UE | 63 | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | La Salle | 64 | 65 | 2 | La Salle | 64 | 73 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ateneo | 69 | 3 | Ateneo | 65 | 60 | |||||||||
| 4 | UST | 64 | |||||||||||||
Stepladder semifinals
edit(3) Ateneo vs. (4) UST
editThis is a single-elimination game.
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 stepladder semifinals round 2 | ||
(2) La Salle vs. (3) Ateneo
editLa 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 | |
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 | ||
Finals
editThis is a best-of-three playoff.
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 | |
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 | ||
- Finals Most Valuable Player: JV Casio and Pocholo Villanueva (De La Salle Green Archers)
Awards
edit| UAAP Season 70 men's basketball champions |
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 De La Salle Green Archers Seventh title |
- 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:
- Chris Tiu (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- JV Casio (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Mark Borboran (UE Red Warriors)
- Rico Maierhofer (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Jervy Cruz (UST Growling Tigers)
Women's tournament
editElimination round
edit| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ateneo Lady Eagles
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12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | UP Lady Maroons
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11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | |
| 3 | UST Tigresses (H)
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10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Adamson Lady Falcons
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8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | |
| 5 | FEU Lady Tamaraws
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7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | |
| 6 | De La Salle Lady Archers
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5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | |
| 7 | UE Lady Warriors
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2 | 12 | .143 | 10 | |
| 8 | NU Lady Bulldogs
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1 | 13 | .071 | 11 |
Source: [citation needed]
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
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
Schedule
editRivalry games
editBracket
edit| Semifinals (Nos. 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
edit(1) Ateneo vs. (4) Adamson
edit(2) UP vs. (3) UST
editFinals
edit- Finals Most Valuable Player: Katrina Quimpo (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
Awards
edit| UAAP Season 70 women's basketball champions |
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 Ateneo Lady Eagles Second title |
- Most Valuable Player: Cassandra Tioseco (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
- Rookie of the Year: Cindy Resultay (UE Lady Warriors)
Juniors' tournament
editElimination round
edit| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets
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13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | DLSZ Junior Archers
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11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | |
| 3 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
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9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | NUNS Bullpups
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6 | 8 | .429[a] | 7 | |
| 5 | UE Pages
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6 | 8 | .429[a] | 7 | |
| 6 | Adamson Baby Falcons
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5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 7 | UPIS Junior Maroons
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4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 8 | UST Tiger Cubs (H)
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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) Hosts
Notes:
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:
Schedule
editRivalry games
editFourth-seed playoff
editBracket
edit| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | |||||||||
| 1 | Ateneo | 70 | 94 | |||||||
| 4 | NU | 73 | 75 | |||||||
| 1 | Ateneo | 74 | 92 | |||||||
| 2 | DLSZ | 76 | 98* | |||||||
| 2 | DLSZ | 67 | ||||||||
| 3 | FEU–FERN | 61 | ||||||||
*Overtime
Semifinals
edit(1) Ateneo vs. (4) NU
edit(2) DLSZ vs. (3) FEU–FERN
editFinals
edit- Finals Most Valuable Player: Joshua David Webb (DLSZ Junior Archers)
Awards
edit- 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 (NUNS Bullpups)
- Joshua David Webb (DLSZ Junior Archers)
- Mark Jovet Mendoza (NUNS Bullpups)
Broadcast notes
editABS-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:
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside reporters |
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| Men's fourth-seed game | Sev Sarmenta | Ronnie Magsanoc | Andi Manzano & Dianne Querrer |
| Men's second-seed game | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | Sharon Yu & Vanna Lim |
| Men's first round game | Vanna Lim & Dianne Querrer | ||
| Men's Semifinal game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | Ronnie Magsanoc | Vanna Lim & Sharon Yu |
| Women's Finals game 2 | Eric Tipan | Ronnie Magsanoc | none |
| Juniors' Finals game 2 | Boom Gonzalez | Mark Molina | none |
| Men's Semifinal game 2 | Sev Sarmenta | Randy Sacdalan | Vanna Lim & Sharon Yu |
| Men's Finals game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | Mark Molina | Tracy Abad & Sharon Yu |
| Men's Finals game 2 | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | Tracy Abad & Sharon Yu |
Champion rosters
editDe La Salle Green Archers
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ GMANews.tv UAAP all set to open 70th season on July 7, GMANews.tv. July 2, 2007
- ^ UAAP: Archers stump Eagles, 65-60, to face Red Warriors GMANews.tv
External links
edit- UAAP Basketball at UBelt.com: Men's | Women's | Juniors'
- A Nation’s Passion Lives in a Rivalry of Green vs. Blue by Raphael Bartholomew, the New York Times.