UAAP Season 67 men's basketball tournament
Host school | De La Salle University | |||||||||||||||
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Duration | September 23 to 30 | |||||||||||||||
Arena(s) | Araneta Coliseum | |||||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Mark Cardona | |||||||||||||||
Winning coach | Franz Pumaren | |||||||||||||||
Semifinalists | Ateneo Blue Eagles UE Red Warriors | |||||||||||||||
TV network(s) | Studio 23 and TFC | |||||||||||||||
The men's basketball tournament of UAAP Season 67 (2004–05 season) of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) was hosted by De La Salle University. ABS-CBN covered the games on Studio 23.
Defending champions
FEU's Arwind Santos was named the season MVP, and Marcy Arellano was awarded the Rookie of the Year honors.
La Salle would return the 2004 championship and the 2005 runner-up trophies in 2005 after it was revealed that two of their players used spurious records to enroll at the school; since the players are not eligible to be college students, they were ineligible to play as varsity players. The league later suspended all of La Salle's teams in both divisions for the 2006 season, forfeited all of La Salle's wins from 2003 to 2005, and gave the 2004 championship trophy to FEU, the defeated finalists. This gave FEU three consecutive championships from 2003 to 2005. La Salle's varsity teams would return for the 2007–08 season.
Elimination round
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | FEU Tamaraws | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
2 | De La Salle Green Archers[a] (H) | 10 | 4 | .714[b] | 1 | |
3 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 10 | 4 | .714[b] | 1 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
4 | UE Red Warriors | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | |
5 | UP Fighting Maroons | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | |
6 | Adamson Falcons | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6 | |
7 | UST Growling Tigers | 4 | 10 | .286 | 7 | |
8 | NU Bulldogs | 1 | 13 | .071 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1)
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ This "final" team standings is overturned when La Salle forfeited their games after the season was over. See La Salle forfeiture of the championship for details.
- ^ a b Second-seed playoff: La Salle 82–69 Ateneo
Match-up results
Scores
Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.
Second seed playoff
Ateneo and La Salle ended tied for second; as a result, a playoff was held to determine which team will clinch the #2 seed and the twice-to-beat advantage that goes along with it, a de facto first game of a best-of-three series.
September 14
3:30 p.m. |
De La Salle Green Archers | Ateneo Blue Eagles | |
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 20–17, 21–15, 20–20 | ||
7 | Pts: LA Tenorio 22 Rebs: 3 players, 8 each Asts: Tenorio, Intal 3 each | |
La Salle wins the twice to beat advantage; La Salle subsequently forfeited all wins in this season |
La Salle's Mark Cardona scored 13 points to give the Green Archers a 41–34 lead early in the game. Early in the third quarter, La Salle scored eight unanswered baskets to give them a 15-point lead; later in the quarter, Ateneo's top scorer JC Intal, who was suffering from fever, fouled out with six points. Further offensive incursions ballooned La Salle's lead to 19 in the fourth quarter that sealed the victory for the Green Archers. La Salle will possess the twice-to-beat advantage against Ateneo in their semifinal series.[1]
Bracket
Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | |||||||||
1 | FEU | 71 | ||||||||
4 | UE | 64 | ||||||||
1 | FEU | 67 | ||||||||
2 | La Salle | 57 | ||||||||
2 | La Salle | |||||||||
3 | Ateneo | |||||||||
After La Salle's two ineligible players were discovered after UAAP Season 68, all of their games from Season 66-68 were forfeited. Prior to the forfeiture, La Salle returned their Season 67 championship trophy and their Season 68 runner-up trophy. The UAAP Board subsequently awarded the trophy to FEU in 2006.
Semifinals
FEU and La Salle have the
(1) FEU vs. (4) UE
September 16
4:00 p.m. |
FEU Tamaraws | 71–64 | UE Red Warriors |
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 13–21, 21–11, 17–12 | ||
Pts: Denok Miranda 19 |
Pts: Hubalde , Saguindel 16 each | |
FEU wins series in one game. |
Philsports Arena, Pasig |
With UE up 44–33 at halftime, FEU had a 17–7 run in the third quarter to lead the game 50–48. In the fourth quarter, the Tamaraws had another 12–2 run to lead by 12 points. UE's
(2) La Salle vs. (3) Ateneo
September 19
4:00 p.m. |
De La Salle Green Archers | Ateneo Blue Eagles | |
Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 17–15, 19–7, 20–20 | ||
5 | Pts: Tenorio, Membrere 11 each Rebs: 4 players, 6 each Asts: LA Tenorio 5 | |
La Salle wins series in one game; La Salle subsequently forfeited all wins in this season |
At the first half, La Salle led by two points 30–28.
Finals
This is a
Game 1
September 23
4:00 p.m. |
FEU Tamaraws | De La Salle Green Archers | |
Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 16–15, 12–14, 13–5 | ||
: Miranda, Yabut 3 each | Pts: Ryan Araña 16 Rebs: Junjun Cabatu 8 Asts: Cardona, Cabatu 4 each | |
La Salle leads series 1–0; La Salle subsequently forfeited all wins in this season |
La Salle led 24–10 after the first quarter with
Game 2
September 26
4:00 p.m. |
FEU Tamaraws | 67–57 | De La Salle Green Archers |
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 24–18, 8–16, 17–9 | ||
4 | Pts: Mark Cardona 18 Rebs: Junjun Cabatu 10 Asts: 3 players, 3 each | |
Series tied 1–1; La Salle subsequently forfeited all wins in this season |
FEU's
Game 3
The game was held a day before the 29th anniversary of the Thrilla in Manila which was also held at the Araneta Coliseum, the venue of the Finals.[5]
September 30
4:00 p.m. |
FEU Tamaraws | De La Salle Green Archers | |
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 14–18, 11–18, 22–18 | ||
3 | Pts: Mark Cardona 17 Rebs: Junjun Cabatu 6 Asts: Yeo, Cabatu 4 each | |
La Salle wins series 2–1, La Salle subsequently forfeited all wins in this season; FEU awarded championship |
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Mark Cardona (De La Salle Green Archers)
The tip-off of the start of the first quarter, The pass of the start of the second quarter, The tip-off again of the start of the third quarter, The deciding game was close all throughout, but La Salle built a 54–43 lead at the start of the fourth quarter after a
Broadcast notes
UAAP Final Four
September 16, 2004
Game | Play-by-play |
Analyst | Team |
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Game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | Ronnie Magsanoc | FEU vs. UE |
September 19, 2004
Game | Play-by-play |
Analyst | Team |
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Game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | DLSU vs. ADMU
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UAAP Finals
Game | Play-by-play |
Analyst |
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Game 1 | Sev Sarmenta | Randy Sacdalan |
Game 2 | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc |
Game 3 | Sev Sarmenta | Randy Sacdalan |
Awards
The awards were given out prior to Game 2 at the Araneta Coliseum:[4]
- Most Valuable Player: Arwind Santos (FEU Tamaraws)
- Rookie of the Year: Marcy Arellano (UE Red Warriors)
- Mythical Five:
- Arwind Santos (FEU Tamaraws)
- Mark Cardona (De La Salle Green Archers)
- LA Tenorio (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Paolo Bugia (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Dennis Miranda(FEU Tamaraws)
- Most Improved Player: JC Intal (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
La Salle forfeiture of the championship
At the end of the 2005 finals in which FEU won over La Salle, it was revealed that La Salle unknowingly fielded two ineligible players. This caused them to return the 2004 championship trophy and the 2005 runner-up trophy. The league would later suspend La Salle for the 2006 season, give the 2004 championship trophy to FEU, and forfeit all of their games from 2003 to 2005.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b La Salle won the series 2—1. A year later, it was revealed that they unknowingly fielded two ineligible players for the past three seasons (Seasons 66 to 68). They originally offered to return the Season 67 championship trophy and the Season 68 runner-up trophy. The UAAP Board later stripped them of the Season 67 title and Season 68 runner-up finish, forfeited all their wins from Season 66 to 68, awarded the Season 67 championship to FEU, and suspended them in Season 69.
References
- ^ Payo, Jasmine (2004-09-15). "Archers earn twice-to-beat edge". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 25. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ Payo, Jasmine (2004-09-17). "Tams repulse Warriors, secure 1st Finals berth". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 25. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ Giongco, Nick (2004-09-24). "Archers stun Tamaraws". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ a b Giongco, Nick (2004-09-27). "Tams force sudden death". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ a b Giongco, Nick (2004-10-01). "La Salle triumphs". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2010-10-07.