UAAP Season 70 basketball tournaments
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-awardees) | ||||||||||||
Winning coach | Franz Pumaren | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
Semifinalists | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws NUNS Bullpups | ||||||||||||
TV network(s) | Studio 23 and TFC | ||||||||||||
The
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
Men's tournament
Teams
Elimination round
Team standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | UE Red Warriors | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals[a] |
2 | De La Salle Green Archers | 9 | 5 | .643[b] | 5 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 |
3 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 9 | 5 | .643[b] | 5 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
4 | UST Growling Tigers (H) | 8 | 6 | .571[c] | 6 | |
5 | FEU Tamaraws | 8 | 6 | .571[c] | 6 | |
6 | NU Bulldogs | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | |
7 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 2 | 12 | .143 | 12 | |
8 | UP Fighting Maroons | 0 | 14 | .000 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1)
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Match-up results
Rivalry games
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 |
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 |
Bracket
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
(3) Ateneo vs. (4) UST
This 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 | ||
: 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
La Salle has the
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 | ||
: 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 | ||
: JVee Casio 6 | Pts: Ford Arao 14 Rebs: Rabah Al-Hussaini 8 Asts: Chris Tiu 4 | |
La Salle wins series in two games |
Finals
This is a
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 | ||
: 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 | ||
: 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
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
Elimination round
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Ateneo Lady Eagles | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
2 | UP Lady Maroons | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | |
3 | UST Tigresses (H) | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
4 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | |
5 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | |
6 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | |
7 | UE Lady Warriors | 2 | 12 | .143 | 10 | |
8 | NU Lady Bulldogs | 1 | 13 | .071 | 11 |
(H) Hosts
Schedule
Rivalry games
Bracket
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
(1) Ateneo vs. (4) Adamson
(2) UP vs. (3) UST
Finals
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Katrina Quimpo (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
Awards
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
Elimination round
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
2 | DLSZ Junior Archers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | |
3 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
4 | NUNS Bullpups | 6 | 8 | .429[a] | 7 | |
5 | UE Pages | 6 | 8 | .429[a] | 7 | |
6 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
7 | UPIS Junior Maroons | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
8 | UST Tiger Cubs (H) | 2 | 12 | .143 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1)
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Schedule
Rivalry games
Fourth-seed playoff
Bracket
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
(1) Ateneo vs. (4) NU
(2) DLSZ vs. (3) FEU–FERN
Finals
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Joshua David Webb (DLSZ Junior Archers)
Awards
- 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
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 Sarmienta | 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 Sarmienta | Randy Sacdalan | Vanna Lim & Sharon Yu |
Men's Finals game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | Mark Molina | Tracy Abad & Sharon Yu |
Men's Finals game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | Tracy 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.
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See also
References
- ^ 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
- 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.