UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament

UAAP Season 84

Fully Alive. Champions for Life!
Host school	De La Salle University
Men's Finals G1 (OT) G2 G3 (OT) Wins  Ateneo Blue Eagles 74 69 69 1  UP Fighting Maroons 81 66 72 2
Duration	May 8 to 13, 2022
Arena(s)	SM Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Malick Diouf
Winning coach	Goldwin Monteverde (1st title)
Semifinalists	De La Salle Green Archers  FEU Tamaraws
TV network(s)	Cignal TV TV5 One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel
< Season 82 2021–22 Season 85 >

The UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament is the basketball event of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for its 2021–22 school year. This was the first tournament since 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Philippines. The women's, boys' and girls' basketball tournaments were not held this season, also due to the pandemic.

Tournament format

The usual UAAP tournament format for tournaments having all eight teams was followed:^[1]

• Double round eliminations; top four teams advance to the playoffs
  • If there is a tie for second or fourth, a one-game playoff will be held
• If a team wins all elimination round games:
  • #1 seed advance to the finals outright
  • #2 seed advance to the second round of the stepladder semifinals with the
    twice-to-beat advantage
    ; winner advances to the finals
  • #3 and #4 seeds advance to the first round of the stepladder semifinals in a one-game playoff; winner advances to the second round
• If no team wins all elimination round games:
  • #1 seed with the twice-to-beat advantage vs #4 seed in the semifinals
  • #2 seed with the twice-to-beat advantage vs #3 seed in the semifinals
• The finals is a
  best-of-three series
  .

Teams

All eight universities are participating.

Coaching changes

Venue

The SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay hosted the opening ceremonies and all the games.^[15] All games were held behind closed doors in a full bubble setup during the first four playing dates of the first round, meaning no fans were allowed inside the playing venue.^[16] However, on April 5, 2022, which was the fifth playing date of the basketball tournament, the UAAP allowed fans in a limited capacity to watch live at the Mall of Asia Arena.^[17]

Squads

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, teams were permitted to have 20 players in their rosters instead of the previous 16. The four additional players can be tapped only for COVID-related reasons.^[18]

Imports

Each UAAP team can have one foreigner player, or an import, termed as "foreign student-athletes (FSA)" by the UAAP in the 16-man lineup, but can have as many in their reserve list.^[19]

With Ange Kouame's then impending naturalization, Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin said that they are not planning to get another FSA to replace Koaume's FSA slot on the roster.^[20]

Team	Import	Nationality
Adamson Soaring Falcons	Lenda Douanga[21]	Congo
Ateneo Blue Eagles	Ange Kouame	Ivory Coast[a]
De La Salle Green Archers	Bright Nwankwo[23]	Nigeria
FEU Tamaraws	Emman Ojuola[24]	Nigeria
NU Bulldogs	Issa Gaye	Senegal
UE Red Warriors	none[25]
UP Fighting Maroons	Malick Diouf	Senegal
UST Growling Tigers	none[26]

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	13	1	.929	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	UP Fighting Maroons	12	2	.857	1
3	De La Salle Green Archers (H)	9	5	.643	4	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	FEU Tamaraws	7	7	.500	6
5	Adamson Soaring Falcons	6	8	.429[a]	7
6	NU Bulldogs	6	8	.429[a]	7
7	UST Growling Tigers	3	11	.214	10
8	UE Red Warriors	0	14	.000	13

Match-up results

	Round 1							Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Adamson
Ateneo
La Salle
FEU
NU
UE
UP
UST

Source: UAAP Season 84 Men's Basketball Final Stats
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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		47–78	58–61	65–66	69–71	82–66	71–73	72–79
Ateneo Blue Eagles	91–57		74–57	79–70	74–64	94–72	90–81	91–80
De La Salle Green Archers	64–51	68–75		75–65	59–55	71–66	59–61	75–66
FEU Tamaraws	63–64	53–70	67–62		68–73	88–74	76–83	76–51
NU Bulldogs	55–62	75–89	65–76	57–59		77–61	70–80	81–52
UE Red Warriors	53–65	63–76	82–85*	61–91	81–100		66–81	62–74
UP Fighting Maroons	58–66	84–83	72–69	73–70	84–76	81–68		98–82
UST Growling Tigers	69–80	51–101	83–112	65–109	60–73	72–61	67–96

Source: UAAP Season 84 Men's Basketball Final Stats
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)						Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	Ateneo		85
	4	FEU		72
							1	Ateneo	74	69	69
							2	UP	81*	66	72*
	2	UP	80	78
	3	La Salle	83	74

*Overtime

Semifinals

UP and Ateneo have the

twice-to-beat advantage

. They only have to win once, while their opponents, twice, to progress.

(1) Ateneo vs. (4) FEU

This is the first meeting between Ateneo and FEU in the semifinals since 2018 and seventh overall. Ateneo kept its #1 seed from the last three tournaments, while FEU is on its eighth consecutive playoff appearance.

TV5

May 4 6:00 p.m.

Ateneo Blue Eagles	85–72	FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 33–17, 16–15, 20–24
Angelo Kouame 8		Pts: RJ Abarrientos 16 Rebs: Emmanuel Ojuola 14 Asts: L-Jay Gonzales 4
Ateneo wins series in one game

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

(2) UP vs. (3) La Salle

This is the first meeting between UP and La Salle in the semifinals in UAAP men's basketball history. UP is on its third straight playoffs appearance, and its second consecutive tournament with the twice-to-beat advantage. La Salle returned to the semifinals for the first time since 2017 after missing out in the past two tournaments.

One Sports

May 4 2:00 p.m.

UP Fighting Maroons	80–83	De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 21–24, 18–18, 25–17
Pts: Diouf, Rivero 18 each Rebs: Malick Diouf 20 Asts : Joel Cagulangan 6		Pts: Evan Nelle 26 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 18 Asts: Evan Nelle 7

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

TV5

May 6 6:00 p.m.

UP Fighting Maroons	78–74	De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 24–22, 12–20, 27–10
Pts: Carl Tamayo 19 Rebs: Malick Diouf 17 Asts : 3 players, 3 each		Pts: Deschon Winston 26 Rebs: Michael Phillips 17 Asts: Justine Baltazar 4
UP wins series in two games

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Finals

The finals is a

best-of-three series. This is the fifth consecutive finals for Ateneo, and since 2018, the second appearance for UP in the Final Four era, and the second Battle of Katipunan finals, named after Katipunan Avenue

that runs between the two campuses.

TV5

May 8 4:00 p.m.

Ateneo Blue Eagles	74–81 (OT)	UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 12–15, 23–17, 16–21, Overtime: 4–11
Angelo Kouame 11 Asts : Ildefenso, Kouame 4 each		Pts: Ricci Rivero 19 Rebs: Malick Diouf 15 Asts: Malick Diouf 4

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 11,582

TV5

May 11 6:00 p.m.

Ateneo Blue Eagles	69–66	UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 20–12, 12–17, 20–21
Angelo Kouame 14 Asts : Dave Ildefonso 4		Pts: Carl Tamayo 18 Rebs: Malick Diouf 13 Asts: Joel Cagulangan 5

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 13,521

TV5

May 13 6:00 p.m.

Ateneo Blue Eagles	69–72 (OT)	UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 16–14, 20–15, 12–13, Overtime: 10–13
Angelo Kouame 14 Asts : Belangel, Kouame 4 each		Pts: Malick Diouf 17 Rebs: Malick Diouf 9 Asts: Carl Tamayo 5
UP wins series 2–1

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 15,132

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Malick Diouf (UP Fighting Maroons)

Awards

UAAP Season 84 men's basketball champions
UP Fighting Maroons Third title

• Most Valuable Player:
  Angelo Kouame
   (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Rookie of the Year: Carl Tamayo (UP Fighting Maroons)
• Mythical Team:
  • Ange Kouame (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Justine Baltazar (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Michael Phillips (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Zavier Lucero (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Carl Tamayo (UP Fighting Maroons)
• PSBankable Player of the Season: Zavier Lucero (UP Fighting Maroons)

Statistical leaders

Season player highs

These were for games played during the elimination round.^[27]

Statistic	Player	Team	Average
Points	Jerom Lastimosa	Adamson Soaring Falcons	14.71
Rebounds	Emman Ojuola	FEU Tamaraws	11.5
Assists	JD Cagulangan	UP Fighting Maroons	5.29
Steals	Clint Escamis	UE Red Warriors	2.14
Blocks	Angelo Kouame	Ateneo Blue Eagles	2.07

See also

• NCAA Season 97 basketball tournaments

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Preceded by Season 82 (2019)

UAAP basketball seasons Season 84 (2021)

Succeeded by Season 85 (2022)