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UAAP Season 71
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Host schoolUniversity of the Philippines, Diliman
Men's Finals G1 G2Wins
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 69 622
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 61 510
DurationSeptember 21-25, 2008
Arena(s)Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPNonoy Baclao
Winning coachNorman Black (1st title)
SemifinalistsFEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
UE school colors UE Red Warriors
TV network(s)Studio 23
Women's Finals G1 G2Wins
FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 54 522
UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 52 460
DurationSeptember 20-27, 2008
Arena(s)The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVPBernadette Mercado
Winning coachMichael Oliver
SemifinalistsUST school colors UST Tigresses
Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons
TV network(s)Studio 23
Juniors' Finals G1 G2Wins
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets 72 712
FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 62 600
DurationSeptember 20-27, 2008
Arena(s)The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVPJV Dumrique
Winning coachJamike Jarin
SemifinalistsLa Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers
Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s)Studio 23
< Season 70 2008 Season 72 >

The basketball tournaments of University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 71 started on July 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum with University of the Philippines, Diliman as hosts. The defending champions are De La Salle Green Archers (men), Ateneo Lady Eagles (women) and the De La Salle Junior Archers (juniors).

Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines president Chito Narvasa is the season's commissioner. The theme is "Filipino Leadership Through Sports Excellence".[1]

Qualified for semifinals with twice to beat advantage
Qualified for semifinals

Men's tournament

Main article: UAAP Season 71 men's basketball tournament

Elimination round

Rivalry games

Second-seed playoff

Bracket

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Semifinals

Ateneo–UE series

September 14
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo school colors 70–50 UE school colors UE Red Warriors
Ateneo wins series in one game

La Salle–FEU series

September 14
De La Salle Green Archers La Salle school colors 67–62 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
La Salle wins series in one game

Finals

September 25
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo school colors 62–51 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers
Ateneo wins series, 2–0

Awards

  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Nonoy Baclao (Ateneo)
  • Season Most Valuable Player: Rabeh Al-Hussaini (Ateneo)
  • Rookie of the Year: Ryan Buenafe (Ateneo)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Games, which began on July 6, are held at the Blue Eagle Gym.

Rivalry games

Second-seed playoff

Bracket

Template:RPFinalFourbracket-ko Host team in boldface.

Semifinals

FEU–Adamson series

September 17
FEU Lady Tamaraws FEU school colors 74–63 Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons
FEU wins series in two games

UP–UST series

September 17
UST Tigresses UST school colors 46–50 UP school colors UP Lady Maroons
UP wins series in two games

Finals

September 27
FEU Lady Tamaraws FEU school colors 52–46 UP school colors UP Lady Maroons
FEU wins series, 2–0

Awards

The season's awardees were:[2]

  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Bernadette Mercado (FEU)
  • Season Most Valuable Player: Marichu Bacaro (UST)
  • Rookie of the Year: Angelica Ortega (Adamson)
  • Mythical Five:
    • Katherine Sandel (Adamson)
    • Marichu Bacaro (UST)
    • Cindy Resultay (UE)
    • Sihaya Sadorra (UP)
    • Ma. Ana Fatima Tolentino (UP)

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Games, which began on July 9, are held at the Blue Eagle Gym

Rivalry games

Bracket

Template:RPFinalFourbracket

Semifinals

Ateneo–Adamson series

September 13
Ateneo Blue Eaglets Ateneo school colors 78–45 Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons
Ateneo wins series in one game

La Salle Zobel–FEU series

September 17
DLSZ Junior Archers La Salle school colors 56–58 FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
FEU-FERN wins series in two games

Finals

September 27
Ateneo Blue Eaglets Ateneo school colors 71–60 FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Ateneo wins series, 2–0

Awards

The season's awardees were:[2]

  • Finals Most Valuable Player: John David Dumrique (Ateneo)
  • Season Most Valuable Player: Mark Kevin Juruena (Adamson)
  • Rookie of the Year: Luis Alfonso dela Paz (La Salle)
  • Mythical team:
    • Juan Miguel Tiongson (Ateneo)
    • Mark Kevin Juruena (Adamson)
    • Luis Alfonso dela Paz (La Salle)
    • Juan Nicolas Elorde (La Salle)
    • Gwyne Matthew Capacio (La Salle)

Broadcast notes

Studio 23 broadcast all of the men's basketball games. UAAP Sports Center airs every Tuesday as a supplement to the coverage.

Playoff broadcasters are:

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reporters
Second-seed game
La Salle-FEU semifinal Eric Tipan Luigi Trillo Sharon Yu and Kristel Filart
Ateneo-UE semifinal Boom Gonzalez Mark Molina Portia Silva and Alexis Go
Juniors' Finals Game 1
Men's Finals Game 1 Boom Gonzalez TJ Manotoc Sharon Yu and Kamae de Jesus
Men's Finals Game 2 Kamae de Jesus and Sharon Yu

Champion rosters

Ateneo Blue Eagles

Years are years spent in the university, not number of years that he played for the team. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
19 Philippines C Rabeh Al-Hussaini
8 Philippines SF Bacon Austria
7 Philippines PF/C Nonoy Baclao
16 Philippines PF Mike Baldos
13 Philippines SF Ryan Buenafe
15 United States C Vince Burke
18 Philippines PF Justin Chua
4 Philippines PG Yuri Escueta
20 Philippines SF Torino Gonzaga
12 United States PG Kirk Long
10 Philippines C Jobe Nkemakolam
5 Philippines PG Jai Reyes
11 Philippines SG Eric Salamat
14 Philippines PF Nico Salva
6 Philippines SG Oping Sumalinog
17 Philippines SG Chris Tiu
Position Name/s
Head coach: United States Norman Black
Ateneo Blue Eagles


See also

References

  1. ^ GMANews.tv UAAP all set to open 70th season on July 7, GMANews.tv. July 2, 2007
  2. ^ a b "Ateneo dominates UAAP individual awards". GMA News and Public Affairs. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-27. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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