UAAP Season 77 basketball tournaments

UAAP Season 77

Host school	University of the East
Men's Finals G1 G2 G3 Wins  FEU Tamaraws 75 47 59 1  NU Bulldogs 70 62 75 2
Duration	October 4–15, 2014
Arena(s)	Smart Araneta Coliseum Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Alfred Aroga
Winning coach	Eric Altamirano
Semifinalists	De La Salle Green Archers  Ateneo Blue Eagles
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Women's Finals G1 G2 Wins  NU Lady Bulldogs 80 59 2+1  FEU Lady Tamaraws 58 48 0
Duration	October 1–4, 2014
Arena(s)	Smart Araneta Coliseum Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Gemma Miranda
Winning coach	Patrick Aquino
Semifinalists	De La Salle Lady Archers  UST Tigresses
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Juniors' Finals G1 G2 G3 Wins  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 72 78 90 2+1  NUNS Bullpups 76 76 73 1
Duration	February 13–20, 2015
Arena(s)	Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVP	Jolo Mendoza
Winning coach	Jose Ricardo Silva
Semifinalists	DLSZ Junior Archers  Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN Sports and Action

The UAAP Season 77 basketball tournaments were held in school year 2014-15. University of the East was the season host. The basketball tournaments started with a doubleheader basketball games after the opening ceremonies on July 12, 2014 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. ABS-CBN UHF channel Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the fifteenth consecutive year.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Match-up results

Teams	Round 1							Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

Scores

Bracket

Fourth–seed playoff

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 20 4:00 p.m.

4th seed

UE Red Warriors	49–51	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 7–11, 10–12, 18–13
Pts: Roi Sumang 19 Rebs: Charles Mammie 14 Asts: Irvin Alberto 3		Pts: Glenn Khobuntin 12 Rebs: Troy Rosario 9 Asts: Paolo Javelona 6
NU advances to the Final Four

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Second–seed playoff

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 21 4:00 p.m.

2nd seed

FEU Tamaraws	65–60	De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 17–12, 21–26, 12–10
Pts: Mike Tolomia 19 Rebs: Mark Belo 10 Asts: Roger Pogoy, Achie Inigo 3 each		Pts: Jason Perkins 15 Rebs: Jason Perkins 13 Asts: Jason Perkins 3
FEU wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the higher seed has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

Ateneo vs. NU

The Ateneo Blue Eagles had the twice-to-beat advantage.

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 24 4:00 p.m.

Ateneo Blue Eagles	74–78	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 18–20, 18–16, 24–18
Pts: Kiefer Ravena 24 Rebs: Chris Newsome 7 Asts: Chris Newsome 4		Pts: Jay-Jay Alejandro 20 Rebs: Troy Rosario, Alfred Aroga 13 each Asts: Jay-Jay Alejandro 4

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 1 2:00 p.m.

Ateneo Blue Eagles	63–65	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 19–20, 20–14, 16–19
Pts: Chris Newsome 22 Rebs: Chris Newsome 6 Asts: Kiefer Ravena, Nico Elorde 7 each		Pts: Alfred Aroga 14 Rebs: Alfred Aroga 12 Asts: Gelo Alolino, 3 other players 2 each
NU wins series in two games

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

FEU vs. La Salle

The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage after beating the De La Salle Green Archers for the second-seed, which led to a virtual best-of-three playoff series.

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 27 4:00 p.m.

FEU Tamaraws	73–94	De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 13–10, 20–29, 26–31
Pts: Mark Belo 32 Rebs: Mike Tolomia, Carl Cruz 7 each Asts: Mike Tolomia 4		Pts: Jeron Teng 25 Rebs: Jason Perkins 12 Asts: Almond Vosotros, Jason Perkins 4 each

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 1 6:00 p.m.

FEU Tamaraws	67–64	De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 18–20, 9–10, 16–17
Pts: Mark Belo 23 Rebs: Roger Pogoy 11 Asts: Mike Tolomia 6		Pts: Jeron Teng 13 Rebs: Jason Perkins 12 Asts: Jeron Teng 6
FEU wins series in two games

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

This was the first time since 1993 that neither Ateneo nor La Salle featured in the UAAP Finals. The attendance of the Do-or-Die Game 3 of the series setted as the all-time basketball attendance record of Smart Araneta Coliseum.

ABS-CBN

October 4 3:30 p.m.

FEU Tamaraws	75–70	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 21–23, 25–12, 15–20
Pts: Mike Tolomia 15 Rebs: 3 players 7 each Asts: 3 players 3 each		Pts: Alfred Aroga 17 Rebs: Alfred Aroga, Troy Rosario 8 each Asts: Paolo Javelona 4

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 17,065

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 8 4:00 p.m.

FEU Tamaraws	47–62	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 6–18, 12–8, 12–17, 17–19
Pts: Mark Belo 17 Rebs: Roger Pogoy 9 Asts: Achie Inigo 3		Pts: Troy Rosario 19 Rebs: Troy Rosario 14 Asts: Paolo Javelona 4

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 24,896

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 15 3:30 p.m.

FEU Tamaraws	59–75	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 8–10, 18–25, 15–20
Pts: Mike Tolomia 23 Rebs: Mark Belo 13 Asts: Mike Tolomia 3		Pts: Alfred Aroga 24 Rebs: Alfred Aroga 18 Asts: Paolo Javelona 5
NU wins series 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 25,138

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Alfred Aroga

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Rookie of the Year: Arvin Tolentino (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Mythical Five:
  • Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Chris Newsome (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Jeron Teng (De La Salle University)
  • Mark Belo (Far Eastern University)
  • Karim Abdul (University of Santo Tomas)

Coaching changes

Preseason
Team	Old coach	Reason	New coach	Old position
Adamson	Leo Austria	Resigned	Kenneth Duremdes	Adamson assistant coach
UE	Boysie Zamar	Terminated	Derrick Pumaren	Hong Kong national basketball team consultant
UST	Pido Jarencio	Resigned	Bong Dela Cruz	UST assistant coach

Broadcast notes

Television

Simulcast over ABS-CBN Channel 2 (Game 1), ABS-CBN Sports and Action (Games 2 and 3), The Filipino Channel, and Balls HD with replays on ABS-CBN Sports and Action and Balls.

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst
Game 1	Boom Gonzales	TJ Manotoc
Game 2	Boom Gonzales	TJ Manotoc
Game 3	Boom Gonzales	TJ Manotoc

Radio

Simulcast over DZMM Radio Patrol 630.

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst
Game 1	Noel Zarate	Allan Gregorio
Game 2	Noel Zarate	Allan Gregorio
Game 3	Noel Zarate	Allan Gregorio

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Match-up results

Teams	Round 1							Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

Scores

Bracket

First round

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 21 1:30 p.m.

UST Tigresses	61–62	FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 19–13, 17–17, 13–21
FEU advances to the semifinals

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Semifinals

The De La Salle Lady Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.

September 25 11:00 a.m.

De La Salle Lady Archers	56–61	FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 7–6, 22–11, 16–20, 11–24

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

September 27 01:30 p.m.

De La Salle Lady Archers	80–81 (OT)	FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 21–16, 14–14, 21–27, Overtime: 9–10
FEU wins series in two games

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Finals

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 1, 2014 11:00 am

NU Lady Bulldogs	80–58	FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 20–7, 16–23, 20–19

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

October 4, 2014 12:30 pm

NU Lady Bulldogs	59–48	FEU Lady Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 16–11, 11–6, 19–12
NU wins series in two games

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Gemma Miranda

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (National University)
• Rookie of the Year: Ria Joy Nabalan (National University)
• Mythical Five:
  • Danica Therese Jose (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Afril Bernardino (National University)
  • Shelley Anne Gupilan (National University)
  • Gemma Miranda (National University)
  • Lore Rivera (University of Santo Tomas)

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst
Game 1
Game 2	Anton Roxas	Marco Benitez

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Match-up results

Teams	Round 1							Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

Scores

Bracket

Second-seed playoff

February 3

Adamson Baby Falcons

45–72

NUNS Bullpups

Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

First Round

February 6

Adamson Baby Falcons

81–87

DLSZ Junior Archers

Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

Semifinals

February 9

NUNS Bullpups	61–45	DLSZ Junior Archers
NU wins series in one game

Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

Finals

February 13

Ateneo Blue Eaglets

72–76

NUNS Bullpups

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

February 17

Ateneo Blue Eaglets

78–76

NUNS Bullpups

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

February 20

Ateneo Blue Eaglets	90–73	NUNS Bullpups
Ateneo wins series in three games

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Jolo Mendoza (Ateneo de Manila University)

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Michael Joseph Nieto (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Rookie of the Year:
• Mythical Five:
  • Michael Joseph Nieto (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Joseph Matthew Nieto (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • JD Frederick Tungcab (Adamson University)
  • Aljun Jay Melecio (De La Salle Zobel)
  • Mark Anthony Dyke (National University)

Overall Championship points

Seniors' division

Team	Men	Women	Total
NU Bulldogs	15	15	30
FEU Tamaraws	12	12	24
De La Salle Green Archers	10	10	20
Ateneo Blue Eagles	8	6	14
UST Growling Tigers	4	8	12
UE Red Warriors	6	2	8
Adamson Soaring Falcons	1	4	5
UP Fighting Maroons	2	1	3

Juniors' division

Team	Points
Ateneo Blue Eaglets	15
NUNS Bullpups	12
DLSZ Junior Archers	10
Adamson Baby Falcons	8
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	6
UST Tiger Cubs	4
UPIS Junior Maroons	2
UE Junior Warriors	1

Pts.	Ranking
15	Champion
12	2nd
10	3rd
8	4th
6	5th
4	6th
2	7th
1	8th
—	Did not join
WD	Withdrew

In case of a tie, the team with the higher position in any tournament is ranked higher. If both are still tied, they are listed by alphabetical order.

How rankings are determined:

• Ranks 5th to 8th determined by elimination round standings.
• Loser of the #1 vs #4 semifinal match-up is ranked 4th
• Loser of the #2 vs #3 semifinal match-up is ranked 3rd
• Loser of the finals is ranked 2nd
• Champion is ranked 1st

See also

• NCAA Season 90 basketball tournaments

References