UAAP Season 81 basketball tournaments
The UAAP Season 81 basketball tournaments were the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournaments for the 2018–19 school year.
Former NU Bulldogs athletic director Junel Baculi replaced Atty. Rebo Saguisag as commissioner for the season's basketball tournaments on August 28, 2018. Former Vietnam Basketball Association commissioner Tonichi Pujante was also appointed as assistant commissioner.[1]
The senior men's and women's tournaments began on September 8, 2018[2] while the games of the juniors' division began on November 11.[3]
The Ateneo Blue Eagles and the NU Lady Bulldogs successfully defended their championships this season. Ateneo finished first after the elimination round, followed by Adamson. UP, FEU and La Salle finished tied for third, with UP getting the #3 seed due to tiebreakers. FEU defeated La Salle in the playoff for the #4 seed, and were beaten by Ateneo in the semifinals. Adamson lost out in the semifinals again, losing to UP, who have never been in the semifinals since 1998. Qualifying to its first UAAP Finals since 1986, UP was swept by Ateneo in the latter's second consecutive (and tenth overall) UAAP title. Thirdy Ravena was named Finals MVP, after scoring a still-standing UAAP Finals record of 38 points in the title-clinching Game 2.
The NU Lady Bulldogs won all elimination round games, qualifying to the Finals outright. FEU emerged through the stepladder playoffs that also involved UST and Adamson as NU's Finals opponent, but were still swept by the Lady Bulldogs. NU won its fifth consecutive title, all unbeaten seasons, for a still-standing league record of 80–0 in the last five tournaments.
In the Juniors' Division, the NU Bullpups and the Ateneo Blue Eaglets finished the elimination round with the top two seeds. NU eliminated the Adamson Baby Falcons, the only team that defeated them in the eliminations, while Ateneo defeated FEU Baby Tamaraws. In the rematch of last year's finals, the Bullpups defeated the defending champions, by winning all two Finals games. The Bullpups won their fourth title since 2011.
Contents
Teams
All eight member universities of the UAAP fielded teams in all three divisions.
University | Men's team | Women's team | Juniors' team |
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Adamson University | Soaring Falcons | Lady Falcons | Baby Falcons |
Ateneo de Manila University | Blue Eagles | Lady Eagles | Blue Eaglets |
De La Salle University | Green Archers | Lady Archers | Junior Archers |
Far Eastern University | Tamaraws | Lady Tamaraws | Baby Tamaraws |
National University | Bulldogs | Lady Bulldogs | Bullpups |
University of the East | Red Warriors | Lady Warriors | Junior Warriors |
University of the Philippines Diliman | Fighting Maroons | Lady Maroons | Junior Maroons |
University of Santo Tomas | Growling Tigers | Tigresses | Tiger Cubs |
Coaches
University | Men's coach | Women's coach | Juniors' coach |
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Adamson University | Franz Pumaren | Ewon Arayi | Mike Fermin |
Ateneo de Manila University | Tab Baldwin | Anthony John Flores | Reggie Varilla[4] |
De La Salle University | Louie Gonzales | Pocholo Villanueva | Boris Aldeguer |
Far Eastern University | Olsen Racela | Bert Flores | Michael Oliver |
National University | Jamike Jarin | Patrick Aquino | Goldwin Monteverde |
University of the East | Joe Silva | Aileen Lebornio | Florence Conlu |
University of the Philippines Diliman | Bo Perasol | Kenneth Marius Raval | Paolo Mendoza |
University of Santo Tomas | Aldin Ayo | Haydee Ong | Bonnie Garcia[5] |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date | Replaced by | Date |
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UST Growling Tigers | Boy Sablan | Terminated | November 21, 2017[6] | Aldin Ayo | January 8, 2018[7] |
UE Red Warriors | Derrick Pumaren | Resigned | November 22, 2017[8] | Joe Silva | May 2, 2018[9] |
De La Salle Green Archers | Aldin Ayo | Signed with UST Growling Tigers | January 3, 2018[10] | Louie Gonzales | January 4, 2018[11] |
UST Tiger Cubs | Chris Cantonjos | Resigned | February 21, 2018[12] | Bonnie Garcia | April 6, 2018[5] |
Ateneo Blue Eaglets | Joe Silva | Resigned | April 10, 2018[4] | Reggie Varilla | April 10, 2018[4] |
Venues
The Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay and the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City were the primary venues for the men's tournament, and the venues for the finals series for the women's tournament. The Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan and the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City were the alternate venues for the men's and women's tournament, respectively and the main venue for the women's and juniors' tournaments.[13]
In the second round of the men's tournament, two game days were scheduled at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.[14]
Men's tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
2 | Adamson Falcons | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | |
3 | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | 8 | 6 | .571[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
4 | FEU Tamaraws | 8 | 6 | .571[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | |
5 | La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers | 8 | 6 | .571[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | |
6 | UST school colors UST Growling Tigers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | |
7 | NU school colors NU Bulldogs (H) | 4 | 10 | .286 | 8 | |
8 | UE school colors UE Red Warriors | 1 | 13 | .071 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Host.
Notes:
Match-up results
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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.
Home \ Away | AdU | AdMU | DLSU | FEU | NU | UE | UP | UST |
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Adamson Falcons | — | 74–70 | 78—79* | 85–88* | 63–58 | 90–76 | 69–68 | 79–71 |
Ateneo Blue Eagles | 62—48 | — | 71-55 | 60—63 | 72–46 | 89–62 | 87–79 | 85–53 |
De La Salle Green Archers | 50–57 | 62–71 | — | 61–68 | 80–76 | 82–72 | 61–67 | 99–72 |
FEU Tamaraws | 82–56 | 62–82 | 57–65 | — | 73–68 | 65–90 | 89–73 | 74–76 |
NU Bulldogs | 58–69 | 64–79 | 77–84 | 74–79 | — | 88–61 | 88–89 | 75–70 |
UE Red Warriors | 72–85 | 70–90 | 59–79 | 61—80 | 71—79 | — | 58–87 | 66–80 |
UP Fighting Maroons | 72–80 | 66–83 | 97–81 | 95–82 | 82–71 | 94–81 | — | 72–86 |
UST Growling Tigers | 83–96 | 62–102 | 69–110 | 78–70 | 61–69 | 79–68 | 69–83 | — |
Fourth–seed playoff
The Tamaraws and the Green Archers last met in the fourth seed playoff in 2012 in which La Salle won. The winner faces Ateneo in the semifinals while the loser gets eliminated.
November 21
3:30 p.m.PHT |
71–70 | La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers | |
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 14–17, 18–13, 17–19 | ||
Pts: Arvin Tolentino15 Rebs: Barkley Eboña 16 Asts: Jasper Parker 5 |
Pts: Leonard Santillan 20 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 9 Asts: Aljun Melecio 6 |
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FEU advances to the Final Four |
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Referees: Allan Manzano, Don Arguelles, Garry Villanueva |
Prior to the game both teams were having ups and downs into this match-up, after losing their first four games in the second round FEU manage to win their last three games to salvage their season, while La Salle sitting as the #4 and #3 throughout the season lost their last two games that denied them a chance for the last twice-to-beat advantage and a slot in the semifinals. In the first quarter, the Tamaraws were leading already by seven points, 17–10, towards the end of that period but the Green Archers countered it with an 11–2 run to take the lead by two points, 21–19. An Axel Iñigo buzzer beater 3-point shot regained the lead for FEU as they took a single-point lead. In the second quarter, both teams exchanged blows but La Salle took matters the most to lead by two points at halftime, 38–36. In the third quarter, FEU pounced La Salle into a corner with a five-point lead but La Salle cut the deficit by three points, 54–51, heading into the final period. In the fourth quarter, the Tamaraws were trying to pull away while the Green Archers were trying to catch up. La Salle eventually crept up tying the game and regained the lead. FEU's Prince Orizu fouled out of the game as Barkley Eboña returned to the game despite suffering from cramps earlier. La Salle took advantage of it as they led by four points towards the last two minutes of the game. However, FEU went within striking distance going toe to toe against La Salle cutting the lead by a single basket. The Green Archers swung back the lead by four, 70–66. with less than a minute remaining in the game. In an inbound play, Jasper Parker passed the ball to Ken Tuffin and converted his jumper and cut La Salle's lead by two points with less than 40 seconds remaining. Off a timeout, La Salle inbounded a pass but turned the ball over as it paved the way for FEU to steal the game from them. After the timeout, FEU had the possession with Parker holding the ball as he found a wide open Arvin Tolentino who shot a three-pointer to take the lead for FEU, 71–70, with 3.1 seconds remaining. In La Salle's final possession, Aljun Melecio found an open Leonard Santillan to win the game for them but eventually he was blocked by three FEU defenders winning the Tamaraws the game. Arvin Tolentino, who had a season plagued with controversy, led the scoring for FEU with 15 points with three three-pointers made including the last shot that sealed the game for them, while Barkley Eboña, one of the unsung heroes for FEU, finished with a double-double of 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Bracket
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3 | UP school colors UP | {{{RD1-score4}}} |
*Game went into overtime.
Semifinals
Ateneo and Adamson had the twice to beat advantage. Ateneo qualified for its fifth consecutive Final Four appearance, and the second consecutive year where they are the first seed. Adamson, the second seed, was in its third consecutive appearance, and improved on last year's third seed. Third seed UP qualified for its first Final Four appearance in 21 years, last appearing in the playoffs in 1997. FEU advanced to the Final Four in its sixth consecutive season, the longest active streak.
Ateneo vs. FEU
Ateneo had the twice-to-beat advantage. Ateneo has faced FEU in the semifinals in three consecutive seasons where the Blue Eagles won the last two series.
November 25
3:30 p.m.PHT |
80–61 | FEU Tamaraws | |
Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 21–15, 21–12, 21–25 | ||
Pts: Thirdy Ravena 22 Rebs: Angelo Kouame 11 Asts: Thirdy Ravena 4 |
Pts: Barkley Eboña 9 Rebs: Ken Tuffin 12 Asts: Axel Iñigo 3 |
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Ateneo wins series in one game |
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Referees: Nestor Sambrano, Ariel Bermeo, Emman Faraon |
Ateneo started off with all cylinders on fire highlighted by two consecutive dunks by Thirdy Ravena to start the game on an 8–0 start despite FEU finally converted their shots with two consecutive three-pointers to cut the deficit by four points. However, the Tamaraws never had a chance to catch up against the Blue Eagles as they were blown out by as many as 31 points towards the end of the 3rd quarter. Ateneo outscored FEU in every quarter except in the last period as they didn't needed to use their twice to beat advantage after going wire to wire in the past few seasons. They finally marched on to their third consecutive Finals appearance and twelfth overall in the Final Four era.
Adamson vs. UP
Adamson had the twice-to-beat advantage. The Falcons and the Fighting Maroons were in their first playoff match-up against each other. The winner of the series would be the seventh team to qualify in the Finals in the Final Four era.
November 24
3:30 p.m.PHT |
71–73 | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | |
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 13–11, 14–26, 28–19 | ||
Pts: Papi Sarr 23 Rebs: Papi Sarr 9 Asts: Jerrick Ahanmisi 4 |
Pts: Desiderio, Ju. Gómez de Liaño, 19 each Rebs: Bright Akhuetie 14 Asts: Paul Desiderio 4 |
November 28
3:30 p.m.PHT |
87–89 (OT) | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | |
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 26–25, 25–13, 11–14, Overtime: 9–11 | ||
Pts: Jerrick Ahanmisi 20 Rebs: Papi Sarr 15 Asts: Jerom Lastimosa 5 |
Pts: Juan Gómez de Liaño 30 Rebs: Bright Akhuetie 17 Asts: Jun Manzo 4 |
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UP wins series in two games |
In the first game of the series, both teams exchanged leads in the 1st half with UP taking the 1st quarter while Adamson taking the 2nd to nudge by a point at halftime. But the Fighting Maroons outscored the Falcons in the 3rd quarter 26–14 to take an 11-point lead heading into the 4th quarter. Adamson refused to lose as they countered them with a 26-11 scoring run to lead by 4 but UP countered it back with a 6–0 run of their own to take a 71-69 heading into regulation. A costly foul by UP sends Sean Manganti to the free throw line as he converted both of his free throws. UP called a timeout with 3.7 seconds remaining in the game to strategize the play as Juan Gómez de Liaño from the inbound found an open Bright Akhuetie to seal the game for them as they forced a rubber match.
In the second game, the Fighting Maroons kept their guns ablaze as they led by ten points in the first quarter and nine points at half time. Their lead later ballooned already by 16 points, 60–44, but the Falcons countered it with their own scoring with a 23–4 run to take the lead at the end of the third quarter, 67–64. Both teams exchanged leads towards regulation as UP led by three points with less than ten seconds remaining, 78–75. Jerom Lastimosa shot a three-point shot to tie the game once again at 78-all with UP in ball possession. Paul Desiderio missed a shot as the game went into overtime. In the extra period Adamson took a six-point lead already, 84–78, with 2:39 remaining in overtime, but UP scored 6 straight points to tie once again at 84-all with 58.2 seconds remaining. Adamson's top gunner Jerrick Ahanmisi went down with cramps after a contested layup against Bright Akhuetie was waved off by the referee, instead calling it a foul on JD Tungcab on the floor. Ahanmisi missed the remainder of the game. Two free throws were awarded to Adamson because they were already in the penalty. Jonathan Espeleta came in to take the shots in place of Jerrick Ahanmisi but split his freethrows to lead by a point. A three-point shot by Paul Desiderio swang back the lead to UP 87–85 with forty seconds remaining but a foul by UP sent another Adamson player back into the free throw line and tied for one last time at 87-all. Desiderio's jumper over Sean Manganti however put UP back on top 89–87 with 6.6 seconds remaining with Adamson calling its last time out. The ball was given to Jerom Lastimosa to win the game but he missed a three-point shot that would give Adamson the victory, as UP won the game and entered the Finals for the first time since 1986.
Finals
The best-of-three finals began on December 1. It would be the first Finals match-up between the two teams. This is the first time that UP has made it to the finals since 1986, while defending champions Ateneo were in its third consecutive Finals appearance. The winner qualified for the 2018 PCCL National Collegiate Championship.
December 1
3:30 p.m.PHT |
88–79 | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | |
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 13–20, 24–23, 25–18 | ||
Pts: Matt Nieto 27 Rebs: Angelo Kouame 12 Asts: Thirdy Ravena 9 |
Pts: Jun Manzo 19 Rebs: Juan Gómez de Liaño 8 Asts: Paul Desiderio 8 |
December 5
3:30 p.m.PHT |
99–81 | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | |
Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 23–24, 22–19, 29–25 | ||
Pts: Thirdy Ravena 38 Rebs: Angelo Kouame 20 Asts: Thirdy Ravena 6 |
Pts: Juan Gómez de Liaño 24 Rebs: Bright Akhuetie 8 Asts: 4 players, 3 each |
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Ateneo wins series, 2–0 |
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 23,471 Referees: Ronwaldo de Luna, Garry Villanueva, Ribel Cañelas |
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Ateneo school colors Ferdinand Ravena III (Ateneo)
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: UP school colors Bright Akhuetie (UP)
- Rookie of the Year: Ateneo school colors Ange Kouame (Ateneo)
- Mythical Team:[15]
- UP school colors Bright Akhuetie (UP)
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- UP school colors Juan Gómez de Liaño (UP)
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- UE school colors Alvin Pasaol (UE)
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- La Salle school colors Justine Baltazar (La Salle)
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- ADU school colors Jerrick Ahanmisi ()
Sponsored awards
- Manulife Playmaker of the Season: UP school colors Juan Gómez de Liaño (UP)
- Milo Nutri-up Up Your Galing Performance Award: UP school colors Juan Gómez de Liaño (UP)
- Appeton Most Improved Player of the Season: Sean Manganti (Adamson)
- PSBankable Player of the Season: Sean Manganti (Adamson)
Players of the Week
Week ending | Player | Team |
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September 9[16] | Jerrick Ahanmisi | Adamson Falcons |
September 12[17] | Renzo Subido | UST school colors UST Growling Tigers |
September 23[18] | Justine Baltazar | La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers |
September 30[19] | Sean Manganti | Adamson Falcons |
October 8[20] | Wendell Comboy | FEU Tamaraws |
October 15[21] | CJ Cansino | UST school colors UST Growling Tigers |
October 22[22] | Angelo Kouame | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles |
October 29[23] | CJ Cansino | UST school colors UST Growling Tigers |
November 5[24] | Aljun Melecio | La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers |
November 12[25] | Bright Akhuetie | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons |
November 19[26] | Juan Gómez de Liaño | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons |
Statistics
Players' statistical points
# | Player | Team | Total |
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1 | Bright Akhuetie | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | 82.5000 |
2 | Angelo Kouame | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles | 76.2143 |
3 | Alvin Pasaol | UE school colors UE Red Warriors | 74.5714 |
4 | Juan Gómez de Liaño | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | 63.8571 |
5 | Justine Baltazar | La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers | 58.3846 |
Season player highs
Statistic | Player | Team | Average |
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Points | Alvin Pasaol | UE school colors UE Red Warriors | 24.4 |
Rebounds | Bright Akhuetie | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | 14.6 |
Assists | Juan Gómez de Liaño | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | 5.5 |
Steals | Alvin Pasaol | UE school colors UE Red Warriors | 1.9 |
Blocks | Angelo Kouame | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles | 3.2 |
Game player highs
Statistic | Player | Team | Total | Opponent |
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Points | John Lloyd Clemente Thirdy Ravena |
NU school colors NU Bulldogs Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles |
38 | FEU Tamaraws UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons |
Rebounds | Angelo Kouame | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles | 27 | FEU Tamaraws |
Assists | Philip Manalang Juan Gómez de Liaño |
UE school colors UE Red Warriors UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons |
12 | FEU Tamaraws UE school colors UE Red Warriors |
Steals | Raffy Verano Alvin Pasaol |
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles UE school colors UE Red Warriors |
5 | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons FEU Tamaraws |
Blocks | Issa Gaye | NU school colors NU Bulldogs | 8 | UST school colors UST Growling Tigers UE school colors UE Red Warriors |
Game team highs
Statistic | Team | Total | Opponent |
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Points | La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers | 110 | UST school colors UST Growling Tigers |
Rebounds | UST school colors UST Growling Tigers | 59 | NU school colors NU Bulldogs |
Assists | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | 28 | NU school colors NU Bulldogs |
Steals | Adamson Falcons | 12 | La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers |
Blocks | Adamson Falcons La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers |
18 | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles FEU Tamaraws |
Season team highs
Statistic | Team | Average |
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Points | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | 80.3 |
Rebounds | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles | 47.1 |
Assists | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | 19.9 |
Steals | Adamson Falcons | 7.2 |
Blocks | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles | 5.6 |
Broadcast notes
ABS-CBN Sports is the official broadcaster of the UAAP Season 81 Men's Basketball games.
Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside Reporters |
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4th seed playoff | Boom Gonzales | Ronnie Magsanoc | Sydney Crespo and Aiyana Perlas |
Semis #1 vs. #4 | Mico Halili | Christian Luanzon | Frannie Reyes and Sydney Crespo |
Semis #2 vs. #3, Game 1 | Boom Gonzales | TJ Manotoc | Sam Corrales and Cor Catibayan |
Semis #2 vs. #3, Game 2 | Nikko Ramos | TJ Manotoc | Sam Corrales and Cor Catibayan |
Finals, Game 1 | Mico Halili | Ronnie Magsanoc | Frannie Reyes and Sam Corrales |
Finals, Game 2 | Nikko Ramos | Christian Luanzon | Frannie Reyes and Sam Corrales |
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs (H) | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 9 | 5 | .643[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 |
3 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 9 | 5 | .643[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
4 | UST school colors UST Tigresses | 8 | 6 | .571[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | |
5 | La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers | 8 | 6 | .571[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | |
6 | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles | 4 | 10 | .286[lower-alpha 4] | 10 | |
7 | UE school colors UE Lady Warriors | 4 | 10 | .286[lower-alpha 4] | 10 | |
8 | UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons | 0 | 14 | .000 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Host.
Notes:
Match-up results
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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.
Home \ Away | AdU | AdMU | La Salle | FEU | NU | UE | UP | UST |
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Adamson Lady Falcons | — | 72–54 | 57–72 | 59–55 | 62–92 | 61–49 | 68–51 | 55–85 |
Ateneo Lady Eagles | 65–80 | — | 56-82 | 44–54 | 64–90 | 68–66 | 64–60 | 38–67 |
La Salle Lady Archers | 66–64 | 57-39 | — | 55–77 | 66–74 | 64–61 | 81–60 | 73–63 |
FEU Lady Tamaraws | 69–73* | 73–71 | 77–62 | — | 58–91 | 52–34 | 69–55 | 91–87*** |
NU Lady Bulldogs | 86–58 | 76–52 | 111–64 | 68–44 | — | 80–53 | 109–46 | 79–71 |
UE Lady Warriors | 75–76 | 63–69 | 86–69 | 57–64 | 59–89 | — | 49–40 | 51–53 |
UP Fighting Maroons | 43–69 | 51–63 | 56–68 | 66–80 | 41–97 | 56–71 | — | 42–129 |
UST Tigresses | 72–76 | 82–60 | 68–65 | 76–68 | 57–96 | 64–66 | 103–58 | — |
Fourth–seed playoff
This is a one-game playoff. The winner advances to the 1st round of the stepladder; the loser is eliminated.
November 21
9:00 a.m.PHT |
67–79 | UST school colors UST Tigresses | |
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 12–21, 17–16, 17–25 | ||
Pts: Ana Castillo 20 Rebs: Johanna Arciga 8 Asts: Bettina Binaohan 5 |
Pts: Grace Irebu 29 Rebs: Grace Irebu 14 Asts: Ruby Portillo 8 |
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UST advances to the Stepladder Round 1 |
Second–seed playoff
The winner advances to the 2nd round of the stepladder with the twice to beat advantage; the loser is relegated to the 1st round of the stepladder.
November 21
11:00 a.m.PHT |
63–67 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | |
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 19–19, 14–20, 13–13 | ||
Pts: Jamie Alcoy 25 Rebs: Nat Prado 13 Asts: Mariz Cacho 3 |
Pts: Clare Castro 25 Rebs: Clare Castro 16 Asts: Fatima Quiapo 5 |
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FEU wins the twice–to–beat advantage |
Bracket
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Stepladder semifinals
Stepladder round 1
This is a one-game playoff. Adamson last faced UST in the semifinals in 2011 in which the Lady Falcons won.
November 25
11:00 a.m.PHT |
69–78 | UST school colors UST Tigresses | |
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 11–21, 22–17, 22–18 | ||
Pts: Nat Prado 34 Rebs: Nat Prado 10 Asts: Kath Araja 5 |
Pts: Grace Irebu 28 Rebs: Grace Irebu 20 Asts: Clarice Aujero 7 |
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UST advances to the Stepladder Round 2 |
Stepladder round 2
FEU holds the twice to beat advantage. The Lady Tamaraws last faced the Tigresses in the first round of last year's stepladder semifinals where UST won.
November 28
9:00 a.m.PHT |
68–66 | UST school colors UST Tigresses | |
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 15–18, 22–13, 15–23 | ||
Pts: Clare Castro 32 Rebs: Clare Castro 15 Asts: Nina Antiola 4 |
Pts: Grace Irebu 28 Rebs: Grace Irebu 13 Asts: Sai Larosa 5 |
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FEU wins series in one game |
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Referees: Don Arguelles, Ruben Agbalo, Julius David |
Finals
The NU Lady Bulldogs advance to the best-of-three finals by winning all 14 elimination round games. The Lady Bulldogs have not lost for 78 consecutive games, and have swept the elimination round for the past five seasons.[27] This is a rematch of the 2014 Finals where the Lady Bulldogs won, and was the last Finals appearance of the Lady Tamaraws.
December 1
11:00 a.m.PHT |
71–59 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | |
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 15–20, 21–5, 13–21 | ||
Pts: Jack Animam 19 Rebs: Jack Animam 12 Asts: Monique Del Carmen 6 |
Pts: Clare Castro 15 Rebs: Clare Castro 13 Asts: Fatima Quiapo 5 |
December 5
11:00 a.m.PHT |
67–61 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | |
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 23–9, 13–19, 13–17 | ||
Pts: Rhena Itesi 17 Rebs: Jack Animam 21 Asts: Monique Del Carmen 4 |
Pts: Fatima Quiapo 15 Rebs: Clare Castro 13 Asts: Camille Taguiam 6 |
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NU wins series, 2–0 |
- Finals Most Valuable Player: NU school colors Jack Danielle Animam (NU)
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: UST school colors Grace Irebu (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: UST school colors Reynalyn Ferrer (UST)
- Mythical Team:[28]
- UST school colors Grace Irebu (UST)
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- NU school colors Jack Danielle Animam (NU)
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- UST school colors Misaela Larosa (UST)
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- ADU school colors Nathalie Prado ()
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- Clare Castro (FEU)
Player of the Week
Week ending | Player | Team |
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October 22 [22] | Ria Nabalan | NU school colors NU Bulldogs |
Juniors' tournament
The juniors' tournament began on November 11, 2018 at the Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City.
Elimination round
Team standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | NU school colors NSNU Bullpups (H) | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
2 | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | |
3 | FEU-Diliman Baby Tamaraws | 9 | 5 | .643[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
4 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 9 | 5 | .643[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | |
5 | UST school colors UST Tiger Cubs | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | |
6 | La Salle school colors De La Salle Junior Archers | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
7 | UE school colors UE Junior Warriors | 2 | 12 | .143 | 11 | |
8 | UP school colors UPIS Junior Maroons | 1 | 13 | .071 | 12 |
Match-up results
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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.
Home \ Away | AdU | AdMU | La SalleZ | FEU | NSNU | UE | UPIS | UST |
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Adamson Baby Falcons | — | 59–75 | 72–57 | 60–75 | 62–59 | 56–44 | 78–66 | 77–74 |
Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 72–59 | — | 69–54 | 80–87* | 62–78 | 84–62 | 77–60 | 74–61 |
De La Salle Junior Archers | 77–94 | 59–88 | — | 67–62 | 49–91 | 66–56 | 55–48 | 55–63 |
FEU Baby Tamaraws | 80–72 | 61–77 | 95—68 | — | 70–78 | 81–54 | 102–72 | 63–37 |
NSNU Bullpups | 112–71 | 78–71 | 82–67 | 81–75 | — | 115–43 | 104–54 | 84–55 |
UE Junior Warriors | 64–85 | 59–82 | 66–70 | 82–99 | 56–77 | — | 74–72 | 60–70 |
UPIS Junior Maroons | 66–94 | 68–115 | 64–56 | 65–87 | 55–106 | 76–80 | — | 63–75 |
UST Tiger Cubs | 67–69 | 78–87 | 85–64 | 86–83 | 66–94 | 85–63 | 80–65 | — |
Bracket
1st round |
Final |
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4 | Adamson | {{{RD1-score2}}} | ||||||||
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2 | Ateneo school colors Ateneo | {{{RD2-score2}}} | ||||||||
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3 | FEU Diliman | {{{RD1-score4}}} |
Semifinals
NU vs. Adamson
The NSNU Bullpups (#1 seed) have a twice-to-beat advantage.
February 15
1:00 p.m.PHT |
94–72 | Adamson Baby Falcons | |
Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 24–17, 22–21, 18–16 | ||
Pts: Terrence Fortea 30 Pts Cyril Gonzales 13 Pts Gerry Abadiano 11 |
Pts: Didat Hanapi 19 Pts Adam Manlapaz 12 Pts Jeremy Guarino 11 |
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NSNU wins series in one game |
Ateneo vs. FEU
The Ateneo Blue Eaglets (#2 seed) have a twice-to-beat advantage.
February 15
3:00 p.m.PHT |
90–82 | FEU-Diliman Baby Tamaraws | |
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 21–11, 27–23, 24–30 | ||
Pts: RR Tolentino 19 Rebs: RR Tolentino 14 Asts: RJ Abarrientos 5 |
Pts: Kai Sotto 22 Rebs: Kai Sotto 8 Asts: Ian Espinosa 4 |
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Ateneo wins series in one game |
Finals
This is a best-of-three playoff.
February 18
3:00 p.m.PHT |
70–58 | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets | |
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 11–19, 28–15, 17–13 | ||
Pts: Carl Tamayo 15 Rebs: Kevin Quiambao 13 Rebs Carl Tamayo 12 |
Pts: Kai Sotto 16 Rebs: Kai Sotto 15 Asts: Forthsky Padrigao 8 |
February 22
3:00 p.m.PHT |
64–53 | Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets | |
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 13–16, 15–14, 18–8 | ||
Pts: Terrence Fortea 15 Rebs: Carl Tamayo, Cyril Gonzales 10 Asts: Kevin Quiambao 5 |
Pts: Kai Sotto 26 Pts Forthsky Padrigao 8 Rebs: Kai Sotto 25 |
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NSNU wins series, 2–0 |
- Finals Most Valuable Player: NU school colors Carl Tamayo (NU)
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Ateneo school colors Kai Sotto (Ateneo)
- Mythical Five:
- Six players were named to the Mythical team for the first time in UAAP history.[29]
- Ateneo school colors Kai Sotto (Ateneo)
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- UST school colors Mark Nonoy (UST)
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- Ateneo school colors Rence Keith Sean Padrigao (Ateneo)
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- UST school colors John Bismarck Lina (UST)
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- Rhonjhay Abarrientos (FEU)
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- Jose Manuel Sabandal (Adamson)
Overall Championship points
Seniors' division
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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
- If stepladder: Loser of stepladder semifinals round 1 is ranked 4th
- Loser of the #2 vs #3 semifinal match-up is ranked 3rd
- If stepladder: Loser of stepladder semifinals round 2 is ranked 3rd
- Loser of the finals is ranked 2nd
- Champion is ranked 1st
See also
References
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Preceded by | UAAP basketball seasons Season 81 (2018) |
Succeeded by Season 82 (2019) |