UAAP Season 71 basketball tournaments

Basketball competition in the Philippines

UAAP Season 71Madrama

Host school| University of the Philippines Diliman
| Men's Finals | G1 | G2| Wins

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Ateneo Blue Eagles | 69 | 62| 2
De La Salle Green Archers | 61 | 51| 0
Duration| September 21–25, 2008
Arena(s)| Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVP| Nonoy Baclao
Winning coach| Norman Black (1st title)
Semifinalists|  FEU Tamaraws
UE Red Warriors
TV network(s)| Studio 23
| Women's Finals | G1 | G2| Wins

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FEU Lady Tamaraws | 54 | 52| 2
UP Lady Maroons | 52 | 46| 0
Duration| September 20–27, 2008
Arena(s)| The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVP| Bernadette Mercado
Winning coach| Michael Oliver
Semifinalists|  UST Tigresses
Adamson Lady Falcons
TV network(s)| Studio 23
| Juniors' Finals | G1 | G2| Wins

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Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 72 | 71| 2
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 62 | 60| 0
Duration| September 20–27, 2008
Arena(s)| The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVP| JV Dumrique
Winning coach| Jamike Jarin (6th title)
Semifinalists|  DLSZ Junior Archers
Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s)| Studio 23
| < Season 70 | 2008 | Season 72 >

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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 were the 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]

## Men's tournament

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Main article: UAAP Season 71 men's basketball tournament

### Teams

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Team  | University  | Coach

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Adamson Soaring Falcons | Adamson University (AdU)  | Leo Austria
Ateneo Blue Eagles | Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)  | Norman Black
De La Salle Green Archers | De La Salle University (DLSU)  | Franz Pumaren
FEU Tamaraws | Far Eastern University (FEU)  | Glenn Capacio
NU Bulldogs | National University (NU)  | Manny Dandan
UE Red Warriors | University of the East (UE)  | Dindo Pumaren
UP Fighting Maroons | University of the Philippines Diliman (UP)  | Aboy Castro
UST Growling Tigers | University of Santo Tomas (UST)  | Pido Jarencio

### Elimination round

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#### Team standings

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Pos | Team

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1  |  Ateneo Blue Eagles | 13  | 1  | .929  | -- | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  |  De La Salle Green Archers | 10  | 4  | .714[a] | 3
3  |  FEU Tamaraws | 10  | 4  | .714[a] | 3  | Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  |  UE Red Warriors | 9  | 5  | .643  | 4
5  |  UST Growling Tigers | 6  | 8  | .429  | 7  |
6  |  UP Fighting Maroons (H) | 3  | 11  | .214[b] | 10
7  |  Adamson Soaring Falcons | 3  | 11  | .214[b] | 10
8  |  NU Bulldogs | 2  | 12  | .143  | 11

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: La Salle 62–59 FEU
2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 2–0 Adamson

#### Match-up results

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| Round 1| Round 2

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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: [citation needed]
= Win;  = OT win;  = Loss;  = OT loss

#### Results

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Team  | AdU | ADMU | DLSU | FEU | NU | UE | UP | UST

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Adamson Soaring Falcons |  | 45–72  | 61–76  | 71–74  | 73–65  | 66–64  | 68–76  | 80–88*
Ateneo Blue Eagles | 78–59  |  | 79–73 | 66–72  | 74–62  | 64–58  | 83–66 | 64–57
De La Salle Green Archers | 84–79*  | 57–65 |  | 73–62  | 93–69  | 62–68  | 82–60  | 85–84
FEU Tamaraws | 70–62  | 74–78  | 83–75  |  | 61–69  | 71–69 | 88–66  | 70–65
NU Bulldogs | 57–68  | 58–83  | 67–79  | 60–64  |  | 69–82  | 58–87  | 77–88
UE Red Warriors | 58–45  | 57–61*  | 61–70  | 73–61 | 67–50  |  | 87–58  | 78–73
UP Fighting Maroons | 73–42  | 58–79 | 61–81  | 70–71  | 59–72  | 65–95  |  | 75–94
UST Growling Tigers | 97–83  | 76–85  | 79–81 | 69–74*  | 68–58  | 87–89  | 71–63  |

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

### Second-seed playoff

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Studio 23

September 11

De La Salle Green Archers | 62-59 |  FEU Tamaraws

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La Salle wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Bracket

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| Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)| | | Finals
(Best-of-three series)
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| 1|  Ateneo| 70
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| 4|  UE| 50| |
| | | 1|  Ateneo| 69| 62
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| | | 2|  La Salle| 61| 51
| 2|  La Salle| 67| |
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| 3|  FEU| 62| |
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### Semifinals

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#### (1) Ateneo vs. (4) UE

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

Studio 23

September 14

Ateneo Blue Eagles | 70-50 |  UE Red Warriors

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Ateneo wins series in one game

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

#### (2) La Salle vs. (3) FEU

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

Studio 23

September 14

De La Salle Green Archers | 67-62 |  FEU Tamaraws

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La Salle wins series in one game

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Finals

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Studio 23

September 21

Ateneo Blue Eagles | 69-61 |  De La Salle Green Archers

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Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Studio 23

September 25

Ateneo Blue Eagles | 62-51 |  De La Salle Green Archers

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Ateneo wins series 2–0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

* Finals Most Valuable Player: Nonoy Baclao (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

### Awards

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UAAP Season 71 men's basketball champions

Ateneo Blue Eagles
Fourth title
(18th title including NCAA championships)

* Most Valuable Player: Rabeh Al-Hussaini (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* Rookie of the Year: Ryan Buenafe (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

## Women's tournament

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### Elimination round

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

#### Team standings

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Pos | Team  | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification

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1  |  FEU Lady Tamaraws | 13  | 1  | .929  | -- | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  |  UST Tigresses | 10  | 4  | .714[a] | 3
3  |  UP Lady Maroons (H) | 10  | 4  | .714[a] | 3  | Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  |  Adamson Lady Falcons | 9  | 5  | .643  | 4
5  |  De La Salle Lady Archers | 7  | 7  | .500  | 6  |
6  |  Ateneo Lady Eagles | 4  | 10  | .286  | 9
7  |  UE Lady Warriors | 2  | 12  | .143  | 11
8  |  NU Lady Bulldogs | 1  | 13  | .071  | 12

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: UST 69–64

#### Match-up results

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| Round 1| Round 2

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Team ╲ Game| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14
AdU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AdMU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DLSU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FEU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UE| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UP| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UST| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Source: [citation needed]
= Win;  = OT win;  = Loss;  = OT loss

#### Rivalry games

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July 20

Ateneo Lady Eagles | 45-70 |  Adamson Lady Falcons

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

September 3

Ateneo Lady Eagles | 52-64 |  Adamson Lady Falcons

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

July 23

Adamson Lady Falcons | 36-48 |  FEU Lady Tamaraws

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

August 24

Adamson Lady Falcons | 33-52 |  FEU Lady Tamaraws

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

July 23

Ateneo Lady Eagles | 47-58 |  De La Salle Lady Archers

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

August 28

Ateneo Lady Eagles | 49-61 |  De La Salle Lady Archers

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

July 27

Adamson Lady Falcons | 47-59 |  De La Salle Lady Archers

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

August 24

Adamson Lady Falcons | 67-33 |  De La Salle Lady Archers

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

August 17

Ateneo Lady Eagles | 55-68 |  UP Lady Maroons

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

August 3

Ateneo Lady Eagles | 43-57 |  UP Lady Maroons

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

### Second–seed playoff

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September 10

UP Lady Maroons | 64-69 |  UST Tigresses

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UST wins the twice–to–beat advantage

The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

### Bracket

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| Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)| | | Finals
(Best-of-three series)
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| 1|  FEU| 56| 74
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| 4|  Adamson| 57| 63| |
| | | 1|  FEU| 54| 52
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| | | 3|  UP| 52| 46
| 2|  UST| 39| 46| |
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| 3|  UP| 52| 50| |
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### Semifinals

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#### (1) FEU vs. (4) Adamson

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September 13

FEU Lady Tamaraws | 56-57 |  Adamson Lady Falcons

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The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

September 17

FEU Lady Tamaraws | 74-63 |  Adamson Lady Falcons

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FEU wins series in two games

The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

#### (2) UP vs. (3) UST

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September 13

UST Tigresses | 39-52 |  UP Lady Maroons

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The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

September 17

UST Tigresses | 46-50 |  UP Lady Maroons

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UP wins series in two games

The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

### Finals

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Studio 23

September 20

FEU Lady Tamaraws | 54-52 |  UP Lady Maroons

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The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

Studio 23

September 27

FEU Lady Tamaraws | 52-46 |  UP Lady Maroons

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FEU wins series 2–0

The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

* Finals Most Valuable Player: Bernadette Mercado (FEU Lady Tamaraws)

### Awards

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UAAP Season 71 women's basketball champions

FEU Lady Tamaraws
Ninth title

The season's awardees were:[2]

* Most Valuable Player: Marichu Bacaro (UST Tigresses)
* Rookie of the Year: Angelica Ortega (Adamson Lady Falcons)
* Mythical Five:
* Katherine Sandel (Adamson Lady Falcons)
* Marichu Bacaro (UST Tigresses)
* Cindy Resultay (UE Lady Warriors)
* Sihaya Sadorra (UP Lady Maroons)
* Ma. Ana Fatima Tolentino (UP Lady Maroons)

## Juniors' tournament

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### Elimination round

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

#### Team standings

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Pos | Team  | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification

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1  |  Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 12  | 2  | .857[a] | -- | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  |  DLSZ Junior Archers | 12  | 2  | .857[a] | --
3  |  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 9  | 5  | .643[b] | 3  | Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  |  Adamson Baby Falcons | 9  | 5  | .643[b] | 3
5  |  UST Tiger Cubs | 8  | 6  | .571  | 4  |
6  |  UE Junior Warriors | 3  | 11  | .214[c] | 9
7  |  NUNS Bullpups | 3  | 11  | .214[c] | 9
8  |  UPIS Junior Maroons (H) | 0  | 14  | .000  | 12

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Ateneo 1–1 La Salle (Ateneo +2)
2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: FEU 1–1 Adamson (FEU +10)
3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 NU (UE +10)

#### Match-up results

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| Round 1| Round 2

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Team ╲ Game| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14
AdU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AdMU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DLSZ| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FEU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NSNU| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UE| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UPIS| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UST| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Source: [citation needed]
= Win;  = OT win;  = Loss;  = OT loss

#### Rivalry games

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July 22

Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 76-29 |  UPIS Junior Maroons

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

August 26

Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 115-28 |  UPIS Junior Maroons

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

July 26

UST Tiger Cubs | 74-75 |  Ateneo Blue Eaglets

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

August 16

UST Tiger Cubs | 72-93 |  Ateneo Blue Eaglets

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

August 2

Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 74-77 |  DLSZ Junior Archers

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

September 6

Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 69-64 |  DLSZ Junior Archers

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Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

### Bracket

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| Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)| | | Finals
(Best-of-three series)
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| 1|  Ateneo| 78
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| 4|  Adamson| 45| |
| | | 1|  Ateneo| 72| 71
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| | | 3|  FEU-FERN| 62| 60
| 2|  La Salle Zobel| 70| 56| |
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| 3|  FEU-FERN| 72**| 58| |
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*Denotes number of overtime periods.

### Semifinals

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#### (1) Ateneo vs. (4) Adamson

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September 13

Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 78-45 |  Adamson Baby Falcons

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Ateneo wins series in one game

The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

#### (2) DLSZ vs. (3) FEU-FERN

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September 13

DLSZ Junior Archers | 70-72 (2OT) |  FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws

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The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

September 17

DLSZ Junior Archers | 56-58 |  FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws

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FEU-FERN wins series in two games

The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

### Finals

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Studio 23

September 20

Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 72-62 |  FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws

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The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

Studio 23

September 27

Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 71-60 |  FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws

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Ateneo wins series 2–0

The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

* Finals Most Valuable Player: John David Dumrique (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

### Awards

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UAAP Season 71 juniors' basketball champions

Ateneo Blue Eaglets
15th title

The season's awardees were:[2]

* Most Valuable Player: Mark Kevin Juruena (Adamson Baby Falcons)
* Rookie of the Year: Luis Alfonso dela Paz (DLSZ Junior Archers)
* Mythical team:
* Juan Miguel Tiongson (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
* Mark Kevin Juruena (Adamson Baby Falcons)
* Luis Alfonso dela Paz (DLSZ Junior Archers)
* Juan Nicolas Elorde (DLSZ Junior Archers)
* Gwyne Matthew Capacio (DLSZ Junior Archers)

## Broadcast notes

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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

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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 | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | Kamae de Jesus and Sharon Yu

## Champion rosters

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### Ateneo Blue Eagles

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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

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19  |  | C | Rabeh Al-Hussaini
8  |  | SF | Bacon Austria
7  |  | PF/C | Nonoy Baclao
16  |  | PF | Mike Baldos
13  |  | SF | Ryan Buenafe
15  |  | C | Vince Burke
18  |  | PF | Justin Chua
4  |  | PG | Yuri Escueta
20  |  | SF | Torino Gonzaga
12  |  | PG | Kirk Long
10  |  | C | Jobe Nkemakolam
5  |  | PG | Jai Reyes
11  |  | SG | Eric Salamat
14  |  | PF | Nico Salva
6  |  | SG | Oping Sumalinog
17  |  | SG | Chris Tiu
Position | Name/s
Head coach: |  Norman Black
| Ateneo Blue Eagles

## See also

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* NCAA Season 84 basketball tournaments

## References

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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.

## External links

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* UAAP Basketball at UBelt.com: Men's | Women's | Juniors'

Preceded by

Season 70 (2007)

|  UAAP basketball seasons
Season 71 (2008) | Succeeded by

Season 72 (2009)

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