UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments

The UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments are held in school year 2015-16. University of the Philippines Diliman is the season host. The basketball tournaments started with a doubleheader basketball games after the opening ceremonies on September 5, 2015 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum and ended on December 2, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena, while the junior's basketball has currently been held since November. ABS-CBN's UHF channel ABS-CBN Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the sixteenth consecutive year.

UAAP Season 78

Host school	University of the Philippines Diliman
Men's Finals 1 2 3 Wins  UST Growling Tigers 64 62 62 1  FEU Tamaraws 75 56 67 2
Duration	November 25 - December 2, 2015
Arena(s)	Smart Araneta Coliseum Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Mac Belo
Winning coach	Nash Racela
Semifinalists	Ateneo Blue Eagles  NU Bulldogs
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Women's Finals 1 2 Wins  NU Lady Bulldogs 91 75 2+1  Ateneo Lady Eagles 59 55 0
Duration	December 2–6, 2015
Arena(s)	Mall of Asia Arena Blue Eagle Gym
Finals MVP	Afril Bernardino
Winning coach	Patrick Aquino
Semifinalists	De La Salle Lady Archers
Juniors' Finals 1 2 3 Wins  NSNU Bullpups 78 60 96 2+1  DLSZ Junior Archers 58 71 75 1
Duration	February 19 - March 4, 2016
Arena(s)	Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVP	Justine Baltazar
Winning coach	Jeff Napa
Semifinalists	Ateneo Blue Eaglets
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN Sports and Action

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	UST Growling Tigers	11	3	.786[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	FEU Tamaraws	11	3	.786[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Ateneo Blue Eagles	9	5	.643	2	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	NU Bulldogs	7	7	.500	4
5	De La Salle Green Archers	6	8	.429[lower-alpha 2]	5
6	UE Red Warriors	6	8	.429[lower-alpha 2]	5
7	UP Fighting Maroons (H)	3	11	.214[lower-alpha 3]	8
8	Adamson Falcons	3	11	.214[lower-alpha 3]	8

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) Host.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: UST 2–0 FEU
2. Head-to-head record: La Salle 2–0 UE
3. Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 Adamson; point differential: UP 0,–91; Adamson 0,–128

Match-up results

	Round 1							Round 2
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:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson		60–84	71–88	60–64	54–75	78–89	73–68	64–70
Ateneo	87–72		76–80	64–88	74–70**	77–72	56–43	58–68
La Salle	74–75	62–73		75–93	67–63	71–64	66–71	61–77
FEU	82–69	66–61	71–68		61–59	92–81	75–58	71–72
NU	85–79*	59–68	81–73	70–68		71–76	68–52	55–54
UE	71–74	74–69	64–72	67–71	52–47		55–62	76–83
UP	89–84	65–74	68–72	57–68	69–75	67–79		59–67
UST	78–63	74–80	81–79	85–76	65–57	77–91	83–76

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

Playoffs

	Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage						Finals Best-of-three series
	1	UST	64
	4	NU	55
							1	UST	64	62	62
							2	FEU	75	56	67
	2	FEU	76
	3	Ateneo	74

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.

UST vs. NU

The UST Growling Tigers had the twice-to-beat advantage.

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

November 22 3:30 p.m.

Boxscore

UST Growling Tigers	64–55	NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 15–8, 14–12, 20–23
Pts: Louie Vigil 19 Rebs: Louie Vigil 10 Asts: Louie Vigil 7		Pts: Pao Javelona 17 Rebs: Alfred Aroga 15 Asts: Alolino, Alejandro 2 each
UST wins series in one game

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

FEU vs. Ateneo

The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage.

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

November 21 3:30 p.m.

Boxscore

FEU Tamaraws	76–74	Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–20, 18–18, 20–24
Pts: Roger Pogoy 16 Rebs: Mac Belo 9 Asts: Tolomia , Ru. Escoto 2 each		Pts: Kiefer Ravena 25 Rebs: Pessumal , Ikeh 6 each Asts: Ravena, Pingoy 2 each
FEU wins series in one game

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

This is the first Finals matchup between the FEU Tamaraws and the UST Growling Tigers in 36 years. The last time these two teams faced each other in the Finals was in UAAP Season 42.

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

November 25 3:30 p.m.

Boxscore

UST Growling Tigers	64–75	FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 10–19, 17–10, 13–18
Pts: Karim Abdul 19 Rebs: Karim Abdul 9 Asts: 5 players 1 each		Pts: Roger Pogoy 15 Rebs: Mac Belo 13 Asts: Pogoy, Inigo, 3 each

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

ABS-CBN

November 28 3:30 p.m.

Boxscore

UST Growling Tigers	62–56	FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 8–10, 26–11, 15–15
Pts: Kevin Ferrer 29 Rebs: Kevin Ferrer 10 Asts: Ed Daquioag 4		Pts: Mac Belo 16 Rebs: Mac Belo 11 Asts: Mike Tolomia 6

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 21,933

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

December 2 3:30 p.m.

UST Growling Tigers	62–67	FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 11–12, 16–21, 16–16
Pts: Ed Daquioag 21 Rebs: Louie Vigil 7 Asts: 3 players, 2 each		Pts: Mac Belo 23 Rebs: Belo, Ru. Escoto, 8 each Asts: Mike Tolomia 3
FEU wins series 2–1

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 23,124

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Mac Belo (FEU Tamaraws)

Broadcast notes

ABS-CBN Sports is the official broadcaster of the UAAP Season 78 Men's Basketball Finals. Simulcast over ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD Channel 167 (Game 2 only), ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Balls HD channel 195, The Filipino Channel. Livestream over TFC.tv, sports.abs-cbn.com and IWant TV. Replays on Balls. This is the first time in the finals of the game 2 series to broadcast in both ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN Sports and Action.

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside Reporters	Upfront at the UAAP Hosts
Game 1	Boom Gonzales	TJ Manotoc	Angelique Manto and Ganiel Krishnan	Janeena Chan and Nathasha Alquiros
Game 2	TJ Manotoc	Marco Benitez	Angelique Manto and Ganiel Krishnan	No Upfront at the UAAP
Game 3	Mico Halili	TJ Manotoc	Angelique Manto and Ganiel Krishnan	Janeena Chan, Nathasha Alquiros and Bea Daez

Additional Game 2 crew:

• Awards Presenter: Nikko Ramos

Additional Game 3 crew:

• Awards Presenter: TJ Manotoc

Awards

UAAP Season 78 men's basketball champions
FEU Tamaraws 20th title

• Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Rookie of the Year: Joshua Andrei Caracu (De La Salle Green Archers)
• Mythical Team:
  • Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Jeron Teng (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Alfred Aroga (NU Bulldogs)
  • Ed Daquioag (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Kevin Ferrer (UST Growling Tigers)

Sponsored awards

• Bear Brand Adult Plus Level Up Player: Kevin Ferrer (UST Growling Tigers)
• Jolibee Beeda ang Galing Player: Jeron Teng (De La Salle Green Archers)
• Master Gwapo Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Appeton Most Improved Player: Ed Daquioag (UST Growling Tigers)
• PS Bank PSBankable Player: Mac Belo (FEU Tamaraws)
• Team Bonchon of the Year: FEU Tamaraws

Coaching changes and suspensions

• Renzy Bajar was appointed as the new head coach of the UP Fighting Maroons in UAAP Season 78.
• Mike Fermin was appointed as the new head coach of the Adamson Falcons in UAAP Season 78. He only spent for one season. He was replaced by former La Salle coach Franz Pumaren.[1]
• Mike Fermin of the Adamson Falcons was suspended on their game against the NU Bulldogs, last September 23, after he was ejected during their game against La Salle due to a slit-throat gesture.
• Bo Perasol announced that UAAP Season 78 will be his final year as head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. He was replaced by Philippines men's national basketball team coach Tab Baldwin.[2]
• Juno Sauler resigned as the head coach of the De La Salle Green Archers after they miss the Final Four this season. He was replaced by Letran coach Aldin Ayo.[3]

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NU Lady Bulldogs	14	14	0	1.000	—	Advance to the Finals
2	De La Salle Lady Archers	14	12	2	.857	2	Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3	UE Lady Warriors	14	7	7	.500	7	Qualified to stepladder round 1
4	Ateneo Lady Eagles	14	6	8	.429[lower-alpha 1]	8
5	UST Tigresses	14	6	8	.429[lower-alpha 1]	8	Qualified to fourth-seed playoff
6	Adamson Lady Falcons	14	4	10	.286[lower-alpha 2]	10
7	UP Lady Maroons (H)	14	4	10	.286[lower-alpha 2]	10
8	FEU Lady Tamaraws	14	3	11	.214	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) Host.
Notes:

1. Fourth-seed playoff: Ateneo 64–53 UST (OT)
2. Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–1 UP; Adamson +2

Match-up results

	Round 1							Round 2
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:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson		39–49	57–75	69–64*	62–76	57–49	62–53	67–70
Ateneo	55–41		43–44	48–46	36–70	29–43	56–43	48–57
La Salle	78–62	63–58		54–45	78–90	63–59	76–34	67–56
FEU	48–39	51–60	43–54		43–86	38–54	46–38	58–65
NU	75–49	70–43	81–74	71–57		66–63	80–44	71–45
UE	67–43	62–66	70–73*	44–41	40–80		56–51	75–65*
UP	46–39	42–41	53–78	52–54	39–87	46–45		52–58
UST	71–75	67–53	63–70	68–53	60–85	53–68	59–61

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

Playoffs

	4th–seed playoff One–game playoff				First round One–game playoff					Semifinals No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage						Finals Best-of-five series with #1 seed possessing 1–0 lead
																1	NU		91	75
										2	La Salle	53	50			4	Ateneo		59	55
					3	UE	62			4	Ateneo	55	62
	UST	53			4	Ateneo	65
	Ateneo	64*	* Game went into overtime.

Fourth–seed playoff

November 18

UST Tigresses	53–64 (OT)	Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 5–12, 10–19, 19–9, 16–10, Overtime: 3–14
Pts: Bettina Peñaflor 18 Rebs: Misaela Larosa 18 Asts: Candice Magdaluyo 3		Pts: Hazelle Yam 26 Rebs: Danica Jose 19 Asts: Likhang Javier 7
Ateneo enters the Final Four

Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

First round

November 22 10:00 am

UE Lady Warriors	62–65	Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 13–14, 21–18, 12–12
Pts: Ruthlaine Tacula 17 Rebs: Eunique Chan 19 Asts: Ruthlaine Tacula 2		Pts: Jose, Yam, 17 each Rebs: Caramia Buendia 9 Asts: Danica Jose 4
Ateneo advances to the semifinals

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinals

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

November 25 10:00 a.m.

De La Salle Lady Archers	53–55	Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 20–14, 8–22, 9–8
Pts: Snow Peñaranda 12 Rebs: Ara Abaca 15 Asts: Ara Abaca 4		Pts: Hazelle Yam 19 Rebs: Danica Jose 19 Asts: Likhang Javier 5

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

November 28 10:00 a.m.

De La Salle Lady Archers	50–62	Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 12–11, 14–12, 12–24
Pts: Camille Claro 13 Rebs: Ara Abaca 9 Asts: Abaca, Claro, 2 each		Pts: Hazelle Yam 15 Rebs: Danica Jose 11 Asts: Danica Jose 4
Ateneo win series in two games

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times.

December 2 10:00 am

NU Lady Bulldogs	91–59	Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 22–10, 22–16, 26–23
Pts: Afril Bernardino 17 Rebs: Afril Bernardino 18 Asts: Andrea Tongco 7		Pts: Katrina Guytingco 14 Rebs: Danica Jose 10 Asts: Yam, Javier, 4 each

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

December 6 3:30 pm

NU Lady Bulldogs	75–55	Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 10–6, 30–15, 20–13, 15–21
Pts: Afril Bernardino 18 Rebs: Afril Bernardino 17 Asts: Shelley Gupilan 7		Pts: Jolina Go 19 Rebs: Danica Jose 10 Asts: Likhang Javier 6
NU wins series in two games

Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)

Awards

UAAP Season 78 women's basketball champions
NU Lady Bulldogs Second title, second consecutive title

• Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
• Rookie of the Year: Jack Danielle Animam (NU Lady Bulldogs)
• Mythical Team:
  • Danica Therese Jose (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
  • Ara Abaca (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
  • Cherry Ano-os (UE Lady Warriors)
  • Maica Cortes (UST Tigresses)

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NSNU Bullpups	14	14	0	1.000	—	Qualified to the Finals with a thrice-to-beat advantage
2	DLSZ Junior Archers	14	11	3	.786	3	Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3	Ateneo Blue Eaglets	14	10	4	.714	4	Qualified to stepladder round 1
4	FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	14	8	6	.571	6
5	Adamson Baby Falcons	14	7	7	.500	7
6	UPIS Junior Maroons (H)	14	3	11	.214[lower-alpha 1]	11
7	UST Tiger Cubs	14	3	11	.214[lower-alpha 1]	11
8	UE Junior Warriors	14	0	14	.000	14

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) Host.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 UST; UP +13

Match-up results

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

Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Win by forfeit;   = Loss;   = OT loss;   = Loss by forfeit

Scores

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSZ	FEU	NSNU	UE	UPIS	UST
Adamson		55–71	79–66	49–51	55–61	83–52	76–65	76–45
Ateneo	82–73		71–84	85–66	60–73	91–51	74–67	79–56
DLSZ	47–35	80–73		67–55	53–68	107–79	72–61	96–43
FEU	60–55	53–78	58–78		56–70	–	58–52	61–40
NSNU	68–66	81–69	80–57	67–53		89–33	77–65	80–54
UE	26–80	58–96	64–110	79–93	60–94		69–104	73–77
UP	61–66	67–75	74–85	71–81	54–70	99–79		0–2[lower-alpha 1]
UST	63–77	57–80	52–78	66–86	58–82	95–94	71–82

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

1. Loss by default

Playoffs

	Stepladder round 1 One-game playoff					Stepladder round 2 No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage						Finals No. 1 seed has to win twice; opponent thrice
												1	NSNU	78	60	96
						2	DLSZ	75				2	DLSZ	58	71	75
	3	Ateneo	84			3	Ateneo	68
	4	FEU–Diliman	68

First round

February 10, 2016 16:00

Report 1

Ateneo Blue Eaglets	84–68	FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 15–14, 28–19, 21–21
Pts: Sam Belangel 15 Rebs: Justin Eustaquio 9 Asts: Sam Belangel 8		Pts: Kenji Roman 21 Rebs: Kenji Roman 13 Asts: Gloria, Gonzales, 4 each
Ateneo advances to the semifinals

Filoil Flying V Arena

Semifinals

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

February 15, 2016 16:00

DLSZ Junior Archers	75–68	Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 15–16, 24–14, 21–26
Pts: Brent Paraiso 15 Rebs: Brent Paraiso 13 Asts: Miguel Fortuna 5		Pts: Mamuyac, Andrade, 16 each Rebs: Shaun Ildefonso 18 Asts: Sam Belangel 4
La Salle wins series in one game

Filoil Flying V Arena

Finals

NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times. The finals series will be aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action Channel 23 and HD Channel 166.

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

February 19 14:00

NSNU Bullpups	78–58	DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 18–9, 22–17, 16–19
Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 16 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 27 Asts: Paul Manalang 4		Pts: Aljun Melecio 15 Rebs: Marco Sario 8 Asts: Aljun Melecio 6

Filoil Flying V Arena

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

February 26 14:00

NSNU Bullpups	60–71	DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 13–16, 21–27, 9–14
Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 25 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 20 Asts: Atienza, Manalang, 4 each		Pts: Marco Sario 16 Rebs: MR Romero 10 Asts: Aljun Melecio 9

Filoil Flying V Arena

ABS-CBN Sports and Action

March 4 14:00

NSNU Bullpups	96–75	DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 26–28, 31–15, 17–23
Pts: Winderlich Coyoca 20 Rebs: John Lloyd Clemente 15 Asts: 3 players, 4 each		Pts: Aljun Melecio 22 Rebs: MR Romero 8 Asts: Aljun Melecio 6
NU wins series in three games

Filoil Flying V Arena

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Justine Baltazar (NSNU Bullpups)

Awards

UAAP Season 78 juniors' basketball champions
NSNU Bullpups Sixth title

• Most Valuable Player: Aljun Melecio (DLSZ Junior Archers)
• Rookie of the Year: Carl Tamayo (Adamson Baby Falcons)
• Mythical Five:
  • Aljun Melecio (DLSZ Junior Archers)
  • Justine Baltazar (NSNU Bullpups)
  • John Lloyd Clemente (NSNU Bullpups)
  • Javi Gomez de Liaño (UPIS Junior Maroons)
  • Juan Gomez de Liaño (UPIS Junior Maroons)

Overall Championship points

Seniors' division Team Men Women Total  NU Bulldogs 8 15 23  Ateneo Blue Eagles 10 12 22  UST Growling Tigers 12 6 18  De La Salle Green Archers 6 10 16  FEU Tamaraws 15 1 16  UE Red Warriors 4 8 12  Adamson Falcons 1 4 5  UP Fighting Maroons 2 2 4

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 91 basketball tournaments

References

1. "Franz Pumaren officially named head coach of Adamson Falcons in UAAP". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
2. "Ateneo officially names Tab Baldwin new Blue Eagles head coach". Rappler. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
3. "Sources: Juno Sauler resigns as DLSU Green Archers head coach". Rappler. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

Preceded by Season 77 (2014)	UAAP basketball seasons Season 78 (2015)	Succeeded by Season 79 (2016)