UAAP Season 74 basketball tournaments

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 74 basketball tournaments are the basketball events of UAAP's 2011-12 season. Ateneo de Manila University was the season host. The season started with an Olympic-style opening ceremony on July 9, 2011 and followed by a doubleheader basketball games on July 10 at the Araneta Coliseum.

UAAP Season 74
Host schoolAteneo de Manila University
Men's Finals 1 2Wins
 Ateneo Blue Eagles 82 822
 FEU Tamaraws 64 690
DurationSeptember 24–October 1, 2011
Arena(s)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPNico Salva
Winning coachNorman Black (4th title)
Semifinalists Adamson Falcons
 UST Growling Tigers
TV network(s)ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Women's Finals 1 23Wins
 FEU Lady Tamaraws 56 72682
 Adamson Lady Falcons 60 50571
DurationSeptember 24–October 2, 2011
Arena(s)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVPAllana Lim
Winning coachMichael Oliver
Semifinalists UST Tigresses
 De La Salle Lady Archers
TV network(s)Studio 23 (Games 2 & 3)
Juniors' Finals 1* 23Wins
 FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 71 46631
 NSNU Bullpups 67 57722
DurationSeptember 24–October 2, 2011
Arena(s)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVPRalph Atangan
Winning coachJeff Napa
Semifinalists DLSZ Junior Archers
 Ateneo Blue Eaglets
TV network(s)Studio 23 (Games 2 & 3)

The UAAP named former Philippine Basketball League (PBL) commissioner, current Rain or Shine Elasto Painters team consultant and Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) TV commentator Andy Jao as commissioner for basketball. Jao is considering on recommending to the UAAP board on hiring referees from the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP).[1]

The game schedules were changed. Instead of the usual 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. schedules, game time were moved to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. so that students can go home earlier and that basketball fans can also get to watch the PBA games which usually start at 5:30 p.m.

The eligibility of two players, Ray Parks and Greg Slaughter, were scrutinized by the UAAP Eligibility Committee. Parks of NU studied high school in the United States of America while Slaughter of Ateneo played with the Smart Gilas national team in the 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup while serving residency.[2][3]

At the eligibility meeting, Parks' and Slaughter's eligibilities were questioned. Parks had already undergone a one-year residency but the committee says that he has to do a two-year residency as he studied abroad.[4] Ateneo's Ricky Palou, also UAAP President, said that Slaughter's appearance with Smart Gilas was not an issue.[5]

Slaughter's eligibility was cleared by the Eligibility Committee, pending approval by the UAAP Board.[6] Meanwhile, Parks did not get a recommendation as additional documents were required by the Eligibility Committee.[7]

NU officials issued a statement that Parks has met all eligibility requirements and should be allowed play. NU athletic director Junel Baculi mentioned exceptions to the two-year redshirt rule when a player's parents were assigned abroad due to the nature of their jobs and children whose parents are overseas Filipino workers. Parks, who was born in the Philippines and studied in a local school up to seventh grade, went abroad when his mother took a job in the US where he studied at St. George's up to the 11th grade. He returned to the Philippines with his father in the late 2000s recession.

The UAAP Board eventually cleared both Parks and Slaughter, the former after having presented additional documents.[8]

Another decision the Board had to make was which group of referees would be selected to officiate the games. The Basketball Referees Association for Schools, Colleges and Universities (BRASCU) and the referees from the SBP were the two organizations that were being chosen by the UAAP board.[9]

Final Four Recap

The Ateneo Blue Eagles finished on top of the elimination round standings although they were denied a 14–0 sweep by the Adamson Falcons, which clinched the #2 seed. The FEU Tamaraws faced the Falcons in the semifinals, in a series that went into two games. The Tamaraws were on their way of eliminating Adamson but the Falcons managed to cut FEU's double-digit lead but the Tamaraws held on to win. The Eagles met the UST Growling Tigers in the other semifinal series, with the Tigers reducing Ateneo's double-digit lead to a single basket but were denied in their last possession. In a rematch of the 2010 Finals where Ateneo won, the Eagles swept the Finals series 2–0 against the Tamaraws, with Nico Salva being named the Finals MVP. Ateneo won its fourth consecutive championship in Men's Basketball.

In the Juniors' tournament, the FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws clinched the #1 seed after winning 12 consecutive games; their only loss against Ateneo at their second game. The Baby Tamaraws faced the Blue Eaglets in the semifinals, where Ateneo forced a deciding game; FEU-FERN won on the second game to advance to the Finals. The De La Salle Zobel Junior Archers, which won their first eight games, lost to FEU, NU and Ateneo in the second round to finish second. They met the NU Bullpups in the semifinals, which won in the first game. The Bullpups hanged on for a three-point win to clinch a Finals berth. The Baby Tamaraws won Game 1 in overtime, but the Bullpups won their school's first juniors' basketball title since 1974 by winning the last two games. Ralph Atangan was named the Finals MVP.

Last season's runner-up FEU Lady Tamaraws finished first after the elimination round and faced the De La Salle Lady Archers in the semifinals. DLSU forced a rubber match with a three-point win but FEU scored a 22-point blowout in the second game to advance to the Finals. The UST Tigresses, which had won all first round games, were tied by Adamson and DLSU at the end of the eliminations. With DLSU emerging as the team with lowest quotient, UST and Adamson played off for the #2 seed, a game where the Lady Falcons won convincingly. The Lady Falcons had another convincing win against the Tigresses in the semifinals to arrange a Finals rematch against FEU. The Lady Falcons took Game 1 with a 4-point win, but FEU won Game 2 with a 22-point margin; FEU won the deciding game via an 11-point victory. Allana Lim was awarded Finals MVP.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eagles (H) 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  Adamson Falcons 10 4 .714 3
3  FEU Tamaraws 9 5 .643 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  UST Growling Tigers 8 6 .571 5
5  NU Bulldogs 6 8 .429 7
6  De La Salle Green Archers 5 9 .357 8
7  UE Red Warriors 3 11 .214 10
8  UP Fighting Maroons 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) Host.

Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
 AdU
 ADMU
 DLSU
 FEU
 NU
 UE
 UP
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson 51–55 66–58 78–59 56–63 85–54 72–46 81–71
Ateneo 46–62 81–72 69–49 86–62 73–61 77–57 66–53
La Salle 66–68 62–79 65–74 74–63 87–63 79–67 74–71
FEU 62–61 67–74* 66–57 62–59 66–47 63–76 62–59
NU 53–68 39–61 56–40 82–84** 71–72 75–66 72–73*
UE 57–76 70–74 74–69 68–79 51–91 61–69 63–70
UP 51–64 58–73 72–73 53–59 43–65 54–68 49–68
UST 74–58 57–82 60–52 77–73 49–73 54–45 77–70
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

  Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                       
1  Ateneo 69    
4  UST 66    
  1  Ateneo 82 82
  3  FEU 64 69
2  Adamson 49 74
3  FEU 59 78  

Semifinals

Ateneo vs. UST
September 15
Ateneo Blue Eagles  69–66  UST Growling Tigers
Ateneo wins series in one game

Adamson vs. FEU
September 18
Adamson Falcons  74–78  FEU Tamaraws
FEU wins series in two games

Finals
ABS-CBN
October 1
Ateneo Blue Eagles  82–69  FEU Tamaraws
Ateneo wins series 2–0
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Nico Salva (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

Note: Due to typhoon Pedring, Game 2 was suspended and rescheduled to October 1, 2011.

Awards
 UAAP Season 74 men's basketball champions 

Ateneo Blue Eagles
Seventh title, fourth consecutive title

Coaching changes
TeamOld coachReasonNew coachOld position
 UELawrence ChongsonExpired Contract[10]Jerry CodineraUP assistant coach
 UPBoyet FernandezResigned[11]Ricky Dandan[10]PBA assistant coach
 NUEric GonzalesReturned as NU assistant coachEric Altamirano[10]RP Youth U-16 Head Coach
 FEUGlenn CapacioResigned[10]Bert FloresFEU assistant coach/consultant[12]

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  FEU Lady Tamaraws 14 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  Adamson Lady Falcons 14 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] 2
3  UST Tigresses 14 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  De La Salle Lady Archers 14 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] 2
5  Ateneo Lady Eagles (H) 14 7 7 .500 5
6  NU Lady Bulldogs 14 4 10 .286 8
7  UP Lady Maroons 14 2 12 .143 10
8  UE Lady Warriors 14 1 13 .071 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. Head-to-head goal averages: UST +27, Adamson –3, La Salle –24; second-seed playoff: Adamson 70–59 UST

Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
 AdU
 ADMU
 DLSU
 FEU
 NU
 UE
 UP
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson 69–44 49–41 45–53 70–58 74–55 53–41 60–66
Ateneo 42–49 60–53 32–53 64–51 67–45 41–30 51–64
La Salle 58–51* 43–39 61–59 62–52 55–52 38–29 53–60
FEU 74–51 67–49 59–53* 65–52 88–50 58–34 65–66
NU 60–78 49–60 39–47 60–83 55–47 57–51 58–62
UE 67–77 51–67 57–63* 53–88 68–79 52–64 74–76
UP 42–75 43–53 29–58 40–64 60–59 ??–?? 48–60
UST 55–67 56–46 49–51 58–71 74–81 72–63 56–43
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

  2nd-seed playoff Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
    1  FEU 54 66  
    4  La Salle 57 44  
   
 
    1  FEU 56 72 68
    2  Adamson 60 50 57
 
 
 Adamson 70   2  Adamson 53  
 UST 59   3  UST 45    

Second–seed playoff
September 13
Adamson Lady Falcons  70–59  UST Tigresses
Adamson wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Semifinals

FEU vs. La Salle
September 20
FEU Lady Tamaraws  66–44  De La Salle Lady Archers
FEU wins series in two games

Adamson vs. UST
September 16
Adamson Lady Falcons  53–45  UST Tigresses
Adamson wins series in one game

Finals
October 2
FEU Lady Tamaraws  68–57  Adamson Lady Falcons
FEU wins series 2–1
Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

Studio 23 aired Games 2 and 3 on October 20 and 21.

Awards
 UAAP Season 74 women's basketball champions 

FEU Lady Tamaraws
Tenth title
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Allana Lim (FEU Lady Tamaraws)
  • Season Most Valuable Player: Raiza Palmera (FEU Lady Tamaraws)
  • Rookie of the Year: Gemma Miranda (NU Lady Bulldogs)

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 14 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  DLSZ Junior Archers 14 11 3 .786 1
3  NSNU Bullpups 14 10 4 .714 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  Ateneo Blue Eaglets (H) 14 9 5 .643 3
5  Adamson Baby Falcons 14 7 7 .500 5
6  UST Tiger Cubs 14 5 9 .357 7
7  UE Junior Warriors 14 1 13 .071[lower-alpha 1] 11
8  UPIS Junior Maroons 14 1 13 .071[lower-alpha 1] 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. Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 UP; UE +8

Schedule
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
 AdU
 ADMU
 DLSZ
 FEU–F
 NU
 UE
 UPIS
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Team AdU ADMU DLSZ FEU-F NU UE UPIS UST
Adamson 65–71 61–70 52–60 57–63 92–54 83–64 75–65*
Ateneo 61–76 75–78* 60–48 47–42 81–59 74–59 52–54
DLSZ 82–58 56–67 63–60 69–52 92–59 102–48 74–55
FEU-FERN 63–61 73–58 62–56 84–79 96–68 92–46 66–55
NU 64–53 76–53 52–47 60–71 73–67 85–49 63–59*
UE 45–75 60–69 48–77 79–72 50–57 92–82* 56–68
UPIS 60–63 62–66 56–78 49–64 68–74 73–71* 61–67
UST 49–57 42–63 47–56 48–51 50–51 65–47 60–58
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

  Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                       
1  FEU–FERN 53 63  
4  Ateneo 62 56  
  1  FEU–FERN 71 46 63
  3  NU 67 57 72
2  DLSZ 52 46
3  NU 66 49  

Semifinals

FEU-FERN vs. Ateneo
September 20
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws  63–56  Ateneo Blue Eaglets
FEU wins series in two games

DLSZ vs. NU
September 20
DLSZ Junior Archers  46–49  NSNU Bullpups
NU wins series in two games

Finals
October 2
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws  63–72  NSNU Bullpups
NU wins series 2–1
Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

Studio 23 aired Games 2 and 3 on October 20 and 21.

Awards
 UAAP Season 74 juniors' basketball champions 

NSNU Bullpups
Fourth title
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Ralp Atangan (NSNU Bullpups)
  • Season Most Valuable Player: Jerie Pingoy (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
  • Rookie of the Year: Tomas Ramos (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

References
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See also
Preceded by
Season 73 (2010)		 UAAP basketball seasons
Season 74 (2011)		 Succeeded by
Season 75 (2012)
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