UAAP Season 71 basketball tournaments

UAAP Season 71

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Host school	University of the Philippines, Diliman
Men's Finals 1 2 Wins  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 1 2 Wins  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 1 2 Wins  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 72 71 2  FEU-Diliman 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
Semifinalists	De La Salle Junior Archers  Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network(s)	Studio 23

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 are 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]

	Qualified for semifinals with twice to beat advantage
	Qualified for semifinals

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Rivalry games

Second-seed playoff

Bracket

	2nd seed playoff				Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage						Finals Best-of-three series
					1	Ateneo	70
					4	UE	50
											1	Ateneo		69	62
											2	La Salle		61	51
	La Salle	62			2	La Salle	67
	FEU	59			3	FEU	62

Semifinals

Ateneo–UE series

La Salle–FEU series

Finals

Awards

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Nonoy Baclao (Ateneo)
• Season Most Valuable Player: Rabeh Al-Hussaini (Ateneo)
• Rookie of the Year: Ryan Buenafe (Ateneo)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

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

Rivalry games

Second-seed playoff

Bracket

	{{{KO}}}				Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage						Finals Best-of-three series
					1	FEU	56	74
					4	Adamson	57	63
											1	FEU		54	52
											3	UP		52	46
	UP	64			2	UST	39	46			*If necessary.
	UST	69			3	UP	52	50

Host team in boldface.

Semifinals

FEU–Adamson series

UP–UST series

Finals

Awards

The season's awardees were:^[2]

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Bernadette Mercado (FEU)
• Season Most Valuable Player: Marichu Bacaro (UST)
• Rookie of the Year: Angelica Ortega (Adamson)
• Mythical Five:
  • Katherine Sandel (Adamson)
  • Marichu Bacaro (UST)
  • Cindy Resultay (UE)
  • Sihaya Sadorra (UP)
  • Ma. Ana Fatima Tolentino (UP)

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

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

Rivalry games

Bracket

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

Semifinals

Ateneo–Adamson series

La Salle Zobel–FEU series

Finals

Awards

The season's awardees were:^[2]

• Finals Most Valuable Player: John David Dumrique (Ateneo)
• Season Most Valuable Player: Mark Kevin Juruena (Adamson)
• Rookie of the Year: Luis Alfonso dela Paz (La Salle)
• Mythical team:
  • Juan Miguel Tiongson (Ateneo)
  • Mark Kevin Juruena (Adamson)
  • Luis Alfonso dela Paz (La Salle)
  • Juan Nicolas Elorde (La Salle)
  • Gwyne Matthew Capacio (La Salle)

Broadcast notes

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
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			Kamae de Jesus and Sharon Yu

Champion rosters

Ateneo Blue Eagles

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 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

• NCAA Season 84 basketball tournaments

References

External links

• 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)