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UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments

The UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments are held in school year 2016–17. University of Santo Tomas is the season host while Far Eastern University are the defending champions.[1] ABS-CBN's UHF channel ABS-CBN Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the seventeenth consecutive year.

UAAP Season 79
Host schoolUniversity of Santo Tomas
Men's Finals G1 G2Wins
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 67 792
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 65 720
DurationDecember 3–7, 2016
Arena(s)Mall of Asia Arena
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPJeron Teng
Winning coachAldin Ayo (1st title)
SemifinalistsFEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons
TV network(s)ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD
Women's Finals G1 G2Wins
NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 77 962
La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 74 720
DurationDecember 3–7, 2016
Arena(s)Mall of Asia Arena
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPGemma Miranda
Winning coachPatrick Aquino (3rd title)
SemifinalistsUE school colors UE Lady Warriors
Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons
Juniors' Finals G1 G2Wins
NU school colors NUNS Bullpups 65 730
FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 66 812
DurationFebruary 21–24, 2017
Arena(s)Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVPLouell Gonzales
Winning coachAllan Albano (2nd title)
SemifinalistsAteneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets
La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD
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Men's tournament

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Teams

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Team University Seniors' coach
Adamson Soaring Falcons Adamson University (AdU)   Franz Pumaren
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)    Tab Baldwin
De La Salle Green Archers De La Salle University (DLSU)   Aldin Ayo
FEU Tamaraws Far Eastern University (FEU)   Nash Racela
NU Bulldogs National University (NU)   Eric Altamirano
UE Red Warriors University of the East (UE)   Derrick Pumaren
UP Fighting Maroons University of the Philippines Diliman (UP)   Bo Perasol
UST Growling Tigers University of Santo Tomas (UST)   Boy Sablan

Coaching changes

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Team Old coach Reason New coach
Ateneo[2] Bo Perasol Resigned Tab Baldwin
La Salle[3] Juno Sauler Resigned Aldin Ayo
Adamson[4] Mike Fermin End of interim spell Franz Pumaren
UP[5] Renzy Bajar Fired Bo Perasol
UST[6] Bong dela Cruz Fired Boy Sablan

Elimination round

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Team standings

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

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  Adamson              
  Ateneo              
  La Salle              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UP              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Soaring Falcons 62–61 75–91 65–75 64–51 57–64 104–85 79–52
Ateneo Blue Eagles 73–67 81–97 76–71 60–70 84–69 79–64 73–69
De La Salle Green Archers 86–79 71–83 83–78 75–66 84–78 89–71 100–62
FEU Tamaraws 59–61 59–74 67–73 78–75 67–59 51–49 79–72
NU Bulldogs 53–77 50–65 88–113 56–57 72–66 80–69 75–68
UE Red Warriors 71–79 61–75 66–95 61–64 52–64 71–75 87–88
UP Fighting Maroons 70–66 56–52 72–78 60–63 71–66 67–80 77–83
UST Growling Tigers 61–76 64–74 56–99 48–59 73–69 61–71 69–75
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Bracket

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  La Salle69
4  Adamson64
1  La Salle6779
2  Ateneo6572
2  Ateneo6169*
3  FEU6268

* Game went into overtime.

Semifinals

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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.

(1) La Salle vs. (4) Adamson

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

November 23
4:00 p.m.
De La Salle Green Archers   69–64   Adamson Soaring Falcons
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 15–13, 13–18, 19–13
Pts: Jeron Teng 25
Rebs: Ben Mbala 16
Asts: 3 players, 1 each		 Pts: Sean Manganti 13
Rebs: Papi Sarr 7
Asts: Sean Manganti 3
La Salle wins series in one game

(2) Ateneo vs. (3) FEU

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

November 26
4:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles   61–62   FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 10–10, 10–13, 22–12, 19–27
Pts: Aaron Black 11
Rebs: Mike Nieto 8
Asts: Ravena, Verano, 4 each		 Pts: Raymar Jose 20
Rebs: Raymar Jose 23
Asts: Axel Inigo 3
November 30
4:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles   69–68 (OT)   FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 23–21, 15–8, 13–17, Overtime: 3–2
Pts: Ravena, Mi. Nieto, 13 each
Rebs: Isaac Go 14
Asts: Adrian Wóng 4		 Pts: Monbert Arong 15
Rebs: Jose, Orizu, 12 each
Asts: Wendel Comboy 6
Ateneo wins series in two games

Finals

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This is the fifth overall Finals matchup between the De La Salle Green Archers and the Ateneo Blue Eagles. The Blue Eagles won their last encounter in 2008.

December 3
3:30 p.m.
De La Salle Green Archers   67–65   Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 19–6, 17–20, 16–26, 15–13
Pts: Ben Mbala 20
Rebs: Ben Mbala 15
Asts: Andrei Caracut 4		 Pts: Aaron Black 12
Rebs: Chibueze Ikeh 9
Asts: Black, Ravena, 3 each
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 16, 712
December 7
3:30 p.m.
De La Salle Green Archers   79–72   Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 23–19, 14–17, 20–20
Pts: Jeron Teng 28
Rebs: Ben Mbala 10
Asts: Thomas Torres 3		 Pts: Mike Nieto 18
Rebs: Verano, Go, 9 each
Asts: Adrian Wóng 4
La Salle wins series 2–0
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Jeron Teng (De La Salle Green Archers)

Broadcast notes

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All games will be aired on S+A Channel 23, S+A HD Channel 166, TFC.tv and sports.abs-cbn.com. Game 1 was also simulcast on ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD Channel 167.

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reporters
Game 1 and Game 2 Eric Tipan Christian Luanzon Bea Escudero and Denice Dinsay

Awards

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 UAAP Season 79 men's basketball champions 
 
De La Salle Green Archers
Ninth title
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  • Chooks-to-go Sportsmanship Award: Isaac Go (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Appeton Most Improved Player: Isaac Go (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • PS Bank PSBankable Player: Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Manulife Up and Coming Player of the Season: Aljun Jay Melecio (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Kopiko 78's Recharged Player:
    • Bon Batiller (UE Red Warriors)
    • Louie Vigil (UST Growling Tigers)
    • Dave Moralde (UP Fighting Maroons)
    • Jjay Alejandro (NU Bulldogs)
    • Jerrick Ahanmisi (Adamson Soaring Falcons)
    • Prince Orizu (FEU Tamaraws)
    • Anton Asistio (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
    • Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)

Players of the Week

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Week Player Ref.
September 7–11   Ben Mbala (La Salle) [7]
September 14–18   Jeron Teng (La Salle) [8]
September 21–25   Kib Montalbo (La Salle) [9]
September 28 – October 2   Ben Mbala (La Salle) [10]
October 5–9   Monbert Arong (FEU) [11]
October 12–16   Marvin Lee (UST) [12]
October 19–23   Raymar Jose (FEU) [13]
October 26–30   Jett Manuel (UP) [14]
November 2–6   Aaron Black (Ateneo) [15]
November 9–13   Isaac Go (Ateneo) [16]

Women's tournament

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Elimination round

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Team standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   NU Lady Bulldogs 14 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals[a]
2   De La Salle Lady Archers 11 3 .786 3 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3   UE Lady Warriors 10 4 .714 4 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4   Adamson Lady Falcons 6 8 .429[b] 8
5   UST Tigresses (H) 6 8 .429[b] 8
6   Ateneo Lady Eagles 4 10 .286 10
7   FEU Lady Tamaraws 3 11 .214 11
8   UP Fighting Maroons 2 12 .143 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. ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: Adamson 73–58 UST

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  AdU              
  AdMU              
  DLSU              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UP              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson 74–62 61–69 56–61 53–85 57–69 66–61 66–62
Ateneo 64–65* 57–67 60–56 52–74 50–60 40–42 65–57
La Salle 76–74 71–60 76–52 59–72 74–72 65–46 77–67
FEU 53–57 39–54 66–62 69–80 45–55 56–52 61–65
NU 79–61 80–56 93–77 78–42 62–58 74–30 103–49
UE 66–55 50–30 64–70 49–44 53–92 69–51 74–57
UP 60–67 44–47 48–65 46–44 55–84 39–53 73–80
UST 74–70 59–42 69–72 62–58 49–71 58–64 70–62
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Fourth–seed playoff

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November 23
12:00 n.n.
Adamson Lady Falcons   73–58   UST Tigresses
Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 14–14, 19–15, 17–21
Pts: Kaye Pingol 17
Rebs: Nathalia Prado 10
Asts: 3 players, 3		 Pts: Shanda Aries 14
Rebs: Misaela Larosa 16
Asts: Aries, Gandalla 3
Adamson enters the Final Four

Bracket

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Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)		Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  NU7796
2  La Salle722  La Salle7472
3  UE483  UE50
4  Adamson45

Stepladder semifinals

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(3) UE vs. (4) Adamson

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This is a one-game playoff.

November 26
12:00 n.n.
UE Lady Warriors   48–45   Adamson Lady Falcons
Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 14–6, 10–18, 13–14
Pts: Tacula, Chan, 11
Rebs: Chan, Gayacao, 11
Asts: Eunique Chan 3		 Pts: Lacson, Alcoy, 10
Rebs: Nathalia Prado 17
Asts: Camacho, Araja, 4
UE advances to the semifinals

(2) La Salle vs. (3) UE

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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 30
12:00 n.n.
De La Salle Lady Archers   72–50   UE Lady Warriors
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 15–2, 22–13, 20–19
Pts: Khate Castillo 23
Rebs: Snow Peñaranda 13
Asts: Camille Claro 8		 Pts: Love Joy Sto. Domingo 22
Rebs: Alysaa Gayacao 12
Asts: Nicole Medina 5
La Salle wins series in one game

Finals

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This is a best-of-three playoff.

December 3
12:00 n.n.
NU Lady Bulldogs   77–74   De La Salle Lady Archers
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 8–20, 28–10, 21–25
Pts: Gemma Miranda 23
Rebs: Gemma Miranda 15
Asts: Bernardino, Miranda, 5 each		 Pts: Khate Castillo 18
Rebs: Snow Peñaranda 11
Asts: Camille Claro 9
December 7
12:00 n.n.
NU Lady Bulldogs   96–72   De La Salle Lady Archers
Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 26–23, 26–9, 18–25
Pts: Gemma Miranda 25
Rebs: Jack Animam 18
Asts: Afril Bernardino 9		 Pts: Khate Castillo 15
Rebs: Snow Peñaranda 11
Asts: Camille Claro 6
NU wins series 2–0

Awards

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 UAAP Season 79 women's basketball champions 
 
NU Lady Bulldogs
Third title, third consecutive title
  • Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
  • Mythical Five:
    • Jack Danielle Animam (NU Lady Bulldogs)
    • Gemma Miranda (NU Lady Bulldogs)
    • Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
    • Mary Snow April Peñaranda (De La Salle Lady Archers)
    • Love Sto. Domingo (UE Lady Warriors)

Juniors' tournament

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Elimination round

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Team standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   NUNS Bullpups 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   FEU–D Baby Tamaraws (H) 11 3 .786[a] 1
3   Ateneo Blue Eaglets 11 3 .786[a] 1 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   DLSZ Junior Archers 6 8 .429[b] 6
5   UST Tiger Cubs 6 8 .429[b] 6
6   UPIS Junior Maroons 5 9 .357 7
7   UE Junior Warriors 3 11 .214 9
8   Adamson Baby Falcons[c] 2 12 .143 10
Source: [citation needed]
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: FEU Diliman 64–62 Ateneo
  2. ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: DLSZ 72–65 UST
  3. ^ Adamson forfeited 11 wins after Encho Serrano, who participated on those games, was ruled as an ineligible player.[17]

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  AdU              
  AdMU              
  DLSZ              
  FEU              
  NSNU              
  UE              
  UPIS              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Win by forfeit;   = Loss;   = OT loss;   = Loss by forfeit

Scores

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Team AdU ADMU DLSZ FEU NSNU UE UPIS UST
Adamson 77–65[a] 78–53[a] 78–65[a] 80–67[a] 130–47[a] 72–59[a] 86–43[a]
Ateneo 73–79[b] 64–57 73–77 68–73 89–62 79–55 79–73
La Salle 51–78[b] 53–69 56–66 55–80 86–54 59–81 64–58
FEU 75–73 70–75 70–56 67–78 100–82 84–68 87–76
NSNU 68–70[b] 78–71 63–52 46–61 104–54 95–61 73–64
UE – 53–92 59–81 51–94 56–107 63–95 87–77
UP 59–77[b] 77–103 69–82 – 64–90 82–74 67–69
UST 58–92 75–81 83–77* 54–52 59–72 94–81 91–83
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Loss by forfeit
  2. ^ a b c d Win by forfeit

Bracket

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  NSNU72
4  DLSZ50
1  NSNU6573
2  FEU–D6681
2  FEU–D5674
3  Ateneo7572

Fourth–seed playoff

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February 9
2:00 p.m.
4th seed
DLSZ Junior Archers   72–65   UST Tiger Cubs
Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 20–19, 14–14, 18–21
Pts: Roberto Mariano 17
Rebs: Diaz, Romero, 7
Asts: Franz Diaz 6		 Pts: Crispin Cansino 17
Rebs: Cansino, Fornillos, 12
Asts: Crispin Cansino 5
DLSZ advances to the Final Four

Second–seed playoff

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February 9
4:00 p.m.
2nd seed
Ateneo Blue Eaglets   62–64   FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 17–18, 12–21, 13–19
Pts: SJ Belangel 23
Rebs: Kai Sotto 17
Asts: SJ Belangel 4		 Pts: Jack Gloria 14
Rebs: Jack Gloria 13
Asts: Abarrientos, Gonzales, 4
FEU Diliman wins the twice–to–beat advantage

Semifinals

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(1) NSNU vs. (4) DLSZ

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

February 14
3:30 p.m.
NUNS Bullpups   72–50   DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 22–12, 12–22, 21–8
Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 28
Rebs: Rhayyan Amsali 11
Asts: 3 players, 2		 Pts: Jan Sobrevega 13
Rebs: Martin Romero 14
Asts: 3 players, 2
NSNU wins series in one game

(2) FEU Diliman vs. (3) Ateneo

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The FEU Baby Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage after beating the Ateneo Blue Eaglets for the second-seed, which led to a virtual best-of-three playoff series.

February 14
1:00 p.m.
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws   56–75   Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 14–26, 12–13, 11–15
Pts: Louell Gonzales 13
Rebs: Kenji Roman 8
Asts: Louell Gonzales 4		 Pts: Dave Ildefonso 19
Rebs: Kai Sotto 12
Asts: Belangel, Angeles, 3
February 17
3:00 p.m.
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws   74–72   Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 13–15, 20–18, 18–17
Pts: Louell Gonzales 22
Rebs: Jack Gloria 11
Asts: Jun Gabane 5		 Pts: Sotto, Credo, 16
Rebs: Romulo Berjay 15
Asts: SJ Belangel 4
FEU Diliman wins series in two games

Finals

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February 21
3:30 p.m.
NUNS Bullpups   65–66   FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 14–19, 18–14, 13–9
Pts: John Clemente 25
Rebs: Rhayyan Amsali 7
Asts: Paul Manalang 5		 Pts: Kenji Roman 12
Rebs: Louell Gonzales 10
Asts: Louell Gonzales 10
February 24
3:30 p.m.
NUNS Bullpups   73–81   FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 8–15, 16–21, 23–30
Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 26
Rebs: Karl Penano 9
Asts: Daniel Atienza 5		 Pts: Kenji Roman 18
Rebs: Kenji Roman 15
Asts: Louell Gonzales 6
FEU Diliman wins series 2–0

Awards

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 UAAP Season 79 juniors' basketball champions 
 
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Eighth title

Overall Championship points

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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
  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "FEU avoids meltdown, wins first UAAP title in 10 years". Rappler.
  2. ^ "Ateneo officially names Tab Baldwin new Blue Eagles head coach". Rappler. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Sources: Juno Sauler resigns as DLSU Green Archers head coach". Rappler. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Franz Pumaren officially named as new coach of Adamson Falcons". InterAksyon. December 4, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Bracher, Jane (May 4, 2016). "Bo Perasol named UP Fighting Maroons coach". Rappler. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (May 31, 2016). "Sablan officially named UST head coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "DLSU's Mbala muscles way into first Player of the Week plum". ABS-CBN Sports. September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  8. ^ "Teng keeps Player of the Week plum in Taft Avenue". ABS-CBN Sports. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "Stat sheet-stuffing Montalbo is Player of the Week". ABS-CBN Sports. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  10. ^ "Player of the Week Mbala carries DLSU to best start since 2002". ABS-CBN Sports. October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  11. ^ "FEU's Arong finally takes Player of the Week away from Taft Avenue". ABS-CBN Sports. October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  12. ^ "Player of the Week Lee proving key to UST's playoff hopes". ABS-CBN Sports. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  13. ^ "FEU's Jose doesn't stop working en route to Player of the Week plum". ABS-CBN Sports. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  14. ^ "Manuel is first Player of the Week from UP in over a decade". ABS-CBN Sports. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  15. ^ "Player of the Week Black back in form in Ateneo's upset of DLSU". ABS-CBN Sports. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  16. ^ "Ateneo's Go caps off emergence with Player of the Week nod". ABS-CBN Sports. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  17. ^ "Adamson Baby Falcons bow out of Season 79 with big win over semis top seeds NU Bullpups". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  18. ^ Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (February 23, 2017). "UPIS Juan GDL does it all, fights with his all for MVP". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  19. ^ Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (February 24, 2017). "Ateneo's towering teen Kai Sotto is Jrs Rookie of the Year". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  20. ^ Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (February 23, 2017). "NU's Clemente, Ateneo's Belangel flank MVP GDL in Mythical Team". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
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