UAAP Season 72 basketball tournaments

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 72 basketball tournaments are the basketball events of UAAP's 2009–10 season.

UAAP Season 72
Madrama
Host schoolFar Eastern University
Men's Finals 1 23Wins
 Ateneo Blue Eagles 78 68712
 UE Red Warriors 71 88581
DurationOctober 1–8, 2009
Arena(s)Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPRabeh Al-Hussaini
Winning coachNorman Black (2nd title)
Semifinalists FEU Tamaraws
 UST Growling Tigers
TV network(s)Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, Balls HD
Women's Finals 1 2Wins
 FEU Lady Tamaraws 51 500
 Adamson Lady Falcons 58 642
DurationOctober 3–6, 2009
Arena(s)Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVPAmby Almazan
Winning coachEmily Vega
Semifinalists De La Salle Lady Archers
 UST Tigresses
TV network(s)Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, Balls HD
Juniors' Finals 1 23Wins
 DLSZ Junior Archers 73 57561
 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 80 53612
DurationOctober 3–8, 2009
Arena(s)Filoil Flying V Arena (Games 1 & 2)
Araneta Coliseum (Game 3)
Finals MVPKiefer Ravena
Winning coachJamike Jarin
Semifinalists UST Tiger Cubs
 FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
TV network(s)Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, Balls HD

Far Eastern University was the season host and the tournament kicked off with a doubleheader on July 11 at the Araneta Coliseum. At the conclusion of the season, the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the Ateneo Blue Eaglets successfully defended their men's and juniors' championships, beating the UE Red Warriors and the De La Salle Junior Archers in the Finals; the Adamson Lady Falcons reclaimed the women's championship beating the defending champions FEU Lady Tamaraws in their own Finals series.

ABS-CBN UHF channel Studio 23 broadcast the men's tournament for the tenth consecutive year, and renewed their contract with the UAAP for another five years.

Preseason

NCAA Season 84 commissioner Joe Lipa will take over from last season's commissioner Chito Narvasa this season after he was appointed by the UAAP Board.[1]

Major rule changes are:

  • Instituting a more thorough system in breaking ties after the elimination round to determine seedings,
  • Teams may now challenge the validity of a three-point field goal at any point of the game via instant replay,
  • During the final two minutes of the game and in overtime, jump ball situations will be settled by a jump ball in the necessary area (free-throw lane or center circle). The possession arrow will be turned off and is not in use.

Major rules that are retained are:

  • The adhesive pro-grip is still banned.
  • Teams are still limited to two foreign nationals in their rosters, with only one allowed to play at a time.

League president Anton Montinola of Far Eastern University said that the method in breaking ties will use "common sense" as the tournament is prolonged by holding unnecessary matches.[2]

Commissioner Joe Lipa also instructed referees, which come from Philippine Basketball Association, Philippine Basketball League and BRAASCU, to limit unnecessary technical fouls. Furthermore, a "no ID, no sitting on the bench rule" will be implemented to avoid what happened last season when La Salle coach Franz Pumaren was slapped a technical foul for not wearing his ID.[3] Lipa said that the referees "must have the integrity" and their diverse backgrounds should not be a drawback for Lipa had been an advocate of having diverse groups of referees participating in a single tournament "instead of having the attitude of being parochial."[4]

Due to the high demand of tickets for Ateneo-La Salle games, host FEU has devised a way for allocating tickets for fans of the two schools, although the Ateneo-La Salle game will still be a part of a doubleheader, tickets will be sold separately for the Ateneo-La Salle and the following FEU-UE game. The patrons who only have tickets for one game has to watch only the game stated on their tickets and has to leave when the other game is being held. The two-hour gap between the games was to allow Araneta Coliseum personnel to clear the arena for the second game. During last year's finals series between Ateneo and La Salle, the crowd was estimated to be at least 22,000.[5]

Men's tournament
Main article: UAAP Season 72 men's basketball tournament

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eagles 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  FEU Tamaraws (H) 11 3 .786 2
3  UE Red Warriors 10 4 .714 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  UST Growling Tigers 6 8 .429 7
5  Adamson Falcons 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 1] 8
6  De La Salle Green Archers 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 1] 8
7  NU Bulldogs 3 11 .214[lower-alpha 2] 10
8  UP Fighting Maroons 3 11 .214[lower-alpha 2] 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) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–1 La Salle; Adamson +5
  2. Head-to-head record: NU 1–1 UP; NU +8

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

Results
Results to the right and top of the gray cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games.
Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson 51–61 63–64* 60–63 70–76 91–95** 72–68 75–76
Ateneo 61–52 76–72* 63–59 75–47 72–57 58–68 93–77
La Salle 55–61 65–81 51–65 68–48 46–65 73–63 101–92**
FEU 84–75 73–74 71–69* 82–57 76–72 75–67 90–63
NU 50–79 54–75 63–61 66–76 59–73 74–64 89–104
UE 60–56 75–80 66–64 87–72 70–58 77–69* 88–92
UP 61–74 75–93 83–78 74–86 78–76 72–81 85–95
UST 64–83 70–80 64–68 67–75 79–58 67–77 93–88
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 81    
4  UST 64    
  1  Ateneo 78 68 71
  3  UE 71 88 58
2  FEU 74 72
3  UE 84 78  

Ateneo vs. UST

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

September 20
Ateneo Blue Eagles  81–64  UST Growling Tigers
Ateneo wins series in one game

FEU vs. UE

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

September 24
FEU Tamaraws  72–78  UE Red Warriors
UE wins series in two games

Finals
October 8
Ateneo Blue Eagles  71–58  UE Red Warriors
Ateneo wins series 2–1

Awards
 UAAP Season 72 men's basketball champions 

Ateneo Blue Eagles
Fifth title, second consecutive title
(19th title including NCAA championships)
  • Most Valuable Player: Dylan Ababou (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jeric Teng (UST Growling Tigers)

Women's tournament

The women's tournament started on July 15 with most of the games played at the Far Eastern University Gym in Manila.

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  FEU Lady Tamaraws (H) 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  Adamson Lady Falcons 11 3 .786[lower-alpha 1] 2
3  De La Salle Lady Archers 11 3 .786[lower-alpha 1] 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  UST Tigresses 8 6 .571 5
5  UP Lady Maroons 5 9 .357 8
6  Ateneo Lady Eagles 4 10 .286 9
7  NU Lady Bulldogs 3 11 .214 10
8  UE Lady Warriors 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) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: La Salle 2–0 Adamson; second-seed playoff: Adamson 65–56

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 80–60 55–57 60–52 53–46 114–63 66–57 80–66
Ateneo 59–83 34–41 33–46 50–35 75–40 47–48 62–66
La Salle 61–57 68–44 46–53 66–51 84–72 61–55 66–68
FEU 52–51 51–45 56–46 54–38 75–43 43–42 68–43
NU 61–72 49–63 49–53 33–67 71–61 59–47 50–61
UE 69–90 38–68 52–60 36–75 50–64 60–73 61–73
UP 59–77 57–45 36–72 47–66 57–55 45–50 55–49
UST 71–85 70–45 67–73 52–65 50–46 96–69 62–56
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 74    
    4  UST 71    
   
 
    1  FEU 51 50
    2  Adamson 58 64
 
 
 La Salle 56   2  Adamson 55  
 Adamson 65   3  La Salle 50    

Second–seed playoff

Semifinals
September 19
FEU Lady Tamaraws  74–71  UST Tigresses
FEU wins series in one game
September 19
Adamson Lady Falcons  55–50  De La Salle Lady Archers
Adamson wins series in one game

Finals
October 6
FEU Lady Tamaraws  50–64  Adamson Lady Falcons
Adamson wins series 2–0
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Analyn Almazan (Adamson Lady Falcons)

Awards
 UAAP Season 72 women's basketball champions 

Adamson Lady Falcons
Fifth title
  • Most Valuable Player: Analyn Almazan (Adamson Lady Falcons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Miller Joy Ong (De La Salle Lady Archers)

Juniors' tournament

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  DLSZ Junior Archers 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  UST Tiger Cubs 11 3 .786 1
3  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws (H) 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] 2
5  UE Junior Warriors 6 8 .429 6
6  Adamson Baby Falcons 5 9 .357 7
7  NSNU Bullpups 2 12 .143 10
8  UPIS Junior Maroons 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) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Ateneo 1–1 FEU; Ateneo +4

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

Results
Home \ Away AdU ADMU DLSZ FEU NSNU UE UPIS UST
Adamson 74–102 58–79 58–74 100–91* 87–84* 96–64 60–74
Ateneo 77–54 78–100 59–51 98–62 101–68 94–50 73–82
La Salle 98–62 78–84 82–65 92–65 99–61 86–36 71–69
FEU 77–61 84–80* 74–77** 76–54 62–70 88–48 76–74
NSNU 54–66 69–96 54–112 56–96 50–57 84–77 48–118
UE 59–44 61–78 60–86 49–77 82–57 80–56 67–104
UP 59–76 53–84 57–121 55–104 82–93 53–82 91–50
UST 107–69 75–72 65–60 43–60 100–69 97–71 106–54
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bracket

  Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                       
1  La Salle Zobel 86    
4  FEU–FERN 69    
  1  La Salle Zobel 73 57 56
  3  Ateneo 80 53 61
2  UST 66 68
3  Ateneo 72 73  

La Salle Zobel vs. FEU–FERN

La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage.

September 19
DLSZ Junior Archers  86–69  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
La Salle wins series in one game

UST vs. Ateneo

UST has the twice-to-beat advantage.

September 22
UST Tiger Cubs  68–73  Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Ateneo wins series in two games

Finals
October 8
DLSZ Junior Archers  56–61  Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Ateneo wins series 2–1
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

Awards
 UAAP Season 72 juniors' basketball champions 

Ateneo Blue Eaglets
16th title, second consecutive title
  • Most Valuable Player: Ron Javier (UST Tiger Cubs)
  • Rookie of the Year: Kevin Ferrer (UST Tiger Cubs)

See also

References
  1. Legaspi, Perry (11 June 2009). "Joe Lipa appointed UAAP basketball commissioner". Ngetstudio.com. GMANews.tv. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
  2. Villar, Joey (13 June 2009). "UAAP okays rules on tiebreak, instant replay". The Philippine Star. ngetstudio.com. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. Villar, Joey (14 June 2009). "UAAP to limit technical fouls in 2009 season". The Philippine Star. ngetstudio.com. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  4. Payo, Jasmine (21 June 2009). "Only the best referees for UAAP says Lipa". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. ngetstudio.com. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  5. Payo, Jasmine (20 June 2009). "More Ateneo vs La Salle match tickets". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. ngetstudio.com. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
Preceded by
Season 71 (2008)		 UAAP basketball seasons
Season 72 (2009)		 Succeeded by
Season 73 (2010)
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