UAAP Season 85 basketball tournaments
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The UAAP Season 85 basketball tournaments are the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournaments for the 2022–23 school year.
The collegiate men's and women's tournaments began on October 1, 2022.[1][2]
Richard "Dickie" Bachmann, former Alaska Aces governor in the Philippine Basketball Association, was appointed as the UAAP basketball commissioner for this season. Bachmann's term as basketball commissioner will not just be for Season 85 but will also extend to the league's 86th season.[3]
Tournament format
The UAAP will continue to use the UAAP Final Four format.
Fr. Aldrin Suan, UAAP president, said that the league will revert to its pre-pandemic Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday schedule.[4]
The league will also include a "head coaches' challenge" based on the FIBA challenge system. This gives each team one challenge per game to review questionable calls by the officials.[5]
Teams
| University | Men | Women | Jerseys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Coach | Team | Coach | Manufacturer | |
| Adamson University (AdU) | Soaring Falcons | Nash Racela | Lady Falcons | Brian Gorospe | Anta |
| Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) | Blue Eagles | Tab Baldwin | Blue Eagles | LA Mumar | Air Jordan |
| De La Salle University (DLSU) | Green Archers | Derrick Pumaren | Lady Archers | Pocholo Villanueva | Nike |
| Far Eastern University (FEU) | Tamaraws | Olsen Racela | Lady Tamaraws | Bert Flores | Puma |
| National University (NU) | Bulldogs | Jeff Napa | Lady Bulldogs | Aries Dimaunahan | |
| University of the East (UE) | Red Warriors | Jack Santiago | Lady Warriors | Aileen Lebornio | |
| University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) | Fighting Maroons | Goldwin Monteverde | Fighting Maroons | Paul Ramos | STATS |
| University of Santo Tomas (UST) | Growling Tigers | Bal David | Tigresses | Haydee Ong | Anta |
Name changes
- Ateneo Blue Eagles: On May 5, 2022, Ateneo announced that all of its UAAP teams, regardless of gender, sport or division will now be called the "Blue Eagles".[6]
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date | Replaced by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ateneo Blue Eagles (women) | Katrina Quimpo | End of contract | March 23, 2020[7] | LA Mumar | March 23, 2020[7] |
| NU Lady Bulldogs | Patrick Aquino | Signed with Philippines women national team | May 22, 2022[8] | Aries Dimaunahan | May 22, 2022[8] |
| UST Growling Tigers | Jinino Manansala | Signed with UST Tiger Cubs | July 5, 2022[9] | Bal David | July 23, 2022[10] |
Venues
The UAAP released its schedule on September 28. Opening weekend is at SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, with games at PhilSports Arena in Pasig, Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, and at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal.[11]
For Wednesday quadrupleheaders, the women's tournament will play at the Quadricentennial Pavilion in UST's Manila campus; on all other game days, the women's teams will play on the same venue and day as their corresponding men's team.[12]
Squads
Each team has a 20-player roster, of which four are reserves. Only one foreign student athlete (FSA) or import (a foreigner or a naturalized Fillipino) is allowed to be on the active roster.
Imports
| Team | Import | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Adamson Soaring Falcons
|
Lenda Douanga[13] |  Congo
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 Ateneo Blue Eagles
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Angelo Kouame[13] |  Ivory Coast[a]
|
 De La Salle Green Archers
|
Bright Nwankwo[13] |  Nigeria
|
 FEU Tamaraws
|
Patrick Tchuente[13] |  Cameroon
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 NU Bulldogs
|
Omar John[13] |  Senegal
|
 UE Red Warriors
|
none[15] | |
 UP Fighting Maroons
|
Malick Diouf[13] | Senegal
|
 UST Growling Tigers
|
Adama Faye[16] | Senegal
|
- ^ Kouame was naturalized as a Filipino citizen in 2021.[14]
Men's tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP Fighting Maroons (Q)
|
11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | Ateneo Blue Eagles (Q)
|
10 | 3 | .769 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | NU Bulldogs (Q)
|
9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Adamson Soaring Falcons (H)
|
7 | 6 | .538 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | De La Salle Green Archers
|
6 | 7 | .462 | 4.5 | |
| 6 | UE Red Warriors (E)
|
5 | 9 | .357[a] | 6 | |
| 7 | FEU Tamaraws (E)
|
5 | 9 | .357[a] | 6 | |
| 8 | UST Growling Tigers (E)
|
1 | 12 | .077 | 9.5 |
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
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Match-up results
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Scores
Results on top and to the right of the grey cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.
Postponed games:
- October 29 men's games (UST vs. La Salle, Ateneo vs. Adamson) were postponed due to Tropical Storm Paeng.[17]
Bracket
| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | ||||||||||
| 1 | * | ||||||||||
| 4 | * | ||||||||||
| * | |||||||||||
| * | |||||||||||
| 2 | * | ||||||||||
| 3 | NU | * | |||||||||
*If necessary
Semifinals
UP and Ateneo have the twice-to-beat advantage which means they have to win only once, and their opponents twice in the semifinals to advance to the Finals.[18]
The UP Fighting Maroons qualified for their fourth consecutive Final Four appearance.[19]
The Ateneo Blue Eagles qualified for their seventh consecutive Final Four appearance.[20]
#1 vs. #4
| rank 1 | vs. | rank 4 |
| rank 1 | vs. | rank 4* |
*If necessary
#2 vs. NU
The NU Bulldogs clinched a Final Four berth after missing out the past 5 seasons.[21]
*If necessary
Finals
The Finals is a best-of-three series.
| SF1W | vs. | SF2W |
| SF1W | vs. | SF2W |
| SF1W | vs. | SF2W* |
*If necessary
Awards
Players of the Week
The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances on the preceding week.
| Week | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1[22] |  Terrence Fortea
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UP Fighting Maroons
|
| Week 2[23] | Luis Villegas
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UE Red Warriors
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| Week 3[24] | John Bryan Sajonia
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FEU Tamaraws
|
| Week 4[25] | Malick Diouf
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UP Fighting Maroons
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| Week 5[26] | Kevin Quiambao
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De La Salle Green Archers
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| Week 6[27] | Jerom Lastimosa
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Adamson Soaring Falcons
|
Player suspensions
- Adama Faye of the UST Growling Tigers for an unsportsmanlike foul against Luis Villegas of the UE Red Warriors. He served his one-game suspension in the game of UST versus FEU Tamaraws. [28]
- CJ Austria of the De La Salle Green Archers for an unsportsmanlike foul against Patrick Sleat of the FEU Tamaraws. He served his one-game suspension in the game of La Salle versus NU Bulldogs.[28]
- Evan Nelle of the De La Salle Green Archers for an unsportsmanlike foul against Jerom Lastimosa of the Adamson Soaring Falcons. He served his one-game suspension in the game of La Salle versus FEU Tamaraws.[29]
- Kean Baclaan of the NU Bulldogs for faking a foul against De La Salle Green Archers. He served his one-game suspension in the game of NU versus Adamson Soaring Falcons.[30]
Women's tournament
Elimination round
The NU Lady Bulldogs' 108-game winning streak was snapped by the De La Salle Lady Archers on November 24, when the Lady Archers won in overtime, 61–57. NU's last defeat was in 2013 Finals also against La Salle.[31]
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NU Lady Bulldogs
|
13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | De La Salle Lady Archers
|
12 | 2 | .857 | 1 | |
| 3 | UST Tigresses
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11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Ateneo Blue Eagles
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7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | |
| 5 | UP Fighting Maroons
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6 | 8 | .429 | 7 | |
| 6 | Adamson Lady Falcons (H)
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5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 7 | FEU Lady Tamaraws
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2 | 12 | .143 | 11 | |
| 8 | UE Lady Warriors
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0 | 14 | .000 | 13 |
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
Match-up results
Scores
Results on top and to the right of the grey cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.
Bracket
| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | ||||||||||
| November 30 | |||||||||||
| 1 | NU | * | |||||||||
| 4 | Ateneo | * | |||||||||
| * | |||||||||||
| November 30 | |||||||||||
| * | |||||||||||
| 2 | La Salle | * | |||||||||
| 3 | UST | * | |||||||||
*If necessary
Semifinals
NU[32] and La Salle[33] have the twice-to-beat advantage, which means they have to win only once, and their opponents twice in the semifinals to advance to the Finals.
NU vs. Ateneo
The NU Lady Bulldogs have qualified to the Final Four anew.[34] Their second round loss to La Salle meant that the Final Four will be played in the usual format for first time since 2013.[35] The Ateneo Blue Eagles booked the last ticket to the Final Four. This is their first playoffs appearance since 2015.[36]
*If necessary
La Salle vs. UST
The De La Salle Lady Archers and UST Tigresses have qualified to the Final Four.[37]
*If necessary
Finals
The Finals is a best-of-three series.
| SF1W | vs. | SF2W |
| SF1W | vs. | SF2W |
| SF1W | vs. | SF2W* |
*If necessary
Awards
Players of the Week
The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances on the preceding week.
| Week | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Week 2[23] | Kacey Dela Rosa
|
Ateneo Blue Eagles
|
| Week 6[27] | Bettina Binaohan
|
De La Salle Lady Archers
|
Player suspensions
- Fina Niantcho Tchuido of the De La Salle Lady Archers for an unsportsmanlike foul against Kristine Cayabyab of NU Lady Bulldogs. She served her one-game suspension in the game of La Salle versus UE Lady Red Warriors.[30]
- Sarah Makanjuola of the Ateneo Blue Eagles for an unsportsmanlike foul against Kamba Kone of UE Lady Red Warriors. She served her one-game suspension in the game of Ateneo versus UP Fighting Maroons.[30]
High school tournaments
The UAAP is expected to hold tournaments in the High School division for the first time since the pandemic.[38]
The boys' tournament will also be a qualifying tournament for the 2023 National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) championship.[39]
See also
References
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