UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament

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The UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament is the basketball event of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for its 2021–22 school year. This was the first tournament since 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Philippines. The women's, boys' and girls' basketball tournaments were not held this season, also due to the pandemic.

Host schoolDe La Salle University
DurationMay 8 to 13, 2022
Arena(s)SM Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVPMalick Diouf
Quick facts Host school, Men's Finals ...
UAAP Season 84
"Fully Alive. Champions for Life!"
Host schoolDe La Salle University
Men's Finals G1
(OT)		 G2G3
(OT)		Wins
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 74 69691
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 81 66722
DurationMay 8 to 13, 2022
Arena(s)SM Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVPMalick Diouf
Winning coachGoldwin Monteverde (1st title)
SemifinalistsLa Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
TV network(s)Cignal TV
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Tournament format

The usual UAAP tournament format for tournaments having all eight teams was followed:[1]

  • Double round eliminations; top four teams advance to the playoffs
  • If a team wins all elimination round games:
    • #1 seed advance to the finals outright
    • #2 seed advance to the second round of the stepladder semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage; winner advances to the finals
    • #3 and #4 seeds advance to the first round of the stepladder semifinals in a one-game playoff; winner advances to the second round
  • If no team wins all elimination round games:
    • #1 seed with the twice-to-beat advantage vs #4 seed in the semifinals
    • #2 seed with the twice-to-beat advantage vs #3 seed in the semifinals
  • The finals is a best-of-three series.

Teams

All eight universities are participating.

More information Team, University ...
Team University Men's coach
Adamson Soaring Falcons Adamson University (AdU) Philippines Nash Racela
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) United States Tab Baldwin
De La Salle Green Archers De La Salle University (DLSU) Philippines Derrick Pumaren
FEU Tamaraws Far Eastern University (FEU) Philippines Olsen Racela
NU Bulldogs National University (NU) Philippines Jeff Napa
UE Red Warriors University of the East (UE) Philippines Jack Santiago
UP Fighting Maroons University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) Philippines Goldwin Monteverde
UST Growling Tigers University of Santo Tomas (UST) Philippines Jino Manansala
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Coaching changes

More information Team, Outgoing coach ...
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date Replaced by Date
NU Bulldogs Philippines Jamike Jarin Resignation October 30, 2019[2] Philippines Goldwin Monteverde May 2020[3]
UE Red Warriors Philippines Bong Tan Death November 11, 2019[4] Philippines Jack Santiago January 20, 2020[5]
De La Salle Green Archers[6] Philippines Gian Nazario End of interim term January 1, 2020 Philippines Derrick Pumaren January 1, 2020
NU Bulldogs Philippines Goldwin Monteverde Resignation August 17, 2020[7] Philippines Jeff Napa October 9, 2020[8]
UST Growling Tigers Philippines Aldin Ayo Resignation September 5, 2020[9] Philippines Jino Manansala October 8, 2020[10]
Adamson Soaring Falcons Philippines Franz Pumaren Resignation February 16, 2021[11] Philippines Nash Racela December 1, 2021[12]
UP Fighting Maroons Philippines Bo Perasol Resignation July 14, 2021[13] Philippines Goldwin Monteverde August 13, 2021[14]
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Venue

The SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay hosted the opening ceremonies and all the games.[15] All games were held behind closed doors in a full bubble setup during the first four playing dates of the first round, meaning no fans were allowed inside the playing venue.[16] However, on April 5, 2022, which was the fifth playing date of the basketball tournament, the UAAP allowed fans in a limited capacity to watch live at the Mall of Asia Arena.[17]

Squads

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, teams were permitted to have 20 players in their rosters instead of the previous 16. The four additional players can be tapped only for COVID-related reasons.[18]

Imports

Each UAAP team can have one foreigner player, or an import, termed as "foreign student-athletes (FSA)" by the UAAP in the 16-man lineup, but can have as many in their reserve list.[19]

With Ange Kouame's then impending naturalization, Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin said that they are not planning to get another FSA to replace Koaume's FSA slot on the roster.[20]

More information Team, Import ...
Team Import Nationality
Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons Lenda Douanga[21]  Congo
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles Ange Kouame  Ivory Coast[a]
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers Bright Nwankwo[23]  Nigeria
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws Emman Ojuola[24]  Nigeria
NU school colors NU Bulldogs Issa Gaye  Senegal
UE school colors UE Red Warriors none[25]
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons Malick Diouf  Senegal
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers none[26]
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  1. [a]
    Kouame was naturalized as a Filipino citizen on 2021.[22]

Elimination round

Team standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 12 2 .857 1
3 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers (H) 9 5 .643 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 7 7 .500 6
5 Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 6 8 .429[a] 7
6 NU school colors NU Bulldogs 6 8 .429[a] 7
7 UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 3 11 .214 10
8 UE school colors UE Red Warriors 0 14 .000 13
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Source: UAAP Season 84 Men's Basketball Final Stats[failed verification]
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]
    Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–1 NU (Adamson +5)

Match-up results

More information Round 1, Round 2 ...
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson school colors AdamsonNU school colorsUE school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoUP school colorsFEU school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsNU school colorsAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colors
La Salle school colors La SalleUE school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsUE school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colors
FEU school colors FEUUST school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsUP school colorsAdamson school colorsUP school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colors
NU school colors NUAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsUE school colorsUP school colorsAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colors
UE school colors UELa Salle school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsNU school colorsAdamson school colors
UP school colors UPAteneo school colorsUST school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colors
UST school colors USTFEU school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsAteneo school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colors
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Source: UAAP Season 84 Men's Basketball Final Stats
  = 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.

More information Teams, AdU ...
Teams AdU AdMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Soaring Falcons 47–78 58–61 65–66 69–71 82–66 71–73 72–79
Ateneo Blue Eagles 91–57 74–57 79–70 74–64 94–72 90–81 91–80
De La Salle Green Archers 64–51 68–75 75–65 59–55 71–66 59–61 75–66
FEU Tamaraws 63–64 53–70 67–62 68–73 88–74 76–83 76–51
NU Bulldogs 55–62 75–89 65–76 57–59 77–61 70–80 81–52
UE Red Warriors 53–65 63–76 82–85* 61–91 81–100 66–81 62–74
UP Fighting Maroons 58–66 84–83 72–69 73–70 84–76 81–68 98–82
UST Growling Tigers 69–80 51–101 83–112 65–109 60–73 72–61 67–96
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Source: UAAP Season 84 Men's Basketball Final Stats
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

Semifinals
(Top 2 twice-to-beat)		Finals
(Best-of-three playoff)
1Ateneo school colors Ateneo85
4FEU school colors FEU72
1Ateneo school colors Ateneo746969
2UP school colors UP81*6672*
2UP school colors UP8078
3La Salle school colors La Salle8374

*Overtime

Semifinals

UP and Ateneo have the twice-to-beat advantage. They only have to win once, while their opponents, twice, to progress.

(1) Ateneo vs. (4) FEU

This is the first meeting between Ateneo and FEU in the semifinals since 2018 and seventh overall. Ateneo kept its #1 seed from the last three tournaments, while FEU is on its eighth consecutive playoff appearance.

May 4
6:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo school colors 85–72 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 33–17, 16–15, 20–24
Pts: BJ Andrade 16
Rebs: Angelo Kouame 18
Asts: Angelo Kouame 8		 Pts: RJ Abarrientos 16
Rebs: Emmanuel Ojuola 14
Asts: L-Jay Gonzales 4
Ateneo wins series in one game

(2) UP vs. (3) La Salle

This is the first meeting between UP and La Salle in the semifinals (and playoffs stages) in UAAP men's basketball history. UP is on its third straight playoffs appearance, and its second consecutive tournament with the twice-to-beat advantage. La Salle returned to the semifinals for the first time since 2017 after missing out in the past two tournaments.

May 4
2:00 p.m.
UP Fighting Maroons UP school colors 80–83 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 21–24, 18–18, 25–17
Pts: Diouf, Rivero 18 each
Rebs: Malick Diouf 20
Asts: Joel Cagulangan 6		 Pts: Evan Nelle 26
Rebs: Justine Baltazar 18
Asts: Evan Nelle 7
May 6
6:00 p.m.
UP Fighting Maroons UP school colors 78–74 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 24–22, 12–20, 27–10
Pts: Carl Tamayo 19
Rebs: Malick Diouf 17
Asts: 3 players, 3 each		 Pts: Deschon Winston 26
Rebs: Mike Phillips 17
Asts: Justine Baltazar 4
UP wins series in two games

Finals

The finals is a best-of-three series. This is the fifth consecutive finals for Ateneo, and since 2018, the second appearance for UP in the Final Four era, and the second Battle of Katipunan finals, named after Katipunan Avenue that runs between the two campuses.

May 8
4:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo school colors 74–81 (OT) UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 12–15, 23–17, 16–21, Overtime: 4–11
Pts: Angelo Kouame 18
Rebs: Angelo Kouame 11
Asts: Ildefenso, Kouame 4 each		 Pts: Ricci Rivero 19
Rebs: Malick Diouf 15
Asts: Malick Diouf 4
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 11,582
May 11
6:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo school colors 69–66 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 20–12, 12–17, 20–21
Pts: Kouame, Tio 14 each
Rebs: Angelo Kouame 14
Asts: Dave Ildefonso 4		 Pts: Carl Tamayo 18
Rebs: Malick Diouf 13
Asts: Joel Cagulangan 5
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 13,521
May 13
6:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo school colors 69–72 (OT) UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 16–14, 20–15, 12–13, Overtime: 10–13
Pts: SJ Belangel 27
Rebs: Angelo Kouame 14
Asts: Belangel, Kouame 4 each		 Pts: Malick Diouf 17
Rebs: Malick Diouf 9
Asts: Carl Tamayo 5
UP wins series 2–1
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 15,132
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Malick Diouf (UP Fighting Maroons)

Awards

More information men's basketball champions ...
UAAP Season 84 men's basketball champions
UP school colors
UP Fighting Maroons
Third title
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  • Most Valuable Player: Ange Kouame (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Rookie of the Year: Carl Tamayo (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Mythical Team:
  • PSBankable Player of the Season: Zavier Lucero (UP Fighting Maroons)

Statistical leaders

Season player highs

These were for games played during the elimination round.[27]

More information Statistic, Player ...
Statistic Player Team Average
Points Philippines Jerom Lastimosa Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 14.71
Rebounds Nigeria Emman Ojuola FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 11.5
Assists Philippines JD Cagulangan UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 5.29
Steals Philippines Clint Escamis UE school colors UE Red Warriors 2.14
Blocks Philippines Ange Kouame Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 2.07
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