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.
- SM Mall of Asia Arena (Game 1)
- Araneta Coliseum (Games 2 & 3)
| "Rise as One" | ||||||||||||||||
| Host school | Adamson University | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | December 11–19, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Finals MVP | Ange Kouame | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Tab Baldwin (4th title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | ||||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | One Sports, UAAP Varsity Channel | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | December 7–11, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Finals MVP | Kristine Cayabyab | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Aris Dimaunahan (1st title) | |||||||||||||||
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| TV network(s) | One Sports, UAAP Varsity Channel | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | March 14–17, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Filoil EcoOil Centre | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Kirby Mongcopa | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Allan Albano (3rd title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | ||||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | One Sports, UAAP Varsity Channel | |||||||||||||||
The collegiate men's and women's tournaments began on October 1, 2022.[1][2] The Ateneo Blue Eagles reclaimed the men's title from their Finals opponents UP Fighting Maroons. The NU Lady Bulldogs 108-game winning streak was snapped in the elimination round by the De La Salle Lady Archers, but NU still won in the Finals against La Salle to win their 7th consecutive title.
The high school boys' tournament began on January 15, 2023, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] The FEU Diliman Baby Tamaraws defeated the Adamson Baby Falcons for their ninth title.
Tournament format
The UAAP continued to use the UAAP Final Four format.
In cases where a team won all elimination round games, the UAAP has removed the twice-to-beat advantage for the second-seeded team in the second round of the stepladder semifinals.[5]
Fr. Aldrin Suan, UAAP president, said that the league reverted to its pre-pandemic Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday schedule.[6]
The league also included 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.[7]
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 was supposed to last until the league's 86th season[8] but he foregone the position as he was appointed as the new Philippine Sports Commission chairman.[9][10] Ronnie Magsanoc was initially named commissioner to replace Bachmann.[11] Xaxy Nunag was eventually named Bachmann's permanent replacement.[12]
Teams
| University | Men | Women | Uniform manufacturer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Coach | Team | Coach | ||
| 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 |
Jordan Brand (Nike) |
| 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 |
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| University of the East (UE) | Red Warriors | Jack Santiago |
Lady Warriors | Aileen Lebornio |
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| 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 |
| High school | Boys' team |
|---|---|
| Adamson University (AdU) | Baby Falcons |
| Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) | Blue Eagles |
| De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) | Junior Archers |
| Far Eastern University Diliman (FEU-D) | Baby Tamaraws |
| Nazareth School of National University (NSNU) | Bullpups |
| University of the East (UE) | Junior Warriors |
| University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) | Junior Fighting Maroons |
| University of Santo Tomas Senior High School (UST) | Tiger Cubs |
Name changes
- Ateneo Lady Eagles and Ateneo Blue Eaglets: 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".[13]
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date | Replaced by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ateneo Blue Eagles (women) | Katrina Quimpo | End of contract | March 23, 2020[14] | LA Mumar | March 23, 2020[14] |
| NU Lady Bulldogs | Patrick Aquino | Signed with Philippines women national team | May 22, 2022[15] | Aries Dimaunahan | May 22, 2022[15] |
| UST Growling Tigers | Jinino Manansala | Signed with UST Tiger Cubs | July 5, 2022[16] | Bal David | July 23, 2022[17] |
Venues
The UAAP released its schedule on September 28. Opening weekend was 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.[18]
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.[19]
For the boys' tournament, the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan was scheduled to host all but one gamedays, with the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila hosting one gameday.[20] Eventually, Paco Arena, also in Manila, hosted several elimination round gamedays.[21]
| Arena | Location | Tournament | Capacity | |||
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| M | W | B | ||||
| 3 | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |  |
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14,429 | |
| 6 | Filoil EcoOil Centre | San Juan | |
6,000 | ||
| 8 | Paco Arena | Manila | |
1,000 | ||
| 2 | PhilSports Arena | Pasig | |
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10,000 | |
| 1 | Quadricentennial Pavilion | Manila | |
5,792 | ||
| 7 | San Andres Sports Complex | |
1,000 | |||
| 5 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay | |
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15,000 | |
| 4 | Ynares Center | Antipolo, Rizal | |
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7,400 | |
Squads
Each team has a 20-player roster, of which four are reserves. Only one foreigner, an import, or foreign student-athlete (FSA) as called by the UAAP. can be on the active roster.
Imports
| Team | Student-Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
 Adamson Soaring Falcons |
Lenda Douanga[22] |  Congo |
 Ateneo Blue Eagles |
none[a] | |
 De La Salle Green Archers |
Bright Nwankwo[22] |  Nigeria |
 FEU Tamaraws |
Patrick Tchuente[22] |  Cameroon |
 NU Bulldogs |
Omar John[22] |  Senegal |
 UE Red Warriors |
none[24] | |
 UP Fighting Maroons |
Malick Diouf[22] | Senegal |
 UST Growling Tigers |
Adama Faye[25] | Senegal |
- Note
- Ange Kouame, an Ivorian by birth, was naturalized as a Filipino citizen in 2021 and is no longer classified as an FSA by the UAAP.[23]
Men's tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
11 | 3 | .786[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | UP Fighting Maroons |
11 | 3 | .786[a] | — | |
| 3 | NU Bulldogs |
9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Adamson Soaring Falcons (H) |
7 | 7 | .500[b] | 4 | |
| 5 | De La Salle Green Archers |
7 | 7 | .500[b] | 4 | |
| 6 | UE Red Warriors |
5 | 9 | .357[c] | 6 | |
| 7 | FEU Tamaraws |
5 | 9 | .357[c] | 6 | |
| 8 | UST Growling Tigers |
1 | 13 | .071 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for No. 2 or 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
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.
Postponed games:
- October 29 men's games (UST vs. La Salle, Ateneo vs. Adamson) were postponed due to Tropical Storm Paeng.[26]
Fourth seed playoff
La Salle and Adamson finished the elimination round tied for fourth. This was a one-game playoff to determine the No. 4 seed.[27]
December 4 6:00 p.m. |
| De La Salle Green Archers |
76–80 | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 21–18, 12–21, 16–21 | ||
| Pts: Evan Nelle 22 Rebs: Raven Cortez 8 Asts: Evan Nelle 7 |
Pts: Jerom Lastimosa 22 Rebs: Cedrick Manzano 12 Asts: Jerom Lastimosa 6 | |
| Adamson advances to the Final Four | ||
Bracket
| Semifinals (Top 2 twice-to-beat) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | |||||||||
| 1 | Ateneo | 81 | ||||||||
| 4 | Adamson | 60 | ||||||||
| 1 | Ateneo | 66 | 65 | 75 | ||||||
| 2 | UP | 72 | 55 | 68 | ||||||
| 2 | UP | 69 | ||||||||
| 3 | NU | 61 | ||||||||
Semifinals
Ateneo and UP had 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.[28]
(1) Ateneo vs. (4) Adamson
The Ateneo Blue Eagles qualified for their eighth consecutive Final Four appearance, and their sixth consecutive tournament with the twice-to-beat advantage – the longest active streak in the Final Four era of UAAP men's basketball.[29] Adamson returns to the Final Four for the first time since 2018.[30]
| Ateneo Blue Eagles |
81–60 | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 19–16, 24–7, 18–24 | ||
| Pts: Rence Padrigao 16 Rebs: Ange Kouame 10 Asts: Padrigao, Koon 5 each |
Pts: Jerom Lastimosa 10 Rebs: Cedrick Manzano 12 Asts: Lastimosa, Colonia 3 each | |
| Ateneo wins series in one game | ||
(2) UP vs. (3) NU
This was the first meeting between UP and NU in the semifinals in UAAP men's basketball history. UP was in its fourth straight playoffs appearance, and its third consecutive tournament with the twice-to-beat advantage.[31] The NU Bulldogs returned to the semifinals for the first time since 2015 after missing out the past 5 seasons.[32]
| UP Fighting Maroons |
69–61 | NU Bulldogs |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 18–19, 19–7, 15–16 | ||
| Pts: Malick Diouf 17 Rebs: Malick Diouf 21 Asts: JD Cagulangan 6 |
Pts: John Figueroa 16 Rebs: John Figueroa 14 Asts: Kean Baclaan 5 | |
| UP wins series in one game | ||
Finals
The Finals was a best-of-three series.
This was the second consecutive (and third overall) Battle of Katipunan finals. For the first time in the Final Four era of UAAP men's basketball, Ateneo clinched their sixth consecutive finals appearance – the school's longest overall championship appearance streak in UAAP men's basketball.[33] UP clinched their second consecutive finals appearance.[34]
| Ateneo Blue Eagles |
66–72 | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 16–14, 15–12, 16–18 | ||
| Pts: Rence Padrigao 16 Rebs: Ange Kouame 10 Asts: Vince Gomez 5 |
Pts: Zavier Lucero 14 Rebs: Zavier Lucero 11 Asts: JD Cagulangan 5 | |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles |
65–55 | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 21–14, 16–11, 8–11 | ||
| Pts: Ange Kouame 19 Rebs: Ange Kouame 11 Asts: Vince Gomez 4 |
Pts: Carl Tamayo 15 Rebs: Lucero, Diouf 11 each Asts: Terrence Fortea 4 | |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles |
75–68 | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–14, 17–18, 13–20, 15–16 | ||
| Pts: Ange Kouame 19 Rebs: Ange Kouame 12 Asts: Padrigao, Koon 3 each |
Pts: James Spencer 14 Rebs: Malick Diouf 19 Asts: JD Cagulangan 3 | |
| Ateneo wins series, 2–1 | ||
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Ange Kouame (Ateneo Blue Eagles)[35]
Awards
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Araneta Coliseum.[36]
- Most Valuable Player: Malick Diouf (UP Fighting Maroons)
- Rookie of the Year: Kevin Quiambao (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Mythical Five:
- Malick Diouf (UP Fighting Maroons)
- Carl Tamayo (UP Fighting Maroons)
- Rence Padrigao (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Dave Ildefonso (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Luis Villegas (UE Red Warriors)
- Lazada Swag Player of the Season: Carl Tamayo (UP Fighting Maroons)
- PSBankable Player of the Season: Jerom Lastimosa (Adamson Soaring Falcons)
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[37] | Terrence Fortea |
UP Fighting Maroons |
| Week 2[38] | Luis Villegas |
UE Red Warriors |
| Week 3[39] | John Bryan Sajonia |
FEU Tamaraws |
| Week 4[40] | Malick Diouf |
UP Fighting Maroons |
| Week 5[41] | Kevin Quiambao |
De La Salle Green Archers |
| Week 6[42] | Jerom Lastimosa |
Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Week 7[43] |
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.[44]
- 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.[44]
- 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.[45]
- 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.[46]
Statistical leaders
Statistical leaders' averages after the elimination round.[47]
Statistical points leaders
| # | Player | Team | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malick Diouf |
UP Fighting Maroons |
73.857 |
| 2 | Rence Padrigao |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
71.571 |
| 3 | Ange Kouame |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
70.786 |
| 4 | Luis Villegas |
UE Red Warriors |
69.857 |
| 5 | Evan Nelle |
De La Salle Green Archers |
68.091 |
Player game highs
| Category | Player | Team | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Nic Cabanero |
UST Growling Tigers |
33 | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Rebounds | Malick Diouf |
UP Fighting Maroons |
20 | FEU Tamaraws |
| Michael Phillips |
De La Salle Green Archers |
UP Fighting Maroons | ||
| Assists | Evan Nelle |
De La Salle Green Archers |
12 | FEU Tamaraws |
| Steals | Rence Padrigao |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
7[a] | UE Red Warriors |
| Evan Nelle |
De La Salle Green Archers |
6[b] | FEU Tamaraws | |
| Blocks | Raven Cortez |
De La Salle Green Archers |
6 | FEU Tamaraws |
| Turnovers | Nic Cabanero |
UST Growling Tigers |
9 | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
Player season highs
| Category | Player | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Nic Cabanero |
UST Growling Tigers |
17.62 |
| Rebounds per game | Adama Faye |
UST Growling Tigers |
12.23 |
| Assists per game | Evan Nelle |
De La Salle Green Archers |
5.91 |
| Steals per game | Mark Nonoy |
De La Salle Green Archers |
2.36 |
| Blocks per game | Ange Kouame |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
4.43 |
| Field goal percentage | Jalen Stevens |
UE Red Warriors |
61.22% |
| Three point field goal percentage | Terrence Fortea |
UP Fighting Maroons |
41.27% |
| Free throw percentage | Evan Nelle |
De La Salle Green Archers |
95.65% |
| Turnovers per game | Adama Faye |
UST Growling Tigers |
3.85 |
Team game highs
| Category | Team | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | UP Fighting Maroons |
91 | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Rebounds | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
63 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Assists | De La Salle Green Archers |
29 | FEU Tamaraws |
| Steals | De La Salle Green Archers |
19 | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Blocks | De La Salle Green Archers |
8 | FEU Tamaraws |
| Field goal percentage | UP Fighting Maroons |
55.0% | UE Red Warriors |
| Three point field goal percentage | UP Fighting Maroons |
45.0% | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Free throw percentage | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
100% | UST Growling Tigers |
| UE Red Warriors |
De La Salle Green Archers | ||
| Turnovers | UST Growling Tigers |
29 | UP Fighting Maroons |
Team season highs
| Category | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | UP Fighting Maroons |
77.86 |
| Rebounds per game | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
49.36 |
| Assists per game | De La Salle Green Archers |
20.21 |
| Steals per game | De La Salle Green Archers |
11.14 |
| Blocks per game | De La Salle Green Archers |
4.43 |
| Field goal percentage | UP Fighting Maroons |
40.51% |
| Three point field goal percentage | UP Fighting Maroons |
30.93% |
| Free throw percentage | UP Fighting Maroons |
69.93% |
| Turnovers per game | FEU Tamaraws |
13.29 |
Women's tournament
Elimination round
The NU Lady Bulldogs' 108-game winning streak – the longest by any sporting team in UAAP history – 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 the 2013 Finals also against La Salle.[48]
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 Growling Tigresses |
11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | |
| 5 | UP Fighting Maroons |
6 | 8 | .429 | 7 | |
| 6 | Adamson Lady Falcons (H) |
5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 7 | FEU Lady Tamaraws |
2 | 12 | .143 | 11 | |
| 8 | UE Lady Warriors |
0 | 14 | .000 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for No. 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 (Top 2 twice-to-beat) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | |||||||||
| 1 | NU | 83 | ||||||||
| 4 | Ateneo | 64 | ||||||||
| 1 | NU | 93 | 76 | |||||||
| 2 | La Salle | 61 | 64 | |||||||
| 2 | La Salle | 57 | 74 | |||||||
| 3 | UST | 68 | 69 | |||||||
Semifinals
NU[49] and La Salle[50] 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.
(1) NU vs. (4) Ateneo
The NU Lady Bulldogs have qualified for the Final Four anew.[51] Their second round loss to La Salle meant that the Final Four will be played in the usual format for first time since 2013.[52] The Ateneo Blue Eagles booked the last ticket to the Final Four. This was their first playoff appearance since 2015.[53]
| NU Lady Bulldogs |
83–64 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 25–19, 10–11, 21–14 | ||
| Pts: Camille Clarin 19 Rebs: Karl Pingol 9 Asts: Gypsy Canuto 10 |
Pts: Kacey Dela Rosa 22 Rebs: Kacey Dela Rosa 18 Asts: Sandra Villacruz 5 | |
| NU wins series in one game | ||
(2) La Salle vs. (3) UST
The De La Salle Lady Archers and UST Tigresses have qualified for the Final Four.[54]
| De La Salle Lady Archers |
57–68 | UST Growling Tigresses |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 11–24, 14–15, 20–15 | ||
| Pts: Charmaine Torres 16 Rebs: Fina Tchuido 13 Asts: Marga Jimenez 3 |
Pts: Eka Soriano 23 Rebs: Eka Soriano, Rocel Dionisio 11 Asts: Eka Soriano 5 | |
| De La Salle Lady Archers |
74–69 | UST Growling Tigresses |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 17–16, 19–16, 17–19 | ||
| Pts: Fina Tchuido 18 Rebs: Fina Tchuido 12 Asts: 4 players, 4 each |
Pts: Agatha Bron 13 Rebs: Eka Soriano 9 Asts: Eka Soriano 6 | |
| La Salle wins series in two games | ||
Finals
The Finals was a best-of-three series. NU qualified for its eighth consecutive Finals.[55] La Salle, meanwhile, enters the Finals for the first time since UAAP Season 79.[56]
| NU Lady Bulldogs |
93–61 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 22–17, 23–15, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Mikka Cacho 16 Rebs: Surada, Tiky 7 each Asts: Gypsy Canuto 8 |
Pts: Fina Tchuido 18 Rebs: Fina Tchuido 15 Asts: Bettina Binaohan 6 | |
| NU Lady Bulldogs |
76–64 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–11, 15–16, 19–13, 15–24 | ||
| Pts: Kristine Cayabyab 18 Rebs: Angel Surada 9 Asts: Gypsy Canuto 7 |
Pts: Charmine Torres 29 Rebs: Fina Tchuido 22 Asts: Marga Jimenez 5 | |
| NU wins series 2–0 | ||
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Kristine Cayabyab (NU Lady Bulldogs)[57]
Awards
| UAAP Season 85 women's basketball champions |
|---|
 NU Lady Bulldogs Seventh title, seventh consecutive title |
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.[58]
- Most Valuable Player: Eka Soriano (UST Growling Tigresses)
- Rookie of the Year: Kacey Dela Rosa (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Mythical Five:
- Eka Soriano (UST Growling Tigresses)
- Kacey Dela Rosa (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Jhazmin Joson (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Tacky Tacatac (UST Growling Tigresses)
- Victoria Adeshina (Adamson Lady Falcons)
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[38] | Kacey Dela Rosa |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Week 6[42] | 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.[46]
- 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.[46]
Statistical leaders
Statistical leaders' averages after the elimination round.[47]
Statistical points leaders
| # | Player | Team | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eka Soriano |
UST Growling Tigresses |
92.286 |
| 2 | Kacey Dela Rosa |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
77.0 |
| 3 | Jasmin Joson |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
74.714 |
| 4 | Tacky Tacatac |
UST Growling Tigresses |
73.429 |
| 5 | Victoria Adeshina |
Adamson Lady Falcons |
72.214 |
Player game highs
| Category | Player | Team | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Kacey Dela Rosa |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
30 | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Rebounds | Kacey Dela Rosa |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
23 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
| Assists | Eka Soriano |
UST Growling Tigresses |
11 | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Steals | Rachel Ambos |
UST Growling Tigresses |
8 | UE Lady Warriors |
| Blocks | Sarah Makanjuola |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
7 | UE Lady Warriors |
| Kacey Dela Rosa |
UP Fighting Maroons | |||
| Turnovers | Joyce Terrinal |
UE Lady Warriors |
13 | UP Fighting Maroons |
Player season highs
| Category | Player | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Dindy Medina |
Adamson Lady Falcons |
20.83 |
| Rebounds per game | Kacey Dela Rosa |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
14.08 |
| Assists per game | Eka Soriano |
UST Growling Tigresses |
7.14 |
| Steals per game | Eka Soriano |
UST Growling Tigresses |
3.71 |
| Blocks per game | Kacey Dela Rosa |
Ateneo Blue Eagles |
3.08 |
| Field goal percentage | Rocel Dionisio |
UST Growling Tigresses |
60.56% |
| Three point field goal percentage | Kaye Pesquera |
UP Fighting Maroons |
36.96% |
| Free throw percentage | Camille Clarin |
NU Lady Bulldogs |
81.82% |
| Turnovers per game | Joyce Terrinal |
UE Lady Warriors |
6.29 |
Team game highs
| Category | Team | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | NU Lady Bulldogs |
131 | UE Lady Warriors |
| Rebounds | UP Fighting Maroons |
72 | UE Lady Warriors |
| Assists | NU Lady Bulldogs |
39 | UE Lady Warriors |
| Steals | UST Growling Tigresses |
28 | UE Lady Warriors |
| Blocks | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
9 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
| Field goal percentage | NU Lady Bulldogs |
54.0% | UE Lady Warriors |
| Three point field goal percentage | UST Growling Tigresses |
60.0% | Adamson Lady Falcons |
| Free throw percentage | UST Growling Tigresses |
90.0% | Adamson Lady Falcons |
| Turnovers | UE Lady Warriors |
9 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
Team season highs
| Category | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | NU Lady Bulldogs |
87.36 |
| Rebounds per game | NU Lady Bulldogs |
53.46 |
| Assists per game | NU Lady Bulldogs |
23.57 |
| Steals per game | NU Lady Bulldogs |
15.64 |
| Blocks per game | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
5.07 |
| Field goal percentage | NU Lady Bulldogs |
42.58% |
| Three point field goal percentage | UST Growling Tigresses |
29.27% |
| Free throw percentage | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
55.40% |
| Turnovers per game | NU Lady Bulldogs |
18.29 |
Boys' tournament
The juniors' tournament will also be a qualifying tournament for the 2023 National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) championship, with the champions qualifying.[59] However, with the UAAP championship series being held in the same week as the NBTC championship, the NBTC decided to give the berths given to the UAAP to its losing semifinalists.[60]
De La Salle University is the sub-host for this tournament.
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adamson Baby Falcons |
12 | 2 | .857[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
12 | 2 | .857[a] | — | |
| 3 | NUNS Bullpups |
11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | UST Tiger Cubs |
7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | |
| 5 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | |
| 6 | Zobel Junior Archers (H) |
5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | |
| 7 | UE Junior Red Warriors |
3 | 11 | .214 | 9 | |
| 8 | UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons |
1 | 13 | .071 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for No. 2 or 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- Head to head record: Adamson 2–0 FEU Diliman
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 (Top 2 twice-to-beat) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | |||||||||
| 1 | Adamson | 62 | ||||||||
| 4 | UST | 55 | ||||||||
| 1 | Adamson | 74 | 76 | |||||||
| 2 | FEU–D | 85 | 77 | |||||||
| 2 | FEU–D | 82 | 71 | |||||||
| 3 | NSNU | 93 | 65 | |||||||
Semifinals
Adamson and FEU have the twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals, They only need to win once while their opponents twice in order to qualify in the Finals.
(1) Adamson vs. (4) UST
Adamson qualified for the Final Four after winning in its tenth game.[61] UST clinched its semifinal berth by winning in its penultimate game.[62] The Baby Falcons clinched the twice-to-beat advantage by winning its elimination round finale against the Tiger Cubs.[63]
| Adamson Baby Falcons |
62–55 | UST Tiger Cubs |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 12–22, 16–9, 16–13 | ||
| Pts: Vince Reyes 21 Rebs: Carlo Bonzalida 13 Asts: Justin Garcia 7 |
Pts: Mark Llemit 19 Rebs: Mark Llemit 9 Asts: Regie Ayon 3 | |
| Adamson wins series in one game | ||
(2) FEU Diliman vs. (3) NSNU
The Baby Tamaraws clinched a Final Four berth when it won its ninth game out of 11.[64]
| FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
82–93 | NUNS Bullpups |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 16–20, 27–23, 17–26 | ||
| Pts: JR Pasaol 32 Rebs: Kirby Mongcopa 9 Asts: Dwyne Miranda 6 |
Pts: Reinhard Jumamoy 30 Rebs: Reinhard Jumamoy 13 Asts: Reinhard Jumamoy 8 | |
| FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
71–65 | NUNS Bullpups |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 18–17, 18–14, 15–23 | ||
| Pts: Daa, Mongcopa 15 each Rebs: Kirby Mongcopa 16 Asts: Jedric Daa 3 |
Pts: Reinhard Jumamoy 19 Rebs: Reinhard Jumamoy 11 Asts: Reinhard Jumamoy 2 | |
| FEU Diliman wins series in two games | ||
Finals
The finals was a best-of-three series.
Adamson qualified for its first Finals berth in 20 years.[65] FEU Diliman made it to the Finals for the second consecutive tournament (lost to NSNU in 2019).[66]
| Adamson Baby Falcons |
74–85 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 27–14, 9–21, 15–25 | ||
| Pts: Peter Rosillo 19 Rebs: Carlo Bonzalida 13 Asts: Peter Rosillo 4 |
Pts: Kirby Mongcopa 20 Rebs: Kirby Mongcopa 20 Asts: Kirby Mongcopa 8 | |
| Adamson Baby Falcons |
76–77 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 22–20, 14–18, 16–16 | ||
| Pts: Justine Garcia 20 Rebs: Carlo Bonzalida 9 Asts: Justine Garcia 3 |
Pts: JR Pasaol 21 Rebs: Kirby Mongcopa 13 Asts: Kirby Mongcopa 9 | |
| FEU Diliman wins series, 2-0 | ||
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Kirby Mongcopa (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
Awards
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Filoil EcoOil Centre.
- Most Valuable Player: Reinhard Jumamoy (NUNS Bullpups)
- Rookie of the Year: Daryl Valdeavilla (UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons)
- Mythical Five:
- John Rey Pasaol (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
- Kobe Demisana (UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons)
- Kristian Porter (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
- Reinhard Jumamoy (NUNS Bullpups)
- Rhylle Melencio (Zobel Junior Archers)
Overall championship points
| Pts. | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 15 | Champion |
| 12 | 2nd |
| 10 | 3rd |
| 8 | 4th |
| 6 | 5th |
| 4 | 6th |
| 2 | 7th |
| 1 | 8th |
| — | Did not join |
| WD | Withdrew |
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 fifth to eighth determined by elimination round standings.
- Loser of the No. 1 vs No. 4 semifinal match-up is ranked fourth
- If stepladder: Loser of stepladder semifinals round 1 is ranked fourth
- Loser of the No. 2 vs No. 3 semifinal match-up is ranked third
- If stepladder: Loser of stepladder semifinals round 2 is ranked third
- Loser of the finals is ranked second
- Champion is ranked first