UAAP Season 74 basketball tournaments

UAAP Season 74

Host school	Ateneo de Manila University
Men's Finals 1 2 Wins  Ateneo Blue Eagles 82 82 2  FEU Tamaraws 64 69 0
Duration	September 24–October 1, 2011
Arena/s	Smart Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVP	Nico Salva
Winning coach	Norman Black (4th title)
Semifinalists	Adamson Falcons  UST Growling Tigers
TV network/s	ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Women's Finals 1 2 3 Wins  FEU Lady Tamaraws 56 72 68 2  Adamson Lady Falcons 60 50 57 1
Duration	September 24–October 2, 2011
Arena/s	Smart Araneta Coliseum Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVP	Allana Lim
Winning coach	Michael Oliver
Semifinalists	UST Tigresses  De La Salle Lady Archers
TV network/s	Studio 23 (Games 2 & 3)
Juniors' Finals 1* 2 3 Wins  FEU-Diliman Baby Tamaraws 71 46 63 1  NU Bullpups 67 57 72 2
Duration	September 24–October 2, 2011
Arena/s	Smart Araneta Coliseum Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVP	Ralph Atangan
Winning coach	Jeff Napa
Semifinalists	De La Salle Junior Archers  Ateneo Blue Eaglets
TV network/s	Studio 23 (Games 2 & 3)
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The University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 74 basketball tournaments are the basketball events of UAAP's 2011-12 season. Ateneo de Manila University was the season host. The season started with an Olympic-style opening ceremony on July 9, 2011 and followed by a doubleheader basketball games on July 10 at the Araneta Coliseum.

The UAAP named former Philippine Basketball League (PBL) commissioner, current Rain or Shine Elasto Painters team consultant and Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) TV commentator Andy Jao as commissioner for basketball. Jao is considering on recommending to the UAAP board on hiring referees from the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP).^[1]

The game schedules were changed. Instead of the usual 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. schedules, game time were moved to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. so that students can go home earlier and that basketball fans can also get to watch the PBA games which usually start at 5:30 p.m.

The eligibility of two players, Ray Parks and Greg Slaughter, were scrutinized by the UAAP Eligibility Committee. Parks of NU studied high school in the United States of America while Slaughter of Ateneo played with the Smart Gilas national team in the 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup while serving residency.^[2][3]

At the eligibility meeting, Parks' and Slaughter's eligibilities were questioned. Parks had already undergone a one-year residency but the committee says that he has to do a two-year residency as he studied abroad.^[4] Ateneo's Ricky Palou, also UAAP President, said that Slaughter's appearance with Smart Gilas was not an issue.^[5]

Slaughter's eligibility was cleared by the Eligibility Committee, pending approval by the UAAP Board.^[6] Meanwhile, Parks did not get a recommendation as additional documents were required by the Eligibility Committee.^[7]

NU officials issued a statement that Parks has met all eligibility requirements and should be allowed play. NU athletic director Junel Baculi mentioned exceptions to the two-year redshirt rule when a player's parents were assigned abroad due to the nature of their jobs and children whose parents are overseas Filipino workers. Parks, who was born in the Philippines and studied in a local school up to seventh grade, went abroad when his mother took a job in the US where he studied at St. George's up to the 11th grade. He returned to the Philippines with his father in the late 2000s recession.

The UAAP Board eventually cleared both Parks and Slaughter, the former after having presented additional documents.^[8]

Another decision the Board had to make was which group of referees would be selected to officiate the games. The Basketball Referees Association for Schools, Colleges and Universities (BRASCU) and the referees from the SBP were the two organizations that were being chosen by the UAAP board.^[9]

Final Four Recap

The Ateneo Blue Eagles finished on top of the elimination round standings although they were denied a 14–0 sweep by the Adamson Falcons, which clinched the #2 seed. The FEU Tamaraws faced the Falcons in the semifinals, in a series that went into two games. The Tamaraws were on their way of eliminating Adamson but the Falcons managed to cut FEU's double-digit lead but the Tamaraws held on to win. The Eagles met the UST Growling Tigers in the other semifinal series, with the Tigers reducing Ateneo's double-digit lead to a single basket but were denied in their last possession. In a rematch of the 2010 Finals where Ateneo won, the Eagles swept the Finals series 2–0 against the Tamaraws, with Nico Salva being named the Finals MVP. Ateneo won its fourth consecutive championship in Men's Basketball.

In the Juniors' tournament, the FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws clinched the #1 seed after winning 12 consecutive games; their only loss against Ateneo at their second game. The Baby Tamaraws faced the Blue Eaglets in the semifinals, where Ateneo forced a deciding game; FEU-FERN won on the second game to advance to the Finals. The De La Salle Zobel Junior Archers, which won their first eight games, lost to FEU, NU and Ateneo in the second round to finish second. They met the NU Bullpups in the semifinals, which won in the first game. The Bullpups hanged on for a three-point win to clinch a Finals berth. The Baby Tamaraws won Game 1 in overtime, but the Bullpups won their school's first juniors' basketball title since 1974 by winning the last two games. Ralph Atangan was named the Finals MVP.

Last season's runner-up FEU Lady Tamaraws finished first after the elimination round and faced the De La Salle Lady Archers in the semifinals. DLSU forced a rubber match with a three-point win but FEU scored a 22-point blowout in the second game to advance to the Finals. The UST Tigresses, which had won all first round games, were tied by Adamson and DLSU at the end of the eliminations. With DLSU emerging as the team with lowest quotient, UST and Adamson played off for the #2 seed, a game where the Lady Falcons won convincingly. The Lady Falcons had another convincing win against the Tigresses in the semifinals to arrange a Finals rematch against FEU. The Lady Falcons took Game 1 with a 4-point win, but FEU won Game 2 with a 22-point margin; FEU won the deciding game via an 11-point victory. Allana Lim was awarded Finals MVP.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings Rank Team W L PCT GB 1  Ateneo Blue Eagles 13 1 .929 — 2  Adamson Falcons 10 4 .714 3 3  FEU Tamaraws 9 5 .643 4 4  UST Growling Tigers 8 6 .571 5 5  NU Bulldogs 6 8 .429 7 6  De La Salle Green Archers 5 9 .357 8 7  UE Red Warriors 3 11 .214 10 8  UP Fighting Maroons 2 12 .143 11 Season host is boldfaced.       Qualified to the semifinals with the twice to beat advantage       Qualified to the semifinals

Schedule Teams Round 1 Round 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14  AdU  ADMU  DLSU  FEU  NU  UE  UP  UST       Win       Loss

Results

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson		51–55	66–58	78–59	56–63	85–54	72–46	81–71
Ateneo	46–62		81–72	69–49	86–62	73–61	77–57	66–53
La Salle	66–68	62–79		65–74	74–63	87–63	79–67	74–71
FEU	62–61	67–74*	66–57		62–59	66–47	63–76	62–59
NU	53–68	39–61	56–40	82–84**		71–72	75–66	72–73*
UE	57–76	70–74	74–69	68–79	51–91		61–69	63–70
UP	51–64	58–73	72–73	53–59	43–65	54–68		49–68
UST	74–58	57–82	60–52	77–73	49–73	54–45	77–70

      Win
      Win via OT
      Loss
      Loss via OT

• Number of asterisks (*) denotes the number of overtime periods.

Bracket

	Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage						Finals Best-of-three series
	1	Ateneo	69
	4	UST	66
							1	Ateneo		82	82
							3	FEU		64	69
	2	Adamson	49	74
	3	FEU	59	78

Semifinals

Ateneo vs. UST

Adamson vs. FEU

Finals

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Nico Salva (Ateneo de Manila University)

Note: Due to typhoon Pedring, Game 2 was suspended and rescheduled to October 1, 2011.

Awards

• Season Most Valuable Player: Bobby Ray Parks, Jr. (National University)
• Rookie of the Year: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Mythical Five:
  • Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Greg Slaughter (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Bobby Ray Parks, Jr. (National University)
  • Alex Nuyles (Adamson University)
  • Aldrech Ramos (Far Eastern University)
• Champ of the Season: RR Garcia (Far Eastern University)
• Maaasahan Player of the Year: RR Garcia (Far Eastern University)
• Most Improved Player of the Season: Jett Manuel (University of the Philippines)

Coaching changes

Team	Old coach	Reason	New coach	Old position
UE	Lawrence Chongson	Expired Contract[10]	Jerry Codinera	UP assistant coach
UP	Boyet Fernandez	Resigned[11]	Ricky Dandan[10]	PBA assistant coach
NU	Eric Gonzales	Returned as NU assistant coach	Eric Altamirano[10]	RP Youth U-16 Head Coach
FEU	Glenn Capacio	Resigned[10]	Bert Flores	FEU assistant coach/consultant[12]

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings Rank Team W L PCT GB PO 1  FEU Lady Tamaraws 12 2 .857 —   2  Adamson Lady Falcons 10 4 .714 2 3  UST Tigresses 10 4 .714 2 4  De La Salle Lady Archers 10 4 .714 2   5  Ateneo Lady Eagles 7 7 .500 5   6  NU Lady Bulldogs 4 10 .286 8   7  UP Lady Maroons 2 12 .143 10   8  UE Lady Warriors 1 13 .071 11   Season host is boldfaced.       Qualified to the semifinals with the twice to beat advantage       Qualified to the semifinals

Schedule Teams Round 1 Round 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14  AdU  ADMU  DLSU  FEU  NU  UE  UP  UST       Win       Loss

Results

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson		69–44	49–41	45–53	70–58	74–55	53–41	60–66
Ateneo	42–49		60–53	32–53	64–51	67–45	41–30	51–64
La Salle	58–51*	43–39		61–59	62–52	55–52	38–29	53–60
FEU	74–51	67–49	59–53*		65–52	88–50	58–34	65–66
NU	60–78	49–60	39–47	60–83		55–47	57–51	58–62
UE	67–77	51–67	57–63*	53–88	68–79		52–64	74–76
UP	42–75	43–53	29–58	40–64	60–59	??–??		48–60
UST	55–67	56–46	49–51	58–71	74–81	72–63	56–43

      Win
      Win via OT
      Loss
      Loss via OT

• Number of asterisks (*) denotes the number of overtime periods.

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Bracket

	2nd-seed playoff				Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage						Finals Best-of-three series
					1	FEU	54	66
					4	La Salle	57	44
											1	FEU	56	72	68
											2	Adamson	60	50	57
	Adamson	70			2	Adamson	53
	UST	59			3	UST	45

Second–seed playoff

Semifinals

FEU vs. La Salle

Adamson vs. UST

Finals

Studio 23 aired Games 2 and 3 on October 20 and 21.

Awards

• Finals Most Valuable Player: RR Garcia (FEU
• Season Most Valuable Player: Raiza Palmera (FEU)
• Rookie of the Year: Gemma Miranda (NU)

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings Rank Team W L PCT GB 1  FEU-Diliman Baby Tamaraws 12 2 .857 — 2  De La Salle Junior Archers 11 3 .786 1 3  NU Bullpups 10 4 .714 2 4  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 9 5 .643 3 5  Adamson Baby Falcons 7 7 .500 5 6  UST Tiger Cubs 5 9 .357 7 7  UPIS Junior Maroons 1 13 .071 11 8  UE Junior Warriors 1 13 .071 11 Season host is boldfaced.       Qualified to the semifinals with the twice to beat advantage       Qualified to the semifinals

Schedule Teams Round 1 Round 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14  AdU  ADMU  DLSZ  FEU-F  NU  UE  UPIS  UST       Win       Loss

Results

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSZ	FEU-F	NU	UE	UPIS	UST
Adamson		65–71	61–70	52–60	57–63	92–54	83–64	75–65*
Ateneo	61–76		75–78*	60–48	47–42	81–59	74–59	52–54
DLSZ	82–58	56–67		63–60	69–52	92–59	102–48	74–55
FEU-FERN	63–61	73–58	62–56		84–79	96–68	92–46	66–55
NU	64–53	76–53	52–47	60–71		73–67	85–49	63–59*
UE	45–75	60–69	48–77	79–72	50–57		92–82*	56–68
UPIS	60–63	62–66	56–78	49–64	68–74	73–71*		61–67
UST	49–57	42–63	47–56	48–51	50–51	65–47	60–58

      Win
      Win via OT
      Loss
      Loss via OT

• Number of asterisks (*) denotes the number of overtime periods.

Bracket

	Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage						Finals Best-of-three series
	1	FEU-FERN	53	63
	4	Ateneo	62	56
							1	FEU-FERN	71	46	63
							3	NU	67	57	72
	2	DLSZ	52	46
	3	NU	66	49

Semifinals

FEU-FERN vs. Ateneo

DLSZ vs. NU

Finals

Studio 23 aired Games 2 and 3 on October 20 and 21.

Awards

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Ralp Atangan (NU)
• Season Most Valuable Player: Jerie Pingoy (FEU)
• Rookie of the Year: Tomas Ramos (Ateneo)

References

See also

• NCAA Season 87 basketball tournaments

Preceded by Season 73 (2010)	UAAP basketball seasons Season 74 (2011)	Succeeded by Season 75 (2012)

University Athletic Association of the Philippines (2014–15) Members Men Adamson Falcons Ateneo Blue Eagles De La Salle Green Archers FEU Tamaraws NU Bulldogs UE Red Warriors UP Fighting Maroons UST Growling Tigers Junior Adamson Baby Falcons Ateneo Blue Eaglets De La Salle Zobel Junior Archers FEU Diliman Baby Tamaraws NU Bullpups UE Junior Warriors UPIS Junior Maroons UST Tiger Cubs Women Adamson Lady Falcons Ateneo Lady Eagles De La Salle Lady Archers FEU Lady Tamaraws NU Lady Bulldogs UE Lady Warriors UP Lady Maroons UST Tigresses Sports Badminton Baseball Basketball Beach volleyball Cheerdance Chess Football Fencing Judo Softball Street dance Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Track and field Volleyball Overall Rivalries Ateneo vs. La Salle La Salle vs. UST UE vs. FEU

University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's basketball tournaments Final Four Results Teams Adamson Falcons Ateneo Blue Eagles De La Salle Green Archers FEU Tamaraws NU Bulldogs UE Red Warriors UP Fighting Maroons UST Growling Tigers Seasons Round robin era 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Pennant era 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Twice to beat Finals era 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Final Four era 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014