UAAP Season 77 basketball tournaments

UAAP Season 77

Host school	University of the East
Men's Finals 1 2 3 Wins  FEU Tamaraws 75 47 59 1  NU Bulldogs 70 62 75 2
Duration	October 4–15, 2014
Arena/s	Smart Araneta Coliseum Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Alfred Aroga
Winning coach	Eric Altamirano
Semifinalists	Ateneo Blue Eagles  De La Salle Green Archers
TV network/s	ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Women's Finals 1 2 Wins  NU Lady Bulldogs 80 59 2+1  FEU Lady Tamaraws 58 48 0
Duration	October 1–4, 2014
Arena/s	Smart Araneta Coliseum Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Gemma Miranda
Winning coach	Patrick Aquino
Semifinalists	De La Salle Lady Archers  UST Tigresses
TV network/s	ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Juniors' Finals 1 2 3 Wins  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 72 78 90 2+1  NU Bullpups 76 76 73 1
Duration	February 13–20, 2015
Arena/s	Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVP	Jolo Mendoza
Winning coach	Jose Ricardo Silva
Semifinalists	De La Salle Junior Archers  Adamson Baby Falcons
TV network/s	ABS-CBN Sports and Action
< Season 76 2014–15 Season 78 >

The UAAP Season 77 basketball tournaments were held in school year 2014-15. University of the East was the season host. The basketball tournaments started with a doubleheader basketball games after the opening ceremonies on July 12, 2014 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. ABS-CBN UHF channel Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the fifteenth consecutive year.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings Rank Team W L PCT GB Tie PO 1  Ateneo Blue Eagles 11 3 .786 —     2  FEU Tamaraws 10 4 .714 1   3  De La Salle Green Archers 10 4 .714 1   4  NU Bulldogs 9 5 .643 2   5  UE Red Warriors 9 5 .643 2   6  UST Growling Tigers 5 9 .357 6     7  UP Fighting Maroons 1 13 .071 10 +9   8  Adamson Falcons 1 13 .071 10 –9   Season host is boldfaced.       Qualified to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage       Qualified to the semifinals       Qualified to fourth-seed playoff

Match-up results 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

Scores

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson		57–79	48–67	62–71	25–62	72–99	64–77	49–50
Ateneo	67–52		97–86	81–78	60–64	93–91*	86–75	63–61
La Salle	66–57	88–86		77–82	57–55	60–58	74–53	83–70
FEU	90–73	64–68*	74–70		71–62	73–63	85–71	67–69
NU	71–50	76–66	56–68	70–74*		57–55	70–59	59–40
UE	72–59	73–78	68–66	94–71	64–55		87–59	72–62
UP	63–67	69–70	65–86	69–75	51–66	48–68		57–73
UST	61–59	58–69	60–67	55–66	64–75	73–78	77–65

      Win
      Win via OT
      Loss
      Loss via OT

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

Bracket

	4th-seed playoff (top) 2nd-seed playoff (bottom)				Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage						Finals Best-of-three series
					1	Ateneo	74	63
	UE	49			4	NU	78	65
	NU	51
											4	NU	70	62	75
											2	FEU	75	47	59
	FEU	65			2	FEU	73	67
	La Salle	60			3	La Salle	94	64

Fourth–seed playoff

Second–seed playoff

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the higher seed has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

Ateneo vs. NU

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

FEU vs. La Salle

The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage after beating the De La Salle Green Archers for the second-seed, which led to a virtual best-of-three playoff series.

Finals

This was the first time since 1993 that neither Ateneo nor La Salle featured in the UAAP Finals. The attendance of the Do-or-Die Game 3 of the series setted as the all-time basketball attendance record of Smart Araneta Coliseum. The NU Bulldogs became the first #4 seed in UAAP men's basketball tournament to win the title.

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Alfred Aroga

Awards

UAAP Season 77 Men's Basketball Champions
NU Bulldogs Second title

• Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Rookie of the Year: Arvin Tolentino (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Mythical Five:
  • Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Chris Newsome (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Jeron Teng (De La Salle University)
  • Mark Belo (Far Eastern University)
  • Karim Abdul (University of Santo Tomas)

Coaching changes

Preseason
Team	Old coach	Reason	New coach	Old position
Adamson	Leo Austria	Resigned [1]	Kenneth Duremdes	Adamson assistant coach
UE	Boysie Zamar	Terminated [2]	Derrick Pumaren	Hong Kong national basketball team consultant
UST	Pido Jarencio	Resigned [3]	Bong Dela Cruz	UST assistant coach

Broadcast notes

Television Simulcast over ABS-CBN Channel 2 (Game 1), ABS-CBN Sports and Action (Games 2 and 3), The Filipino Channel, and Balls HD with replays on ABS-CBN Sports and Action and Balls. Game Play-by-play Analyst Game 1 Boom Gonzales TJ Manotoc Game 2 Boom Gonzales TJ Manotoc Game 3 Boom Gonzales TJ Manotoc

Radio Simulcast over DZMM Radio Patrol 630. Game Play-by-play Analyst Game 1 Noel Zarate Allan Gregorio Game 2 Noel Zarate Allan Gregorio Game 3 Noel Zarate Allan Gregorio

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings Rank Team W L PCT GB Tie 1  NU Lady Bulldogs 14 0 1.000 —   2  De La Salle Lady Archers 10 4 .714 4   3  UST Tigresses 8 6 .571 6 +1 4  FEU Lady Tamaraws 8 6 .571 6 –1 5  Ateneo Lady Eagles 7 7 .500 7   6  Adamson Lady Falcons 6 8 .429 8   7  UE Lady Warriors 3 11 .214 11   8  UP Lady Maroons 0 14 .000 14         Qualified to the Finals with the thrice-to-beat advantage       Qualified to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage       Qualified to the first round

Match-up results 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

Scores

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson		59–47	42–50	48–47	46–62	52–54*	57–44	47–59
Ateneo	51–48		39–48	58–55	50–59	50–35	54–42	54–55
La Salle	50–55	53–37		46–43	55–77	64–56	66–31	56–50
FEU	66–62	45–34	48–43		40–56	52–37	65–61	57–56
NU	71–60	74–52	75–71	67–50		81–59	57–44	62–60
UE	68–80	56–70	52–78	50–59	66–70		58–47	54–69
UP	47–59	49–56	40–62	54–59	44–64	60–69		43–44
UST	74–63	54–60	63–69	73–68	68–73	54–36	88–75

      Win
      Win via OT
      Loss
      Loss via OT

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

Bracket

	Semifinals One-game playoff					Semifinals No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage						Finals No. 1 seed has to win twice; opponent thrice
												1	NU		80	59
						2	La Salle	56	80			4	FEU		58	48
	3	UST	61			4	FEU	61	81*
	4	FEU	62

*Game went into overtime.

First round

Semifinals

The De La Salle Lady Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.

Finals

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Gemma Miranda

Awards

UAAP Season 77 Women's Basketball Champions
NU Lady Bulldogs First title

• Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (National University)
• Rookie of the Year: Ria Joy Nabalan (National University)
• Mythical Five:
  • Danica Therese Jose (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Afril Bernardino (National University)
  • Shelley Anne Gupilan (National University)
  • Gemma Miranda (National University)
  • Lore Rivera (University of Santo Tomas)

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst
Game 1
Game 2	Anton Roxas	Marco Benitez

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings Rank Team W L PCT GB Tie PO 1  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 14 0 1.000 —     2  NU Bullpups 9 5 .643 5 +13 3  Adamson Baby Falcons 9 5 .643 5 +16 4  De La Salle Junior Archers 9 5 .643 5 –29   5  FEU-Diliman Baby Tamaraws 8 6 .571 6     6  UST Tiger Cubs 5 9 .357 9     7  UPIS Junior Maroons 2 12 .143 12     8  UE Junior Warriors 0 14 .000 14           Qualified to the Finals with the thrice-to-beat advantage       Qualified to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage       Qualified to the first round

Match-up results Teams Round 1 Round 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14  AdU  AdMU  DLSZ  FEU  NU  UE  UPIS  UST       Win       Loss

Scores

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSZ	FEU	NU	UE	UPIS	UST
Adamson		66–75	61–67	58–63	55–63	68–37	56–50	75–69
Ateneo	66–61		68–57	76–73*	66–64	84–60	87–65	82–70
DLSZ	61–81	67–69		55–50	57–59	98–38	104–54	55–62
FEU	39–63	52–78	58–60		66–71*	62–40	67–51	53–41
NU	64–74	49–76	50–37	65–68**		83–38	84–64	71–44
UE	42–78	77–101	66–77	55–81	52–75		54–67	65–77
UP	52–76	66–83	41–78	52–60	55–81	93–65		48–60
UST	67-76	66–84	53–66	48–57	51–49	77–67	61–55

      Win
      Win via OT
      Loss
      Loss via OT

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

Bracket

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	Classification games				First round One-game playoff					Semifinal 2nd seed has twice-to-beat advantage						Finals No. 1 seed has to win twice; opponent thrice
	For 2nd seed:
	Adamson	45							Ateneo	72	78	90
	NU	72							NU		61			2	NU	76	76	73
					3	Adamson	81			4	DLSZ		45
					4	DLSZ	87

Second-seed playoff

First Round

Semifinals

Finals

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Jolo Mendoza (Ateneo de Manila University)

Awards

UAAP Season 77 Juniors' Basketball Champions
Ateneo Blue Eaglets 19th title

• Most Valuable Player: Michael Joseph Nieto (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Rookie of the Year:
• Mythical Five:
  • Michael Joseph Nieto (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Joseph Matthew Nieto (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • JD Frederick Tungcab (Adamson University)
  • Aljun Jay Melecio (De La Salle Zobel)
  • Mark Anthony Dyke (National University)

Overall Championship points

Seniors' division Team Men Women Total  NU Bulldogs 15 15 30  FEU Tamaraws 12 12 24  De La Salle Green Archers 10 10 20  Ateneo Blue Eagles 8 6 14  UST Growling Tigers 4 8 12  UE Red Warriors 6 2 8  Adamson Falcons 1 4 5  UP Fighting Maroons 2 1 3

Juniors' division Team Points  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 15  NU Bullpups 12  De La Salle Junior Archers 10  Adamson Baby Falcons 8  FEU-Diliman Baby Tamaraws 6  UST Tiger Cubs 4  UPIS Junior Maroons 2  UE Junior Warriors 1

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 5th to 8th determined by elimination round standings.
• Loser of the #1 vs #4 semifinal match-up is ranked 4th
• Loser of the #2 vs #3 semifinal match-up is ranked 3rd
• Loser of the finals is ranked 2nd
• Champion is ranked 1st

See also

• NCAA Season 90 basketball tournaments

References

Preceded by Season 76 (2013)	UAAP basketball seasons Season 77 (2014)	Succeeded by Season 78 (2015)