UAAP Season 86
Fueling the Future
Host schoolUE school colors University of the East
Men's Finals G1 G2G3Wins
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 97  *1
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 67  *0
DurationNovember 29 – December 3 or 6, 2023
Arena(s)
Semifinalists
Women's Finals G1 G2G3Wins
NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 72  *0
UST school colors UST Tigresses 76  *1
DurationNovember 29 – December 3 or 6, 2023
Arena(s)
Semifinalists

The UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments are the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournaments for the 2023–24 school year. The University of the East are the hosts.

The collegiate tournaments began on September 30, 2023, while the high school boys' tournament commenced on November 21, 2023.

Tournament format

The UAAP continued to use the UAAP Final Four format.

The league announced that it shall allow players who have played with a special guest license from the Games and Amusements Board to participate in its tournaments, except for licenses where the player participated in the Philippine Basketball Association.[1]

Xavy Nunag reprised his role as commissioner from Season 85. Assisting him are Mariana Lopa, deputy commissioner for women's and girls' basketball, and Marvin Bienvenida, deputy commissioner for boys' basketball.[2] Nunag took a leave of absence on mid-November, citing a health crisis within his family. Lopa was named acting commissioner during his absence.[3]

Teams

Collegiate division
University Men Women Uniform manufacturer
Team Coach Team Coach
Adamson University (AdU) Soaring Falcons Nash Racela Lady Falcons Ryan Monteclaro Anta[4]
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles Tab Baldwin Blue Eagles LA Mumar Jordan Brand (Nike)[5]
De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers Topex Robinson Lady Archers Pocholo Villanueva Nike[6]
Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws Denok Miranda Lady Tamaraws Bert Flores Puma[7]
National University (NU) Bulldogs Jeff Napa Lady Bulldogs Aries Dimaunahan
University of the East (UE) Red Warriors Jack Santiago Lady Warriors Aileen Lebornio Anta[8]
University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons Goldwin Monteverde Fighting Maroons Paul Ramos STATS (Men's)[9]
Titan 22 (Women's)
University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers Pido Jarencio Tigresses Haydee Ong Delta Sportswear[10]
High School division
High school Boys Girls' team
Team Coach
Adamson University (AdU) Baby Falcons Mike Fermin Lady Baby Falcons
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles Reggie Varilla Blue Eagles
De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) Junior Archers Boris Aldeguer Lady Junior Archers
Far Eastern University Diliman (FEU-D) Baby Tamaraws Allan Albano —
National University Nazareth School (NUNS) Bullpups Kevin De Castro Lady Bullpups
University of the East (UE) Junior Warriors Karl Santos —
University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) Junior Fighting Maroons Paolo Mendoza —
University of Santo Tomas Senior High School (UST) Tiger Cubs Manu Iñigo Tigress Cubs

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date Replaced by Date
FEU Tamaraws Olsen Racela Resignation December 22, 2022[11] Denok Miranda January 18, 2023[12]
De La Salle Green Archers Derrick Pumaren End of contract December 27, 2022[13] Topex Robinson January 19, 2023[14]
UST Growling Tigers Bal David Resignation January 26, 2023[15] Pido Jarencio February 3, 2023[16]
Adamson Lady Falcons[17] Brian Gorospe End of interim spell February 27, 2023 Ryan Monteclaro February 27, 2023

Venues

UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments is located in Metro Manila
Adamson Gym
Adamson Gym
Araneta Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
MOA Arena
MOA Arena
UST Q-Pavilion
UST Q-Pavilion
Amoranto Complex
Amoranto Complex
Venues in Metro Manila.

The men's tournament will be primarily held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City will host a quadruple header, and the Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila shall host a doubleheader. For the women's tournament. the SM Mall of Asia Arena and Quadricentennial Pavilion will host the games.[18]

The Adamson Gym in Manila will host also quadruple headers for the women's tournament.[19]

For the boys' tournament, Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City hosted opening day,[20] with succeeding games scheduled to be held at Adamson Gym, Quadicentennial Pavilion, SM Mall of Asia Arena and the Araneta Coliseum.

Arena Location Tournament Capacity
M W B
Amoranto Sports Complex Quezon City check
Araneta Coliseum Quezon City check check check 14,429
Quadricentennial Pavilion (UST Gym) Manila check check check 5,792
SM Mall of Asia Arena Pasay check check check 15,000
St. Vincent Gym (Adamson Gym) Manila check check


Squads

Each team has a 16-player roster. Only one "foreign student-athlete" is allowed to be on the active roster.

Foreign student-athletes

University Men's tournament Women's tournament Boys' tournament
Name Nationality Name Nationality Name Nationality
Adamson school colors Adamson University Mudiaga Ojarikre[21]  Nigeria Victoria Adeshina[22]  Nigeria
Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University Joseph Obasa[23]  Nigeria Sarah Makanjuola[24]  Nigeria
La Salle school colors De La Salle University Bright Nwankwo[25]  Nigeria Aji Bojang[26]  Zambia
FEU school colors Far Eastern University Mo Faty[27]  Senegal Josee Kaputu[28]  Congo
NU school colors National University Omar John[25]  Senegal Jainaba Konateh[22]  Gambia Collins Akowe[29]  Nigeria
UE school colors University of the East Precious Momowei[30]  Senegal Kamba Kone[22]  Mali
UP school colors University of the Philippines Diliman Malick Diouf[25]  Senegal Favour Onoh[31]  Nigeria
UST school colors University of Santo Tomas Adama Faye[32]  Senegal Awa Ly[33]  Senegal

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 11 3 .786 1
3 NU school colors NU Bulldogs 10 4 .714 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 1] 5
5 Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 1] 5
6 UE school colors UE Red Warriors (H) 4 10 .286 8
7 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 3 11 .214 9
8 UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 2 12 .143 10
Source: UAAP on Livestats
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. 1 2 Fourth seed playoff: Ateneo 70–48 Adamson

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson school colors AdamsonUP school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colorsUE school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsNU school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colors
La Salle school colors La SalleFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colors
FEU school colors FEULa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colors
NU school colors NUAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsUP school colors
UE school colors UEUST school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUST school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colors
UP school colors UPAdamson school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsNU school colors
UST school colors USTUE school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colors
Source: UAAP on Livestats
  = 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.

Teams AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Soaring Falcons 74–71* 58–71 46–49 66–69 72–65 51–68 79–76*
Ateneo Blue Eagles 62–58 77–72 61–66* 64–77 76–69 99–89* 97–77
De La Salle Green Archers 69–57 72–69 87–76 77–80* 83–75 64–67 91–71
FEU Tamaraws 54–63 62–59 70–80 65–71 58–65 76–80* 62–68
NU Bulldogs 62–68 65–61 78–88 68–57 68–49 60–78 66–46
UE Red Warriors 61–63 74–80 76–86 87–86* 61–64 69–84 80–70
UP Fighting Maroons 77–51 65–60 79–88 81–64 79–57 79–72 110–79
UST Growling Tigers 53–61 59–67 69–100 57–53 65–76 73–86 61–86
Source: UAAP on Livestats
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Fourth seed playoff

Ateneo and Adamson finished the elimination round tied for fourth. This was a one-game playoff to determine the #4 seed.[34]

November 22, 2023 (2023-11-22)
2:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo school colors 70–48 Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 16–10, 16–13, 14-9
Pts: Jared Brown 20
Rebs: Joseph Obasa 16
Asts: 3 players, 4 each		 Pts: Matt Erolon 9
Rebs: Ced Manzano 6
Asts: Jed Colonia 3
Ateneo advances to the Final Four
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 7,088

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1UP school colors UP57
4Ateneo school colors Ateneo46
1UP school colors UP97 *
2La Salle school colors La Salle67 *
2La Salle school colors La Salle97
3NU school colors NU73

Semifinals

UP and La Salle has 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) UP vs. (4) Ateneo

This was the first Battle of Katipunan, so called after the street that rans in between Ateneo's and UP's campuses in Quezon City, in the semifinals of UAAP men's basketball. The UP Fighting Maroons clinched their first-ever #1 seed of the league, with fifth consecutive Final Four appearance and fourth consecutive tournament's twice-to-beat advantage.[35] Ateneo was in its ninth straight Final Four appearance,[36] and also the first time that they are the #4 seed. This is also rematch of three of the last four UAAP men's basketball Finals.[37]

November 25, 2023
2:00 p.m.
UP Fighting Maroons UP school colors 57–46 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 7–11, 15–14, 20–12, 15–9
Pts: Diouf, Lopez 12
Rebs: Malick Diouf 16
Asts: Felicilda, Cagulangan 3		 Pts: Chris Koon 10
Rebs: Joseph Obasa 10
Asts: Sean Quitevis 3
UP wins series in one game
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,505

(2) La Salle vs. (3) NU

The last time La Salle and NU faced each other in the Final Four was in 2001. The De La Salle Green Archers returned to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage after missing out last season.[35] NU qualified for their second consecutive postseason appearance.[35]

November 25, 2023
6:00 p.m.
De La Salle Green Archers La Salle school colors 97–73 NU school colors NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 25–22, 25–14, 27–23
Pts: Mark Nonoy 20
Rebs: Michael Phillips 10
Asts: Evan Nelle 8		 Pts: Jake Figueroa 19
Rebs: Jake Figueroa 9
Asts: Kean Baclaan 6
La Salle wins series in one game
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,254

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.

UP was on its third straight Finals appearance, and fourth in the last five seasons,[38] while La Salle entered its 17th Finals appearance, their first since 2017.[39] This will also be the first time that the Fighting Maroons and the Green Archers face each other in the championship round.[40]

November 29, 2023
6:00 p.m.
UP Fighting Maroons UP school colors 97–67 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 25–17, 24–14, 20–12
Pts: Harold Alarcon 21
Rebs: Malick Diouf 15
Asts: Cagulangan, Felicilda 3		 Pts: Michael Phillips 19
Rebs: Michael Phillips 9
Asts: Kevin Quiambao 3
UP leads series 1–0
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 17,129

*If necessary

Awards

The awards will be handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Araneta Coliseum.[41]

  • Most Valuable Player: Kevin Quiambao (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Francis Lopez (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Mythical Five:
    • Kevin Quiambao (De La Salle Green Archers)
    • Rey Remogat (UE Red Warriors)
    • Evan Nelle (De La Salle Green Archers)
    • Malick Diouf (UP Fighting Maroons)
    • LJ Gonzales (FEU Tamaraws)

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[42] Senegal Malick Diouf UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Week 2[43] Philippines Jake Figueroa NU school colors NU Bulldogs
Week 3[44] Philippines Mason Amos Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
Week 4[45] Philippines Kevin Quiambao La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers
Week 6[46]
Week 7[47] Philippines Mathew Montebon Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons

Statistical leaders

Statistical points leaders

# Player Team SP
1 Philippines Kevin Quiambao La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 97.0
2 Philippines Rey Remogat UE school colors UE Red Warriors 85.929
3 Philippines Evan Nelle La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 77.536
4 Senegal Malick Diouf UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 74.769
5 Philippines LJ Gonzales FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 66.857

Season player highs

Statistic Player Team Average
Points per game Philippines Nic Cabanero UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 16.79
Rebounds per game Senegal Precious Momowei UE school colors UE Red Warriors 13.92
Assists per game Philippines Rey Remogat UE school colors UE Red Warriors 7.86
Steals per game Philippines Evan Nelle La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 2.0
Blocks per game Nigeria Joseph Obasa Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 3.21
Field goal percentage Senegal Malick Diouf UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 58.72%
Three-point field goal percentage Philippines Raven Cortez La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 66.0%
Free throw percentage Philippines Rey Remogat UE school colors UE Red Warriors 88.0%
Turnovers per game Philippines Rey Remogat UE school colors UE Red Warriors 3.93

Game player highs

Statistic Player Team Total Opponent
Points Philippines Rey Remogat UE school colors UE Red Warriors 34[lower-alpha 1] FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
27 Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons
Rebounds Senegal Precious Momowei UE school colors UE Red Warriors 22 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Assists Philippines Kevin Quiambao La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 14 NU school colors NU Bulldogs
Steals Philippines Rey Remogat UE school colors UE Red Warriors 8 NU school colors NU Bulldogs
Blocks Nigeria Joseph Obasa Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 6 UE school colors UE Red Warriors
Turnovers Philippines Rey Remogat UE school colors UE Red Warriors 8[lower-alpha 1] FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
Philippines Nic Cabanero UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 8 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers
Game team highs
Statistic Team Total Opponent
Points UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 110 UST school colors UST Growling Tigers
Rebounds Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 66 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers
Assists La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 31 UE school colors UE Red Warriors
Steals UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 15 NU school colors NU Bulldogs
UE school colors UE Red Warriors NU school colors NU Bulldogs
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons UST school colors UST Growling Tigers
Blocks Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 9 UST school colors UST Growling Tigers
Field goal percentage NU school colors NU Bulldogs 56.0% Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons
Three-point field goal percentage Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 52.0% UST school colors UST Growling Tigers
Free throw percentage FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 92% UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Turnovers UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 24 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
  1. 1 2 Game went into overtime

Discipline

The following were suspended throughout the course of the season:

  • CJ Austria of the De La Salle Green Archers for a disqualifying foul against the UST Growling Tigers. Served a one-game suspension against the Adamson Soaring Falcons.[48]
  • Referees Allan Dasal, Allan Baria, and Dennis Escaros were suspended for three weeks for "failure to enforce the rules of the game" and conduct "disruptive to the integrity of the game" on the first round games between UP vs. FEU, La Salle vs. Adamson, and Ateneo vs. UE. All three referees also failed their respective referee game report cards.[49]
  • Precious Momowei of the UE Red Warriors for a second unsportsmanlike foul in the season on their game against the De La Salle Green Archers. Will serve a one-game suspension against the Ateneo Blue Eagles.[50]

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2 UST school colors UST Tigresses 11 3 .786 2
3 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 10 4 .714 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 8 6 .571 5
5 La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 7 7 .500 6
6 Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons 4 10 .286 9
7 FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 3 11 .214 10
8 UE school colors UE Lady Warriors (H) 0 14 .000 13
Source: UAAP on Livestats
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

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson school colors AdamsonUP school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsUP school colorsAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colors
La Salle school colors La SalleFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsUE school colors
FEU school colors FEULa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colors
NU school colors NUAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsUP school colors
UE school colors UEUST school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colors
UP school colors UPAdamson school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsNU school colors
UST school colors USTUE school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colors
Source: UAAP on Livestats
  = 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.

Teams AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Lady Falcons 59–69 55–63 71–50 65–95 71–41 61–92 65–84
Ateneo Blue Eagles 69–61 87–80* 72–64 57–77 72–62 85–76 67–90
De La Salle Lady Archers 68–57 67–61 68–75 53–91 80–62 61–65 57–91
FEU Lady Tamaraws 60–71 66–79 70–73** 58–95 63–53 61–64 66–82
NU Lady Bulldogs 76–61 84–74 73–64 76–55 72–50 69–72 76–64
UE Lady Warriors 66–71 66–81 45–58 47–64 57–75 48–66 46–63
UP Fighting Maroons 57–45 71–48 71–75 70–55 59–81 70–55 73–69*
UST Tigresses 76–70 80–68 93–67 106–85 76–77* 103–54 74–72
Source: UAAP on Livestats
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1NU school colors NU58
4Ateneo school colors Ateneo43
1NU school colors NU72 *
2UST school colors UST76 *
2UST school colors UST8087
3UP school colors UP8883

Semifinals

The top 2 teams have the twice-to-beat advantage over their opponents, where they only have to win once, or be beaten twice by their opponents, to progress.

(1) NU vs. (4) Ateneo

NU clinched the #1 seed and the twice-to-beat advantage, while the Ateneo the #4 seed and qualified to the playoffs.[51]

November 22, 2023
9:00 a.m.
NU Lady Bulldogs NU school colors 58–43 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 18–16, 17–10, 10–6
Pts: Camille Clarin 12
Rebs: Gypsy Canuto 9
Asts: Camille Clarin 4		 Pts: Junize Calago 12
Rebs: Sarah Makanjuola 16
Asts: Calago, Joson 3
NU wins series in one game

(2) UST vs. (3) UP

This series involved UST and UP, with the former holding the twice-to-beat advantage.[51]

November 22, 2023
11:00 a.m.
UST Tigresses UST school colors 80–88 (OT) UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 23–17, 9–21, 18–13, Overtime: 8–16
Pts: Jane Pastrana 29
Rebs: Jane Pastrana 11
Asts: Brigette Santos 6		 Pts: Louna Ozar 25
Rebs: Favour Onoh 30
Asts: Onoh, Bariquit 4
November 25, 2023
11:00 a.m.
UST Tigresses UST school colors 87–83 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 36–27, 20–20, 18–19, 13–17
Pts: Kent Pastrana 18
Rebs: Reynalyn Ferrer 12
Asts: Reynlyn Ferrer 7		 Pts: Favour Onoh 21
Rebs: Favour Onoh 14
Asts: Christie Bariquit 6
UST wins series in two games

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.

The NU Lady Bulldogs enter their ninth consecutive Finals appearance hoping to defend their 7-peat title, while the UST Tigresses make a return appearance since 2019, where these two teams also last met each other in the championship round.

November 29, 2023
12:00 p.m.
NU Lady Bulldogs NU school colors 72–76 UST school colors UST Tigresses
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 19–16, 20–18, 21–22
Pts: Camille Clarin 18
Rebs: Angelica Surada 11
Asts: Camille Clarin 6		 Pts: Kent Pastrana 15
Rebs: Reynalyn Ferrer 14
Asts: Reynalyn Ferrer 5
UST leads series 1–0
December 3, 2023
12:00 p.m.
NU Lady Bulldogs NU school colors vs. UST school colors UST Tigresses
December 6, 2023
12:00 p.m.
NU Lady Bulldogs NU school colors vs. UST school colors UST Tigresses*

*If necessary

Awards

The awards will be handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Araneta Coliseum.[52]

  • Most Valuable Player: Kacey Dela Rosa (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Rookie of the Year: Favour Onoh (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Mythical Five:
    • Kacey Dela Rosa (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
    • Josee Kaputo (FEU Lady Tamaraws)
    • Kent Pastrana (UST Tigresses)
    • Favour Onoh (UP Fighting Maroons)
    • Junize Calago (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

Players of the Week

The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances from the preceding week.

Week Player Team
Week 1[42] Nigeria Favour Onoh UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Week 2[53] Philippines Louna Ozar UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Week 3[44] Philippines Kent Pastrana UST school colors UST Tigresses
Week 4[45] Philippines Tantoy Ferrer UST school colors UST Tigresses
Week 6[46] The Gambia Jainaba Konateh NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs
Week 7[54] Philippines Nikki Villasin UST school colors UST Tigresses

Boys' tournament

The boys' tournament began on November 21, 2023.

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons 2 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2 NU school colors NSNU Bullpups 2 0 1.000 —
3 La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers 1 1 .500 1 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4 UST school colors UST Tiger Cubs 1 1 .500 1
5 FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 1 1 .500 1
6 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 1 1 .500 1
7 UP school colors UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons 0 2 .000 2
8 UE school colors UE Junior Warriors 0 2 .000 2
Updated to match(es) played on November 29, 2023. Source: UAAP on Livestats
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

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson school colors AdamsonUST school colorsAteneo school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoUP school colorsAteneo school colors
La Salle school colors DLSZUE school colorsFEU school colors
FEU school colors FEU–DNU school colorsLa Salle school colors
NU school colors NSNUFEU school colorsUE school colors
UE school colors UELa Salle school colorsNU school colors
UP school colors UPISAteneo school colorsUST school colors
UST school colors USTAdamson school colorsUP school colors
Updated to match(es) played on November 29, 2023. Source: UAAP on Livestats
  = 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.

Teams AdU ADMU DLSZ FEU-D NSNU UE UPIS UST
Adamson Baby Falcons 81–64 – – – – – 95–81
Ateneo Blue Eagles – – – – – 93–86 –
DLSZ Junior Archers – – 72–76 – 76–79 – –
FEU-D Baby Tamaraws – – – 56–70 – – –
NSNU Bullpups – – – – 78–61 – –
UE Junior Warriors – – – – – – –
UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons – – – – – – 84–90
UST Tiger Cubs – – – – – – –
Updated to match(es) played on November 29, 2023. Source: on Livestats
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Overall championship points

Pts.Ranking
15Champion
122nd
103rd
84th
65th
46th
27th
18th
—Did not join
WDWithdrew

Collegiate division

TeamMenWomenTotal
NU school colors NU10
UP school colors UP10
La Salle school colors La Salle6
Ateneo school colors Ateneo8816
UST school colors UST1
Adamson school colors Adamson6412
UE school colors UE415
FEU school colors FEU224

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

See also

References

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