UAAP Season 69 basketball tournaments

UAAP Season 69
69th season logo.
Host schoolUniversity of the East
Men's Finals G1 G2G3
(OT)
Wins
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 73 71741
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 72 87762
DurationSept. 24, 2006 - Oct. 2, 2006
Arena(s)Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPJojo Duncil
Winning coachPido Jarencio
SemifinalistsUE school colors UE Red Warriors
Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons
TV network(s)Studio 23 and TFC
Women's Finals G1 G2G3Wins
UST school colors UST Tigresses 52 67672
FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 49 75591
DurationSeptember 21 to 30
Arena(s)Araneta Coliseum
SemifinalistsUP school colors UP Lady Maroons
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles
Juniors' Finals G1 G2G3Wins
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets 55 73692
FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 65 65611
DurationSeptember 21 to 30
Arena(s)Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPMichael Gamboa
SemifinalistsAdamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons
UP school colors UPIS Junior Maroons
TV network(s)Studio 23 and TFC
< Season 68 2006 Season 70 >

The basketball tournaments of UAAP Season 69 started on July 8, 2006 at the Araneta Coliseum and ended on October 2, 2006 also at the same venue with the UST Growling Tigers defeating the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the third game of their Finals series.

The Ateneo Blue Eaglets triumphed over the FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws to win the Juniors' championship, while the UST Tigresses won over the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the Women's Championship. In the Men's championship, the UST Growling Tigers rallied in the Finals series to beat the Ateneo Blue Eagles, 2 games to 1 to win their 19th basketball championship. Kenneth Bono of the Adamson Soaring Falcons, Bacon Austria of Ateneo and Cassy Tioseco of Ateneo won the Most Valuable Player awards.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings progression in the men's basketball tournament.
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 10 2 .833 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2 UE school colors UE Red Warriors (H) 8 4 .667 2
3 UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 6 6 .500[a] 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4 Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 6 6 .500[a] 4
5 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 5 7 .417 5
6 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 4 8 .333 6
7 NU school colors NU Bulldogs 3 9 .250 7
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4 seeds, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Third-seed playoff: UST 85–71 Adamson

Rivalry games

These are the results of the different rivalry games:

Third–seed playoff

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1Ateneo school colors Ateneo76
4Adamson school colors Adamson73
1Ateneo school colors Ateneo737174
3UST school colors UST728776*
2UE school colors UE7581
3UST school colors UST7982

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.

(1) Ateneo vs. (4) Adamson

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

September 17
Adamson Soaring Falcons Adamson school colors 73–76 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
Ateneo wins series in one game

(2) UE vs. (3) UST

The UE Red Warriors has the twice-to-beat advantage.

September 21
UST Growling Tigers UST school colors 82–81 UE school colors UE Red Warriors
UST wins series in two games

Finals

October 2
UST Growling Tigers UST school colors 76–74 (OT) Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
UST wins series 2–1
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Jojo Duncil (UST Growling Tigers)

Awards

 UAAP Season 69 men's basketball champions 
UST school colors
UST Growling Tigers
18th title
  • Most Valuable Player: Ken Bono (Adamson Soaring Falcons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Woody Co (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Mythical Team:
  • Gilette Breakout Player: JC Intal (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • PSBank Maasahan (Dependable) Player: Ken Bono (Adamson Soaring Falcons)
  • Coach of the Year: Pido Jarencio (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Player of the Year: JC Intal (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Scoring Champion: Ken Bono (Adamson Soaring Falcons)
  • Mr. Clutch: Jojo Duncil (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Defensive Player: Jervy Cruz (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Sixth Man: Dylan Ababou (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Comeback Player: Chris Tiu (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Most Improved Player: Marvin Cruz (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Sportsmanship Award: Jeff Chan (FEU Tamaraws)
  • Energy Player: Marcy Arellano (UE Red Warriors)

Statistical leaders

  • Points: Kenneth Bono (Adamson, 21.8)
  • Rebounds: Jervy Cruz (UST, 12.8)
  • Assists: Japs Cuan (UST, 6.3)
  • Blocks: Elmer Espiritu (UE, 2.1)
  • Steals: Marvin Cruz (UP, 2.0)
  • Turnovers: Bonbon Custodio (UE, 4.3)

Suspensions

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 UST school colors UST Tigresses 9 3 .750[a] Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2 FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 9 3 .750[a]
3 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 9 3 .750[a] Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4 UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 7 5 .583 2
5 Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons 6 6 .500 3
6 UE school colors UE Lady Warriors (H) 2 10 .167 7
7 NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 0 12 .000 9
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4 seeds, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head point differential: UST +35, FEU –13, Ateneo –22; second-seed playoff: FEU 49–48 Ateneo

Second–seed playoff

September 9
FEU Lady Tamaraws FEU school colors 49–48 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles
FEU wins the twice-to-beat advantage

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1UST school colors UST6478
4UP school colors UP7268
1UST school colors UST526767
2FEU school colors FEU497559
2FEU school colors FEU5346
3Ateneo school colors Ateneo6344

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.

(1) UST vs. (4) UP

The UST Tigresses has the twice-to-beat advantage.

September 17
UST Tigresses UST school colors 78–68 UP school colors UP Lady Maroons
UST wins series in two games

(2) FEU vs. (3) Ateneo

The FEU Lady Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage after beating the Ateneo Lady Eagles for the second-seed, which led to a virtual best-of-three playoff series.

September 17
FEU Lady Tamaraws FEU school colors 46–44 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles
FEU wins series in two games

Finals

September 30
UST Tigresses UST school colors 67–59 FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws
UST wins series 2–1

Awards

 UAAP Season 69 women's basketball champions 
UST school colors
UST Tigresses
11th title
  • Most Valuable Player: Cassy Tioseco (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
  • Rookie of the Year: Katherine Sandel (Adamson Lady Falcons)
  • Mythical Five:
    • Cassy Tioseco (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
    • AJ Barracoso (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
    • Rem Buenacosa (UST Tigresses)
    • Marichu Bacaro (UST Tigresses)
    • Merenciana Arayi (Adamson Lady Falcons)

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets 12 0 1.000 Advance to the Finals[a]
2 FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 10 2 .833 2 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3 UP school colors UPIS Junior Maroons 7 5 .583 5 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4 Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons 6 6 .500 6
5 UST school colors UST Tiger Cubs 4 8 .333 8
6 UE school colors UE Junior Warriors (H) 2 10 .167 10
7 NU school colors NUNS Bullpups 1 11 .083 11
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for a top 4 seed, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ As Ateneo won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.

Bracket

Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)
Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1Ateneo school colors Ateneo557369
2FEU school colors FEU762FEU school colors FEU676561
3UP school colors UP784Adamson school colors Adamson66
4Adamson school colors Adamson84

Stepladder semifinals

(3) UPIS vs. (4) Adamson

This is a one-game playoff.

(2) FEU-FERN vs. (4) Adamson

FEU-FERN has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

September 17
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws FEU school colors 76–66 Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons
FEU-FERN wins series in one game

Finals

This is a best-of-three playoff.

September 30
Ateneo Blue Eaglets Ateneo school colors 69–61 FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Ateneo wins series 2–1
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Michael Gamboa (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

Awards

 UAAP Season 69 juniors' basketball champions 
Ateneo school colors
Ateneo Blue Eaglets
14th title
  • Most Valuable Player: Bacon Austria (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jeff Olalia (Adamson Baby Falcons)
  • Mythical Five:
    • Bacon Austria (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
    • Michael Gamboa (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
    • Socrates Rivera (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
    • Mark Lopez (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
    • Erwin Duran (UE Junior Warriors)

See also

References

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