The UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments are held in school year 2015-16. University of the Philippines Diliman is the season host. The basketball tournaments started with a doubleheader basketball games after the opening ceremonies on September 5, 2015, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum and ended on December 2, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena, while the junior's basketball has currently been held since November. ABS-CBN's UHF channel ABS-CBN Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the sixteenth consecutive year.
Men's tournament
Teams
Elimination round
Team standings
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: UST 2–0 FEU
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: La Salle 2–0 UE
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 Adamson (UP 0, Adamson 0); overall point differential: UP –91, Adamson –128
Match-up results
Scores
Source:
[citation needed]Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Bracket
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) NU
The UST Growling Tigers had the twice-to-beat advantage.
(2) FEU vs. (3) Ateneo
The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage.
Finals
This is the first Finals matchup between the FEU Tamaraws and the UST Growling Tigers in 36 years. The last time these two teams faced each other in the Finals was in UAAP Season 42.
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Mac Belo (FEU Tamaraws)
Broadcast notes
ABS-CBN Sports is the official broadcaster of the UAAP Season 78 Men's Basketball Finals. Simulcast over ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD Channel 167 (Game 2 only), ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Balls HD channel 195, The Filipino Channel. Livestream over TFC.tv, sports.abs-cbn.com and IWant TV. Replays on Balls. This is the first time in the finals of the game 2 series to broadcast in both ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN Sports and Action.
Additional Game 2 crew:
- Awards Presenter: Nikko Ramos
Additional Game 3 crew:
- Awards Presenter: TJ Manotoc
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Rookie of the Year: Joshua Andrei Caracut (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Mythical Team:
- Bear Brand Adult Plus Level Up Player: Kevin Ferrer (UST Growling Tigers)
- Jolibee Beeda ang Galing Player: Jeron Teng (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Master Gwapo Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Appeton Most Improved Player: Ed Daquioag (UST Growling Tigers)
- PS Bank PSBankable Player: Mac Belo (FEU Tamaraws)
- Team Bonchon of the Year: FEU Tamaraws
Coaching changes and suspensions
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
- ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
- ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: Ateneo 64–53 UST (OT)
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–1 UP (Adamson +2)
Match-up results
Scores
Source:
[citation needed]Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Fourth–seed playoff
Bracket
Stepladder semifinals
(3) UE vs. (4) Ateneo
This is a single-elimination game.
(2) La Salle vs. (4) Ateneo
La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
Finals
NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times.
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Rookie of the Year: Jack Danielle Animam (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Mythical Team:
- Danica Therese Jose (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
- Ara Abaca (De La Salle Lady Archers)
- Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Cherry Ano-os (UE Lady Warriors)
- Maica Cortes (UST Tigresses)
Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
- ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 UST (UP +13)
Match-up results
Source:
[citation needed] = Win;
= OT win;
= Win by forfeit;
= Loss;
= OT loss;
= Loss by forfeitScores
Source:
[citation needed]Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:
Bracket
Stepladder semifinals
(3) Ateneo vs. (4) FEU Diliman
(2) DLSZ vs. (3) Ateneo
In the semifinals, La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
Finals
NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times. The finals series will be aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action Channel 23 and HD Channel 166.
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Aljun Melecio (DLSZ Junior Archers)
- Rookie of the Year: Carl Tamayo (Adamson Baby Falcons)
- Mythical Five:
Overall Championship points
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
References
- ^ "Franz Pumaren officially named head coach of Adamson Falcons in UAAP". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ "Ateneo officially names Tab Baldwin new Blue Eagles head coach". Rappler. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Sources: Juno Sauler resigns as DLSU Green Archers head coach". Rappler. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.