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
Teams
Elimination round
Team standings
- ^ a b Second-seed playoff: FEU 65–60 La Salle
- ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: NU 51–49 UE
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 Adamson (UP +9)
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
Second–seed playoff
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) Ateneo vs. (4) NU
The Ateneo Blue Eagles had the twice-to-beat advantage.
(2) FEU vs. (3) La Salle
The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage after beating the De La Salle Green Archers in the playoff for the #2 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 was set as the all-time basketball attendance record of Smart Araneta Coliseum.
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Alfred Aroga (NU Bulldogs)
Awards
Coaching changes
Broadcast notes
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 Head-to-head record: UST 1–1 FEU (UST +4)
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
Stepladder semifinals
(3) UST vs. (4) FEU
(2) La Salle vs. (4) FEU
The De La Salle Lady Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.
Finals
The NU Lady Bulldogs have the thrice-to-beat advantage, while the FEU Lady Tamaraws have the twice-to-win disadvantage.
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Gemma Miranda (NU Lady Bulldogs)
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Rookie of the Year: Ria Joy Nabalan (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Mythical Five:
- Danica Therese Jose (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
- Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Shelley Anne Gupilan (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Gemma Miranda (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Lore Rivera (UST Tigresses)
Broadcast notes
Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
- ^ As Ateneo won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
- ^ a b c Head-to-head record: NSNU 3–1, Adamson 2–2, DLSZ 1–3; second-seed playoff: NSNU 72–45 Adamson
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.
Second-seed playoff
The winner advances to the second round of the stepladder semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage; the loser proceeds to the first round.
Bracket
Stepladder semifinals
(3) Adamson vs. (4) DLSZ
This is a one-game playoff.
(2) NU vs. (4) DLSZ
The NU Bullpups have the twice-to-beat advantage.
Finals
The Ateneo Blue Eaglets have the thrice-to-beat advantage; the NU Bullpups can lose the series by losing twice.
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Jolo Mendoza (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Michael Joseph Nieto (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
- Rookie of the Year:
- Mythical Five:
- Michael Joseph Nieto (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
- Joseph Matthew Nieto (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
- JD Frederick Tungcab (Adamson Baby Falcons)
- Aljun Jay Melecio (DLSZ Junior Archers)
- Mark Anthony Dyke (NUNS Bullpups)
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
- ^ "PBA's 'Captain Marvel' appointed as new Adamson coach". abs-cbnews.com. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ Nazareno, Rocky (2014-04-11). "Pumaren Returns Home, Joins UE Red Warriors". tribune.net.ph. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ Villar, Joey (2014-03-27). "Dela Cruz takes helm as new UST coach". philstar.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
