UAAP Season 59 is the 1996–97 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, which was hosted by De La Salle University-Manila. The season opened on July 13, 1996, at the Araneta Coliseum. The 3rd Annual UAAP Cheerdance Competition was also held after the opening ceremonies.

UAAP Season 59
The New Generation of Sports Excellence
Host schoolDe La Salle University
Overall
SeniorsUST school colors University of Santo Tomas
JuniorsUST school colors University of Santo Tomas
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball UST school colors UST FEU school colors FEU
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball UST school colors UST N/A
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;
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Basketball

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Men's tournament

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L Pts Qualification
1   De La Salle Green Archers (H) 11 3 25 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   UST Growling Tigers 10 4 24
3   UP Fighting Maroons 9 5 23 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   UE Red Warriors 8 6 22
5   Ateneo Blue Eagles 7 7 21
6   FEU Tamaraws 4 10 18
7   NU Bulldogs 4 10 18
8   Adamson Falcons 3 11 17

Playoffs

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  La Salle67
4  UE55
1  La Salle6054
2  UST6557
2  UST63
3  UP56

Championships summary

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Seniors' division championships

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Men's
Rank                          
1st UST FEU DLSU UST UST UST ADMU UE UP UST UP UST DLSU
2nd DLSU UST UP UP AdU UP UST FEU ADMU DLSU UP ADMU
3rd UP DLSU UST DLSU UP DLSU UP UST DLSU UP DLSU UST
4th UE UP AdU UE UE ADMU DLSU DLSU UE UE NU FEU
5th ADMU UE UE FEU FEU UE NU UP ADMU
& FEU
AdU UE
6th FEU
& NU
AdU ADMU AdU DLSU AdU UE ADMU ADMU UP
7th NU NU ADMU AdU
8th AdU ADMU NU
Women's
Rank                      
1st FEU UST DLSU UP UP FEU UP UST UP UP FEU
2nd DLSU FEU UP FEU ADMU UST ADMU DLSU AdU ADMU
3rd UST UP UST DLSU DLSU DLSU DLSU UP DLSU DLSU
4th UP UE ADMU UST UST UE UE UST UST
5th AdU DLSU AdU
& UE
UE UE UP ADMU ADMU UP
6th UE ADMU AdU NU AdU FEU
7th ADMU AdU NU ADMU
8th NU ADMU

Juniors' division championships

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Rank BOYS' GIRLS'
               
1st USTHS DLSZ UST ADMU AdU
& UE
ADMU DLSZ USTHS
2nd ADMU UE DLSZ UE AdU UPIS AdU
3rd DLSZ ADMU ADMU USTHS NU USTHS USTHS UE
4th AdU UPIS UE NU USTHS DLSZ UE DLSZ
5th UE NU AdU AdU ADMU UE &
UPIS
NU UPIS
6th UPIS USTHS UPIS DLSZ UPIS
7th NU FEU DLSZ
8th FEU

Overall championship race

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The host school is boldfaced. Final.

Note for Seniors division: Point totals in italics are partial results. The results for the Men and Women's Judo tournaments, in which only Ateneo, La Salle, UP, and UST joined in, are incomplete. UP won both tournaments. Fencing is a demonstration sport, and is not included in the final tally.

Individual awards

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Top Athletes:
Men:   Herminio Gallo, Jr. (Volleyball)
Women:   Emmilyn Ong Jimenez (Swimming)
Junior:   Rufino Manotok (Swimming)

References

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