UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments

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.

UAAP Season 78
Host schoolUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
Men's Finals G1 G2G3Wins
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 64 62621
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 75 56672
DurationNovember 25 – December 2, 2015
Arena(s)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVPMac Belo
Winning coachNash Racela (1st title)
SemifinalistsAteneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles
NU school colors NU Bulldogs
TV network(s)ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Women's Finals G1 G2Wins
NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 91 752+1
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 59 550
DurationDecember 2–6, 2015
Arena(s)Mall of Asia Arena
Blue Eagle Gym
Finals MVPAfril Bernardino
Winning coachPatrick Aquino (2nd title)
SemifinalistsLa Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles
Juniors' Finals G1 G2G3Wins
NU school colors NUNS Bullpups 78 60962+1
La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers 58 71751
DurationFebruary 19 – March 4, 2016
Arena(s)Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVPJustine Baltazar
Winning coachJeff Napa (3rd title)
SemifinalistsAteneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets
FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports and Action
< Season 77 2015–16 Season 79 >

Men's tournament

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Teams

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Team University Coach
Adamson Soaring Falcons Adamson University (AdU) Mike Fermin
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Bo Perasol
De La Salle Green Archers De La Salle University (DLSU) Juno Sauler
FEU Tamaraws Far Eastern University (FEU) Nash Racela
NU Bulldogs National University (NU) Eric Altamirano
UE Red Warriors University of the East (UE) Derrick Pumaren
UP Fighting Maroons University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) Rensy Bajar
UST Growling Tigers University of Santo Tomas (UST) Bong dela Cruz

Elimination round

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Team standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   UST Growling Tigers 11 3 .786[a] Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   FEU Tamaraws 11 3 .786[a]
3   Ateneo Blue Eagles 9 5 .643 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   NU Bulldogs 7 7 .500 4
5   De La Salle Green Archers 6 8 .429[b] 5
6   UE Red Warriors 6 8 .429[b] 5
7   UP Fighting Maroons (H) 3 11 .214[c] 8
8   Adamson Soaring Falcons 3 11 .214[c] 8
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UST 2–0 FEU
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: La Salle 2–0 UE
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 Adamson (UP 0, Adamson 0); overall point differential: UP –91, Adamson –128

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  Adamson              
  Ateneo              
  La Salle              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UP              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Soaring Falcons 60–84 71–88 60–64 54–75 78–89 73–68 64–70
Ateneo Blue Eagles 87–72 76–80 64–88 74–70** 77–72 56–43 58–68
De La Salle Green Archers 74–75 62–73 75–93 67–63 71–64 66–71 61–77
FEU Tamaraws 82–69 66–61 71–68 61–59 92–81 75–58 71–72
NU Bulldogs 85–79* 59–68 81–73 70–68 71–76 68–52 55–54
UE Red Warriors 71–74 74–69 64–72 67–71 52–47 55–62 76–83
UP Fighting Maroons 89–84 65–74 68–72 57–68 69–75 67–79 59–67
UST Growling Tigers 78–63 74–80 81–79 85–76 65–57 77–91 83–76
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  UST64
4  NU55
1  UST646262
2  FEU755667
2  FEU76
3  Ateneo74

Semifinals

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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

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The UST Growling Tigers had the twice-to-beat advantage.

November 22
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers   64–55   NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 15–8, 14–12, 20–23
Pts: Louie Vigil 19
Rebs: Louie Vigil 10
Asts: Louie Vigil 7
Pts: Pao Javelona 17
Rebs: Alfred Aroga 15
Asts: Alolino, Alejandro 2 each
UST wins series in one game

(2) FEU vs. (3) Ateneo

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The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage.

November 21
3:30 p.m.
FEU Tamaraws   76–74   Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–20, 18–18, 20–24
Pts: Roger Pogoy 16
Rebs: Mac Belo 9
Asts: Tolomia, Ru. Escoto 2 each
Pts: Kiefer Ravena 25
Rebs: Pessumal, Ikeh 6 each
Asts: Ravena, Pingoy 2 each
FEU wins series in one game

Finals

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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.

November 25
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers   64–75   FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 10–19, 17–10, 13–18
Pts: Karim Abdul 19
Rebs: Karim Abdul 9
Asts: 5 players 1 each
Pts: Roger Pogoy 15
Rebs: Mac Belo 13
Asts: Pogoy, Inigo, 3 each
November 28
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers   62–56   FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 8–10, 26–11, 15–15
Pts: Kevin Ferrer 29
Rebs: Kevin Ferrer 10
Asts: Ed Daquioag 4
Pts: Mac Belo 16
Rebs: Mac Belo 11
Asts: Mike Tolomia 6
December 2
3:30 p.m.
UST Growling Tigers   62–67   FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 11–12, 16–21, 16–16
Pts: Ed Daquioag 21
Rebs: Louie Vigil 7
Asts: 3 players, 2 each
Pts: Mac Belo 23
Rebs: Belo, Ru. Escoto, 8 each
Asts: Mike Tolomia 3
FEU wins series 2–1
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 23,124
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Mac Belo (FEU Tamaraws)

Broadcast notes

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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.

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside Reporters Upfront at the UAAP Hosts
Game 1 Boom Gonzales TJ Manotoc Angelique Manto and Ganiel Krishnan Janeena Chan and Nathasha Alquiros
Game 2 TJ Manotoc Marco Benitez Angelique Manto and Ganiel Krishnan No Upfront at the UAAP
Game 3 Mico Halili TJ Manotoc Angelique Manto and Ganiel Krishnan Janeena Chan, Nathasha Alquiros and Bea Daez

Additional Game 2 crew:

  • Awards Presenter: Nikko Ramos

Additional Game 3 crew:

  • Awards Presenter: TJ Manotoc

Awards

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 UAAP Season 78 men's basketball champions 
 
FEU Tamaraws
20th title
  • Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Rookie of the Year: Joshua Andrei Caracut (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Mythical Team:
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  • 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

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Women's tournament

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Elimination round

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Team standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   NU Lady Bulldogs 14 0 1.000 Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a]
2   De La Salle Lady Archers 12 2 .857 2 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3   UE Lady Warriors 7 7 .500 7 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4   Ateneo Lady Eagles 6 8 .429[b] 8
5   UST Tigresses 6 8 .429[b] 8
6   Adamson Lady Falcons 4 10 .286[c] 10
7   UP Fighting Maroons (H) 4 10 .286[c] 10
8   FEU Lady Tamaraws 3 11 .214 11
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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. ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: Ateneo 64–53 UST (OT)
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–1 UP (Adamson +2)

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  Adamson              
  Ateneo              
  La Salle              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UP              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

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Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Lady Falcons 39–49 57–75 69–64* 62–76 57–49 62–53 67–70
Ateneo Lady Eagles 55–41 43–44 48–46 36–70 29–43 56–43 48–57
De La Salle Lady Archers 78–62 63–58 54–45 78–90 63–59 76–34 67–56
FEU Lady Tamaraws 48–39 51–60 43–54 43–86 38–54 46–38 58–65
NU Lady Bulldogs 75–49 70–43 81–74 71–57 66–63 80–44 71–45
UE Lady Warriors 67–43 62–66 70–73* 44–41 40–80 56–51 75–65*
UP Lady Maroons 46–39 42–41 53–78 52–54 39–87 46–45 52–58
UST Tigresses 71–75 67–53 63–70 68–53 60–85 53–68 59–61
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

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November 18
 
UST Tigresses   53–64 (OT)   Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 5–12, 10–19, 19–9, 16–10, Overtime: 3–14
Pts: Bettina Peñaflor 18
Rebs: Misaela Larosa 18
Asts: Candice Magdaluyo 3
Pts: Hazelle Yam 26
Rebs: Danica Jose 19
Asts: Likhang Javier 7
Ateneo enters the Final Four

Bracket

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Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)
Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1  NU9175
2  La Salle53504  Ateneo5955
3  UE624  Ateneo5562
4  Ateneo65

Stepladder semifinals

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(3) UE vs. (4) Ateneo

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This is a single-elimination game.

November 22
10:00 am
UE Lady Warriors   62–65   Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 13–14, 21–18, 12–12
Pts: Ruthlaine Tacula 17
Rebs: Eunique Chan 19
Asts: Ruthlaine Tacula 2
Pts: Jose, Yam, 17 each
Rebs: Caramia Buendia 9
Asts: Danica Jose 4
Ateneo advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2

(2) La Salle vs. (4) Ateneo

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

November 25
10:00 a.m.
De La Salle Lady Archers   53–55   Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 20–14, 8–22, 9–8
Pts: Snow Peñaranda 12
Rebs: Ara Abaca 15
Asts: Ara Abaca 4
Pts: Hazelle Yam 19
Rebs: Danica Jose 19
Asts: Likhang Javier 5
November 28
10:00 a.m.
De La Salle Lady Archers   50–62   Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 12–11, 14–12, 12–24
Pts: Camille Claro 13
Rebs: Ara Abaca 9
Asts: Abaca, Claro, 2 each
Pts: Hazelle Yam 15
Rebs: Danica Jose 11
Asts: Danica Jose 4
Ateneo win series in two games

Finals

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NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times.

December 2
10:00 am
NU Lady Bulldogs   91–59   Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 22–10, 22–16, 26–23
Pts: Afril Bernardino 17
Rebs: Afril Bernardino 18
Asts: Andrea Tongco 7
Pts: Katrina Guytingco 14
Rebs: Danica Jose 10
Asts: Yam, Javier, 4 each
December 6
3:30 pm
NU Lady Bulldogs   75–55   Ateneo Lady Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 10–6, 30–15, 20–13, 15–21
Pts: Afril Bernardino 18
Rebs: Afril Bernardino 17
Asts: Shelley Gupilan 7
Pts: Jolina Go 19
Rebs: Danica Jose 10
Asts: Likhang Javier 6
NU wins series in two games

Awards

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 UAAP Season 78 women's basketball champions 
 
NU Lady Bulldogs
Second title, second consecutive title
  • 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

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Elimination round

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Team standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   NUNS Bullpups 14 0 1.000 Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a]
2   DLSZ Junior Archers 11 3 .786 3 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3   Ateneo Blue Eaglets 10 4 .714 4 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4   FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 8 6 .571 6
5   Adamson Baby Falcons 7 7 .500 7
6   UPIS Junior Maroons (H) 3 11 .214[b] 11
7   UST Tiger Cubs 3 11 .214[b] 11
8   UE Junior Warriors 0 14 .000 14
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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. ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 UST (UP +13)

Match-up results

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  Adamson              
  Ateneo              
  DLSZ              
  FEU              
  NSNU              
  UE              
  UPIS              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Win by forfeit;   = Loss;   = OT loss;   = Loss by forfeit

Scores

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Team AdU ADMU DLSZ FEU NSNU UE UPIS UST
Adamson Baby Falcons 55–71 79–66 49–51 55–61 83–52 76–65 76–45
Ateneo Blue Eaglets 82–73 71–84 85–66 60–73 91–51 74–67 79–56
Zobel Junior Archers 47–35 80–73 67–55 53–68 107–79 72–61 96–43
FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws 60–55 53–78 58–78 56–70 58–52 61–40
NSNU Bullpups 68–66 81–69 80–57 67–53 89–33 77–65 80–54
UE Junior Warriors 26–80 58–96 64–110 79–93 60–94 69–104 73–77
UP Junior Maroons 61–66 67–75 74–85 71–81 54–70 99–79 0–2[a]
UST Tiger Cubs 63–77 57–80 52–78 66–86 58–82 95–94 71–82
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:
  1. ^ Loss by default

Bracket

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Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)
Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1  NSNU786096
2  DLSZ752  DLSZ587175
3  Ateneo843  Ateneo68
4  FEU–Diliman68

Stepladder semifinals

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(3) Ateneo vs. (4) FEU Diliman

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February 10, 2016
4:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eaglets   84–68   FEU–D Baby Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 15–14, 28–19, 21–21
Pts: Sam Belangel 15
Rebs: Justin Eustaquio 9
Asts: Sam Belangel 8
Pts: Kenji Roman 21
Rebs: Kenji Roman 13
Asts: Gloria, Gonzales, 4 each
Ateneo advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2

(2) DLSZ vs. (3) Ateneo

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In the semifinals, La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

February 15, 2016
4:00 p.m.
DLSZ Junior Archers   75–68   Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 15–16, 24–14, 21–26
Pts: Brent Paraiso 15
Rebs: Brent Paraiso 13
Asts: Miguel Fortuna 5
Pts: Mamuyac, Andrade, 16 each
Rebs: Shaun Ildefonso 18
Asts: Sam Belangel 4
La Salle wins series in one game

Finals

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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.

February 19
2:00 p.m.
NUNS Bullpups   78–58   DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 18–9, 22–17, 16–19
Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 16
Rebs: Justine Baltazar 27
Asts: Paul Manalang 4
Pts: Aljun Melecio 15
Rebs: Marco Sario 8
Asts: Aljun Melecio 6
February 26
2:00 p.m.
NUNS Bullpups   60–71   DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 13–16, 21–27, 9–14
Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 25
Rebs: Justine Baltazar 20
Asts: Atienza, Manalang, 4 each
Pts: Marco Sario 16
Rebs: MR Romero 10
Asts: Aljun Melecio 9
March 4
2:00 p.m.
NUNS Bullpups   96–75   DLSZ Junior Archers
Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 26–28, 31–15, 17–23
Pts: Winderlich Coyoca 20
Rebs: John Lloyd Clemente 15
Asts: 3 players, 4 each
Pts: Aljun Melecio 22
Rebs: MR Romero 8
Asts: Aljun Melecio 6
NU wins series in three games

Awards

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 UAAP Season 78 juniors' basketball champions 
 
NUNS Bullpups
Sixth title

Overall Championship points

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Franz Pumaren officially named head coach of Adamson Falcons in UAAP". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ateneo officially names Tab Baldwin new Blue Eagles head coach". Rappler. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Sources: Juno Sauler resigns as DLSU Green Archers head coach". Rappler. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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