UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments

The UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments are the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournaments for the 2023–24 school year. The University of the East are the hosts.

UAAP Season 86
Fueling the Future
Host schoolUE school colors University of the East

The collegiate tournaments began on September 30, 2023. The high school tournaments are expected to be held in early 2024.

Tournament format

The UAAP continued to use the UAAP Final Four format.

The league announced that it shall allow players who have played with a special guest license from the Games and Amusements Board to participate in its tournaments, except for licenses where the player participated in the Philippine Basketball Association.[1]

Xavy Nunag reprised his role as commissioner from Season 85. Assisting him are Mariana Lopa, deputy commissioner for women's and girls' basketball, and Marvin Bienvenida, deputy commissioner for boys' basketball.[2]

Teams
University Men Women Uniform manufacturer
Team Coach Team Coach
Adamson University (AdU) Soaring Falcons Nash Racela Lady Falcons Ryan Monteclaro Anta[3]
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles Tab Baldwin Blue Eagles LA Mumar Air Jordan[4]
De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers Topex Robinson Lady Archers Pocholo Villanueva Nike[5]
Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws Denok Miranda Lady Tamaraws Bert Flores Puma[6]
National University (NU) Bulldogs Jeff Napa Lady Bulldogs Aries Dimaunahan
University of the East (UE) Red Warriors Jack Santiago Lady Warriors Aileen Lebornio Anta[7]
University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons Goldwin Monteverde Fighting Maroons Paul Ramos STATS (Men's)[8]
Titan 22 (Women's)
University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers Pido Jarencio Tigresses Haydee Ong Delta Sportswear[9]

Coaching changes
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date Replaced by Date
FEU Tamaraws Olsen Racela Resignation December 22, 2022[10] Denok Miranda January 18, 2023[11]
De La Salle Green Archers Derrick Pumaren End of contract December 27, 2022[12] Topex Robinson January 19, 2023[13]
UST Growling Tigers Bal David Resignation January 26, 2023[14] Pido Jarencio February 3, 2023[15]
Adamson Lady Falcons[16] Brian Gorospe End of interim spell February 27, 2023 Ryan Monteclaro February 27, 2023

Venues
UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments is located in Metro Manila
Adamson Gym
Adamson Gym
Araneta Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
MOA Arena
MOA Arena
Quadricentennial Pavilion
Quadricentennial Pavilion
Venues in Metro Manila.

The men's tournament will be primarily held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City will host a quadruple header, and the Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila shall host a doubleheader. For the women's tournament. the SM Mall of Asia Arena and Quadricentennial Pavilion will host the games.[17]

The Adamson Gym in Manila will host also quadruple headers for the women's tournament.[18]

Arena Location Tournament Capacity
M W
St. Vincent Gym (Adamson Gym) Manila checkY
Araneta Coliseum Quezon City checkY checkY 14,429
Quadricentennial Pavilion (UST Gym) Manila checkY checkY 5,792
SM Mall of Asia Arena Pasay checkY checkY 15,000

Squads

Each team has a 16-player roster. Only one "foreign student-athlete" is allowed to be on the active roster.

Foreign student-athletes
University Men's tournament Women's tournament
Name Nationality Name Nationality
Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons Mudiaga Ojarikre[19]  Nigeria Victoria Adeshina[20]  Nigeria
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles Joseph Obasa[21]  Nigeria Sarah Makanjuola[22]  Nigeria
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers Bright Nwankwo[23]  Nigeria Aji Bojang[24]  Zambia
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws Mo Faty[25]  Senegal Josee Kaputu[26]  Congo
NU school colors NU Bulldogs Omar John[23]  Senegal Jainaba Konateh[20]  Gambia
UE school colors UE Red Warriors Precious Momowei[27]  Senegal Kamba Kone[20]  Mali
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons Malick Diouf[23]  Senegal Favour Onoh[28]  Nigeria
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers Adama Faye[29]  Senegal Awa Ly[30]  Senegal

Men's tournament

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 7 1 .875[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in semifinals
2 NU school colors NU Bulldogs 7 1 .875[lower-alpha 1] —
3 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 5 3 .625 2 Twice-to-win in semifinals
4 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 4 4 .500 3
5 Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 3 5 .375[lower-alpha 2] 4
6 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 3 5 .375[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 UE school colors UE Red Warriors (H) 2 6 .250 5
8 UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 1 7 .125 6
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2023. Source: UAAP on Livestats
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. Head-to-head record: UP 1–0 NU
  2. Head-to-head record: AdU 1–0 FEU

Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson school colors AdamsonUP school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colors
La Salle school colors La SalleFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsNU school colors
FEU school colors FEULa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colors
NU school colors NUAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colors
UE school colors UEUST school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUST school colors
UP school colors UPAdamson school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colors
UST school colors USTUE school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colors
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2023. Source: UAAP on Livestats
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Results on top and to the right of the grey cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Soaring Falcons 74–71* 58–71 46–49 66–69 72–65 51–68 79–76*
Ateneo Blue Eagles 77–72 61–66* 64–77 76–69 99–89* 97–77
De La Salle Green Archers 87–76 77–80* 83–75 64–67 91–71
FEU Tamaraws Oct. 29 62–59 65–71 58–65 76–80* 62–68
NU Bulldogs Oct. 28 68–49 60–78 66–46
UE Red Warriors 61–64 69–84 80–70
UP Fighting Maroons 77–51 Oct. 29 110–79
UST Growling Tigers 69–100 Oct. 28
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2023. Source: UAAP on Livestats
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket
Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  
4  
   
   
2  
3  

Semifinals

The top 2 teams will have the twice-to-beat advantage over their opponents, where they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to progress.

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.

Players of the Week

The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances on the preceding week.

Week Player Team
Week 1[31] Senegal Malick Diouf UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Week 2[32] Philippines Jake Figueroa NU school colors NU Bulldogs
Week 3[33] Philippines Mason Amos Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles

Discipline

The following were suspended throughout the course of the season:

  • CJ Austria of the De La Salle Green Archers for a disqualifying foul against the UST Growling Tigers. Served a one-game suspension against the Adamson Soaring Falcons.[34]
  • Referees Allan Dasal, Allan Baria, and Dennis Escaros were suspended for three weeks for "failure to enforce the rules of the game" and conduct "disruptive to the integrity of the game" on the first round games between UP vs. FEU, La Salle vs. Adamson, and Ateneo vs. UE. All three referees also failed their respective referee game report cards.[35]

Women's tournament

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 7 1 .875 — Twice-to-beat in semifinals
2 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 6 2 .750[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 UST school colors UST Tigresses 6 2 .750[lower-alpha 1] 1 Twice-to-win in semifinals
4 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 5 3 .625 2
5 FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 3 5 .375[lower-alpha 2] 4
6 La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 3 5 .375[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons 2 6 .250 5
8 UE school colors UE Lady Warriors (H) 0 8 .000 7
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2023. Source: UAAP on Livestats
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. Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 UST (+2)
  2. Head-to-head record: FEU 1–0 DLSU

Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
Adamson school colors AdamsonUP school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsNU school colorsUE school colors
La Salle school colors La SalleFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colors
FEU school colors FEULa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsUE school colorsNU school colors
NU school colors NUAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colors
UE school colors UEUST school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colors
UP school colors UPAdamson school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colors
UST school colors USTUE school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colors
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2023. Source: UAAP on Livestats
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Results on top and to the right of the grey cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson Lady Falcons 59–69 55–63 71–50 65–95 71–41 61–92 65–84
Ateneo Blue Eagles 87–80* 72–64 57–77 72–62 85–76 67–90
De La Salle Lady Archers 68–57 68–75 53–91 80–62 61–65 57–91
FEU Lady Tamaraws 58–95 63–53 61–64 66–82
NU Lady Bulldogs 84–74 72–50 69–72 76–64
UE Lady Warriors 47–64 48–66 46–63
UP Fighting Maroons 73–69*
UST Tigresses 74–72
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2023. Source: UAAP on Livestats
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket
Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  
4  
   
   
2  
3  

Semifinals

The top 2 teams will have the twice-to-beat advantage over their opponents, where they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to progress.

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.

Players of the Week

The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances from the preceding week.

Week Player Team
Week 1[31] Nigeria Favour Onoh UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Week 2[36] Philippines Louna Ozar UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
Week 3[33] Philippines Kent Pastrana UST school colors UST Tigresses

See also

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