UAAP Season 70 basketball tournaments
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Qualified for semifinals with twice to beat advantage | |
Qualified for semifinals | |
Qualified for the first round | |
Qualified for knockout game |
The basketball tournaments of University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 70 started on July 7, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum with University of Santo Tomas Rector Very Rev. Fr. Ernesto Arceo, O.P. delivering the speech. Manuel V. Pangilinan of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and United States ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney were the guests.
Former UST Growling Tigers basketball player Ed Cordero is the season's commissioner. The theme is "Winners All, Recreating the Value of Honesty through Sports" The Studio 23 coverage uses the theme "Madrama".
Despite a 14–0 sweep by the University of the East Red Warriors in the elimination round, they were in turn swept by the De La Salle University-Manila Green Archers 2–0 in the finals after UE had a half-a-month's rest. De La Salle Santiago Zobel School Junior Archers clinched their second championship by beating the Ateneo High School Blue Eaglets with their own 2–0 sweep. Ateneo took home the women's championship with their own version of a sweep against the University of the Philippines Lady Maroons.
Uniforms
Men's tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
Rivalry games
Bracket
Fourth-seed playoff
Second-seed playoff
First round
Semifinals
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
- Finals Most Valuable Player:
Awards
- Season Most Valuable Player:
- Rookie of the Year:
- Defensive Player of the Year:
- Mythical Five:
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- *
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- *
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Schedule
Rivalry games
Bracket
Semifinals
Ateneo vs. Adamson
UP vs. UST
Finals
- Finals Most Valuable Player:
Awards
- Most Valuable Player:
- Rookie of the Year:
Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
Schedule
Rivalry games
Bracket
Fourth-seed playoff
Semifinals
Ateneo vs. NU
Zobel vs. FEU–FERN
Finals
- Finals Most Valuable Player:
Awards
- Season Most Valuable Player:
- Rookie of the Year:
- Mythical Five:
- *
- *
- *
- *
- *
Broadcast notes
UAAP Sportscenter airs every Tuesday afternoons as a supplement for the main UAAP coverage. Boom Gonzalez hosts the program.
Playoffs broadcasters:
Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside reporters |
Men's fourth-seed game | Sev Sarmienta | Ronnie Magsanoc | Andi Manzano & Dianne Querrer |
Men's second-seed game | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | Sharon Yu & Vanna Lim |
Men's first round game | Vanna Lim & Dianne Querrer | ||
Men's Semifinal game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | Ronnie Magsanoc | Vanna Lim & Sharon Yu |
Women's Finals game 2 | Eric Tipan | Ronnie Magsanoc | none |
Juniors' Finals game 2 | Boom Gonzalez | Mark Molina | none |
Men's Semifinal game 2 | Sev Sarmienta | Randy Sacdalan | Vanna Lim & Sharon Yu |
Men's Finals game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | Mark Molina | Tracy Abad & Sharon Yu |
Men's Finals game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | Tracy Abad & Sharon Yu |