UAAP Season 71 basketball tournaments
The basketball tournaments of University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 71 started on July 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum with University of the Philippines, Diliman as hosts. The defending champions were the De La Salle Green Archers, Ateneo Lady Eagles and the De La Salle Junior Archers.
Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines president Chito Narvasa is the season's commissioner. The theme is "Filipino Leadership Through Sports Excellence".
Men's tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
Results
Rivalry games
Bracket
Second-seed playoff
Semifinals
Ateneo vs. UE
The Ateneo Blue Eagles has the twice-to-beat advantage.La Salle vs. FEU
The De La Salle Green Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.Finals
- Finals Most Valuable Player:
Awards
- Most Valuable Player:
- Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Games, which began on July 6, are held at the Blue Eagle Gym.Team standings
Match-up results
Rivalry games
Bracket
Second–seed playoff
Semifinals
FEU vs. Adamson
UP vs. UST
Finals
- Finals Most Valuable Player:
Awards
- Most Valuable Player:
- Rookie of the Year:
- Mythical Five:
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Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
Games, which began on July 9, are held at the Blue Eagle GymTeam standings
Match-up results
Rivalry games
Bracket
Semifinals
Ateneo–Adamson series
La Salle Zobel–FEU series
Finals
Awards
- Finals Most Valuable Player:
- Most Valuable Player:
- Rookie of the Year:
- Mythical team:
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Broadcast notes
Playoff broadcasters are:
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside reporters |
| Second-seed game | |||
| La Salle-FEU semifinal | Eric Tipan | Luigi Trillo | Sharon Yu and Kristel Filart |
| Ateneo-UE semifinal | Boom Gonzalez | Mark Molina | Portia Silva and Alexis Go |
| Juniors' Finals Game 1 | |||
| Men's Finals Game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | Sharon Yu and Kamae de Jesus |
| Men's Finals Game 2 | Kamae de Jesus and Sharon Yu |