UAAP Season 55 is the 1992–93 athletic year of the
University Athletic Association of the Philippines
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila Univers ...
. This season was hosted by the
University of Santo Tomas
The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel ...
.
Men's basketball
The UAAP men's basketball competition opens on July 18 at the Araneta Coliseum. The year's host, UST, formerly known as the Glowing Goldies, will now carry the moniker Growling Tigers. De La Salle University, declared champion by the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) headed by president Lito Puyat, will have a new coach Gabby Velasco, who will replaced Derrick Pumaren. Far Eastern University, the UAAP board's recognized champion, lost the services of power forward Victor Pablo from graduation.
Team standings
The Adamson Falcons of coach Orly Bauzon, clinch the first finals berth by way of superior quotient, this was made possible by FEU's 87–76 win over UST in their final elimination assignment in which the last three minutes and forty-seven seconds of the game were replayed due to a brownout at the venue.
[FEU-La Salle playoff today](_blank)
Manila Standard
The FEU Tamaraws advance to the championship against Adamson Falcons by defeating De La Salle Green Archers, 101–87, in a playoff. The Tamaraws, coach by Alfredo Amador, scored a two-game sweep over the Falcons to retain the senior's basketball title.
FEU '2-straights' Adamson, keeps UAAP crown
Manila Standard
Second seed playoff
Finals
See also
*NCAA Season 68 basketball tournaments
The 1992 NCAA basketball tournament was the 68th season in the Philippine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The season opens on August 1 at the Araneta Coliseum and ended on October 10 with the Letran Knights regaining the title in ...
References
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