The UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments are held in school year 2016–17.

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 ...

is the season host while

Far Eastern University Far Eastern University (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Pamantasan ng Malayong Silanganan''), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a Private university, private non-sectarian Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Manila, Philippines ...

are the defending champions.

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...

's UHF channel

ABS-CBN Sports and Action ABS-CBN Sports and Action (stylized as ABS-CBN Sports+Action or simply S+A or S and A), was a free-to-air television network based in Quezon City. It was owned by ABS-CBN Corporation with some of its programs produced and licensed by ABS-CBN S ...

broadcast the men's tournament for the seventeenth consecutive year.

Men's tournament

Teams

Elimination round

Team standings

Match-up results

Scores

Bracket

Game went into

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Semifinals

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.

La Salle vs. Adamson

The

De La Salle Green Archers The De La Salle Green Archers (also known simply as the Green Archers) are the men's varsity teams representing De La Salle University in the Philippines. The women's varsity teams are generally referred to as the De La Salle Lady Archers. The s ...

has the twice-to-beat advantage.

Ateneo vs. FEU

The

Ateneo Blue Eagles The Ateneo Blue Eagles are the collegiate varsity teams of the Ateneo de Manila University that play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere collegiate league in the Philippines. The collegiate women's ...

has the twice-to-beat advantage.

Finals

This is the fifth overall Finals matchup between the

and the

. The Blue Eagles won their last encounter in

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. * Finals Most Valuable Player:

Broadcast notes

All games will be aired on S+A Channel 23, S+A HD Channel 166, TFC.tv and sports.abs-cbn.com. Game 1 was also simulcast on ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD Channel 167.

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: * Rookie of the Year: * Mythical Team: ** ** ** ** **

Players of the Week

Seniors coaching changes and suspensions

Out of 8 competing teams in the UAAP, 5 teams has changed their head coach starting Season 79. *

Adamson Soaring Falcons The Adamson Soaring Falcons are the collegiate men's varsity teams of Adamson University that play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines which is the mother sports league of the ''Falcons''. The collegiate women's varsity team ...

: Former DLSU Green Archers coach and current

GlobalPort Batang Pier The NorthPort Batang Pier is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team that first played in the 2012–13 PBA season. The team took over the franchise of the Powerade Tigers in 2012 after it was sold to Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Besides Nor ...

team consultant

Franz Pumaren Franz Santos Pumaren (born December 5, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and coach. He played college ball for De La Salle University before playing professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is ...

will call the shots for the Falcons, replacing interim coach Mike Fermin who is relegated as part of the coaching staff. *

: Long-time assistant coach Sandy Arespacochaga will mentor the Blue Eagles starting this season, replacing

Bo Perasol Dolreich "Bo" Perasol (born November 30, 1971) is a Filipino basketball coach. He coaches in both collegiate and professional leagues. He is the former head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the UP Fighting Maroons. Career Bo Perasol was a for ...

who moved to the

UP Fighting Maroons The UP Fighting Maroons are the collegiate varsity teams of the University of the Philippines, primarily off Diliman, which play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere sports league in the country. The Fi ...

. Arespacochaga will be assisted by

Philippines men's national basketball team The Philippines men's national basketball team ( fil, Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas), commonly known as Gilas Pilipinas, is the basketball team representing the Philippines. The team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipi ...

head coach

Tab Baldwin Thomas Anthony "Tab" Baldwin (born 16 May 1958) is an American-New Zealand basketball coach who currently serves as the head of the Gilas Pilipinas Youth national basketball program and head coach for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the University A ...

as a team consultant. With Baldwin seen calling out the plays, and other teams complaining about his exemption from receiving

technical foul In basketball, a technical foul (colloquially known as a "T" or a "tech") is any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between opposing players on the court, or is a foul by a ...

s, the UAAP Board subsequently ordered him designated as Ateneo's coach, making him eligible to receive technical fouls. *

: Erstwhile NCAA champion coach

Aldin Ayo Aldin Valladolid Ayo (born October 15, 1977) is a Filipino basketball coach and politician who currently serves as head coach for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He formerly played (in late 90s) and coached ...

of the

Letran Knights The Letran Knights are the collegiate varsity teams representing Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the ''Lady Knights'', while the high school varsity t ...

was named as head coach of the Green Archers, replacing resigned head coach

Juno Sauler Marco Januz "Juno" Sauler (born 5 March 1973) is a basketball coach and former basketball player from the Philippines. He was a former head coach of the De La Salle University Green Archers, a collegiate team in the UAAP. Sauler is currently ...

. *

: Former Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach

returned to his alma mater as the new head coach of the Fighting Maroons, replacing Renzy Bajar who handled the team in Season 78. *

UST Growling Tigers The UST Growling Tigers are the college athletic teams representing the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. They hold the most UAAP Overall Championships with 44 Seniors' Overall Championships ( ...

Blackwater Elite The Blackwater Bossing is a professional basketball team owned by Ever Bilena, Inc. that is playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) beginning in the 2014–2015 season. The franchise began as one of the founding teams in the PB ...

assistant coach Rodil "Boy" Sablan took over from the controversial former head coach Bong Dela Cruz as the head mentor of the Growling Tigers.

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Match-up results

Scores

Fourth–seed playoff

Bracket

Stepladder semifinals

First round

This is a

one-game playoff A one-game playoff, sometimes known as a pennant playoff, tiebreaker game or knockout game, is a tiebreaker in certain sports—usually but not always professional—to determine which of two teams, tied in the final standings, will qualify for a ...

Second round

In the semifinals, La Salle has the

twice-to-beat advantage There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly k ...

, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

Finals

This is a

best-of-three playoff There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: * Mythical Five: ** ** ** ** **

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Match-up results

Scores

Bracket

Fourth–seed playoff

Second–seed playoff

Semifinals

NU vs. La Salle

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

FEU vs. Ateneo

The FEU Baby Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage after beating the

Ateneo Blue Eaglets The Ateneo Blue Eagles are the collegiate varsity teams of the Ateneo de Manila University that play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere collegiate league in the Philippines. The collegiate women's v ...

for the second-seed, which led to a virtual best-of-three playoff series.

Finals

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: * Rookie of the Year: * Mythical Team: ** ** ** ** **

Overall Championship points

Seniors' division

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

References

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Men's tournament

Teams

Elimination round

Team standings

Match-up results

Scores

Bracket

Semifinals

La Salle vs. Adamson

Ateneo vs. FEU

Finals

Broadcast notes

Awards

Sponsored awards

Players of the Week

Seniors coaching changes and suspensions

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Match-up results

Scores

Fourth–seed playoff

Bracket

Stepladder semifinals

First round

Second round

Finals

Awards

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Match-up results

Scores

Bracket

Fourth–seed playoff

Second–seed playoff

Semifinals

NU vs. La Salle

FEU vs. Ateneo

Finals

Awards

Overall Championship points

Seniors' division

See also

References