UAAP Season 72 was the 2009–2010 season 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 ...

. It was hosted by

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, with opening rites on July 11, 2009 at the

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. The men's basketball tournament and the women's volleyball tournament were aired by

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's UHF

Studio 23 Studio 23 (officially Studio 23, Inc. and previously AMCARA Broadcasting Network) was a Filipino television network owned by ABS-CBN Corporation. The network was named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV and carried on UHF cha ...

for the tenth consecutive year.

Opening ceremonies

The opening ceremonies for the 72nd UAAP games was held at the

last July 11, 2009. The opening rites featured different student organizations from the host

including other participants from the other 7 UAAP member universities. With the season's theme ''One Color. One Goal.'' the event participants wore white costumes, symbolizing ''unity'' in the league, introduced the league member universities through flags and the

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, bearing the member schools' respective colors.

Calendar changes

The schedule of the sporting events will be changed this season. Badminton will be held in the first semester, instead of chess.

Television coverage rights

With ABS-CBN's contract to broadcast the UAAP expiring on March 31, 2010, two other TV networks are bidding for exclusive television rights for the league, although ABS-CBN has the

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Solar Entertainment Corporation Solar Entertainment Corporation (simply known as Solar or SEC) is a Filipino media company based in Makati, Philippines. Founded and owned by the brothers, Wilson, William and Willy Tieng. Solar Entertainment operates two digital free-to-air c ...

's sports section Solar Sports will join the bidding for the TV rights, with a Solar official naming

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as another interested party. The UAAP has been broadcast by ABS-CBN for ten years already at their UHF station Studio 23. UAAP president Anton Montinola said the league considers "to project the league not just nationally but also globally" due to "a lot of followers abroad, mostly alumni". Montinola further said the league has been satisfied with ABS-CBN's coverage of both the basketball and volleyball games. The volleyball tournament was even moved from the first semester (July–October) to the second semester (November–March) to maximize the TV coverage. Confirming Solar's earlier revelation, GMA has joined the bidding, submitting theirs at a UAAP board meeting on March 19, 2009. In order to strengthen its position, ABS-CBN's bid includes airing the men's basketball championship series at their flagship VHF station Channel 2 instead of airing it on Studio 23, where ABS-CBN has aired the men's basketball tournament for the past nine seasons. Solar will air it on VHF

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of which they a block-timer. All three submitted five-year bids. GMA will air the games on its VHF channel Q. Despite the TV rights row on the Pacquiao-Hatton boxing bout between ABS-CBN on one hand and Solar Sports and GMA on the other, Solar has confirmed it will stand by their UAAP bid, with Solar offering a possible linkage either to ABS-CBN's

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(on which the games currently air) or to

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to air the games internationally. With ABS-CBN's current contract worth P75 million, Montinola has expressed delight that "there are three TV networks that are very, very much interested to become our partner next season," noting that it is "the first time that this is happening." Montinola clarified that the UAAP is not "rushing things" to determine which among the three networks have the best offer, and declined to comment on the financial offers, saying, "We AAP, GMA 7, ABS-CBN and Solarare still far from that discussion." On October 4, right before the tip-off of Game 2 of the men's basketball finals, the UAAP and ABS-CBN agreed in principle and signed a memorandum of agreement giving the broadcasting network the right to air the league's games for another five-year period starting

UAAP Season 73 UAAP Season 73 is the 2010–2011 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. It was hosted by De La Salle University. The men's basketball and the women's volleyball tournaments were aired by ABS-CBN Channel 2 and Stu ...

Basketball

The UAAP Season 72 basketball tournament began on July 11, 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. The tournament host was Far Eastern University and tournament commissioner was Jose "Joe" Lipa, Jr.

Men's tournament

The opening ceremonies and the opening day doubleheader were the first programs in the Philippines to be broadcast in high definition, although only

Playoffs

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: * Rookie of the Year: * Most Improved Player:

Taekwondo

The UAAP Season 72 taekwondo tournaments were held on September 16, 2009 at the

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Gymnasium.

Men's tournament

Team standings

Awards

*Most Valuable Player: *Rookie of the Year:

Women's tournament

Team standings

Awards

*Most Valuable Player: *Rookie of the Year:

Boys' tournament

Team standings

Awards

*Most Valuable Player: *Rookie of the Year:

Badminton

Men's tournament

Elimination round

=Team standings

Playoffs

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: * Rookie of the Year: * Most Improved Player:

Women's tournament

Elimination round

=Team standings

Playoffs

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: * Rookie of the Year: * Most Improved Player:

Judo

The UAAP Judo Championships was held on October 4, 2009 hosted by the Ateneo de Manila University at the

Awards

*Most Valuable Player: *Rookie of the Year:

Track and field

The UAAP Track and Field Championships was held on February 7, 2010 at the

Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium The Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium (simply known as the Rizal Memorial Stadium; officially the Simeon Toribio Track Stadium) is the main stadium of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines. It served as the main stadi ...

Men's tournament

Team standings

Awards

*Most Valuable Player: *Rookie of the Year:

Women's tournament

Team standings

Awards

*Most Valuable Player: *Rookie of the Year:

Boys' tournament

Team standings

Awards

*Most Valuable Player: *Rookie of the Year:

Chess

Awards

*Most Valuable Player: *Rookie of the Year:

Cheerdance

The

UAAP Cheerdance Competition The UAAP Cheerdance Competition is an annual one-day event of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for cheerdancing. The sequence of the performance are determined by drawing of lots prior the competition. Before the announc ...

was held on September 13, 2009 at the

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. The event was shown live on TV by

and was hosted by Boom Gonzalez,

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and the various UAAP courtside reporters. Cheer dance competition is an exhibition event. Points for the general championship are not awarded to the participants. Host team in boldface. "Order" refers to order of performance.

General championship summary

The general champion is determined by a point system. The system gives 15 points to the champion team of a UAAP event, 12 to the runner-up, and 10 to the third placer. The following points: 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 are given to the rest of the participating teams according to their order of finish.

Medals table

Seniors' division

Juniors' division

General championship tally

Seniors' division

Juniors' division

Individual awards

*Athlete of the Year: **Seniors: **Juniors:

References

External links

ABS-CBN official website for the UAAPUAAP men's basketball in Inboundpass.comUAAP men's basketball in UBelt.com
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