UAAP Season 73 basketball tournaments
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 73 basketball tournaments are the basketball events of UAAP's 2010-11 season. The basketball season began on July 10, 2010 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City with an opening ceremony hosted by De La Salle University, followed by a couple of men's basketball games. Hosts De La Salle Green Archers defeated the UP Fighting Maroons, and the UST Growling Tigers defeated the UE Red Warriors in the last game of the day.
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| Host school | De La Salle University | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | September 25–30, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Araneta Coliseum | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Ryan Buenafe | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Norman Black (3rd title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |  Adamson Soaring Falcons De La Salle Green Archers | |||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | ABS-CBN, Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, Balls HD | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | September 25–30, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Araneta Coliseum | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Analyn Almazan | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Emily Vega | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | De La Salle Lady Archers UST Tigresses | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | September 14–19, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Filoil Flying V Arena (Game 1) Araneta Coliseum (Games 2 & 3) | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Kiefer Ravena | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Michael Ray Jarin | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |  NSNU Bullpups DLSZ Junior Archers | |||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, Balls HD | |||||||||||||||
Ato Badolato, former head coach of the San Beda Red Cubs, was named commissioner for basketball for the 2010 season.
Results
Juniors
The Juniors were the first of the three basketball tournaments to be finished. The Ateneo Blue Eaglets forced the step ladder format, putting themselves directly into the finals. Four other teams battled it out for the one spot left in the finals, with UST triumphing after beating out La Salle, 74–60. Since Ateneo cleared the eliminations, they were given an automatic 1–0 lead in the finals series. However, UST tied it up with a 77–71 win. Ateneo then continued on to sweep the next two games, 76–66 in game 2, and 76–59 in game 3. This was the Juniors' 17th title, and 3rd consecutive championship.
Women
Second-seed Adamson Lady Falcons has advanced to the finals with a win over the UST Lady Tigresses, 72–59. However, fourth-seed La Salle Lady Archers edged out first-seed FEU Lady Tamaraws to extend the series, where the winner will advance and face Adamson. FEU won the knockout match to set up a finals showdown with Adamson.
Men
First-seed FEU Tamaraws advanced to the finals after beating the De La Salle Green Archers in overtime, 69–59. They faced off against the defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles, who blew past the Adamson Falcons, 68–55. Ateneo started off with an outstanding win, sweeping the Tamaraws by 23 points in game one (72–49), which was the lowest output by a team in the finals since UAAP Season 61, by the same school. The Tamaraws looked ahead for a comeback, being only down by one point, 56–57, in the last 3 minutes of the 4th quarter. However. the Blue Eagles managed to distance, with 2 successive baskets, and a good free throw. FEU scored 3 successful free throws to go up 59–61 against the Ateneans, at the final minute of the championship. However, with a critical hold by Ateneo, Ryan Buenafe pulled off a three-point shot to give Ateneo a 64–59 lead while heading into the final 20 seconds of the game. FEU managed to score just one more three-pointer, but still went down, 62–65. The Ateneo Blue Eagles became the fifth successful team to achieve 3 consecutive championships, and capture their 6th championship title.
Finals MVP
In Game 2, Ryan Buenafe delivered a season high of 23 points, and a critical three-point shot that lead to the championship. He was named Finals MVP.
Men's tournament
Teams
Elimination round
Most games were held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City and the PhilSports Arena in Pasig, with a single gameday played at Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 |  FEU Tamaraws |
12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 |  Ateneo Blue Eagles |
10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | |
| 3 | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | De La Salle Green Archers (H) |
8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | |
| 5 | NU Bulldogs |
7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | |
| 6 |  UE Red Warriors |
6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | |
| 7 | UST Growling Tigers |
4 | 10 | .286 | 8 | |
| 8 |  UP Fighting Maroons |
0 | 14 | .000 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Match-up results
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Bracket
| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | ||||||||
| 1 | FEU | 69* | |||||||
| 4 | La Salle | 59 | |||||||
| 1 | FEU | 49 | 62 | ||||||
| 2 | Ateneo | 72 | 65 | ||||||
| 2 | Ateneo | 68 | |||||||
| 3 | Adamson | 55 | |||||||
FEU vs. La Salle series
Ateneo vs. Adamson series
Finals
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Ryan Buenafe (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
Awards
| UAAP Season 73 men's basketball champions |
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Ateneo Blue Eagles Sixth title, third consecutive title |
- Most Valuable Player: RR Garcia (FEU Tamaraws)
- Rookie of the Year: Terrence Romeo (FEU Tamaraws)
Women's tournament
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | FEU Lady Tamaraws |
13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
13 | 1 | .929 | — | |
| 3 | UST Tigresses |
9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | De La Salle Lady Archers |
9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | |
| 5 | NU Lady Bulldogs (H) |
4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 6 | UP Lady Maroons |
4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 7 | Ateneo Lady Eagles |
4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 8 | UE Lady Warriors |
0 | 14 | .000 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Match-up results
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Bracket
| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | |||||||||
| 1 | FEU | 61 | 65 | |||||||
| 4 | La Salle | 64 | 35 | |||||||
| 1 | FEU | 69 | 54 | |||||||
| 2 | Adamson | 75 | 56 | |||||||
| 2 | Adamson | 72 | ||||||||
| 3 | UST | 59 | ||||||||
FEU vs. La Salle
Adamson vs. UST
Finals
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Analyn Almazan (Adamson Lady Falcons)
Awards
| UAAP Season 73 women's basketball champions |
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Adamson Lady Falcons Sixth title |
- Most Valuable Player: Analyn Almazan (Adamson Lady Falcons)
- Rookie of the Year: Aracelie Abaca (De La Salle Lady Archers)
Juniors' tournament
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets |
14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | UST Tiger Cubs |
10 | 4 | .714[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 |
| 3 | NSNU Bullpups (H) |
10 | 4 | .714[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 4 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
7 | 7 | .500[lower-alpha 3] | 7 | |
| 5 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
7 | 7 | .500[lower-alpha 3] | 7 | |
| 6 | Adamson Baby Falcons |
6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | |
| 7 | UE Junior Warriors |
2 | 12 | .143 | 12 | |
| 8 | UPIS Junior Maroons |
0 | 14 | .000 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- As Ateneo won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
- Second-seed playoff: UST 65–58 NU
- Fourth-seed playoff: La Salle 66–60 FEU
Match-up results
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Fourth–seed playoff
Second–seed playoff
Bracket
| Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Ateneo | 71 | 76 | 76 | |||||||||||
| 2 | UST | 74 | 2 | UST | 77 | 66 | 59 | ||||||||
| 3 | NU | 54 | 4 | La Salle | 60 | ||||||||||
| 4 | La Salle | 57 | |||||||||||||
First round
This is a single-elimination game.
September 7 |
| NSNU Bullpups |
54–57 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| DLSZ advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2 | ||
Second round
UST has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
Finals
Ateneo has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times.
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
Awards
| UAAP Season 73 juniors' basketball champions |
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Ateneo Blue Eaglets 17th title, third consecutive title |
- Most Valuable Player: Kevin Ferrer (UST Tiger Cubs)
- Rookie of the Year: Roque Estoce (NSNU Bullpups)