UAAP Season 73 men's basketball tournament
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The UAAP Season 73 men's basketball tournament is the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)'s men's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 tournament for the 2010–11 season
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...

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The Ateneo Blue Eagles
Ateneo Blue Eagles
The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...

 won against the FEU Tamaraws
FEU Tamaraws
The FEU Tamaraws is the collegiate men's varsity team of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines...

 in the finals, winning in two games. Ateneo blew out FEU in the first game, and hanged on in the second game to clinch their third consecutive title. Ryan Buenafe, who scored a crucial three-point shot late in Game 2, was named Finals MVP. In the semifinals, FEU defeated the De La Salle Green Archers
De La Salle Green Archers
The De La Salle Green Archers are the men's varsity teams representing De La Salle University. The women's varsity teams are referred to as the De La Salle Lady Archers. The school's athletic program participates in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, among others...

 in overtime on their semifinal match-up, while Ateneo blew out the Adamson Falcons in the other semifinal.

The UP Fighting Maroons
UP Fighting Maroons
The Fighting Maroons is the name of the collegiate men's varsity teams of the University of the Philippines Diliman. The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the Lady Maroons. They compete in all of the sports of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines . The University of the...

 finished the season with no victories for the second time in four years; their coach Aboy Castro went on leave after incurring their second consecutive loss, and new coach Boyet Fernandez
Boyet Fernandez
Teodorico "Boyet" Fernandez III is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. He was the last head coach of the Sta. Lucia Realtors before the team disbanded in 2010. He is currently an assistance coach of the Meralco Bolts....

 led the team to twelve more defeats to end the season with a 0–14 record. Fernandez tendered his courtesy resignation to university officials after the last game of the season

Sophomore Ryan Roose "RR" Garcia and freshman Terrence Romeo, both from FEU, were named most valuable player and rookie of the year, respectively.

Preseason events

Two teams entered the season with new coaches.

After missing the semifinals for the first time, Franz Pumaren resigned as head coach of the De La Salle Green Archers
De La Salle Green Archers
The De La Salle Green Archers are the men's varsity teams representing De La Salle University. The women's varsity teams are referred to as the De La Salle Lady Archers. The school's athletic program participates in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, among others...

, after which he announced his intention to run for Congressman of Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...

's 3rd district. His brother, assistant coach Dindo Pumaren and former head coach of the UE Red Warriors
UE Red Warriors
The UE Red Warriors is the men's varsity team of the University of the East in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the Amazons, while the junior varsity team is called the Junior Warriors .-About UE:University of the East is one of the eight...

 is his replacement.

The NU Bulldogs
NU Bulldogs
The National University Bulldogs is the collegiate men's varsity team of National University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines...

 terminated head coach Manny Dandan's contract after leading the team to a 3–11 finish the previous year. Meanwhile, the Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin
The Manila Bulletin , is the Philippines' largest broadsheet newspaper by circulation, followed by the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It bills itself as "The Nation's Leading Newspaper", which is its official slogan...

reported that UST Growling Tigers
UST Growling Tigers
The UST Growling Tigers are the varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the UST Growling Tigresses. Originally called the Glowing Goldies, the name has been changed starting with the 1992–93 season....

 head coach Pido Jarencio
Pido Jarencio
Alfredo Jarencio , better known as Pido "Wilberto Palomar" Jarencio, is a former Filipino professional basketball player...

 was fired, although the university later issued a statement that he is remaining as head coach until at least January 2011. NU was reportedly wooing Jarencio to be their head coach, although NU clarified that it was only a rumor. NU ultimately decided to promote assistant coach Eric Gonzales as the new head coach, with advice from new consultant Eric Altamirano
Eric Altamirano
Eric Altamirano is a former Filipino basketball player. He is currently the head coach of the National University Bulldogs.-Early career:...

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In preseason warmup tournaments, the FEU Tamaraws
FEU Tamaraws
The FEU Tamaraws is the collegiate men's varsity team of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines...

 was defeated by NCAA champion San Sebastian Stags
San Sebastian Stags
The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....

 79–78 in the Filoil Flying V First Five Preseason Invitational Cup final, while the Ateneo Blue Eagles
Ateneo Blue Eagles
The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...

 defeated the Mapua Cardinals
Mapúa Cardinals
The Mapúa Cardinals is the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the Mapúa Institute of Technology.The Mapúa Cardinals holds the NCAA record for the most number of General Championships in the seniors division with a total of 20—the last of these championships was won in 1993...

 in the Father Martin's Cup final, 68–64.
Coaching changes
Team Old coach Reason New coach Old position
Preseason
Franz Pumaren  Resigned Dindo Pumaren  La Salle assistant coach
Manny Dandan  Fired Eric Gonzales  NU assistant coach
During the season
Aboy Castro  Filed indefinite leave of absence Boyet Fernandez
Boyet Fernandez
Teodorico "Boyet" Fernandez III is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. He was the last head coach of the Sta. Lucia Realtors before the team disbanded in 2010. He is currently an assistance coach of the Meralco Bolts....

 
UP consultant


Prior to the season, FEU and defending champion Ateneo were ranked the teams to beat; UE were targeting for a championship, and La Salle was low-key as Pumaren touted his roster as the "youngest in the season." Jarencio remained modest as UST was ranked eighth (last). Adamson and NU aimed to be recognized as "contenders." UP coach Aboy Castro commented that while general consensus dictates that Ateneo and FEU were locked in the top two spots, "it will be tough to get into the 3rd and 4th slot." Furthermore, Finals will be aired in ABS-CBN Channel 2
DWWX-TV
DWWX-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of Philippine television network ABS-CBN Corporation. Its studios and transmitter are located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center at Sgt...

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Elimination round

Most games were held at the Araneta Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...

 in Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...

 and the PhilSports Arena
PhilSports Arena
The Philippine Institute of Sports Arena or PhilSports Arena is an indoor sporting arena located inside the PhilSports Complex in Pasig, Philippines. It was formerly known as the University of Life Training and Recreational Arena or the ULTRA. The arena and its surrounding sports complex are...

 in Pasig, with a single gameday played at Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

Schedule

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Results

First round

After the opening ceremonies hosted by La Salle, their varsity team blew out UP in the opening game, reminiscent of the opening game blow out during the 2007 tournament
UAAP Season 70 men's basketball tournament
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 where State U finished with a 0–14 record. In the second game, UST won over UE, on what was said to be an upset win over last year's runners-up. Adamson won over NU the next day, and what was rated to be an early match-up of the top two teams, FEU won over Ateneo in a tight contest. FEU won their next six games, sweeping the elimination round; Ateneo on the other hand, after winning another tight game against Adamson, finished second after the first round; their own other loss coming from their arch rivals La Salle, in which the Green Archers capitalized on Kirk Long going to the bench in the final minutes after fouling out. The referees of the Adamson-Ateneo game were later suspended for errant calls that cost Adamson the game.

Adamson came back after their loss against Ateneo and won two straight against UP and UST. After the loss to Adamson, UP head coach Aboy Castro filed for an indefinite leave of absence from the squad; team consultant Boyet Fernandez
Boyet Fernandez
Teodorico "Boyet" Fernandez III is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. He was the last head coach of the Sta. Lucia Realtors before the team disbanded in 2010. He is currently an assistance coach of the Meralco Bolts....

 was then appointed as interim head coach. On UP's next game, UST was saved by Jeric Fortuna's three-point shots to force overtime and defeat UP.

UE was unable to secure wins against FEU and NU, while the Bulldogs also suffered a loss against the Tamaraws, before winning against UE. They were beaten anew by UST in another close game, while the Tigers themselves lost to the Green Archers and Tamaraws to cap off their first round with a 3–4 record. UP was still unable to win against UE (which won their first game of the season against them) and Ateneo.

La Salle ended their first round with two-point loss against Adamson, which made the Falcons within striking distance from FEU and Ateneo in the standings. Ateneo finished the first round with a triumph against last year's Finals nemesis UE in a close game until the Eagles pulled away late in the fourth quarter.

Second round

The Tigers opened the second round with another loss, this time against UE; this led to the two teams being tied with 3–5 records. On the next game, Adamson cut FEU's 7-game winning streak with a one-point loss against Adamson. This assured that there will be no "stepladder" format during the playoffs. Ateneo extended their three-game winning streak to four games after a blowout win against the FIghting Maroons; UP then had a record of 0–8.

La Salle split their season series against NU with a win to move past the .500 barrier. FEU was brought to another close game, this time against UE, but the Tamaraws were able to defeat the Red Warriors via overtime to notch their first second round win. Off from their win against FEU, Adamson needed two overtime periods to win over UST. The loss effectively close the door for a semifinal appearance for the Tigers.

La Salle and Ateneo had similar wins against UP and NU, respectively, with La Salle winning by 21 points while Ateneo won by twenty.

Off from their win against FEU, and a double-overtime win against UST, Adamson was upset by UE, which by then had two wins in nine games. FEU won over UST, which then had lost five consecutive games, to remain first and clinch the first semifinal berth. Adamson then won against UP, their 11th consecutive loss. The Red Warriors, which had to win all of their remaining games to have shot at the FInal Four, shocked Ateneo in what could be a start of an improbable playoff run.

NU won over UP by two points after a controversial non-call by the referees. Fighting Maroon Mark Juruena had been earlier been called for five consecutive lane violations with UP trailing by two points with 1.2 seconds left; UP coach Boyet Fernandez
Boyet Fernandez
Teodorico "Boyet" Fernandez III is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. He was the last head coach of the Sta. Lucia Realtors before the team disbanded in 2010. He is currently an assistance coach of the Meralco Bolts....

 instructed Juruena to deliberately cross the lane while NU's Jewel Ponferrada was attempting his free-throw hoping to tempt NU to do the same act and force a double lane violation (subsequently a jump ball
Jump ball
A jump ball is a method used to begin or resume play in basketball. It is similar to a face-off in ice hockey or ball-up in Australian rules football...

 at center court, the possession arrow rule is suspended during the last two minutes of a game); the referees did not call the violation and UP coach Fernandez rushed to commissioner Badolato afterward to plead his case. In their rivalry game against Ateneo, La Salle came up short as Ateneo won 74–57.

UST extended UP's woes with another close game, and ended their own five-game losing streak. Off from a loss against Ateneo, La Salle had an upset win against FEU. In what was an elimination game for UE if they lose, UE had their two-game winning run snapped by NU, which then eliminated the Red Warriors from contention.

With their last 25 games against Ateneo all losing efforts, Adamson had to win against the Eagles in order to have a realistic chance for a twice-to-beat advantage; however, Ateneo held on to the win, but not after Jumbo Escueta was ejected when a patch fell off his shorts, rendering his uniform dissimilar to his teammates. With the win, Ateneo clinched a semifinals berth.

FEU won against NU, while La Salle outlasted UST to remain in the top two teams in the standings. In a last-ditch attempt to secure at least a playoff for a twice-to-beat advantage, La Salle was beaten by also-ran UE; Adamson also suffered the same fate, losing to NU to clinch FEU and Ateneo the twice-to-win advantages. FEU then won against UP, their thirteenth loss in the season, and Ateneo won over UST to set-up a virtual game for the #1 seed.

UST ended the season with another loss, this time against NU. This placed NU on the .500 mark, and gave UST coach Pido Jarencio his worst finish as a UAAP head coach. In a virtual playoff for the #3 seed, Adamson won by five points to relegate La Salle to the #4 seed. UE ended the season in a two game winning streak, beating UP. UP finished the season winless, and had their 18th consecutive loss, including games from the previous season. FEU won over Ateneo after Terrence Romeo and RR Garcia scored on a deciding 8–0 run to lead FEU to victory.

Bracket

FEU–La Salle series

Ateneo–Adamson series

Finals

Controversies

Commissioner Ato Badolato suspended the three referees who officiated the Ateneo–Adamson first round game for two games on unspecified "bad calls." Ateneo won that game 69–66.

Badolato also suspended three players for a single game each for incurring their second unsportsmanlike fouls in the season:
  • Reil Cervantes of FEU for clotheslining Paul Lee of UE
  • Alvin Padilla of UP for elbowing Ateneo's Art dela Cruz.
  • Glenn Khobuntin of NU for tripping La Salle's Joseph Marata.


Badolato further suspended two referees of the NU–UP second round game, and Alvin Padilla of UP for hurling invectives at the officials. Padilla received a one-game suspension, while the referees received suspensions for two play-dates for poor performance; referee Glenn Cornelio was previously suspended as being part of the officiating crew of the Ateneo–Adamson second round game. UP placed the result of the game under protest for the referees' judgment call on UP's lane violation and on a non-call on NU's Emmanuel Mbe's supposedly goal-tending of UP's Alvin Padlla's three-point shot.

Awards

The UAAP awarded the outstanding players of the season prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Araneta Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...

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  • Most Valuable Player: RR Garcia (FEU)
  • Mythical Five:
    • RR Garcia (FEU)
    • Emmanuel Mbe (NU)
    • Aldrech Ramos (FEU)
    • Paul Lee (UE)
    • Kenneth Acibar (UE)
  • Rookie of the Year: Terrence Romeo (FEU)

Broadcast notes

Studio 23
Studio 23
Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...

 carried all games live, except for the 1st game of the finals where it was aired live by ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

 in its terrestrial television channel for the first time. ABS-CBN would have aired the third game but the Ateneo Blue Eagles already won the finals series during the second game. SkyCable Channel 166 (Balls HD)
Balls (TV channel)
Balls is a Filipino sports television network owned by Creative Programs, Inc., a subsidiary of ABS-CBN. It is managed by the sports division of ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN Sports. The channel operates non-stop 24/7.-History:...

 aired the finals series on high definition live, with Balls SD airing the replays. The Filipino Channel
The Filipino Channel
The Filipino Channel is an international television station owned by the Philippine-based multimedia conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is currently available in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and the United States. It has over two million subscribers in these...

 broadcast the series outside the Philippines.
Game |Play-by-play |Analyst
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...

 
|Courtside reporters
Sideline reporter
A sideline reporter, also known as a field reporter, courtside reporter , clubhouse reporter or dugout reporter , rinkside reporter or inside-the-glass reporter , on-court reporter , hole reporter , or boundary rider , is a member of the...

 
| TV ratings
AGB Mega Manila
Mega Manila
Mega Manila is the term used for the regions of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Metro Manila. It is frequently used in the press, advertising, television and radio...

 
Kantar Media-TNS National
FEU–La Salle men's semifinal Eric Tipan Marco Benitez Stephanie Sy and Erin Torrejon NA NA
Ateneo–Adamson men's semifinal Boom Gonzalez TJ Manotoc Jessica Mendoza and Job de Leon NA NA
Finals, Game 1 Eric Tipan TJ Manotoc Jessica Mendoza and Stephanie Sy 3.5%, 7th 9.7%, 7th
Finals, Game 2 Boom Gonzalez TJ Manotoc Jessica Mendoza and Stephanie Sy NA NA

External links

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