UAAP Season 88 basketball tournaments
| "Strength in Motion, Hope in Action" | ||||||||||||||||
Game 3 of the men's finals between La Salle and UP | ||||||||||||||||
| Host school | University of Santo Tomas | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | December 10–17, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | SM Mall of Asia Arena (Games 1 & 2) Araneta Coliseum (Game 3) | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Michael Phillips | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Topex Robinson (2nd title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | NU Bulldogs UST Growling Tigers | |||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | December 6–14, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Araneta Coliseum (Game 1) SM Mall of Asia Arena (Games 2 & 3) | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Kent Pastrana | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Haydee Ong (2nd title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | Ateneo Blue Eagles Adamson Lady Falcons | |||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | One Sports UAAP Varsity Channel | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | December 6–10, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Araneta Coliseum (Game 1) SM Mall of Asia Arena (Game 2) | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | David Sabareza | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Leo Pujante (1st title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | UST Tiger Cubs Adamson Baby Falcons | |||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | UAAP Varsity Channel | |||||||||||||||
UAAP Season 88 basketball tournaments are the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournaments for its 88th season. The University of Santo Tomas (UST) are the season hosts, with the opening ceremony held at the University of Santo Tomas Field on September 19, 2025. The collegiate men's and high school men's tournament started on September 20 while the collegiate women's tournament started on September 24.
Tournament format
The UAAP is expected to use the UAAP Final Four format. There are five tournaments in two divisions: the collegiate division tournaments and the 16-under tournament of the high school division are being held in the first semester of the academic year. Meanwhile, the boys' and girls' tournaments will be held in the second semester.
Former Ateneo varsity player Jai Reyes has been named commissioner, with Jong Uichico as consultant, and Dino Lee, Mikko Abello and Ginny Velarde as deputy commissioners.[1]
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) requested the UAAP to allow their players to apply for the PBA season 50 draft while the UAAP season is ongoing.[2] The UAAP rejected the PBA's request, citing the need to consistently apply their eligibility rules across all events, not just men's basketball.[3]
The UAAP rebranded the Mythical Five award (in basketball) as the "Elite Team" across all sports.[4]
Referee compensation
This season, the UAAP introduced a tiered system for compensation for its referees. Referees officiating men's tournaments matches get ₱3,000 per game, ₱2,500 for boys' tournaments matches and ₱2,000 for girls' and women's tournaments matches. In the previous season, referees are paid ₱2,500 per game regardless of tournament. This caused backlash insisting that pay either should be equal or the female tournaments should have not been reduced.[5] Reyes argued that referees in the men's tournaments have to contend with faster pace of play for men's games, justifying higher compensation.[6]
Women's tournaments participants such as coaches and players said that they were offended by the UAAP's actions [5][7] By October 22, the UAAP's commissioner's office revised the referees' compensation, basing it on the referees' status, instead of the tournament, with pay not based on the sex of the participants of the game that is being officiated.[8]
Teams
Men's basketball is a mandatory event in the UAAP, where all 8 universities are required to field in teams.
The girls' tournament is a demonstration sport and is not mandatory.
| University | Men | Women | Uniform manufacturer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Coach | Team | Coach | ||
| Adamson University (AdU) | Soaring Falcons | Nash Racela | Lady Falcons | Jed Colonia | Anta |
| Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU[a]) | Blue Eagles | Tab Baldwin | Blue Eagles | LA Mumar | Jordan Brand (Nike) |
| De La Salle University (DLSU) | Green Archers | Topex Robinson | Lady Archers | Pocholo Villanueva | Nike |
| Far Eastern University (FEU) | Tamaraws | Sean Chambers | Lady Tamaraws | Raiza Palmera-Dy | Puma (Men's) Jersey Haven (Women's) |
| National University (NU) | Bulldogs | Jeff Napa | Lady Bulldogs | D.A. Olan | Adidas |
| University of the East (UE) | Red Warriors | Chris Gavina | Lady Warriors | Ian Valdez | Anta |
| University of the Philippines (UP) | Fighting Maroons | Goldwin Monteverde | Fighting Maroons | Paul Ramos | Puma (Men's) Titan 22 (Women's) |
| University of Santo Tomas (UST) | Growling Tigers | Pido Jarencio | Tigresses | Haydee Ong | Delta Sportswear (Men's) World Balance (Women's) |
| High schools | Boys/16U | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Boys' coach | 16U coach | Team | Coach[12] | |
| Adamson University (AdU) | Baby Falcons | Mike Fermin | Alex Barerra | — | |
| Ateneo de Manila University High School (ADMU[a]) | Blue Eagles | Reggie Varilla | Ford Arao | Blue Eagles | PJ Navarro |
| De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) | Junior Archers | Boris Aldeguer | Penny Laureaga | Junior Lady Archers | Louie Fernandez |
| Far Eastern University Diliman (FEU-D) | Baby Tamaraws | Allan Albano | Muriel Garcia | — | |
| National University Nazareth School (NUNS) | Bullpups | Kevin De Castro | Leo Pujante | Lady Bullpups | Camilla Escoto |
| University of the East (UE) | Junior Warriors | Karl Santos | Matthew Sia | — | |
| University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) | Junior Fighting Maroons | King Vergeire | Dave Moralde | — | |
| University of Santo Tomas Senior High School (UST) | Tiger Cubs | Manu Iñigo | Noli Mejos | Junior Tigresses | Arsenio Dysangco |
- ^ a b Since 2017, Ateneo de Manila University is the only member school that does not use an acronym for official communications and graphics, according to their branding guide.[9] Third parties still routinely use the "ADMU" acronym to refer to Ateneo such as One Sports[10] and the LaSallian.[11]
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date | Replaced by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UE Red Warriors | Jack Santiago | Mutual consent | January 14, 2025[13] | Chris Gavina | February 13, 2025[14] |
| NU Lady Bulldogs[15] | Aris Dimaunahan | Mutual consent | July 31, 2025 | D.A. Olan | July 31, 2025 |
| Adamson Lady Falcons | Ryan Monteclaro | Replaced | Jed Colonia | August 23, 2025[16] | |
| UE Junior Warriors (16U) | Andrew Estrella | Signed by Letran Squires | July 4, 2025[17] | Matthew Sia | September 18, 2025[18] |
Venues
The University of Santo Tomas Field in Manila will host the opening ceremonies.[19] The main venue for the basketball tournament are the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City and Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Due to Metro Manila hosting the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, several venues are unavailable during the first week, forcing UST to host games at the on-campus Quadricentennial Pavilion and Blue Eagle Gym.[20]
The UAAP's return to the newly-renovated Blue Eagle Gym is its first after 20 years for the men's tournament and 6 years for the women's tournament.[21]
| Arena | Location | Tournament | Capacity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | B | G | 16U | |||
| Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | 14,429 | |||||
| Blue Eagle Gym (BEG) | 7,500 | ||||||
| Quadricentennial Pavilion (QPav) | Manila | 5,792 | |||||
| SM Mall of Asia Arena (MOA) | Pasay | 15,000 | |||||
Squads
Each team has a roster of up to 16 players. Only one "foreign student-athlete", non-Filipinos who are otherwise known as "imports" elsewhere, is allowed to be on the active roster.
Starting next season, the UAAP will allow up to two imports in their pool, with still one allowed on the active roster, while another is available on the reserve list. The change is to provide teams with "roster security".[22]
| Adamson | Ateneo | La Salle | FEU | NU | UE | UP | UST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Montebon | Divine Adili | Earl Abadam | Jorick Bautista | Steve Nash Enriquez | Nicolo Mulingtapang | Gerry Abadiano | Leonardo Acido |
| John Erolon | Jared Bahay | Mason Amos | Mohamed Konateh | Jake Figueroa | Reynaldo Malaga III | Harold Alarcon | Collins Akowe |
| Cedrick Manzano | Andrew Bongo | Kean Baclaan | Janrey Pasaol | Jolo Manansala | Nurjadden Datumalim | LA Andres | Lorenzo Bangco |
| Emmanuel Anabo | Alden Cainglet | Jacob Cortez | Jedric Daa | PJ Palacielo | Drayton Caoile | Sean Alter | Charles Bucsit |
| Joshua Barcelona | Romeo Ebdane III | Lebron Daep | Miguel Ona | Omar John | Cole Cruz-Dumont | Jacob Bayla | Koji Buenaflor |
| Kenjo Canete | Dominic Escobar | Denzel Dagdag | Aeron Bagunu | Kenshin Padrones | Dylan Despi | Mark Belmonte | Nicael Cabañero |
| Henjz Demisana | Waki Espina | Doy Dungo | Rojan Montemayor | Reinhard Jumamoy | Jax Distrito | Chicco Briones | Bevir Calum |
| AJ Fransman | Ian Espinosa | Gian Gomez | Luke Felipe | Tebol Garcia | Jhondrew Jimenez | Joshua Coronel | Gelo Crisostomo |
| Joaqin Jaymalin | Lars Fjellavang | EJ Gollena | Adam Nakai | Vince Reyes | John Abate | Terrence Fortea | Isaac Danting |
| John Earl Medina | Kyle Gamber | Vhoris Marasigan | Jayden Jones | Munmun dela Cruz | Kristopher Lagat | Francis Nnoruka | Leland Estacio |
| Mudiaga Ojarikre | Joshua Lazaro | Rhyle Melencio | Nick Duque | Paul Francisco | Wello Lingolingo | Miguel Palanca | Joachim Laure |
| Louis Allen Perez | Jaden Lazo | Bright Nwankwo | Aicen Macapagal | Gelo Santiago | Mark Cabero | Rey Remogat | Carl Manding |
| Austin Ronzone | Lebron Nieto | Luis Pablo | Kirby Mongcopa | Jedric Solomon | Precious Momowei | Gani Stevens | Mark Llemit |
| Cade Ronzone | Kyle Ong | Michael Phillips | Liam Salangsang | Nat Tulabut | Daryll Robles | Reyland Torres | Forthsky Padrigao |
| Ray Allen Torres | Shawn Tuano | Guillian Quines | CJ Amos | Mark Parks | Reymark Rosete | Ernest Felicilda | Kyle Paranada |
| Jireh Tumaneng | JC Macalalag | Neil Owens | Jolo Navarro | Mariano Tanedo | Miguel Yniguez | Jiro Sevilla |
| Adamson | Ateneo | La Salle | FEU | NU | UE | UP | UST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oluwakemi Adeshina | Kacey dela Rosa | Paulina Anastacio | Maxine dela Torre | Cielo Pagdulagan | Kezza Buscar | Alliyah Castro | Rachelle Ambos |
| Charlene Carcallas | Sandra Villacruz | Stephanie Villapando | Lorelie Gavaran | Margarett Villanueva | Kristine Dalguntas | Kaye Pesquera | Agatha Bron |
| Crisnalyn Padilla | Grace Batongbakal | Elizabeth delos Reyes | Elaine Patio | Daniella Alterado | Princess Delig | Shanina Tapawan | Barby Dajao |
| Elaine Etang | Monique Fetalvero | Mica Camba | Erica Lopez | Karl Pingol | Kayla Gomez | Bjeanx Barba | Erika Danganan |
| Angela Alaba | Rishelle Olivenza | Sofia Catalan | Julienne Manguiat | Aloha Betanio | Mhariko Gullim | Ahcrissa Maw | Nicole Danganan |
| Jamanah Meniano | Erica de Luna | Luisa dela Paz | Vvette Villanueva | Marylene Solis | Rachel Lacayanga | Louna Ozar | Vergen Maglupay |
| Hazel Mazo | Kate Cancio | Aiesha Dizon | Joann Nagma | Angela Garcia | Heaven Lituania | Danielle Santos | Erinn McAlary |
| Brianna Bajo | Gwen Chan | Edel Araza | Victoria Pasilang | Angelica Surada | Roshelle Lumibao | Trisha Catequista | Isioma Onianwa |
| Novie Ornopia | Sophia Cruza | Shantei Dizon | Shane Salvani | Kristine Cayabyab | Sybil Onate | Camille Nolasco | Kent Pastrana |
| Zyryll Cortez | Hannah Lopez | Devina Go | Amyah Espanol | Nicole Pring | Jean Ramos | Rebekkah Pascua | Ayesha Pescador |
| Kemberly Limbago | Kailah Oani | Razzyla Lubrico | Allison Casais | Sophia Canindo | Rizza Salise | Marielle Vingno | Breana Pineda |
| Nadine Munoz | Lauren Lopez | Patricia Mendoza | Shane Agcambot | Samantha Medina | Aicel Solomon | Shane Cunanan | Gin Relliquette |
| Niclen Manlimos | Camille Malagar | Jimoh Nosifat | Shemaiah Abatayo | Ellaine Medina | Ashley Trinidad | Cris Mejasco | Bridgette Santos |
| Cheska Apag | Sarah Makanjoula | Aleigha Salado | Rea Fe Ong | Gheralyn Ico | Moana Vacalarez | Rachel Evangelista | Chille Serrano |
| Kyla Sunga | Ivy Yanez | Rhea Solitario | Karylle Sierba | ||||
| Princess Villarin | Alexandra Mendoza | Angelika Soriano |
Men's tournament
The tournament began on September 20, 2025 with Ateneo defeating FEU in overtime,[23] and ended on December 17, 2025.[24]
Elimination round
The UAAP postponed the November 9 games due to the predicted effects of Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong).The games were rescheduled on November 26. [25]
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NU Bulldogs | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | UP Fighting Maroons | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1 | |
| 3 | UST Growling Tigers (H) | 8 | 6 | .571[a] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | De La Salle Green Archers | 8 | 6 | .571[a] | 3 | |
| 5 | FEU Tamaraws | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | |
| 6 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 6 | 8 | .429[b] | 5 | |
| 7 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 6 | 8 | .429[b] | 5 | |
| 8 | UE Red Warriors | 0 | 14 | .000 | 11 |
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:
Match-up results
Scores
Results on top and to the right of the grey cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left are second-round games.
Bracket
| Semifinals (Top 2 twice-to-beat) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | ||||||||||
| 1 | NU | 77 | 73 | ||||||||
| 4 | La Salle | 87 | 78 | ||||||||
| 4 | La Salle | 74 | 63 | 80 | |||||||
| 2 | UP | 70 | 66 | 72 | |||||||
| 2 | UP | 82 | |||||||||
| 3 | UST | 81 | |||||||||
Semifinals
The top two seeds have the twice-to-beat advantage where they have to win just once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
(1) NU vs. (4) La Salle
The NU Bulldogs become the first team to clinch a semifinals berth after their victory against Adamson.[26] They then clinched the twice-to-beat advantage with their win against UE.[27] UP's loss to La Salle gave the #1 seed to NU.[28] La Salle's elimination round finale win against Ateneo gave them the #4 seed.[29]
December 3, 2025
1:30 p.m. |
| NU Bulldogs | 77–87 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 29–20, 8–19, 23–20 | ||
| Pts: Jake Figueroa 20 Rebs: Jake Figueroa 10 Asts: Reinhard Jumamoy 5 |
Pts: Jacob Cortez 13 Rebs: Mike Phillips 17 Asts: Cortez, Abadam 4 | |
December 6, 2025
3:30 p.m. |
| NU Bulldogs | 73–78 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 16–16, 18–23, 19–25 | ||
| Pts: Jake Figueroa 21 Rebs: Omar John 7 Asts: Jake Figueroa 5 |
Pts: Jacob Cortez 29 Rebs: Phillips, Pablo 10 Asts: Phillips,Cortez 4 | |
| La Salle wins series in two games | ||
(2) UP vs. (3) UST
The UP Fighting Maroons clinched the semifinal berth after winning against Adamson.[30] With UP's loss to La Salle, they settled for the #2 seed.[28] The UST Growling Tigers clinched a Final Four berth after winning against top-seeded NU.[31] UST clinched the #3 seed after La Salle's defeat of Ateneo in the elimination round finale.[29]
December 3, 2025
4:30 p.m. |
| UP Fighting Maroons | 82–81 | UST Growling Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 24–25, 22–26, 17–19 | ||
| Pts: Harold Alarcon 22 Rebs: Francis Nnoruka 9 Asts: Terrence Fortea 6 |
Pts: Nic Cabañero 24 Rebs: Collins Akowe 11 Asts: Collins Akowe 6 | |
| UP wins series in one game | ||
Finals
The finals is a best-of-three playoff.
The UP Fighting Maroons clinched their fifth consecutive Finals berth after winning against UST.[32] Meanwhile, the De La Salle Green Archers clinched their third consecutive Finals berth. This is the third consecutive time La Salle and UP met in the finals.[33]
December 10, 2025
4:00 p.m. |
| UP Fighting Maroons | 70–74 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 12–8, 22–20, 12–21 | ||
| Pts: Harold Alarcon 34 Rebs: Three Players 6 Asts: Rey Remogat 4 |
Pts: Jacob Cortez 21 Rebs: Mike Phillips 9 Asts: Kean Baclaan 6 | |
December 14, 2025
4:00 p.m. |
| UP Fighting Maroons | 66–63 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 22–13, 14–14, 17–16 | ||
| Pts: Gerry Abadiano 17 Rebs: Francis Nnoruka 13 Asts: Harold Alarcon 5 |
Pts: Jacob Cortez 16 Rebs: Mike Phillips 14 Asts: Pablo, Marasigan 2 | |
December 17, 2025
4:00 p.m. |
| UP Fighting Maroons | 72–80 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 25–21, 18–18, 13–22 | ||
| Pts: Rey Remogat 21 Rebs: Francis Nnoruka 15 Asts: Jacob Bayla 4 |
Pts: Mike Phillips 25 Rebs: Mike Phillips 18 Asts: Jacob Cortez 5 | |
| La Salle wins series, 2–1 | ||
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Mike Phillips (De La Salle Green Archers)[34]
La Salle won against UP to claim the championship.[24]
Awards
| UAAP Season 88 men's basketball champions |
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De La Salle Green Archers 11th title |
The end-of-season awards were handed out prior to game 2 of the finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.[35]
- Most Valuable Player: Janrey Pasaol (FEU Tamaraws)
- Rookie of the Year: Collins Akowe (UST Growling Tigers)
- Elite Team:
- Janrey Pasaol (FEU Tamaraws)
- Mike Phillips (De La Salle Green Archers)
- Collins Akowe (UST Growling Tigers)
- Jake Figueroa (NU Bulldogs)
- Nic Cabanero (UST Growling Tigers)
Player of the Week
The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" throughout the season:
| Week | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1[36] | Collins Akowe | UST Growling Tigers |
| Week 2[37] | Mohamed Konateh | FEU Tamaraws |
| Week 3[38] | Gelo Crisostomo | UST Growling Tigers |
| Week 4[39] | Jacob Cortez | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Week 5[40] | Jake Figueroa | NU Bulldogs |
| Week 6[41] | Kirby Mongcopa | FEU Tamaraws |
| Week 7[42] | Jake Figueroa | NU Bulldogs |
| Week 8[43] | Jacob Cortez | De La Salle Green Archers |
Statistical leaders
FEU's Janrey Pasaol topped the statistical points race after the elimination round.[44]
Statistical points leaders
| # | Player | Team | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janrey Pasaol | FEU Tamaraws | 81.5 |
| 2 | Mike Phillips | De La Salle Green Archers | 80.429 |
| 3 | Collins Akowe | UST Growling Tigers | 79.286 |
| 4 | Jake Figueroa | NU Bulldogs | 77.286 |
| 5 | Precious Momowei | UE Red Warriors | 75.214 |
Season player highs
| Statistic | Player | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Nic Cabanero | UST Growling Tigers | 16.79 |
| Precious Momowei | UE Red Warriors | ||
| Rebounds per game | Mike Philips | De La Salle Green Archers | 14.93 |
| Assists per game | Janrey Pasaol | FEU Tamaraws | 7.5 |
| Steals per game | Janrey Pasaol | FEU Tamaraws | 2.14 |
| Blocks per game | Mohamed Konateh | FEU Tamaraws | 2.07 |
| Field goal percentage | Collins Akowe | UST Growling Tigers | 54.42% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Paul Francisco | NU Bulldogs | 44.44% |
| Free throw percentage | Wello Lingolingo | UE Red Warriors | 88.1% |
| Turnovers per game | Precious Momowei | UE Red Warriors | 3.71 |
Game player highs
| Statistic | Player | Team | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Precious Momowei | UE Red Warriors | 42[a] | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Collins Akowe | UST Growling Tigers | 29 | UP Fighting Maroons | |
| Rebounds | Mohamed Konateh | FEU Tamaraws | 23[a] | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| 21 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | |||
| Assists | Janrey Pasaol | FEU Tamaraws | 13 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Steals | Forthsky Padrigao | UST Growling Tigers | 6 | UE Red Warriors |
| Jake Figueroa | NU Bulldogs | De La Salle Green Archers | ||
| Blocks | 11 instances | various | 4 | various |
| Turnovers | 4 instances | various | 7 | various |
Season team highs
| Category | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | UST Growling Tigers | 86.07 |
| Rebounds per game | UST Growling Tigers | 48.07 |
| Assists per game | FEU Tamaraws | 17.5 |
| Steals per game | NU Bulldogs | 9.0 |
| Blocks per game | FEU Tamaraws | 4.36 |
| Field goal percentage | NU Bulldogs | 42.91% |
| Three point field goal percentage | NU Bulldogs | 32.64% |
| Free throw percentage | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 67.47% |
| Turnovers per game | NU Bulldogs | 16.14 |
Game team highs
| Statistic | Team | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | De La Salle Green Archers | 111[a] | UE Red Warriors |
| UST Growling Tigers | 111 | UE Red Warriors | |
| Rebounds | UST Growling Tigers | 76[a] | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| UP Fighting Maroons | 55 | UE Red Warriors | |
| Assists | UP Fighting Maroons | 27 | UE Red Warriors |
| Steals | UST Growling Tigers | 17 | FEU Tamaraws |
| Blocks | UST Growling Tigers | 8[a] | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| 7 instances | 7 | various | |
| Field goal percentage | NU Bulldogs | 55.0% | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Three-point field goal percentage | NU Bulldogs | 50.0% | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Free throw percentage | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 94.0% | UST Growling Tigers |
| Turnovers | NU Bulldogs | 22 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Adamson Soaring Falcons | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
Discipline
- The referees of the Adamson vs. UP first round game were suspended for three game days after they allowed Adamson to play with four players, one less the required five, for twenty seconds late in the fourth quarter.[45]
- Wello Lingolingo of UE was suspended for 3 games after incurring an unsportsmanlike foul against La Salle's Kean Baclaan. Lingolingo served out UE's first round game with FEU, and the first two games of the second round.[46]
- Coach Chris Gavina of UE was suspended for 4 games after an expletive-ridden rant on the postgame press conference after their loss against La Salle. Gavina served out UE's first round game with FEU, and the first three games of the second round.[47] RJ Argamino coached UE against FEU,[48] and on the rest of the games Gavina was suspended.[49]
- Gelo Santiago of NU was suspended for 5 games after incurring a disqualifying foul against Ateneo's Waki Espina. Santiago served out his suspension against La Salle, Adamson, FEU, UE, and UST.[50]
- Vhoris Marasigan of La Salle was suspended for 1 game after incurring a disqualifying foul against NU's Omar John. Marasigan will supposedly serve his suspension against Ateneo,[51] but with the postponement of that game, he served out his suspension on their game against FEU.
- EJ Gollena of La Salle was suspended for 1 game after incurring a disqualifying foul against UP's Francis Nnoruka. Gollena will serve his suspension against Ateneo.[52]
Women's tournament
The tournament started on September 24 with UP winning over Adamson.[53]
Elimination round
The UAAP postponed the November 9 games due to the predicted effects of Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong).[25] These games were then rescheduled to November 26.[54]
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UST Growling Tigresses (H) | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals[a] |
| 2 | NU Lady Bulldogs | 12 | 2 | .857 | 2 | Advance to stepladder semifinal |
| 3 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 8 | 6 | .571 | 6 | Proceed to stepladder quarterfinal |
| 4 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 7 | 7 | .500 | 7 | |
| 5 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | |
| 6 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | |
| 7 | UP Fighting Maroons | 3 | 11 | .214 | 11 | |
| 8 | UE Lady Warriors | 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
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ As UST won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format was used instead of the regular Final Four format.
Match-up results
Scores
Results on top and to the right of the grey cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left are second-round games.
Bracket
| Stepladder quaeterfinal (Single-elimination) | Stepladder semifinal (Single-elimination) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | UST | 79 | 95 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 2 | NU | 67 | 2 | NU | 84 | 70 | 64 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ateneo | 66 | 3 | Ateneo | 66 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Adamson | 56 | |||||||||||||
Stepladder playoffs
(3) Ateneo vs. (4) Adamson
Adamson and Ateneo qualified to the stepladder quarterfinals.
November 30, 2025
10:30 a.m. |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 66–56 | Adamson Lady Falcons |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 12–17, 22–17, 12–8 | ||
| Pts: Kacey dela Rosa 17 Rebs: Kacey dela Rosa 20 Asts: Sarah Makanjoula 5 |
Pts: Elaine Etang 18 Rebs: Oluwakemi Adeshina 9 Asts: Elaine Etang 6 | |
(2) NU vs. (3) Ateneo
NU awaits the winner of Ateneo vs. Adamson playoff.
December 3, 2025
10:30 a.m. |
| NU Lady Bulldogs | 67–66 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 22–24, 14–13, 19–17 | ||
| Pts: Marga Villanueva 16 Rebs: Angel Surada 8 Asts: Aloha Betanio 8 |
Pts: dela Rosa, Malagar 18 Rebs: Kacey dela Rosa 22 Asts: Kacey dela Rosa 6 | |
Finals
The finals is a best-of-three playoff.
The UST Growling Tigresses, by virtue of winning all 14 elimination round games, qualified to their third consecutive finals.[55] The NU Lady Bulldogs, for their part, clinched their 11th consecutive finals berth, and will face the Tigresses for the third consecutive finals.[56]
December 6, 2025
11:30 a.m. |
| UST Growling Tigresses | 79–84 | NU Lady Bulldogs |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 22–26, 25–19, 19–23 | ||
| Pts: Eka Soriano 20 Rebs: Kent Pastrana 10 Asts: Kent Pastrana 8 |
Pts: Angel Surada 19 Rebs: Aloha Betanio 8 Asts: Aloha Betanio 5 | |
December 10, 2025
1:00 p.m. |
| UST Growling Tigresses | 95–70 | NU Lady Bulldogs |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 22–23, 27–13, 20–17 | ||
| Pts: Karylle Sierba 17 Rebs: Vergen Maglupay 15 Asts: Eka Soriano 8 |
Pts: Kristine Cayabyab 22 Rebs: Karl Pingol 10 Asts: Aloha Betanio 4 | |
December 14, 2025
1:00 p.m. |
| UST Growling Tigresses | 79–64 | NU Lady Bulldogs |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 26–13, 34–23, 8–11 | ||
| Pts: Kent Pastrana 16 Rebs: Kent Pastrana 9 Asts: Eka Soriano 6 |
Pts: Kristine Cayabyab 21 Rebs: Angel Surada 16 Asts: Aloha Betanio 7 | |
| UST wins series 2–1 | ||
Awards
| UAAP Season 88 women's basketball champions |
|---|
UST Growling Tigresses 13th title |
The end-of-season awards were handed out prior to game 2 of the finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.[57]
- Most Valuable Player: Ann Pingol (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Rookie of the Year: Erica De Luna (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Elite Team:
- Ann Pingol (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Kacey Dela Rosa (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
- Kent Pastrana (UST Growling Tigresses)
- Kristine Cayabyab (NU Lady Bulldogs)
- Angel Surada (NU Lady Bulldogs)
Player of the Week
The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" throughout the season:
| Week | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1[36] | Kacey dela Rosa | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Week 2[37] | Isioma Onianwa | UST Growling Tigresses |
| Week 3[38] | Kent Pastrana | UST Growling Tigresses |
| Week 4[39] | Karylle Sierba | UST Growling Tigresses |
| Week 5[40] | Angel Surada | NU Lady Bulldogs |
| Week 6[41] | Karl Pingol | NU Lady Bulldogs |
| Week 7[58] | Kent Pastrana | UST Growling Tigresses |
| Week 8[43] | Kyla Go | De La Salle Lady Archers |
Discipline
- Coach Haydee Ong of UST was suspended after being called for two technical fouls on their game against Adamson. Ong will serve out her suspension on their game against Ateneo.[59] Sen Dysangco coached the Tigresses against the Blue Eagles.[60]
Boys' tournament
The tournament is expected to be held on the second semester.
Girls' tournament
The tournament is expected to be held on the second semester.
16U tournament
The tournament began on September 20, 2025 with FEU Diliman defeating Ateneo.[61]
Elimination round
The UAAP postponed the November 9 games due to the predicted effects of Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong).[25]
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUNS Bullpups | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals[a] |
| 2 | UST Tiger Cubs (H) | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 | Advance to stepladder semifinal |
| 3 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 9 | 5 | .643[b] | 5 | Proceed to stepladder quarterfinal |
| 4 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 9 | 5 | .643[b] | 5 | |
| 5 | UE Junior Red Warriors | 8 | 6 | .571 | 6 | |
| 6 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 4 | 10 | .286 | 10 | |
| 7 | UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons | 2 | 12 | .143 | 12 | |
| 8 | Zobel Junior Archers | 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:
Match-up results
Scores
Results on top and to the right of the grey cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left are second-round games.
Bracket
| Stepladder quarterfinal (Single-elimination) | Stepladder semifinal (Single-elimination) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | NUNS | 79 | 82 | |||||||||||
| 2 | UST | 75 | 3 | FEU–D | 49 | 72 | ||||||||
| 3 | FEU–D | 90 | 3 | FEU–D | 82 | |||||||||
| 4 | Adamson | 76 | ||||||||||||
Stepladder playoffs
The stepladder playoffs are sudden-death games.
(3) FEU Diliman vs. (4) Adamson
FEU Diliman secured a semifinals berth after their win over DLSZ.[62] Adamson's victory against UE clinched the playoffs berth for the former, and eliminated the latter. Adamson qualified to the stepladder quarterfinals.[63] FEU's defeat by UST in their elimination round finale relegated them to the stepladder quarterfinals.[64]
November 30, 2025
8:30 a.m. |
| FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 90–76 | Adamson Baby Falcons |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 22–23, 23–26, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Dwyne Enriquez 29 Rebs: Cariño, Pineda 12 Asts: Prince Pineda 7 |
Pts: Fran Flores 31 Rebs: Keefy Iledan 8 Asts: Fran Flores 5 | |
(2) UST vs. (3) FEU Diliman
UST clinched a semifinals berth after winning against Ateneo.[65] The Tiger Cubs clinched the #2 seed with their defeat of FEU Diliman in the elimination round finale.[64]
December 3, 2025
8:30 a.m. |
| UST Tiger Cubs | 75–82 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 18–26, 20–20, 16–25 | ||
| Pts: Rowie Cabañero 18 Rebs: CJ Tabbuga 14 Asts: Rowie Cabañero 8 |
Pts: Dwyne Enriquez 22 Rebs: Prince Cariño 22 Asts: Dwayne Cañete 6 | |
Finals
The finals is a best-of-three playoff.
The NUNS Bullpups were the first team to clinch a semifinals berth after their win against the Adamson Baby Falcons.[66] They then clinched the twice-to-beat advantage after winning against FEU Diliman.[67] After winning all elimination round games, including the finale against UST, the Bullpups clinched an outright finals berth.[68] The FEU Diliman Baby Tamaraws qualified to its first 16U finals after defeating previous season's finalists UST.[69]
December 6, 2025
9:30 a.m. |
| NUNS Bullpups | 79–49 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–9, 24–20, 14–6, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: David Sabareza 30 Rebs: Moussa Diakite 15 Asts: Ian Manalo 5 |
Pts: Prince Pineda 13 Rebs: Prince Pineda 9 Asts: Dwyne Enriquez 3 | |
December 10, 2025
11:00 a.m. |
| NUNS Bullpups | 82–72 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 16–28, 8–17, 27–21 | ||
| Pts: Prince Cariño 19 Rebs: Prince Cariño 11 Asts: Kyle Mojica 6 |
Pts: Moussa Diakite 21 Rebs: Moussa Diakite 17 Asts: Mark Arzola 10 | |
| NUNS wins series 2–0 | ||
Awards
| UAAP Season 88 juniors' basketball champions |
|---|
NUNS Bullpups First title |
The end-of-season awards were handed out prior to game 2 of the finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.[57]
- Most Valuable Player: Goodluck Okebata (UE Junior Red Warriors)
- Rookie of the Year: Rowie Cabañero (UST Tiger Cubs)
- Elite Team:
- Goodluck Okebata (UE Junior Red Warriors)
- Rowie Cabañero (UST Tiger Cubs)
- Dwyne Enriquez (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
- Moussa Diakite (NUNS Bullpups)
- Prince Cariño (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
See also
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