The UAAP Season 86 basketball tournaments are the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournaments for the 2023–24 school year. The University of the East are the hosts.
The collegiate tournaments began on September 30, 2023, while the high school boys' tournament commenced on November 21, 2023.
In the men's tournament, the UP Fighting Maroons finished the elimination round in first place. Defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles finished tied for fourth with the Adamson Soaring Falcons, and eliminated the latter in a playoff. UP then defeated Ateneo in the semifinals. In the other semifinal match-up, #2 seed De La Salle Green Archers eliminated the NU Bulldogs. The Green Archers then defeated the UP in the finals, 2 games to one.
In the women's tournament, the 7-time defending champions NU Lady Bulldogs finished first after the elimination round, and eliminated the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the semifinals. The UST Tigresses finished second, and faced the UP Fighting Maroons in the other semifinal, a match-up that needed all two games to be finished. The Tigresses then defeated the Lady Bulldogs in the finals, 2 games to one.
In the boys' tournament, the Adamson Baby Falcons finished first, ahead of the NUNS Bullpups. Adamson eliminated the UST Tiger Cubs in the semifinals, while the Bullpups eliminated the defending champions FEU Diliman Baby Tamaraws. In the finals, the Baby Falcons won their ninth UAAP title after defeating NUNS in 3 games.
Tournament format The UAAP continued to use the UAAP Final Four format.
The league announced that it shall allow players who have played with a special guest license from the Games and Amusements Board to participate in its tournaments, except for licenses where the player participated in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Xavy Nunag reprised his role as commissioner from Season 85. Assisting him are Mariana Lopa, deputy commissioner for women's and girls' basketball, and Marvin Bienvenida, deputy commissioner for boys' basketball. Nunag took a leave of absence on mid-November, citing a health crisis within his family. Lopa was named acting commissioner during his absence.
Starting Season 86, teams customarily assigned to wear light jerseys during certain games would be allowed to wear dark uniforms instead as long as Commissioner's Office permits. However this privilege was not exercised.
Teams 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 last held in 2020, and is not mandatory. +Collegiate divisionUniversityMenWomen Uniform manufacturerTeamCoachTeamCoachAdamson University (AdU)Soaring Falcons Nash RacelaLady Falcons Ryan MonteclaroAntaAteneo de Manila University (ADMU)Blue Eagles Tab BaldwinBlue Eagles LA MumarJordan Brand (Nike)De La Salle University (DLSU)Green Archers Topex RobinsonLady Archers Pocholo VillanuevaNikeFar Eastern University (FEU)Tamaraws Denok MirandaLady Tamaraws Bert FloresPumaNational University (NU)Bulldogs Jeff NapaLady Bulldogs Aries DimaunahanUniversity of the East (UE)Red Warriors Jack SantiagoLady Warriors Aileen LebornioAntaUniversity of the Philippines (UP)Fighting Maroons Goldwin MonteverdeFighting Maroons Paul RamosSTATS (Men's)Titan 22 (Women's)University of Santo Tomas (UST)Growling Tigers Pido JarencioTigresses Haydee OngDelta Sportswear +High school divisionHigh schoolsTeamCoachAdamson University (AdU)Baby Falcons Mike FerminAteneo de Manila University High School (ADMU)Blue Eagles Reggie VarillaDe La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ)Junior Archers Boris AldeguerFar Eastern University Diliman (FEU-D)Baby Tamaraws Allan AlbanoNational University Nazareth School (NUNS)Bullpups Kevin De CastroUniversity of the East (UE)Junior Warriors Karl SantosUniversity of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS)Junior Fighting Maroons Paolo MendozaUniversity of Santo Tomas Senior High School (UST)Tiger Cubs Manu Iñigo
Coaching changes TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDateReplaced byDateFEU Tamaraws Olsen RacelaResignationDecember 22, 2022 Denok MirandaJanuary 18, 2023De La Salle Green Archers Derrick PumarenEnd of contractDecember 27, 2022 Topex RobinsonJanuary 19, 2023UST Growling Tigers Bal DavidResignationJanuary 26, 2023 Pido JarencioFebruary 3, 2023Adamson Lady Falcons Brian GorospeEnd of interim spellFebruary 27, 2023 Ryan MonteclaroFebruary 27, 2023
Venues
The men's tournament will be primarily held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City will host a quadruple header, and the Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila shall host a doubleheader. For the women's tournament. the SM Mall of Asia Arena and Quadricentennial Pavilion will host the games.
The Adamson Gym in Manila will host also quadruple headers for the women's tournament.
For the boys' tournament, Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City hosted opening day, with succeeding games scheduled to be held at Adamson Gym, Quadicentennial Pavilion, SM Mall of Asia Arena and the Araneta Coliseum. The Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan hosted all second round games.
For the junior high school tournament, all participating schools shall take turns in hosting the tournament. ArenaLocationTournamentCapacityAmoranto Sports ComplexQuezon CityAraneta ColiseumQuezon City14,429Filoil EcoOil CentreSan Juan6,000Quadricentennial Pavilion (UST Gym)Manila5,792SM Mall of Asia ArenaPasay15,000St. Vincent Gym (Adamson Gym)Manila
Squads Each team has a 16-player roster. Only one "foreign student-athlete", non-Filipinos who are otherwise known as "imports" elsewhere, is allowed to be on the active roster.
Men's tournament +AdamsonAteneoDe La SalleFEUNUUEUPUSTEmman AnaboKai BallungayEJ AbadamRoyce AlforqueKean BaclaanJosiah AlcantaraGerry AbadianoNic CabaneroMario BarasiAndrew BongoCyrus AustriaCholo AnonuevoLA CasinilloMark Joseph CaberoHarold AlarconIvanne CalumJoshua BarcelonaJared BrownRaven CortezAeron BagunuDrex delos ReyesJack Cruz-DumontSean AlterMark CrisostomoJhon CalisayRaffy CelisJoshua DavidJorick BautistaSteve Nash EnriquezDevin FykesMark BelmonteKenji DuremdesKenji CaneteGeo ChiuFrancis EscandorAngelo BeatoJake FigueroaEthan GalangLowell ChanAdrian EsmeniaJed ColoniaJason CredoEJ GollenaLeyton BuenaventuraJoemaiko GulapaRyzel GuillenaJoel CagulanganAdama FayeMatty ErolonMason Dulieu-AmosJC MacalalagLorenzo CompetenteJohn Martin GalinatoMJ LangitCJ CansinoJonathan GesalemDidat HanapiIan EspinosaJoaqui ManuelMouhamed FatyOmar JohnVlair LingolingoMalick DioufIvan LazarteJerom LastimosaKyle GamberEvan NelleLuke FelipeReinhard JumamoyRay Allen MaglupayErnest FelicildaEcho LaureVince MagbuhosVince GomezMark NonoyLJ GonzalesDonn LimMatthew ManalangTerrence ForteaMark LlemitCedrick ManzanoChris KoonBright NwankoAlcen MacapagalMichael MalonzoPrecious MomoweiSeven GagateKyle MagdangalMathew MontebonJoshua LazaroBen PhillipsRojan MontemayorJolo ManansalaRey RemogatCyril GonzalesPaul ManalangMudiaga Akpofure OjarikreLeBron NietoIsiah PhillipsMiguel OnaKenshin PadronesAbdul SawatFrancis LopezChristian ManaytayEli RamosJoseph ObasaMike PhillipsPatrick SleatJustin PalacieloKeian SpandonisLuis PabloSJ MooreJoem SabandalAnton QuitevisJonnel PolicarpioJames TempraBobby Mark ParksMiguel TulabutSean TorculasMiguel PangilinanJoshua YerroShawn TuanoKevin QuiambaoXyrus TorresPatrick Wilson YuGjerard WilsonReyland TorresVincent Ventulan
Foreign student-athletes Every university had one foreigner in both tournaments in the college division. +College divisionUniversityMen's tournamentWomen's tournamentNameNationalityNameNationalityMudiaga OjarikreVictoria AdeshinaJoseph ObasaSarah MakanjuolaBright NwankwoAji BojangMo FatyJosee KaputuOmar JohnJainaba KonatehPrecious MomoweiKamba KoneMalick DioufFavour OnohAdama FayeAwa Ly Only NUNS has a foreigner on its roster in the boys' tournament. +High school divisionHigh schoolBoys' tournamentNameNationalityCollins Akowe
Men's tournament Elimination round Team standings
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 of it are second-round games.
Fourth seed playoff Ateneo and Adamson finished the elimination round tied for fourth. This was a one-game playoff to determine the #4 seed.
Bracket
Semifinals UP and La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage which means they have to win only once, and their opponents twice in the semifinals to advance to the Finals.
(1) UP vs. (4) Ateneo This was the first Battle of Katipunan, so called after the street that rans in between Ateneo's and UP's campuses in Quezon City, in the semifinals of UAAP men's basketball. The UP Fighting Maroons clinched their first-ever #1 seed of the league, with fifth consecutive Final Four appearance and fourth consecutive tournament's twice-to-beat advantage. Ateneo was in its ninth straight Final Four appearance, and also the first time that they are the #4 seed. This is also rematch of three of the last four UAAP men's basketball Finals.
(2) La Salle vs. (3) NU The last time La Salle and NU faced each other in the Final Four was in 2001. The De La Salle Green Archers returned to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage after missing out last season. NU qualified for their second consecutive postseason appearance.
Finals The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.
UP was on its third straight Finals appearance, and fourth in the last five seasons, while La Salle entered its 17th Finals appearance, their first since 2017. This will also be the first time that the Fighting Maroons and the Green Archers face each other in the championship round.
Finals Most Valuable Player:
Awards
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Araneta Coliseum.
Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year: Mythical Five:
Players of the Week The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Tuesdays for performances on the preceding week. +WeekPlayerTeamWeek 1 Malick DioufWeek 2 Jake FigueroaWeek 3 Mason AmosWeek 4 Kevin QuiambaoWeek 5none awardedWeek 6 Kevin QuiambaoWeek 7 Mathew Montebon
Statistical leaders
Statistical points leaders #PlayerTeam1 Kevin Quiambao97.02 Rey Remogat85.9293 Evan Nelle77.5364 Malick Diouf74.7695 LJ Gonzales66.857
Season player highs StatisticPlayerTeamAveragePoints per game Nic Cabanero16.79Rebounds per game Precious Momowei13.92Assists per game Rey Remogat7.86Steals per game Evan Nelle2.0Blocks per game Joseph Obasa3.21Field goal percentage Malick Diouf58.72%Three-point field goal percentage Raven Cortez66.0%Free throw percentage Rey Remogat88.0%Turnovers per game Rey Remogat3.93
Game player highs StatisticPlayerTeamTotalOpponentPoints Rey Remogat3427Rebounds Precious Momowei22Assists Kevin Quiambao14Steals Rey Remogat8Blocks Joseph Obasa6Turnovers Rey Remogat8 Nic Cabanero8
Season team highs CategoryTeamAveragePoints per game80.57Rebounds per game47.93Assists per game22.86Steals per game9.86Blocks per game4.71Field goal percentage42.94%Three point field goal percentage31.65%Free throw percentage66.18%Turnovers per game14.07
Game team highs StatisticTeamTotalOpponentPoints110Rebounds66Assists31Steals15Blocks9Field goal percentage56.0%Three-point field goal percentage52.0%Free throw percentage92%Turnovers24
Discipline The following were suspended throughout the course of the season:
CJ Austria of the De La Salle Green Archers for a disqualifying foul against the UST Growling Tigers. Served a one-game suspension against the Adamson Soaring Falcons. Referees Allan Dasal, Allan Baria, and Dennis Escaros were suspended for three weeks for "failure to enforce the rules of the game" and conduct "disruptive to the integrity of the game" on the first round games between UP vs. FEU, La Salle vs. Adamson, and Ateneo vs. UE. All three referees also failed their respective referee game report cards.