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The University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 72 basketball tournaments are the basketball events of UAAP's 2009–10 season.. Far Eastern University was the season host and the tournament kicked off with a doubleheader on July 11 at the Araneta Coliseum.
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. [37] Ateneo was in its ninth straight Final Four appearance, [38] and also the first time that they are the #4 seed. This is also rematch of three of the last four ...
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men's basketball final four is the postseason of the men's tournament of the UAAP basketball championship. Other divisions of UAAP basketball , the women's and juniors', also have their own versions of the final four .
The Ateneo de Manila University won the juniors' and men's championships in 2008 and 2009, making them the first school to score a back-to-back double championships in men's and juniors divisions. The following year 2010, Ateneo won the titles in both divisions again, making them the first school to win a three-peat double championship.
Most Valuable Player: Eric Altamirano ( University of the Philippines) After 47 years of frustration, the State University, which is more famous for producing personalities from the various spectrum of the society, finally made a name for itself in the field of varsity basketball.
Men's collegiate basketball in particular, and intercollegiate athletics in general is fragmented in the Philippines.. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) and University Athletic Association of the Philippines are the leagues that receive the most attention, owing to their national television coverage, with the UAAP in particular described as the country's "premier and ...
Ateneo qualified for the semifinals as the No. 1 seed, eventually winning the championship; La Salle missed out on the Final Four on the final day after being defeated by NU. The 2009 season would be the first time Ateneo and La Salle would not meet in the playoffs since 2001, not including their Finals encounter in 2008 and the DLSU suspension ...
The Ateneo Blue Eagles won against the FEU Tamaraws 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.