The basketball tournaments of UAAP Season 69 started on July 8, 2006 at the Araneta Coliseum and ended on October 2, 2006 also at the same venue with the UST Growling Tigers defeating the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the third game of their Finals series.
The Ateneo Blue Eaglets trumphed over the FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws to win the Juniors' championship, while the UST Tigresses won over the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the Women's Championship. In the Men's championship, the UST Growling Tigers rallied in the Finals series to beat the Ateneo Blue Eagles, 2 games to 1 to win their 19th basketball championship. Kenneth Bono of the Adamson Soaring Falcons, Raymond Austria of Ateneo and Cassy Tioseco of Ateneo won the Most Valuable Player awards.
Host team in boldface.
Tiebreaker: UST defeats Adamson on the playoff for the 3rd seed, 85-71.
These are the results of the different rivalry games:
Points: Kenneth Bono (Adamson, 21.8)Rebounds: Jervy Cruz (UST, 12.8)Assists: Japs Cuan (UST, 6.3)Blocks: Elmer Espiritu (UE, 2.1)Steals: Marvin Cruz (UP, 2.0)Turnovers: Bonbon Custodio (UE, 4.3)Finals Most Valuable Player: Jojo Duncil (UST)Season Most Valuable Player: Ken Bono (Adamson)Rookie of the Year: Woodward 'Woody' Co (UP)Mythical FiveGuard: Marvin Cruz (UP)Guard: Jeffrei Chan (FEU)Forward: J.C. Intal (Ateneo)Forward: Jervy Cruz (UST)Center: Ken Bono (Adamson)Gilette Breakout Player: J.C. Intal (Ateneo)PSBank Maasahan (Dependable) Player: Ken Bono (Adamson)Coach of the Year: Pido Jarencio (UST)Player of the Year: J.C. Intal (Ateneo)Scoring Champion: Ken Bono (Adamson)Mr. Clutch: Jojo Duncil (UST)Defensive Player: Jervy Cruz (UST)Sixth Man: Dylan Ababou (UST)Comeback Player: Chris Tiu (Ateneo)Most Improved Player: Marvin Cruz (UP)Sportsmanship Award: Jeffrei Chan (FEU)Energy Player: Marcy Arellano (UE)Jonathan Jankhe of the NU Bulldogs for shoving a closed fist against Vicmel Epres of the UP Fighting Maroons. Served one game suspension against, ironically, the same team.Jojo Duncil of the UST Growling Tigers for headbutting Dave Catamora of the NU Bulldogs. Served one game suspension against the Adamson Soaring Falcons.Ira Buyco of the UP Fighting Maroons for hitting Macky Escalona of the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the face on a rebound play. Served one game suspension against the Adamson Soaring Falcons.UE suspended Bonifacio Custodio of the UE Red Warriors for disciplinary action. Served suspension on Game 2 of the semifinals against the UST Growling Tigers.Anthony Espiritu of the UST Growling Tigers was supposedly suspended on Game 3 of the Finals due to two flagrant fouls on Game 2 but was instead given a warning by the UAAP Board.Host team in boldface.
Tiebreakers:
UST clinched the #1 seed and the twice to beat advantage at the semifinals with a better points difference (+35) against FEU (-13) and Ateneo (-22)FEU defeated Ateneo on the playoff for the 2nd seed, 49-48.With UST, FEU and Ateneo tied on the first spot, the points difference system was used - UST emerged with the highest quotient, so FEU and Ateneo figured in a classification game to determine which team gets the twice to beat advantage in the semifinals. FEU won the game, 49-48.
Season Most Valuable Player: Cassy Tioseco (Ateneo)Rookie of the Year: Katherine Sandel (Adamson)Mythical Five:Cassy Tioseco (Ateneo)AJ Barracoso (Ateneo)Rem Buenacosa (UST)Marichu Bacaro (UST)Merenciana Arayi (Adamson)With Ateneo's 12-0 sweep of the elimination round, the step ladder format will be used. After finishing 3rd and 4th in the elimination round, Adamson and UPIS will face for the right to face FEU-FERN in the next round in a twice-to-win disadvantage. Whoever wins in the semifinals between the winner of the knockout game and FEU-FERN will emerge into the Finals with Ateneo in a best of three series.
The first round is a one-game playoff.
Finals Most Valuable Player: Michael Gamboa (Ateneo)Season Most Valuable Player: Raymond Austria (Ateneo)Rookie of the Year: Jeff Olalia (Adamson)Mythical Five:Raymond Austria (Ateneo)Michael Gamboa (Ateneo)Socrates Rivera (FEU-FERN)Mark Lopez (FEU-FERN)Erwin Duran (UE)
