| UAAP Season 80 | |
| Tagline: | Go For Great |
| Host: | Far Eastern University |
| Higherseed: | |
| Higherseed Game1: | 76 |
| Higherseed Game2: | 83 |
| Higherseed Game3: | 88 |
| Higherseed Series: | 2 |
| Lowerseed Game1: | 70 |
| Lowerseed Game2: | 92 |
| Lowerseed Game3: | 86 |
| Lowerseed Series: | 1 |
| Duration: | November 25–December 3, 2017 |
| Arena: | Mall of Asia Arena Smart Araneta Coliseum |
| Mvp: | Thirdy Ravena |
| Coach: | Tab Baldwin (1st title) |
| Semis: | |
| Network: | ABS-CBN Sports and Action, ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, The Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD |
| Whigherseed: | |
| Whigherseed Game1: | 89 |
| Whigherseed Game2: | 79 |
| Whigherseed Series: | 2 |
| Wlowerseed Game1: | 61 |
| Wlowerseed Game2: | 68 |
| Wlowerseed Series: | 0 |
| Wduration: | November 29–December 3, 2017 |
| Warena: | Smart Araneta Coliseum |
| Wmvp: | Trixie Antiquera |
| Wcoach: | Patrick Aquino (4th title) |
| Wsemis: | |
| Wnetwork: | ABS-CBN Sports and Action, ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, The Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD |
| Jhigherseed: | |
| Jhigherseed Game1: | 86 |
| Jhigherseed Game2: | 67 |
| Jhigherseed Game3: | 63 |
| Jhigherseed Series: | 2 |
| Jlowerseed Game1: | 70 |
| Jlowerseed Game2: | 70 |
| Jlowerseed Game3: | 58 |
| Jlowerseed Series: | 1 |
| Jduration: | February 23–March 2, 2018 |
| Jarena: | Filoil Flying V Centre |
| Jmvp: | Kai Sotto |
| Jcoach: | Joe Silva (2nd title) |
| Jsemis: | |
| Jnetwork: | ABS-CBN Sports+Action, ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD |
| Prevlink: | UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments |
| Prev: | 79 |
| Seasonlink: | UAAP Season 80 |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Nextlink: | UAAP Season 81 basketball tournaments |
| Next: | 81 |
The UAAP Season 80 basketball tournaments were the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournaments for the 2017–18 school year. The tournaments are divided into men's, women's and juniors' divisions, for male and female college players and male high school players, respectively. The host school for the seniors' division was Far Eastern University, while Ateneo de Manila University was the sub-host for the juniors' division. The De La Salle Green Archers, NU Lady Bulldogs, and FEU Baby Tamaraws are the defending champions for the men's, women's and juniors respectively.
The senior men’s tournament began on September 9, 2017 and the games for the women's division followed on September 10. The juniors' tournament began on November 11.[1]
Attorney. Rene Saguisag, Jr. who was appointed UAAP's executive director served as commissioner for the third straight season.[2]
All eight member universities of the UAAP field teams in all three tournaments.
| University | Men's team | Women's team | Juniors' team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soaring Falcons | Lady Falcons | Baby Falcons | ||
| Blue Eagles | Lady Eagles | Blue Eaglets | ||
| Green Archers | Lady Archers | Junior Archers | ||
| Tamaraws | Lady Tamaraws | Baby Tamaraws | ||
| Bulldogs | Lady Bulldogs | Bullpups | ||
| Red Warriors | Lady Warriors | Junior Warriors | ||
| University of the Philippines Diliman | Fighting Maroons | Lady Maroons | Junior Maroons | |
| Growling Tigers | Tigresses | Tiger Cubs |
| University | Men's coach | Women's coach | Juniors' coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kallos | Mike Fermin | |||
| Anthony John Flores | Joe Silva | |||
| Boris Aldeguer | ||||
| Bert Flores | Allan Albano | |||
| Goldwin Monteverde | ||||
| Aileen Lebornio | Florence Conlu | |||
| University of the Philippines Diliman | Kenneth Marius Raval | Paolo Mendoza | ||
| Boy Sablan | Chris Cantonjos |
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date | Replaced by | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2016[3] | December 20, 2016[4] | |||||
| Resignation | December 1, 2016[5] | January 6, 2017[6] | ||||
| Resignation | April 11, 2017[7] | Mike Fermin | May 2, 2017 | |||
| Resignation | April 2017 | April 29, 2017[8] | ||||
| Mike Fermin | Signed with Adamson Baby Falcons | May 2017 | John Kallos | May 2, 2017[9] | ||
| Luis Palaganas | Florence Conlu | [10] |
The Mall of Asia Arena, Smart Araneta Coliseum and the Filoil Flying V Centre are the venues for the men's tournament. The venues for the women's tournament are the Mall of Asia Arena, the Smart Araneta Coliseum and the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym. The Filoil Flying V Centre and the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym will serve as the venues for the juniors' tournament.
*Game went into overtime.
In the semifinals, the higher seed has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles has the twice-to-beat advantage.
The De La Salle Green Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.
| September 17 | Thirdy Ravena | [13] | ||
| September 24 | Andres Paul Desiderio | [14] | ||
| October 1 | Chibueze Ikeh | [15] | ||
| October 8 | Alvin Pasaol | [16] | ||
| October 15 | Ricci Paolo Rivero | [17] | ||
| October 22 | Alvin Pasaol | [18] | ||
| October 29 | Jerrick Vincent Ahanmisi | [19] | ||
| November 5 | Jerie Marlon Pingoy | [20] |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96.58 | |||
| 2 | Thirdy Ravena | 66.50 | ||
| 3 | Rodolfo Alejandro III | 63.86 | ||
| 4 | 63.43 | |||
| 5 |  Soulemane Gawall Cherif Sarr | 63.15 |
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
| Statistic | Player | Team | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 24.9 | |||
| Rebounds | 13.6 | |||
| Assists | Rodolfo Alejandro III | 6.7 | ||
| Steals | Jerie Marlon Pingoy | 2.6 | ||
| Blocks |  Issa Seny Diouf Gaye | 2.7 |
Source: HumbleBola Stats
| Statistic | Player | Team | Total | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 49 | ||||
| Rebounds | Steve Cedrick Akomo | 20 | |||
| Assists | Jerie Marlon Pingoy Rodolfo Alejandro III | 10 | |||
| Steals | Jerie Marlon Pingoy | 6 | |||
| Benoit Mbala | |||||
| Blocks | 6 |
Source: HumbleBola Stats
| Statistic | Team | Total | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 115 | |||
| Rebounds | 60 | |||
| Assists | 27 | |||
| Steals | 16 | |||
| Blocks | 11 |
Source: HumbleBola Stats
| Statistic | Team | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 78.5 | ||
| Rebounds | 45.9 | ||
| Assists | 17.4 | ||
| Steals | 8.0 | ||
| Blocks | 4.4 |
Source: HumbleBola Stats
ABS-CBN Sports is the official broadcaster of the UAAP Season 80 Men's Basketball games.
| Game | Courtside Reporters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semis #1 vs. #4, Game 1 | Boom Gonzales | Sydney Crespo, Martie Bautista & Paui Versoza | ||
| Semis #1 vs. #4, Game 2 | Nikko Ramos | Marco Benitez | Martie Bautista, Sydney Crespo & Angelique Manto | |
| Semis #2 vs. #3 | Eric Tipan | Eileen Shi, Stef Monce & Angelique Manto | ||
| Finals, Game 1 | Martie Bautista, Eileen Shi & Paui Versoza | |||
| Finals, Game 2 | Boom Gonzales | Eileen Shi, Martie Bautista & Angelique Manto | ||
| Finals, Game 3 | Boom Gonzales | Martie Bautista, Eileen Shi & Paui Versoza |
The UAAP Three-Point Contest, or the UAAP-JBL Three-Point Contest for sponsorship reasons, is the inaugural three-point competition of the UAAP in the basketball discipline. The contest served as a transition event from the first round going to the second round of eliminations. All eight universities fielded representative shooters to compete for the chance to clinch ₱80,000 and JBL products for the winner, and another ₱50,000 will be given to the winning university. In the end of the competition, the older brother of Adrian Wong, Dan Angelo Wong, claimed the inaugural title for the said competition.[21]
In the first round, all eight participants will get a chance to shoot as many three-pointers as they can within the time limit of one (1) minute. In each rack, the first four balls were regular balls, which is worth only one point, and the fifth and the last ball is the moneyball, which is worth two points. After the first round, only the top two (2) players would advance the final round, competing for the championship.
| Pos | Participant | First round | Final Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 17 | ||
| 2 | 18 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 18 | |||
| 4 | 17 | |||
| 5 | 16 | |||
| 6 | 14 | |||
| 7 | 13 | |||
| 8 | 8 |
The NU Lady Bulldogs won their 64th straight match after clinching their four-peat championship against the UE Lady Warriors on December 3, 2017.[22]
NU's Ria Nabalan recorded a triple-double in their second round win over the FEU Lady Tamaraws on October 18, 2017. Nabalan tallied 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Lady Bulldogs to their 56th consecutive win that dates back to Season 77.[23]
For the first time in 49 years, the UE Lady Warriors advanced to the Finals after defeating the UST Tigresses in the second round of the Stepladder semifinals to face the undefeated NU Lady Bulldogs. A punch thrown by UST's Sai Larosa at Love Sto. Domingo ignited a bench-clearing brawl among the players of the two teams.[24] Larosa was disqualified from inclusion to the Mythical team following her ejection and subsequent suspension.
The UE Lady Warriors held the Adamson Lady Falcons to a scoreless 2nd quarter in their 62-44 win on October 1, 2017.[25]
In the semifinals, UE has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
For the fourth straight year, the NU Lady Bulldogs accomplished an elimination round sweep and will battle in a best-of-three Finals.
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Danielle Animam | 77.29 | ||
| 2 | Love Joy Sto. Domingo | 75.64 | ||
| 3 |  Rhena Malembe Itesi | 71.14 | ||
| 4 | Ria Joy Nabalan | 69.00 | ||
| 5 | Misaela Aurea Larosa | 61.00 |
Source: Tiebreaker Times
NU has the twice-to-beat advantage
The Ateneo Blue Eaglets' 7'1" center Kai Sotto recorded a triple-double in their Game 1 win over the NU Bullpups in their best-of-three Finals series on February 23, 2018. Sotto tallied 22 points, 16 rebounds and 11 blocks. Of those 11 shot-blocks, five were made in the first half.[28]
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crispin John Cansino | 88.43 | ||
| 2 | Kyle Zachary Sotto | 70.21 | ||
| 3 | Samjosef Belangel | 68.86 | ||
| 4 | Sean David Ildefonso | 64.21 | ||
| 5 | Louell Jay Gonzales |
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
| Team | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 4 | 15 | 19 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 1 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Pts. | Ranking | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold align=center style="border: 1px solid gray;" | 15 | Champion | |
| bgcolor=silver align=center style="border: 1px solid gray;" | 12 | 2nd | |
| bgcolor=#CC9966 align=center style="border: 1px solid gray;" | 10 | 3rd | |
| align=center style="border: 1px solid gray;" | 8 | 4th | |
| align=center style="border: 1px solid gray;" | 6 | 5th | |
| align=center style="border: 1px solid gray;" | 4 | 6th | |
| align=center style="border: 1px solid gray;" | 2 | 7th | |
| align=center style="border: 1px solid gray;" | 1 | 8th | |
| align=center style="border: 1px solid gray;" | — | Did not join | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center style="border: 1px solid gray;" | WD | Withdrew |
In case of a tie, the team with the higher position in any tournament is ranked higher. If both are still tied, they are listed by alphabetical order.
How rankings are determined: