| UAAP Season 84 | |
| Tagline: | Fully Alive. Champions for Life! |
| G1: | G1 |
| G3: | G3 |
| Higherseed Game1: | 74 |
| Higherseed Game2: | 69 |
| Higherseed Game3: | 69 |
| Higherseed Series: | 1 |
| Lowerseed: | |
| Lowerseed Game1: | 81 |
| Lowerseed Game2: | 66 |
| Lowerseed Game3: | 72 |
| Lowerseed Series: | 2 |
| Duration: | May 8 to 13, 2022 |
| Arena: | SM Mall of Asia Arena |
| Mvp: | Malick Diouf |
| Coach: | Goldwin Monteverde (1st title) |
| Semis: | |
| Network: | Cignal TV |
| Prevlink: | UAAP Season 82 basketball tournaments |
| Prev: | 82 |
| Seasonlink: | UAAP Season 84 |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Nextlink: | UAAP Season 85 basketball tournaments |
| Next: | 85 |
The UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament is the basketball event of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for its 2021–22 school year. This was the first tournament since 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Philippines. The women's, boys' and girls' basketball tournaments were not held this season, also due to the pandemic.
The usual UAAP tournament format for tournaments having all eight teams was followed:[1]
All eight universities are participating.
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date | Replaced by | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU Bulldogs | Resignation | October 30, 2019[2] | Goldwin Monteverde | May 2020[3] | ||
| UE Red Warriors | Bong Tan | Death | November 11, 2019[4] | Jack Santiago | January 20, 2020[5] | |
| De La Salle Green Archers[6] | Gian Nazario | End of interim term | January 1, 2020 | Derrick Pumaren | January 1, 2020 | |
| NU Bulldogs | Goldwin Monteverde | Resignation | August 17, 2020[7] | Jeff Napa | October 9, 2020[8] | |
| UST Growling Tigers | Aldin Ayo | Resignation | September 5, 2020[9] | Jino Manansala | October 8, 2020[10] | |
| Adamson Soaring Falcons | Franz Pumaren | Resignation | February 16, 2021[11] | Nash Racela | December 1, 2021[12] | |
| UP Fighting Maroons | Bo Perasol | Resignation | July 14, 2021[13] | August 13, 2021[14] |
The SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay hosted the opening ceremonies and all the games.[15] All games were held behind closed doors in a full bubble setup during the first four playing dates of the first round, meaning no fans were allowed inside the playing venue.[16] However, on April 5, 2022, which was the fifth playing date of the basketball tournament, the UAAP allowed fans in a limited capacity to watch live at the Mall of Asia Arena.[17]
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, teams were permitted to have 20 players in their rosters instead of the previous 16. The four additional players can be tapped only for COVID-related reasons.[18]
Each UAAP team can have one foreigner player, or an import, termed as "foreign student-athletes (FSA)" by the UAAP in the 16-man lineup, but can have as many in their reserve list.[19]
With Ange Kouame's then impending naturalization, Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin said that they are not planning to get another FSA to replace Koaume's FSA slot on the roster.[20]
| Lenda Douanga[21] | |||
| Ange Kouame | |||
| Bright Nwankwo[22] | |||
| Emman Ojuola[23] | |||
| Issa Gaye | |||
| none[24] | |||
| Malick Diouf | |||
| none[25] | |||
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.
UP and Ateneo have the twice-to-beat advantage. They only have to win once, while their opponents, twice, to progress.
This is the first meeting between Ateneo and FEU in the semifinals since 2018 and seventh overall. Ateneo kept its #1 seed from the last three tournaments, while FEU is on its eighth consecutive playoff appearance.
This is the first meeting between UP and La Salle in the semifinals in UAAP men's basketball history. UP is on its third straight playoffs appearance, and its second consecutive tournament with the twice-to-beat advantage. La Salle returned to the semifinals for the first time since 2017 after missing out in the past two tournaments.
The finals is a best-of-three series. This is the fifth consecutive finals for Ateneo, and since 2018, the second appearance for UP in the Final Four era, and the second Battle of Katipunan finals, named after Katipunan Avenue that runs between the two campuses.
These were for games played during the elimination round.[26]
| Statistic | Player | Team | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Jerom Lastimosa | 14.71 | ||
| Rebounds | Emman Ojuola | 11.5 | ||
| Assists | JD Cagulangan | 5.29 | ||
| Steals | Clint Escamis | 2.14 | ||
| Blocks | Angelo Kouame | 2.07 |