The tournament is divided into two divisions, the Seniors' division, which is further divided into the Men's tournament, for male collegiate players, and the Women's tournament for female collegiate players; the other division is the Juniors' for male high school players.
As of the 2005-06 season, all eight universities send their varsity teams to the Men's, Women's, and Juniors tournaments.
The current defending champions are the De La Salle Green Archers of the Men's division, the Ateneo Lady Eagles for the Women's division the De La Salle Zobel for the Juniors' division
Trivias
- UST has the most number of basketball championships with 40, and women's basketball titles, with 11.
- FEU has the most men's basketball trophies with 19.
- Ateneo de Manila has the most number of juniors' basketball championships with 14, and are the defending women's champions.
Championship Streaks:
- The UE Red Warriors owns the longest championship run in UAAP Seniors Basketball, with seven straight championships (including a shared title), from 1965 to 1971.
- The University of Santo Tomas won the Juniors', Women's and Men's championship in the 1994-95 season, the only instance where the three championships were won by a school in one school year.
Statistics:
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Longest Finals Appearances:
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Boys'
- Ateneo de Manila University - Season 57 (1994) - Season 67 (2004)
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Women's
- University of Santo Tomas - Season 39 (1976) - Season 58 (1995)
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Men's
- University of the East - Season 20 (1957) - Season 35 (1972)
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Boys'
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Longest Finals Appearances for Two Teams:
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Boys'
- Ateneo de Manila University vs. University of Santo Tomas - Season 56 (1993) - Season 64 (2001)
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Women's
- University of Santo Tomas vs. University of the Philippines - Season 39 (1976) - Season 48 (1985)
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Men's
- University of the East vs. University of Santo Tomas - Season 27 (1964) - Season 34 (1971)
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Boys'
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Best Championship Streaks:
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Boys'
- Adamson University - Season 51 (1988) - Season 56 (1993)
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Women's
- University of the Philippines - Season 43 (1980) - Season 46 (1983)
- University of Santo Tomas - Season 50 (1987) - Season 53 (1990)
- De La Salle University-Manila - Season 62 (1999) - Season 65 (2002)
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Men's
- University of the East - Season 28 (1965) - Season 34 (1971)
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Boys'
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Longest droughts:
- National University, 54 years (1954)
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Elimination Sweeps:
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Boys'
- Ateneo de Manila University - Season 47 (1984), Season 49 (1986), Season 60 (1997), Season 62 (1999), Season 69 (2006)
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Men's
- University of Santo Tomas - Season 56 (1993)
- University of the East -Season 70 (2007)
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Boys'
Most Valuable Players
Year |
Season |
Finals |
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Name |
School |
Name |
School |
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1992 |
Jun Limpot |
La Salle |
Not awarded |
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1993 |
Dennis Espino |
UST |
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1994 |
Chris Cantonjos |
UST |
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1995 |
Mark Telan |
La Salle |
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1996 |
Mark Telan |
La Salle |
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1997 |
Don Allado |
La Salle |
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1998 |
Don Allado |
La Salle |
Don Allado |
La Salle |
1999 |
Gerald Francisco |
UST |
Not awarded |
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2000 |
Rich Alvarez |
Ateneo |
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2001 |
Rich Alvarez |
Ateneo |
Ren-Ren Ritualo |
La Salle |
2002 |
Enrico Villanueva |
Ateneo |
Larry Fonacier |
Ateneo |
2003 |
James Yap |
UE |
Arwind Santos |
FEU |
2004 |
Arwind Santos |
FEU |
Mark Cardona |
La Salle |
2005 |
Arwind Santos |
FEU |
Arwind Santos |
FEU |
2006 |
Ken Bono |
Adamson |
Jojo Duncil |
UST |
2007 |
Jervy Cruz |
UST |
Jvee Casio |
La Salle |
Number of championships per university
University |
Juniors |
Women |
Men |
Total |
Last Men's |
UST |
11 |
11 |
18 |
40 |
2006-07 |
UE |
12 |
0 |
18 |
30 |
1985-86 |
FEU |
1 |
8 |
19 |
28 |
2005-06 |
Ateneo |
14 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
2002-03 |
De La Salle |
2 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
2007-08 |
Adamson |
7 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
1977-78 |
UP |
1 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
1986-87 |
NU |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1954-55 |