2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship

2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship

Men's Finals G1 G2 G3 Wins  Ateneo Blue Eagles 78 70 73 2  Adamson Soaring Falcons 80 59 67 1
Duration	December 2–6
Arena(s)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium, PhilSports Arena, Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVP	Nico Salva
Winning coach	Norman Black
Semifinalists	De La Salle Green Archers UC Webmasters
TV network(s)	Studio 23
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The 2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship was the third tournament of the Philippine Collegiate Championship (PCC) for basketball in its current incarnation, and the eighth edition overall. The champion teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) and 3 other Metro Manila leagues took part in the final tournament dubbed as the "Sweet Sixteen". Other teams had to qualify in the zonal tournaments to round out the 16 teams in the tournament.

The defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles defeated the Adamson Soaring Falcons in the championship to make it back-to-back; the De La Salle Green Archers and the UC Webmasters disputed third place, with La Salle winning.

ABS-CBN Sports was the coverage partner, with games airing on Studio 23.

Tournament format

• Top 4 teams from the NCAA, UAAP and the CESAFI finalists qualify automatically to the national quarterfinals.
• Fifth to sixth teams from the NCAA and UAAP qualify to the zonal qualifying games.
• Champions from regional league qualify to the regional championship.
• Best teams from the regional championship qualify for the zonal qualifying games.
• Best seven teams from the zonal qualifying games qualify to the national quarterfinals
• Teams are seeded 1 to 16th at the national quarterfinals in a single elimination format up to the Finals, which is a best-of-3 format, with a playoff for third.

Qualifying

Automatic qualifiers

Team	League	Elim. round finish	Playoff finish	Qualified as
FEU Tamaraws	UAAP	1st (12-2)	Defeated by Ateneo in the Finals	UAAP runner-up
Ateneo Blue Eagles	UAAP	2nd (10-4)	Defeated FEU in the Finals	UAAP champion
Adamson Soaring Falcons	UAAP	3rd (9-5)	Eliminated by Ateneo in the semifinals	UAAP semifinalist
De La Salle Green Archers	UAAP	4th (8-6)	Eliminated by FEU in the semifinals	UAAP semifinalist
San Beda Red Lions	NCAA	1st (16-0)	Defeated San Sebastian in the Finals	NCAA champion
San Sebastian Stags	NCAA	2nd (13-3)	Defeated by San Beda in the Finals	NCAA runner-up
JRU Heavy Bombers	NCAA	3rd (12-4)	Eliminated by San Sebastian in the semifinals via stepladder	NCAA semifinalist
Mapúa Cardinals	NCAA	4th (9-7)	Eliminated by JRU in the semifinals via stepladder	NCAA semifinalist
UC Webmasters	CESAFI		Defeated UV in the Finals	CESAFI champion
UV Green Lancers	CESAFI		Defeated by U of Cebu in the Finals	CESAFI runner-up

Zonal qualifiers

Team	League	Elim. round finish	Playoff finish	Qualified as	Zonal tournament
St. Francis Doves	UCLAAI		Defeated CCP in the Finals	UCLAAI champion	Luzon-MM Interzonals
Lyceum Pirates	ISSA	1st (10-0)	Defeated La Consolacion in the Finals	ISAA champion	Luzon-MM Interzonals
UM Hawks	NAASCU	1st (19-2)	Defeated STI College in the Finals	NAASCU champion	Luzon-MM Interzonals
Sta. Monica Cougars	UCAA	1st (9-1)	Defeated Olivarez College in the Finals	UCAA champion	Luzon-MM Interzonals
UBaguio Cardinals	BBEAL	1st (11-0)	Defeated the U of Cordilleras in the Finals	BBEAL champion	Luzon-MM Interzonals
CCDI Wildcats	BICS	1st (9-0)	Defeated the Lewis College in the Finals	BICS champion	Luzon-MM Interzonals
UPHS Laguna	NCAA South	3rd (6-3)	Defeated Don Bosco in the Finals	NCAA South champion	Luzon-MM Interzonals
NU Bulldogs	UAAP	5th (7-7)	Did not qualify	UAAP fifth place	Luzon-MM Interzonals
UE Red Warriors	UAAP	6th (6-8)	Did not qualify	UAAP sixth place	Luzon-MM Interzonals
Letran Knights	NCAA	5th (7-9)	Did not qualify	NCAA fifth place	Luzon-MM Interzonals
Arellano Chiefs	NCAA	6th (6-10)	Did not qualify	NCAA sixth place	Luzon-MM Interzonals
SBC-A Red Lions	NCAA South	1st (9-0)	Eliminated by UPHS Laguna in the semifinals	NCAA South semifinalist	Luzon-MM Interzonals
U of Iloilo Wildcats	ISSA	1st (7-0)	Defeated USA in the Finals	ISAA champion	VisMin Interzonals
SWU Cobras	CESAFI	3rd (1-2)	Did not qualify	CESAFI third place	VisMin Interzonals
USC Warriors	CESAFI	4th (1-2)	Did not qualify	CESAFI fourth place	VisMin Interzonals
AIFC Sailors	DBL	1st (7-0)	Defeated Ateneo de Davao in the Finals	DBL champion	VisMin Interzonals

Zonal qualifying

Luzon-MM Interzonals

VisMin Interzonals

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Best-of-3 Finals

November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena

Ateneo

76

November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena

Lyceum

66

Ateneo

65

November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena

Mapua

56

Mapua

74

November 30 – Filoil Flying V Arena

NU

61

Ateneo

74

November 18 – Cebu Coliseum

U of Cebu

54

U of Cebu

96

November 19 – Cebu Coliseum

U of Iloilo

66

U of Cebu

83

November 18 – Cebu Coliseum

USC

67

UV

64

December 2–6 - ULTRA

USC

71

Ateneo

2

November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena

Adamson

1

San Beda

86

November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena

UE

64

San Beda

74

November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena

La Salle

84

La Salle

70

November 30 - Filoil Flying V Arena

Letran

56

La Salle

59

November 19 – Cebu Coliseum

Adamson

67

Third place

FEU

64

November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena

December 2 - Ninoy Aquino Stadium

JRU

60

FEU

57

U of Cebu

71

November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena

Adamson

75

La Salle

82

San Sebastian

54

Adamson

65

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-3 series. The team that wins two games first is named the champion.

December 2

Ateneo Blue Eagles

78–80

Adamson Soaring Falcons

Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

December 5

Ateneo Blue Eagles

70–59

Adamson Soaring Falcons

ULTRA, Pasig

December 6

Ateneo Blue Eagles	73–67	Adamson Soaring Falcons
Ateneo wins series 2-1

Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan City

Awards

The awardees are:

• Most Valuable Player: Nico Salva (Ateneo)
• Mythical Five:
  • Nico Salva (Ateneo)
  • Kirk Long (Ateneo)
  • Lester Alvarez (Adamson)
  • Alex Nuyles (Adamson)
  • June Mar Fajardo (U of Cebu)
• Best Coach: Norman Black (Ateneo)
• Best Referee: Meynard Bellecer
• Special Individual and Team Awards:
  • National Collegiate Player of the Year: June Mar Fajardo (U of Cebu)
  • Motivator of the Year Award: Atty. Baldomero Estenzo (U of Cebu)
  • Fortitude Award:
    National University Bulldogs
  • Breakthrough Performance Award:
    University of Iloilo Wildcats
  • Grinder Award:
    Lyceum Pirates
  • Comeback Award: De La Salle Green Archers
  • Great Leap Forward Award:
    Adamson Soaring Falcons

Juniors' tournament

This tournament was added only in 2010. The runners-up of the NCAA and UAAP will battle for the third spot while the champion of each league will battle for the top spot.

Battle for third

December 2

UST Tiger Cubs

74–68

SSC-R Staglets

Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

Championship

December 5

Ateneo Blue Eaglets

87–85

San Beda Red Cubs

ULTRA, Pasig

External links

• Collegiate Champions League official website

This page was last edited on 8 September 2022, at 06:20