2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship
Men's Finals G1 G2G3WinsAteneo Blue Eagles 70 73 2Adamson Soaring Falcons 80 59671
Men's Finals G1 G2 G3 Wins
Ateneo Blue Eagles 70 · 73 · 2
Adamson Soaring Falcons · 80 · 59 · 67 · 1
Duration December 2–6
Winning coach Norman Black < Season 7 2010 Season 9 >
< Season 7 · 2010 · Season 9 >
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 Qualified to the Sweet 16
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 Qualified to the Sweet 16
Luzon-MM Interzonals Lyceum Pirates 93 –55CCDI Wildcats
Sta. Monica Cougars 93 –44SBC-A Red Lions
CCDI Wildcats 80–94 Arellano Chiefs
Sta. Monica Cougars 61–69 NU Bulldogs
VisMin Interzonals Team W L PCT GB Tie USC Warriors 3 0 1.000 -- U of Iloilo Wildcats 1 2 .333 2 1.014 AIFC Sailors 1 2 .333 2 1.013 SWU Cobras 1 2 .333 2 0.975
SWU Cobras 71 –62AIFC Sailors
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
USC Warriors 83 –81AIFC Sailors
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
Bracket Finals The Finals is a best-of-3 series. The team that wins two games first is named the champion.
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.
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