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Full Schedule : UAAP S78 men’s basketball and cheerdance competition

The most awaited 78th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) with the theme "Tumitindig, Sumusulong." is scheduled to open on September 5, 2015 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Cubao Quezon City, with University of the Philippines (UP) as the host school.

As expected the eight-member universities of the UAAP will be competing in fifteen sports to vie for the general championship.

A basketball double header, UP vs. UE at 2p.m. and Adamson vs. UST at 4p.m. will follow after the opening ceremonies. The following day at the Mall of Asia Arena, La Salle faces reigning champion NU at 2 p.m. and FEU battles Ateneo at 4 p.m, Ateneo and La Salle match will be held on October 4, while NU will be up against FEU in their rematch on October 7.


Below is the complete list of the games as posted by ABS-CBN Sports.


September 5, Saturday
Araneta Coliseum
1 PM – Opening Ceremony
2 PM – UE vs. UP
4 PM – UST vs. Adamson

September 6, Sunday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – DLSU vs. NU
4 PM – FEU vs. Ateneo

September 9, Wednesday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – DLSU vs. UP
4 PM – UST vs. FEU


September 12, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Adamson vs. Ateneo
4 PM – UE vs. NU

September 13, Sunday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – UST vs. UP
4 PM – DLSU vs. FEU

September 16, Wednesday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – UE vs. Adamson
4 PM – NU vs. Ateneo

September 19, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Ateneo vs. UE
4 PM – NU vs. UST

September 20, Sunday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – Adamson vs. DLSU
4 PM – UP vs. FEU

September 23, Wednesday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – FEU vs. UE
4 PM – NU vs. Adamson

September 26, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – UP vs. NU
4 PM – Ateneo vs. UST

September 27, Sunday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – DLSU vs. UE
4 PM – Adamson vs. FEU

September 30, Wednesday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Ateneo vs. UP
4 PM – UST vs. DLSU

October 3, Saturday
Mall of Asia Arena
2 PM – Cheerdance Competition

October 4, Sunday
Mall of Asia Arena
11 AM – UP vs. Adamson
4 PM – DLSU vs. Ateneo

October 7, Wednesday
Araneta Coliseum
2 PM – UE vs. UST
4 PM – NU vs. F

Smart Araneta Coliseum and the Mall of Asia Arena are the two main venues of this season. The game days are set on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays starting from the 5th of next month until the 7th of October.

Additionally, aside from the basketball tournament, people will be entertained by a cheerdance competition in the Mall of Asia Arena on October 3 at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.

So, brace yourselves, for a few days are left. Ready your pom-poms and let’s go to Smart Araneta Coliseum for the opening of the 78th Season of UAAP Men’s Basketball Tournament and Cheerdance Competition.

ABS-CBN will air all games LIVE via ABS-CBN Sports+Action, BALLS SkyCable HD 167, sports.abs-cbn.com and tfc.tv channel.

Sources / Image credit : ABS-CBN Sports / UAAP Wiki

Contributed by: R.K Amaga