UAAP Season 70 basketball tournaments
The basketball tournaments of University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 70 started on July 7, 2007, at the Araneta Coliseum with University of Santo Tomas Rector Very Rev. Fr. Ernesto Arceo, O.P. delivering the speech. Manuel V. Pangilinan of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and United States ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney were the guests.
Former UST Growling Tigers basketball player Ed Cordero is the season's commissioner. The theme is "Winners All, Recreating the Value of Honesty through Sports" The Studio 23 coverage uses the theme "Madrama".
Despite a 14–0 sweep by the University of the East Red Warriors in the elimination round, they were in turn swept by the De La Salle University-Manila Green Archers 2–0 in the finals after UE had a half-a-month's rest. De La Salle Santiago Zobel School Junior Archers clinched their second championship by beating the Ateneo High School Blue Eaglets with their own 2–0 sweep. Ateneo took home the women's championship with their own version of a sweep against the University of the Philippines Lady Maroons.
Men's tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
Bracket
Stepladder semifinals
(3) Ateneo vs. (4) UST
This is a single-elimination game.(2) La Salle vs. (3) Ateneo
La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.Finals
This is a best-of-three playoff.- '''Finals Most Valuable Player:'''
Awards
- Most Valuable Player:
- Rookie of the Year:
- Defensive Player of the Year:
- Mythical Five:
- *
- *
- *
- *
- *
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Bracket
Finals
- '''Finals Most Valuable Player:'''
Awards
- Most Valuable Player:
- '''Rookie of the Year:'''
Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
Bracket
*OvertimeFinals
- '''Finals Most Valuable Player:'''
Awards
- Most Valuable Player:
- Rookie of the Year:
- Mythical Five:
- *
- *
- *
- *
- *
Broadcast notes
ABS-CBN's UHF channel Studio 23 is the sole coverer of the games, covering all men's games. 101.9 For Life!, ABS-CBN's FM radio station, delivers updates on game dates. FM radio station NU 107 delivers on-the-court updates for Ateneo games.UAAP Sportscenter airs every Tuesday afternoons as a supplement for the main UAAP coverage. Boom Gonzalez hosts the program.
Playoffs broadcasters:
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside reporters |
| Men's fourth-seed game | Sev Sarmenta | Ronnie Magsanoc | Andi Manzano & Dianne Querrer |
| Men's second-seed game | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | Sharon Yu & Vanna Lim |
| Men's first round game | Vanna Lim & Dianne Querrer | ||
| Men's Semifinal game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | Ronnie Magsanoc | Vanna Lim & Sharon Yu |
| Women's Finals game 2 | Eric Tipan | Ronnie Magsanoc | none |
| Juniors' Finals game 2 | Boom Gonzalez | Mark Molina | none |
| Men's Semifinal game 2 | Sev Sarmenta | Randy Sacdalan | Vanna Lim & Sharon Yu |
| Men's Finals game 1 | Boom Gonzalez | Mark Molina | Tracy Abad & Sharon Yu |
| Men's Finals game 2 | Boom Gonzalez | TJ Manotoc | Tracy Abad & Sharon Yu |