UAAP Season 63 is the 2000–01 athletic year of the

University Athletic Association of the Philippines The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila Univers ...

, which was hosted by the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Migue ...

. The season opened on July 15, 2000, at the

Araneta Coliseum The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Do ...

. It was the

Studio 23 Studio 23 (officially Studio 23, Inc. and previously AMCARA Broadcasting Network) was a Filipino television network owned by ABS-CBN Corporation. The network was named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV and carried on UHF cha ...

's first broadcast.

Basketball

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Playoffs

Overall championship race

Juniors' division

Seniors' division

Broadcast notes

The UAAP games was the first telecast on

now

ABS-CBN Sports and Action ABS-CBN Sports and Action (stylized as ABS-CBN Sports+Action or simply S+A or S and A), was a free-to-air television network based in Quezon City. It was owned by ABS-CBN Corporation with some of its programs produced and licensed by ABS-CBN S ...

, it has produced by

ABS-CBN Sports ABS-CBN Sports was a sports division of the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN, which aired some of the notable sporting events in the Philippines. ABS-CBN Sports began in 1998 as the main broadcaster for the network-backed basketball leagu ...

presentation until now. The UAAP broadcast partners from the alternative program

Metropolitan Basketball Association The Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), or Metroball, was a professional basketball league in the Philippines that ran from March 7, 1998, to July 26, 2002. History The MBA played its first game on March 7, 1998, at the Don Narciso Ramos ...

a regional-pro league between Sev Sarmenta, Bill Velasco, Bob Novales,

Mico Halili Mico Halili is a Filipino sports television personality, sportscaster and sports journalist. He is best known as the lead sportscaster for the basketball games of the PBA and UAAP. In October 2020, he became the Creative Director for sports pr ...

, Jude Turcuato, and Alex Santos the presenters and the other hand color analyst is Randy Sacdalan (2000–2004), Danny Francisco,

Chot Reyes Vincent "Chot" P. Reyes (born August 1, 1963) is a Filipino basketball head coach for the TNT Tropang Giga for the Philippine Basketball Association. He is also the head coach of the Philippine national basketball team, where he led the team to a ...

Freddie Webb Freddie Nelle Webb (born November 24, 1942) is a Filipino retired basketball player and coach, former politician, and television and radio personality. Education He completed his elementary education at San Beda College and his degree in Bac ...

, Butch Maniego and others. The UAAP sideline reporters are officially named the student reporter between

Pia Arcangel Maria Pia Concepcion Nieva Arcangel-Halili (; born December 8, 1978), is a Filipino television newscaster and journalist in the Philippines. Career Arcangel started as a courtside reporter for the UAAP basketball games aired over Studio 23 (now ...

and others.

External links

PinoyExchange.com - UAAP 63 Overall StandingsPinoyExchange.com - UAAP 63 themePeyups.com: UP places second in 63rd UAAP season
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