UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments
| Host school |
 University of Santo Tomas
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| Duration | December 3–7, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) |
Mall of Asia Arena Smart Araneta Coliseum |
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| Finals MVP | Jeron Teng | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Aldin Ayo | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |
 FEU Tamaraws Adamson Falcons
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| TV network(s) | ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD | ||||||||||||
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| Duration | December 3–7, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) |
Mall of Asia Arena Smart Araneta Coliseum |
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| Finals MVP | Gemma Miranda | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Pat Aquino | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |
 UE Lady Warriors
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| Duration | February 21–24, 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Filoil Flying V Arena | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Louell Gonzales | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |
 Ateneo Blue Eaglets De La Salle Junior Archers
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| TV network(s) | ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD | ||||||||||||
The UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments are held in school year 2016-17. University of Santo Tomas is the season host while Far Eastern University are the defending champions.ABS-CBN's UHF channel ABS-CBN Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the seventeenth consecutive year.
Event host in boldface
Qualified to the semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the semifinals
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Win
OT Win
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OT Loss
In the semifinals, the higher seed has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
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