[1][2] The UAAP named former San Beda Red Cubs head coach Ato Badolato as commissioner for basketball.

Following the resignation[4] of head coach Dindo Pumaren last September, the De La Salle Green Archers have tapped Gee Abanilla as his replacement.

[4] In the preseason, he led the Green Archers to a 1st runner-up finish at the Filoil tournament.

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.

In the semifinals, La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.