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<div style="line-height:1.5"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1761120462683IMG_8782.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Basketball, UAAP, ABSSports, UAAP Season 88, UAAP Basketball"/>Handout photo/UAAP.MANILA — After  an eventful first round of UAAP Season 88 basketball, the league held a meeting with its coaches and officials on Monday.</div>The UAAP basketball commissioner&#x27;s office, led by Commissioner Jai Reyes, shared accuracy reports for all the divisions, with each of the men’s, women’s, and junior’s hoops all receiving at the very least 92.5% when it comes to officiating accuracy, the league said.According to the report, call accuracy for the 16-and-under boys’ division was 94.7% with an average of 1.1 missed calls per game, 93.6% for the women’s division with 3.0 missed calls per game, and 92.5% for the men’s division with 8.3 missed calls per game.Reyes also added that the points of emphasis for the second round are consistency in officiating, proper bench decorum, better implementation of the cooling-off period, and fewer reviews to speed up the games.“I have a responsibility to the board to uphold the rules also, for all eight schools,” he said. “Expect continuous referee workshops from our FIBA instructor Bong Pascual for our game to meet international standards and ensure consistency.”This comes after several complaints from coaches, with the likes of Tab Baldwin, Jeff Napa, and Chris Gavina all previously airing their grievances towards game officials.University of the East’s Gavina was even slapped with a four-game suspension after he contended the decision of the officials to eject his star Wello Lingolingo in their 110-111 overtime loss to De La Salle University last October 15.<div style="line-height:1.5"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/10/18/uaap-ue-coach-gavina-suspended-for-4-games-after-post-game-tirade-2109">READ: UE coach Gavina suspended for 4 games after post-game tirade</a></div>Regarding professional fees for referees, the UAAP Board of Managing Directors approved an increase in their rates to recognize their contribution and professionalism. The adjustment will apply to all games officiated and standard across all divisions of the UAAP.In line with maintaining the quality of officiating, the Commissioner’s Office has already signed 16 of the country’s best referees to be present in all UAAP game days. The group is headlined by seven FIBA international referees—five of whom hold the highest license—while one belongs to the elite group that officiates in top-level FIBA tournaments.This move aims to ensure that the league consistently upholds international standards of fairness and accuracy.In addition, coaches from all sports have been provided with formal media guidelines on how to conduct themselves in front of the media.“You are not representative of your school only. Every time you say something, you are speaking on behalf of the UAAP. You are part of the UAAP,” said Season 88 President Fr. Rodel Cansancio, OP.“The referees and the media are an important part of the league. Treat everyone with utmost respect at all times.”Meanwhile, the second round of the UAAP basketball tournaments will open on October 22 and will include games on November 2, as requested by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas to ensure six schools are available for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, scheduled from December 9–20 in Thailand.SBP’s Ryan Gregorio and Andrew Teh were present in the meeting.Mark Molina, Board of Managing Directors representative of Far Eastern University, said that the teams competing on the October 22 slate were informed of the schedule ahead of time.Molina also added that the league will continue to hold six games per gameday.“The board feels that it is in the interest of the league and schools that all six games are played in the same venue,” said Molina.“It’s better for our student-athletes that all six games are played in MOA or Araneta, or the best venues possible. That is why we are sticking with the six-game schedule.”

After what was an eventful first round of UAAP Season 88 basketball, the league held a meeting with its coaches and officials on Monday.

After what was an eventful first round of UAAP Season 88 basketball, the league held a meeting with its coaches and officials on Monday.

After contentious first round, UAAP aligns basketball coaches, referees

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Published October 22, 2025 04:32 PM PHT

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