NCAA Season 87 basketball tournaments
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The basketball events of NCAA Season 87 are the Phillippines' National Collegiate Athletic Association
tournaments for basketball
in its 2011-12 season
. University of Perpetual Help System DALTA
will host the season, starting with an opening ceremony held last July 2, 2011 followed by a triple-header game. Games then are subsequently being held at Filoil Flying V Arena, with seniors' games on Wednesdays, Fridays and select Monday games aired by Studio 23
.
In the seniors' tournament, the San Beda Red Lions
successfully defended their championship, sweeping the San Sebastian Stags
in a rematch of the last two championship series. Both teams started undefeated, with San Sebastian winning the first round finale against the Red Lions, finally ending San Beda's league record 26-game winning streak. The Stags extended their winning streak to 15 games until they were defeated by the Letran Knights
. The Red Lions, after being beaten by the JRU Heavy Bombers
, ended the second round with a six-game winning run. They beat San Sebastian in the last elimination round game to force a playoff for the first seed, a game they subsequently won. The Red Lions then met JRU in the semifinals, which also had their own six-game winning run after a 3–9 start. The Red Lions won, advancing to the finals for the sixth consecutive year. The Stags and the Knights met in the other semifinal, where the Knights extended the series to a deciding game; the Stags won on Game 2 to qualify for the finals anew. In the Finals, San Beda won Game 1 convincingly, while the Stags missed on a chance to force overtime on Game 2 to give San Beda their second consecutive title. Dave Marcelo was named the Finals MVP.
In the juniors' tournament, the San Beda Red Cubs won all 18 elimination round games to qualify outright to the finals with the thrice to beat advantage. The EAC-ICA Brigadiers, a team under probation, qualified for their first NCAA playoff appearance; they were beaten in the first round of the stepladder series by the La Salle Green Hills Greenies to face the Letran Squires in the next round. The Greenies led for much of the game until they quelled an end-game rally by Letran to clinch the school's first NCAA finals berth. The Greenies prevented a Red Cubs season sweep, winning Game 1 of the finals.
San Sebastian's Calvin Abueva and Letran's Rey Nambatac were named season MVPs in the seniors' and juniors' tournaments, respectively.
announced that their former coach Turo Valenzona
had been named as their new head coach, four months after Ato Agustin
left to coach the San Miguel Beermen
in the Philippine Basketball Association
. Valenzona had previously coached the Stags in the 1990s, winning four consecutive championships from 1993 to 1996, with the 1996 season finishing undefeated. Valenzona would be the league's oldest head coach at 68 years old.
Paul Nuilan and Marlon Gomez, the two players from the UPHSD Altas
who were not allowed to play last year
, were cleared to play this season. This gave coach Boris Aldeguer optimism for the upcoming season.
In the preseason tournaments, defending champions San Beda Red Lions
were defeated by the UAAP champions Ateneo Blue Eagles
in the final of the Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Cup
75–56. The Red Cubs defeated the Philippines under-16 basketball team
79–70 to win the juniors event, with Francis Abarcar being named most valuable player. San Beda's Garvo Lanete and Yousef Taha of the Mapua Cardinals
were named members of the mythical team. In the Father Martin Cup
, Mapua was defeated by the NU Bulldogs
of the UAAP in the seniors' final, 87–83 in overtime.
The league announced a partnership with SM Supermalls
in marketing the league; next season's basketball tournaments are to be held at the yet-to-be-finished SM Arena, as the arena is accessible to most of the member schools. Also, in an effort to "go green", the league announced that the tickets used for the basketball tournaments will be produced under an environment-friendly system. The creation of ticket-on-demand system prevents the accumulation of unsold tickets that are stored every year, and reduces the amount of paper used.
The UPHSD Altas
announced on June 27 that head coach Boris Aldeguer resigned. While no reason was given, sources of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
stated that the non-inclusion of a UPHSD player by the NCAA board was the cause of his resignation. Aldeguer's assistant Jimwell Gican was named as the new head coach. While the NCAA board allowed UPHSD player Marlon Gomez to play after sitting out last season to residency, UPHSD president Anthony Tamayo announced that he will not be entered during the games; this also came after the board disallowed another player, Paul Nuilan, who allegedly misrepresented documents on his transfer from Far Eastern University
to Letran to Perpetual. Gomez was almost cleared to play for Perpetual in 2010 until JRU showed documents that he had enrolled there after transferring from Philippine Christian University
.
The San Sebastian Stags announced that head coach Turo Valenzona
was elevated as team consultant, while Topex Robinson
was named as the new head coach days prior to the opening. Robinson was Valenzona's player during San Sebastian's 1996 title run and won another title with the Stags in 1997 before turning professional.
, Quezon City
. Thereafter, the rest of the first round games are currently held at the Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
.
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had to find other ways to keep its championship form. Fresh from last season's sweep, the Red Lions had a 8 game winning streak to start the season adding up to a 26 game winning streak. The streak was ended by the San Sebastian Stags
, last year's runner-up. With the Red Lions hoping that it would be the only loss they will have this season, JRU gave them their second loss after a 2-week break. With that loss, the Red Lions made sure they won't have another loss this season. They defeated the Stags on the last day of elimination with both teams tied for the top spot. A playoff was held and the Red Lions won which gave them the top seed and the Stags settling for second. This was another great year for the school as they finished as champions and the juniors team also ending up as champions giving them a back-to-back double championship title.
started the season with an impressive 15-game winning streak only to be ended by the Letran Knights
. Because of this, some fans thought that the 85th season
would repeat as for the saying "history will repeat itself". Many were hoping that even thought the Red Lions will take the top seed, the Stags will still be the champions. The loss of Borgie Hermida and Sudan Daniel made them confident that they will defeat the Red Lions in any game. They gave the Red Lions their first loss since the 85th season with the so-called Pinatubo Trio contributing most of the team's points. The second round meet-up with the Red Lions was pretty disappointing for the school with the fans confident they will take it also like they did in the first round meeting. The Pinatubo Trio was not in action during that game and their performance was pretty disappointing with the game ending at 70-91 in favor of the Red Lions. Before that meeting, the Stags already had its first loss given by the Knights with the game ending at 81-82 with overtime. As the Stags were tied up with the Red Lions for the top spot, a playoff was held with the Red Lions winning it.
finishing with a disappointing 5th place last season, the team had to find depth from all the players. Last season was their first time not being in the final four in years as they are seen as one of the dominant teams, it was pretty embarrassing. They started the season with a 3 game winning streak to be ended by the Stags with a 62-71 game in favor of the opponent. Another loss was given to them by the defending champions, the Red Lions, with a lopsided 62-77 game. Although they weren't upset that they lost to these teams, th second round gave them some disappointments. They lost to the UPHSD Altas
, a team seen as one of the weakest teams as they always finish in last every season recently. Although in their next game, they won against the Stags giving them their first loss of the season. The team might be celebrating from this win, their next game was against San Beda. Again, they lost to the Red Lions with their coach frustrated how they can win against the Stags but not against the Red Lions. They ended the season with a satisfactory 3rd place finish with a record of 14-4 and a loss from San Beda.
and the Arellano Chiefs
. Their first win is against the EAC Generals
, the team that finished in last place this season. With the Bombers finishing 3rd place last season, the Bombers was still looking for an end to their 38-year title drought, the longest in the history of the NCAA. They were defeated by the Altas in their fifth game, frustrating their head coach and the school shocked. This was followed by another back-to-back losses from CSB Blazers and the defending champions, the San Beda Red Lions
. Their first round was very disappointing and isn't showing the light for ending their title drought. Their second was, fortunately, was pretty impressive. They might have started the round with a 3-game losing streak but countered it with a 6-game winning streak up until the end of the eliminations, in it is a win against the Red Lions giving the Lions their second and last loss in the season. They finished in fourth place but this wasn't enough to end their 38-year title drought.
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!Week !! Player !! Team
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|Week 1 || Allan Santos ||
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|Week 2 || Calvin Abueva ||
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|Week 3 || Floricel Guevarra||
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|Week 4 || Garvo Lanete ||
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|Week 5 || Carlo Lastimosa ||
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|Week 6 || Ronald Pascual ||
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|Week 7 || Calvin Abueva
Ian Sangalang ||
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|Week 8 || Josan Nimes ||
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|Week 9 || Kevin Alas ||
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|Week 10 || Kevin Alas ||
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|Week 11 || Nate Matute ||
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|Week 12 || Jeckster Apinan ||
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|Week 13 || Kevin Alas ||
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|Week 14 || Garvo Lanete
Anthony Semerad ||
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|Week 15 || Garvo Lanete ||
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National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is an athletics association of nine colleges and universities in the Philippines. Established in 1924, the NCAA is the oldest athletic association in the Philippines...
tournaments for basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
in its 2011-12 season
NCAA Season 87
-Awards:*Most Valuable Player: Calvin Abueva, San Sebastian College-Recoletos*Rookie of the Year: Josan Nimes, Mapua Institute of Technology-Bracket:-Awards:*Most Valuable Player: Rey Nambatac, Colegio de San Juan de Letran...
. University of Perpetual Help System DALTA
University of Perpetual Help System DALTA
The University of Perpetual Help System DALTA is a co-educational and non-sectarian university. It offers courses in pre-school, elementary, secondary and the tertiary and graduate levels; as well as short vocational, technical and special courses.-History:...
will host the season, starting with an opening ceremony held last July 2, 2011 followed by a triple-header game. Games then are subsequently being held at Filoil Flying V Arena, with seniors' games on Wednesdays, Fridays and select Monday games aired by Studio 23
Studio 23
Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...
.
In the seniors' tournament, the San Beda Red Lions
San Beda Red Lions
The San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
successfully defended their championship, sweeping the San Sebastian Stags
San Sebastian Stags
The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
in a rematch of the last two championship series. Both teams started undefeated, with San Sebastian winning the first round finale against the Red Lions, finally ending San Beda's league record 26-game winning streak. The Stags extended their winning streak to 15 games until they were defeated by the Letran Knights
Letran Knights
Letran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
. The Red Lions, after being beaten by the JRU Heavy Bombers
JRU Heavy Bombers
The JRU Heavy Bombers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the Jose Rizal University.They currently have the longest championship drought in the NCAA with 38 title-less seasons....
, ended the second round with a six-game winning run. They beat San Sebastian in the last elimination round game to force a playoff for the first seed, a game they subsequently won. The Red Lions then met JRU in the semifinals, which also had their own six-game winning run after a 3–9 start. The Red Lions won, advancing to the finals for the sixth consecutive year. The Stags and the Knights met in the other semifinal, where the Knights extended the series to a deciding game; the Stags won on Game 2 to qualify for the finals anew. In the Finals, San Beda won Game 1 convincingly, while the Stags missed on a chance to force overtime on Game 2 to give San Beda their second consecutive title. Dave Marcelo was named the Finals MVP.
In the juniors' tournament, the San Beda Red Cubs won all 18 elimination round games to qualify outright to the finals with the thrice to beat advantage. The EAC-ICA Brigadiers, a team under probation, qualified for their first NCAA playoff appearance; they were beaten in the first round of the stepladder series by the La Salle Green Hills Greenies to face the Letran Squires in the next round. The Greenies led for much of the game until they quelled an end-game rally by Letran to clinch the school's first NCAA finals berth. The Greenies prevented a Red Cubs season sweep, winning Game 1 of the finals.
San Sebastian's Calvin Abueva and Letran's Rey Nambatac were named season MVPs in the seniors' and juniors' tournaments, respectively.
Preseason
The San Sebastian StagsSan Sebastian Stags
The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
announced that their former coach Turo Valenzona
Turo Valenzona
Arturo F. Valenzona , also known as Turo Valenzona, is a former Filipino basketball player and head coach.-Info:Valenzona played college ball for the Far Eastern University, before eventually playing in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association, and later, the Philippine Basketball...
had been named as their new head coach, four months after Ato Agustin
Ato Agustin
Renato Agustin , better known as Ato "The Atom Bomb" Agustin, is a former Filipino professional basketball player. He played college ball for the Lyceum of the Philippines, before moving on to play professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association.Agustin is a former Most Valuable...
left to coach the San Miguel Beermen
San Miguel Beermen
The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food...
in the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
. Valenzona had previously coached the Stags in the 1990s, winning four consecutive championships from 1993 to 1996, with the 1996 season finishing undefeated. Valenzona would be the league's oldest head coach at 68 years old.
Paul Nuilan and Marlon Gomez, the two players from the UPHSD Altas
UPHSD Altas
The UPHSD Altas are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA...
who were not allowed to play last year
NCAA Season 86 basketball tournaments
The basketball tournaments of NCAA Season 86 refers to the basketball events of the Philippine National Collegiate Athletic Association 's 2010–11 season....
, were cleared to play this season. This gave coach Boris Aldeguer optimism for the upcoming season.
In the preseason tournaments, defending champions San Beda Red Lions
San Beda Red Lions
The San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
were defeated by the UAAP champions Ateneo Blue Eagles
Ateneo Blue Eagles
The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...
in the final of the Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Cup
Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Cup
The Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Cup is the biggest pre-season collegiate basketball tournament in the Philippines. It is organized by Filoil Flying V Sports...
75–56. The Red Cubs defeated the Philippines under-16 basketball team
Philippines men's national under-17 basketball team
The men's national under-17 basketball team of the Philippines represents the country in junior men's under-16 and under-17 FIBA tournaments. The team is currently being handled by Olsen Racela.-Current roster:...
79–70 to win the juniors event, with Francis Abarcar being named most valuable player. San Beda's Garvo Lanete and Yousef Taha of the Mapua Cardinals
Mapúa Cardinals
The Mapúa Cardinals is the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the Mapúa Institute of Technology.The Mapúa Cardinals holds the NCAA record for the most number of General Championships in the seniors division with a total of 20—the last of these championships was won in 1993...
were named members of the mythical team. In the Father Martin Cup
Father Martin Cup
The Father Martin Cup is a pre-season collegiate basketball tournament in the Philippines. It gathers teams from various collegiate leagues, including the UAAP and NCAA, in a basketball tournament just before the start of the collegiate season....
, Mapua was defeated by the NU Bulldogs
NU Bulldogs
The National University Bulldogs is the collegiate men's varsity team of National University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines...
of the UAAP in the seniors' final, 87–83 in overtime.
The league announced a partnership with SM Supermalls
SM Supermalls
SM Supermalls, owned by SM Prime Holdings, Inc., is a chain of shopping malls in the Philippines, with 42 malls across the Philippines as well as branches in China....
in marketing the league; next season's basketball tournaments are to be held at the yet-to-be-finished SM Arena, as the arena is accessible to most of the member schools. Also, in an effort to "go green", the league announced that the tickets used for the basketball tournaments will be produced under an environment-friendly system. The creation of ticket-on-demand system prevents the accumulation of unsold tickets that are stored every year, and reduces the amount of paper used.
The UPHSD Altas
UPHSD Altas
The UPHSD Altas are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA...
announced on June 27 that head coach Boris Aldeguer resigned. While no reason was given, sources of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record...
stated that the non-inclusion of a UPHSD player by the NCAA board was the cause of his resignation. Aldeguer's assistant Jimwell Gican was named as the new head coach. While the NCAA board allowed UPHSD player Marlon Gomez to play after sitting out last season to residency, UPHSD president Anthony Tamayo announced that he will not be entered during the games; this also came after the board disallowed another player, Paul Nuilan, who allegedly misrepresented documents on his transfer from Far Eastern University
Far Eastern University
Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of...
to Letran to Perpetual. Gomez was almost cleared to play for Perpetual in 2010 until JRU showed documents that he had enrolled there after transferring from Philippine Christian University
Philippine Christian University
The Philippine Christian University is a private university along Taft Avenue, Manila. It was founded in 1946 through the initiatives of the Laymen of the Evangelical Association of the Philippines. Originally named as Manila Union University, it was renamed as Philippine Christian College...
.
The San Sebastian Stags announced that head coach Turo Valenzona
Turo Valenzona
Arturo F. Valenzona , also known as Turo Valenzona, is a former Filipino basketball player and head coach.-Info:Valenzona played college ball for the Far Eastern University, before eventually playing in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association, and later, the Philippine Basketball...
was elevated as team consultant, while Topex Robinson
Topex Robinson
Michael Christoper Robinson is a former Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted forty-fourth overall by the Tanduay Rhum Masters.- Player Profile :Robinson is a solid and a defensive point guard...
was named as the new head coach days prior to the opening. Robinson was Valenzona's player during San Sebastian's 1996 title run and won another title with the Stags in 1997 before turning professional.
Seniors' tournament
The seniors' tournaments began on July 2, 2011 after the opening ceremonies at the Araneta ColiseumAraneta Coliseum
The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...
, Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
. Thereafter, the rest of the first round games are currently held at the Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
San Juan, Metro Manila
The City of San Juan or simply San Juan is a city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. Before the creation of Metro Manila, it was part of Rizal Province. Currently the smallest city in the region and the country in terms of area, San Juan is one of the smallest among the cities and municipalities...
.
Schedule
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Results
San Beda Red Lions
With Borgie Hermida leaving the team and Sudan Daniel not playing due to an injury, the Red LionsSan Beda Red Lions
The San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
had to find other ways to keep its championship form. Fresh from last season's sweep, the Red Lions had a 8 game winning streak to start the season adding up to a 26 game winning streak. The streak was ended by the San Sebastian Stags
San Sebastian Stags
The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
, last year's runner-up. With the Red Lions hoping that it would be the only loss they will have this season, JRU gave them their second loss after a 2-week break. With that loss, the Red Lions made sure they won't have another loss this season. They defeated the Stags on the last day of elimination with both teams tied for the top spot. A playoff was held and the Red Lions won which gave them the top seed and the Stags settling for second. This was another great year for the school as they finished as champions and the juniors team also ending up as champions giving them a back-to-back double championship title.
San Sebastian Stags
Last season's runner-up was seeking for redemption against the defending champions, the Red Lions. The StagsSan Sebastian Stags
The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
started the season with an impressive 15-game winning streak only to be ended by the Letran Knights
Letran Knights
Letran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
. Because of this, some fans thought that the 85th season
NCAA Season 85
-Awardees:*Most Valuable Player: John Wilson *Rookie of the Year: Sudan Daniel -Bracket:-Volleyball:The volleyball tournaments commence on August 16, 2009 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium...
would repeat as for the saying "history will repeat itself". Many were hoping that even thought the Red Lions will take the top seed, the Stags will still be the champions. The loss of Borgie Hermida and Sudan Daniel made them confident that they will defeat the Red Lions in any game. They gave the Red Lions their first loss since the 85th season with the so-called Pinatubo Trio contributing most of the team's points. The second round meet-up with the Red Lions was pretty disappointing for the school with the fans confident they will take it also like they did in the first round meeting. The Pinatubo Trio was not in action during that game and their performance was pretty disappointing with the game ending at 70-91 in favor of the Red Lions. Before that meeting, the Stags already had its first loss given by the Knights with the game ending at 81-82 with overtime. As the Stags were tied up with the Red Lions for the top spot, a playoff was held with the Red Lions winning it.
Letran Knights
With the Letran KnightsLetran Knights
Letran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
finishing with a disappointing 5th place last season, the team had to find depth from all the players. Last season was their first time not being in the final four in years as they are seen as one of the dominant teams, it was pretty embarrassing. They started the season with a 3 game winning streak to be ended by the Stags with a 62-71 game in favor of the opponent. Another loss was given to them by the defending champions, the Red Lions, with a lopsided 62-77 game. Although they weren't upset that they lost to these teams, th second round gave them some disappointments. They lost to the UPHSD Altas
UPHSD Altas
The UPHSD Altas are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA...
, a team seen as one of the weakest teams as they always finish in last every season recently. Although in their next game, they won against the Stags giving them their first loss of the season. The team might be celebrating from this win, their next game was against San Beda. Again, they lost to the Red Lions with their coach frustrated how they can win against the Stags but not against the Red Lions. They ended the season with a satisfactory 3rd place finish with a record of 14-4 and a loss from San Beda.
JRU Heavy Bombers
The Bombers started the season with a back-to-back loss from the San Sebastian StagsSan Sebastian Stags
The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
and the Arellano Chiefs
Arellano Chiefs
The Arellano University Chiefs are the athletic teams of Arellano University. The school's teams compete in the NCAA and the NCRAA. The team has several intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Arellano.-History:...
. Their first win is against the EAC Generals
EAC Generals
The Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals are the varsity teams of Emilio Aguinaldo College of Ermita, Manila. They currently play at the Universities and Colleges Athletic Association and the National Capital Region Athletic Association ....
, the team that finished in last place this season. With the Bombers finishing 3rd place last season, the Bombers was still looking for an end to their 38-year title drought, the longest in the history of the NCAA. They were defeated by the Altas in their fifth game, frustrating their head coach and the school shocked. This was followed by another back-to-back losses from CSB Blazers and the defending champions, the San Beda Red Lions
San Beda Red Lions
The San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
. Their first round was very disappointing and isn't showing the light for ending their title drought. Their second was, fortunately, was pretty impressive. They might have started the round with a 3-game losing streak but countered it with a 6-game winning streak up until the end of the eliminations, in it is a win against the Red Lions giving the Lions their second and last loss in the season. They finished in fourth place but this wasn't enough to end their 38-year title drought.
Bracket
First-seed playoff
San Beda vs JRU
San Sebastian vs Letran
Finals
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Dave Marcelo, San Beda CollegeSan Beda Red LionsThe San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
- Coach of the Year: Frankie Lim, San Beda CollegeSan Beda Red LionsThe San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
Awards
The end-of-season awards were given prior to Game 1 of the seniors' finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.- Most Valuable Player: Calvin Abueva, San Sebastian College - RecoletosSan Sebastian StagsThe San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
- Mythical Five:
- Raymond Almazan, Colegio de San Juan de LetranLetran KnightsLetran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
- Garvo Lanete, San Beda CollegeSan Beda Red LionsThe San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
- Kevin Alas, Colegio de San Juan de LetranLetran KnightsLetran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
- Ian Sangalang, San Sebastian College - RecoletosSan Sebastian StagsThe San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
- Calvin Abueva, San Sebastian College - RecoletosSan Sebastian StagsThe San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
- Raymond Almazan, Colegio de San Juan de Letran
- Rookie of the Year: Josan Nimes, Mapua Institute of TechnologyMapúa CardinalsThe Mapúa Cardinals is the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the Mapúa Institute of Technology.The Mapúa Cardinals holds the NCAA record for the most number of General Championships in the seniors division with a total of 20—the last of these championships was won in 1993...
- Defensive Player of the Year: Ian Sangalang, San Sebastian College - RecoletosSan Sebastian StagsThe San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
- Most Improved Player: Raymond Almazan, Colegio de San Juan de LetranLetran KnightsLetran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
Players of the Week
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!Week !! Player !! Team
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|Week 1 || Allan Santos ||
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|Week 2 || Calvin Abueva ||
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|Week 3 || Floricel Guevarra||
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|Week 4 || Garvo Lanete ||
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|Week 5 || Carlo Lastimosa ||
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|Week 6 || Ronald Pascual ||
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|Week 7 || Calvin Abueva
Ian Sangalang ||
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|Week 8 || Josan Nimes ||
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|Week 9 || Kevin Alas ||
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|Week 10 || Kevin Alas ||
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|Week 11 || Nate Matute ||
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|Week 12 || Jeckster Apinan ||
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|Week 13 || Kevin Alas ||
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|Week 14 || Garvo Lanete
Anthony Semerad ||
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|Week 15 || Garvo Lanete ||
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Juniors' tournament
The juniors' tournament started on July 4 with all games being held at the Filoil Flying V Arena.Schedule
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Results
Bracket
First round
Semifinal
Finals
- San Beda has to win twice, while LSGH has to win thrice, to win the championship series.
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Francis Abarcar, San Beda CollegeSan Beda Red LionsThe San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
- Coach of the Year: Britt Reroma, San Beda CollegeSan Beda Red LionsThe San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
Awards
The end-of-season awards were given after Game 1 of the juniors' finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.- Most Valuable Player: Rey Nambatac, Colegio de San Juan de LetranLetran KnightsLetran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
- Mythical Five:
- Rey Nambatac, Colegio de San Juan de LetranLetran KnightsLetran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
- Sidney Onwubere, Emilio Aguinaldo College-Immaculate Concepcion AcademyEAC GeneralsThe Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals are the varsity teams of Emilio Aguinaldo College of Ermita, Manila. They currently play at the Universities and Colleges Athletic Association and the National Capital Region Athletic Association ....
- Ivan Villanueva, Colegio de San Juan de LetranLetran KnightsLetran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
- Aldrin Serafica, Colegio de San Juan de LetranLetran KnightsLetran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....
- Von Abatayo, San Beda CollegeSan Beda Red LionsThe San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
- Rey Nambatac, Colegio de San Juan de Letran
- Rookie of the Year: Lugie Cuyos, Emilio Aguinaldo College-Immaculate Concepcion AcademyEAC GeneralsThe Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals are the varsity teams of Emilio Aguinaldo College of Ermita, Manila. They currently play at the Universities and Colleges Athletic Association and the National Capital Region Athletic Association ....
- Defensive Player of the Year: Sidney Onwubere, Emilio Aguinaldo College-Immaculate Concepcion AcademyEAC GeneralsThe Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals are the varsity teams of Emilio Aguinaldo College of Ermita, Manila. They currently play at the Universities and Colleges Athletic Association and the National Capital Region Athletic Association ....