2008 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2008 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 84th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2008-09 began on June 28, 2008, and the host school for the season was Mapúa Institute of Technology.[1]

2008 Letran Knights men's basketball
NCAA Season 84 semifinalist
Record
Elims rank #3
Final rank#3
2008 record10–7 (9–5 elims)
Head coachLouie Alas (8th season)
Assistant coachesJustino Pinat
Carmelo Alas
Elmer Latonio
CaptainRJ Jazul (4th season)

The Knights, after finishing the double round-robin eliminations with 9 wins against 5 losses, underwent a series of classification matches before landing at third place. In a tight race for the Final Four, four teams including the Knights, were tied from 2nd to 5th place. Letran beat the hosts Mapúa in the classification round, advancing in the second-seed playoff[2] and a virtual best-of-three series against JRU.[2] In the next round, the Heavy Bombers manhandled the Knights 69–53.[3][4] In the Final Four, the Knights were eliminated by JRU in one game.[5] Letran star shooting guard RJ Jazul was named one of the Mythical Five members.[6]

Roster

Letran Knights roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
F 4 Philippines Lacamento, Raydhan – 1st –
C 5 Philippines Cortes, Jamieson II 6'4" (1.93m) 1st –
G 6 Philippines Gutilban, Reymar 5'10" (1.78m) 3rd Aquinas School
F 8 Philippines Cabonce, Alvyn 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd Nile C. Kinnick High School
G 9 Philippines Latonio, Anjoe Dace – 2nd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 10 Philippines Melegrito, John Carl 5'9" (1.75m) 4th Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 11 Philippines Del Rosario, Kirk 5'10" (1.78m) 3rd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 12 Philippines Dangcal, Reynaldo Jr. 5'9" (1.75m) 3rd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 13 Philippines Jazul, Rafael Joey Jr.  (C) 5'11" (1.8m) 4th Colegio de San Juan de Letran
C 14 Philippines Foronda, John Clarence 6'5" (1.96m) 2nd –
F 15 Philippines Daa, Fiel Dino 6'2" (1.88m) 3rd Marasbaras National HS
F 16 Philippines Belencion, Jaypee 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Hua Siong College of Iloilo
F 17 Philippines Ranises, Regin 6'4" (1.93m) 3rd Holy Child School of Davao
F 18 Philippines Guevarra, Rey Francis 6'2" (1.88m) 3rd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
C 19 Philippines Foronda, John Julien 6'5" (1.96m) 3rd Benedictine International School
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Carmelo Alas
  • Elmer Latonio
  • Justino Pinat
Team manager
  • Ramon Oben
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Foronda, J Cortes Ranises
PF Daa Cabonce Foronda, C
SF Guevarra Dangcal Lacamento
SG Jazul Gutilban Belencion
PG Del Rosario Melegrito Latonio

NCAA Season 84 games results
Further information: NCAA Season 84 basketball tournaments

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23.

Date Time Opponent Venue Result Record
First round of eliminations
Jun 28 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 83–69 1–0
Jul 4 2:00 p.m. Benilde Blazers Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 88–75 2–0
Jul 11 2:00 p.m. PCU Dolphins Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 73–62 3–0
Jul 16 2:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 71–67 4–0
Jul 18 4:00 p.m. Perpetual Altas Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 63–62 5–0
Jul 23 4:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 67–60 6–0
Jul 30 4:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay L 67–71 6–1
1st place after the 1st round (6 wins–1 loss)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 6 2:00 p.m. Benilde Blazers Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 90–65 7–1
Aug 15 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay L 72–76 7–2
Aug 20 4:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay L 73–76 7–3
Aug 25 2:00 p.m. Perpetual Altas Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 74–66 8–3
Aug 29 2:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay L 52–69 8–4
Sep 5 2:00 p.m. PCU Dolphins Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 60–54 9–4
Sep 10 4:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 63–65 9–5
Tied for 2nd–5th place at 9 wins–5 losses (3 wins–4 losses in the 2nd round)
Classification round
Sep 15 4:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 62–52 1–0
(10–5)
Game Highs: Points: Daa – 24
Advanced to second-seed playoff
2nd seed Playoff
Sep 17 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay L 53–69 0–1
(10–6)
Game Highs: Points: Cortes, Jazul – 9; Rebounds: Daa – 11
Lost the twice-to-beat advantage to JRU
Final Four[lower-alpha 1]
Sep 19 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay L 61–63 0–1
(10–7)
Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 17; Rebounds: Jazul – 4
Lost series in one game

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Source: Ubelt.com
Notes:
  1. JRU held a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran

Awards
Player Award
RJ Jazul NCAA Mythical Five member
Player of the Week — June 28–July 6


References
  1. Ramos, Josef (June 29, 2008). "Knights pierce Heavy Bombers in opening day massacre". inboundPASS. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  2. Villar, Joey (September 16, 2008). "Letran, JRU arrange showdown for No. 2". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. "JRU smothers Letran, wins twice-to-beat edge". ABS-CBN News. September 17, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. Balbuena, Mae (September 18, 2008). "JRU may twice-to-beat". Philstar.com (in Filipino). Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. "JRU wins ticket to NCAA Finals". ABS-CBN News. September 19, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  6. "San Beda's Ekwe is seniors MVP, Agovida of JRU for juniors". ABS-CBN News. September 24, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2022.


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