NCAA Season 91 basketball tournaments
The basketball tournaments of NCAA Season 91 were the Philippines' National Collegiate Athletic Association tournaments for the current season. The Mapua Institute of Technology hosted the season, started with an opening ceremony held on June 27, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena followed by a double-header.[1] Games are expected to be followed at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, with two seniors and juniors games. The seniors' games are aired live by ABS-CBN Sports and Action and in High Definition on Balls HD 167.[1]
Host school | Mapua Institute of Technology | |||||||||||||||
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Duration | October 23–29, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Arena(s) | Mall of Asia Arena | |||||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Mark Cruz | |||||||||||||||
Winning coach | Aldin Ayo | |||||||||||||||
Semifinalists | Mapúa Cardinals JRU Heavy Bombers | |||||||||||||||
TV network(s) | ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Balls, Balls HD | |||||||||||||||
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Duration | October 23–29, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Arena(s) | Mall of Asia Arena | |||||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Evan Nelle | |||||||||||||||
Winning coach | JB Sison (3rd title) | |||||||||||||||
Semifinalists | Malayan Red Robins La Salle Green Hills Greenies | |||||||||||||||
Seniors' tournament
Teams
Team standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | San Beda Red Lions | 13 | 5 | .722[lower-alpha 1] | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
2 | Letran Knights | 13 | 5 | .722[lower-alpha 1] | — | |
3 | Mapúa Cardinals (H) | 12 | 6 | .667[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
4 | JRU Heavy Bombers | 12 | 6 | .667[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | |
5 | Arellano Chiefs | 12 | 6 | .667[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | |
6 | Perpetual Altas | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | |
7 | San Sebastian Stags | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7 | |
8 | Benilde Blazers | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8 | |
9 | Lyceum Pirates | 4 | 14 | .222 | 9 | |
10 | EAC Generals | 2 | 16 | .111 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- First-seed playoff: San Beda 83–78 Letran
- Head-to-head record: JRU 3–1, Mapúa 2–2, Arellano 1–3; fourth-seed playoff: Mapúa 93–75 Arellano, third-seed playoff: Mapúa 83–76 JRU
Match-up results
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Scores
Seeding playoffs
The top 5 teams are separated by 1 game.
- Letran and San Beda were tied for first and second; a playoff was held to determine which will be the #1 seed.
- JRU, Mapua and Arellano were tied for third to fifth; a series of playoffs were held. JRU had the bye as the team with the best head-to-head record among the three:
- Mapua and Arellano played for the #4 seed; the loser is eliminated; the winner advances to the third-seed playoff, and is guaranteed no less than a #4 seed
- JRU waited for the third-seed playoff; the winner gets the #3 seed, while the loser is the #4 seed
4th–seed playoff | 3rd–seed playoff | ||||||||
1 | JRU | 76 | |||||||
2 | Mapúa | 93 | Mapúa | 81 | |||||
3 | Arellano | 75 |
First–seed playoff
Winner faces the #4 seed, while the loser faces the #3 seed. Both still have the twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals.
October 13 4:00 p.m. |
Letran Knights | 78–83 | San Beda Red Lions |
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 18–24, 18–18, 30–24 |
Fourth–seed playoff
Winner advances to the third seed playoff and is guaranteed of no less than a #4 seed, while the loser is eliminated.
October 13 2:00 p.m. |
Mapúa Cardinals | 93–75 | Arellano Chiefs |
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 33–18, 20–18, 24–24 | ||
Mapúa advances to the Final Four |
Third–seed playoff
Winner is the third seed, while the loser settles for the #4 seed.
October 16 4:00 p.m. |
JRU Heavy Bombers | 76–81 | Mapúa Cardinals |
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 16–19, 22–18, 22–25 |
Bracket
Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | |||||||||
1 | San Beda | 78 | ||||||||
4 | JRU | 68 | ||||||||
1 | San Beda | 90 | 68 | 82 | ||||||
2 | Letran | 94 | 61 | 85* | ||||||
2 | Letran | 91 | ||||||||
3 | Mapúa | 90 | ||||||||
*Game went into overtime
Semifinals
San Beda and Letran have the twice-to-beat advantage; they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to advance to the Finals.
San Beda vs. JRU
October 20 4:00 p.m. |
San Beda Red Lions | 78–68 | JRU Heavy Bombers |
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 13–13, 26–21, 22–15 | ||
San Beda wins series in one game |
Letran vs. Mapua
October 20 2:00 p.m. |
Letran Knights | 91–90 | Mapúa Cardinals |
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 24–25, 22–28, 24–20 | ||
Letran wins series in one game |
Finals
This is a best-of-three playoff.
October 23 4:00 p.m. |
San Beda Red Lions | 90–94 | Letran Knights |
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 20–17, 21–22, 28–33 |
October 27 4:00 p.m. |
San Beda Red Lions | 68–61 | Letran Knights |
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 11–15, 19–19, 16–12 |
October 29 4:00 p.m. |
San Beda Red Lions | 82–85 (OT) | Letran Knights |
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 27–20, 13–14, 23–21, Overtime: 7–10 | ||
Letran wins series 2–1 |
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Mark Cruz (Letran Knights)
All-Star Game
The 10 member schools were divided into East and West. The East squad is represented by players from San Beda College, University of Perpetual Help, Arellano University, Jose Rizal University and San Sebastian College-Recoletos, while the West team draws from Lyceum of the Philippines University, Emilio Aguinaldo College, College of Saint Benilde, Mapua Institute of Technology, and Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
August 21 3:00 p.m. |
NCAA West All-Stars | 89–88 | NCAA East All-Stars |
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 22–24, 18–25, 30–25 |
- All-Star Game MVP: Jonathan Grey (CSB)
Rosters | West NCAA All-Stars | East NCAA All-Stars | ||
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Mark Cruz |
Jio Jalalon | |||
Coach: Aldin Ayo | Coach: Jamike Jarin |
Side events winners
- 3-Point Shootout Champion: Mark Cruz (Letran)
- Slam Dunk Champion: Jebb Bulawan (Lyceum)
- Miss NCAA: Lyra Velchez (Perpetual)
- Miss NCAA 1st Runner-Up: Rycca Timog (Lyceum)
- Miss NCAA 2nd Runner-Up: Zahara Soriano (Arellano)
Awards
The awards were given prior to Game 1 of the Seniors' basketball finals on October 23, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena.[2]
- Most Valuable Player: Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
- Rookie of the Year: Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
- Mythical Five:
- Scottie Thompson (Perpetual Altas)
- Jio Jalalon (Arellano Chiefs)
- Arthur dela Cruz (San Beda Red Lions)
- Bright Akhuetie (Perpetual Altas)
- Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
- All-Defensive Team:
- Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
- Bradwyn Guinto (San Sebastian Stags)
- Arthur dela Cruz (San Beda Red Lions)
- Scottie Thompson (Perpetual Altas)
- Bright Akhuetie (Perpetual Altas)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
- Most Improved Player: Michael Calisaan (San Sebastian Stags)
- Coach of the Year: Aldin Ayo (Letran Knights)
Finals
Simulcast over ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel or ABS-CBN Sports and Action International, and Balls HD 195 with replays on Balls and Balls HD 195.
Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside Reporters |
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Game 1 | Anton Roxas | Olsen Racela | Myrtle Sarrosa and Ceej Tantengco |
Game 2 | Andrei Felix | Allan Gregorio | Roxanne Montealegre and Ceej Tantengco |
Game 3 | Anton Roxas | Allan Gregorio | Myrtle Sarrosa and Ceej Tantengco |
Additional Game 3 crew:
- Award presenter: Andrei Felix
Juniors' tournament
Team standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | San Beda Red Cubs | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Malayan Red Robins (H) | 16 | 2 | .889 | 2 | Proceed to stepladder round 2 |
3 | Arellano Braves | 12 | 6 | .667 | 6 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
4 | La Salle Green Hills Greenies[lower-alpha 2] | 11 | 7 | .611[lower-alpha 3] | 7 | |
5 | Lyceum Junior Pirates | 11 | 7 | .611[lower-alpha 3] | 7 | |
6 | EAC–ICA Brigadiers | 9 | 9 | .500 | 9 | |
7 | Letran Squires | 6 | 12 | .333 | 12 | |
8 | San Sebastian Staglets | 4 | 14 | .222 | 14 | |
9 | JRU Light Bombers | 2 | 16 | .111 | 16 | |
10 | Perpetual Junior Altas | 1 | 17 | .056 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- As San Beda won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
- LSGH's first round win against Letran was forfeited after three of its players were ruled to be ineligible for wearing uniform numbers outside the league-mandated 4 to 19.[3]
- Fourth-seed playoff: LSGH 88–71 Lyceum
Match-up results
= Win; = OT win; = Win by forfeit; = Loss; = OT loss; = Loss by forfeit
Scores
Fourth–seed playoff
October 13 12 noon |
Lyceum Junior Pirates | 71–88 | La Salle Green Hills Greenies |
La Salle advances to the Final Four |
Bracket
Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 2 (Single-elimination) | Finals (#1 has thrice-to-beat advantage) | |||||||||||||
1 | San Beda–Rizal | 76 | 68 | 70 | |||||||||||
2 | Malayan | 79 | 3 | Arellano | 68 | 72 | 61 | ||||||||
3 | Arellano | 75 | 3 | Arellano | 85 | ||||||||||
4 | LSGH | 74 | |||||||||||||
Stepladder semifinals
The semifinals consists of two rounds of single-elimination.
First round
October 16 2:00 p.m. |
Arellano Braves | 75–74 | La Salle Green Hills Greenies |
Arellano advances to the 2nd round |
Second round
Finals
Since San Beda swept the elimination round, the Finals is a de facto best of five series with San Beda automatically leading 1–0. Therefore, San Beda has to win twice, while Arellano needed thrice, to win the championship.
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Evan Nelle (San Beda Red Cubs)
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Michael Enriquez (Malayan Red Robins)
- Mythical Five:
- Michael Enriquez (Malayan Red Robins)
- Sherwin Concepcion (San Beda Red Cubs)
- Samuel Abu Hijle (San Beda Red Cubs)
- Guilmer dela Torre (Arellano Braves)
- Carlo Abadeza (Arellano Braves)
- Defensive Player of the Year: John Anthony Umali (Perpetual Junior Altas)
- Rookie of the Year: Lars Sunga (Arellano Braves)
- Most Improved Player: Maui Cruz (EAC–ICA Brigadiers)
- Coach of the Year: JB Sison (San Beda Red Cubs)
Wrong uniform
The NCAA Management Committee, chaired by Melchor Divina of Mapua, upheld the recommendation of commissioner Arturo Cristobal forfeiting La Salle-Greenhills’ 88–49 victory over Letran. LSGH's Jesmar Pedrosa, Alain Madrigal and Ladis Lepalam wore Nos. 20, 28 and 27, respectively, which violated a league rule limiting the use of jersey numbers to Nos. 4 to 19.[3]
References
- "WATCH: NCAA kicks off Season 91 with fiery opening". ABS-CBN News. 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- Flores-Colina, Celest (2015-10-23). "Oraeme named NCAA Season 91 Rookie MVP, Best Defensive player". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- "SBC seeks No. 2 vs EAC; LSGH win forfeited". The Philippine Star. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-02.