2002 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2002 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 78th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2002-03 began on June 29, 2002, and the host school for the season was San Beda College.[1]

2002 Letran Knights men's basketball
Record
Elims rank #6
Final rank#6
2002 record7–7
Head coachLouie Alas (2nd season)
Captain–

This season marked the return of Louie Alas as head coach of the Knights[2] after his stints in Manila Metrostars of the Metropolitan Basketball Association[3][4] and the Mobiline Phone Pals of the Philippine Basketball Association.[5] Louie Alas debuted with the Knights and won his first NCAA championship, giving Letran its 13th NCAA men's basketball title, back in 1998 before he went in the MBA.[6]

The Knights finished the season at sixth place with 7 wins against 7 losses, missing the Final Four for three consecutive years since winning back-to-back titles in 1998 and 1999.[7]

Roster

Letran Knights roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
F 4 Philippines Syhongpan, Amiel Reinhard 6'4" (1.93m) 3rd –
G 5 Philippines Santos, Radjan Dale 5'10" (1.78m) 3rd Don Bosco Academy
G 6 Philippines Sangco, John 5'8" (1.73m) 2nd University of Santo Tomas
C 7 Philippines Edwards, Joe 6'6" (1.98m) 1st Polytechnic High School
G 8 Philippines Bautista, Boyet 5'8" (1.73m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 9 Philippines Enrile, Ronjay 5'11" (1.8m) 2nd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
C 10 Philippines Rodriguez, Frederick 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Bataan National High School of Arts and Trade
F 11 Philippines Sillona, Gian Carlo 6'2" (1.88m) 3rd La Salle Greenhills
F 12 Philippines Aldave, Jonathan 6'2" (1.88m) 1st San Andres Vocational School
C 13 Philippines Reyes, Kristoffer 6'4" (1.93m) 4th –
F 14 Philippines Santa Cruz, Harold 6'3" (1.91m) 3rd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 15 Philippines Anabo, Billy Ray 6'2" (1.88m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
F 16 Philippines Ang, Kelwin 5'10" (1.78m) 1st University of Santo Tomas
F 17 Philippines Aban, Aaron Abril 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Liceo de Cagayan University
F 18 Philippines Ebajay, Norman 6'2" (1.88m) 1st Liceo de Cagayan University
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Dayong Mendoza
  • Ceasar Polhen
  • Carmelo Alas
  • Bernard Ramos
Team manager
  • Ramon Oben
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Santa Cruz Rodriguez Edwards
PF Sillona Reyes Ebajay
SF Aldave Syhongpan Anabo
SG Enrile Aban Ang
PG Santos Bautista Sangco

NCAA Season 78 games results
Further information: NCAA Season 78 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 29 4:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 69–64 1–0
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 22; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 15; Assists: Enrile – 8
Jul 5 2:00 p.m. PCU Dolphins Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila L 56–67 1–1
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 18; Rebounds: Aban – 10; Assists: Enrile – 6
Jul 17 2:00 p.m. Perpetual Altas Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila W 76–68 2–1
Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 23; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 9; Assists: 5 players – 3
Jul 22 2:00 p.m. Benilde Blazers Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila L 75–88 2–2
Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 22; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 10; Assists: Enrile, Aban, Anabo – 3
Jul 26 4:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila W 76–73 3–2
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 24; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 9; Assists: Enrile – 7
Aug 2 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila L 96–100OT 3–3
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 26; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 13; Assists: Enrile, Santos – 6
Aug 5 4:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila L 62–72 3–4
Game Highs: Points: Santa Cruz – 14; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 9; Assists: Bautista, Enrile – 4
4th place after 1st round (3 wins–4 losses)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 9 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila L 76–80 3–5
Game Highs: Points: Aldave, Bautista, Santa Cruz – 14; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 14; Assists: Santos – 4
Aug 14 4:00 p.m. PCU Dolphins Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila W 83–73OT 4–5
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 23
Aug 19 2:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila L 59–74 4–6
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 14; Rebounds: Sillona – 9; Assists: Bautista – 4
Aug 23 4:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila W 67–54 5–6
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 20; Rebounds: Ebajay – 10; Assists: Aldave, Enrile, Santos – 3
Aug 28 2:00 p.m. Perpetual Altas Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila W 70–64 6–6
Sep 2 2:00 p.m. Benilde Blazers Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila W 85–80 7–6
Game Highs: Points: Bautista, Enrile – 23; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 10; Assists: Enrile – 6
Sep 4 2:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila L 71–80 7–7
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 17; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 7; Assists: Bautista, Enrile – 5
Sixth place at 7 wins–7 losses (4 wins–3 losses in the 2nd round)

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00



References
  1. "The oldest collegiate league gets a new partner". ABS-CBN Pinoy Central. June 26, 2002. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. Micaller, Bea (September 14, 2020). "Alas moves on after sacking". The Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. Dela Cruz, Ric (March 8, 1998). "Manila routs Cebu, 96–70". Manila Standard. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. Villaruel, Emmanuel (August 18, 2020). "Alas! The coach who broke Cebu Gems' heart has an eye for Cebuano talents". The Freeman. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  5. Luarca, Roy (December 4, 2001). "Alas resigns as Pals coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  6. Navarro, June (June 29, 2002). "NCAA season starts today". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  7. Franco, Marco (September 4, 2002). "Mapua clinches 5th place". ABS-CBN Pinoy Central. Archived from the original on September 23, 2002. Retrieved July 27, 2021.


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