2005 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2005 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 81st season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2005-06 began on June 25, 2005, and the host school for the season was also Letran.[1]

2005 Letran Knights men's basketball
NCAA Season 81 champions
Record
Elims rank #1
Final rank#1
2005 record16–2 (13–1 elims)
Head coachLouie Alas (5th season)
Assistant coachesJustino Pinat
Carmelo Alas
CaptainFrederick Rodriguez (4th season)

The Knights, after a disappointing Season 80 campaign, finished the double round-robin eliminations at first place with 13 wins against 1 loss.[2] They then eliminated San Sebastian Stags in the Final Four to face their Season 80 Final Four tormentors, the PCU Dolphins, in the Finals.[3]

The Knights went on to defeat the Dolphins in three games to capture their 16th NCAA championship.[4][5] Boyet Bautista was named Finals Most Valuable Player and Aaron Aban was named Most Improved Player of the season.[4][5]

Roster

Letran Knights roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
G 4 Philippines Alcaraz, John Paul 5'11" (1.8m) 2nd –
C 5 Philippines Faundo, Bryan 6'6" (1.98m) 2nd –
C 6 Philippines Andaya, Mark Anthony 6'7" (2.01m) 2nd Adamson University
G 7 Philippines Balneg, Mark Anthony 6'2" (1.88m) 3rd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 8 Philippines Bautista, Boyet 5'8" (1.73m) 4th Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 9 Philippines Melegrito, John Carl 5'8" (1.73m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
C 10 Philippines Rodriguez, Frederick  (C) 6'4" (1.93m) 4th Bataan National High School of Arts and Trade
C 11 Philippines Pinera, Jonathan 6'5" (1.96m) 3rd –
— 12 Philippines Aldave, Jonathan 6'2" (1.88m) 4th San Andres Vocational School
C 14 Philippines Realista, Michael John 6'4" (1.93m) 3rd –
F 15 Philippines Anabo, Billy Ray 6'2" (1.88m) 4th Colegio de San Juan de Letran
F 16 Philippines Quinday, Andro Gil 6'2" (1.88m) 3rd –
F 17 Philippines Aban, Aaron Abril 6'3" (1.91m) 4th Liceo de Cagayan University
F 19 Philippines Mondragon, Hafer 6'0" (1.83m) 1st –
G 20 Philippines Jazul, Rafael Joey Jr. 5'11" (1.8m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Carmelo Alas
  • Justino Pinat
Team manager
  • Ramon Oben
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Andaya Pinera Faundo
PF Rodriguez Realista Quinday
SF Aldave Mondragon Anabo
SG Aban Aldave Jazul
PG Bautista Alcaraz Balneg

NCAA Season 81 games results
Further information: NCAA Season 81 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 25 4:00 p.m. Perpetual Altas Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 63–54 1–0
Game Highs: Points: Alcaraz – 13; Rebounds: Bautista – 7; Assists: Alcaraz – 6
Jun 29 4:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 63–54 2–0
Game Highs: Points: Alcaraz – 13; Rebounds: Bautista – 7; Assists: Bautista – 4
Jul 4 1:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 78–65 3–0
Game Highs: Points: Alcaraz – 21; Rebounds: Andaya – 8; Assists: Aldave – 5
Jul 8 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 65–50 4–0
Jul 15 2:00 p.m. Benilde Blazers Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 65–45 5–0
Game Highs: Points: Andaya – 15; Rebounds: Andaya – 12; Assists: 5 players – 2
Jul 20 4:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 69–67 6–0
Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 14; Rebounds: Andaya – 10; Assists: Alcaraz – 4
Jul 27 2:00 p.m. PCU Dolphins Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 70–64OT 7–0
Game Highs: Points: Aban – 17; Rebounds: Aban – 11; Assists: 5 players – 2
1st place after 1st round (7 wins–0 losses)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 3 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 63–58 8–0
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 13; Rebounds: Aban – 10; Assists: Bautista – 4
Aug 8 1:00 p.m. Perpetual Altas Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 59–51 9–0
Game Highs: Points: Aban – 14; Rebounds: Rodriguez – 7; Assists: Bautista – 4
Aug 12 2:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 68–58 10–0
Game Highs: Points: Rodriguez – 18; Rebounds: Andaya – 10; Assists: Bautista – 5
Aug 17 4:00 p.m. Benilde Blazers Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 79–67 11–0
Game Highs: Points: Aban – 23; Rebounds: Andaya – 13; Assists: Aban, Bautista – 4
Aug 24 4:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay L 66–71 11–1
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 15; Rebounds: Aban – 11; Assists: Bautista – 4
Aug 31 2:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 65–46 12–1
Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 16; Rebounds: Andaya – 7; Assists: 6 players – 2
Sep 2 4:00 p.m. PCU Dolphins Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 63–59 13–1
Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 15; Rebounds: Andaya – 11; Assists: Bautista – 4
1st place at 13 wins–1 losses (6 wins–1 loss in the 2nd round)
Final Four[lower-alpha 1]
Sep 9 2:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay W 93–60 1–0
(14–1)
Game Highs: Points: Aban – 21
Letran wins series in one game
Finals
Sep 19 4:00 p.m. PCU Dolphins Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 74–79 0–1
(14–2)
Sep 21 4:00 p.m. PCU Dolphins Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 78–60 1–1
(15–2)
Sep 23 3:00 p.m. PCU Dolphins Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 62–54 2–1
(16–2)
Game Highs: Points: Aban, Alcaraz, Bautista – 13
Knights clinched 16th NCAA championship

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Source: NCAA.org.ph
Notes:
  1. Letran held a twice-to-beat advantage over San Sebastian

Awards

NCAA Individual Awards
Player Award
Boyet Bautista NCAA Finals Most Valuable Player
Aaron Aban NCAA Most Improved Player

NCAA Players of the Week
Player Award
Aaron Aban Player of the Week — July 4–10
Jonathan Aldave Player of the Week — July 18–24
JP Alcaraz Player of the Week — July 25–31
Boyet Bautista Player of the Week — August 8–14
Player of the Week — September 19–25
Mark Andaya Player of the Week — August 29–September 4


References
  1. Payo, Jasmine (June 26, 2005). "Dolphins rip Lions; Knights up". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  2. "Final Four battle underway". NCAA.org.ph. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original on December 22, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. Payo, Jasmine (September 10, 2005). "Favorites dispute NCAA title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. Payo, Jasmine (September 24, 2005). "Knights rip Dolphins, put away NCAA title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  5. "Letran Knights Captures 81st NCAA Title". NCAA.org.ph. September 24, 2005. Archived from the original on December 22, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2022.


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