2009 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2009 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 85th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2009-10 began on June 27, 2009, and the host school for the season was San Beda College.[1]

2009 Letran Knights men's basketball
NCAA Season 85 semifinalist
Record
Elims rank #4
Final rank#4
2009 record12–7 (12–6 elims)
Head coachLouie Alas (9th season)
Assistant coachesJustino Pinat
Carmelo Alas
Elmer Latonio
CaptainRJ Jazul (5th season)

The Knights finished the double round-robin eliminations at fourth place with 12 wins against 6 losses. In the Final Four, the Knights, holding a twice-to-beat disadvantage, were eliminated by the defending champions San Beda Red Lions in one game.[2]

Roster

Letran Knights roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
G 4 Philippines Malabago, Fredrick 5'11" (1.8m) 1st –
C 5 Philippines Cortes, Jamieson II 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd –
G 6 Philippines Alas, Kevin Louie 5'11" (1.8m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
F 7 Philippines Alas, Kristoffer Louie 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 8 Philippines Taplah, Aloysius Trueh 5'9" (1.75m) 1st Christian School International
G 9 Philippines Gutilban, Reymar 5'11" (1.8m) 4th Aquinas School
C 10 Philippines Datang, Jomar 6'5" (1.96m) 1st –
G 11 Philippines Del Rosario, Kirk 5'10" (1.78m) 4th Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 12 Philippines Pantin, Ramon Andrei 6'0" (1.83m) 1st St. Joseph School
G 13 Philippines Jazul, Rafael Joey Jr.  (C) 5'11" (1.8m) 5th Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 14 Philippines Ang, Patrick Nelzen 6'0" (1.83m) 1st –
F 15 Philippines Publico, Reynaldo Jr. 6'2" (1.88m) 1st –
F 16 Philippines Belencion, Jaypee 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd Hua Siong College of Iloilo
F 18 Philippines Guevarra, Rey Francis  Injured 6'2" (1.88m) 4th Colegio de San Juan de Letran
C 19 Philippines Foronda, John Julien 6'6" (1.98m) 4th 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 Alas, J Datang
PF Cortes Belencion Publico
SF Guevarra Pantin Ang
SG Jazul Alas, K Taplah
PG Del Rosario Gutilban Malabago

NCAA Season 85 games results
Further information: NCAA Season 85 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 27 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 66–69 0–1
Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 15; Rebounds: Cortes – 9; Assists: Jazul – 4
Jul 1 4:00 p.m. Arellano Chiefs Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 73–81 0–2
Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 17; Rebounds: Cortes – 9; Assists: Jazul – 5
Jul 8 2:00 p.m. Perpetual Altas Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 73–68 1–2
Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 24; Rebounds: Cortes – 10; Assists: Del Rosario – 5
Jul 13 4:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 73–51 2–2
Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 18; Rebounds: Cortes – 10; Assists: Del Rosario – 5
Jul 20 2:00 p.m. Benilde Blazers Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 86–69 3–2
Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 16; Rebounds: Foronda, Guevarra – 8; Assists: Jazul – 5
Jul 24 2:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 74–79 3–3
Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 19; Rebounds: Foronda – 7; Assists: Del Rosario – 5
Jul 29 2:00 p.m. AUF Great Danes Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 94–64 4–3
Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 16; Rebounds: Datang – 7; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6
Aug 5 4:00 p.m. EAC Generals Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 85–84 5–3
Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 26; Rebounds: Datang – 17; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5
Aug 14 4:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 74–77 5–4
Game Highs: Points: Belencion – 18; Rebounds: Cortes – 9; Assists: Jazul – 7
5th place after the 1st round (5 wins–4 losses)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 19 2:00 p.m. EAC Generals Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 92–66 6–4
Game Highs: Points: Guevarra, Jazul – 21; Rebounds: Del Rosario – 6; Assists: Jazul – 13
Aug 24 4:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 70–65 7–4
Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 18; Rebounds: Cortes – 11; Assists: 4 players – 2
Aug 28 4:00 p.m. Arellano Chiefs Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 89–85 8–4
Game Highs: Points: Guevarra, Jazul – 18; Rebounds: Foronda – 7; Assists: Jazul – 5
Sep 2 4:00 p.m. Benilde Blazers Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 69–54 9–4
Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 22; Rebounds: Foronda – 8; Assists: Jazul – 6
Sep 7 2:00 p.m. AUF Great Danes Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 100–83 10–4
Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 26; Rebounds: Kr. Alas – 8; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5
Sep 11 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 66–84 10–5
Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 14; Rebounds: Foronda – 6; Assists: Jazul – 5
Sep 16 2:00 p.m. Perpetual Altas Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 80–60 11–5
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 19; Rebounds: Cortes – 11; Assists: Del Rosario, Jazul – 3
Sep 25 4:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 80–63 12–5
Game Highs: Points: Guevarra, Jazul – 27; Rebounds: Cortes – 10; Assists: Gutilban – 4
Oct 2 4:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 64–76 12–6
4th place at 12 wins–6 losses (7 wins–2 losses in the 2nd round)
Final Four[lower-alpha 1]
Oct 16 2:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 76–82 0–1
(12–7)
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 24
Lost series in one game

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Source: inboundPASS
Notes:
  1. San Beda held a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran

Suspensions

The NCAA Management Committee, led by acting chairman Mr. Frank Gusi of San Sebastian College, announced the suspension of Letran forwards Kristoffer Alas and Jaypee Belencion. After the first round game of Letran and San Beda which resulted in a debris-pelting and bench-clearing incident,[3] Letran's Kris Alas pushed San Beda center Sudan Daniel right after the endgame buzzer, while Belencion was sacked after he taunted the fans which the league considered as mitigating circumstances.[4]

The league also gave a stern warning to Letran head coach Louie Alas, his assistant Mel Alas, and Letran shooting guard Kevin Alas for their misconduct.[4]

Injuries

Letran star forward Rey Guevarra tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) when he took a bad fall after colliding against San Beda center Sudan Daniel in the dying seconds of the second-round encounter between the Knights and Red Lions.[5]

Awards
Player Award
RJ Jazul Players of the Week — September 20–26
Rey Guevarra

References
  1. "NCAA to open with a bang". NCAA.org.ph. June 2, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. "San Beda earns 4th trip to finals, Jose Rizal forces rubber match with San Sebastian". NCAA.org.ph. October 17, 2009. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. "San Beda drubs Letran, St. Benilde edges Perpetual". NCAA.org.ph. July 24, 2009. Archived from the original on December 9, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. "Knights' Kristoffer Alas, Belencion suspended, stern warning to San Beda's Sudan Daniel". NCAA.org.ph. July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. "Letran's Guevarra tears ACL, ends NCAA career". ABS-CBN News. October 8, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2022.


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