2011 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2011 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 87th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2011-12 began on July 2, 2011, and the host school for the season was University of Perpetual Help System DALTA.[1][2]

2011 Letran Knights men's basketball
NCAA Season 87 semifinalist
Record
Elims rank #3
Final rank#3
2011 record15–5 (14–4 elims)
Head coachLouie Alas (11th season)
Assistant coachesJustino Pinat
Allen Ricardo
Kristoffer Reyes
CaptainJam Cortes (4th season)

The Knights finished the double round-robin eliminations at third place with 14 wins against 4 losses, securing a Final Four spot again after a disappointing fifth-place finish last season. In the second-round of eliminations, the Knights pulled off an upset in overtime as they halted the San Sebastian Stags' 15-game winning run.[3] In the Final Four, the Knights pulled off another upset again as they forced the Stags in a knockout match,[4][5] but they faltered in the next game.[6] Kevin Alas and Raymond Almazan were named members of the Mythical Five, and Almazan also bagged the NCAA Most Improved Player honors.

Roster

Letran Knights roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
G 4 Philippines Dysam, Franz Dionne 5'9" (1.75m) 4th University of Southern Philippines
C 5 Philippines Cortes, Jamieson II  (C) 6'4" (1.93m) 4th –
G 6 Philippines Alas, Kevin Louie P. 6'0" (1.83m) 3rd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
F 7 Philippines Alas, Kristoffer Louie P. 6'3" (1.91m) 3rd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
F 10 Philippines Espiritu, Victor Jay 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd Carson High School
F 12 Philippines Belorio, Jonathan 6'3" (1.91m) 3rd Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial High School
G 13 Philippines Cruz, Mark L. 5'6" (1.68m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 14 Philippines Lituania, Dan Carlo 5'10" (1.78m) 2nd Jose Rizal University
F 16 Philippines Racal, Kevin Kent R. 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Muntinlupa National HS
C 17 Philippines Almazan, Raymond C. 6'7" (2.01m) 2nd Orion National HS
F 18 Philippines Cudal, Steven Zyron 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
F 19 Philippines Gabriel, Joel 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd –
G 20 Philippines Pantin, Ramon Andrei 6'0" (1.83m) 3rd St. Joseph School
F 21 Philippines Gabawan, Jamil Joseph 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Balanga National HS
F 19 Philippines Mendoza, Andrei 6'4" (1.93m) 1st –
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Justino Pinat
  • Allen Rodrigo
  • Kristoffer Reyes
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Almazan Alas, J Mendoza
PF Cortes Espiritu Cudal
SF Belorio Racal Gabriel
SG Alas, K Pantin Gabawan
PG Dysam Lituania Cruz

NCAA Season 87 games results
Further information: NCAA Season 87 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
Jul 2 6:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 76–65 1–0
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 22; Rebounds: Cortes – 11; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6
Jul 8 4:00 p.m. Perpetual Altas Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 74–43 2–0
Game Highs: Points: Espiritu – 18; Rebounds: Cortes – 10; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5
Jul 15 2:00 p.m. Arellano Chiefs Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 88–70 3–0
Game Highs: Points: Cortes – 16; Rebounds: Cortes, Ke. Alas – 9; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6
Jul 20 4:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 62–71 3–1
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 14; Rebounds: Cortes – 17; Assists: Ke. Alas – 4
Jul 27 2:00 p.m. Benilde Blazers Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 112–91 4–1
Game Highs: Points: Cortes, Ke. Alas – 19; Rebounds: Cortes – 12; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6
Aug 1 4:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 62–77 4–2
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 24; Rebounds: Cortes – 11; Assists: Dysam – 4
Aug 5 2:00 p.m. Lyceum Pirates Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 92–89OT 5–2
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 24; Rebounds: Cortes – 11; Assists: Ke. Alas – 12
Aug 12 2:00 p.m. EAC Generals Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 76–67 6–2
Game Highs: Points: Cortes – 18; Rebounds: Cortes – 20; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5
Aug 19 2:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 70–59 7–2
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 18; Rebounds: Almazan – 17; Assists: Almazan – 3
3rd place after the 1st round (7 wins–2 losses)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 24 2:00 p.m. Arellano Chiefs Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 73–59 8–2
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 17; Rebounds: Cortes – 9; Assists: Cruz – 5
Aug 31 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 75–56 9–2
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 17; Rebounds: Cortes, Racal – 7; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5
Sep 7 2:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 69–67OT 10–2
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 20; Rebounds: Almazan, Espiritu – 8; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5
Sep 9 2:00 p.m. Lyceum Pirates Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 88–74 11–2
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 29; Rebounds: Almazan – 14; Assists: Ke. Alas – 11
Sep 21 4:00 p.m. EAC Generals Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 80–58 12–2
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 20; Rebounds: Almazan, Ke. Alas – 11; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6
Sep 26 11:45 a.m. Perpetual Altas Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 53–68 12–3
Game Highs: Points: Espiritu – 14; Rebounds: Almazan, Cortes – 11; Assists: Almazan – 3
Sep 30 4:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 82–81OT 13–3
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 22; Rebounds: Cortes – 7; Assists: Ke. Alas – 9
Oct 3 11:45 a.m. Benilde Blazers Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 72–60 14–3
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 16; Rebounds: Ke. Alas, Cortes – 9; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6
Oct 7 4:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 68–84 14–4
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 14; Rebounds: Almazan – 9; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5
3rd place at 14 wins–4 losses (7 wins–2 losses in the 2nd round)
Final Four[lower-alpha 1]
Oct 17 2:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan W 70–62 1–0
(15–4)
Game Highs: Points: Cortes – 16
Oct 19 4:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 56–63 1–1
(15–5)
Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 26
Lost series in two games

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Source: PBA-Online
Notes:
  1. SSC held a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran

Awards
Player Award
Kevin Alas NCAA Mythical Five member
Raymond Almazan NCAA Mythical Five member
NCAA Most Improved Player


References
  1. Noguera, Emil (July 2, 2011). "San Beda starts title defense as NCAA Season 87 begins". Manila Times. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  2. Dy, Adrian (July 2, 2011). "Knights take down Cardinals in testy tiff". inboundPASS. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  3. "Knights pull off upset to halt streaking Stags". ABS-CBN News. September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  4. Naredo, Camille (October 17, 2011). "Letran forges do-or-die game against San Sebastian". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  5. Tupas, Cedelf (October 17, 2011). "San Beda Red Lions gain NCAA finals; Letran Knights trip San Sebastian Stags". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  6. Tupas, Cedelf (October 19, 2011). "San Sebastian Stags down Letran Knights, gain NCAA Finals vs San Beda Red Lions". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 11, 2022.


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