NCAA Season 93 basketball tournaments

The 2017 basketball tournaments of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, otherwise known as the NCAA Season 93, which started on July 8, 2017 at Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City.[1] Same as the last year's opener, the defending champions San Beda Red Lions will open their title defense bid as they will battle the season's hosts San Sebastian Stags at the first game, and at the second game the Arellano Chiefs will open their first season without Jiovani Jalalon as they take on the Mapúa Cardinals.[2]

NCAA Season 93
Host school San Sebastian College–Recoletos
Men's Finals 1 2Wins
 Lyceum Pirates 87 820
 San Beda Red Lions 94 922
DurationNovember 10–16
Arena(s)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPDonald Tankoua
Winning coachBoyet Fernandez
Semifinalists San Sebastian Stags
 JRU Heavy Bombers
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports and Action ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD
Juniors' Finals 1 23Wins
 Malayan Red Robins 68 91741
 La Salle Greenies 74 81752
DurationNovember 10–24
Arena(s)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Filoil Flying V Center
Finals MVPJoel Cagulangan
Winning coachMarvin Bienvenida
Semifinalists Letran Squires
 San Beda Red Cubs

ABS-CBN Sports and Action will be covering the games for the third consecutive year.

Format
  • In the seniors and juniors' tournament, ten (10) teams will play in a double round-robin classification.
  • Once teams are tied, tie-breaker games shall be held for either the first, second or the fourth seed if necessary.
  • The scenarios after the elimination round ends are the following below:
    1. If no team sweeps the elimination round, the regular play-offs (Final Four) shall be used.
    2. If a team successfully sweep the elimination round, that team will gain an automatic bye to the finals and the stepladder play-offs shall be used.
  • In the semifinals, the first and second seed shall earn a twice-to-beat bonus against their respective opponents. These teams shall only need to win once to advance to the finals; while the third and fourth seed teams will need to win twice to advance to the finals.
  • The finals is a best-of-three championship series.
Tie-breaker classification rules
  1. Head-to-head matchup in the two (2) rounds
  2. Goal average between the tied teams
  3. Overall goal average

Seniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Lyceum Pirates 18 18 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals
2  San Beda Red Lions 18 16 2 .889 2 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  JRU Heavy Bombers 18 11 7 .611 7 Stepladder round 1
4  San Sebastian Stags (H) 18 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 1] 9
5  Letran Knights 18 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 1] 9 Fourth-seed playoff[lower-alpha 2]
6  Arellano Chiefs 18 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 1] 9 Classification for 5th place[lower-alpha 3]
7  EAC Generals 18 7 11 .389 11
8  Benilde Blazers 18 4 14 .222[lower-alpha 4] 14
9  Perpetual Altas 18 4 14 .222[lower-alpha 4] 14
10  Mapúa Cardinals 18 3 15 .167 15
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head goal averages: San Sebastian +30, Letran –9, Arellano –21
  2. Fourth-seed playoff result: San Sebastian 74–69 Letran
  3. Classification 5th result: Letran 70–68 Arellano; Letran qualifies to fourth-seed playoff
  4. Head-to-head record: Benilde 2–0 Perpetual

Schedule
TeamsRound 1Round 2
123456789101112131415161718
 AU
 CSJL
 CSB
 EAC
 JRU
 LPU
 MU
 SBC
 SSC–R
 UPHSD
  •   Win
  •   OT Win
  •   Win by forfeit
  •   Loss
  •   OT Loss
  •   Loss by forfeit

Results
Team AU CSJL CSBEACJRULPUMUSBCSSC-RUPHSD
AU 75–8287–8179–8573–72*65–9991–8280–9556–6559–68
CSJL 84–73 92–7683–8062–6568–7575–7874–8179–75*63–61
CSB 65–95 86–8964–7453–8155–9874–6952–7671–10165–69
EAC 79–84 78–8484–9448–7793–9777–7269–8173–7561–58
JRU 109–115** 77–6890–7784–8875–9668–5948–5473–6268–54
LPU 94–92 81–6983–6986–74100–6397–7496–9178–7376–58
MU 64–81 79–8879–6972–8558–6290–9655–6666–7560–63
SBC 83–72 73–6872–5888–5165–60105–107**88–7076–6757–53
SSC–R 79–85 95–6473–6181–6958–6073–7897–7065–7665–68
UPHSD 52–62 88–82*55–8381–8352–8583–9471–7650–5560–80
  •   Win
  •   OT Win
  •   Win by forfeit
  •   Loss
  •   OT Loss
  •   Loss by forfeit

Bracket
  First Round
One-game playoff		 Semifinals
One-game playoff		 Finals
Best-of-Three Series
                               
    1  Lyceum 87 82
    2  San Beda 76     2  San Beda 94 92
  3  JRU 73     4  San Sebastian 71  
  4  San Sebastian 85  
Seeding playoffs
  Knockout game     4th–seed playoff
                 
     San Sebastian 74
   Arellano 68      Letran 69
   Letran 70  

Fourth–seed playoff
  • As three teams were tied for #4, the two teams with the lowest head-to-head goal averages (Arellano and Letran) played in the first round of the fourth-seed playoff. The winner met San Sebastian for the right to enter the playoffs proper.

First round
October 20
3:30 PM
Arellano Chiefs  68–70  Letran Knights
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 20–14, 13–16, 19–16
Pts: Levi Dela Cruz 18
Rebs: Lervin Flores 11
Asts: Dela Cruz, Taywan, 3 each		 Pts: Rey Nambatac 25
Rebs: Rey Nambatac 9
Asts: Bong Quinto 4
Filoil Flying V Center, San Juan City

Second round
S+A
October 24
3:30 PM
San Sebastian Stags  74–69  Letran Knights
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 14–14, 21–24, 21-15
Pts: Michael Calisaan 36
Rebs: JM Calma 11
Asts: David, Ilagan 3 Each		 Pts: Jeremiah Taladua 16
Rebs: Jeo Ambohot 12
Asts: Bong Quinto 7
San Sebastian advances to the Final Four
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

First round
October 27
3:30 PM
San Sebastian Stags  85–73  JRU Heavy Bombers
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 29–19, 30–11, 14–28
Pts: Regille Ilagan 21
Rebs: Michael Calisaan 8
Asts: Regille Ilagan 5		 Pts: Jed Mendoza 20
Rebs: Abdul Wahab Abdul Razak 9
Asts: Mendoza, Teodoro, 5 each
San Sebastian advances to the semifinals
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Semifinals

With the rule changed, San Beda Red Lions will not have the twice-to-beat advantage despite being the #2 seed. [3]

November 7
3:30 PM
San Sebastian Stags  71–76  San Beda Red Lions
Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 20–18, 20–13, 20–19
Pts: Jayson David 16
Rebs: Michael Calisaan 9
Asts: Gayosa, Costelo, 3 each		 Pts: Javee Mocon 23
Rebs: Javee Mocon 22
Asts: Jomari Presbitero 5
San Beda advances to the Finals
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Finals

Lyceum Pirates were the first one to clinch a finals seat as they sweep the eliminations with a perfect 18–0 win-loss record, however, due to rule changes, they will no longer receive a thrice-to-beat advantage. Both teams will have the same twice-to-beat advantage.

November 10
3:30 PM
Lyceum Pirates  87–94  San Beda Red Lions
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 29–23, 14–19, 23–30
Pts: CJ Perez 25
Rebs: Perez, Nzeusseu, 8 each
Asts: JV Marcelino 4		 Pts: Donald Tankoua 27
Rebs: Donald Tankoua 20
Asts: Franz Abuda 3
November 16
3:30 PM
San Beda Red Lions  92–82  Lyceum Pirates
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 24–25, 24–19, 27–16
Pts: Robert Bolick 18
Rebs: Donald Tankoua 17
Asts: Robert Bolick 6		 Pts: CJ Perez 22
Rebs: Mike Nzeusseu 15
Asts: CJ Perez 5
San Beda wins series 2–0

All-Star Game

The Games of the NCAA All-Star were held last September 1 at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan City. The event served as a transition event from the first round going into the second round. The Team Saints, composed of stars from Perpetual Help, San Beda, Letran, Benilde, and the season hosts, San Sebastian, defeated The Team Heroes, consisting of Arellano, Lyceum, Jose Rizal University, Emilio Aguinaldo College, and Mapua; 84–80. Prince Eze was named as the All-Star MVP who went double-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks.[4]

September 1
04:00
Team Saints 84–80 Team Heroes
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 22–23, 21–23, 18–16
Pts: Eze 17
Rebs: Eze 14
Asts: Nambatac 3		 Pts: Perez 15
Filoil Flying V Center, San Juan City
  • All-Star Game MVP: Prince Eze (Team Saints)

Controversies

Wrong uniform

On July 11, 2017, The Altas were clad in maroon when they were scheduled to be donning their light uniforms. Hence, the league ruled that the University of Perpetual Help was ineligible to play in its matchup against the Blazers earlier in the day. Citing the rule which states, “any athlete whose playing uniform does not conform with the rules will be ineligible to participate in a given game/match”, the management committee overturned UPHSD's 69-65 win in favor of the Blazers.[5]

Awards
2017 Seniors' Basketball Champion

San Beda
Twenty-first title

Statistics

Season average leaders
StatisticNameTeamAverage
Points CJ Perez Lyceum Pirates19.3
Rebounds Prince Eze Perpetual Altas16.4
Assists Robert Bolick San Beda Red Lions5.3
Steals CJ Perez Lyceum Pirates1.9
Blocks Prince Eze Perpetual Altas2.6

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  San Beda Red Cubs 18 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  Malayan Red Robins 18 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1] —
3  Letran Squires 18 11 7 .611[lower-alpha 2] 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  La Salle Greenies 18 11 7 .611[lower-alpha 2] 2
5  San Sebastian Staglets (H) 18 11 7 .611[lower-alpha 2] 2 Fourth-seed playoff
6  Perpetual Junior Altas 18 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 3] 5
7  Arellano Braves 18 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 3] 5
8  Lyceum Junior Pirates 18 7 11 .389 6
9  JRU Light Bombers 18 6 12 .333 7
10  EAC–ICA Brigadiers 18 2 16 .111 11
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: San Beda 1–1 Mapúa; San Beda +4
  2. Point differential: Letran +16, San Sebastian –5, Benilde –11; fourth-seed playoff: Benilde 108–82 San Sebastian
  3. Head-to-head record: UPHSD 2–0 Arellano

Schedule
TeamsRound 1Round 2
123456789101112131415161718
 AU
 CSJL
 EAC–ICA
 JRU
 LSGH
 LPU–C
 MHSS
 SBC–R
 SSC–R
 UPHSD
  •   Win
  •   OT Win
  •   Win by forfeit
  •   Loss
  •   OT Loss
  •   Loss by forfeit

Results
Team AU CSJL EAC-ICAJRULSGHLPU-CMHSSSBC-RSSC-RUPHSD
AU 86–7983–6580–7977–7985–9575–7867–6086–8067–75
CSJL 65–57 85–8192–7963–6493–8775–9145–9185–74*78–68
EAC-ICA 70–81 85–8675–8459–8277–11160–9969–10577–9765–72
JRU 86–84 87–9192–8555–7687–9494–8277–7060–7178–79
LSGH 63–71 83-8977–8180–7388–8771–7882–7871–7364–60
LPU-C 89–82 64–7692–5894–8883–9098–102*73–7881–8889–86
MHSS 84–88 81–76*82–6892–8871–6281–7781–8770–6394–74
SBC-R 94–65 63–6091–5670–6972–7683–8071–7386–7590–79
SSC–R 88–81 67–6680–6276-8471–67101-9181–8078–8559–70
UPHSD 88–81 70–8392–7151–8669–8272–7469–6466–8781–92
  •   Win
  •   OT Win
  •   Win by forfeit
  •   Loss
  •   OT Loss
  •   Loss by forfeit

Bracket
  4th-seed playoff Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
      1  SBC–R 72 108  
 San Sebastian 82     4 LSGH 83 110***  
  LSGH 108  
 
  *Game went into overtime   4 LSGH 74 81 75
    2  Malayan 68 91 74
 
 
  2  Malayan 82  
  3  Letran 80    

Fourth-seed playoff
October 24
1:00 PM
San Sebastian Staglets  82–108  La Salle Greenies
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 24–24, 16–34, 17–29
Pts: Romel Calahat 15 Pts: Joel Cagulangan 27
La Salle advances to semifinals
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Semifinals

San Beda and Malayan have the twice-to-beat advantage; they only need to win once, while their opponents twice, to advance to the finals.

San Beda vs. LSGH
October 27
11:00 AM
San Beda Red Cubs  72–83  La Salle Greenies
Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 17–20, 11–19, 17–16
Pts: Germy Mahinay 13
Rebs: 3 players, 5 each
Asts: Evan Nelle 10		 Pts: Joel Cagulangan 27
Rebs: Joshua David 12
Asts: Joshua David 8
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City
November 7
1:00 PM
La Salle Greenies  110–108 (3OT)  San Beda Red Cubs
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 17–12, 20–23, 22–23, Overtime: 32–30
Pts: Joel Cagulangan 29
Rebs: Inand Fornillos 18
Asts: Joel Cagulangan 9		 Pts: Evan Nelle 26
Rebs: Germy Mahinay 17
Asts: Evan Nelle 8
La Salle wins series in two games
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Malayan vs. Letran
October 27
1:00 PM
Malayan Red Robins  82–80  Letran Squires
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 20–19, 13–19, 25–22
Pts: Will Gozum 24
Rebs: Warren Bonifacio 16
Asts: Clint Escamis 7		 Pts: Keifer Cordero 16
Rebs: Keifer Cordero 8
Asts: Keith Peralta 6
Malayan wins series in one game
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Finals
November 10
1:00 PM
Malayan Red Robins  68–74  La Salle Greenies
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 17–14, 15–26, 16–15
Pts: Will Gozum 16
Rebs: Will Gozum 19
Asts: Clint Escamis 5		 Pts: Cagulangan, David, 17 each
Rebs: Joshua David 14
Asts: Cagulangan, David, 5 each
November 16
1:00 PM
La Salle Greenies  81–91  Malayan Red Robins
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 27–30, 21–12, 14–24
Pts: Joel Cagulangan 16
Rebs: Mark Sangco 8
Asts: Joel Cagulangan 9		 Pts: Clint Escamis 25
Rebs: Warren Bonifacio 14
Asts: Escamis, Jabel, 4 each
November 24
3:00 PM
Malayan Red Robins  74–75  La Salle Greenies
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 25–17, 12–21, 18–22
Pts: Clint Escamis 21
Rebs: Warren Bonifacio 20
Asts: Clint Escamis 4		 Pts: Joshua David 27
Rebs: Cagulangan, Fornillos, 9 each
Asts: Joel Cagulangan 7
La Salle wins series 2–1
Filoil Flying V Center, San Juan City
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Cagulangan, Joel (College of St. Benilde-La Salle Greenhills)

Awards
2017 Juniors' Basketball Champion

La Salle
First title
  • Most Valuable Player: Gozum, Will (Malayan High School of Science)[7]
  • Rookie of the Year: Fornilos, Inand (College of St. Benilde-La Salle Greenhills)[7]
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Fermin, Aaron (Arellano University)[8]
  • Most Improved Player: Escamis, Clint and Villapando, Neil (Malayan High School of Science)[7]
  • Mythical Five:[8]
    • Bonifacio, Warren (Malayan High School of Science)
    • Gozum, Will (Malayan High School of Science)
    • Cagulangan, Joel (College of St. Benilde-La Salle Greenhills)
    • Fornilos, Inand (College of St. Benilde-La Salle Greenhills)
    • Fermin, Aaron (Arellano University)
  • Best Defensive Team:[8]
    • Bonifacio, Warren (Malayan High School of Science)
    • Gozum, Will (Malayan High School of Science)
    • Fornilos, Inand (College of St. Benilde-La Salle Greenhills)
    • Fermin, Aaron (Arellano University)
    • Calahat, Romel (San Sebastian College – Recoletos)

Players of the Week
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Controversies

Wrong uniform

On July 11, 2017, The Junior Altas wore their dark uniforms instead of light. The Juniors' standings did not change, however, as CSB-LSGH triumphed in that matchup.[5]

See also

References
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  2. Li, Matthew (4 April 2017). "Season 93 host San Sebastian to bring back "NCAA on Tour"". tiebreakertimes.com. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (19 October 2017). "LPU barges into Finals for first time after besting San Beda in 2OT classic". sports.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. Leongson, Randolph B. (1 September 2017). "Eze leads Saints in takedown of Heroes in NCAA Season 93 All-Star Game". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. "CSB gets on win column as NCAA forces forfeiture for Perpetual". ABS-CBN Sports. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  6. Dioquino, Delfin (10 November 2017). "Lyceum's CJ Perez adds MVP award to impressive NCAA season". rappler.com. Retrieved 12 Nov 2017.
  7. Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (November 10, 2017). "Mapua tower Will Gozum completes rise with MVP award". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  8. Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (November 10, 2017). "Two Red Robins, two Junior Blazers in Mythical Team". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
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