NCAA Philippines 87th Season

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Team Standings

Seniors Division
Juniors Division

Teams	W - L	Pct
SBC Red Lions	17 - 2	.895
SSC-R Stags	16 - 3	.842
CSJL Knights	14 - 4	.779
JRU Heavy Bombers	9 - 9	.500
MIT Cardinals	7 - 11	.389
LPU Pirates	7 - 11	.389
CSB Blazers	6 - 12	.333
AU Chiefs	6 - 12	.333
UPHSD Altas	5 - 13	.278
EAC Generals	4 - 14	.222

Teams	W - L	Pct
SBC Red Cubs	18 - 0	1.000
CSJL Squires	14 - 4	.778
CSB-LSGH Greenies	13 - 5	.722
EAC Brigadiers	12 - 6	.667
MIT Red Robins	10 - 8	.556
SSC-R Staglets	8 - 10	.444
AU Baby Chiefs	8 - 10	.444
JRU Light Bombers	5 - 12	.294
UPHSD Altalets	2 - 16	.111
LPU Junior Pirates	0 - 18	.000

Player of the Week

NCAA Press Corps Player of the Week:
Josan Nimes, MIT

After a quiet start to his NCAA career, the 6-foot-2 swingman raised in Australia has made his presence felt for the Cardinals, who are riding high on a four-game winning run. Read More

Follow The Leader
Inside Report by ncaa.org.ph/md

Their main role is to inspire and motivate the younger ones in the team. They're tasked to help their coaches bring out the best out of every individual in their roster. They usually shine the brightest when the going gets tough. Clearly, they are born leaders. Now, it's time to meet them. .

Kevin Lacap, LPU
“I’m more of a vocal type of leader. I’m not afraid to correct mistakes and say it straight to their faces. I’m confident to do that because I also tell them that if I commit a mistake, they can also correct me. View Full Story

Jam Cortes, CSJL
“Don’t be satisfied with where you are now. Always strive for more. Believe you can achieve anything and always thank GOD for his blessings. Stay humble.” View Full Story

Chris Elopre, UPHSD
"Habang nandito ako sa Perpetual, lagi kong ibibigay ang best ko sa bawat laro. At bago ako umalis sa team, papasok muna kami sa Final Four" View Full Story

Garvo Lanete, SBC
"I motivate my teammates well. Sinisimulan ko sa practice. Pinupush ko sila. I constantly remind them that, there's no room for lapses. Hindi pwede papetiks-petiks. Lahat dapat magtrabaho and magimprove." View Full Story

Anthony Del Rio, SSCR
"Walang pressure para sa akin. Basta lahat naman kami, ang focus or goal is to make it to the Final Four first. Then, hopefully, the championship din in the long run. We just focus on every game, we work hard and we give it our best." View Full Story

Red Cubs shut down CSB Greenies for a THREE-fic finish
Determined to end the series after being derailed in Game 1, the Red Cubs poured their might in the second half en route to an emphatic 69-61 victory to clinch the 87th National Collegiate Athletic Association of the Philippines juniors championships
Back-to-back titles for the loud and proud San Beda Red Lions
San Beda College played with cool precision and delivered the killer blows when it mattered the most, beating San Sebastian, 57-55, for the second time in three days to complete a 2-0 sweep of the best-of-three championship series en route to their fifth title in six years.
San Beda beats San Sebastian, take Game 1
In a battle of attrition whose intensity turned several notches higher due to highly-physical plays, San Beda Collge emerged with ooler heads and stedier nerves to prevail over San Sebastian, 75-63, in Game 1
The best among the rest is 'The Beast'
SAN Sebastian College’ go-to-guy Calvin Abueva ran away with the Most Valuable Player honors during the awarding ceremony held yesterday before Game 1 of the National Collegiate Athletics Association seniors basketball finals at the Araneta Coliseum.
Seniors Mythical Five
(from left) Raymond Almazan (Letran), Garvo Lanete (San Beda), Kevin Alas (Letran), Ian Sangalang (San Sebastian), Calvin Abueva (San Sebastian)
Josan Nimes, Seniors Rookie of the Year
Josan Nimes of the Mapua Cardinals named Rookie of the Year for the Seniors Divsion
Raymond Almazan, Seniors Most Improved Player
Raymond Almazan of the Letran Knights named Most Improved Player for the Seniors Division
Ian Sangalang, Seniors Defensive Player of the Year
Ian Sangalang of the San Sebastian Stags named Defensive Player of the Year for the Seniors Division
Rey Nambatac, Juniors MVP
High-scoring Rey Nambatac of the Letran Squires won as the Most Valuable Player for the Juniors Division
Juniors Mythical Five
(from left) Aldrin Serafica (Letran), Von Abataya (SBC), Ivan Villanueva (Letran), Sidney Onwubere (EAC), Rey Nambatac (Letran)
Lugie Cuyas, Juniors Rookie of the Year
Lugie Cuyas of the Emilio Aguinaldo College Brigadiers won as Rookie of the Year for the Juniors Division
Sidney Onwubre, Juniors Defensive Player of the Year
Sidney Onwubre of the Emilio Aguinaldo College Brigadiers won as Defensive Player of the Year for the Juniors Division
Francis Abarcar, Juniors Most Improved Player
Francis Abarcar of the San Beda Red Cubs was named Most Improved Player for the Juniors Division
Face-Off: San Beda vs San Sebastian Part 3
DEFENDING champion SAN Beda Colllege and San Sebastian, situated a few blocks from each other, meet even up closer today when they clash for the all-important Game 1, kicking off the 87th National Collegiate Athletics Association seniors basketball finale at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.
Stags outhustle fiery Knights, sets third straight Finals date with San Beda
SAN Sebastian College survived a gritty challenge from a Kevin Alas-led fightback to repulse Letran, 63-56, and earn the second finals slot.
Letran stays alive, forges rubber match against San Sebastian
The Knights, calm and collected under the pressure-packed situation, forged a winner take all match for the last finals berth after repulsing the Stags, 70-62, Monday in the 87th NCAA men’s basketball tournament at The Arena in San Juan.
San Beda books sixth straight Finals appearance after running over JRU
Marcelo scored 17 andgrabbed 10 rebounds, Kyle had14 and 11 and Jake chipped in 10 and 11 for the Red Lions, who streaked to their eighth straight wins
San Beda's reign continues after close encounter with the Stags
The Red Lions thus bagged the no. 1 spot, and will play the Jose Rizal Heavy Bombers, the no. 4 team, while the Stags will take on the Letran Knights (no. 3) at the start of the Final Four on Monday, Oct 17, 2011.
Sweet revenge as Red Lions' wrath forces a rubber match for the top spot
San Beda College played like there was no tomorrow and after 40 minutes of intense action, ensured that indeed, there will be a tomorrow.
Round 2: The Clash of the Titans
The Stags, toting a 15-1 win-loss card, need only to win today to secure the no. 1 spot, while the Red Lions (15-2) will be looking for a win that will tie them with the Recoletos dribblers at 16-2 and force a playoff game on Friday.
Lanete's hot-hands delivered as Red Lions continued their domination on Letran
San Beda’s Garvo Lanete outgunned Kevin Alas of Letran in their personal duel, as the Red Lions overpowered the Knights, 84-68, to stake their claim of the second ‘twice-to-beat’ slot in the Final Four
Stags disposes Pirates for top spot retention
Even if they relaxed a bit in the fourth that enabled the Pirates to climb back into the game, the experienced San Sebastian Stags still managed to pounce LPU down the stretch, 80-68 to formally boot the guest team from Final Four contention.
Perpetual Altas exits Season 87 with a bang after edging Arellano
The Altas got off to a flying start and repulsed the Arellano Chiefs’ comeback attempts the rest of the way en route to an impressive going-away 77-60 victory, their fifth against 13 losses overall, and their second in a row.
Mapua bows out of contention over favored JRU
JRU kept their hopes alive with their eighth win. A loss by LPU on Wednesday will officially give the fourth slot to the Heavy Bombers on a silver platter. Alex Almario paced the Heavies with 17 markers with Kabigting, Villarias and Matute adding 13, 12 and 12 respectively.
Knights wards off Blazers to extend winning run
The Knights will play the Red Lions on Friday at 4 p.m., hoping to hack out a win that will arrange a playoff against the same squad for the no. 2 spot.
Kevin Alas' game-winning trey said: History will repeat itself
The gallant Letran Knights of Intramuros turned to history and repeated it when handed the powerhouse cast of San Sebastian their first loss this season, 82-81 in overtime.
Red Lions foils Lastimosa's explosive comeback game
Carlo Lastimosa, who returned to the Blazers’ fold after enrolling only last Saturday for the school’s second term, was back to his high-scoring ways and led St. Benilde with 15 points, but his presence hardly made a dent to the Red Lions’ well-oiled offense.
Red Lions feasted on Mapua Cardinals
Lanete led the scoring for the Mendiola-based squad with 20 markers with Baser Amer adding 13. Allan Mangahas finally broke loose from his scoring spell as he once again paced the Cardinals with 19 points and four boards.
Cortes-less Knights leaned on explosive second half for a runaway victory over EAC
Letran bucked the absence of mobile big man Jam Cortes, easily scoring an 80-58 victory over Emilio Aguinaldo College
Streaking JRU now half-a-game behind fourth-running Mapua after thrashing St. Benilde
Jeckster Apinan finished with 17 points and ten boards to lead all scorers from Shaw.
Pirates still alive for last Final Four berth
Guevarra, who led Lyceum with 21 points, and Laude both scored two from the line to push the Pirates safely on top in the remaining seconds.
JRU stuns defending Champion San Beda by a mile
San Beda, who had a pretty solid lineup entering the game appeared dazed by the superb offense the Heavy Bombers executed from the tipoff until the final buzzer.
Thompson's miss became San Sebastian's gain as Stags escape Altas by a squeaker
San Sebastian College beat University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, but just barely, 77-76 in a scary win that nevertheless gave the Stags their 14th straight victory
Heavy Bombers clobbers Arellano to bounce back into the winning column
Jeckster Apinan, Byron Villarias and Raycon Kabigting drilled the crucial baskets in a decsive breakaway halfway into the final period, leading Jose Rizal University to a morale-boosting 78-69 victory over Arellano University
Knights continue hot streak, manhandles Lyceum
The wily star guard Kevin Alas came out impossible to contain en route to a 29 point-explosion while also collaring five rebounds and dishing out 11 dimes.
Letran Knights outhustled Cardinals in OT
Kevin Alas and Mark Cruz scored the crucial points from the line to turn back Mapua in overtime, 69-67 yesterday.
Altas deny LPU Pirates' easy voyage to the Final Four
With literally nothing to lose and everything to gain, the wards of Coach Jimwell Gican somehow played the spoilers role on the Pirates' glide to the Final Four after forcing LPU to a tie with St. Benilde at the fifth and sixth spots with a similar 5-7 card.
Blazing St. Benilde still in the hunt for the last Final Four slot after escaping Arellano
College of St. Benilde survived a near-collapse in a tense endgame to squeeze past Arellano University, 66-64. Jonathan Grey and Altamirano had 10 apiece.
Depleted EAC lineup bows to Arellano Chiefs
The Chiefs, who drew a game-high 23 points from Adrian Celada, improved to 4-7, while also avenging their 77-84 defeat to the Generals in the first round.
Knights trounce Chiefs for Eighth victory
The Knights notched their fourth win in a row and eighth against two losses to stay a solid third placer behind the San Sebastian Stags (10-0) and the San Beda Red Lions (9-1).
Red Lions demolish Altas
Kyle Pascual led San Beda with 15 points, Jake Pascual added 13 and eight rebounds and Rome dela Rosa had 13, while combining for 16 points in the last quarter to easily clinch the win.
Stags halt Red Lions' 26-game winning run
Ronald Pascual led the Stags with 23 points and seven rebounds, Abueva had 21 points and eight boards, and Sangalang added nine points and eight rebounds.
Knights, Squires chalk up double victory
Kevin Alas, who had 18, had 12 in the second half and joined forces with Cortes to give Letran a sizeable 55-39 spread. Cortes finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Blazers disarm Generals in fight-marred affair
Mark Romero, before getting injured after a bad fall late in the third, added 12 points and five boards to more than make for Carlo Lastimosa's below average performance of only 10 points.
Cardinals survived end game woes to end 1st round on a high note
Heavy Bombers halt losing spell, win anew over LPU
When the smoke cleared, the Fil-American Matute finished with a game-high 23 points, including a huge trey in the final 2:15 of the match that gave the Heavy Bombers enough cushion to weather the Pirates' last ditch stand.
Chiefs overcome Blazers' late wrath
Celada led the scoring cudgels with 15 followed by Acidre and Lapuz with 12 ans 11 respectively. Paolo Taha had 21 markers for the Blazers while Jonathan Grey added 11.
Cortes-led Knights stun EAC Generals
The Letran Knights looked firm in sealing the 3rd spot in the standings after staggering the EAC Generals, 76-67 for their sixth win against two setbacks
Sangalang-led Stags trounce skidding Mapua Cardinals
The lanky Sangalang banged in ten of his 20 points, including a lay-up that gave the Stags enough cushion, 62-54 and sparked another endgame flurry for the Recto-based dribblers.
San Sebastian thumps Arellano in a huge 4Q assault
Ronald Pascual with a break-away slam in the homestretch of their match against the Arellano Chiefs. The Stags are still spotless with a 7-0 card after a 92-79 win last Monday at the elimination round of the 87th Season of the NCAA.
Knights outlast Pirates in OT
Alas buried a trey in the final 25.9 seconds for a 90-86 cushion, that practically dashed the Pirates' hope of an upset and gave the Knights their fifth win in seven games. Alas led all scorers with 24 points.
Stags outlast generals, 77-70
Pascual led the Stags with 19 points and four rebounds, while Calvin Abueva, whose double-double streak was halted for the first time, added 17 points and nine boards.
Lastimosa's bucket lift Blazers past Heavy Bombers
Carlo Lastimosa fired 12 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, including a drive in the last 5.2 seconds, as he lifted St. Benilde to a thrilling 78-77 victory over Jose Rizal U in the second game.
Mangahas' buzzer-beating triple dumped Arellano
Allan Mangahas, playing from the bench, hit the game-winning triple at the buzzer to lift the Mapua Cardinals past the Arellano University Chiefs, 73-70.
Fierce Lions maul Knights, grab solo lead
San Beda, drawing another big game from guard Garvo Lanete, repulsed Letran, 77-62, Monday to extend its unbeaten start to six games.
Archrivals San Beda, Letran face off
San Beda College shoots for win no. 6 and the solo lead when it takes on Letran, in a battle of defense-minded teams at 4pm, Monday August 1, 2011 at the Filoil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Red Lions thwarts Generals for clean slate
Garvo Lanete sizzled with a career-high 32 points, 13 in the second period, to power San Beda to its fifth straight victory in as many games and tie San Sebastian at the top on similar 5-0 cards.
Letran Knights whiplash downtroden Blazers
Jam Cortes and Jonathan Belorio answered the call to help Alas in terms of scoring chores. Cortes also scored 19 points while Belorio was not far behind with 18 markers across his name for more support.
Gritty Cardinals booked first win over EAC
Allan Managahas led the Cardinals with 16 points, Josan Nimes added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Stags overpower LPU Pirates for solo lead
It was just another day in the office for Calvin Abueva. he completed another double-double with 28 pts, 12 rebs, 4 assts, 3 blks
Heavy Bombers escape gritty Cardinals
Jose Rizal University pushed Mapua into a big fourth quarter meltdown to pull off a tense 70-69 victory. John Lopez led the Bombers with 14 points.
Stags atop the standings with Win over Letran
Calvin Abueva had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. San Sebastian came out of a highly physical duel with Letran victorious, carving out a tough 71-62 romp to grab the solo lead.
Pirates down Chiefs for Fourth win
Cayabyab led the Pirates with 20 points and seven rebounds, Guevarra had 17 while Mallari added 14. The Lyceum Pirates of historic Intramuros plundered their way to their fourth win in six games.
Pirates pulled the improbable over favored Cardinals
The LPU Pirates outsteadied the Mapua Cardinals in the waning minutes to score the biggest upset of the season, 76-73, and get back in the winning track.
Red Cubs down Junior Altas
Daryl Nazareno and Van Abatayo paced the Red Cubs with 23 points and 3 steals and 22 points and two assists, respectively.
Letran rips Arellano U
The more athletic Jonathan Belorio stole the show for a monster slam over Arellano's Chris Okpe. Letran assaulted Arellano, 88-70 for their third straight victory.
Blazers upset Mapua, 70-67
College of Saint Benilde played its best game so far and caught Mapua napping for a 70-67 win, its first after three tries. The Blazers stayed close with the Cardinals throughout the contest and grabbed a three-point lead with two seconds to go on a split by Jan Tan from the line.
Bombers halt 2-game slide
Jose Rizal University clamped down on Emilio Aguinaldo College's top guns, while dropping bombs from all over to prevail, 76-60, Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Byron Villarias had 12 points, Lopez added 11 and Raycon Kabigting chipped in 10 for the Heavy Bombers, who posted their first win after three tries.
Generals gun for 2nd win against Heavy Bombers
The Generals debuted with an 84-77 victory over the Arellano Chiefs last July 4, and the long rest could either work on their favor or make them rusty against the Heavy Bombers in their 2 p.m encounter.
Lions devour Pirates
Defending champion San Beda roared into its second win by sending erstwhile co-leader Lyceum crashing back to earth with an easy 89-69 win. The Mendiola-based cagers led from start to finish but had to endure some anxious moments in the second half, as the Pirates fought hard on both ends of the floor.
San Sebastian grabs solo lead
San Sebastian relied on a decisive run in the third quarter to score an 87-60 rout of University of Perpetual Help for its third straight victory. Calvin Abueva bullied his way to a near triple-double, scoring a game-high 31 points, 15 rebounds and seven feeds
Pirates take on Red Lions
Guest team Lyceum of the Philippines coach Bonnie Tan knows he'll be in over his head when his Pirates, who had shot up to a 2-0 mark to share the lead with two other squads, take on defending champion San Beda College at 4 p.m. today
Stags rout Blazers
San Sebastian was hardly challenged in essaying an easy 86-78 win over College of St. Benilde. Calvin Abueva scored 15 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on his return to active duty.
Stags eye share of lead
Calvin Abueva reports back to active duty, giving San Sebastian College added artillery when it guns for a second win and a piece of the lead today.
Lyceum downs Perpetual for 2nd win
GUEST squad Lyceum survived a late University of Perpetual Help System Dalta uprising in the last six minutes to hammer out a 93-87 win and snatch the early lead in the NCAA seniors basketball tournament yesterday at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Lyceum stuns Benilde in NCAA debut
Lyceum Pirates turned back College of Saint Benilde, 75-63 as Chris Cayabyab had 20 points, including 4-of-7 from the three-point area.
Knights start season with a win
Kevin Alas scored 22 points with 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 6 assists earning their first win to start the 87th NCAA season
Coach Topex Robinson gives Ronald Pascual a high five after Pascual nails a three-point shot in the 4th quarter. Ronald Pascual scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Lions, Stags off to flying start
Adler dela Rosa led all scorers with 15 points but it was the troika of Jake Pascual, David Marcelo and Kyle Pascual who filled the huge, gaping hole left by Daniel by combining for 28 points, 34 rebounds and five blocks for San Beda.
Let the Games Begin
Basketball coaches join hands together with NCAA president Mr. Athony Tamayo of 87th season host University of Perpetual Help System Dalta during the press conference at ABS-CBN.