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 2 Wins  Lyceum Pirates 87 82 0  San Beda Red Lions 94 92 2
Duration	November 10–16
Arena(s)	Smart Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVP	Donald Tankoua
Winning coach	Boyet 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 2 3 Wins  Malayan Red Robins 68 91 74 1  La Salle Greenies 74 81 75 2
Duration	November 10–24
Arena(s)	Smart Araneta Coliseum Filoil Flying V Center
Finals MVP	Joel Cagulangan
Winning coach	Marvin 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
Head-to-head matchup in the two (2) rounds Goal average between the tied teams 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

	Round 1									Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
AU
CSJL
CSB
EAC
JRU
LPU
MU
SBC
SSC–R
UPHSD

Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Win by forfeit;   = Loss;   = OT loss;   = Loss by forfeit

Results

Team	AU	CSJL	CSB	EAC	JRU	LPU	MU	SBC	SSC-R	UPHSD
AU		75–82	87–81	79–85	73–72*	65–99	91–82	80–95	56–65	59–68
CSJL	84–73		92–76	83–80	62–65	68–75	75–78	74–81	79–75*	63–61
CSB	65–95	86–89		64–74	53–81	55–98	74–69	52–76	71–101	65–69[lower-alpha 1]
EAC	79–84	78–84	84–94		48–77	93–97	77–72	69–81	73–75	61–58
JRU	109–115**	77–68	90–77	84–88		75–96	68–59	48–54	73–62	68–54
LPU	94–92	81–69	83–69	86–74	100–63		97–74	96–91	78–73	76–58
MU	64–81	79–88	79–69	72–85	58–62	90–96		55–66	66–75	60–63
SBC	83–72	73–68	72–58	88–51	65–60	105–107**	88–70		76–67	57–53
SSC–R	79–85	95–64	73–61	81–69	58–60	73–78	97–70	65–76		65–68
UPHSD	52–62	88–82*	55–83	81–83	52–85	83–94	71–76	50–55	60–80

Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:

1. Win 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

S+A

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

S+A

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]

S+A

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.

S+A

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

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 10,469

S+A

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

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 14,693

• Finals Most Valuable Player: Tankoua, Donald (San Beda College)

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]

S+A

September 1 04:00

Boxscore

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

• Most Valuable Player: Perez, CJ (Lyceum of the Philippines University) [6]
• Rookie of the Year: Marcelino, Jaycee (Lyceum of the Philippines University) [6]
• Defensive Player of the Year: Eze, Prince (University of Perpetual Help System Dalta) [6]
• Most Improved Player: Mendoza, Jed (Jose Rizal University) [6]
• Mythical Five: [6]
  • Perez, CJ (Lyceum of the Philippines University)
  • Onwubere, Sidney (Emilio Aguinaldo College)
  • Mocon, Javee (San Beda College)
  • Eze, Prince (University of Perpetual Help System Dalta)
  • Nzeusseu, Mike Harry (Lyceum of the Philippines University)

Statistics

Season average leaders

Statistic	Name	Team	Average
Points	CJ Perez	Lyceum Pirates	19.3
Rebounds	Prince Eze	Perpetual Altas	16.4
Assists	Robert Bolick	San Beda Red Lions	5.3
Steals	CJ Perez	Lyceum Pirates	1.9
Blocks	Prince Eze	Perpetual Altas	2.6

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

	Round 1									Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
AU
CSJL
EAC–ICA
JRU
LSGH
LPU–C
MHSS
SBC–R
SSC–R
UPHSD

Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Win by forfeit;   = Loss;   = OT loss;   = Loss by forfeit

Results

Team	AU	CSJL	EAC-ICA	JRU	LSGH	LPU-C	MHSS	SBC-R	SSC-R	UPHSD
AU		86–79	83–65	80–79	77–79	85–95	75–78	67–60	86–80	67–75
CSJL	65–57		85–81	92–79	63–64	93–87	75–91	45–91	85–74*	78–68
EAC-ICA	70–81	85–86		75–84	59–82	77–111	60–99	69–105	77–97	65–72
JRU	86–84	87–91	92–85		55–76	87–94	94–82	77–70	60–71	78–79
LSGH	63–71	83–89	77–81	80–73		88–87	71–78	82–78	71–73	64–60[lower-alpha 1]
LPU-C	89–82	64–76	92–58	94–88	83–90		98–102*	73–78	81–88	89–86
MHSS	84–88	81–76*	82–68	92–88	71–62	81–77		81–87	70–63	94–74
SBC-R	94–65	63–60	91–56	70–69	72–76	83–80	71–73		86–75	90–79
SSC–R	88–81	67–66	80–62	76–84	71–67	101–91	81–80	78–85		59–70
UPHSD	88–81	70–83	92–71	51–86	69–82	72–74	69–64	66–87	81–92

Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:

1. Win 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

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

Week	Player	Ref.
Week 1 ^−

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

• UAAP Season 80 basketball tournaments

References

1. "NCAA re-ignites the fire in Season 93". ABS-CBN Sports. July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
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.

External links

• Official website