2002 Letran Knights basketball team

2002 Letran Knights men's basketball

Record
Elims rank | #6
Final rank| #6
2002 record| 7–7
Head coach| Louie Alas (2nd season)
Captain| –

Seasons

<- 2001

2003 ->

The 2002 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 78th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2002-03 began on June 29, 2002, and the host school for the season was San Beda College.[1]

This season marked the return of Louie Alas as head coach of the Knights[2] after his stints in Manila Metrostars of the Metropolitan Basketball Association[3][4] and the Mobiline Phone Pals of the Philippine Basketball Association.[5] Louie Alas debuted with the Knights and won his first NCAA championship, giving Letran its 13th NCAA men's basketball title, back in 1998 before he went in the MBA.[6]

The Knights finished the season at sixth place with 7 wins against 7 losses, missing the Final Four for three consecutive years since winning back-to-back titles in 1998 and 1999.[7]

## Contents

* 1 Roster
* 1.1 Depth chart
* 2 NCAA Season 78 games results
* 3 References

## Roster[edit]

Letran Knights roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name  | Height  | Year  | High School

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F | 4  |  | Syhongpan, Amiel Reinhard  | 6'4" (1.93m)  | 3rd  | –
G | 5  |  | Santos, Radjan Dale  | 5'10" (1.78m)  | 3rd  | Don Bosco Academy
G | 6  |  | Sangco, John  | 5'8" (1.73m)  | 2nd  | University of Santo Tomas
C | 7  |  | Edwards, Joe  | 6'6" (1.98m)  | 1st  | Polytechnic High School
G | 8  |  | Bautista, Boyet  | 5'8" (1.73m)  | 1st  | Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G | 9  |  | Enrile, Ronjay  | 5'11" (1.8m)  | 2nd  | Colegio de San Juan de Letran
C | 10  |  | Rodriguez, Frederick  | 6'4" (1.93m)  | 1st  | Bataan National High School of Arts and Trade
F | 11  |  | Sillona, Gian Carlo  | 6'2" (1.88m)  | 3rd  | La Salle Greenhills
F | 12  |  | Aldave, Jonathan  | 6'2" (1.88m)  | 1st  | San Andres Vocational School
C | 13  |  | Reyes, Kristoffer  | 6'4" (1.93m)  | 4th  | –
F | 14  |  | Santa Cruz, Harold  | 6'3" (1.91m)  | 3rd  | Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G | 15  |  | Anabo, Billy Ray  | 6'2" (1.88m)  | 1st  | Colegio de San Juan de Letran
F | 16  |  | Ang, Kelwin  | 5'10" (1.78m)  | 1st  | University of Santo Tomas
F | 17  |  | Aban, Aaron Abril  | 6'3" (1.91m)  | 1st  | Liceo de Cagayan University
F | 18  |  | Ebajay, Norman  | 6'2" (1.88m)  | 1st  | Liceo de Cagayan University

Head coach

* Francisco Luis Alas

Assistant coach(es)

* Dayong Mendoza
* Ceasar Polhen
* Carmelo Alas
* Bernard Ramos

Team manager

* Ramon Oben

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

### Depth chart[edit]

Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  |  |

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C | Santa Cruz  | Rodriguez  | Edwards  |  |
PF | Sillona  | Reyes  | Ebajay  |  |
SF | Aldave  | Syhongpan  | Anabo  |  |
SG | Enrile  | Aban  | Ang  |  |
PG | Santos  | Bautista  | Sangco  |  |

## NCAA Season 78 games results[edit]

Further information: NCAA Season 78 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

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First round of eliminations
Jun 29  | 4:00 p.m.  | San Beda Red Lions | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 69–64 | 1–0
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 22; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 15; Assists: Enrile – 8
Jul 5  | 2:00 p.m.  | PCU Dolphins | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 56–67 | 1–1
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 18; Rebounds: Aban – 10; Assists: Enrile – 6
Jul 17  | 2:00 p.m.  | Perpetual Altas | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 76–68 | 2–1
Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 23; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 9; Assists: 5 players – 3
Jul 22  | 2:00 p.m.  | Benilde Blazers | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 75–88 | 2–2
Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 22; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 10; Assists: Enrile, Aban, Anabo – 3
Jul 26  | 4:00 p.m.  | Mapúa Cardinals | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 76–73 | 3–2
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 24; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 9; Assists: Enrile – 7
Aug 2  | 4:00 p.m.  | JRU Heavy Bombers | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 96–100OT | 3–3
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 26; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 13; Assists: Enrile, Santos – 6
Aug 5  | 4:00 p.m.  | San Sebastian Stags | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 62–72 | 3–4
Game Highs: Points: Santa Cruz – 14; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 9; Assists: Bautista, Enrile – 4
4th place after 1st round (3 wins–4 losses)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 9  | 4:00 p.m.  | JRU Heavy Bombers | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 76–80 | 3–5
Game Highs: Points: Aldave, Bautista, Santa Cruz – 14; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 14; Assists: Santos – 4
Aug 14  | 4:00 p.m.  | PCU Dolphins | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 83–73OT | 4–5
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 23
Aug 19  | 2:00 p.m.  | San Sebastian Stags | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 59–74 | 4–6
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 14; Rebounds: Sillona – 9; Assists: Bautista – 4
Aug 23  | 4:00 p.m.  | San Beda Red Lions | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 67–54 | 5–6
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 20; Rebounds: Ebajay – 10; Assists: Aldave, Enrile, Santos – 3
Aug 28  | 2:00 p.m.  | Perpetual Altas | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 70–64 | 6–6
Sep 2  | 2:00 p.m.  | Benilde Blazers | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 85–80 | 7–6
Game Highs: Points: Bautista, Enrile – 23; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 10; Assists: Enrile – 6
Sep 4  | 2:00 p.m.  | Mapúa Cardinals | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 71–80 | 7–7
Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 17; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 7; Assists: Bautista, Enrile – 5
Sixth place at 7 wins–7 losses (4 wins–3 losses in the 2nd round)

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Source: ABS-CBN Pinoy Central

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The oldest collegiate league gets a new partner". ABS-CBN Pinoy Central. June 26, 2002. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
2. ^ Micaller, Bea (September 14, 2020). "Alas moves on after sacking". The Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
3. ^ Dela Cruz, Ric (March 8, 1998). "Manila routs Cebu, 96–70". Manila Standard. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
4. ^ Villaruel, Emmanuel (August 18, 2020). "Alas! The coach who broke Cebu Gems' heart has an eye for Cebuano talents". The Freeman. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
5. ^ Luarca, Roy (December 4, 2001). "Alas resigns as Pals coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
6. ^ Navarro, June (June 29, 2002). "NCAA season starts today". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
7. ^ Franco, Marco (September 4, 2002). "Mapua clinches 5th place". ABS-CBN Pinoy Central. Archived from the original on September 23, 2002. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

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