The NCAA Season 75 basketball tournaments are the Philippines' National Collegiate Athletic Association tournaments for basketball in its 1999–2000 season. Jose Rizal College hosted the season, starting with an opening ceremony held at the Araneta Coliseum on July 18, 1999, followed by a quadruple-header. Vintage Television aired the games for the third consecutive season via the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation.[1]
| Host school | Jose Rizal College | ||||||||||||
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| Duration | October 4–8, 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium PhilSports Arena | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Binky Favis (1st title) | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |  San Sebastian Stags Perpetual Altas | ||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation | ||||||||||||
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| Duration | October 4–8, 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium PhilSports Arena | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Ato Badolato (12th title) | ||||||||||||
Men's tournament
editElimination round
edit| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Sebastian Stags
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9 | 5 | .643 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 |  JRC Heavy Bombers (H)
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9 | 5 | .643 | — | |
| 3 | Perpetual Altas
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8 | 6 | .571 | 1 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 |  Letran Knights
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8 | 6 | .571 | 1 | |
| 5 |  San Beda Red Lions
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6 | 8 | .429 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Mapúa Cardinals
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6 | 8 | .429 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Benilde Blazers (X)
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5 | 9 | .357 | 4 | |
| 8 |  PCU Dolphins
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5 | 9 | .357 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 and #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts; (X) Under probation
Bracket
edit| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | |||||||||
| 1 | San Sebastian | 63 | L | |||||||
| 4 | Letran | 65 | W | |||||||
| 4 | Letran | 75 | 83[a] | |||||||
| 2 | JRC | 74 | 60 | |||||||
| 2 | JRC | 84 | ||||||||
| 3 | UPHR | 63 | ||||||||
Semifinals
editThe top 2 teams had the twice-to-beat advantage, where the top 2 teams have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to progress.
(1) San Sebastian vs. (4) Letran
editThe Knights forced a rubber match by winning the first game. Letran led by 14 early in the second half. However, San Sebastian converted seven three-point field-goals to tie the game at 61-all. Letran then closed on the Stags' shooters and allowed them just one basket moving forward to force a Game 2.[2] Letran then won Game 2.
(2) JRC vs. (3) UPHR
editUPHR was leading early in the second half when JRC had a 20–5 run that blew the game wide open for good. The Heavy Bombers' win marked their first finals appearance since 1972.[2]
Finals
editIn Game 1, Letran ran to a 15–5 start, only to have JRC mount their own 13–4 run. The Knights kept the lead at halftime, 46–43. With five minutes left in the second half, Letran guard John Prior fouled out, setting John Dale Valeña to score 10 points to put JRC up. With 2:08 left in the game and with the Heavy Bombers up 74–72, Letran's defense caused JRC to miss shots. A free-throw from Kerby Raymundo, named Most Valuable Player prior to the game, cut the JRC lead to one. Raymundo then forced Ariel Capus to throw up an airball, which led to Aldin Ayo scoring on a lay-up to put the Knights in the lead. Both teams then failed to score in the ensuing possessions, setting up a final possession for JRC, where Valeña missed a lay-up to give the Knights the Game 1 victory.[3]
On the next game, Letran again started well, erecting a 13–2 lead early in the first half. JRC cut the lead down to four at 13–9, but the Knights then had another 27–11 run; Letran eventually had a 44–26 lead at halftime. At halftime, fracas ensued when Letran supporters rained debris on JRC cheerleaders, causing the game to be delayed by an hour. JRC never got close in the second half. With 3 minutes remaining, and with Letran leading 83–60, Letran's John Prior elbowed John Dale Valeña in the face, in front of the JRC bench. Valeña then threw a punch on Prior at the nape, then the JRC supporters rained debris on the court, causing the game to be delayed again. JRC coach Boy de Vera wanted to finish the game, but was overruled by JRC officials, conceding the game to Letran. Knights coach Binky Favis later said "It would have been a sweeter victory if the game finished, but a championship is a championship."[4]
Juniors' tournament
editFinals
editArmed with the twice-to-beat advantage after winning all 14 elimination round games, San Beda was beaten for the first time in the season by Mapua, extending the series.[3] In the deciding Game 2, Magnum Membrere led the Red Cubs to the juniors' championship.[4]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Mallum, Noel (1999-07-16). "75th NCAA season opens". Google Newspaper archive. Manila Standard. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ a b Manguiat, Lorenzo (1999-09-28). "JRC Bombers enter finals; Knights win". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2000-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ a b Manguiat, Lorenzo (1999-10-05). "Knights beat Bombers, 75-74". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2000-12-03. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ a b Manguiat, Lorenzo (1999-10-08). "Knights cop 'NC' crown, fracas mars Game 2". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2000-12-03. Retrieved 2023-11-23.