NCAA Season 91 basketball tournaments

NCAA Season 91
Host school	Mapua Institute of Technology
Duration	October 23–29, 2015
Arena(s)	Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Mark Cruz
Winning coach	Aldin Ayo (1st title)
Semifinalists	Mapúa Cardinals ; JRU Heavy Bombers
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Balls, Balls HD
Duration	October 23–29, 2015
Arena(s)	Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Evan Nelle
Winning coach	JB Sison (3rd title)
Semifinalists	Malayan Red Robins ; La Salle Green Hills Greenies

The basketball tournaments of NCAA Season 91 were the Philippines' National Collegiate Athletic Association tournaments for the current season. The Mapua Institute of Technology hosted the season, started with an opening ceremony held on June 27, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena followed by a double-header.^[1] Games are expected to be followed at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, with two seniors and juniors games. The men's games are aired live by ABS-CBN Sports and Action and in High Definition on Balls HD 167.^[1]

Men's tournament edit

Teams edit

Team	School	Coach
Arellano Chiefs	Arellano University (AU)	Jerry Codiñera
Letran Knights	Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL)	Jeff Napa
Benilde Blazers	De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (CSB)	Gabby Velasco
EAC Generals	Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC)	Andy de Guzman
JRU Heavy Bombers	José Rizal University (JRU)	Vergel Meneses
Lyceum Pirates	Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU)	Topex Robinson
Mapúa Cardinals	Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT)	Atoy Co
San Beda Red Lions	San Beda College (SBC)	Jamike Jarin
San Sebastian Stags	San Sebastian College – Recoletos (SSC-R)	Egay Macaraya
Perpetual Altas	University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD)	Jimwell Gican

Changes from last season edit

Full members (from probationary members):^[2]

Elimination round edit

Team standings edit

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Beda Red Lions	13	5	.722^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	Letran Knights	13	5	.722^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
3	Mapúa Cardinals (H)	12	6	.667^[b]	1	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	JRU Heavy Bombers	12	6	.667^[b]	1	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
5	Arellano Chiefs	12	6	.667^[b]	1
6	Perpetual Altas	11	7	.611	2
7	San Sebastian Stags	6	12	.333	7
8	Benilde Blazers	5	13	.278	8
9	Lyceum Pirates	4	14	.222	9
10	EAC Generals	2	16	.111	11

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b First-seed playoff: San Beda 83–78 Letran
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head record: JRU 3–1, Mapúa 2–2, Arellano 1–3; fourth-seed playoff: Mapúa 93–75 Arellano, third-seed playoff: Mapúa 83–76 JRU

Match-up results edit

	Round 1									Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Arellano
Letran
Benilde
EAC
JRU
Lyceum
Mapúa
San Beda
San Sebastian
Perpetual

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss

Scores edit

Team	AU	CSJL	CSB	EAC	JRU	LPU	MIT	SBC	SSC-R	UPHSD
Arellano Chiefs		68–77	85–73	92–80	61–78	80–78	100–96*	88–84	104–92	66–76
Letran Knights	87–81		82–53	69–83	78–62	83–78	80–77	93–80	82–76	79–71
Benilde Blazers	82–86	69–79		73–66	49–67	69–72	64–76	67–73	88–66	69–77
EAC Generals	90–98	76–86	57–81		47–67	55–69	72–101	80–108	77–71	55–68
JRU Heavy Bombers	114–112**	86–80	73–69	87–64		75–60	90–87	69–88	89–91*	83–86*
Lyceum Pirates	83–97	57–74	56–59	59–45	55–64		95–109	74–97	70–77	61–70
Mapúa Cardinals	81–76	82–77	77–72	88–63	68–67	70–66		89–102	88–86	79–82
San Beda Red Lions	72–91	77–73	89–63	96–84	83–75	87–80	75–65		92–81	83–81
San Sebastian Stags	76–86	89–87	62–69	91–77	69–91	67–71	78–87	98–92		70–84
Perpetual Altas	77–84*	64–93	70–47	89–59	60–62	70–42	65–70	88–86	87–91

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Seeding playoffs edit

The top 5 teams are separated by 1 game.

JRU, Mapua and Arellano were tied for third to fifth; a series of playoffs were held. JRU had the bye as the team with the best head-to-head record among the three:
- Mapua and Arellano played for the #4 seed; the loser is eliminated; the winner advances to the third-seed playoff, and is guaranteed no less than a #4 seed
- JRU waited for the third-seed playoff; the winner gets the #3 seed, while the loser is the #4 seed

First–seed playoff edit

Letran and San Beda were tied for first and second; a playoff was held to determine which will be the #1 seed.

Winner faces the #4 seed, while the loser faces the #3 seed. Both still have the twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals.

ABS-CBN S+A

October 13
4:00 p.m.

Letran Knights	78–83	San Beda Red Lions
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 18–24, 18–18, 30–24

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Third to fourth–seed playoffs edit


First round		Second round



		JRU	76

Mapúa	93	Mapúa	81

Arellano	75

Mapúa vs. Arellano edit

Winner advances to the third seed playoff and is guaranteed of no less than a #4 seed, while the loser is eliminated.

ABS-CBN S+A

October 13
2:00 p.m.

Mapúa Cardinals	93–75	Arellano Chiefs
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 33–18, 20–18, 24–24
Mapúa advances to the Final Four

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

JRU vs Mapúa edit

Winner is the third seed, while the loser settles for the #4 seed.

ABS-CBN S+A

October 16
4:00 p.m.

JRU Heavy Bombers	76–81	Mapúa Cardinals
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 16–19, 22–18, 22–25

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Bracket edit


Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)			Finals (Best-of-three series)



1	San Beda	78

4	JRU	68
			1	San Beda	90	68	82

			2	Letran	94	61	85*
2	Letran	91

3	Mapúa	90

*Game went into overtime

Semifinals edit

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

(1) San Beda vs. (4) JRU edit

ABS-CBN S+A

October 20
4:00 p.m.

San Beda Red Lions	78–68	JRU Heavy Bombers
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 13–13, 26–21, 22–15
San Beda wins series in one game

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

(2) Letran vs. (3) Mapua edit

ABS-CBN S+A

October 20
2:00 p.m.

Letran Knights	91–90	Mapúa Cardinals
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 24–25, 22–28, 24–20
Letran wins series in one game

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Finals edit

This is a best-of-three playoff.

ABS-CBN S+A

October 23
4:00 p.m.

San Beda Red Lions	90–94	Letran Knights
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 20–17, 21–22, 28–33

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 12,825

ABS-CBN S+A

October 27
4:00 p.m.

San Beda Red Lions	68–61	Letran Knights
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 11–15, 19–19, 16–12

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 17,588

ABS-CBN S+A

October 29
4:00 p.m.

San Beda Red Lions	82–85 (OT)	Letran Knights
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 27–20, 13–14, 23–21, Overtime: 7–10
Letran wins series 2–1

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 20,158

Finals Most Valuable Player: Mark Cruz (Letran Knights)

All-Star Game edit

The 10 member schools were divided into East and West. The East squad is represented by players from San Beda College, University of Perpetual Help, Arellano University, Jose Rizal University and San Sebastian College-Recoletos, while the West team draws from Lyceum of the Philippines University, Emilio Aguinaldo College, College of Saint Benilde, Mapua Institute of Technology, and Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

ABS-CBN S+A

August 21
3:00 p.m.

NCAA West All-Stars	89–88	NCAA East All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 22–24, 18–25, 30–25

Filoil Flying V Arena

All-Star Game MVP: Jonathan Grey (CSB)

Rosters	West NCAA All-Stars		East NCAA All-Stars
	Mark Cruz Kevin Racal Rey Nambatac Jonathan Grey Pons Saavedra Jeffrey Ongteco Francis Munsayac Sydney Onwubere Christ Mejos Joseph Gabayni Wilson Baltazar Shaq Alanes Allwell Oraeme JP Nietes Justin Serrano		Jio Jalalon Zach Nicholls Kent Sallado Abdul Razak Abdul Wahab Tey Teodoro Jordan dela Paz Michole Sorela Arthur dela Cruz Ryusei Koga Jamil Ortuoste Michael Calisaan Bradwyn Guinto Bright Akhuetie Earl Thompson (replaced by John Ylagan) Gab Dalangon
	Coach: Aldin Ayo		Coach: Jamike Jarin

Side events winners edit

3-Point Shootout Champion: Mark Cruz (Letran)
Slam Dunk Champion: Jebb Bulawan (Lyceum)
Miss NCAA: Lyra Velchez (Perpetual)
- Miss NCAA 1st Runner-Up: Rycca Timog (Lyceum)
- Miss NCAA 2nd Runner-Up: Zahara Soriano (Arellano)

Awards edit

NCAA Season 91 men's basketball champions
Letran Knights 17th title

The awards were given prior to Game 1 of the Men's basketball finals on October 23, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena.^[3]

Most Valuable Player: Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
Rookie of the Year: Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
Mythical Five:
- Scottie Thompson (Perpetual Altas)
- Jio Jalalon (Arellano Chiefs)
- Arthur dela Cruz (San Beda Red Lions)
- Bright Akhuetie (Perpetual Altas)
- Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
Defensive Player of the Year: Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
All-Defensive Team:
- Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
- Bradwyn Guinto (San Sebastian Stags)
- Arthur dela Cruz (San Beda Red Lions)
- Scottie Thompson (Perpetual Altas)
- Bright Akhuetie (Perpetual Altas)
Most Improved Player: Michael Calisaan (San Sebastian Stags)
Coach of the Year: Aldin Ayo (Letran Knights)

Broadcast notes edit

Finals edit

Simulcast over ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel or ABS-CBN Sports and Action International, and Balls HD 195 with replays on Balls and Balls HD 195.

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside Reporters
Game 1	Anton Roxas	Olsen Racela	Myrtle Sarrosa and Ceej Tantengco
Game 2	Andrei Felix	Allan Gregorio	Roxanne Montealegre and Ceej Tantengco
Game 3	Anton Roxas	Allan Gregorio	Myrtle Sarrosa and Ceej Tantengco

Additional Game 3 crew:

Award presenter: Andrei Felix