NCAA Season 92 basketball tournaments

NCAA Season 92
Host school	San Beda College
Duration	October 6–11, 2016
Arena(s)	Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Arnaud Noah
Winning coach	Jamike Jarin (1st title)
Semifinalists	Mapúa Cardinals; Perpetual Altas
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN Sports and Action, The Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD
Duration	October 6–14, 2016
Arena(s)	Mall of Asia Arena; The Arena in San Juan
Finals MVP	Bryan Samudio
Winning coach	Randy Alcantara (1st title)
Semifinalists	La Salle Green Hills Greenies; Arellano Braves

The 2016 basketball tournaments of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines), otherwise known as NCAA Season 92, officially opened on June 25, 2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay. The showdown between season hosts San Beda Red Lions and season 91 men's basketball champions Letran Knights will be the first game, while JRU Heavy Bombers will face Mapua Cardinals in the second game.^[1]^[2]

The games of the men's basketball will be played on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, while the junior games will be conducted every Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Most of the basketball games will be held at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan, while Playoffs Final Four and Finals matches will be held at the MOA Arena.^[3]^[4]

Starting this season, NCAA players can choose their jersey number from #00 to #99. The new rule is in line with the current rules set by FIBA on basketball jerseys.^[5] Also, the league will implement harsher penalties against teams who will commit foul away from the ball in the last two minutes or the so-called Hack-a-Shaq fouls.^[6]

Veteran basketball analyst Andy Jao will serve as the commissioner of the men's basketball tournament.^[7] Jao will tap referees and game officials from the three basketball referees associations, which are all associated with the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas (SBP), to officiate this season's basketball games.^[6]

Men's tournament

Teams

Team	College	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

Men's coaching changes

Letran Knights: NU Bullpups head coach Jeff Napa was appointed as the new head coach of the Knights' men's basketball team, taking over from Aldin Ayo who was named as head coach of De La Salle Green Archers.^[8]
Perpetual Altas: Jimwell Gican, who was coaching the team in Season 87, was reappointed as coach of the Altas' men's basketball team. Initially, the team was supposed to be handled by three coaches, Antonio Tamayo, Barry Tobias and Nic Omorogbe but they decided to appoint Gican instead as head coach.^[9]
San Sebastian Stags: Former CEU Scorpions head coach Edgar Macaraya was appointed as the new head coach of the Stags' men's basketball team, replacing Rodney Santos.^[10]

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Beda Red Lions (H)	14	4	.778^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	Arellano Chiefs	14	4	.778^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
3	Mapúa Cardinals	12	6	.667	2	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	Perpetual Altas	11	7	.611	3	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
5	JRU Heavy Bombers	9	9	.500^[b]	5
6	Letran Knights	9	9	.500^[b]	5
7	San Sebastian Stags	8	10	.444	6
8	EAC Generals	6	12	.333^[c]	8
9	Lyceum Pirates	6	12	.333^[c]	8
10	Benilde Blazers	1	17	.056	13

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 80–73 Arellano
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: JRU 1–1 Letran (JRU +2)
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: EAC 2–0 Lyceum

Match-up results

	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

Team	AU	CSJL	CSB	EAC	JRU	LPU	MIT	SBC	SSC-R	UPHSD
Arellano Chiefs		79–89	70–59	88–82	89–69	81–76	96–75	86–101	99–81	83–78
Letran Knights	74–83		56–52	76–72	67–62	72–75	75–79	85–89	90–77	55–61
Benilde Blazers	69–78	40–57		56–76	56–86	58–75	68–78	63–90	49–54	55–70
EAC Generals	74–83	87–93*	65–62		59–60	64–57	67–70	76–91	73–67	53–70
JRU Heavy Bombers	68–79	75–68*	71–63	60–63		66–69	71–74	79–73	68–62	50–58
Lyceum Pirates	75–78	68–66	61–65	66–73	58–68		64–75	86–91	83–79	68–71
Mapúa Cardinals	82–95	77–72	69–59	82–72	60–65	90–75		74–85	88–75	51–71
San Beda Red Lions	91–81	83–71	82–64	90–82	88–97	89–73	97–101*		87–77	88–70
San Sebastian Stags	84–89	61–73	66–57	87–69	85–58	77–69	69–67	72–71		61–76
Perpetual Altas	76–62	63–69	70–45	71–59	89–80**	61–64	63–67	75–84	55–71

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

First-seed playoff

Winner will face Perpetual Help, while loser will face Mapua, in the semifinals. Either way, both teams had twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals.

ABS-CBN S+A

September 27
3:45 p.m.

San Beda Red Lions	80–73	Arellano Chiefs
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 15–13, 22–24, 20–14
Pts: Amiel Soberano 26 Rebs: Robert Bolick 7 Asts: Roldan Sara 5		Pts: Jio Jalalon 14 Rebs: Dioncee Holts 12 Asts: Jio Jalalon 5

Filoil Flying V Center, San Juan

Bracket


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



1	San Beda	83	78

4	Perpetual	87	63
				1	San Beda	88	83

				2	Arellano	85	73
2	Arellano		92

3	Mapúa		80

Semifinals

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

(1) San Beda vs. (4) Perpetual

ABS-CBN S+A

September 30
1:45 pm

San Beda Red Lions	83–87	Perpetual Altas
Scoring by quarter: 9–21, 27–20, 26–19, 21–27
Pts: Robert Bolick 21 Rebs: Javee Mocon 7 Asts: Robert Bolick 6		Pts: Gab Dangangon 27 Rebs: Bright Akhuetie 11 Asts: Jeffrey Coronel 8

Mall of Asia Arena Pasay

ABS-CBN S+A

October 4
3:45 pm

San Beda Red Lions	78–63	Perpetual Altas
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 22–10, 19–14, 22–19
Pts: Davon Potts 16 Rebs: Javee Mocon 15 Asts: Roldan Sara 4		Pts: Gab Dagangon 16 Rebs: Dagangon, Akhuetie, 10 each Asts: Keith Pido 5
San Beda wins series in two games

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

(2) Arellano vs. (3) Mapua

ABS-CBN S+A

September 30
3:45 pm

Arellano Chiefs	92–80	Mapúa Cardinals
Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 22–24, 20–15, 23–23
Pts: Jalalon, Flores, 22 each Rebs: Holts, Flores, 10 each Asts: Jio Jalalon 9		Pts: Allwell Oraeme 20 Rebs: Allwell Oraeme 24 Asts: Andrew Estrella 6
Arellano wins series in one game

Mall of Asia Arena Pasay

Finals

This is a best-of-three playoff.

ABS-CBN S+A

October 6
3:45 pm

San Beda Red Lions	88–85	Arellano Chiefs
Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 26–29, 16–20, 18–15
Pts: Robert Bolick 24 Rebs: Roldan Sara 13 Asts: Roldan Sara 11		Pts: Jio Jalalon 21 Rebs: Dioncee Holts 14 Asts: Kent Salado 6

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

ABS-CBN S+A

October 11
3:45 pm

San Beda Red Lions	83–73	Arellano Chiefs
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 27–15, 18–20, 20–13
Pts: Arnaud Noah 18 Rebs: Arnaud Noah 11 Asts: Roldan Sara 6		Pts: Jio Jalalon 19 Rebs: Lervin Flores 10 Asts: Jio Jalalon 10
San Beda wins series, 2–0

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Finals Most Valuable Player: Arnaud Noah (San Beda Red Lions)

All-Star Game

The All-Star festivities of the NCAA Season 92 was held at the Filoil Flying V Centre on August 12, 2016, which served as a transition event for the first and second rounds of elimination of the basketball tournament.^[11] This also marked the introduction of two new side events, Skills Challenge and Shooting Stars, aside from the three-point shootout and slam dunk competitions.^[12]

In the All-Star Game, the 10 member schools were divided into East and West. The West 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 East 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 12

West All-Stars	111–77	East All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 35–17, 17–21, 29–17, 30–22
Pts: Bright Akhuetie 15 Rebs: Donald Tankoua 11 Asts: Jio Jalalon 6		Pts: Jorem Morada 13 Rebs: Christian Fajarito 7 Asts: Jorem Morada, Darell Menina 3

Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan

All-Star Game MVP: Bright Akhuetie (UPHSD)

Side events winners

Skills Challenge Champion: Shane Menina (Mapúa)
Shooting Stars Champion: Darius Estrella, Cadell Buño, and Marvin Hayes (JRU)
3-Point Shootout Champion: AC Soberano (San Beda)
Slam Dunk Champion: Yankie Haruna (Benilde)

Awards

NCAA Season 92 men's basketball champions
San Beda Red Lions 20th title

Most Valuable Player: Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
Rookie of the Year: Mike Harry Nzeusseu (Lyceum Pirates)
Defensive Player of the Year: Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
Most Improved Player: Donald Tankoua (San Beda Red Lions)
Mythical Five:
- Jio Jalalon (Arellano Chiefs)
- Laminou Hamadou (EAC Generals)
- Allwell Oraeme (Mapúa Cardinals)
- Donald Tankoua (San Beda Red Lions)
- Bright Akhuetie (Perpetual Altas)

Players of the Week

Week	Player	Team	Ref.
Week 1 ^{July 3–9}	Jio Jalalon	Arellano Chiefs	^[13]
Week 2 ^{July 10–16}	Donald Tankoua	San Beda Red Lions	^[14]
Week 3 ^{July 17–23}	Adrian Ablan	Lyceum Pirates	^[15]
Week 4 ^{July 24–30}	Bright Akhuetie	Perpetual Altas	^[16]
Week 5 ^{August 7 to 13}	Paolo Pontejos	JRU Heavy Bombers	^[17]
Week 6 ^{August 14 to 20}	Jio Jalalon	Arellano Chiefs	^[18]
Week 7 ^{August 21 to 27}	Teytey Teodoro	JRU Heavy Bombers	^[19]
Week 8 ^{August 28 to September 3}	Gab Dagangon	Perpetual Altas	^[20]
Week 9 ^{September 4 to 10}	Jio Jalalon	Arellano Chiefs	^[21]
Week 10 ^{September 11 to 17}	Allwell Oraeme	Mapúa Cardinals	^[22]
Week 11 ^{September 18 to 24}	Javee Mocon	San Beda Red Lions	^[23]