2006 Letran Knights basketball team

2006 Letran Knights men's basketball
2006 Letran Knights men's basketball
NCAA Season 82 semifinalist
Record
Elims rank	#3
Final rank	#3
2006 record	10–6 (10–4 elims)
Head coach	Louie Alas (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Justino Pinat; Carmelo Alas; Elmer Latonio
Captain	Boyet Bautista (5th season)
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 82nd season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2006-07 began on June 24, 2006, and the host school for the season was De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde.^[1]

The Knights, the Season 81 champions, finished the double round-robin eliminations at third place with 10 wins against 4 losses.^[2] They were eliminated by PCU Dolphins in the Final Four.^[3]

Roster

Letran Knights roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Year	High School
C	5	Faundo, Bryan	6'6" (1.98m)	3rd	–
F	6	Ranises, Regin	6'4" (1.93m)	1st	Holy Child School of Davao
G	7	Balneg, Mark Anthony	6'2" (1.88m)	4th	Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G	8	Bautista, Boyet (C)	5'8" (1.73m)	5th	Colegio de San Juan de Letran
C	9	Foronda, John Julien	6'5" (1.96m)	1st	Benedictine International School
G	10	Melegrito, John Carl	5'8" (1.73m)	2nd	Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G	11	Del Rosario, Kirk	5'10" (1.78m)	1st	Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G	12	Dangcal, Reynaldo Jr.	5'9" (1.75m)	1st	Colegio de San Juan de Letran
F	13	Mondragon, Hafer	6'0" (1.83m)	4th	–
C	14	Realista, Michael John	6'4" (1.93m)	4th	–
F	15	Daa, Fiel Dino	6'2" (1.88m)	1st	Marasbaras National HS
F	16	Quinday, Andro Gil	6'2" (1.88m)	4th	–
F	17	Aban, Aaron Abril	6'3" (1.91m)	5th	Liceo de Cagayan University
F	18	Guevarra, Rey Francis	6'2" (1.88m)	1st	Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G	20	Jazul, Rafael Joey Jr.	5'11" (1.8m)	2nd	Colegio de San Juan de Letran

Head coach

Francisco Luis Alas

Assistant coach(es)

Carmelo Alas
Elmer Latonio
Justino Pinat

Team manager

Ramon Oben

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Realista	Faundo	Foronda
PF	Quinday	Ranises	Guevarra
SF	Mondragon	Daa	Dangcal
SG	Aban	Jazul	Melegrito
PG	Bautista	Balneg	Del Rosario

NCAA Season 82 games results

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23.

Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	Result	Record
First round of eliminations
Jun 24	2:00 p.m.	Benilde Blazers	Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	W 65–44	1–0
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 16; Rebounds: Bautista – 8; Assists: Bautista, Dangcal – 4
Jul 3	1:30 p.m.	San Sebastian Stags	Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila	W 81–73	2–0
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 16; Rebounds: Quinday – 7; Assists: Jazul – 3
Jul 5	2:00 p.m.	JRU Heavy Bombers	Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila	W 74–70	3–0
Jul 14	2:00 p.m.	PCU Dolphins	Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila	W 62–54	4–0
Jul 17	1:30 p.m.	Perpetual Altas	Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila	W 60–48	5–0
Jul 21	4:00 p.m.	Mapúa Cardinals	Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila	W 74–71	6–0
Jul 28	4:00 p.m.	San Beda Red Lions	Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila	L 49–57	6–1
1st place after the 1st round (6 wins–1 loss)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 2	4:00 p.m.	Benilde Blazers	Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila	W 71–63	7–1
Aug 7	2:00 p.m.	Perpetual Altas	Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila	W 66–54	8–1
Aug 11	2:00 p.m.	JRU Heavy Bombers	Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila	W 70–55	9–1
Aug 16	2:00 p.m.	San Sebastian Stags	Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila	W 62–56	10–1
Aug 23	2:00 p.m.	Mapúa Cardinals	Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila	L 49–54	10–2
Aug 25	2:00 p.m.	PCU Dolphins	Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila	L 48–59	10–3
Sep 6	4:00 p.m.	San Beda Red Lions	Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	L 44–54	10–4
Tied for 2nd place at 10 wins–4 losses (4 wins–3 losses in the 2nd round)
2nd seed Playoff
Sep 8	4:00 p.m.	PCU Dolphins	Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	L 62–67	0–1 (10–5)
Game Highs: Points: Balneg – 15
Lost the twice-to-beat advantage to PCU
Final Four^[a]
Sep 13	4:00 p.m.	PCU Dolphins	Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	L 50–72	0–1 (10–6)
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 16
Lost series in one game

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Source: NCAA.org.ph

Notes:

^ PCU held a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran

Awards

Player	Award
Boyet Bautista	NCAA Most Improved Player

Players drafted to the PBA

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	PBA team
2006	1	7	7	Aaron Aban	Alaska Aces
2006	1	9	9	Boyet Bautista	Purefoods Chunkee Giants

References

^ Reyes, Marc Anthony (June 25, 2006). "Hot start for Knights, Cardinals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
^ Satumbaga, Kristel (September 7, 2006). "PCU, Letran playoff for second place". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 7, 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
^ Reyes, Marc Anthony (September 14, 2006). "Lions, Dolphins forge NCAA title showdown". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

[semis-4] PCU held a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran

[1] Reyes, Marc Anthony (June 25, 2006). "Hot start for Knights, Cardinals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

[2] Satumbaga, Kristel (September 7, 2006). "PCU, Letran playoff for second place". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 7, 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

[3] Reyes, Marc Anthony (September 14, 2006). "Lions, Dolphins forge NCAA title showdown". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

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