2008 Letran Knights basketball team

84 Letran Knights 2008 3 3 9–5 Louie Alas 8th 10–7 RJ Jazul 4th Justino Pinat Carmelo Alas Elmer Latonio The 2008 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 84th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2008-09 began on June 28, 2008, and the host school for the season was Mapúa Institute of Technology.Ramos Josef June 29, 2008 Knights pierce Heavy Bombers in opening day massacre http://www.inboundpass.com/2008/06/29/knights-pierce-heavy-bombers-in-opening-day-massacre/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080701120448/http://www.inboundpass.com/2008/06/29/knights-pierce-heavy-bombers-in-opening-day-massacre/ July 1, 2008 April 9, 2022 inboundPASS The Knights, after finishing the double round-robin eliminations with 9 wins against 5 losses, underwent a series of classification matches before landing at third place. In a tight race for the Final Four, four teams including the Knights, were tied from 2nd to 5th place. Letran beat the hosts Mapúa in the classification round, advancing in the second-seed playoffVillar Joey September 16, 2008 Letran, JRU arrange showdown for No. 2 https://www.philstar.com/sports/2008/09/16/400912/letran-jru-arrange-showdown-no-2 April 9, 2022 Philstar.com and a virtual best-of-three series against JRU. In the next round, the Heavy Bombers manhandled the Knights 69–53.September 17, 2008 JRU smothers Letran, wins twice-to-beat edge https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/17/08/jru-smothers-letran-wins-twice-beat-edge April 9, 2022 ABS-CBN NewsBalbuena Mae September 18, 2008 JRU may twice-to-beat https://www.philstar.com/palaro/2008/09/18/401241/jru-may-twice-beat April 9, 2022 Philstar.com Filipino In the Final Four, the Knights were eliminated by JRU in one game.September 19, 2008 JRU wins ticket to NCAA Finals https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/19/08/jru-wins-ticket-ncaa-finals April 9, 2022 ABS-CBN News Letran star shooting guard RJ Jazul was named one of the Mythical Five members.September 24, 2008 San Beda's Ekwe is seniors MVP, Agovida of JRU for juniors https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/24/08/san-bedas-ekwe-seniors-mvp-agovida-jru-juniors April 9, 2022 ABS-CBN News Roster #020080 #c80000 white white Letran Knights NCAA Season 84 Raydhan Lacamento PHI 4 F 1st Jamieson II Cortes 6 4 PHI 5 C 1st Reymar Gutilban Aquinas School 5 10 PHI 6 G 3rd Alvyn Cabonce Nile C. Kinnick High School 6 4 USA 8 F 2nd Anjoe Dace Latonio Colegio de San Juan de Letran PHI 9 G 2nd John Carl Melegrito Colegio de San Juan de Letran 5 9 PHI 10 G 4th Kirk Del Rosario Colegio de San Juan de Letran 5 10 PHI 11 G 3rd Reynaldo Jr. Dangcal Colegio de San Juan de Letran 5 9 PHI 12 G 3rd Rafael Joey Jr. Jazul Colegio de San Juan de Letran 5 11 PHI 13 G 4th C John Clarence Foronda 6 5 PHI 14 C 2nd Fiel Dino Daa Marasbaras National HS 6 2 PHI 15 F 3rd Jaypee Belencion Hua Siong College of Iloilo 6 3 PHI 16 F 1st Regin Ranises Holy Child School of Davao 6 4 PHI 17 F 3rd Rey Francis Guevarra Colegio de San Juan de Letran 6 2 PHI 18 F 3rd John Julien Foronda Benedictine International School 6 5 PHI 19 C 3rd * Francisco Luis Alas * Carmelo Alas Elmer Latonio Justino Pinat * Ramon Oben Depth chart Depth chart Foronda, J Daa Guevarra Jazul Del Rosario Cortes Cabonce Dangcal Gutilban Melegrito Ranises Foronda, C Lacamento Belencion Latonio NCAA Season 84 games results NCAA Season 84 basketball tournaments Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23. DateTimeOpponentVenueResultRecordFirst round of eliminations Jun 28 4:00 p.m. w no JRU Araneta Coliseum Quezon City no 1–0 83–69 Jul 4 2:00 p.m. w no CSB Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 2–0 88–75 Jul 11 2:00 p.m. w no PCU Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 3–0 73–62 Jul 16 2:00 p.m. w no SSC Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 4–0 71–67 Jul 18 4:00 p.m. w no UPH Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 5–0 63–62 Jul 23 4:00 p.m. w no MIT Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 6–0 67–60 Jul 30 4:00 p.m. l no SBC Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 6–1 67–711st place after the 1st round (6 wins–1 loss)Second round of eliminations Aug 6 2:00 p.m. w no CSB Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 7–1 90–65 Aug 15 4:00 p.m. l no JRU Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 7–2 72–76 Aug 20 4:00 p.m. l no SSC Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 7–3 73–76 Aug 25 2:00 p.m. w no UPH Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 8–3 74–66 Aug 29 2:00 p.m. l no MIT Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 8–4 52–69 Sep 5 2:00 p.m. w no PCU Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 9–4 60–54 Sep 10 4:00 p.m. l no SBC Araneta Coliseum Quezon City no 9–5 63–65Tied for 2nd–5th place at 9 wins–5 losses (3 wins–4 losses in the 2nd round)Classification round Sep 15 4:00 p.m. w no MIT Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 1–0(10–5) 62–52 Daa 24Advanced to second-seed playoff2nd seed Playoff Sep 17 4:00 p.m. l no JRU Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 0–1(10–6) 53–69 Cortes, Jazul 9 Daa 11Lost the twice-to-beat advantage to JRUFinal Foursemis JRU held a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran Sep 19 4:00 p.m. l no JRU Cuneta Astrodome Pasay no 0–1(10–7) 61–63 Jazul 17 Jazul 4Lost series in one game Times listed above are in UTC+08:00 Source: Ubelt.com Notes: Awards PlayerAwardRJ JazulNCAA Mythical Five memberPlayer of the Week — June 28–July 6 References Category:Letran Knights basketball team seasons