2016 Letran Knights basketball team

92 Letran Knights 2016 6 6 9–9 Jeff Napa 1st 9–9 Rey Nambatac 4th Leo Pujante Jay Agleron Chico Manabat Robert Joseph Guevarra The 2016 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 92nd season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2016-17 began on June 25, 2016, and the host school for the season was San Beda College.June 22, 2016 NCAA Season 92 opens this weekend https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ncaa-season-92-opens-this-weekend/58995 April 12, 2022 Tiebreaker Times The Knights, the Season 91 champions, finished the double round-robin eliminations at sixth place with 9 wins against 9 losses. The Knights missed the Final Four playoffs this season.Leongson Randolph September 22, 2016 Letran squeaks past EAC in OT to end NCAA bid https://sports.inquirer.net/223329/letran-squeaks-past-eac-in-ot-to-end-ncaa-season-92-bid April 12, 2022 Philippine Daily Inquirer Roster #020080 #c80000 white white Letran Knights NCAA Season 92 Renato Ular Padapada National High School 6 4 U PHI 1 F 1st Gay Lord Jap Pambid 6 1 PHI 2 G 1st Felix Jr. Apreku PCU Dasmarinas 6 4 ISR 4 F 3rd Jomari Sollano Clarencio Calagos Memorial School of Fisheries 6 4 PHI 5 C 2nd Rey Benedict Nambatac Colegio de San Juan de Letran 5 11 C PHI 6 G 4th C Jerrick Balanza Colegio de San Juan de Letran 6 2 G PHI 7 G 2nd John Paul Calvo Hua Siong College of Iloilo 6 0 PHI 8 G 3rd McJour Luib Colegio de San Juan de Letran 5 11 PHI 10 G 5th Maui Matthew Bernabe University of the East 5 9 PHI 12 G 2nd Chrisantoni De La Peña De La Salle Lipa 6 4 PHI 12 F 3rd Christian Balagasay Northridge Montessori School 6 5 PHI 15 C 2nd Jeo Ambohot Agro Industrial Foundation College of the Philippines 6 5 PHI 18 F 1st Kier John Quinto Colegio de San Juan de Letran 6 0 PHI 19 G 3rd Marvin John Carlo Sario De La Salle Santiago Zobel School 5 11 PHI 30 G 1st King Deniell Caralipio San Pedro High School 6 3 PHI 36 F 1st Julius Tiburcio 6 3 PHI 45 F 1st Jeff Napa Leo Pujante Jay Agleron Chico Manabat Robert Joseph Guevarra Manny Pacquiao Ricky Paulino Depth chart Depth chart Balagasay Sollano Quinto Nambatac Luib Ambohot Ular Apreku Balanza Calvo De La Peña Pambid Caralipio Bernabe Sario Coaching changes Barely a month after the Knights captured its 17th title, Letran team manager Ricky Paulino confirmed to Letran's school paper, The LANCE, that head coach Aldin Ayo left Letran to coach the De La Salle Green Archers in the UAAP.Terrado Reuben November 26, 2015 Letran team manager confirms Aldin Ayo move to La Salle, says school paper https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/letran-ricky-paulino-aldin-ayo April 12, 2022 SPIN.ph In the Knights' bonfire celebration, Ayo clarified that the move was not about the money and it was necessary, citing problems with his family and the business.Terrado Reuben December 18, 2015 Aldin Ayo denies P9M deal with La Salle, reveals real reason behind switch https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/dlsu-coach-aldin-ayo-real-reason-for-moving-fresh-start April 12, 2022 SPIN.phNovember 27, 2015 Ayo clarifies move to La Salle https://www.dugout.ph/2015/11/ayo-clarifies-move-to-la-salle.html April 12, 2022 Dugout Philippines In March 2016, Letran officials formally named Jeff Napa as the new head coach for the Knights.Bracher Jane March 8, 2016 Jeff Napa named new Letran Knights coach https://www.rappler.com/sports/125047-jeff-napa-new-letran-knights-coach/ April 12, 2022 Rappler Napa was hired days after he steered the National University Bullpups to a championship in the UAAP. Roster changes The Knights lost two of its key players from the championship team, Mark Cruz and Kevin Racal, to graduation. Holdovers were Rey Nambatac, McJour Luib, Jom Sollano, JP Calvo and Bong Quinto. Tommy Gedaria, meanwhile, was originally in the roster but did not play this season due to ACL injury. Added to the roster were big men Ato Ular and Jeo Ambohot, transferees from Arellano University.Leongson Randolph June 24, 2016 NCAA Season 92 Preview: Letran makes uphill climb for title repeat https://sports.inquirer.net/214966/ncaa-season-92-preview-letran-makes-uphill-climb-for-title-repeat April 12, 2022 Philippine Daily Inquirer Suspensions The NCAA Management Committee slapped a one-game suspension on Chris Dela Peña, Marco Sario, and Jerrick Balanza after a near-melee that occurred in the game between the Letran Knights and San Beda Red Lions. Balanza was suspended because of his second unsportsmanlike foul, while Dela Peña and Sario were suspended due to entering the court illegally.Li Matthew August 29, 2016 NCAA slaps one-game suspension on 3 Letran players, Bonsubre https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ncaa-slaps-one-game-suspension-on-3-letran-players-bonsubre/64809 April 12, 2022 Tiebreaker Times en-US NCAA Season 92 games results NCAA Season 92 basketball tournaments Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action. DateTimeOpponentVenueResultRecordFirst round of eliminations Jun 25 2:00 p.m. l no SBC Mall of Asia Arena Pasay no 0–1 85–89 Quinto 23 Apreku 13 Nambatac 7 Jun 28 12:00 p.m. w no EAC Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 1–1 76–72 Nambatac 33 Luib 10 Luib 6 Jul 1 2:00 p.m. w no CSB Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 2–1 56–52 Sollano 16 Sollano 9 Nambatac 4 Jul 14 4:00 p.m. w no AUN Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 3–1 89–79 Nambatac 22 Apreku 17 Luib, Nambatac 3 Jul 19 12:00 p.m. w no SSC Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 4–1 90–77 Nambatac 40 Nambatac 10 Calvo 8 Jul 22 12:00 p.m. l no UPH Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 4–2 55–61 Nambatac 19 Nambatac 8 Quinto 5 Jul 28 2:00 p.m. w no JRU Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 5–2 67–62 Nambatac 29 Sollano 11 Quinto 4 Aug 5 12:00 p.m. l no LPU Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 5–3 72–75 Nambatac 22 Apreku 11 Calvo 7 Aug 9 4:00 p.m. l no MIT Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 5–4 75–79 Quinto 20 Balanza 6 Balanza 55th place after the 1st round (5 wins–4 losses)Second round of eliminations Aug 18 4:00 p.m. l no LPU Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 5–5 66–68 Nambatac 24 Ambohot 10 Balanza 5 Aug 23 2:00 p.m. l no JRU Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 5–6 68–75 Nambatac 19 Sollano 10 Nambatac 4 Aug 26 2:00 p.m. l no SBC Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 5–7 71–83 Sollano 18 Sollano 18 Balanza 4 Aug 30 4:00 p.m. w no CSB Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 6–7 57–40 Nambatac 13 Apreku 12 Nambatac 4 Sep 2 12:00 p.m. w no SSC Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 7–7 73–61 Nambatac 16 Apreku 12 Quinto 4 Sep 6 12:00 p.m. w no UPH Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 8–7 69–63 Nambatac 26 Sollano 8 Calvo 3 Sep 9 4:00 p.m. l no AUN Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 8–8 74–83 Nambatac 28 Sollano 12 Quinto 3 Sep 13 4:00 p.m. l no MIT Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 8–9 72–77 Nambatac 19 Apreku 11 Luib 3 Sep 22 4:00 p.m. w no EAC Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan no 9–9 93–87 OT Sollano 21 Sollano 12 Calvo 7Sixth place at 9 wins–9 losses (4 wins–5 losses in the 2nd round) Times listed above are in UTC+08:00 Source: Pong Ducanes, Imperium Technology References Category:Letran Knights basketball team seasons