2018 Letran Knights basketball team

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2018 Letran Knights men's basketball
NCAA Season 94 semifinalist
Record
Elims rank #3
Final rank#3
2018 record13–6 (13–5 elims)
Head coachJeff Napa (3rd season)
Assistant coachesLeo Pujante
Jay Agleron
Chico Manabat
Robert Joseph Guevarra
CaptainBong Quinto (5th season)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 94th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2018-19 began on July 7, 2018, and the host school for the season was the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA.[1]

The Knights finished the double round-robin eliminations at third place with 13 wins against 5 losses. They went on to the Final Four for the first time in three years since winning their 17th championship in the 91st season,[2] but got eliminated by the second-seed Lyceum Pirates, who had a twice-to-beat advantage over them.[3]

Outgoing Knight and team captain Bong Quinto was named one of the Mythical Five members and Larry Muyang bagged the Rookie of the Year award.

Roster[edit]

Letran Knights roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
C 1 Philippines Muyang, Larry L. 6'5" (1.96m) 1st San Isidro High School
PG 2 Philippines Yu, Fran Louie Y. 5'10" (1.78m) 1st Chiang Kai-shek College
SG 7 Philippines Balanza, Jerrick G. Injured 6'2" (1.88m) 4th Colegio de San Juan de Letran
PG 8 Philippines Calvo, John Paul  Injured 6'0" (1.83m) 4th Hua Siong College of Iloilo
PG 9 Philippines Celis, Jason C. 6'6" (1.98m) 1st Chiang Kai-shek College
PF 10 Philippines Fajarito, Christian A. 6'5" (1.96m) 3rd FEU Diliman
SG 11 Philippines Agbong, Evan Jose C. 6'2" (1.88m) 1st Chiang Kai-shek College
SG 12 Philippines Taladua, Jeremiah M. 5'10" (1.78m) 4th –
C 15 Philippines Balagasay, Christian L. 6'6" (1.98m) 4th Northridge Montessori School
PF 16 Philippines Bañez, Shamasneh B. 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Chiang Kai-shek College
PF 18 Philippines Ambohot, Jeo R. 6'7" (2.01m) 3rd Agro-Industrial Foundation College of the Philippines
SG 19 Philippines Quinto, Kier John R. (C) 6'2" (1.88m) 5th Colegio de San Juan de Letran
F 24 Philippines Mandreza, Alexander S. 6'1" (1.85m) 2nd Del Monte National High School
SG 35 Philippines Batiller, Edson A. 6'0" (1.83m) 1st –
SG 36 Philippines Galvelo, Nicolo V. 6'1" (1.85m) 1st Sacred Heart Academy of Novaliches
SG Reserved Philippines Pambid, Gay Lord Jap M. 6'2" (1.88m) – –
C Reserved Philippines Pascual, Daryl Louie 6'5" (1.96m) – Arellano University
Head coach
  • Jeff Napa
Assistant coach(es)
  • Leo Pujante
  • Jay Agleron
  • Chico Manabat
  • Robert Joseph Guevarra
Team manager
  • Waiyip Chong
  • Bonnie Tan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured


Depth chart[edit]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Muyang Balagasay Bañez
PF Fajarito Ambohot Mandreza
SF Quinto Taladua Agbong
SG Balanza Batiller Galvelo
PG Calvo Celis Yu


Roster changes[edit]

The Knights lost its main star Rey Nambatac. Holdovers were Bong Quinto, JP Calvo, Jeo Ambohot, and Jerrick Balanza. Added to the roster were transferees Christian Fajarito, who played for St. Benilde Blazers in 2015 & 2016, big man Larry Muyang from De La Salle University, and former UE Red Warriors duo Edson Batiller and Fran Yu.[4]

Coaching staff[edit]

Coach Jeff Napa went on his third year as the head coach of the Knights. He was joined on the sidelines with Leo Pujante, Jay Agleron, Chico Manabat, and Letran Squires head coach RJ Guevarra.

This season also saw the San Miguel Corporation as the primary sponsor of the Letran sports program.[5][6] Letran officials then appointed San Miguel Corporation sports director and Letran alumnus Alfrancis Chua as Special Assistant to the Rector for Sports Development.[7]

Injuries[edit]

  • Letran point guard JP Calvo sustained a high ankle sprain on his left foot during the Final Four match against Lyceum Pirates after he accidentally collided with Lyceum center Mike Nzeusseu when the two went for the loose ball.[8]
  • In September 2018, Jerrick Balanza was diagnosed with a tumor in his temporal lobe of the brain. Balanza missed the rest of the season.[9]

NCAA Season 94 games results[edit]

Further information: NCAA Season 94 basketball tournaments

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action & iWantTFC.

Date Time Opponent Venue Result Record
First round of eliminations
Jul 13 4:00 p.m. Perpetual Altas Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan L 75–78 0–1
Game Highs: Points: Quinto – 15; Rebounds: Fajarito, Quinto – 8; Assists: Quinto – 8


Jul 19 4:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 83–76 1–1
Game Highs: Points: Quinto – 17; Rebounds: Muyang, Quinto – 8; Assists: Batiller, Quinto – 4


Jul 27 12:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 74–58 2–1
Game Highs: Points: Fajarito, Muyang – 14; Rebounds: Ambohot, Muyang – 9; Assists: Calvo – 6


Aug 2 4:00 p.m. Benilde Blazers Letran Gym • Manila W 64–60 3–1
Game Highs: Points: Quinto – 17; Rebounds: Fajarito – 11; Assists: Balanza – 4


Aug 7 4:00 p.m. Arellano Chiefs Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 88–70 4–1
Game Highs: Points: Muyang – 16; Rebounds: Fajarito – 11; Assists: Calvo – 6


Aug 10 4:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan L 76–80OT 4–2
Game Highs: Points: Quinto – 21; Rebounds: Fajarito, Quinto – 11; Assists: Calvo – 6


Aug 17 4:00 p.m. Lyceum Pirates Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay City L 82–87 4–3
Game Highs: Points: Calvo – 18; Rebounds: Fajarito – 12; Assists: Quinto – 9


Aug 21 2:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 84–63 5–3
Game Highs: Points: Calvo – 20; Rebounds: Muyang – 14; Assists: Quinto – 11


Aug 26 12:00 p.m. EAC Generals Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 76–56 6–3
Game Highs: Points: Batiller – 17; Rebounds: Quinto – 10; Assists: Quinto – 11
Third place after 1st round (6 wins–3 losses)
Second round of eliminations
Sep 6 4:00 p.m. Arellano Chiefs Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 99–82 7–3
Game Highs: Points: Quinto – 26; Rebounds: Quinto – 8; Assists: Quinto – 12


Sep 11 2:00 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan L 68–74 7–4
Game Highs: Points: Quinto – 19; Rebounds: Fajarito – 11; Assists: Calvo – 7


Sep 21 12:00 p.m. Mapúa Cardinals Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 84–69 8–4
Game Highs: Points: Calvo – 26; Rebounds: Quinto – 14; Assists: Quinto – 11


Sep 25 12:00 p.m. EAC Generals Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 91–82 9–4
Game Highs: Points: Taladua, Galvelo – 15; Rebounds: Muyang – 9; Assists: Fajarito – 9


Sep 28 4:00 p.m. JRU Heavy Bombers Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 89–79 10–4
Game Highs: Points: Galvelo – 16; Rebounds: Muyang – 12; Assists: Quinto – 12


Oct 5 4:00 p.m. Lyceum Pirates Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 80–79 11–4
Game Highs: Points: Muyang – 23; Rebounds: Muyang – 16; Assists: Calvo – 6


Oct 9 12:00 p.m. San Sebastian Stags Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 79–61 12–4
Game Highs: Points: Batiller, Muyang – 15; Rebounds: Muyang – 13; Assists: Calvo – 8


Oct 12 12:00 p.m. Perpetual Altas Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan W 82–80 13–4
Game Highs: Points: Quinto – 22; Rebounds: Quinto – 9; Assists: Calvo – 7


Oct 23 4:00 p.m. Benilde Blazers Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan L 81–94 13–5
Game Highs: Points: Quinto – 22; Rebounds: Ambohot, Calvo, Quinto – 7; Assists: Calvo – 7
Third place at 13 wins–5 losses (7 wins–2 losses in the 2nd round)
Final Four[a]
Oct 26 1:30 p.m. Lyceum Pirates Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan L 85–109 0–1
(13–6)
Game Highs: Points: Muyang – 21; Rebounds: Muyang – 12; Assists: Quinto – 7
Lost series in one game

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Source: Pong Ducanes, Imperium Technology
Notes:
  1. ^ Lyceum held a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran

Awards[edit]

Player Award
JP Calvo Player of the Week — July 15–20
Bong Quinto Player of the Week — August 19–24
NCAA Mythical Five member
Jerrick Balanza Player of the Week — September 2–8
Koy Galvelo Player of the Week — September 23–29
Larry Muyang Player of the Week — October 1–6
NCAA Rookie of the Year

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lozada, Bong (July 7, 2018). "NCAA Season 94 officially opens". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2018-07-09. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Bonilla, Ramon Rafael (October 10, 2018). "Knights in Final Four". Business Mirror PH. Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Isaga, JR (October 26, 2018). "Lyceum overwhelms Letran, coasts to 2nd straight NCAA Finals". Rappler. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Lising, Charmie (July 8, 2018). "NCAA 94 Preview: Letran Knights raring to compete with bolstered roster". ESPN Philippines. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Jacinto, Christian (August 3, 2018). "Streaking Letran looking to live up to corporate backers' expectations". SPIN.ph. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Li, Matthew (February 1, 2018). "San Miguel Corporation pledges to support Letran sports". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  7. ^ Talao, Tito (February 15, 2018). "Letran Knights welcome a former Squire". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  8. ^ Lozada, Bong (October 26, 2018). "JP Calvo third-quarter injury dooms Letran to NCAA Final 4 exit". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "Brain tumor sidelines Letran player Jerrick Balanza". Rappler. September 5, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2022.


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