UNTV Cup Season 1
2013 UNTV Cup Season | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Philippines |
Dates | July 29, 2013 – November 5, 2013 |
Teams | 7 |
Third place | AFP Cavaliers |
Fourth place | PhilHealth Advocates |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
The UNTV Cup Season 1 was the 2013 season of the public service-based basketball league, the UNTV Cup based in the Philippines. It was opened on July 29, 2013 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City. Its final games were held on November 5, 2013 at the same venue.
UNTV Cup started its first season with a ceremonial toss on July 29, 2013 and it was expected to end in January 2014 but it ended early on November 5 of the same year. The project is aimed to promote unity, camaraderie and physical fitness among government officials in the country.
Teams
The following are the teams of public officials:[1]
Government agency | Moniker | Colours | Head Coach |
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Armed Forces of the Philippines | AFP Cavaliers | Col. Alfredo Cayco | |
Congress of the Philippines / Local Government Units | Congress-LGU Legislators | Gerry Esplana | |
Department of Justice | DOJ Hunters | Isagani Obispo and Fernando Paulo | |
Supreme Court of the Philippines | Judiciary Cagers | Dennis Balason | |
Metro Manila Development Authority | MMDA Equalizers | Manuel Aglibut | |
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation | PhilHealth Advocates | Delio Aseron II | |
Philippine National Police | PNP Hinirangs | Raffy Gonzales |
Players
Celebrities
Actors who are included in the teams are:
- Michael Flores and Brando Legaspi for the AFP Cavaliers team
- Kier Legaspi and Zoren Legaspi join team PhilHealth Advocates team
- Eric Fructuoso and Jao Mapa playing for team DOJ Hunters team
- Allen Dizon and Emilio Garcia for the MMDA Equalizers team
- Ervic Vijandre and Jay Manalo play the Congress/LGU Legislators team
- Onyok Velasco and Jordan Herrera play for PNP Hinirangs
- Jon Hall and James Blanco for the Judiciary Cagers
Other guests
One public official who was invited to join is boxing legend and Sarangani congressman Manny Pacquiao[2] to play for Congress/LGU Legislators team.
Elimination Round
The elimination round began on July 29, 2013 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The schedule followed a single round robin format in which all teams faced each other once, for a total of 6 games per team. After the elimination round, the bottom team is eliminated. The top 2 teams get outright semifinals spots, while the remaining 4 teams battle it out on the quarterfinals, with #3 team facing #6, and #4 seed playing against #5.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | q, z – PNP Hinirangs | 6 | 6 | 0 | 611 | 432 | +179 | 1.000 | — | Advanced to the semifinals |
2 | q, z – Judiciary Cagers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 633 | 494 | +139 | .667[a] | 2 | |
3 | q, z – AFP Cavaliers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 603 | 486 | +117 | .667[a] | 2 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
4 | q, z – PhilHealth Advocates | 6 | 3 | 3 | 545 | 486 | +59 | .500 | 3 | |
5 | q – MMDA Equalizers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 489 | 573 | −84 | .333[b] | 4 | |
6 | q – Congress-LGU Legislators | 6 | 2 | 4 | 515 | 561 | −46 | .333[b] | 4 | |
7 | e – DOJ Hunters | 6 | 0 | 6 | 362 | 726 | −364 | .000 | 6 | Eliminated |
e – Eliminated; q – Qualified for the phase indicated; z – Team earns the twice-to-beat advantage
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PlayoffsThere are six teams that qualified for the playoffs. The top two teams, (#1) PNP Hinirangs and (#2) Judiciary Cagers, already advance to the semifinals, holding also the twice-to-beat advantage. The remaining four teams will fight for the final two semifinal slots. (#3) AFP Cavaliers and (#4) PhilHealth Advocates will have a twice-to-beat advantage on the quarterfinals against (#6) Congress-LGU Legislators and (#5) MMDA Equalizers, respectively.
QuarterfinalsThe #4 team PhilHealth Advocates have a twice-to-beat advantage against #5 ranked MMDA Equalizers, while #6 seed Congress-LGU Legislators needs to win two games versus #3 squad AFP Cavaliers. Both higher seeded teams won their respective series. PhilHealth thump MMDA in one game, 87–65, while AFP beat Congress-LGU, 92–73, to advance to the semifinals. The Advocates face top team PNP Hinirangs, and the Cavaliers sets a date with #2 seed Judiciary Cagers.[12] (3) AFP Cavaliers vs. (6) Congress-LGU Legislators
(4) PhilHealth Advocates vs. (5) MMDA Equalizers
AwardsWinners and beneficiariesEvery team represents their choice of charity institution. The champion will win one million pesos and first runner-up team will win five hundred thousand pesos to be given to the charity chosen by the winning teams.[13] Total winning prize is ₱1,500,000 in Philippine peso[14] courtesy of Kuya Daniel Razon, the CEO and chairman of Breakthrough and Milestones Production International (BMPI).[15] But winners received a total cash prize of ₱1,900,000 in all.
Most Valuable PlayerPO2 Ollan Omiping was the two-time MVP (Philippine National Police (PNP) team) during the first and second season of UNTV Cup, was tagged as The Sniper for his excellent performance every game. References
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