2006 Letran Knights men's basketball
NCAA Season 82 semifinalist
Record
Elims rank #3
Final rank#3
2006 record10–6 (10–4 elims)
Head coachLouie Alas (6th season)
Assistant coachesJustino Pinat
Carmelo Alas
Elmer Latonio
CaptainBoyet Bautista (5th season)

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
C 5 Philippines Faundo, Bryan 6'6" (1.98m) 3rd –
F 6 Philippines Ranises, Regin 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Holy Child School of Davao
G 7 Philippines Balneg, Mark Anthony 6'2" (1.88m) 4th Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 8 Philippines Bautista, Boyet  (C) 5'8" (1.73m) 5th Colegio de San Juan de Letran
C 9 Philippines Foronda, John Julien 6'5" (1.96m) 1st Benedictine International School
G 10 Philippines Melegrito, John Carl 5'8" (1.73m) 2nd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 11 Philippines Del Rosario, Kirk 5'10" (1.78m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
— 12 Philippines Dangcal, Reynaldo Jr. 5'9" (1.75m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
F 13 Philippines Mondragon, Hafer 6'0" (1.83m) 4th –
C 14 Philippines Realista, Michael John 6'4" (1.93m) 4th –
F 15 Philippines Daa, Fiel Dino 6'2" (1.88m) 1st Marasbaras National HS
F 16 Philippines Quinday, Andro Gil 6'2" (1.88m) 4th –
F 17 Philippines Aban, Aaron Abril 6'3" (1.91m) 5th Liceo de Cagayan University
F 18 Philippines Guevarra, Rey Francis 6'2" (1.88m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
G 20 Philippines Jazul, Rafael Joey Jr. 5'11" (1.8m) 2nd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Carmelo Alas
  • Elmer Latonio
  • Justino Pinat
Team manager
  • Ramon Oben
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured 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[lower-alpha 1]
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:
  1. ↑ 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

  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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