2009 Letran Knights basketball team
# 2009 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2009 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 85th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2009-10 began on June 27, 2009, and the host school for the season was San Beda College.

The Knights finished the double round-robin eliminations at fourth place with 12 wins against 6 losses. In the Final Four, the Knights, holding a twice-to-beat disadvantage, were eliminated by the defending champions San Beda Red Lions in one game.

## Roster

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| C | Foronda | Alas, J | Datang |
| PF | Cortes | Belencion | Publico |
| SF | Guevarra | Pantin | Ang |
| SG | Jazul | Alas, K | Taplah |
| PG | Del Rosario | Gutilban | Malabago |

## NCAA Season 85 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 27 | 4:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | L 66–69 | 0–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 15; Rebounds: Cortes – 9; Assists: Jazul – 4 ||||||
| Jul 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Arellano Chiefs | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 73–81 | 0–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 17; Rebounds: Cortes – 9; Assists: Jazul – 5 ||||||
| Jul 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 73–68 | 1–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 24; Rebounds: Cortes – 10; Assists: Del Rosario – 5 ||||||
| Jul 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 73–51 | 2–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 18; Rebounds: Cortes – 10; Assists: Del Rosario – 5 ||||||
| Jul 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 86–69 | 3–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 16; Rebounds: Foronda, Guevarra – 8; Assists: Jazul – 5 ||||||
| Jul 24 | 2:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 74–79 | 3–3 |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 19; Rebounds: Foronda – 7; Assists: Del Rosario – 5 ||||||
| Jul 29 | 2:00 p.m. | AUF Great Danes | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 94–64 | 4–3 |
| Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 16; Rebounds: Datang – 7; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6 ||||||
| Aug 5 | 4:00 p.m. | EAC Generals | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 85–84 | 5–3 |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 26; Rebounds: Datang – 17; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5 ||||||
| Aug 14 | 4:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 74–77 | 5–4 |
| Game Highs: Points: Belencion – 18; Rebounds: Cortes – 9; Assists: Jazul – 7 ||||||
| 5th place after the 1st round (5 wins–4 losses) ||||||
| Second round of eliminations ||||||
| Aug 19 | 2:00 p.m. | EAC Generals | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 92–66 | 6–4 |
| Game Highs: Points: Guevarra, Jazul – 21; Rebounds: Del Rosario – 6; Assists: Jazul – 13 ||||||
| Aug 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 70–65 | 7–4 |
| Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 18; Rebounds: Cortes – 11; Assists: 4 players – 2 ||||||
| Aug 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Arellano Chiefs | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 89–85 | 8–4 |
| Game Highs: Points: Guevarra, Jazul – 18; Rebounds: Foronda – 7; Assists: Jazul – 5 ||||||
| Sep 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 69–54 | 9–4 |
| Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 22; Rebounds: Foronda – 8; Assists: Jazul – 6 ||||||
| Sep 7 | 2:00 p.m. | AUF Great Danes | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 100–83 | 10–4 |
| Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 26; Rebounds: Kr. Alas – 8; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5 ||||||
| Sep 11 | 4:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 66–84 | 10–5 |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 14; Rebounds: Foronda – 6; Assists: Jazul – 5 ||||||
| Sep 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 80–60 | 11–5 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 19; Rebounds: Cortes – 11; Assists: Del Rosario, Jazul – 3 ||||||
| Sep 25 | 4:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 80–63 | 12–5 |
| Game Highs: Points: Guevarra, Jazul – 27; Rebounds: Cortes – 10; Assists: Gutilban – 4 ||||||
| Oct 2 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 64–76 | 12–6 |
| 4th place at 12 wins–6 losses (7 wins–2 losses in the 2nd round) ||||||
| Final Four ||||||
| Oct 16 | 2:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 76–82 | 0–1 (12–7) |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 24 ||||||
| Lost series in one game ||||||

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

* ↑ San Beda held a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran

## Suspensions

The NCAA Management Committee, led by acting chairman Mr. Frank Gusi of San Sebastian College, announced the suspension of Letran forwards Kristoffer Alas and Jaypee Belencion. After the first round game of Letran and San Beda which resulted in a debris-pelting and bench-clearing incident, Letran's Kris Alas pushed San Beda center Sudan Daniel right after the endgame buzzer, while Belencion was sacked after he taunted the fans which the league considered as mitigating circumstances.

The league also gave a stern warning to Letran head coach Louie Alas, his assistant Mel Alas, and Letran shooting guard Kevin Alas for their misconduct.

## Injuries

Letran star forward Rey Guevarra tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) when he took a bad fall after colliding against San Beda center Sudan Daniel in the dying seconds of the second-round encounter between the Knights and Red Lions.

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| - | - |
| RJ Jazul | Players of the Week — September 20–26 |
| Rey Guevarra | Players of the Week — September 20–26 |
