2002 Letran Knights basketball team
# 2002 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2002 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 78th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2002-03 began on June 29, 2002, and the host school for the season was San Beda College.

This season marked the return of Louie Alas as head coach of the Knights after his stints in Manila Metrostars of the Metropolitan Basketball Association and the Mobiline Phone Pals of the Philippine Basketball Association. Louie Alas debuted with the Knights and won his first NCAA championship, giving Letran its 13th NCAA men's basketball title, back in 1998 before he went in the MBA.

The Knights finished the season at sixth place with 7 wins against 7 losses, missing the Final Four for three consecutive years since winning back-to-back titles in 1998 and 1999.

## Roster

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| C | Santa Cruz | Rodriguez | Edwards |
| PF | Sillona | Reyes | Ebajay |
| SF | Aldave | Syhongpan | Anabo |
| SG | Enrile | Aban | Ang |
| PG | Santos | Bautista | Sangco |

## NCAA Season 78 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 29 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 69–64 | 1–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 22; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 15; Assists: Enrile – 8 ||||||
| Jul 5 | 2:00 p.m. | PCU Dolphins | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 56–67 | 1–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 18; Rebounds: Aban – 10; Assists: Enrile – 6 ||||||
| Jul 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 76–68 | 2–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 23; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 9; Assists: 5 players – 3 ||||||
| Jul 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 75–88 | 2–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 22; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 10; Assists: Enrile, Aban, Anabo – 3 ||||||
| Jul 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 76–73 | 3–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 24; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 9; Assists: Enrile – 7 ||||||
| Aug 2 | 4:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L $96–100^{OT}$ | 3–3 |
| Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 26; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 13; Assists: Enrile, Santos – 6 ||||||
| Aug 5 | 4:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 62–72 | 3–4 |
| Game Highs: Points: Santa Cruz – 14; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 9; Assists: Bautista, Enrile – 4 ||||||
| 4th place after 1st round (3 wins–4 losses) ||||||
| Second round of eliminations ||||||
| Aug 9 | 4:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 76–80 | 3–5 |
| Game Highs: Points: Aldave, Bautista, Santa Cruz – 14; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 14; Assists: Santos – 4 ||||||
| Aug 14 | 4:00 p.m. | PCU Dolphins | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W $83–73^{OT}$ | 4–5 |
| Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 23 ||||||
| Aug 19 | 2:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 59–74 | 4–6 |
| Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 14; Rebounds: Sillona – 9; Assists: Bautista – 4 ||||||
| Aug 23 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 67–54 | 5–6 |
| Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 20; Rebounds: Ebajay – 10; Assists: Aldave, Enrile, Santos – 3 ||||||
| Aug 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 70–64 | 6–6 |
| Sep 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 85–80 | 7–6 |
| Game Highs: Points: Bautista, Enrile – 23; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 10; Assists: Enrile – 6 ||||||
| Sep 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 71–80 | 7–7 |
| Game Highs: Points: Enrile – 17; Rebounds: Santa Cruz – 7; Assists: Bautista, Enrile – 5 ||||||
| Sixth place at 7 wins–7 losses (4 wins–3 losses in the 2nd round) ||||||

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

