2005 Letran Knights basketball team
# 2005 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2005 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 81st season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2005-06 began on June 25, 2005, and the host school for the season was also Letran.

The Knights, after a disappointing Season 80 campaign, finished the double round-robin eliminations at first place with 13 wins against 1 loss. They then eliminated San Sebastian Stags in the Final Four to face their Season 80 Final Four tormentors, the PCU Dolphins, in the Finals.

The Knights went on to defeat the Dolphins in three games to capture their 16th NCAA championship. Boyet Bautista was named Finals Most Valuable Player and Aaron Aban was named Most Improved Player of the season.

## Roster

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| C | Andaya | Pinera | Faundo |
| PF | Rodriguez | Realista | Quinday |
| SF | Aldave | Mondragon | Anabo |
| SG | Aban | Aldave | Jazul |
| PG | Bautista | Alcaraz | Balneg |

## NCAA Season 81 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 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 63–54 | 1–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Alcaraz – 13; Rebounds: Bautista – 7; Assists: Alcaraz – 6 ||||||
| Jun 29 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 63–54 | 2–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Alcaraz – 13; Rebounds: Bautista – 7; Assists: Bautista – 4 ||||||
| Jul 4 | 1:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 78–65 | 3–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Alcaraz – 21; Rebounds: Andaya – 8; Assists: Aldave – 5 ||||||
| Jul 8 | 4:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 65–50 | 4–0 |
| Jul 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 65–45 | 5–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Andaya – 15; Rebounds: Andaya – 12; Assists: 5 players – 2 ||||||
| Jul 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 69–67 | 6–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 14; Rebounds: Andaya – 10; Assists: Alcaraz – 4 ||||||
| Jul 27 | 2:00 p.m. | PCU Dolphins | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W $70–64^{OT}$ | 7–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Aban – 17; Rebounds: Aban – 11; Assists: 5 players – 2 ||||||
| 1st place after 1st round (7 wins–0 losses) ||||||
| Second round of eliminations ||||||
| Aug 3 | 4:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 63–58 | 8–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 13; Rebounds: Aban – 10; Assists: Bautista – 4 ||||||
| Aug 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 59–51 | 9–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Aban – 14; Rebounds: Rodriguez – 7; Assists: Bautista – 4 ||||||
| Aug 12 | 2:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 68–58 | 10–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Rodriguez – 18; Rebounds: Andaya – 10; Assists: Bautista – 5 ||||||
| Aug 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 79–67 | 11–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Aban – 23; Rebounds: Andaya – 13; Assists: Aban, Bautista – 4 ||||||
| Aug 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | L 66–71 | 11–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 15; Rebounds: Aban – 11; Assists: Bautista – 4 ||||||
| Aug 31 | 2:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 65–46 | 12–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 16; Rebounds: Andaya – 7; Assists: 6 players – 2 ||||||
| Sep 2 | 4:00 p.m. | PCU Dolphins | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 63–59 | 13–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Aldave – 15; Rebounds: Andaya – 11; Assists: Bautista – 4 ||||||
| 1st place at 13 wins–1 losses (6 wins–1 loss in the 2nd round) ||||||
| Final Four ||||||
| Sep 9 | 2:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Cuneta Astrodome • Pasay | W 93–60 | 1–0 (14–1) |
| Game Highs: Points: Aban – 21 ||||||
| Letran wins series in one game ||||||
| Finals ||||||
| Sep 19 | 4:00 p.m. | PCU Dolphins | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | L 74–79 | 0–1 (14–2) |
| Sep 21 | 4:00 p.m. | PCU Dolphins | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 78–60 | 1–1 (15–2) |
| Sep 23 | 3:00 p.m. | PCU Dolphins | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 62–54 | 2–1 (16–2) |
| Game Highs: Points: Aban, Alcaraz, Bautista – 13 ||||||
| Knights clinched 16th NCAA championship ||||||

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

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

## Awards

### NCAA Individual Awards

| Player | Award |
| - | - |
| Boyet Bautista | NCAA Finals Most Valuable Player |
| Aaron Aban | NCAA Most Improved Player |

### NCAA Players of the Week

| Player | Award |
| - | - |
| Aaron Aban | Player of the Week — July 4–10 |
| Jonathan Aldave | Player of the Week — July 18–24 |
| JP Alcaraz | Player of the Week — July 25–31 |
| Boyet Bautista | Player of the Week — August 8–14 |
| Boyet Bautista | Player of the Week — September 19–25 |
| Mark Andaya | Player of the Week — August 29–September 4 |
