The NCAA Season 80 basketball tournaments are the postseason tournaments of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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for
basketball
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at the
2004–05 season. The tournaments are divided into two divisions: the Juniors tournament for male
high school
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students and the Men's tournament for male
college
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students.
The NCAA ushered its 80th season on June 26, 2004 before a packed crowd at the Araneta Coliseum. Ricky Palou is the year's NCAA commissioner, the opening rites were graced by the NCAA board members and other representatives of member schools.
Philippine Christian University
The Philippine Christian University (PCU) is a private, Protestant coeducational basic and higher education institution located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1946 through the initiatives of the laymen of the Evangelical Assoc ...
bag their first-ever NCAA crown since joining the league eight years ago. The Dolphins swept the
University of Perpetual Help Altas.
Men's tournament
Teams
Elimination round
Match-up results
Scores
Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.
Fourth seed playoff
San Beda, Mapua and San Sebastian wound up in a three-way tie at the end of the elimination round. However, only the Red Lions and the Cardinals will figure in a knockout match due to their superior tie-break quotients.
San Beda made it to the final four cast for the first time in seven years as they relied on their tested leader Arjun Cordero, who shot nine of his 14 points in the final four minutes to lift the Red Lions past the Mapua Cardinals.
Bracket
*Game went into
overtime
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Semifinals
PCU and Perpetual Help have the
twice-to-beat advantage
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. They only have to win once, while their opponents, twice, to progress.
(1) Perpetual vs. (4) San Beda
In Game 1, Jeff Bombeo and rookie
Yousif Aljamal
Yousif B. Aljamal Jr. (born in Pampanga on June 14, 1983) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who last played for the GlobalPort Batang Pier in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also a former NCAA Most Valuable P ...
combined for 25 points to lift the Red Lions past the Altas, who were playing without key player Vladimir Joe.
(2) PCU vs. (3) Letran
Jonathan Aldave nailed a three-pointer with 3.2 seconds left to stun the PCU Dolphins in Game 1. After Robert Sanz drained his charities in the last 12 seconds for a 64-62 PCU lead, the Knights'
Boyet Bautista
Boyet Bautista is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Pasig Pirates of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), and for the Armed Forces of the Philippines Cavaliers of the UNTV Cup. Bautista played high school and collegiat ...
dribbled the length of the court, drove down the middle to draw the defense to him and made a kick-off pass to the waiting Aldave, who delivered the night's most dramatic basket.
Finals
A historic NCAA basketball series unfolds when University of Perpetual Help Altas and Philippine Christian University Dolphins vie for their first championship crown. The Dolphins are in their first finals appearance since joining the league in 1996 while the Altas will troop to the championship match for the first time in 15 years.
*Finals Most Valuable Player:
Sophomore
Jayson Castro
Jayson Castro William (born June 30, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). His moniker is "The Blur" for his speed.
He played for the Philippine Christian Un ...
drain a three-pointer with five seconds left in Game 1 as the Dolphins moved to within a win of capturing their first-ever NCAA crown. Head coach
Loreto Tolentino was slapped with a one-game suspension for excessive complaining in their previous semifinal win against Letran. Tolentino's son Elvis called the shots for PCU on the bench.
In Game 2, PCU posted a double-digit lead right from the first quarter and delivered the best first half they could play. The Dolphins dictated the tempo with Robert Sanz and rookie
Jayson Castro
Jayson Castro William (born June 30, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). His moniker is "The Blur" for his speed.
He played for the Philippine Christian Un ...
leading the charge, and
Gabby Espinas
Gabriel Espinas (born January 3, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Batang Kankaloo – Caloocan of the Pilipinas Super League. A 6'4" forward, he was drafted fifth overall by the Beermen in the 2006 PBA draft. He made ...
coming off the bench. PCU coach
Loreto Tolentino steered the Dolphins in one of the most amazing turnarounds the league has ever seen.
Robert Sanz bagged the Finals MVP award. Before the game, Espinas was awarded both the season Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year awards, the first player to win both awards in the league on the same season.
Awards
*Most Valuable Player:
*Rookie of the Year:
*Mythical Five:
**
**
**
**
**
*Defensive Player of the Year:
*Most Improved Player:
*Coach of the Year:
Juniors' tournament
Bracket
Semifinals
(1) San Beda vs. (4) LSGH
(2) Letran vs. (3) PCU
Finals
*Finals Most Valuable Player:
In Game 2, Squires star Lucas Tagarda carried his team in the end game, as he made six of his 15 points in the final minute of the game, as Letran forced a winner-take-all Game Three.
In the deciding game, Red Cubs team captain Ogie Menor exploded for 30 points and 20 rebounds, while teammates James Martinez and Jay-R Taganas added 15 and 8 points respectively, as they clinched the NCAA juniors championship.
Awards
The end-of-season award winners are:
* Most Valuable Player:
* Rookie of the Year:
* Mythical Five:
**
**
**
**
**
* Defensive Player of the Year:
* Most Improved Player:
* Coach of the Year:
See also
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UAAP Season 67 men's basketball tournament
The men's basketball tournament of UAAP Season 67 (2004–05 season) of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) was hosted by De La Salle University. ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN covered the games on Studio 23.
Defending cham ...
References
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2004–05 in Philippine basketball