NCAA Season 84 is the 2008–09
season
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of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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of the
Philippines
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.
Mapua Institute of Technology Mapua, Māpua, or Mapúa may refer to:
*Mapuá River, a river in the Pará state of north-central Brazil
*Māpua, New Zealand, a small town on the South Island of New Zealand
*Mapúa University, a tertiary institute in Manila, Philippines
*Tomás Ma ...
is the host of the 2008–2009 season, with the year's theme being "To The Fore at 84: Building Bridges Through Sports".
NCAA Season 81
NCAA Season 81 was the 2005–06 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines). Colegio de San Juan de Letran was the season's host.
To usher in the new season, Letran and the other NCAA member schools performed the openi ...
's commissioner
Joe Lipa
Jose "Joe" Lipa, Jr. is a Filipino basketball coach and executive who currently coaching the Terrafirma Dyip's 3x3 team in the PBA 3x3.
Lipa formerly coached his alma mater, the University of the Philippines, in the University Athletic Asso ...
returns as a commissioner.
Unresolved issues from Season 83
PCU suspension
After being suspended the previous season for identity switching, an additional five student-athletes were implicated by the NCAA's own investigation to the matter. Initially, it was thought that the Management Committee (MANCOM) would extend PCU's suspension for another year.
On May 28, the Policy Board and the PCU management announced an agreement in which the PCU Dolphins seniors' teams would return to the league for Season 84, with the juniors' teams still suspended; after the season, the school would take an indefinite
leave of absence
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from the league. As a result, the Policy Board scrapped the MANCOM's earlier recommendation of extending the suspension for another year with three years of probation thereafter. Several players were also banned from the league, with the exception of Elvin Pascual who is currently at the
San Beda Red Lions
The San Beda Red Lions is the collegiate varsity basketball team of the San Beda University that plays in the NCAA. The juniors basketball team is called the Red Cubs of San Beda University–Rizal, while the women's varsity basketball team is c ...
' team B; his status would be decided on the eligibility meeting on June 10. Pascual was cleared to play by the MANCOM after an appeal was granted on a previous decision that barred him from playing.
Game-fixing allegations
Another issue being investigated by the MANCOM were the allegations of game-fixing on games, especially after Paolo Orbeta of CSB was implicated on
point shaving
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. Incoming president Dr. Reynaldo Vea of Season 84 host Mapua and his predecessor Dr. Vince Fabella of Jose Rizal issued a stern warning on the matter.
Return of the Mapua juniors team
The Mapua juniors team returns with student-athletes from the
Malayan High School of Science
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; the original Mapua Institute of Technology Pre-Engineering High School closed down after the Yuchengco takeover of the institute. The school was "forced" to form the team for them to be able to host the season since they will not be allowed to take part in seniors' events, which would jeopardize their hosting duties. The basketball team would be handled by former
Mapua Cardinals Mapua, Māpua, or Mapúa may refer to:
* Mapuá River, a river in the Pará state of north-central Brazil
*Māpua, New Zealand, a small town on the South Island of New Zealand
*Mapúa University, a tertiary institute in Manila, Philippines
*Tomás M ...
Randy Alcantara and Chito Victolero. The old Mapua juniors team held the
most basketball championships, with 18.
PBA Draft rules
After
Yousif Aljamal
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's suspension the previous season that led into court intervention, the league clarified its rules on application to the
Philippine Basketball Association
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(PBA)
Draft
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; the applicant must formally inform the league on their intentions to apply. Also the league implemented another rule restricting a member school from fielding more than two imports at the same time to level the playing field following the entry of foreign players.
Basketball
Seniors' tournament
Elimination round
Bracket
Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
Bracket
Volleyball
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Soccer
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Beach Volleyball
Men's final
Women's final
Juniors' final
Chess
Seniors' tournament
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Juniors' tournament
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Taekwondo
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Lawn tennis
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Table tennis
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Swimming
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Track and field
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General Championship race
Seniors' Division
Juniors' Division
See also
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UAAP Season 71
UAAP Season 71 was the 2008–2009 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The University of the Philippines (UP) hosted this season, which coincided with the centennial anniversary of the University's establishment. It op ...
References
External links
NCAA official website
{{NCAAPhilippines
2008 in Philippine sport
2008 in multi-sport events
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2009 in Philippine sport
2009 in multi-sport events