The 2017 basketball tournaments of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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, otherwise known as the
NCAA Season 93
NCAA Season 93 is the 2017–18 collegiate athletic year of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. It is hosted by San Sebastian College-Recoletos (SSC-R).
Sports calendar
This is the tentative calendar of events of the ...
, which started on July 8, 2017 at
Mall of Asia Arena
The SM Mall of Asia Arena, also known as the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena, is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events, an ...
,
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...
. Same as the last year's opener, the defending champions
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 ...
will open their title defense bid as they will battle the season's hosts
San Sebastian Stags
The San Sebastian Golden Stags (also known as SSC-R Stags) are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos.
Their 5 consecutive NCAA seniors basketball championships was th ...
at the first game, and at the second game the
Arellano Chiefs
The Arellano University Chiefs is the athletic team of Arellano University. It is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA). The team has several intercollegiate ...
will open their first season without
Jio Jalalon as they take on the
Mapúa Cardinals
The Mapúa Cardinals are the varsity sports teams of Mapúa University that play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines).
The Mapúa Cardinals holds the NCAA record for the most General Championships in the seniors' divi ...
.
ABS-CBN Sports and Action
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will be covering the games for the third consecutive year.
Format
* In the seniors and juniors' tournament, ten (10) teams will play in a double round-robin classification.
* Once teams are tied, tie-breaker games shall be held for either the first, second or the fourth seed if necessary.
* The scenarios after the elimination round ends are the following below:
*: 1. If no team sweeps the elimination round, the regular play-offs (Final Four) shall be used.
*: 2. If a team successfully sweep the elimination round, that team will gain an automatic bye to the finals and the stepladder play-offs shall be used.
*In the semifinals, the first and second seed shall earn a twice-to-beat bonus against their respective opponents. These teams shall only need to win once to advance to the finals; while the third and fourth seed teams will need to win twice to advance to the finals.
*The finals is a best-of-three championship series.
Teams
Seniors' tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
Scores
Fourth–seed playoffs
* As three teams were tied for #4, the two teams with the lowest head-to-head goal averages (Arellano and Letran) played in the first round of the fourth-seed playoff. The winner met San Sebastian for the right to enter the playoffs proper.
First round
Second round
Bracket
Stepladder semifinals
This stage is a
single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
.
First round
This is the first playoff appearance for JRU since 2015, and the first for San Sebastian since 2013.
Second round
This is the 12th consecutive playoff appearance of defending champions San Beda.
Finals
This is a
best-of-three playoff
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
. This is the first Finals appearance for Lyceum, and the 12th consecutive Finals appearance for San Beda. Lyceum's sweep of the elimination round broke San Beda's 11-year streak of being the #1 seed, and is the first sweep since San Beda did it in 2010.
* Finals Most Valuable Player:
All-Star Game
The Games of the NCAA All-Star were held last September 1 at the
Filoil Flying V Center
The Filoil EcoOil Centre, formerly Filoil Flying V Centre, Filoil Flying V Arena and The Arena in San Juan, also known as the Entertainment and Recreational Arena of the People (initials taken after former mayor and president Joseph Estrada's nic ...
in
San Juan. The event served as a transition event from the first round going into the second round. The Team Saints, composed of stars from Perpetual Help, San Beda, Letran, Benilde, and the season hosts, San Sebastian, defeated The Team Heroes, consisting of Arellano, Lyceum, Jose Rizal University, Emilio Aguinaldo College, and Mapua; 84–80. Prince Eze was named as the All-Star MVP who went double-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
*All-Star Game MVP: Prince Eze (Team Saints)
Controversies
Wrong uniform
On July 11, 2017, The Altas were clad in maroon when they were scheduled to be donning their light uniforms. Hence, the league ruled that the University of Perpetual Help was ineligible to play in its matchup against the Blazers earlier in the day. Citing the rule which states, “any athlete whose playing uniform does not conform with the rules will be ineligible to participate in a given game/match”, the management committee overturned UPHSD's 69-65 win in favor of the Blazers.
Awards
* Most Valuable Player:
* Rookie of the Year:
* Mythical Five:
**
**
**
**
**
* Defensive Player of the Year:
* All-Defensive Team:
**
**
**
**
**
* Most Improved Player:
Statistics
Season average leaders
Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
Scores
Fourth-seed playoff
Bracket
*Game went into
overtime
Overtime is the amount of time someone works beyond normal working hours. The term is also used for the pay received for this time. Normal hours may be determined in several ways:
*by custom (what is considered healthy or reasonable by society), ...
Semifinals
San Beda and Malayan have the twice-to-beat advantage; they only need to win once, while their opponents twice, to advance to the finals.
San Beda vs. LSGH
Malayan vs. Letran
Finals
* Finals Most Valuable Player:
Awards
* Most Valuable Player:
* Rookie of the Year:
* Defensive Player of the Year:
* Most Improved Player: co-awardees,
* Mythical Five:
**
**
**
**
**
* All-Defensive Team:
**
**
**
**
**
Controversies
Wrong uniform
On July 11, 2017, The Junior Altas wore their dark uniforms instead of light. The Juniors' standings did not change, however, as CSB-LSGH triumphed in that matchup.
See also
*
UAAP Season 80 basketball tournaments
References
External links
Official website
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