NCAA Season 89 basketball tournaments
| Host school | De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | November 11–16, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Mall of Asia Arena | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Arthur dela Cruz | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Boyet Fernandez (1st title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | San Sebastian Stags Perpetual Altas | |||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | AksyonTV, TV5 | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | November 11–14, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Mall of Asia Arena | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Arvin Tolentino | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | JB Sison (1st title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | San Sebastian Staglets Mapúa Red Robins | |||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | AksyonTV, TV5 | |||||||||||||||
The basketball tournaments of NCAA Season 89 are the Philippines' National Collegiate Athletic Association tournaments for basketball in its 2013–14 season. De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde hosted the season, starting with an opening ceremony held on June 22, 2013, at the Mall of Asia Arena followed by a double-header.[1] Games then are subsequently being held at Filoil Flying V Arena, with men's games on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays aired on AksyonTV.
Men's tournament
Teams
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Beda Red Lions | 15 | 3 | .833 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | Letran Knights | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1 | |
| 3 | San Sebastian Stags | 11 | 7 | .611[a] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Perpetual Altas | 11 | 7 | .611[a] | 4 | |
| 5 | EAC Generals (X) | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5 | |
| 6 | Arellano Chiefs (X) | 8 | 10 | .444[b] | 7 | |
| 7 | Lyceum Pirates (X) | 8 | 10 | .444[b] | 7 | |
| 8 | JRU Heavy Bombers | 6 | 12 | .333 | 9 | |
| 9 | Benilde Blazers (H) | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10 | |
| 10 | Mapúa Cardinals | 2 | 16 | .111 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4 seeds, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts; (X) Under probation
Notes:
Match-up results
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Scores
Third seed playoff
Winner faces Letran, while loser faces San Beda, in the semifinals. Either way, both teams have to win twice in the semifinals to progress.
Bracket
| Semifinals (Top 2 twice-to-beat) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | |||||||||
| 1 | San Beda | 70 | ||||||||
| 4 | Perpetual | 51 | ||||||||
| 1 | San Beda | 80 | 74 | 60 | ||||||
| 2 | Letran | 68 | 79 | 56 | ||||||
| 2 | Letran | 85 | ||||||||
| 3 | San Sebastian | 58 | ||||||||
Semifinals
Letran and San Beda have the twice-to-beat advantage; they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to advance to the Finals.
(1) San Beda vs. (4) Perpetual
November 7
2:30 p.m. |
| San Beda Red Lions | 70–51 | Perpetual Altas |
| Scoring by quarter: 11-9, 10-24, 17-12, 32-14 | ||
| San Beda wins series in one game | ||
(2) Letran vs. (3) San Sebastian
Finals
The finals is a best-of-3 series.
November 11
2:30 p.m. |
| San Beda Red Lions | 80–68 | Letran Knights |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-12, 14-12, 21-29, 33-15 | ||
November 14
2:30 p.m. |
| San Beda Red Lions | 74–79 | Letran Knights |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 25-15, 14-21, 23-25 | ||
November 16
2:00 p.m. |
| San Beda Red Lions | 60–56 | Letran Knights |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-7, 10-23, 21-13, 15-13 | ||
| San Beda wins series 2–1 | ||
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Arthur dela Cruz (San Beda Red Lions)[2]
Awards
| NCAA Season 89 men's basketball champions |
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San Beda Red Lions 18th title, fourth consecutive title |
The winners were:[3]
- Most Valuable Player: Raymond Almazan (Letran Knights)
- Mythical Five:
- Raymond Almazan (Letran Knights)
- Ola Adeogun (San Beda Red Lions)
- Harold Arboleda (Perpetual Altas)
- Nosa Omorgbe (Perpetual Altas)
- Noube Happy (EAC Generals)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Raymond Almazan (Letran Knights)
- Rookie of the Year: Juneric Baloria (Perpetual Altas)
- Most Improved Player: Michael Mabulac (JRU Heavy Bombers)
Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Beda Red Cubs | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a] |
| 2 | San Sebastian Staglets | 15 | 3 | .833 | 3 | Proceed to stepladder round 2 |
| 3 | La Salle Green Hills Greenies (H) | 13 | 5 | .722 | 5 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 4 | Mapúa Red Robins | 12 | 6 | .667 | 6 | |
| 5 | JRU Light Bombers | 11 | 7 | .611 | 7 | |
| 6 | Letran Squires | 8 | 10 | .444 | 10 | |
| 7 | Perpetual Junior Altas | 7 | 11 | .389 | 11 | |
| 8 | EAC–ICA Brigadiers (X) | 3 | 15 | .167[b] | 15 | |
| 9 | Arellano Braves (X) | 3 | 15 | .167[b] | 15 | |
| 10 | Lyceum Junior Pirates (X) | 0 | 18 | .000 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4 seeds, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts; (X) Under probation
Notes:
Match-up results
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Scores
Bracket
| Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 2 (Single-elimination) | Finals (No. 1 thrice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Beda | 79 | 65 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Sebastian | 72 | 3 | LSGH | 68 | 59 | ||||||||
| 3 | LSGH | 59* | 3 | LSGH | 76 | |||||||||
| 4 | Malayan | 56 | ||||||||||||
Stepladder semifinals
Each game is sudden-death.
(3) LSGH vs. (4) Malayan
November 7
10:00 a.m. |
| La Salle Green Hills Greenies | 59–56 | Mapúa Red Robins |
| La Salle advances to the stepladder semifinals round 2 | ||
(2) San Sebastian vs. (3) LSGH
November 9
12:00 p.m. |
| San Sebastian Staglets | 72–76 | La Salle Green Hills Greenies |
| LSGH advances to the Finals | ||
Finals
November 14
12:30 p.m. |
| San Beda Red Cubs | 65–59 | La Salle Green Hills Greenies |
| San Beda wins series in two games | ||
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Arvin Tolentino (San Beda Red Cubs)
Awards
| NCAA Season 89 juniors' basketball champions |
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San Beda Red Cubs 20th title, fifth consecutive title |
The winners were:[3]
- Most Valuable Player: Rashleigh Paolo Rivero (La Salle Green Hills Greenies)
- Rookie of the Year: Jeric Adorio (JRU Light Bombers)
- Mythical Five:
- Rashleigh Paolo Rivero (La Salle Green Hills Greenies)
- Jeric Adorio (JRU Light Bombers)
- Kobe Paras (La Salle Green Hills Greenies)
- Michael Calisaan (San Sebastian Staglets)
- Rhanzelle Yong (San Sebastian Staglets)
- Most Improved Player: Kobe Paras (La Salle Green Hills Greenies)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Rashleigh Paolo Rivero (La Salle Green Hills Greenies)
See also
References
- ^ Decena, Karl (June 22, 2013). "NCAA shows solidarity in colorful Season 89 opening ceremonies". interaksyon.com. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ^ "Finals MVP dela Cruz realizes dad's constant scrutiny of game was for his own good". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ a b Flores, Celest R. (November 8, 2013). "PBA-bound Almazan named MVP, best defensive player in NCAA season 89". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
Overall Championship points
| Pts. | Position |
|---|---|
| 40 | Champion |
| 35 | 2nd |
| 30 | 3rd |
| 35 | 4th |
| 30 | 5th |
| 20 | 6th |
| 10 | 7th |
| 8 | 8th |
| 6 | 9th |
| 4 | 10th |
| — | Did not join |
| WD | Withdrew |
In case of ties, the team with the higher position in any tournament is ranked higher; if both are still tied, they are listed by alphabetical order.
Men's division
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Juniors' division |