2014 Letran Knights men's basketball | |
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Record | |
Elims rank | #6 |
Final rank | #6 |
2014 record | 9–9 |
Head coach | Caloy Garcia (2nd season) |
Assistant coaches | Elvis Tolentino Ricky Umayam Ronjay Enrile Gerard Francisco Mike Buendia |
Captain | Mark Cruz (4th season) |
The 2014 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 90th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2014-15 began on June 28, 2014, and the host school for the season was Jose Rizal University. [1] [2]
The Knights finished the double round-robin eliminations at sixth place with 9 wins against 9 losses. This is the first time the Knights missed the Final Four playoffs since 2010. [3]
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Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Ruaya | Publico | De La Peña |
PF | Gabawan | Saldua | Apreku |
SF | Racal | Luib | Singontiko |
SG | Tambeling | Nambatac | Castro |
PG | Cruz | Calvo | Quinto |
The Knights have lost key players in Season 89 MVP Raymond Almazan, who was the third pick in the 2013 PBA Draft, and Jonathan Belorio, who had used up his eligibility. [4] Holdovers were Mark Cruz, Kevin Racal, Rey Nambatac, and McJour Luib. [4] Added to the roster was NCAA Season 88 juniors MVP Bong Quinto, Filipino-American Daryl Singontiko, and spitfire JP Calvo. [4]
Kevin Racal suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on his left knee during the team's practice a day before the game against the Arellano Chiefs. [6]
Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on TV5 & AksyonTV.
Times listed above are in UTC+08:00
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