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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Santos | Javillonar | Lantaya |
| PF | Sangalang | Guarino | Miclat |
| SF | Caralipio | Monje | Ariar |
| SG | Paraiso | Tolentino | Go |
| PG | Yu | Reyson | Olivario |
| 2022 Letran Knights men's basketball | |
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NCAA Season 98 champions | |
| Record | |
| Elims rank | #2 |
| Final rank | #1 |
| 2022 record | 16-6 (13-5 elims) |
| Head coach | Bonnie Tan (3rd season) |
| Assistant coaches | Rensy Bajar Raymund Tiongco Alfredo Jarencio II |
| Captain | Fran Yu (4th season) |
The 2022 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 98th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2022-23 began on September 10, 2022, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, and the host school for the season is Emilio Aguinaldo College. [1]
The Knights, the Season 97 champions, began their campaign on September 14, 2022, against JRU Heavy Bombers instead of its earlier play date which was the opening day against the season's hosts EAC Generals due to four Letran players contracted COVID-19 virus. [2]
The Knights finished the elimination round at second place with 13 wins and 5 losses. They have returned to the Finals for three straight seasons after defeating the Lyceum Pirates in the Final Four, 67-58. [3]
The Knights went on to defeat the Benilde Blazers in three games to capture their 20th NCAA championship, clinching their first three straight titles in 38 years, since 1984. King Caralipio was named Finals Most Valuable Player and Mythical Five member. [4]
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Santos | Javillonar | Lantaya |
| PF | Sangalang | Guarino | Miclat |
| SF | Caralipio | Monje | Ariar |
| SG | Paraiso | Tolentino | Go |
| PG | Yu | Reyson | Olivario |
The Knights lost four of its key players from last season's championship team. Season 97 Finals MVP Jeo Ambohot, Christian Fajarito, and Allen Mina were drafted last May 15, 2022 in the Philippine Basketball Association. [5]
Meanwhile Rhenz Abando, the Season 97 MVP, has decided to forego his final year of eligibility and signed on as a professional basketball player for Anyang KGC in the Korean Basketball League. [6]
Elimination games are played in a double round-robin format. All games are aired on GTV and GMA Pinoy TV GMA News TV, and streamed online live via the NCAA Philippines website, NCAA Philippines Facebook page and YouTube channel, and GMA Sports’ Facebook and Twitter pages
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result | Record | ||||||
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| Sep 14 | 12:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 101–97OT | 1–0 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Reyson – 31; Rebounds: Caralipio – 11; Assists: Reyson, Yu – 5 each | |||||||||||
| Sep 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Arellano Chiefs | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | L 69–72 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Sangalang – 19; Rebounds: Sangalang – 16; Assists: Paraiso, Sangalang – 3 each | |||||||||||
| Sep 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 81–75 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Paraiso – 25; Rebounds: Sangalang – 10; Assists: Yu – 6 | |||||||||||
| Sep 27 | 3:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 67–62 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Yu – 15; Rebounds: Caralipio – 11; Assists: Yu – 5 | |||||||||||
| Sep 30 | 3:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | L 68–76 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Reyson – 20; Rebounds: Caralipio – 11; Assists: Yu – 5 | |||||||||||
| Oct 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Lyceum Pirates | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | L 75–82 | 3–3 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Yu – 18; Rebounds: Caralipio – 17; Assists: Reyson – 7 | |||||||||||
| Oct 5 | 3:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 77–69 | 4–3 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Caralipio – 13; Rebounds: 3 players – 8 each; Assists: Yu – 7 | |||||||||||
| Oct 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 70–67 | 5–3 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Paraiso, Yu – 13 each; Rebounds: Monje, Santos – 7 each; Assists: Yu – 5 | |||||||||||
| Oct 12 | 12:00 p.m. | EAC Generals | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 72–68 | 6–3 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Caralipio – 16; Rebounds: Paraiso – 9; Assists: Monje, Yu – 3 each | |||||||||||
| Tied at fourth place after 1st round (6 wins–3 losses) | |||||||||||
| 2nd round of eliminations | |||||||||||
| Oct 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 74–59 | 7–3 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Paraiso – 16; Rebounds: Javillonar – 12; Assists: 3 players – 3 each | |||||||||||
| Oct 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Arellano Chiefs | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 65–53 | 8–3 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Caralipio – 13; Rebounds: Caralipio – 13; Assists: Yu – 5 | |||||||||||
| Oct 23 | 3:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 69–50 | 9–3 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Yu – 19; Rebounds: Javillonar, Sangalang – 11 each; Assists: Reyson – 4 | |||||||||||
| Oct 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Lyceum Pirates | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 69–64 | 10–3 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Paraiso – 13; Rebounds: Sangalang – 18; Assists: Yu – 7 | |||||||||||
| Nov 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 74–66 | 11–3 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Sangalang – 21; Rebounds: Sangalang, Yu – 9 each; Assists: Yu – 10 | |||||||||||
| Nov 12 | 12:00 p.m. | EAC Generals | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 84–77 | 12–3 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Caralipio – 16; Rebounds: Caralipio – 11; Assists: Reyson, Yu – 5 each | |||||||||||
| Nov 16 | 3:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | L 77–91 | 12–4 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Caralipio – 14; Rebounds: Caralipio – 7; Assists: 3 players – 3 each | |||||||||||
| Nov 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 74–58 | 13–4 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Sangalang – 21; Rebounds: Caralipio – 9; Assists: Paraiso, Reyson – 6 each | |||||||||||
| Nov 23 | 3:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | L 71–87 | 13–5 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Caralipio – 15; Rebounds: Caralipio – 9; Assists: Yu – 4 | |||||||||||
| Second place after 2nd round (7 wins–2 losses in the 2nd round) | |||||||||||
| Final Four [lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||
| Nov 29 | 3:00 p.m. | Lyceum Pirates | Filoil EcoOil Centre • San Juan, Metro Manila | W 67–58 | 14–5 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Yu – 11; Rebounds: Caralipio – 12; Assists: Caralipio – 5 | |||||||||||
| Letran wins series in one game | |||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||
| Dec 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 81–75 | 15–5 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Sangalang – 24; Rebounds: Sangalang – 10; Assists: Yu – 5 | |||||||||||
| Dec 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | L 71–76 | 15–6 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Paraiso – 16; Rebounds: Caralipio – 14; Assists: Olivario – 6 | |||||||||||
| Dec 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Ynares Center • Antipolo | W 81–67 | 16–6 | ||||||
| Game Highs: Points: Caralipio – 20; Rebounds: Caralipio – 10; Assists: Monje, Olivario – 3 each | |||||||||||
| Knights clinched 20th NCAA championship | |||||||||||
Times listed above are in UTC+08:00
| Player | Award |
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| Fran Yu | Player of the Week — October 17–23 |
| King Caralipio | NCAA Finals Most Valuable Player |
| NCAA Mythical Five member |
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