17th Filoil EcoOil ECJ Preseason Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Philippines |
City | San Juan |
Venue(s) | Filoil EcoOil Centre |
Dates | May 11 – June 12, 2024 |
Teams | 18 |
Defending champions | UP Fighting Maroons |
Final positions | |
Champions | UP Fighting Maroons (2nd title) |
Runner-up | De La Salle Green Archers |
Third place | FEU Tamaraws |
Fourth place | Letran Knights |
The 2024 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup , officially referred to as the 17th Filoil EcoOil ECJ Preseason Cup, was the seventeenth edition of the collegiate basketball tournament organized by Filoil EcoOil Sports. The tournament began on May 11, 2024 and is contested by all 18 teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). [1] [2] [3] The tournament concluded on June 12, 2024. All games are held at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
On May 10, 2024, Filoil EcoOil Sports announced that the 17th Preseason Cup would be named after late sports patron Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.. The trophy in which the eventual champions will receive is also renamed as the ECJ Cup. [4]
The UP Fighting Maroons enter this tournament as the defending Preseason Cup champions. [5] UP would then go on in successfully defend their title in the championship game after defeating the De La Salle Green Archers in a 69–66 come-from-behind win.
In the elimination round, the teams are grouped by association. From there, the teams play in a single round-robin tournament. UAAP teams will play seven games while NCAA teams play nine. Teams are ranked by win-loss records with the top four teams from each association group advancing to the playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
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1 | UP Fighting Maroons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 554 | 478 | +76 | 1.000 | — |
2 | De La Salle Green Archers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 533 | 524 | +9 | .714 | 2 |
3 | FEU Tamaraws | 7 | 4 | 3 | 441 | 456 | −15 | .571 [lower-alpha 1] | 3 |
4 | UE Red Warriors | 7 | 4 | 3 | 487 | 471 | +16 | .571 [lower-alpha 1] | 3 |
5 | UST Growling Tigers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 391 | 391 | 0 | .429 [lower-alpha 2] | 4 |
6 | NU Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 4 | 493 | 453 | +40 | .429 [lower-alpha 2] | 4 |
7 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 7 | 2 | 5 | 414 | 460 | −46 | .286 | 5 |
8 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 419 | 509 | −90 | .000 | 7 |
Team | Game | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Adamson Soaring Falcons (AdU) | UE 57–65 | FEU 67–77 | DLSU 72–80 | ADMU 61–59 | NU 57–53 | UP 46–68 | UST 54–58 |
Ateneo Blue Eagles (ADMU) | AdU 59–61 | UST 52–63 | NU 64–66 | FEU 46–65 | UP 75–82 | DLSU 61–98 | UE 62–74 |
De La Salle Green Archers (DLSU) | UP 77–89 | UST 68–61 | AdU 80–72 | UE 77–74 | ADMU 98–61 | FEU 81–76 | NU 52–81 |
FEU Tamaraws (FEU) | AdU 77–67 | UE 80–76 | UP 84–95 | ADMU 65–46 | NU 59–91 | DLSU 76–81 | UST 79–72 |
NU Bulldogs (NU) | UE 64–72 | UST 75–76 | UP 63–73 | ADMU 66–64 | AdU 53–57 | FEU 91–59 | DLSU 81–52 |
UE Red Warriors (UE) | AdU 65–57 | FEU 76–80 | NU 72–64 | UP 60–71 | DLSU 74–77 | UST 66–60 | ADMU 74–62 |
UP Fighting Maroons (UP) | DLSU 89–77 | UST 76–73 | UE 71–60 | NU 73–63 | FEU 95–84 | ADMU 82–75 | AdU 68–46 |
UST Growling Tigers (UST) | DLSU 61–68 | UP 73–76 | NU 76–75 | ADMU 63–52 | UE 60–66 | AdU 58–54 | FEU 72–79 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Letran Knights | 9 | 7 | 2 | 718 | 703 | +15 | .778 [lower-alpha 1] | — |
2 | Benilde Blazers | 9 | 7 | 2 | 700 | 646 | +54 | .778 [lower-alpha 1] | — |
3 | San Beda Red Lions | 9 | 6 | 3 | 652 | 589 | +63 | .667 | 1 |
4 | Mapúa Cardinals | 9 | 5 | 4 | 686 | 686 | 0 | .556 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 |
5 | EAC Generals | 9 | 5 | 4 | 688 | 670 | +18 | .556 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 |
6 | Perpetual Altas | 9 | 4 | 5 | 621 | 655 | −34 | .444 | 3 |
7 | Lyceum Pirates | 9 | 3 | 6 | 717 | 747 | −30 | .333 [lower-alpha 3] | 4 |
8 | Arellano Chiefs | 9 | 3 | 6 | 686 | 711 | −25 | .333 [lower-alpha 3] | 4 |
9 | San Sebastian Stags | 9 | 3 | 6 | 730 | 774 | −44 | .333 [lower-alpha 3] | 4 |
10 | JRU Heavy Bombers | 9 | 2 | 7 | 703 | 720 | −17 | .222 | 5 |
Team | Game | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Arellano Chiefs (AU) | JRU 80–79 | SSC–R 105–95 | EAC 77–80 | UPHSD 68–65 | CSJL 75–80 | CSB 58–72 | LPU 82–88 | MU 71–79 | SBU 70–73 |
Letran Knights (CSJL) | SBU 69–76 | UPHSD 69–77 | CSB 80–71 | LPU 91–86 | AU 80–75 | JRU 68–66 | SSC–R 81–79 | MU 96–92 | EAC 84–81 |
Benilde Blazers (CSB) | CSJL 71–80 | MU 72–59 | SSC–R 86–64 | JRU 86–80 | AU 72–58 | SBU 71–69 | LPU 95–89 | UPHSD 77–72 | EAC 70–75 |
EAC Generals (EAC) | SBU 76–67 | UPHSD 60–49 | AU 80–77 | JRU 66–73 | LPU 93–81 | MU 71–75 | SSC–R 86–94 | CSJL 81–84 | CSB 75–70 |
JRU Heavy Bombers (JRU) | UPHSD 89–91 | AU 79–80 | EAC 73–66 | CSB 80–86 | CSJL 66–68 | MU 89–93 | SBU 62–75 | SSC–R 95–87 | LPU 70–74 |
Lyceum Pirates (LPU) | MU 67–75 | SBU 66–76 | SSC–R 94–89 | CSJL 86–91 | EAC 81–93 | UPHSD 72–76 | AU 88–82 | CSB 89–95 | JRU 74–70 |
Mapúa Cardinals (MU) | LPU 75–67 | UPHSD 67–76 | CSB 59–72 | SBU 67–64 | SSC–R 79–80 | EAC 75–71 | JRU 93–89 | CSJL 92–96 | AU 79–71 |
San Beda Red Lions (SBU) | CSJL 76–69 | LPU 76–66 | EAC 67–76 | MU 64–67 | UPHSD 75–44 | SSC–R 77–64 | CSB 69–71 | JRU 75–62 | AU 73–70 |
San Sebastian Stags (SSC–R) | LPU 89–94 | AU 95–105 | CSB 64–86 | MU 80–79 | SBU 64–77 | CSJL 79–81 | EAC 94–86 | UPHSD 78–71 | JRU 87–95 |
Perpetual Altas (UPHSD) | JRU 91–89 | CSJL 77–69 | MU 76–67 | EAC 49–60 | AU 65–68 | SBU 44–75 | LPU 76–72 | SSC–R 71–78 | CSB 72–77 |
The single-elimination playoffs will begin on June 8, 2024 with the crossover quarterfinals, where the first-seeded teams play the fourth-seeded team from the opposing association group, same goes for the second-seeded and third-seeded teams. [3]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship game | ||||||||||||
U1 | UP | 94 | ||||||||||||
N4 | Mapúa | 75 | ||||||||||||
U1 | UP | 89 | ||||||||||||
U3 | FEU | 77 | ||||||||||||
N2 | Benilde | 73 | ||||||||||||
U3 | FEU | 74 | ||||||||||||
U1 | UP | 69 | ||||||||||||
U2 | La Salle | 66 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Letran | 70 | ||||||||||||
U4 | UE | 66 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Letran | 87 | Battle for Third | |||||||||||
U2 | La Salle | 91 | ||||||||||||
U2 | La Salle | 94 | U3 | FEU | 80 | |||||||||
N3 | San Beda | 80 | N1 | Letran | 78 |
June 8 12:00 pm |
Letran Knights | 70–66 | UE Red Warriors |
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 16–21, 19–14, 15–8 | ||
Pts: Vince Cuajao 22 Rebs: Rafael Go 8 Asts: Jonathan Manalili 5 | Pts: John Abate 14 Rebs: Precious Momowei 14 Asts: Jack Cruz-Dumont 6 |
June 8 2:00 pm |
Benilde Blazers | 73–74 | FEU Tamaraws |
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 20–15, 12–14, 23–24 | ||
Pts: Jhommel Ancheta 20 Rebs: Roger Ondoa 8 Asts: Mark Daniel Sangco 5 | Pts: Francis Veejay Pre 20 Rebs: Mohamed Komateh 14 Asts:three players 3 each |
June 8 4:00 pm |
UP Fighting Maroons | 94–75 | Mapúa Cardinals |
Scoring by quarter:18–12, 26–15, 26–21, 24–27 | ||
Pts: Francis Lopez 16 Rebs: Francis Lopez 9 Asts: JD Cagulangan 5 | Pts: Clint Escamis 21 Rebs: Aaron Fermin 6 Asts: Clint Escamis 5 |
June 8 6:00 pm |
De La Salle Green Archers | 94–80 | San Beda Red Lions |
Scoring by quarter:31–25, 25–14, 27–20, 11–21 | ||
Pts: Kevin Quiambao 15 Rebs: Quiambao, Cortez 7 each Asts: Lian Ramiro 3 | Pts: John Bryan Sajonia 15 Rebs: James Payosing 9 Asts: James Payosing 3 |
June 9 4:00 pm |
UP Fighting Maroons | 89–77 | FEU Tamaraws |
Scoring by quarter:27–26, 16–12, 27–22, 19–17 | ||
Pts: Francis Lopez 22 Rebs: Jalen Stevens 8 Asts: JD Cagulangan 9 | Pts: Francis Veejay Pre 20 Rebs: Mohamed Konateh 16 Asts: Royce Alforque 4 |
June 9 6:00 pm |
Letran Knights | 87–91 | De La Salle Green Archers |
Scoring by quarter: 24–33, 19–23, 13–18, 31–17 | ||
Pts: Manalili, Baliling 13 each Rebs: Rafael Go 5 Asts: Jonathan Manalili 8 | Pts: Agunnane, Policarpio 19 each Rebs: Agunnane, Quiambao 12 each Asts:three players 5 each |
June 12 4:00 pm |
FEU Tamaraws | 80–78 | Letran Knights |
Scoring by quarter:24–17, 25–21, 13–29, 18–11 | ||
Pts: Jorick Kyle Bautista 21 Rebs: Mohamed Konateh 21 Asts: Pre, Konateh 5 each | Pts: Vince Cuajao 27 Rebs: Cuajao, Go 5 each Asts: Jonathan Manalili 7 |
June 12 6:00 pm |
UP Fighting Maroons | 69–66 | De La Salle Green Archers |
Scoring by quarter:17–14, 6–29, 25–10, 21–13 | ||
Pts: JD Cagulangan 13 Rebs: Francis Lopez 12 Asts: JD Cagulangan 4 | Pts: Quiambao, Austria 14 each Rebs: Agunanne, Quiambao 10 each Asts: Lian Ramiro 6 |
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