# 2006 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2006 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 82nd season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2006-07 began on June 24, 2006, and the host school for the season was De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde.
The Knights, the Season 81 champions, finished the double round-robin eliminations at third place with 10 wins against 4 losses. They were eliminated by PCU Dolphins in the Final Four.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Realista | Faundo | Foronda |
| PF | Quinday | Ranises | Guevarra |
| SF | Mondragon | Daa | Dangcal |
| SG | Aban | Jazul | Melegrito |
| PG | Bautista | Balneg | Del Rosario |

## NCAA Season 82 games results

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result | Record |
| First round of eliminations ||||||
| Jun 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 65–44 | 1–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 16; Rebounds: Bautista – 8; Assists: Bautista, Dangcal – 4 ||||||
| Jul 3 | 1:30 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila | W 81–73 | 2–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 16; Rebounds: Quinday – 7; Assists: Jazul – 3 ||||||
| Jul 5 | 2:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila | W 74–70 | 3–0 |
| Jul 14 | 2:00 p.m. | PCU Dolphins | Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila | W 62–54 | 4–0 |
| Jul 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila | W 60–48 | 5–0 |
| Jul 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila | W 74–71 | 6–0 |
| Jul 28 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila | L 49–57 | 6–1 |
| 1st place after the 1st round (6 wins–1 loss) ||||||
| Second round of eliminations ||||||
| Aug 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila | W 71–63 | 7–1 |
| Aug 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila | W 66–54 | 8–1 |
| Aug 11 | 2:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila | W 70–55 | 9–1 |
| Aug 16 | 2:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | W 62–56 | 10–1 |
| Aug 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Ninoy Aquino Stadium • Manila | L 49–54 | 10–2 |
| Aug 25 | 2:00 p.m. | PCU Dolphins | Rizal Memorial Coliseum • Manila | L 48–59 | 10–3 |
| Sep 6 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | L 44–54 | 10–4 |
| Tied for 2nd place at 10 wins–4 losses (4 wins–3 losses in the 2nd round) ||||||
| 2nd seed Playoff ||||||
| Sep 8 | 4:00 p.m. | PCU Dolphins | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | L 62–67 | 0–1 (10–5) |
| Game Highs: Points: Balneg – 15 ||||||
| Lost the twice-to-beat advantage to PCU ||||||
| Final Four ||||||
| Sep 13 | 4:00 p.m. | PCU Dolphins | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | L 50–72 | 0–1 (10–6) |
| Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 16 ||||||
| Lost series in one game ||||||
Times listed above are in UTC+08:00
* ↑ PCU held a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Boyet Bautista | NCAA Most Improved Player |

## Players drafted to the PBA

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | PBA team |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Aaron Aban | Alaska Aces |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Boyet Bautista | Purefoods Chunkee Giants |