# 2007 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2007 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 83rd season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2007-08 began on June 23, 2007, and the host school for the season was Jose Rizal University.
The Knights finished the double round-robin eliminations at second place with 9 wins against 3 losses. After a 4–0 start, they were dealt with their first loss of the season against the hosts, JRU Heavy Bombers. Their win against San Beda in the first-round ensured a #1 finish for the Knights, but Mapúa denied them another 4–0 streak as MVP candidate Kelvin dela Peña lead the Cardinals with an almost triple-double performance. Letran faced San Beda again in the second-round, but the Red Lions avenged their first-round loss thanks to Borgie Hermida's late-game heroics. After the game, some coaching staffs and supporters from both teams engaged in a brawl.
Letran then eliminated JRU in the Final Four to face the defending champions San Beda Red Lions for the first time in the Finals after 57 years. The Knights, however, were swept by the Red Lions in two games. Bryan Faundo and Dino Daa were named members of the Mythical Five.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Faundo | Reposar | Foronda, J |
| PF | Daa | Cabonce | Foronda, C |
| SF | Guevarra | Quinday | Ranises |
| SG | Jazul | Gutilban | Dangcal |
| PG | Del Rosario | Melegrito | Latonio |

## NCAA Season 83 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 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 84–80 | 1–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 23; Rebounds: Daa – 7; Assists: Del Rosario – 5 ||||||
| Jun 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | The Arena • San Juan | W 92–81 | 2–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Faundo – 22; Rebounds: Faundo – 10; Assists: Jazul – 4 ||||||
| Jul 6 | 2:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | The Arena • San Juan | W 71–61 | 3–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 20; Rebounds: Daa – 8; Assists: Dangcal, Melegrito – 4 ||||||
| Jul 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | The Arena • San Juan | W 68–52 | 4–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Daa, Faundo – 15; Rebounds: Daa – 25; Assists: Jazul – 9 ||||||
| Jul 20 | 2:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | The Arena • San Juan | L 75–79 | 4–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 19; Rebounds: Del Rosario – 6; Assists: Faundo, Ranises – 3 ||||||
| Jul 25 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | The Arena • San Juan | W 70–69 | 5–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Daa – 14; Rebounds: Quinday – 10; Assists: Jazul – 5 ||||||
| 1st place after 1st round (5 wins–1 loss) ||||||
| Second round of eliminations ||||||
| Jul 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | The Arena • San Juan | W 51–49 | 6–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Guevarra – 14; Rebounds: Daa, Faundo – 12; Assists: Dangcal, Faundo – 3 ||||||
| Aug 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | The Arena • San Juan | W 63–56 | 7–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Reposar – 12; Rebounds: Daa – 9; Assists: Jazul – 5 ||||||
| Aug 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | The Arena • San Juan | L 82–89 | 7–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Daa – 19; Rebounds: Faundo – 11; Assists: Jazul – 5 ||||||
| Aug 24 | 4:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | The Arena • San Juan | W 67–63 | 8–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 23; Rebounds: Cabonce – 13; Assists: Jazul – 4 ||||||
| Aug 31 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | L 84–87 | 8–3 |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 23; Rebounds: Daa – 10; Assists: Jazul – 8 ||||||
| Sep 3 | 4:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | The Arena • San Juan | W 74–71 | 9–3 |
| Game Highs: Points: Gutilban – 20; Rebounds: Faundo – 12; Assists: Jazul – 5 ||||||
| 2nd place at 9 wins–3 losses (4 wins–2 losses in the 2nd round) ||||||
| Final Four ||||||
| Sep 12 | 2:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 70–61 | 1–0 (10–4) |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 17; Rebounds: Quinday – 9; Assists: Jazul – 3 ||||||
| Letran wins series in one game ||||||
| Finals ||||||
| Sep 19 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | L 68–78 | 0–1 (10–5) |
| Game Highs: Points: Jazul – 17; Rebounds: Quinday – 8; Assists: Daa – 4 ||||||
| Sep 26 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | L 64–76 | 0–2 (10–6) |
| Game Highs: Points: Faundo – 17; Rebounds: Faundo – 10; Assists: Jazul – 3 ||||||
| Lost series in two games ||||||
Times listed above are in UTC+08:00
* ↑ Letran held a twice-to-beat advantage over JRU

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Bryan Faundo | NCAA Mythical Five member |
| Dino Daa | NCAA Mythical Five member |