# 2012 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2012 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 88th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2012-13 began on June 23, 2012, and the host school for the season was also Letran.
The Knights finished the double round-robin eliminations at third place with 12 wins against 6 losses. In the opening night, Kevin Alas sets a career-high 31 points against the San Sebastian Stags. Alas broke his own record again in the Final Four, netting 43 points, against the Stags and forcing them in a do-or-die match. In the knockout game, the Knights dropped an upset axe against the second-seed Stags and finally barge into the Finals to set a best-of-three series against the defending champions San Beda Red Lions. However, the Knights lost to the Red Lions in three games. Kevin Alas was named member of the Mythical Five, while Raymond Almazan was awarded with the NCAA Defensive Player of the Year.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Almazan | Alas, J | Cudal |
| PF | Cortes | Gabawan | Gabriel |
| SF | Belorio | Racal | Almario |
| SG | Alas, K | Pantin | Olotu |
| PG | Lituania | Cruz | Luib |

## Suspensions

* The NCAA Management Committee slapped Letran center Jam Cortes with a one-game suspension for a disqualifying foul he committed during the first-round encounter against the Arellano Chiefs. Meanwhile, Jonathan Belorio was given only a stern warning.
* Letran big man Kristoffer Alas was given a one-game suspension for a disqualifying foul he committed during the Final Four game against the San Sebastian Stags. He sat out in the winner-take-all match.
* Letran head coach Louie Alas avoided suspension by issuing an apology for his "throat-slitting" motion during Game 1 of the NCAA Finals.

## NCAA Season 88 games results

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on AKTV.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result | Record |
| First round of eliminations ||||||
| Jun 23 | 5:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 80–74 | 1–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 31; Rebounds: Cortes – 17 ||||||
| Jun 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 66–69 | 1–1 |
| Jul 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Arellano Chiefs | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 67–77 | 1–2 |
| Jul 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 60–77 | 1–3 |
| Jul 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 66–60 | 2–3 |
| Jul 25 | 1:00 p.m. | EAC Generals | San Luis Sports Complex • Santa Cruz, Laguna | W 65–62 | 3–3 |
| Aug 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Lyceum Pirates | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 70–60 | 4–3 |
| Aug 13 | 4:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 83–101 | 4–4 |
| Aug 16 | 6:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 43–65 | 4–5 |
| 6th place after the 1st round (4 wins–5 losses) ||||||
| Second round of eliminations ||||||
| Aug 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 72–60 | 5–5 |
| Aug 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 62–57 | 6–5 |
| Sep 1 | 6:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 62–68 | 6–6 |
| Sep 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Lyceum Pirates | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 76–60 | 7–6 |
| Sep 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 97–83 | 8–6 |
| Sep 15 | 6:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 82–67 | 9–6 |
| Sep 22 | 6:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 70–59 | 10–6 |
| Sep 29 | 4:00 p.m. | EAC Generals | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 86–80 | 11–6 |
| Oct 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Arellano Chiefs | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 76–58 | 12–6 |
| 3rd place at 12 wins–6 losses (8 wins–1 loss in the 2nd round) ||||||
| Final Four ||||||
| Oct 13 | 6:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 92–74 | 1–0 (13–6) |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 43; Rebounds: Racal – 14 ||||||
| Oct 15 | 5:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 73–70 | 2–0 (14–6) |
| Game Highs: Points: Cruz – 20 ||||||
| Letran wins series in two games ||||||
| Finals ||||||
| Oct 18 | 6:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay | L 60–62 | 0–1 (14–7) |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 18 ||||||
| Oct 20 | 6:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 64–55 | 1–1 (15–7) |
| Game Highs: Points: Belorio – 15; Rebounds: Cortes – 11 ||||||
| Oct 26 | 1:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | L 39–67 | 1–2 (15–8) |
| Game Highs: Points: Cruz – 12 ||||||
| Lost series in three games ||||||
Times listed above are in UTC+08:00
* ↑ San Sebastian held a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Kevin Alas | NCAA Mythical Five member |
| Raymond Almazan | NCAA Defensive Player of the Year |