# UNTV Cup Season 1

The UNTV Cup Season 1 was the 2013 season of the public service-based basketball league, the UNTV Cup based in the Philippines. It was opened on July 29, 2013 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City. Its final games were held on November 5, 2013 at the same venue.
UNTV Cup started its first season with a ceremonial toss on July 29, 2013 and it was expected to end in January 2014 but it ended early on November 5 of the same year. The project is aimed to promote unity, camaraderie and physical fitness among government officials in the country.

## Teams

The following are the teams of public officials:
| Government agency | Moniker | Head Coach |
| Armed Forces of the Philippines | AFP Cavaliers | Col. Alfredo Cayco |
| Congress of the Philippines / Local Government Units | Congress-LGU Legislators | Gerry Esplana |
| Department of Justice | DOJ Hunters | Isagani Obispo and Fernando Paulo |
| Supreme Court of the Philippines | Judiciary Cagers | Dennis Balason |
| Metropolitan Manila Development Authority | MMDA Equalizers | Manuel Aglibut |
| Philippine Health Insurance Corporation | PhilHealth Advocates | Delio Aseron II |
| Philippine National Police | PNP Hinirangs | Raffy Gonzales |

## Players
### Celebrities

Actors who are included in the teams are:
* Michael Flores and Brando Legaspi for the AFP Cavaliers team
* Kier Legaspi and Zoren Legaspi join team PhilHealth Advocates team
* Eric Fructuoso and Jao Mapa playing for team DOJ Hunters team
* Allen Dizon and Emilio Garcia for the MMDA Equalizers team
* Ervic Vijandre and Jay Manalo play the Congress/LGU Legislators team
* Onyok Velasco and Jordan Herrera play for PNP Hinirangs
* Jon Hall and James Blanco for the Judiciary Cagers

### Other guests

One public official who was invited to join is boxing legend and Sarangani congressman Manny Pacquiao to play for Congress/LGU Legislators team.

## Venues

The opening day and the Game 2 of the Finals were held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The rest of the elimination round games were held at Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig City Sports Center, the Philippine Navy Gym, and Treston International College Gym. The other playoff games were held at the Treston International College Gym in Taguig City.
| Arena | Location | Tournament | Tournament | Capacity |
| Arena | Location | Elims | Playoffs | Capacity |
| Pasig City Sports Center | Pasig City | Y | | 3,000 |
| Philippine Navy Gym | Taguig City | Y | | |
| Smart Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | Y | Y | 14,429 |
| Treston International College Gym | Taguig City | Y | Y | |
| Ynares Sports Arena | Pasig City | Y | | 3,000 |

## Elimination round

The elimination round began on July 29, 2013 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The schedule followed a single round robin format in which all teams faced each other once, for a total of 6 games per team. After the elimination round, the bottom team is eliminated. The top 2 teams get outright semifinals spots, while the remaining 4 teams battle it out on the quarterfinals, with #3 team facing #6, and #4 seed playing against #5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | PNP Hinirangs | 6 | 6 | 0 | 611 | 432 | +179 | 1.000 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | Judiciary Cagers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 633 | 494 | +139 | .667 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | AFP Cavaliers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 603 | 486 | +117 | .667 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | PhilHealth Advocates | 6 | 3 | 3 | 545 | 486 | +59 | .500 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | MMDA Equalizers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 489 | 573 | −84 | .333 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Congress-LGU Legislators | 6 | 2 | 4 | 515 | 561 | −46 | .333 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | DOJ Hunters | 6 | 0 | 6 | 362 | 726 | −364 | .000 | 6 | Eliminated |
* 1 2 Judiciary Cagers wins tie-breaker via head-to-head record over the AFP Cavaliers.
* 1 2 MMDA Equalizers wins tie-breaker via head-to-head record over the Congress-LGU Legislators.
| Date | Game No. | Competing Teams | Scores | Best Player(s) | Venue | Links |
| July 29, 2013 | 1 | AFP def. DOJ | 117–71 | Jerick Galiza | Smart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City | Watch |
| August 4, 2013 | 2 | PhilHealth def. DOJ | 138–43 | N/A | Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig | Watch |
| August 4, 2013 | 3 | PNP def. MMDA | 117–66 | N/A | Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig | Watch |
| August 4, 2013 | 4 | Congress-LGU def. Judiciary | 99–96 | N/A | Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig | Watch |
| August 11, 2013 | 5 | PhilHealth def. Congress-LGU | 98–73 | Kenneth Emata | Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig | Watch |
| August 11, 2013 | 6 | Judiciary def. DOJ | 130–60 | Ariel Capus | Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig | Watch |
| August 11, 2013 | 7 | PNP def. AFP | 72–69 | PO2 Ollan Omiping | Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig | Watch |
| August 18, 2013 | 8 | PNP def. PhilHealth | 100–73 | PO2 Ollan Omiping | Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig | Watch |
| August 18, 2013 | 9 | MMDA def. Congress-LGU | 97–78 | Peter John Villanueva | Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig | Watch |
| August 18, 2013 | 10 | Judiciary def. AFP | 100–97 (OT) | Don Camaso | Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig | Watch |
| August 25, 2013 | 11 | MMDA def. DOJ | 108–72 | Gilbert Sosa | Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig | Watch |
| August 25, 2013 | 12 | Judiciary def. PhilHealth | 103–85 | Julius Caesar Rabino | Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig | Watch |
| August 25, 2013 | 13 | AFP def. Congress-LGU | 110–83 | Winston Sergio | Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig | Watch |
| September 1, 2013 | 14 | Congress-LGU def. DOJ | 98–65 | Gerry Esplana | Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig | Watch |
| September 1, 2013 | 15 | AFP def. MMDA | 114–86 | Ian Steve San Esteban Wilfredo Casulla Jr. | Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig | |
| September 1, 2013 | 16 | PNP def. Judiciary | 92–89 (OT) | PO2 Ollan Omiping | Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig | Watch |
| September 8, 2013 | 17 | Judiciary def. MMDA | 115–61 | Don Camaso | Philippine Navy Gym, Jurado Hall, Philippine Marine Corps, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City | Watch |
| September 8, 2013 | 18 | PNP def. DOJ | 135–51 | Reynaldo Agoncillo II | Philippine Navy Gym, Jurado Hall, Philippine Marine Corps, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City | Watch |
| September 8, 2013 | 19 | AFP def. PhilHealth | 96–74 | Roger Araneta | Philippine Navy Gym, Jurado Hall, Philippine Marine Corps, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City | Watch |
| September 15, 2013 | 20 | PhilHealth def. MMDA | 77–71 | Alex Noriega | Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City | Watch |
| September 15, 2013 | 21 | PNP def. Congress-LGU | 95–84 | Ronaldo Abaya | Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City | |

## Playoffs

There are six teams that qualified for the playoffs. The top two teams, (#1) PNP Hinirangs and (#2) Judiciary Cagers, already advance to the semifinals, holding also the twice-to-beat advantage. The remaining four teams will fight for the final two semifinal slots. (#3) AFP Cavaliers and (#4) PhilHealth Advocates will have a twice-to-beat advantage on the quarterfinals against (#6) Congress-LGU Legislators and (#5) MMDA Equalizers, respectively.
| Quarter-finals #3 and #4 seeds have twice-to-beat advantage | Quarter-finals #3 and #4 seeds have twice-to-beat advantage | Semi-finals #1 and #2 seeds have twice-to-beat advantage | Semi-finals #1 and #2 seeds have twice-to-beat advantage | UNTV Cup Finals Best-of-three championship series | UNTV Cup Finals Best-of-three championship series |
| | | 1 PNP Hinirangs | 98 |
| | | 4 PhilHealth Advocates | 79 |
| 4 PhilHealth Advocates | 87 | 4 PhilHealth Advocates | 79 |
| 5 MMDA Equalizers | 65 | | | | |
| 5 MMDA Equalizers | 65 | | | 2 Judiciary Cagers | 2 |
| | | | | 1 PNP Hinirangs | 0 |
| | | 2 Judiciary Cagers | 73 | | |
| | | 3 AFP Cavaliers | 69 | Third place match | Third place match |
| 3 AFP Cavaliers | 92 | 3 AFP Cavaliers | 69 | Third place match | Third place match |
| 6 Congress-LGU Legislators | 73 | | | | |
| 6 Congress-LGU Legislators | 73 | | | 3 AFP Cavaliers | 96 |
| | | | | 4 PhilHealth Advocates | 84 |

### Quarterfinals

The #4 team PhilHealth Advocates have a twice-to-beat advantage against #5 ranked MMDA Equalizers, while #6 seed Congress-LGU Legislators needs to win two games versus #3 squad AFP Cavaliers.
Both higher seeded teams won their respective series. PhilHealth thump MMDA in one game, 87–65, while AFP beat Congress-LGU, 92–73, to advance to the semifinals. The Advocates face top team PNP Hinirangs, and the Cavaliers sets a date with #2 seed Judiciary Cagers.

#### (3) AFP Cavaliers vs. (6) Congress-LGU Legislators

* UNTV
* Game 22 September 22, 2013 04:00 pm
* Watch Report
| AFP Cavaliers | 92–73 | Congress-LGU Legislators |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 24–20, 24–23, 27–19 Best Player: Wilfredo Casulla Jr. |||
| AFP wins series in one game |||
* Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City Referees: Hector Villanueva, Noel Caña*, Jess Borras

#### (4) PhilHealth Advocates vs. (5) MMDA Equalizers

* UNTV
* Game 23 September 22, 2013 06:00 pm
* Watch Report
| PhilHealth Advocates | 87–65 | MMDA Equalizers |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 20–11, 29–23, 19–13 Best Player: Richard Dominic Hernandez |||
| PhilHealth wins series in one game |||
* Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City Referees: Allan Manzano, Andres Espiritu, Samuel Del Rosario

### Semifinals

The PNP Hinirangs and Judiciary Cagers have a twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals after being the top 2 teams at the end of the elimination round. Quarterfinals winners AFP Cavaliers and PhilHealth Advocates would need to win twice to enter the finals.
PNP and Judiciary finished the series early by beating NHA and AFP, respectively, in one game.

#### (1) PNP Hinirangs vs. (4) PhilHealth Advocates

* UNTV
* Game 24 October 6, 2013 04:00 pm
* Watch
| PNP Hinirangs | 98–79 | PhilHealth Advocates |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 23–15, 23–22, 28–23 Best Player: SPO1 Julius Criste |||
| PNP wins series in one game |||
* Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City Referees: Allan Manzano, Joenard Garcia, Willy Hibe

#### (2) Judiciary Cagers vs. (3) AFP Cavaliers

* UNTV
* Game 25 October 6, 2013
* Watch
| Judiciary Cagers | 73–69 | AFP Cavaliers |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 13–19, 22–21, 22–17 Best Player: Jon Hall |||
| Judiciary wins series in one game |||
* Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City Referees: Buddy Cortez, Francisco Olivar Jr, Benjie Montero

## Battle for Third Place: (3) AFP Cavaliers vs. (4) PhilHealth Advocates

The battle for third place was between #3 seed AFP Cavaliers and #4 seed PhilHealth Advocates, after they lost their semifinals series on separate opponents with a twice-to-beat disadvantage. AFP won the game, 96–84, and gets ₱250,000 for their chosen beneficiary as third placer. Despite the loss, PhilHealth received ₱150,000 for charity as fourth placer.
* UNTV
* Game 26 October 27, 2013 04:00 pm
* Report Watch
| AFP Cavaliers | 96–84 | PhilHealth Advocates |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 15–19, 30–23, 29–31 Best Player: Jeffrey Quiambao |||
| AFP wins third place |||
* Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City Referees: Ramon Santiago Jr, Allan Manzano Jr, Samuel Del Rosario Jr

## Exhibition Game: Professional Basketball Legends vs. Team All Stars

Before the much-awaited championship match between PNP Hinirangs and Judiciary Cagers, an exhibition game that served as the curtain raiser was held, with two squads composed of former professional basketball legends and Kuya Daniel Razon's team.

### Professional Basketball Legends

The Professional Basketball Legends team is composed of former professional basketball players listed below. They wore blue jerseys.
* #3 Ed Cordero (deputy commissioner)
* #5 Ronnie Magsanoc (color commentator)
* #6 Atoy Co (commissioner)
* #10 Freddie Hubalde
* #13 Manny Paner
* #14 Yoyong Martirez
* #24 Sev Sarmenta (play-by-play commentator)
* #30 Gerry Esplana (Congress-LGU Legislators)
* #37 Tito Varela
* #44 Jerry Codiñera (studio analyst)
* #77 Bai Cristobal
Head Coach: Jerry Codiñera

### Team All Stars

The Team All Stars is composed of celebrities and UNTV Cup players listed below. They wore white jerseys.
* #7 Kuya Daniel Razon (President & CEO, BMPI-UNTV)
* #1 Dave Almarinez (Congress-LGU Legislators)
* #3 Bayani Agbayani
* #9 Cyril Santiago (MMDA Equalizers)
* #20 Cong. Sherwin Tugna (Congress-LGU Legislators)
* #26 Ervic Vijandre (Congress-LGU Legislators)
* #27 Cong. Scott Davies Lanete (Congress-LGU Legislators)
* #30 Vice Mayor Francis Zamora (Congress-LGU Legislators)
* #44 Rey "PJ" Abellana
* #45 Cong. Niel Tupas Jr.
* #60 German Panghulan (Vice President for Administration, BMPI-UNTV)
* #71 Jeffrey Sanders (MMDA Equalizers)
Head Coach: Kenneth Duremdes

### Result

* UNTV
* Exhibition Game November 5, 2013
* Report Watch
| Professional Basketball Legends | 75–74 | Team All Stars |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 18–21, 18–17, 20–21 Best Player: Gerry Esplana |||
| Professional Basketball Legends wins exhibition game |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City

## UNTV Cup Finals: (1) PNP Hinirangs vs. (2) Judiciary Cagers

The best-of-three finals series was held on October 27 and November 5, 2013, at the Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City and Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City, respectively. The championship is between the undefeated #1 team PNP Hinirangs and second seed Judiciary Cagers. Both teams won their separate semis matchups with the twice-to-beat advantage. Judiciary won the finals series against PNP, 2–0, to get the inaugural UNTV Cup title and donate ₱1 million to their chosen beneficiary. PNP received ₱500,000 for their charity as runner-up.
* UNTV
* Game 27 October 27, 2013 06:00 pm
* Preview Report Watch
| PNP Hinirangs | 76–80 | Judiciary Cagers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 13–22, 19–10, 23–22 Best Player: Jon Hall |||
| Judiciary leads series, 1–0 |||
* Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City Referees: Joenard Garcia, Hector Villanueva, Jeffrey Ablola Sr
* UNTV
* Game 28 November 5, 2013
* Report Watch
| PNP Hinirangs | 83–86 | Judiciary Cagers |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 20–20, 22–24, 27–24 Best Player: Don Camaso |||
| Judiciary wins series, 2–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City Referees: Rey Yante, Anthony Roque, Arnulfo Bermeo

## Winners and Beneficiaries

Every team represents their choice of charity institution. The champion will win one million pesos and first runner-up team will win five hundred thousand pesos to be given to the charity chosen by the winning teams. Total winning prize is ₱1,500,000 in Philippine peso courtesy of Kuya Daniel Razon, the CEO and chairman of Breakthrough and Milestones Production International (BMPI). But winners received a total cash prize of ₱1,900,000 in all.
| Place | Team | Beneficiaries | Cash Prize |
| Champion | Judiciary Cagers | Victims of calamities in Central Visayas and war in Southern Philippines | ₱1,000,000 |
| Runner-up | PNP Hinirangs | Masonic Charity for Crippled Children | ₱500,000 |
| 3rd | AFP Cavaliers | AFP-Educational Benefit Assistance Office | ₱250,000 |
| 4th | PhilHealth Advocates | Cancer Warriors Foundation | ₱150,000 |
| 5th | MMDA Equalizers | | |
| 6th | Congress-LGU Legislators | | |
| 7th | DOJ Hunters | | |

## Individual awards
### Season awards

* Scoring Champion:
* Step Up Player of the Year:
* Defensive Player of the Year:
* First Five:
* Most Valuable Player:
** Season MVP: Ollan Omiping (PNP Hinirangs)
** Finals MVP:

### Players of the Week

The following players were named the Players of the Week.
| Week | Player of the Week | Team |
| – | (1/1) | (1/1) |
| – | (1/1) | (1/1) |
| – | (1/1) | (1/1) |
| – | (1/1) | (1/1) |
| – | (1/1) | (1/1) |
| – | (1/1) | (1/1) |
| – | (1/1) | (1/1) |
| – | (1/1) | (1/1) |

## Cumulative standings

* Champion
* Runner-up
* Semifinalist
* Quarterfinalist
* Elimination Round
| Team | GP | W | L | PCT | Best Finish |
| Judiciary Cagers | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | Champion |
| PNP Hinirangs | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | Runner-up |
| AFP Cavaliers | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | Third Place |
| PhilHealth Advocates | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | Fourth Place |
| MMDA Equalizers | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | Quarterfinalist |
| Congress-LGU Legislators | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | Quarterfinalist |
| DOJ Hunters | 6 | 0 | 6 | .000 | Elimination Round |

## UNTV Cup Segments
### Heart of a Champion

The Heart of a Champion segment features UNTV Cup players and their lives off the court as public servants.
| Air Date | Featured Player | Team | Link |

### Top Plays

The following segment features the top plays of the week and elimination round.
| Air Date | Description | Link |

### Player, Analyst and Fan Interviews

UNTV Cup players, analysts, and fans share their thoughts in interviews.
| Air Date | Description | Link |