# 2011 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2011 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 87th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2011-12 began on July 2, 2011, and the host school for the season was University of Perpetual Help System DALTA.
The Knights finished the double round-robin eliminations at third place with 14 wins against 4 losses, securing a Final Four spot again after a disappointing fifth-place finish last season. In the second-round of eliminations, the Knights pulled off an upset in overtime as they halted the San Sebastian Stags' 15-game winning run. In the Final Four, the Knights pulled off another upset again as they forced the Stags in a knockout match, but they faltered in the next game. Kevin Alas and Raymond Almazan were named members of the Mythical Five, and Almazan also bagged the NCAA Most Improved Player honors.

## Roster
### Depth chart

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

## NCAA Season 87 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 ||||||
| Jul 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City | W 76–65 | 1–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 22; Rebounds: Cortes – 11; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6 ||||||
| Jul 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Perpetual Altas | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 74–43 | 2–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Espiritu – 18; Rebounds: Cortes – 10; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5 ||||||
| Jul 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Arellano Chiefs | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 88–70 | 3–0 |
| Game Highs: Points: Cortes – 16; Rebounds: Cortes, Ke. Alas – 9; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6 ||||||
| Jul 20 | 4:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 62–71 | 3–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 14; Rebounds: Cortes – 17; Assists: Ke. Alas – 4 ||||||
| Jul 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Benilde Blazers | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 112–91 | 4–1 |
| Game Highs: Points: Cortes, Ke. Alas – 19; Rebounds: Cortes – 12; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6 ||||||
| Aug 1 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 62–77 | 4–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 24; Rebounds: Cortes – 11; Assists: Dysam – 4 ||||||
| Aug 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Lyceum Pirates | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 92–89$^{OT}$ | 5–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 24; Rebounds: Cortes – 11; Assists: Ke. Alas – 12 ||||||
| Aug 12 | 2:00 p.m. | EAC Generals | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 76–67 | 6–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Cortes – 18; Rebounds: Cortes – 20; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5 ||||||
| Aug 19 | 2:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 70–59 | 7–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 18; Rebounds: Almazan – 17; Assists: Almazan – 3 ||||||
| 3rd place after the 1st round (7 wins–2 losses) ||||||
| Second round of eliminations ||||||
| Aug 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Arellano Chiefs | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 73–59 | 8–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 17; Rebounds: Cortes – 9; Assists: Cruz – 5 ||||||
| Aug 31 | 4:00 p.m. | JRU Heavy Bombers | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 75–56 | 9–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 17; Rebounds: Cortes, Racal – 7; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5 ||||||
| Sep 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Mapúa Cardinals | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 69–67$^{OT}$ | 10–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 20; Rebounds: Almazan, Espiritu – 8; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5 ||||||
| Sep 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Lyceum Pirates | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 88–74 | 11–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 29; Rebounds: Almazan – 14; Assists: Ke. Alas – 11 ||||||
| Sep 21 | 4:00 p.m. | EAC Generals | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 80–58 | 12–2 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 20; Rebounds: Almazan, Ke. Alas – 11; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6 ||||||
| Sep 26 | 11:45 a.m. | Perpetual Altas | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 53–68 | 12–3 |
| Game Highs: Points: Espiritu – 14; Rebounds: Almazan, Cortes – 11; Assists: Almazan – 3 ||||||
| Sep 30 | 4:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 82–81$^{OT}$ | 13–3 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 22; Rebounds: Cortes – 7; Assists: Ke. Alas – 9 ||||||
| Oct 3 | 11:45 a.m. | Benilde Blazers | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 72–60 | 14–3 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 16; Rebounds: Ke. Alas, Cortes – 9; Assists: Ke. Alas – 6 ||||||
| Oct 7 | 4:00 p.m. | San Beda Red Lions | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 68–84 | 14–4 |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 14; Rebounds: Almazan – 9; Assists: Ke. Alas – 5 ||||||
| 3rd place at 14 wins–4 losses (7 wins–2 losses in the 2nd round) ||||||
| Final Four ||||||
| Oct 17 | 2:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | W 70–62 | 1–0 (15–4) |
| Game Highs: Points: Cortes – 16 ||||||
| Oct 19 | 4:00 p.m. | San Sebastian Stags | Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan | L 56–63 | 1–1 (15–5) |
| Game Highs: Points: Ke. Alas – 26 ||||||
| Lost series in two games ||||||
Times listed above are in UTC+08:00
* ↑ SSC held a twice-to-beat advantage over Letran

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Kevin Alas | NCAA Mythical Five member |
| Raymond Almazan | NCAA Mythical Five member |
| Raymond Almazan | NCAA Most Improved Player |