NCAA Season 58 basketball tournaments

1982 NCAA season
Host schoolTrinity College of Quezon City
Men's tournament
ChampionsLetran school colors Letran Knights
First runner-upTrinity Stallions
Winning coachLarry Albano
< Season 57 1982 Season 59 >

The 1982 NCAA basketball tournament was the 58th season in the Philippine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Letran Knights regains the championship in the Seniors division.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Format:

  • Tournament divided into two halves: winners of the two halves dispute the championship in a best-of-3 finals series unless:
    • A team wins both rounds. In that case, the winning team automatically wins the championship.
    • A third team has a better cumulative record than both finalists. In that case, the third team has to win in a playoff against the team that won the second round to face the team that won in the first round in a best-of-3 finals series.

Cumulative standings

Letram won both pennants, and was named automatic champions without need for the finals.

Pos Team W L Pts Qualification
1 Letran school colors Letran Knights 8 2 18 Automatic champions[a]
2 Trinity Stallions (H) 6 4 16
3 Mapua school colors Mapúa Cardinals 6 4 16
4 San Beda school colors San Beda Red Lions 5 5 15
5 JRU school colors JRC Heavy Bombers 3 7 13
6 SSC-R school colors San Sebastian Stags 2 8 12
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) tournament points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head point differential; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ As Letran won both pennants, they were named automatic champions.

The Letran Knights raced to four wins in the second round and captured the NCAA Seniors crown when deposed champion Mapua beat San Beda, 78-77 on September 11, and ended hopes for the Red Lions to figure in a playoff with the Knights for the second round flag. Letran already clinch the championship even before their last game against Trinity on September 15. The Knights lost their final game to the Stallions, 89-102.

Awards

 NCAA Season 58 men's basketball champions 
Letran school colors
Letran Knights
Seventh title

Team rosters

Letran Trinity Mapua San Beda Jose Rizal College San Sebastian
Robert Agner Peter Aguilar Bobby Andres Mukesh Advani Gervacio Acosta Jesus Buenavente
Romeo Ang Bonifacio Baluyot Edmundo Baculi Enrico Banal Raymond Cañalita Enrique Cadarao
Monty Aquino Allan Borromeo Aser Bass Leonardo Cruel Angelito Elviña Hernani Demigillo
Elmer Bolabola Simeon Borromeo Arnold Espino John Lucas Oscar Espinosa Joseph Dy
Tony Cabatana Danny Dagle Alejandro Graven Roberto Magalong Rodolfo Lotuaco Elmer Esguerra
Fortunato Cortez Tony de Guzman Felix Javier Francisco Moncada Benedicto Secades Francisco Navarro
Jojo Cuison Wilner Garica Menardo Jubinal Jonathan Reyes Benedicto Tolentino Mario Nicolas
Jerry Gonzales Elmer Masalunga Jesus Labrador Ferdinand Robles Rolando Roxas
Elmer Latonio George Padre Antonio Magpantay Osmundo Rojales Ruben Syquiamsiam
Avelino Lim Reinier Portalayan Timoteo Paez Raymund Roxas Jose Trinidad
Antonio Pujante Demetrio Portoza Leo Angelo Pujante Jose Santos Alfredo Villamor
Cayetano Salazar Edgardo Remonte Gerardo Ramos Danny Sy
Benjamin Rivera
Larry Sikat
Preceded by NCAA basketball seasons
Season 58 (1982)
Succeeded by