2019 PCCL National Collegiate Championship

The 2019 PCCL National Collegiate Championship is the eleventh edition of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) in its current incarnation, the postseason tournament to determine the national collegiate champions in basketball. The tournament will be the 16th edition overall.

2019 PCCL National Collegiate Championship

Men's Finals G1 Wins  Ateneo Blue Eagles 57 1  San Beda Red Lions 46 0
Duration	March 8, 2020
Arena(s)	Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan
Finals MVP	SJ Belangel
Winning coach	Gabby Severino
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Due to the adjustments done in the schedules of most collegiate basketball tournaments due to the Philippines' hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, the National Collegiate Championship commenced in February 2020.

Tournament format

The tournament format was unveiled in November 2019.^[1]

• Qualifying round
  • UAAP–NCAA Challenge
    • 2 teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)
    • 2 teams from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
  • Luzon qualifiers
    • 1 team from University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)
    • 1 team from NCR
    • 1 team from North/Central Luzon
    • 1 team from South Luzon/Bicol
  • Visayas/Mindanao qualifiers
    • 2 teams from Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI)
    • 1 team from Visayas
    • 3 teams from Mindanao
• Final round
  • Luzon qualifiers winner
  • Visayas/Mindanao qualifiers winner
  • top two teams from UAAP–NCAA challenge

Qualifying teams

UAAP–NCAA Challenge

School	Team	League	City/Town
Ateneo de Manila University	Ateneo Blue Eagles	UAAP	Quezon City
Colegio de San Juan de Letran	Letran Knights	NCAA	Manila
San Beda University	San Beda Red Lions	NCAA	Manila
University of Santo Tomas	UST Growling Tigers	UAAP	Manila

Luzon

School	Team	League	City/Town
Annunciation College of Bacon Sorsogon	ACBS Panthers	BICCS	Sorsogon City
Diliman College	DC Blue Dragons	UCBL	Quezon City
Don Honorio Ventura State University[n 1]	DHVSU Wildcats	UCAAP	Bacolor
Naga College Foundation	NCF Tigers	BUCAL	Naga
University of the Philippines	UP Fighting Maroons	UAAP	Quezon City

Visayas/Mindanao

School	Team	League	City/Town
Asian College–Dumaguete	AC Lightnings	CSL (Escandor Cup)	Dumaguete
Holy Cross of Davao College[n 2]	HCDC Crusaders	CSL (Escandor Cup)	Davao City
Holy Trinity College of General Santos City	HTC Wildcats	CSL (Escandor Cup)	General Santos
MATS College of Technology[n 2]	MATS Navigators	CSL (Escandor Cup)	Davao City
Southwestern University	SWU Cobras	CESAFI	Cebu City
University of the Visayas	UV Green Lancers	CESAFI	Cebu City

Qualifying rounds

All times are local (UTC+8).

UAAP–NCAA Challenge qualifiers

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification		Ateneo	San Beda	UST	Letran
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	3	0	1.000	—	Final four		—	83–69	82–71	79–61
2	San Beda Red Lions	2	1	.667	1				—	77–68	76–53
3	UST Growling Tigers	1	2	.333	2					—	95–65
4	Letran Knights	0	3	.000	3						—

Source: Philippine Collegiate Champions' League
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head quotient; 4) overall quotient

February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08) 2:00 p.m.

Boxscore

Letran Knights	65–95	UST Growling Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 11–29, 10–20, 27–20
Pts: Reyson 12 Rebs: Rocacurva 7 Asts: Yu 5		Pts: Cansino 13 Rebs: Chabi Yo 10 Asts: Garing 4

Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan

February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08) 4:00 p.m.

Boxscore

Ateneo Blue Eagles	83–69	San Beda Red Lions
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 21–14, 20–18, 26–25
Pts: Belangel 25 Rebs: Kouame 14 Asts: Belangel 5		Pts: Oftana 11 Rebs: Oftana 8 Asts: Oftana 4

Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan

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February 9, 2020 (2020-02-09) 2:00 p.m.

Boxscore

San Beda Red Lions	76–53	Letran Knights
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 16–13, 20–16, 19–8
Pts: Oftana 17 Rebs: Kwekuteye 10 Asts: Oftana 6		Pts: Ambohot 13 Rebs: Ambohot, Muyang, 7 each Asts: Yu 3

Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan

February 9, 2020 (2020-02-09) 4:00 p.m.

Boxscore

UST Growling Tigers	71–82	Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 23–19, 27–18, 6–16
Pts: Abando, Cuajao 14 each Rebs: Chabi Yo 6 Asts: Manalang 6		Pts: Belangel 26 Rebs: Kouame 13 Asts: Mamuyac 5

Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan

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February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15) 1:00 p.m.

Boxscore

San Beda Red Lions	77–68	UST Growling Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 20–14, 23–19, 15–22
Pts: Kwekuteye 14 Rebs: Cariño, Kwekuteye 7 each Asts: Kwekuteye 7		Pts: Cansino 21 Rebs: Cansino, Chabi Yo 9 each Asts: Nonoy 4

Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan

February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15) 3:00 p.m.

Boxscore

Letran Knights	61–79	Ateneo Blue Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 19–24, 4–30, 22–14
Pts: Javillonar 15 Rebs: Ambohot 8 Asts: Reyson 3		Pts: Mallillin, D. Ramos 16 each Rebs: Kouame 12 Asts: Tio 5

Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan

Luzon qualifiers

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification		UP	DC	NCF	ACBS
1	UP Fighting Maroons	3	0	1.000	—	Final four		—	78–75	83–45	94–44
2	Diliman Blue Dragons	2	1	.667	1				—	77–61	86–62
3	NCF Tigers	1	2	.333	2					—	78–57
4	Annunciation Panthers	0	3	.000	3						—

Source: Philippine Collegiate Champions' League
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head quotient; 4) overall quotient

One Media TV 48

February 9, 2020 (2020-02-09) 4:00 p.m.

Diliman Blue Dragons	86–62	Annunciation Panthers
Scoring by quarter: 25–8, 21–18, 16–14, 24–22

Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga

One Media TV 48

February 9, 2020 (2020-02-09) 6:00 p.m.

UP Fighting Maroons	83–45	NCF Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 29–7, 14–12, 23–7, 17–19

Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga

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One Media TV 48

February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10) 4:00 p.m.

Annunciation Panthers	44–94	UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 7–19, 18–23, 13–27, 6–25

Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga

One Media TV 48

February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10) 6:00 p.m.

Diliman Blue Dragons	77–61	NCF Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 13–15, 22–17, 20–18

Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga

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One Media TV 48

February 11, 2020 (2020-02-11) 3:30 p.m.

NCF Tigers	78–57	Annunciation Panthers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga

One Media TV 48

February 11, 2020 (2020-02-11) 5:30 p.m.

UP Fighting Maroons	78–75	Diliman Blue Dragons
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga

Visayas/Mindanao qualifiers

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification		UV	SWU	AC	HTC
1	UV Green Lancers	3	0	1.000	—	Final four		—	76–67	89–69	97–79
2	SWU Cobras	2	1	.667	1				—	74–47	80–63
3	AC Lightnings	1	2	.333	2					—	87–84
4	HTC Wildcats	0	3	.000	3						—

Source: Philippine Collegiate Champions' League
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head quotient; 4) overall quotient

March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02) 5:00 p.m.

Holy Trinity Wildcats

79–97

UV Green Lancers

Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center, Dumaguete

March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02) 6:30 p.m.

AC Lightnings

47–74

SWU Cobras

Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center, Dumaguete

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March 3, 2020 (2020-03-03) 5:00 p.m.

SWU Cobras

80–63

Holy Trinity Wildcats

Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center, Dumaguete

March 3, 2020 (2020-03-03) 6:30 p.m.

UV Green Lancers

89–69

AC Lightnings

Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center, Dumaguete

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March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04) 5:00 p.m.

Holy Trinity Wildcats

84–87

AC Lightnings

Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center, Dumaguete

March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04) 6:30 p.m.

UV Green Lancers

76–67

SWU Cobras

Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center, Dumaguete

Final four

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	March 7
	Ateneo	95
					March 8
	UV	63
					Ateneo	57
	March 7
					San Beda	46
	UP	63
	San Beda	65
					Third place
					March 8
					UV	93
					UP	63

Semifinals

March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07) 2:00 p.m.

Boxscore

Ateneo Blue Eagles	95–63	UV Green Lancers
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 15–21, 25–26, 33–6
Pts: SJ Belangel 20 Rebs: Kouame 9 Asts: Gian Mamuyac 8		Pts: Lassina Coulibaly 21 Rebs: Lassina Coulibaly 9 Asts: Gabriel Cometa 7

Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig Referees: J. Serapia, O. Angeles, R. Bermejo

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March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07) 4:00 p.m.

Boxscore

UP Fighting Maroons	63–65	San Beda Red Lions
Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 20–11, 10–24, 23–16
Pts: Ricci Rivero 27 Rebs: James Spencer 8 Asts: James Spencer 6		Pts: Calvin Oftana 16 Rebs: James Kwekuteye 8 Asts: Franz Abuda 3

Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig Referees: B. Jullia, C. Bautista, M. De Guzman

Third place

March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08) 2:00 p.m.

Boxscore

UV Green Lancers	93–63	UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 26–14, 32–20, 17–15
Pts: Jancork Cabahug 21 Rebs: Lassina Coulibaly 15 Asts: Gabriel Cometa 4		Pts: 3 players 13 each Rebs: Bruel Kamga 8 Asts: 3 players 3 each

Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan Referees: L. Julia, M. De Guzman, R. Bermejo

Final

March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08) 4:00 p.m.

Boxscore

Ateneo Blue Eagles	57–46	San Beda Red Lions
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 16–8, 5–16, 18–5
Pts: Kouame 17 Rebs: Kouame 17 Asts: Tio, Navarro 2 each		Pts: Calvin Oftana 14 Rebs: Calvin Oftana 6 Asts: Pedro Alfaro 3

Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: SJ Belangel (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Mythical Five:
  • SJ Belangel (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Ange Kouame (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Lassina Coulibaly (UV Lancers)
  • Calvin Oftana (San Beda Red Lions)
  • Ralph Penuela (San Beda Red Lions)

Notes

1. DHVSU (the champions of the North/Central Luzon Regional Qualifiers) pulled out of the tournament on February 7, 2020, following a memo from Tournament Director and Commissioner Joe Lipa. The NCF Tigers were named as their replacement after finishing as the runners-up of the Bicol Regional Qualifiers.
2. The HCDC Wildcats and the MATS Navigators were originally included in the Visayas/Mindanao Regional Championship, but the tournament was postponed when the Davao City government ordered all public activities to be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was later moved to Dumaguete and played from March 2 to 4.