2009 Philippine Collegiate Championship

2009 Philippine Collegiate Championship

Men's Finals 1 2 3 Wins  Ateneo Blue Eagles 70 90 74 2  FEU Tamaraws 75 63 70 1
Duration	December 9–13
Arena(s)	Ynares Sports Arena
Finals MVP	Jai Reyes
Winning coach	Norman Black
Semifinalists	San Beda Red Lions  San Sebastian Stags
TV network(s)	Studio 23

The 2009 Philippine Collegiate Championship was the second tournament of the Philippine Collegiate Championship (PCC) for basketball in its current incarnation, and the seventh edition overall. The champion teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) and 3 other Metro Manila leagues took part in the final tournament dubbed as the "Sweet Sixteen". Other teams had to qualify in the zonal tournaments to round out the 16 teams in the tournament.

The Ateneo Blue Eagles defeated the FEU Tamaraws in the championship; the San Beda Red Lions and the San Sebastian Stags disputed third place, with San Beda winning.

ABS-CBN Sports was the coverage partner, with games airing on Studio 23.

Tournament format

• Top 4 teams from the NCAA and the UAAP and the CESAFI qualify automatically to the national quarterfinals.
• Fifth to sixth teams from the NCAA and UAAP qualify to the zonal qualifying games.
• Champions from regional league qualify to the regional championship.
• Best teams from the regional championship qualify for the zonal qualifying games.
• Best seven teams from the zonal qualifying games qualify to the national quarterfinals
• Teams are seeded 1 to 16th at the national quarterfinals in a single elimination format up to the Finals, which is a best-of-3 format, with a playoff for third.

Qualifying

Automatic qualifiers

Team	League	Elim. round finish	Playoff finish	Qualified as
Ateneo Blue Eagles	UAAP	1st (13-1)	Defeated UE in the Finals	UAAP champion
UE Red Warriors	UAAP	3rd (10-4)	Defeated by Ateneo in the Finals	UAAP runner-up
FEU Tamaraws	UAAP	2nd (11-3)	Eliminated by UE in the semifinals	UAAP semifinalist
UST Growling Tigers	UAAP	4th (6-8)	Eliminated by Ateneo in the semifinals	UAAP semifinalist
San Beda Red Lions	NCAA	1st (16-2)	Defeated by San Sebastian in the Finals	NCAA runner-up
San Sebastian Stags	NCAA	2nd (16-2)	Defeated San Beda in the Finals	NCAA champion
JRU Heavy Bombers	NCAA	3rd (15-3)	Eliminated by San Sebastian in the semifinals	NCAA semifinalist
Letran Knights	NCAA	4th (12-6)	Eliminated by San Beda in the semifinals	NCAA semifinalist
UV Green Lancers	CESAFI		Defeated UC in the Finals	CESAFI champion

Zonal qualifiers

Team	League	Elim. round finish	Playoff finish	Qualified as	Zonal tournament
UM Hawks	NAASCU		Defeated by SSC-R Cavite in the Finals	NAASCU runner-up	Intramuros
Lyceum Pirates	ISAA			ISAA champion	Intramuros
Lyceum of Subic Bay Sharks	UCLAA		Defeated Holy Angel in the Finals	North/Central Luzon regional champion	Intramuros
PCU-Dasmariñas Dolphins	NCAA South		Defeated by Don Bosco in the Finals	NCAA South runner-up	Intramuros
Adamson Falcons	UAAP	5th (5-9)	Did not qualify	UAAP fifth place	Cebu City
SSC-R Cavite Baycats	NAASCU		Defeated UM in the Finals	NAASCU champion	Cebu City
UC Webmasters	CESAFI		Defeated by UV in the Finals	CESAFI runner-up	Cebu City
USJ-R Warriors	CESAFI		Defeated by USC for third place	CESAFI fourth place	Cebu City
De La Salle Green Archers	UAAP	6th (5-9)	Did not qualify	UAAP sixth place	Naga
St. Francis Doves	UCLAAI		Defeated CCP in the Finals	UCLAAI champion	Naga
UNC Greyhounds	Naga City Intercollegiate			South Luzon/Bicol regional champion	Naga
Don Bosco Grey Wolves	NCAA South		Defeated PCU-Dasmariñas in the Finals	NCAA South champion	Naga
Mapúa Cardinals	NCAA	6th (6-12)	Did not qualify	NCAA sixth place	San Miguel
CCP Bobcats	UCLAAI		Defeated by St. Francis in the Finals	UCLAAI runner-up	San Miguel
La Consolacion Scions	MMCAA			MMCAA champions	San Miguel
UC Golden Dragons	UCAA		Defeated CSM in the Finals	UCAA champions	San Miguel
Arellano Chiefs	NCAA	5th (8-10)	Did not qualify	NCAA fifth place	Bacolod
USC Warriors	CESAFI		Defeated USJ-R for third place	CESAFI third place	Bacolod
WNU Mustangs	NOPSSCEA			Visayas regional champion	Bacolod
Holy Trinity Wildcats	GenSan Intercollegiate			Mindanao regional champion	Bacolod

Zonal qualifying

Bacolod zonal

Cebu City zonal

Intramuros, Manila zonal

• Note: UM forfeited their Round of 16 place in favor of Lyceum as it was disqualified for fielding players who were not in the regular-season lineup.

San Miguel, Manila zonal

Naga zonal

Bracket

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-3 series. The team that wins two games first is named the champion.

Awards

The awardees are:^[1]

• Most Valuable Player: Jai Reyes (Ateneo)
• Mythical Five:
  • Eric Salamat (Ateneo)
  • Jai Reyes (Ateneo)
  • RR Garcia (FEU)
  • Bambam Gamalinda (San Beda)
  • Aldrech Ramos (FEU)
• Best Coach: Norman Black (Ateneo)
• Best Referee: Buddy Cortez

References

External links

• Collegiate Champions League official website