Kaisa sa Pagkakaiba (transl. United in diversity) | ||||||||||||||||
Host school | Arellano University | |||||||||||||||
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Duration | November 12–19, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Arena(s) | Mall of Asia Arena | |||||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Fran Yu | |||||||||||||||
Winning coach | Bonnie Tan (1st title) | |||||||||||||||
Semifinalists | Lyceum Pirates San Sebastian Stags | |||||||||||||||
TV network(s) | ABS-CBN Sports and Action Liga ABS-CBN iWant | |||||||||||||||
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Duration | November 12–19, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Arena(s) | Mall of Asia Arena | |||||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Rhayyan Amsali | |||||||||||||||
Winning coach | Manu Iñigo (1st title) | |||||||||||||||
Semifinalists | San Sebastian Staglets La Salle Green Hills Greenies | |||||||||||||||
The NCAA Season 95 basketball tournaments are the 95th basketball season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA). Arellano University are the season hosts. Separate men's and juniors' tournaments are held for male college and senior high school students, respectively.
Bamboo Mañalac and performers from Arellano University performed in the opening ceremony held at the Mall of Asia Arena on July 7, 2019.[1]
The Letran Knights won the men's championship after beating three-time defending champions and erstwhile unbeaten San Beda Red Lions in the Finals. Finishing the elimination round undefeated, the Red Lions advanced to the Finals outright. Letran defeated San Sebastian in the first round of the stepladder semifinals to meet previous year's finalist Lyceum in the second round. The Knights defeated the Pirates to arrange a Finals meeting with the Red Lions. The Finals went the distance, with all three games being decided in the final play of the game. Letran won the title to bring the 18th championship back to Intramuros.
The San Beda Red Cubs won the juniors' title after beating the Lyceum Junior Pirates in the Finals. Both Red Cubs and Junior Pirates finished in the top two seeds after the elimination round. San Beda eliminated the LSGH Greenies, which qualified by defeating the Arellano Braves in a playoff, in the first game to advance to the Finals. Lyceum needed their twice-to-beat advantage to eliminate the San Sebastian Staglets. The Red Cubs handily defeated the Junior Pirates in Game 1, but Lyceum eked out a Game 2 win to force a third game, where San Beda won comprehensively.