UNTV Cup Season 1

The UNTV Cup Season 1 was the 2013 season of the public service-based basketball league, the UNTV Cup based in the Philippines. It was opened on July 29, 2013 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City. Its final games were held on November 5, 2013 at the same venue.[1]

2013 UNTV Cup Season 1
2013 UNTV Cup Season
CountryPhilippines
DatesJuly 29, 2013 – November 5, 2013
Teams7
ChampionsJudiciary Cagers (1st title)
Runners-upPNP Hinirangs
Third placeAFP Cavaliers
Fourth placePhilHealth Advocates
Matches played28
Best playerOllan Omiping
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UNTV Cup started its first season with a ceremonial toss on July 29, 2013 and it was expected to end in January 2014 but it ended early on November 5 of the same year. The project is aimed to promote unity, camaraderie and physical fitness among government officials in the country.

Teams

The following are the teams of public officials:[2]

Government agency Moniker Colours Head Coach
Armed Forces of the Philippines AFP Cavaliers     Col. Alfredo Cayco
Congress of the Philippines / Local Government Units Congress-LGU Legislators     Gerry Esplana
Department of Justice DOJ Hunters     Isagani Obispo and Fernando Paulo
Supreme Court of the Philippines Judiciary Cagers     Dennis Balason
Metro Manila Development Authority MMDA Equalizers     Manuel Aglibut
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation PhilHealth Advocates     Delio Aseron II
Philippine National Police PNP Hinirangs     Raffy Gonzales

Players

Celebrities

Actors who are included in the teams are:

Other guests

One public official who was invited to join is boxing legend and Sarangani congressman Manny Pacquiao[3] to play for Congress/LGU Legislators team.

Elimination round

The elimination round began on July 29, 2013 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The schedule followed a single round robin format in which all teams faced each other once, for a total of 6 games per team. After the elimination round, the bottom team is eliminated. The top 2 teams get outright semifinals spots, while the remaining 4 teams battle it out on the quarterfinals, with #3 team facing #6, and #4 seed playing against #5.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB Qualification
1 q, z – PNP Hinirangs 6 6 0 611 432 +179 1.000 — Advanced to the semifinals
2 q, z – Judiciary Cagers 6 4 2 633 494 +139 .667[lower-alpha 1] 2
3 q, z – AFP Cavaliers 6 4 2 603 486 +117 .667[lower-alpha 1] 2 Advanced to the quarterfinals
4 q, z – PhilHealth Advocates 6 3 3 545 486 +59 .500 3
5 q – MMDA Equalizers 6 2 4 489 573 −84 .333[lower-alpha 2] 4
6 q – Congress-LGU Legislators 6 2 4 515 561 −46 .333[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 e – DOJ Hunters 6 0 6 362 726 −364 .000 6 Eliminated
Source: UNTV Cup
e – Eliminated; q – Qualified to the phase indicated; z – Team earns the twice-to-beat advantage.
Notes:
  1. Judiciary Cagers wins tie-breaker via head-to-head record over the AFP Cavaliers.
  2. MMDA Equalizers wins tie-breaker via head-to-head record over the Congress-LGU Legislators.
Date Game No. Competing Teams Scores Best Player(s) Venue Links
July 29, 2013 1 AFP def. DOJ 117–71 Jerick Galiza Smart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City Watch
August 4, 2013 2 PhilHealth def. DOJ 138–43 N/A Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City Watch
August 4, 2013 3 PNP def. MMDA 117–66 N/A Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City Watch
August 4, 2013 4 Congress-LGU def. Judiciary 99–96 N/A Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City Watch
August 11, 2013 5 [4] PhilHealth def. Congress-LGU 98–73 Kenneth Emata Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City Watch
August 11, 2013 6 [4] Judiciary def. DOJ 130–60 Ariel Capus Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City Watch
August 11, 2013 7 [4] PNP def. AFP 72–69 PO2 Ollan Omiping Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City Watch
August 18, 2013 8 [5][6] PNP def. PhilHealth 100–73 PO2 Ollan Omiping Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City Watch
August 18, 2013 9 MMDA def. Congress-LGU 97–78 Peter John Villanueva Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City Watch
August 18, 2013 10 Judiciary def. AFP 100–97 (OT) Don Camaso Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City Watch
August 25, 2013 11 MMDA def. DOJ 108–72 Gilbert Sosa Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City Watch
August 25, 2013 12 [7] Judiciary def. PhilHealth 103–85 Julius Caesar Rabino Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City Watch
August 25, 2013 13 AFP def. Congress-LGU 110–83 Winston Sergio Ynares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City Watch
September 1, 2013 14 [8] Congress-LGU def. DOJ 98–65 Gerry Esplana Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City Watch
September 1, 2013 15 [8] AFP def. MMDA 114–86 Ian Steve San Esteban
Wilfredo Casulla Jr.		 Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City
September 1, 2013 16 [9][8] PNP def. Judiciary 92–89 (OT) PO2 Ollan Omiping Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City Watch
September 8, 2013 17 Judiciary def. MMDA 115–61 Don Camaso Philippine Navy Gym, Jurado Hall, Philippine Marine Corps, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City Watch
September 8, 2013 18 PNP def. DOJ 135–51 Reynaldo Agoncillo II Philippine Navy Gym, Jurado Hall, Philippine Marine Corps, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City Watch
September 8, 2013 19 AFP def. PhilHealth 96–74 Roger Araneta Philippine Navy Gym, Jurado Hall, Philippine Marine Corps, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City Watch
September 15, 2013 20 [10] PhilHealth def. MMDA 77–71 Alex Noriega Treston International College Gym,
Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City		 Watch
September 15, 2013 21 PNP def. Congress-LGU 95–84 Ronaldo Abaya Treston International College Gym,
Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City

Playoffs

There are six teams that qualified for the playoffs. The top two teams, (#1) PNP Hinirangs and (#2) Judiciary Cagers, already advance to the semifinals, holding also the twice-to-beat advantage. The remaining four teams will fight for the final two semifinal slots. (#3) AFP Cavaliers and (#4) PhilHealth Advocates will have a twice-to-beat advantage on the quarterfinals against (#6) Congress-LGU Legislators and (#5) MMDA Equalizers, respectively.

 
Quarter-finals
#3 and #4 seeds have
twice-to-beat advantage
Semi-finals
#1 and #2 seeds have
twice-to-beat advantage		UNTV Cup Finals
Best-of-three championship series
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
PNP Hinirangs		98
 
 
 
4
PhilHealth Advocates		79
 
4
PhilHealth Advocates		87
 
 
 
5
MMDA Equalizers		65
 
2
Judiciary Cagers		2
 
 
1
PNP Hinirangs		0
 
 
 
 
 
2
Judiciary Cagers		73
 
 
 
3
AFP Cavaliers		69 Third place match
 
3
AFP Cavaliers		92
 
 
 
6
Congress-LGU Legislators		73
 
3
AFP Cavaliers		96
 
 
4
PhilHealth Advocates		84
 

Quarterfinals

The #4 team PhilHealth Advocates have a twice-to-beat advantage against #5 ranked MMDA Equalizers, while #6 seed Congress-LGU Legislators needs to win two games versus #3 squad AFP Cavaliers.

Both higher seeded teams won their respective series. PhilHealth thump MMDA in one game, 87–65, while AFP beat Congress-LGU, 92–73, to advance to the semifinals. The Advocates face top team PNP Hinirangs, and the Cavaliers sets a date with #2 seed Judiciary Cagers.[11]

(3) AFP Cavaliers vs. (6) Congress-LGU Legislators
Game 22
September 22, 2013
04:00 pm
AFP Cavaliers 92–73 Congress-LGU Legislators
Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 24–20, 24–23, 27–19
Best Player: Wilfredo Casulla Jr.
AFP wins series in one game
Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City
Referees: Hector Villanueva, Noel Caña*, Jess Borras

(4) PhilHealth Advocates vs. (5) MMDA Equalizers
Game 23
September 22, 2013
06:00 pm
PhilHealth Advocates 87–65 MMDA Equalizers
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 20–11, 29–23, 19–13
Best Player: Richard Dominic Hernandez
PhilHealth wins series in one game
Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City
Referees: Allan Manzano, Andres Espiritu, Samuel Del Rosario

Semifinals

The PNP Hinirangs and Judiciary Cagers have a twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals after being the top 2 teams at the end of the elimination round. Quarterfinals winners AFP Cavaliers and PhilHealth Advocates would need to win twice to enter the finals.

PNP and Judiciary finished the series early by beating NHA and AFP, respectively, in one game.

(1) PNP Hinirangs vs. (4) PhilHealth Advocates
Game 24
October 6, 2013
04:00 pm
PNP Hinirangs 98–79 PhilHealth Advocates
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 23–15, 23–22, 28–23
Best Player: SPO1 Julius Criste
PNP wins series in one game
Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City
Referees: Allan Manzano, Joenard Garcia, Willy Hibe

(2) Judiciary Cagers vs. (3) AFP Cavaliers
Game 25
October 6, 2013
Judiciary Cagers 73–69 AFP Cavaliers
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 13–19, 22–21, 22–17
Best Player: Jon Hall
Judiciary wins series in one game
Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City
Referees: Buddy Cortez, Francisco Olivar Jr, Benjie Montero

Battle for Third Place: (3) AFP Cavaliers vs. (4) PhilHealth Advocates

The battle for third place was between #3 seed AFP Cavaliers and #4 seed PhilHealth Advocates, after they lost their semifinals series on separate opponents with a twice-to-beat disadvantage. AFP won the game, 96–84, and gets ₱250,000 for their chosen beneficiary as third placer. Despite the loss, PhilHealth received ₱150,000 for charity as fourth placer.

Game 26
October 27, 2013
04:00 pm
AFP Cavaliers 96–84 PhilHealth Advocates
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 15–19, 30–23, 29–31
Best Player: Jeffrey Quiambao
AFP wins third place
Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City
Referees: Ramon Santiago Jr, Allan Manzano Jr, Samuel Del Rosario Jr

Exhibition Game: Professional Basketball Legends vs. Team All Stars

Before the much-awaited championship match between PNP Hinirangs and Judiciary Cagers, an exhibition game that served as the curtain raiser was held, with two squads composed of former professional basketball legends and Kuya Daniel Razon's team.[12][1]

Professional Basketball Legends

The Professional Basketball Legends team is composed of former professional basketball players listed below. They wore blue jerseys.

Head Coach: Jerry Codiñera

Team All Stars

The Team All Stars is composed of celebrities and UNTV Cup players listed below. They wore white jerseys.

Head Coach: Kenneth Duremdes

Result
Exhibition Game
November 5, 2013
Professional Basketball Legends 75–74 Team All Stars
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 18–21, 18–17, 20–21
Best Player: Gerry Esplana
Professional Basketball Legends wins exhibition game

UNTV Cup Finals: (1) PNP Hinirangs vs. (2) Judiciary Cagers

The best-of-three finals series was held on October 27 and November 5, 2013, at the Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City and Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City, respectively. The championship is between the undefeated #1 team PNP Hinirangs and second seed Judiciary Cagers. Both teams won their separate semis matchups with the twice-to-beat advantage. Judiciary won the finals series against PNP, 2–0, to get the inaugural UNTV Cup title and donate ₱1 million to their chosen beneficiary. PNP received ₱500,000 for their charity as runner-up.

Game 27
October 27, 2013
06:00 pm
PNP Hinirangs 76–80 Judiciary Cagers
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 13–22, 19–10, 23–22
Best Player: Jon Hall
Judiciary leads series, 1–0
Treston International College Gym, Fort Bonifacio (now located in Bonifacio Global City), Taguig City
Referees: Joenard Garcia, Hector Villanueva, Jeffrey Ablola Sr
Game 28
November 5, 2013
PNP Hinirangs 83–86 Judiciary Cagers
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 20–20, 22–24, 27–24
Best Player: Don Camaso
Judiciary wins series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City
Referees: Rey Yante, Anthony Roque, Arnulfo Bermeo

Winners and Beneficiaries

Every team represents their choice of charity institution. The champion will win one million pesos and first runner-up team will win five hundred thousand pesos to be given to the charity chosen by the winning teams.[13] Total winning prize is ₱1,500,000 in Philippine peso[14] courtesy of Kuya Daniel Razon, the CEO and chairman of Breakthrough and Milestones Production International (BMPI).[15] But winners received a total cash prize of ₱1,900,000 in all.[1]

Place Team Beneficiaries Cash Prize
Champion Judiciary Cagers Victims of calamities in Central Visayas and war in Southern Philippines [16] ₱1,000,000
Runner-up PNP Hinirangs Masonic Charity for Crippled Children ₱500,000
3rd AFP Cavaliers AFP-Educational Benefit Assistance Office ₱250,000
4th PhilHealth Advocates Cancer Warriors Foundation ₱150,000
5th MMDA Equalizers
6th Congress-LGU Legislators
7th DOJ Hunters

Individual awards

Season awards
  • Scoring Champion:
  • Step Up Player of the Year:
  • Defensive Player of the Year:
  • First Five:
  • Most Valuable Player:

Players of the Week

The following players were named the Players of the Week.

Week Player of the Week Team Ref.
– (1/1) (1/1)
– (1/1) (1/1)
– (1/1) (1/1)
– (1/1) (1/1)
– (1/1) (1/1)
– (1/1) (1/1)
– (1/1) (1/1)
– (1/1) (1/1)

Cumulative standings
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalist
Quarterfinalist
Elimination Round
TeamGPWLPCTBest Finish
Judiciary Cagers972.778Champion
PNP Hinirangs972.778Runner-up
AFP Cavaliers963.667Third Place
PhilHealth Advocates945.444Fourth Place
MMDA Equalizers725.286Quarterfinalist
Congress-LGU Legislators725.286Quarterfinalist
DOJ Hunters606.000Elimination Round

UNTV Cup Segments

Heart of a Champion

The Heart of a Champion segment features UNTV Cup players and their lives off the court as public servants.

Air Date Featured Player Team Link

Top Plays

The following segment features the top plays of the week and elimination round.

Air Date Description Link

Player, Analyst and Fan Interviews

UNTV Cup players, analysts, and fans share their thoughts in interviews.

Air Date Description Link

See also

References
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  6. "PNP routs Philhealth for 3rd win in a row". Manila Standard Today. August 20, 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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  11. "Semis ikakamada ng AFP, PhilHealth sa UNTV Cup". Pilipino Star Ngayon. September 22, 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  12. "PBA Legends at All Stars, todo ensayo para sa exhibition game sa UNTV Cup Finals". UNTVweb.com. November 4, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
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