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
Zonal qualifiers
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Qualified to the Sweet 16 |
| Team |
League |
Elim. round
finish |
Playoff finish |
Qualified as |
Zonal tournament |
| UM Hawks |
NAASCU |
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Defeated by SSC-R Cavite in the Finals |
NAASCU runner-up |
Intramuros |
| Lyceum Pirates |
ISAA |
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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 |
| La Salle school colors 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 school colors 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
|
Qualified to the Sweet 16 |
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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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| Champion |
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| Runner-up |
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| Third place |
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| Final Four |
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| Fifth to Eight Place |
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| Ninth to Sixteenth Place |
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San Beda Red Lions
San Sebastian Stags
FEU Tamaraws
JRU Heavy Bombers
Letran Knights
