2024 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup

The 2024 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup, officially referred to as the 17th Filoil EcoOil ECJ Preseason Cup, was the seventeenth edition of the collegiate basketball tournament organized by Filoil EcoOil Sports. The tournament began on May 11, 2024 and is contested by all 18 teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[1][2][3] The tournament concluded on June 12, 2024. All games are held at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.

2024 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup
17th Filoil EcoOil ECJ Preseason Cup
Tournament details
Country Philippines
CitySan Juan
Venue(s)Filoil EcoOil Centre
DatesMay 11 – June 12, 2024
Teams18
Defending champions UP Fighting Maroons
Final positions
Champions UP Fighting Maroons (2nd title)
Runner-up De La Salle Green Archers
Third place FEU Tamaraws
Fourth place Letran Knights

On May 10, 2024, Filoil EcoOil Sports announced that the 17th Preseason Cup would be named after late sports patron Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.. The trophy in which the eventual champions will receive is also renamed as the ECJ Cup.[4]

The UP Fighting Maroons enter this tournament as the defending Preseason Cup champions.[5] UP would then go on in successfully defend their title in the championship game after defeating the De La Salle Green Archers in a 69–66 come-from-behind win.

Elimination round

In the elimination round, the teams are grouped by association. From there, the teams play in a single round-robin tournament. UAAP teams will play seven games while NCAA teams play nine. Teams are ranked by win-loss records with the top four teams from each association group advancing to the playoffs.

Team standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1  UP Fighting Maroons 7 7 0 554 478 +76 1.000 —
2  De La Salle Green Archers 7 5 2 533 524 +9 .714 2
3  FEU Tamaraws 7 4 3 441 456 −15 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3
4  UE Red Warriors 7 4 3 487 471 +16 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3
5  UST Growling Tigers 7 3 4 391 391 0 .429[lower-alpha 2] 4
6  NU Bulldogs 7 3 4 493 453 +40 .429[lower-alpha 2] 4
7  Adamson Soaring Falcons 7 2 5 414 460 −46 .286 5
8  Ateneo Blue Eagles 7 0 7 419 509 −90 .000 7
Source: Standings
Notes:
  1. FEU wins tiebreaker over UE by head-to-head victory (80–76).
  2. UST wins tiebreaker over NU by head-to-head victory (76–75).

Results table
Legend
Won in regulation Lost in regulation
Won in overtime Lost in overtime
(*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods
Team Game
1234567
 AdU UE
57–65		 FEU
67–77		 DLSU
72–80		 ADMU
61–59		 NU
57–53		 UP
46–68		 UST
54–58
 ADMU AdU
59–61		 UST
52–63		 NU
64–66		 FEU
46–65		 UP
75–82 		DLSU
61–98		 UE
62–74
 DLSU UP
77–89		 UST
68–61		 AdU
80–72		 UE
77–74		 ADMU
98–61		 FEU
81–76		 NU
52–81
 FEU AdU
77–67		 UE
80–76		 UP
84–95		 ADMU
65–46		 NU
59–91		 DLSU
76–81		 UST
79–72
 NU UE
64–72		 UST
75–76		 UP
63–73		 ADMU
66–64		 AdU
53–57		 FEU
91–59		 DLSU
81–52
 UE AdU
65–57		 FEU
76–80		 NU
72–64		 UP
60–71		 DLSU
74–77		 UST
66–60		 ADMU
74–62
 UP DLSU
89–77		 UST
76–73		 UE
71–60		 NU
73–63		 FEU
95–84		 ADMU
82–75 		AdU
68–46
 UST DLSU
61–68		 UP
73–76		 NU
76–75		 ADMU
63–52		 UE
60–66		 AdU
58–54		 FEU
72–79
Source: Schedule

Team standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1  Letran Knights 9 7 2 718 703 +15 .778[lower-alpha 1] —
2  Benilde Blazers 9 7 2 700 646 +54 .778[lower-alpha 1] —
3  San Beda Red Lions 9 6 3 652 589 +63 .667 1
4  Mapúa Cardinals 9 5 4 686 686 0 .556[lower-alpha 2] 2
5  EAC Generals 9 5 4 688 670 +18 .556[lower-alpha 2] 2
6  Perpetual Altas 9 4 5 621 655 −34 .444 3
7  Lyceum Pirates 9 3 6 717 747 −30 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
8  Arellano Chiefs 9 3 6 686 711 −25 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
9  San Sebastian Stags 9 3 6 730 774 −44 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
10  JRU Heavy Bombers 9 2 7 703 720 −17 .222 5
Updated to match(es) played on June 6, 2024. Source: Standings
Notes:
  1. Letran wins tiebreaker over Benilde by head-to-head victory (80–71).
  2. Mapúa wins tiebreaker over EAC by head-to-head victory (75–71).
  3. Lyceum (2–0), Arellano (1–1), and San Sebastian (0–2) are ranked by head-to-head record.

Results table
Legend
Won in regulation Lost in regulation
Won in overtime Lost in overtime
(*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods
Team Game
123456789
 AU JRU
80–79		 SSC–R
105–95		 EAC
77–80		 UPHSD
68–65		 CSJL
75–80		 CSB
58–72		 LPU
82–88		 MU
71–79		 SBU
70–73
 CSJL SBU
69–76		 UPHSD
69–77		 CSB
80–71		 LPU
91–86		 AU
80–75		 JRU
68–66		 SSC–R
81–79 		MU
96–92 		EAC
84–81
 CSB CSJL
71–80		 MU
72–59		 SSC–R
86–64		 JRU
86–80		 AU
72–58		 SBU
71–69		 LPU
95–89		 UPHSD
77–72		 EAC
70-75
 EAC SBU
76–67		 UPHSD
60–49		 AU
80–77		 JRU
66–73		 LPU
93–81		 MU
71–75		 SSC–R
86–94		 CSJL
81–84		 CSB
75–70
 JRU UPHSD
89–91		 AU
79–80		 EAC
73–66		 CSB
80–86		 CSJL
66–68		 MU
89–93		 SBU
62–75		 SSC–R
95–87		 LPU
70–74
 LPU MU
67–75		 SBU
66–76		 SSC–R
94–89		 CSJL
86–91		 EAC
81–93		 UPHSD
72–76		 AU
88–82		 CSB
89–95		 JRU
74–70
 MU LPU
75–67		 UPHSD
67–76		 CSB
59–72		 SBU
67–64		 SSC–R
79–80		 EAC
75–71		 JRU
93–89		 CSJL
92–96 		AU
79–71
 SBU CSJL
76–69		 LPU
76–66		 EAC
67–76		 MU
64–67		 UPHSD
75–44		 SSC–R
77–64		 CSB
69–71		 JRU
75–62		 AU
73–70
 SSC–R LPU
89–94		 AU
95–105		 CSB
64–86		 MU
80–79		 SBU
64–77 		CSJL
79–81 		EAC
94–86		 UPHSD
78–71		 JRU
87–95
 UPHSD JRU
91–89		 CSJL
77–69		 MU
76–67		 EAC
49–60		 AU
65–68		 SBU
44–75		 LPU
76–72		 SSC–R
71–78		 CSB
72–77
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

The single-elimination playoffs will begin on June 8, 2024 with the crossover quarterfinals, where the first-seeded teams play the fourth-seeded team from the opposing association group, same goes for the second-seeded and third-seeded teams.[3]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship game
         
U1  UP 94
N4  Mapúa 75
U1  UP 89
U3  FEU 77
N2  Benilde 73
U3  FEU 74
U1  UP 69
U2  La Salle 66
N1  Letran 70
U4  UE 66
N1  Letran 87 Battle for Third
U2  La Salle 91
U2  La Salle 94 U3  FEU 80
N3  San Beda 80 N1  Letran 78
Legend
  • U1, U2, U3, U4 – The teams from the UAAP group
  • N1, N2, N3, N4 – The teams from the NCAA group

Quarterfinals
June 8
12:00 pm
Letran Knights  70–66  UE Red Warriors
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 16–21, 19–14, 15–8
Pts: Vince Cuajao 22
Rebs: Rafael Go 8
Asts: Jonathan Manalili 5		 Pts: John Abate 14
Rebs: Precious Momowei 14
Asts: Jack Cruz-Dumont 6
June 8
2:00 pm
Benilde Blazers  73–74  FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 20–15, 12–14, 23–24
Pts: Jhommel Ancheta 20
Rebs: Roger Ondoa 8
Asts: Mark Daniel Sangco 5		 Pts: Francis Veejay Pre 20
Rebs: Mohamed Komateh 14
Asts: three players 3 each
June 8
4:00 pm
UP Fighting Maroons  94–75  Mapúa Cardinals
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 26–15, 26–21, 24–27
Pts: Francis Lopez 16
Rebs: Francis Lopez 9
Asts: JD Cagulangan 5		 Pts: Clint Escamis 21
Rebs: Aaron Fermin 6
Asts: Clint Escamis 5
June 8
6:00 pm
De La Salle Green Archers  94–80  San Beda Red Lions
Scoring by quarter: 31–25, 25–14, 27–20, 11–21
Pts: Kevin Quiambao 15
Rebs: Quiambao, Cortez 7 each
Asts: Lian Ramiro 3		 Pts: John Bryan Sajonia 15
Rebs: James Payosing 9
Asts: James Payosing 3

Semifinals
June 9
4:00 pm
UP Fighting Maroons  89–77  FEU Tamaraws
Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 16–12, 27–22, 19–17
Pts: Francis Lopez 22
Rebs: Jalen Stevens 8
Asts: JD Cagulangan 9		 Pts: Francis Veejay Pre 20
Rebs: Mohamed Konateh 16
Asts: Royce Alforque 4
June 9
6:00 pm
Letran Knights  87–91  De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 24–33, 19–23, 13–18, 31–17
Pts: Manalili, Baliling 13 each
Rebs: Rafael Go 5
Asts: Jonathan Manalili 8		 Pts: Agunnane, Policarpio 19 each
Rebs: Agunnane, Quiambao 12 each
Asts: three players 5 each

Battle for Third
June 12
4:00 pm
FEU Tamaraws  80–78  Letran Knights
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 25–21, 13–29, 18–11
Pts: Jorick Kyle Bautista 21
Rebs: Mohamed Konateh 21
Asts: Pre, Konateh 5 each		 Pts: Vince Cuajao 27
Rebs: Cuajao, Go 5 each
Asts: Jonathan Manalili 7

Championship game
June 12
6:00 pm
UP Fighting Maroons  69–66  De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 6–29, 25–10, 21–13
Pts: JD Cagulangan 13
Rebs: Francis Lopez 12
Asts: JD Cagulangan 4		 Pts: Quiambao, Austria 14 each
Rebs: Agunanne, Quiambao 10 each
Asts: Lian Ramiro 6

This year's championship game was a rematch of last year's championship game, where the UP Fighting Maroons beat the De La Salle Green Archers, 87–76. It was also a rematch of the UAAP Season 86 men's basketball finals, where La Salle beat UP in a three-game series.

UP would come back from a 20-point deficit at the half to defend their title and become the second back-to-back Preseason Cup champions. Coincidentally, the only other team to do so was La Salle in the first two editions of the tournament (2006 and 2007).

References
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  4. "This 17th edition of the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup will be named in his honor". Filoil EcoOil Sports. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Facebook.
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