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.
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:
Government agencyMonikerColoursHead Coach
Armed Forces of the PhilippinesAFP Cavaliers Col. Alfredo Cayco
Congress of the Philippines / Local Government UnitsCongress-LGU Legislators Gerry Esplana
Department of JusticeDOJ Hunters Isagani Obispo and Fernando Paulo
Supreme Court of the PhilippinesJudiciary Cagers Dennis Balason
Metro Manila Development AuthorityMMDA Equalizers Manuel Aglibut
Philippine Health Insurance CorporationPhilHealth Advocates Delio Aseron II
Philippine National PolicePNP Hinirangs Raffy Gonzales

Players

Celebrities

Actors who are included in the teams are:
One public official who was invited to join is boxing legend and Sarangani congressman Manny Pacquiao 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.
DateGame No.Competing TeamsScoresBest PlayerVenueLinks
July 29, 20131AFP def. DOJ117–71Jerick GalizaSmart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City
August 4, 20132PhilHealth def. DOJ138–43N/AYnares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City
August 4, 20133PNP def. MMDA117–66N/AYnares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City
August 4, 20134Congress-LGU def. Judiciary99–96N/AYnares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City
August 11, 20135PhilHealth def. Congress-LGU98–73Kenneth EmataYnares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City
August 11, 20136Judiciary def. DOJ130–60Ariel CapusYnares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City
August 11, 20137PNP def. AFP72–69PO2 Ollan OmipingYnares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City
August 18, 20138PNP def. PhilHealth100–73PO2 Ollan OmipingPasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City
August 18, 20139MMDA def. Congress-LGU97–78Peter John VillanuevaPasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City
August 18, 201310Judiciary def. AFP100–97 Don CamasoPasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City
August 25, 201311MMDA def. DOJ108–72Gilbert SosaYnares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City
August 25, 201312Judiciary def. PhilHealth103–85Julius Caesar RabinoYnares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City
August 25, 201313AFP def. Congress-LGU110–83Winston SergioYnares Sports Arena, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City
September 1, 201314Congress-LGU def. DOJ98–65Gerry EsplanaPasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City
September 1, 201315AFP def. MMDA114–86Ian Steve San Esteban
Wilfredo Casulla Jr.		Pasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City
September 1, 201316PNP def. Judiciary92–89 PO2 Ollan OmipingPasig City Sports Center, Caruncho Avenue, Pasig City
September 8, 201317Judiciary def. MMDA115–61Don CamasoPhilippine Navy Gym, Jurado Hall, Philippine Marine Corps, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
September 8, 201318PNP def. DOJ135–51Reynaldo Agoncillo IIPhilippine Navy Gym, Jurado Hall, Philippine Marine Corps, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
September 8, 201319AFP def. PhilHealth96–74Roger AranetaPhilippine Navy Gym, Jurado Hall, Philippine Marine Corps, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
September 15, 201320PhilHealth def. MMDA77–71Alex NoriegaTreston International College Gym,
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
September 15, 201321PNP def. Congress-LGU95–84Ronaldo AbayaTreston International College Gym,
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City

Playoffs

There are six teams that qualified for the playoffs. The top two teams, PNP Hinirangs and 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. AFP Cavaliers and PhilHealth Advocates will have a twice-to-beat advantage on the quarterfinals against Congress-LGU Legislators and MMDA Equalizers, respectively.

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.

(3) AFP Cavaliers vs. (6) Congress-LGU Legislators

(4) PhilHealth Advocates vs. (5) MMDA Equalizers

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

(2) Judiciary Cagers vs. (3) AFP Cavaliers

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.

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.

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

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, 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.
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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. Total winning prize is in Philippine peso courtesy of Kuya Daniel Razon, the CEO and chairman of Breakthrough and Milestones Production International. But winners received a total cash prize of in all.
PlaceTeamBeneficiariesCash Prize
ChampionJudiciary CagersVictims of calamities in Central Visayas and war in Southern Philippines
Runner-upPNP HinirangsMasonic Charity for Crippled Children
3rdAFP CavaliersAFP-Educational Benefit Assistance Office
4thPhilHealth AdvocatesCancer Warriors Foundation
5thMMDA Equalizers
6thCongress-LGU Legislators
7thDOJ Hunters

Individual Awards

Season Awards

The following players were named the Players of the Week.
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Cumulative Standings

TeamGPWLPCTBest Finish
Judiciary Cagers972Champion
PNP Hinirangs972Runner-up
AFP Cavaliers963Third Place
PhilHealth Advocates945Fourth Place
MMDA Equalizers725Quarterfinalist
Congress-LGU Legislators725Quarterfinalist
DOJ Hunters606Elimination Round

Elimination Rounds

Playoffs

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.
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Top Plays

The following segment features the top plays of the week and elimination round.
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Player, Analyst and Fan Interviews

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