| NCAA Season 99 | |
| Tagline: | New Heroes of the Game |
| Host: | José Rizal University |
| Higherseed Game1: | 68 |
| Higherseed Game2: | 65 |
| Higherseed Game3: | 66 |
| Higherseed Series: | 1 |
| Lowerseed: | |
| Lowerseed Game1: | 63 |
| Lowerseed Game2: | 71 |
| Lowerseed Game3: | 76 |
| Lowerseed Series: | 2 |
| Duration: | December 6–17, 2023 |
| Arena: | SM Mall of Asia Arena (Games 1 and 2) Araneta Coliseum (Game 3) |
| Mvp: | James Payosing |
| Coach: | Yuri Escueta (1st title) |
| Semis: | |
| Network: | GMA, GTV |
| Jhigherseed Game1: | 80 |
| Jhigherseed Game2: | 91 |
| Jhigherseed Game3: | 76 |
| Jhigherseed Series: | 1 |
| Jlowerseed: | |
| Jlowerseed Game1: | 97 |
| Jlowerseed Game2: | 90 |
| Jlowerseed Game3: | 93 |
| Jlowerseed Series: | 2 |
| Jduration: | March 16–23, 2024 |
| Jarena: | Filoil EcoOil Centre |
| Jmvp: | Moses Manalili |
| Jcoach: | Allen Ricardo (2nd title) |
| Jsemis: | |
| Jnetwork: | GTV |
| Kidhigherseed Game1: | 71 |
| Kidhigherseed Series: | 0 |
| Kidlowerseed: | |
| Kidlowerseed Game1: | 75 |
| Kidlowerseed Series: | 1 |
| Kidduration: | July 14, 2024 |
| Kidarena: | Arellano University A. Mabini Gym |
| Kidmvp: | Laurence Pillas |
| Kidcoach: | Anthony Urbano |
| Kidsemis: | |
| Prevlink: | NCAA Season 98 basketball tournaments |
| Prev: | 98 (2022–23) |
| Seasonlink: | NCAA Season 99 |
| Nextlink: | NCAA Season 100 basketball tournaments |
| Next: | 100 (2024) |
The NCAA Season 99 basketball tournaments are the basketball tournaments of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) for its 2023–24 season. The tournament is being hosted by José Rizal University. There are two tournaments, the men's tournament for male college students, and the juniors' tournament for male senior high school students.
In the men's tournament, the Mapúa Cardinals finished first in the elimination round for the first time in the Final Four era. The Cardinals then defeated last season's finalists Benilde Blazers in the semifinals. The Lyceum Pirates finished second, but lost all two semifinals games to the San Beda Red Lions. The Blazers then defeated Lyceum in the first third place playoff in NCAA history. In the finals, the Red Lions denied the Cardinals their first title since 1991 to win their 23rd title.
In the juniors' tournament, the Perpetual Junior Altas finished first in the elimination round for the first time in school history. In the semifinals, the Junior Altas defeated the Malayan Red Robins to qualify to the finals for the first time, while the defending champions Letran Squires eliminated the San Sebastian Staglets. The Red Robins then defeated San Sebastian in the third place playoff. In the finals, the Squires defeated the Junior Altas to win their second consecutive title.
In the inaugural kiddies' tournament, the Arellano Kiddie Braves defeated the San Beda Small Red Cubs in the final; both teams ended the elimination round tied for first.
The NCAA is expected to follow the Final Four format used since 1997.
Tonichi Pujante was reappointed basketball commissioner.[1]
Just as in the past two seasons, men's gamedays are held five days a week, with doubleheaders on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and tripleheaders on Sundays.[2]
A third place playoff will be held for the first time.
For the juniors' tournament, it is a single round robin, followed by the Final Four playoffs. Game are held every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, with each gameday having all 10 teams compete.[3]
All ten schools are participating.
| Arellano Chiefs | Arellano University (AU) | Chico Manabat | Kalos Sportswear | |
| Letran Knights | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL) | Rensy Bajar | Antbox | |
| Benilde Blazers | De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (CSB) | Charles Tiu | Anta[4] | |
| EAC Generals | Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) | Jerson Cabiltes | Power Hoops Pinas | |
| JRU Heavy Bombers | José Rizal University (JRU) | Louie Gonzalez | Anta | |
| Lyceum Pirates | Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) | Gilbert Malabanan | Rebel Sports | |
| Mapúa Cardinals | Mapúa University (MU) | Randy Alcantara | ||
| San Beda Red Lions | San Beda University (SBU) | Yuri Escueta | Anta | |
| San Sebastian Stags | San Sebastian College – Recoletos (SSC–R) | John Kallos | ||
| Perpetual Altas | University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD) | Myk Saguiguit | World Balance |
| Arellano Braves | Arellano University High School (AU) | John Necesito | |
| Letran Squires | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL) | Allen Ricardo | |
| EAC Brigadiers | Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) | Gonzalo Catalan Jr. | |
| JRU Light Bombers | José Rizal University (JRU) | Vic Lazaro | |
| La Salle Green Hills Greenies | La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) | Renren Ritualo | |
| Lyceum Junior Pirates | Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite (LPU–C) | JC Docto | |
| Malayan Red Robins | Malayan High School of Science (MHSS) | Yong Garcia | |
| San Beda Red Cubs | San Beda University – Rizal (SBU–R) | Miko Roldan | |
| San Sebastian Staglets | San Sebastian College – Recoletos (SSC–R) | Juan Miguel Martin | |
| Perpetual Junior Altas | University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD) | Joph Cleopas |
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date | Replaced by | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAC Generals | Oliver Bunyi[5] | Resignation | November 22, 2022 | Jerson Cabiltes[6] | January 27, 2023 | |
| San Sebastian Stags | Edgar Macaraya[7] | End of contract | December 30, 2022 | John Kallos | December 30, 2022 | |
| Arellano Chiefs[8] | Cholo Martin | Fired | March 30, 2023 | Chico Manabat | March 30, 2023 | |
| Arellano Braves | Junjie Ablan | Fired | John Necesito | |||
| Letran Knights | Bonnie Tan[9] | Signed by Northport Batang Pier | April 23, 2023 | Rensy Bajar[10] | April 24, 2023 |
For the men's tournament, the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay will host opening day, while Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan will host the remainder of the elimination round.[11] The semifinals was at the SM Mall of Asia Arena,[12] along with the first two games of the finals; Game 3 was at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.[13]
| Filoil EcoOil Centre | San Juan | 6,000 | |
| SM Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay | 20,000 | |
| Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | 14,429 |
For the kiddies' tournament, it was held at the Arellano University A. Mabini campus in Pasay.
Each team can have up to 15 players on their roster, with an additional up to three players in the injured reserve list.[14]
The men's tournament started on September 24, 2023, and ended on December 17, 2023.[15]
Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and left of it are second-round games.
The top 2 teams will have the twice-to-beat advantage, where the top 2 teams have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to progress.
The Mapúa Cardinals clinched a semifinals appearance and the twice-to-beat advantage.[16] The Cardinals returned to the playoffs after missing out last year.[17] The Cardinals also clinched their first #1 seed in school history.[18] The Benilde Blazers also clinched a semifinals appearance despite losing their last elimination round game.[19]
The Lyceum Pirates clinched a semifinals appearance.[20] The Pirates later clinched the twice-to-beat advantage.[21] With the Cardinals winning in their last elimination round game, the San Beda Red Lions also clinched a semifinals appearance.
The first third place playoff in NCAA basketball history was held in 2023.[22]
This is a best-of-three playoff.
The Mapúa Cardinals return to the Finals after losing to Letran in NCAA Season 97.[23] The San Beda Red Lions qualify to the Finals for the 16th time, and for the first time since NCAA Season 95. This shall also be the first time the two teams will meet in the Finals since NCAA Season 67 (1991), where the Cardinals won on a Benny Cheng game-winner in Game 3.[24]
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. A new award for true college freshmen, the "Freshman of the Year" was instituted. The original Rookie of the Year award is still given to the best player playing in his first season in the NCAA, who may not always be a freshman.[25]
The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" on Mondays for performances on the preceding week.
| Week 1[26] | Shawn Umali | ||
| Week 2[27] | Paolo Hernandez | ||
| Week 3[28] | Clint Escamis | ||
| Week 4[29] | Jomel Puno | ||
| Week 5[30] | Ry dela Rosa | ||
| Week 6[31] | JM Bravo | ||
| Week 7[32] | Cyrus Nitura | ||
| Week 8[33] | Yukien Andrada | ||
| Week 9[34] | Jacob Cortez |
| Statistic | Player | Team | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Clint Escamis | 16.28 | ||
| Rebounds per game | Jomel Puno | 8.83 | ||
| Assists per game | JL delos Santos | 6.28 | ||
| Steals per game | Clint Escamis | 3.78 | ||
| Blocks per game | Shawn Umali | 1.59 | ||
| Field goal percentage | Jopet Soriano | 63.33% | ||
| Three-point field goal percentage | Marc Cuenco | 38.64% | ||
| Free throw percentage | Miguel Oczon | 87.23% | ||
| Turnovers per game | JL delos Santos | 3.67 |
| Statistic | Player | Team | Total | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Agem Miranda | 31 | |||
| Miguel Oczon | 29 | ||||
| Rebounds | Clifford Jopia | 18 | |||
| Assists | JL delos Santos | 12 | |||
| Steals | Clint Escamis | 8 | |||
| Blocks | James Una | 5 | |||
| Turnovers | Nicko Fajardo | 8 |
| Statistic | Team | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 81.56 | ||
| Rebounds per game | 49.06 | ||
| Assists per game | 20.11 | ||
| Steals per game | 10.56 | ||
| Blocks per game | 4.94 | ||
| Field goal percentage | 40.52% | ||
| Three-point field goal percentage | 31.51% | ||
| Free throw percentage | 70.44% | ||
| Turnovers per game | 13.28 |
| Statistic | Team | Total | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 111 | |||
| Rebounds | 63 | |||
| 63 | ||||
| Assists | 29 | |||
| 29 | ||||
| Steals | 18 | |||
| 17 | ||||
| Blocks | 9 | |||
| Field goal percentage | 54.0% | |||
| 53.0% | ||||
| Three-point field goal percentage | 57.0% | |||
| Free throw percentage | 93% | |||
| Turnovers | 39 |
The following were suspended throughout the course of the season:
The juniors' tournament started on February 10, 2024.[41]
The top two seeds will have the twice-to-beat advantage against the lower-seeded teams, where the higher-seeded teams have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to be eliminated.
The Perpetual Junior Altas clinched their first semifinal appearance since 2010.[42] Letran, Mapua and San Sebastian rounded up the semifinalists.[43]
Perpetual clinched the top seed on their final elimination round game against San Sebastian.[44] After losing against also-ran San Beda, Malayan settled for the #4 seed.[45]
Letran clinched the #2 seed by winning their final elimination game against LSGH in a finals rematch from last season. They shall face San Sebastian, which had lost against Perpetual earlier in the day and settled for the #3 seed. This semifinal is the latest juniors' playoff meeting of the San Sebastian–Letran rivalry.
The third place playoff is between semifinal losers.
The Finals shall be a best-of-three playoff between semifinal winners.
The Letran Squires qualified to their second consecutive finals, while the Perpetual Junior Altas qualified to their first finals since joining the NCAA in 1984.[46]
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan.[47]
These are for after the elimination round.
| Statistic | Player | Team | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | EJ Castillo | 22.67 | ||
| Rebounds per game | Martin Pineda | 11.89 | ||
| Assists per game | Carl Yu | 7.0 | ||
| Steals per game | Jhun Penaverde | 2.56 | ||
| Blocks per game | Kelly Coronel | 1.56 | ||
| Field goal percentage | Jasper Matienzo | 63.16% | ||
| Three-point field goal percentage | Rex Villanueva | 50.0% | ||
| Free throw percentage | Lee Marin | 88.24% | ||
| Turnovers per game | Guillian Quines | 4.33 |
| Statistic | Player | Team | Total | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Ruvic Danag | 34 | |||
| Drei Lorenzo | 33 | ||||
| Amiel Acido | |||||
| Rebounds | Jolo Navarro | 22 | |||
| Assists | Carl Yu | 12 | |||
| Steals | Seann Franco | 6 | |||
| Jhun Penaverde | |||||
| Blocks | Kelly Coronel | 4 | |||
| Ranniel Sayaman | |||||
| Turnovers | Guillian Quines | 9 |
| Statistic | Team | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 94.22 | ||
| Rebounds per game | 50.33 | ||
| Assists per game | 26.89 | ||
| Steals per game | 11.67 | ||
| Blocks per game | 4.67 | ||
| Field goal percentage | 46.85% | ||
| Three-point field goal percentage | 30.83% | ||
| Free throw percentage | 64.45% | ||
| Turnovers per game | 16.33 |
| Statistic | Team | Total | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 111 | |||
| Rebounds | 73 | |||
| Assists | 33 | |||
| Steals | 21 | |||
| Blocks | 9 | |||
| Field goal percentage | 50% | |||
| 50% | ||||
| Three-point field goal percentage | 50% | |||
| Free throw percentage | 94% | |||
| Turnovers | 29 |
The Kiddies' tournament started on June 12, 2024 and ended on July 7, 2024.
*Game went to overtime
The top two seeds have the twice-to-beat advantage.