Achieve greatness every day | ||||||||||||||||
Host school | Emilio Aguinaldo College | |||||||||||||||
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Duration | December 4–18, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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Finals MVP | King Caralipio | |||||||||||||||
Winning coach | Bonnie Tan (3rd title) | |||||||||||||||
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TV network(s) | GMA, GTV | |||||||||||||||
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Duration | March 13–16, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Arena(s) | San Andres Sports Complex | |||||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Andy Gemao | |||||||||||||||
Winning coach | Allen Ricardo (1st title) | |||||||||||||||
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TV network(s) | GTV | |||||||||||||||
The NCAA Season 98 basketball tournaments are the basketball tournaments of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) for its 2022–23 season. Emilio Aguinaldo College hosted the tournaments for the first time.
The men's tournament was held in September 2022, just over three months after Season 97 ended. The juniors' tournament began in February 2023, the first tournament since Season 95, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Letran Knights and Squires won their respective tournaments, winning the first double championship for Letran since 1983.[1]
In the men's tournament, the Benilde Blazers finished first, and defeated the #4 seed San Beda Red Lions in the semifinals. Letran, which finished second, also defeated #3 seed Lyceum Pirates on the other semifinal. Letran defeated Benilde in three games to win their third consecutive title.
In the juniors' tournament, the Letran Squires finished first, with LSGH, Malayan, San Beda and San Sebastian finishing tied from second to fifth. After a series of playoff games, Letran defeated #4 seed Malayan Red Robins, while #2 San Beda Red Cubs lost all of its semifinal games against #3 seed LSGH Greenies. Letran defeated LSGH in two games in the Finals, to win their first title since 2001.