The 2003 Letran Knights men's basketball team represented Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 79th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2003-04 began on June 28, 2003, and the host school for the season was San Sebastian College – Recoletos.
The Knights finished the double round-robin eliminations at first place with 9 wins against 5 losses. They then eliminated the Mapúa Cardinals in the Final Four to advance in the finals and faced the hosts and two-time defending champions San Sebastian Stags.
The Knights went on to defeat the Stags in three games to capture their 15th NCAA championship, ending their three-year title drought. Ronjay Enrile was named Finals Most Valuable Player and member of the Mythical Five.
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NCAA Season 79 games results
Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23. DateTimeOpponentVenueResultRecordFirst round of eliminationsFirst place after 1st round (5 wins–2 losses)Second round of eliminationsFirst place at 9 wins–5 losses (4 wins–3 losses in the 2nd round)Final FourLetran wins series in one gameFinalsKnights clinched 15th NCAA championship
Source: ABS-CBN Pinoy Central
Awards PlayerAwardRonjay EnrileNCAA Finals Most Valuable PlayerNCAA Mythical Five member
Injuries Letran forward Aaron Aban suffered a deep cut on his left knee when he slammed into a rolltec advertising streamer during a match against CSB Blazers in the first round. Aban underwent surgery and needed a month to recuperate.
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