17th Filoil EcoOil ECJ Preseason Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Philippines |
City | San Juan |
Venue(s) | Filoil EcoOil Centre |
Dates | May 11 – June 12, 2024 |
Teams | 18 |
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 |
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.
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.