9 ▁where ▁the ▁He avy ▁Bom bers ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁final s ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Let ran ▁Kn ights . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Golden ▁St ags ▁and ▁the ▁He avy ▁Bom bers ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁Four . ▁J RC ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁  1 ▁seed ▁while ▁SS C - R ▁got ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁seed . ▁The ▁St ags ▁defeated ▁the ▁Bom bers ▁twice ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁Final s ▁against ▁C SB . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁St ags ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁( Let ran ▁did ▁the ▁trick ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁also ▁against ▁the ▁St ags ) ▁ 4 th ▁seed ▁to ▁ups et ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁Four . ▁SS C - R ▁and ▁J RU ▁also ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Final s . ▁J RU ▁was ▁b anner ed ▁by ▁A riel ▁Cap us , ▁ ▁season ▁M VP ▁Ern ani ▁E pond ul an , ▁Rod el ▁M illa , ▁Jo el ▁Fin uliar ▁and ▁ra zz le ▁d azz le ▁point guard ▁Er win ▁Est eb al ▁while ▁San ▁Sebastian ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Mark ▁Mac ap ag al , ▁Christian ▁Cor onel ▁and ▁Jam ▁Alf ad . ▁J RU ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁ 3 3 - point ▁blow out ▁loss ▁in ▁the ▁dec iding ▁Game ▁ 3 . ▁Cor onel ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1