2011 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

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2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
Record
Elims rank #4
Final rank#4
2011 record8–7 (8–6 elims)
Head coach Pido Jarencio (6th season)
Assistant coaches Estong Ballesteros
Senen Dueñas
Captain Jeric Fortuna (4th season)
Seasons
  2010
2012  

The 2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 74th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2011-12 began on July 10, 2011 and the host school for the season was Ateneo de Manila University. [1]

Contents

The Tigers, who had celebrated their quadricentennial year, finished fourth at the end of the double round-robin eliminations. They won eight games against six losses. They lost to the No. 1-ranked Ateneo Blue Eagles, who had a twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals. [2]

They had an average winning margin of 8.9 points and an average losing margin of 13.0 points.

They experienced blowout losses twice in the tournament, both during the second round. The first was against Ateneo by 25 points on August 20, and the other was against the NU Bulldogs by 24 points in the last playing date of the eliminations on September 11. [3] [4]

Team captain Jeric Fortuna was chosen Player of the Week by the UAAP Press Corps for the duration of July 14–17. Cameroonian rookie center Karim Abdul was also chosen Player of the Week for August 11–14, and third year guard Jeric Teng got the citation during the week of September 1–4, 2011. [5] [6] [7]

Abdul who was third in the MVP tally with 60.3 statistical points was disqualified from the Mythical team due to a suspension from a game for two unsportsmanlike fouls that he committed in the eliminations. He had a double-double average of 12.1 points and a league-best 11.5 rebounds on top of the 1.5 blocks per game that he amassed in the season. [8] [9]

Roster

UST Growling Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightYearHigh School
SF 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ron Kristoffer Javier6'1" (1.85m)1st University of Santo Tomas
SG 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kim Kaizen Lo6'1" (1.85m)2nd St. Jude Catholic School
PG 6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sheak Jamil Sheriff, Jr.5'9" (1.75m)1st Loyola Catholic Secondary School
PG 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeric Marco Fortuna  (C)5'7" (1.7m)4th De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
PF 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Carmelo Afuang6'4" (1.93m)4th San Beda College–Rizal
SG 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jaypee Sarcia1stUniversity of Santo Tomas
SG 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aljohn Gil Ungria6'1" (1.85m)2nd Colegio de San Lorenzo
PG 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Robin Allan Tan5'7" (1.7m)1st Xavier School
PF 12 Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Camus6'4" (1.93m)5th Sunny Hills High School
C 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Paulo Lorenzo Pe6'4" (1.93m)2nd Ateneo de Manila
SF 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kevin Ferrer 6'4" (1.93m)1stUniversity of Santo Tomas
SG 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeric Allen Teng 6'2" (1.88m)3rdXavier School
SG 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Eduardo Aytona, Jr.5'10" (1.78m)3rdUniversity of Santo Tomas
SF 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Louie Philippe Vigil 6'3" (1.91m)1st José Rizal University
SF 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kent Jefferson Lao6'4" (1.93m)1st Saint Stephen's High School
C 20 Flag of Cameroon.svg Karim Abdul 6'6" (1.98m)1st Sta. Clara International Academy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Emmanuel Calipes
  • Yi Ming Liu
Team manager
  • Clarence Aytona

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C PeAbdul
PF CamusAfuang
SF FerrerLaoVigil
SG TengLoUngria
PG FortunaSheriffTan

Roster changes

The Tigers shored up on their front line with the arrival of Karim Abdul who immediately made an impact when he led the league in rebounds at the end of eliminations. In Season 73, the team ranked last in rebounds with an average of only 35.4 per game. They also lagged behind in defensive boards with 22.1 and blocks with 2.5 per game averages. [10]

UST was also able to recruit blue chips from the high school ranks, with UST Tiger Cub Kevin Ferrer who was hailed the UAAP Season 73 Juniors MVP and José Rizal University's Louie Vigil, the Juniors MVP of the NCAA in Season 85 coming onboard. [11] [12]

Subtractions

Pos.No.Nat.PlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
PG 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Edcor Marata5' 10"2nd University of the Visayas Relegated to Team B
SG 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Clark Daniel Oliver Bautista5' 9"4th Benedictine International School Academic deficiencies
SF 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aljon Mariano 6' 3"3rd San Beda College–Rizal Out due to fractured right ankle
PF 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Andre Charles Marquez6' 3"4th La Salle Greenhills Graduated
C 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Vincent Roberto Tinte6' 7"2nd Urdaneta City National High School Transferred to Adamson University
SG 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Fritz Harmon Delgado6' 0"2nd San Sebastian College-Recoletos Academic deficiencies
SF 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Eduardo Daquioag, Jr. 6' 1"2nd RTU Laboratory High School Out due to rheumatic fever
C 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kenneth Mamaril6' 5"2ndSan Sebastian College-RecoletosRelegated to Team B
PG 21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jackson Wong5' 10"3rd Philippine Academy of Sakya-Manila Transferred to Trinity University of Asia

Additions

Pos.No.Nat.PlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
SF 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ron Kristoffer Javier6' 1"1st University of Santo Tomas Rookie
PG 6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sheak Jamil Sheriff, Jr.5' 9"1st Loyola Catholic Secondary School Rookie
SG 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jaypee Sarcia1stUniversity of Santo TomasRookie
SG 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aljohn Gil Ungria6' 1"2nd Colegio de San Lorenzo Returning from Season 72
PG 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Robin Allan Tan5' 7"1st Xavier School Rookie
SF 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kevin Ferrer 6' 4"1stUniversity of Santo TomasRookie
SF 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Louie Philippe Vigil 6' 3"1st José Rizal University Rookie
SF 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kent Jefferson Lao6' 4"1st Saint Stephen's High School Rookie
C 20 Flag of Cameroon.svg Karim Abdul 6' 6"1st Sta. Clara International Academy Rookie

Schedule and results

Preseason tournaments

The Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup games were aired on Studio 23.

Preseason game log
2011 Millennium Basketball League–Open Basketball championship: 4–1
Game Date • TimeOpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1Mar 8 • 7:30 pm Lyceum Pirates W 92–791–0Teng (21) Lyceum Gym
Manila
2Mar 15 Wang's BallclubW 81–632–0
3May 12 • 6:45 pm Hobe BihonL 70–722–1 Aquinas Gym
San Juan
4May 14 Hobe Bihon
Semifinal
W 75–653–1
5May 19 Foscon Ship Management
Championship
W 65–564–1Fortuna (16)Lyceum Gym
Manila
2011 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup: 3–4
Game Date • TimeOpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1Apr 9 • 5:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers W 79–701–0Fortuna (20) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
2Apr 13 • 4:00 pm NU Bulldogs L 52–601–1Abdul (13)Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
3Apr 16 • 12:30 pm San Sebastian Stags W 104–1022OT2–1Abdul (23)Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
4Apr 30 • 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 46–592–2Bautista (14)Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
5May 21 • 12:30 pm Lyceum Pirates W 65–553–2Ferrer (17)Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
6May 27 • 3:15 pm Arellano Chiefs L 63–643–3Abdul (18)Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
7Jun 4 • 12:30 pm San Beda Red Lions L 72–853–4Fortuna (22)Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.

UAAP games

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format and all of UST's games were aired on Studio 23 and Balls.

UAAP Season 74 game log
Elimination round: 8–6
Game Date • TimeOpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1Jul 14 • 1:00 pm NU Bulldogs W 73–72OT1–0Fortuna (23)Ferrer (11)Teng (5) Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
2Jul 17 • 3:00 pm UE Red Warriors W 70–632–0Ferrer (19)Abdul (9)Fortuna (8)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
3Jul 24 • 3:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons L 71–812–1Teng (15)Abdul (10)Tied (4) PhilSports Arena
Pasig
4Jul 30 • 3:00 pm FEU Tamaraws L 59–622–2Teng (23)Abdul (11)Camus (3)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
5Aug 4 • 3:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 53–662–3Fortuna (18)Camus (11)Fortuna (3)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
6 [a] Aug 7 • 1:00 pm UP Fighting Maroons W 68–493–3Fortuna (16)Abdul (14)Tied (2)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
7Aug 11 • 3:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers
End of R1 of eliminations
L 71–743–4Abdul (21)Abdul (11)Fortuna (4)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
8Aug 14 • 1:00 pm UP Fighting MaroonsW 77–704–4Abdul (21)Tied (11)Fortuna (6)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
9 [b] Aug 20 • 3:00 pm Ateneo Blue EaglesL 57–824–5Teng (20)Abdul (19)Teng (4)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
10 [c] Aug 25 • 3:00 pm De La Salle Green ArchersW 60–525–5Teng (14)Abdul (12)Tied (3)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
11Aug 28 • 1:00 pm UE Red WarriorsW 54–456–5Abdul (16)Abdul (13)Fortuna (3)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
12Sep 3 • 3:00 pm Adamson Soaring FalconsW 74–587–5Teng (20)Abdul (14)Teng (6)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
13Sep 8 • 3:00 pm FEU TamarawsW 77–738–5Abdul (20)Abdul (13)Tied (3)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
14Sep 11 • 1:00 pm NU Bulldogs
End of R2 of eliminations
L 49–738–6Teng (19)Ungria (7)Tied (1)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
Final Four: 0–1
Game Date • TimeSeedOpponentResultSeriesHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1Sep 15 • 12:00 pm(#4) (#1) Ateneo Blue EaglesL 66–690–1
(8–7)
Abdul (16)Abdul (16)Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.
Source: HumbleBola

Postseason tournament

Postseason game log
2011 Philippine Collegiate Championship: 0–1
Game Date • TimeOpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1 [d] Nov 21 De La Salle Green Archers
Luzon-NCR Main draw bracket
L 67–720–1Ferrer (23)Abdul (7)Sheriff (5) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.

UAAP statistics

PlayerGPGSMPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOVPPG
Jeric Teng 141329.65918432.1177423.0617977.24.42.20.80.32.914.0
Jeric Fortuna 141430.17320635.4267932.9192382.64.03.11.30.02.313.6
Karim Abdul 13327.25812945.0000.0417653.911.51.41.01.53.012.1
Kevin Ferrer 14927.03011127.0105617.9365466.75.41.30.40.12.27.6
Chris Camus141327.84011435.12728.6142653.87.61.51.11.52.06.9
Melo Afuang11 [e] 520.5306149.2000.0132065.04.60.40.30.30.55.2
Kim Lo13110.0143935.9000.091181.82.40.50.50.01.12.9
Eddie Aytona102.011100.0000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.02.0
Paolo Pe14915.1123931.0000.01250.03.40.20.10.20.71.8
Louie Vigil 1305.072725.92633.31250.00.80.20.30.10.81.3
Jon Sheriff1306.531618.8010.03475.01.20.80.20.00.70.7
Aljohn Ungria814.4030.0000.03650.01.50.00.10.00.40.4
Robin Tan1405.9090.0050.0000.00.90.50.20.00.80.0
Kent Lao625.2020.0000.0020.00.70.00.00.20.70.0
Ron Javier103.0010.0010.0000.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Jaypee Sarcia000.0000.0000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Total1440.432794234.75722924.919630464.548.311.96.13.918.365.2
Opponents1440.433491636.55928720.619328966.842.115.75.35.616.465.7
Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FGM  Field-goal made FGA  Field-goal attempts FG%  Field-goal percentage
 3PM  3-point field-goal made 3PA  3-point field-goal attempts 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage
 FTM  Free-throw made FTA  Free-throw attempts FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game TOT  Turnovers per game PPG Points per game
Source: HumbleBola

Awards

NameAwardDateRef.
Team2011 Millennium Basketball League champions19 May 2011 [13]
Jeric Fortuna 2011 Millennium Basketball League MVP
Player of the Week14–17 Jul 2011 [5]
Karim Abdul Player of the Week11–14 Aug 2011 [6]
Jeric Teng Player of the Week1–4 Sep 2011 [7]

Notes

  1. Teng did not finish the game due to an ankle sprain
  2. UST committed a season record of 23 turnovers in the game
  3. The Growling Tigers had a team-high 63 rebounds in the game
  4. Fortuna and Teng did not play as they were part of the national team that competed in the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta
  5. Afuang missed the last three games of the second round of eliminations due to a gall bladder surgery. He came back for the semifinal match against Ateneo

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