2014 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

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2014 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
Record
Elims rank #6
Final rank#6
2014 record5–9
Head coach Bong dela Cruz (1st season)
Assistant coaches Estong Ballesteros
Senen Dueñas
Captain Aljon Mariano (5th season)
Seasons
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2015  →

The 2014 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 77th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2014-15 began on July 12, 2014 and the host school for the season was University of the East. [1]

Contents

UST finished sixth at the end of the double round-robin eliminations with five games against nine losses. They had an average losing margin of 9.2 points and an average winning margin of 6.6 points per game.

The Tigers failed to qualify to the Final Four for the first time since Season 73 and after being in back-to-back Finals appearances the past two years. [2]

Cameroonian center Karim Abdul made it to the Mythical team selection for the third straight year. [3]

Roster

UST Growling Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightYearHigh School
SF 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kim Kaizen Lo6'1" (1.85m)5th St. Jude Catholic School
PG 6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sheak Jamil Sheriff, Jr.5'9" (1.75m)3rd Loyola Catholic Secondary School
PF 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kevin Ferrer 6'4" (1.93m)4th University of Santo Tomas
SG 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Eduardo Daquioag, Jr. 6'1" (1.85m)4th RTU Laboratory High School
PG 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Levi dela Cruz, II5'7" (1.7m)1st Nazareth School of National University
SF 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aljon Mariano  (C)6'3" (1.91m)5th San Beda College–Rizal
SF 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Regie Boy Basibas6'3" (1.91m)1st Arellano University High School
PF 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jon Cornelius Macasaet6'3" (1.91m)2nd San Sebastian College-Recoletos
C 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Paulo Lorenzo Pe6'4" (1.93m)5th Ateneo de Manila
PF 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Raymart Angelo Sablan6'4" (1.93m)1st UP Integrated School
C 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeepy Faundo6'6" (1.98m)2nd José Rizal University
SF 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Alfren Gayosa6'2" (1.88m)1stSan Sebastian College-Recoletos
PG 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Henri Lorenzo Subido 5'9" (1.75m)1st De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
SG 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Louie Philippe Vigil 6'3" (1.91m)3rdJosé Rizal University
SF 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kent Jefferson Lao6'4" (1.93m)3rd Saint Stephen's High School
C 20 Flag of Cameroon.svg Karim Abdul 6'6" (1.98m)4th Sta. Clara International Academy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Emmanuel Calipes
  • Kris Anthony Agarao
Team manager
  • Rudy Yu
  • Christian Calvin Cheng
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2Bench 3
C AbdulPeFaundo
PF LaoFerrerMacasaetSablan
SF MarianoLoGayosa
SG VigilDaquioagBasibas
PG SheriffSubidoDela Cruz

Roster changes

Subtractions

Pos.No.Nat.PlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
PG 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Robin Allan Tan5' 7"4th Xavier School Relegated to Team B
SG 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Clark Daniel Oliver Bautista5' 9"5th Benedictine International School Graduated
PG 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Edcor Marata5' 10"3rd University of the Visayas Transferred to Lyceum of the Philippines University
SF 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Brian James So6' 2"2nd Colegio de San Juan de Letran Out on injury
C 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Roberto Hainga6' 7"4th Iloilo Central Commercial High School Graduated
SG 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeric Allen Teng 6' 2"5thXavier SchoolGraduated

Additions

Pos.No.Nat.PlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
PG 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Levi dela Cruz, II5' 7"1st Nazareth School of National University Promoted from Team B
SF 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Regie Boy Basibas6' 3"1st Arellano University High School Promoted from Team B
PF 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Raymart Angelo Sablan6' 4"1st UP Integrated School Rookie
SF 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Alfren Gayosa6' 2"1st San Sebastian College-Recoletos Rookie
PG 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Henri Lorenzo Subido 5' 9"1st De La Salle Santiago Zobel School Rookie
SF 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Louie Philippe Vigil 6' 3"3rd José Rizal University Returning from Season 75

Recruiting class

NamePos.HeightHigh schoolHometownCommit date
Levi dela CruzPG5' 7"Nazareth School of National University Davao City Apr 2014
2013 National Basketball Training Center Top 30 player
Alfren GayosaSF6' 2"San Sebastian College-Recoletos Manila 17 Apr 2014
2014 National Basketball Training Center Top 30 player
Renzo SubidoPG5' 9"De La Salle Santiago Zobel School Mandaluyong 2 Jun 2014
2014 National Basketball Training Center Top 30 player
Sources: 1 2 3 4

Coaching changes

Bong dela Cruz replaced Pido Jarencio as the head coach of the Growling Tigers senior men's basketball team on March 27, 2014. The coaching change was announced by Institute of Physical Education and Athletics (IPEA) secretary and UAAP board representative Ms. Gilda Kamus following Jarencio's resignation in January. [4]

Jarencio, the Growling Tigers coach for eight years who led the team to the UAAP title in his rookie year in 2006, signed a two-year contract as head coach of GlobalPort in the Philippine Basketball Association. [5]

Dela Cruz was a point guard of the Glowing Goldies in 1988 before he transferred to the Adamson Falcons to join former high school teammates Giovanni Pineda, Gerardo Hipolito, Manuel Cucio, Marlou Aquino, and Christopher de Leon. Together with EJ Feihl, the Golden Nuggets juniors team was once regarded as the tallest basketball team in the country. [6]

After his college playing days, he became a coach in the Philippine Basketball League, the National Basketball Conference, and Liga Pilipinas. He was hired as an assistant coach of the Growling Tigers beginning in Season 75. Aside from UST, he was also an assistant coach for the Enderun Titans under former FEU Tamaraws player Pipo Noundou. [7]

Injuries

Fourth year forward Kevin Ferrer's season was cut short after only eight games after fracturing his left hand during practice prior to their second-round match against the FEU Tamaraws. [8]

Karim Abdul missed their game against the UE Red Warriors in the first round after being confined in the hospital from dehydration due to a viral infection. [9]

Schedule and results

Preseason tournament

Preseason game log
20th Fr. Martin Cup Summer basketball tournament: 7–1
Game Date • TimeOpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1Apr 22 DCTI SenatorsW 85–681–0Vigil (22) St. Placid Gym
Manila
2May 1 St. Clare College SaintsW 61–582–0Tied (12) Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City
3May 5 San Beda Red Lions W3–0
4 [a] May 7 San Sebastian Stags W4–0St. Placid Gym
Manila
5May 22 U-18 National team W 79–765–0Vigil (21)Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City
6Jun 2 Lyceum Pirates W 71–696–0Lo (15)St. Placid Gym
Manila
7Jun 7 Enderun Colleges Titans
Semifinal round		W 74–667–0Vigil (18)Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City
8Jun 8 Perpetual Altas
Championship game		L 56–657–1Abdul (17)Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.
  1. ↑ Won by forfeit

UAAP games

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format and all of UST's games were televised on ABS-CBN Sports and Action.

UAAP Season 77 game log
Elimination round: 5–9
Game Date • TimeOpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1Jul 13 • 4:00 pm NU Bulldogs L 40–590–1Abdul (11)Mariano (6)Tied (1) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
Jul 16 • 2:00 pm UE Red Warriors Postponed due to Typhoon Glenda [10] Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
2Jul 20 • 4:00 pm FEU Tamaraws W 69–671–1Ferrer (18)Tied (4)Vigil (4)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
3Jul 26 • 2:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons W 50–492–1Vigil (11)Abdul (7)Mariano (2)Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
4Aug 2 • 2:00 pm UP Fighting Maroons W 73–573–1Abdul (18)Abdul (8)Mariano (4)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
5Aug 6 • 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 61–633–2Abdul (19)Abdul (12)Tied (3)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
6Aug 10 • 4:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers L 70–833–3Mariano (20)Sheriff (7)Tied (4)Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
7Aug 13 • 2:00 pm UE Red Warriors
End of R1 of eliminations		L 62–723–4Mariano (21)Mariano (10)Tied (3)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
8Aug 16 • 2:00 pm Adamson Soaring FalconsW 61–594–4Vigil (13)Mariano (12)Tied (3)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
9Aug 23 • 4:00 pm FEU TamarawsL 55–664–5Abdul (24)Abdul (16)Sheriff (7)Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
10Aug 27 • 2:00 pm UP Fighting MaroonsW 77–655–5Abdul (21)Basibas (18)Subido (5)Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
11Aug 30 • 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue EaglesL 58–695–6Abdul (17)Abdul (13)Tied (2)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
12Sep 6 • 4:00 pm De La Salle Green ArchersL 60–675–7Daquioag (19)Abdul (14)Sheriff (3)Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
13Sep 10 • 4:00 pm NU BulldogsL 64–755–8Abdul (15)Abdul (9)Daquioag (5)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
14Sep 16 • 4:00 pm UE Red Warriors
End of R2 of eliminations		L 73–785–9Mariano (18)Lo (8)Vigil (7)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.
Source: HumbleBola

UAAP statistics

PlayerGPGSMPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOVPPG
Karim Abdul 131230.06113943.9050.0659072.29.21.51.21.73.814.4
Aljon Mariano 14926.75716734.1134231.0274067.55.51.40.50.22.711.0
Louie Vigil 131026.54913336.8136021.7254456.84.22.10.40.52.410.5
Kevin Ferrer 8628.2229124.284617.4253180.65.31.41.00.32.69.6
Ed Daquioag 12722.5329135.283821.1141973.72.61.51.30.42.47.2
Jon Sheriff141324.7276243.5020.04850.04.12.51.60.02.44.1
Kent Lao131014.0174141.562227.361250.02.00.40.00.20.53.5
Renzo Subido 14016.5155228.893426.581172.71.51.00.50.00.93.4
Regie Boy Basibas1008.881844.41250.061346.22.90.40.10.10.82.3
Jeepy Faundo406.81520.0000.05683.32.00.00.00.30.01.8
Paolo Pe1429.092339.1000.02825.01.60.00.00.20.21.4
Kim Lo1418.883125.8090.041040.01.70.90.10.00.61.4
Alfren Gayosa1004.931030.01520.051145.51.20.10.20.10.61.2
Joco Macasaet501.4000.0000.0000.00.20.00.00.00.00.0
Levi dela Cruz402.8020.0020.0000.00.00.30.00.00.30.0
Gelo Sablan202.0010.0010.0000.01.00.00.00.00.00.0
Total1440.030986635.75926822.019630364.739.212.06.13.418.162.4
Opponents1440.032983039.66626225.220530966.341.113.14.11.719.866.4
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.
TeamFr. Martin Cup runners-up8 Jun 2014 [11]
Karim Abdul Mythical team8 Oct 2014 [12]
KFC Double-Double Delivery award

Players drafted into the PBA

Aljon Mariano was picked 16th overall in the second round of the 2015 PBA draft by the Tim Cone-led Barangay Ginebra San Miguel team on August 23, 2015. [13]

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerPBA team
2015 2416 Aljon Mariano Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

References

  1. ↑ Albelda, Joshua. "IN PHOTOS: UAAP 77 Opening". Rappler. Retrieved 12 Jul 2014.
  2. ↑ Terrado, Reuben. "Injured Kevin Ferrer won't rush his return to action with Tigers already out of semifinal race". SPIN.ph. Retrieved 8 Sep 2014.
  3. ↑ Terrado, Reuben. "Boost for UST Tigers as Karim Abdul commits to play out fifth season in UAAP". SPIN.ph. Retrieved 12 Apr 2015.
  4. ↑ Villar, Joey. "Dela Cruz takes helm as new UST coach". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 Mar 2014.
  5. ↑ Hernandez, Ralph Joshua. "Wanted: New Growling Tigers coach". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 30 Jan 2014.
  6. ↑ Atencio, Peter (8 Jul 1989). "UAAP OUTLOOK: Revitalized five behind Adamson's bid as host". Manila Standard.
  7. ↑ "What we know about UST head coach Bong Dela Cruz". Rappler. Retrieved 30 Jan 2016.
  8. ↑ Terrado, Reuben. "Another injury blow for UST as Kevin Ferrer fractures non-shooting hand in practice". SPIN.ph. Retrieved 22 Aug 2014.
  9. ↑ Giongco, Mark. "UST's Karim Abdul to miss game vs UE due to viral infection". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 13 Aug 2014.
  10. ↑ Terrado, Reuben. "Not taking any risks, UAAP cancels Wednesday double-header owing to typhoon 'Glenda'". SPIN.ph. Retrieved 15 Jul 2014.
  11. ↑ "Tigers drop Fr. Martin Finals to Perpetual". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 24 Jun 2014.
  12. ↑ Ganglani, Naveen. "Ravena bags UAAP MVP award; Tolentino to be named ROY". Rappler. Retrieved 17 Sep 2014.
  13. ↑ Ganglani, Naveen. "Moala Tautuaa goes first overall in 2015 PBA Draft". Rappler. Retrieved 23 Aug 2015.
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