1990 UST Glowing Goldies basketball team

The 1990 UST Glowing Goldies men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 53rd season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 1990–91 began on July 28, 1990, and the host school for the season was the University of the East.[1]

1990 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
Record
Elims rank #T–4
Final rank#T–4
1990 record8–6
Head coachAric del Rosario (4th season)
Assistant coachesMady Tabora
CaptainBilly Reyes (2nd season)

The Goldies who had undergone a rebuilding phase in the summer won eight games against six losses for a tie with the FEU Tamaraws at fourth place in the standings at the end of the double round-robin eliminations. They led the league with an immaculate 8–0 record before crashing out with a six-game losing streak at the end of the season.[2][3][4]



Roster
UST Glowing Goldies roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
SG 8 Philippines Patrick Roy Fran 6'0" (1.83m) 2nd Aquinas School
SG 9 Philippines Rudolf Belmonte 5'11" (1.8m) 2nd San Beda College
PG 10 Philippines Beltran Reyes (C) 5'10" (1.78m) 3rd Ateneo de Manila
C 11 Philippines Edward Joseph Feihl 7'0" (2.13m) 1st University of Santo Tomas
PG 14 Philippines Bethune Tanquingcen 5'9" (1.75m) 1st Philippine Cultural High School
PF 16 Philippines Dennis Espino 6'6" (1.98m) 1st Holy Angel University
SF 17 Philippines Generoso Tengco, Jr. 6'0" (1.83m) 2nd University of Santo Tomas
PG 18 Philippines Vincent Kenneth Favis 5'11" (1.8m) 2nd La Salle Greenhills
SG Philippines James Sichon 5'10" (1.78m) 3rd University of St. La Salle
PF Philippines Joaquin Dindo Torres 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd University of Santo Tomas
PF Philippines Renato Cabaluna 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd University of Santo Tomas
C Philippines Peter Tioseco 6'7" (2.01m) 1st Lourdes School of Mandaluyong
C Philippines Benjie Bendillo – – –
SF Philippines A. Miranda – – –
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Amadito Tabora
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Feihl Bendillo Tioseco
PF Torres Espino
SF Tengco Miranda
SG Sichon Belmonte Fran
PG Reyes Favis Tanquingcen

Roster changes

The Goldies welcomed Aric del Rosario back into the team as their head coach after going through three coaching changes in the past two years.[5]

Eight players that include seniors Ricarte Salvador, Digs Latoreno and team captain Alfrancis Chua have departed the team and are replaced by Binky Favis, who had transferred from La Salle, returning players Jimmy Sichon and Udoy Belmonte, and three towering rookies led by the 7-foot tall former UST Nuggets team captain EJ Feihl.[6]

Subtractions
Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
PF5PhilippinesEdmund Reyes6' 3"2ndGood Shepherd AcademyAcademic deficiencies
PG9PhilippinesAlfrancis Chua5' 11"5thColegio de San Juan de LetranGraduated
PF17PhilippinesRodrigo Latoreno6' 2"5thGraduated
PhilippinesRicarte Salvador6' 1"5thGraduated
PhilippinesArturo Manuel Teruel, Jr.2ndBacolod Tay Tung High SchoolAcademic deficiencies
PhilippinesJuan Augusto Ramirez6' 3"2ndSan Beda CollegeTransferred to the Polytechnic University of the Philippines
United StatesMarcelino Casal2ndJohn Burroughs High SchoolAcademic deficiencies
PhilippinesFrederick Cayetano2ndAcademic deficiencies

Additions
Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
SG9PhilippinesRudolf Belmonte5' 11"2ndSan Beda CollegeReturning from Season 50
C11PhilippinesEdward Joseph Feihl7' 0"1stUniversity of Santo TomasRookie
PG14PhilippinesBethune Tanquingcen5' 9"1stPhilippine Cultural High SchoolRookie
PF16PhilippinesDennis Espino6' 6"1stHoly Angel UniversityRookie
PG18PhilippinesVincent Kenneth Favis5' 11"2ndLa Salle GreenhillsTransferred from De La Salle University
SGPhilippinesJames Sichon5' 10"3rdUniversity of St. La SalleReturning from Season 51
CPhilippinesPeter Tioseco6' 7"1stLourdes School of MandaluyongRookie
CPhilippinesBenjie Bendillo
SFPhilippinesA. Miranda

Injuries

Rookie center EJ Feihl was running third in the statistical points tally behind teammate Billy Reyes and La Salle's Jun Limpot before falling ill from a heart condition. He did not suit up in their second-round game against the NU Bulldogs as he had to be transferred to the Philippine Heart Center from the UST Hospital. He returned on September 16 in their game against FEU after being confined for three weeks.[2][7]

Schedule and results

UAAP games
Further information: UAAP Season 53

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on IBC 13 by Vintage Sports.

UAAP Season 53 game log
Elimination round: 8–6
Game Date • TimeOpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1 Jul 28 • 4:00 pm FEU Tamaraws W 95–83 1–0 Feihl (18) Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila
2[lower-alpha 1] Aug 8 • 2:30 pm De La Salle Green Archers W 2–0
3 Aug 12 • 2:30 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons W 3–0
4 Aug 19 • 5:30 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles W 4–0
5 Aug 22 • 4:00 pm NU Bulldogs W 5–0
6 Aug 26 • 5:30 pm UP Fighting Maroons W 6–0
7 Aug 29 • 2:30 pm UE Red Warriors
End of R1 of eliminations		 W 7–0
8 Sep 2 • 12:00 pm NU Bulldogs W 101–89 8–0 Sichon (20) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
9 Sep 8 • 4:30 pm UP Fighting Maroons L 66–75 8–1 Belmonte (22) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
10 Sep 12 • 12:00 pm UE Red Warriors L 89–97 8–2 Sichon (22) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
11 Sep 16 • 1:30 pm FEU Tamaraws L 76–88 8–3 Belmonte (18) Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
12 Sep 23 • 4:30 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 73–76 8–4 Favis (19) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
13 Sep 27 • 3:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons L 90–93 8–5 Reyes (22) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
14 Sep 30 • 12:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers
End of R2 of eliminations		 L 78–80 8–6 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.
Source: Google News Archives
  1. The team's 80–90 loss to La Salle was overturned after the league ruled Green Archer Noli Locsin to be ineligible.

Postseason tournament
Postseason game log
1991 PRISAA–NCR Basketball Championship: 2–2
Game Date • TimeOpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1 Jan 4 • 10:00 am TIP Engineers W 91–89 1–0 Cabaluna (22) Arellano Taft Gym Pasay
2 Jan 5 • 11:30 am UE Red Warriors W 101–99 2–0 Reyes (28) Arellano Taft Gym Pasay
3 Jan 7 • 11:30 am FEU Tamaraws L 72–79 2–1 Sichon (19) Arellano Taft Gym Pasay
4 Jan 8 • 2:30 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons
Semifinal round		 L 86–94 2–2 Cabaluna (25) Arellano Taft Gym Pasay
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.

References
  1. "UAAP showtime: Varsity caging on today; NCAA moves opening one week". Manila Standard. 28 Jul 1990.
  2. Gabutina, Edwin (3 Sep 1990). "8 in a row for Goldies". Manila Standard.
  3. Gabutina, Edwin (9 Sep 1990). "Maroons end UST run with 75–66 victory". Manila Standard.
  4. Gabutina, Edwin (28 Sep 1990). "La Salle reaches finals as UE scuttles Ateneo". Manila Standard.
  5. Castillo, Musong (20 Oct 2003). "Del Rosario: Coach and father figure to his wards". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  6. Gabutina, Edwin (27 Jul 1990). "There's a greenish hue in UAAP wars". Manila Standard.
  7. Gabutina, Edwin (17 Sep 1990). "Archers shoot down erratic Eagles, 66–64". Manila Standard.
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