1992 UST Growling Tigers basketball team
The 1992 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 55th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 1992–93 began on July 18, 1992, and the host school for the season was also UST.[1]
1992 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball | |
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Elims rank | #4 |
Final rank | #4 |
1992 record | 10–4 |
Head coach | Aric del Rosario (6th season) |
Assistant coaches | Boy Ascue Mady Tabora |
Captain | Udoy Belmonte (4th season) |
The Glowing Goldies who had been renamed the Golden Tigers ended the double round-robin eliminations at fourth place with 10 wins against four losses. UST found themselves grouped in a quadruple tie at first place with the FEU Tamaraws, the De La Salle Green Archers, and the Adamson Falcons with a 10–3 record heading into the last game of the eliminations. They were looking into a Finals berth with a win over FEU. In the game, UST was trailing, 56–68 with 3:47 remaining when a power outage struck the venue, causing game officials to reschedule the remainder of the game. It was resumed three days later with only the last three minutes left to be contested. The Tigers lost, 76–87. They had managed to come within six points in the last 1:15 from a deficit of 63–76, but the Tamaraws clamped them down with their defense forcing the players to miss their shots.[2][3][4]
Team captain Udoy Belmonte and Rey Evangelista were selected to the Mythical first team, while Dennis Espino, who missed a few games including the FEU match in the second round made it to the second team. Espino and Patrick Fran were members of the national team that competed at the ABC Junior Championships in Beijing.[5][6]
Roster
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Roster changes
Subtractions
Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Height | Year | High school | Notes |
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PG | 10 | Beltran Reyes | 5' 10" | 4th | Ateneo de Manila | Graduated | |
SG | 13 | Danilo Abugan | 6' 1" | 2nd | Academic deficiencies | ||
SG | James Sichon | 5' 10" | 4th | University of St. La Salle | Graduated | ||
SF | Norman Loyao | 2nd | Academic deficiencies |
Additions
Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Height | Year | High school | Notes |
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SG | 6 | Lester Andrew del Rosario | 5' 11" | 1st | University of Santo Tomas | Rookie | |
SG | 10 | Romel David | 5' 10" | 1st | Mapúa Institute of Technology | Rookie | |
PG | 11 | Bal David, Jr. | 5' 9" | 1st | University of Santo Tomas | Rookie | |
PF | Ernesto Ballesteros | 6' 4" | 1st | Mapúa Institute of Technology | Rookie | ||
SF | Alexander Tan | 6' 2" | 1st | Rookie |
Schedule and results
Preseason tournaments
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(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in UTC+08:00. |
UAAP games
Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on RPN 9 by Silverstar Sports.
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(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in UTC+08:00. Source: Google News Archives |
Awards
Name | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Team | National Students 2nd runners-up | 9 Mar 1992 | [7] |
FCBL Invitational 2nd runners-up | 12 Jun 1992 | [8] | |
Rudolf Belmonte | Mythical first team | 10 Oct 1992 | [5] |
Rey Evangelista | |||
Dennis Espino | Mythical second team |
Players drafted into the PBA
Rene Cabaluna and Jay Torres, two of the Tigers' roster members were picked in the PBA draft after their stint in this year's UAAP tournament. Cabaluna was selected 22nd overall in the fourth round of the 1994 PBA draft, while Torres was 7th overall in the second round of the 2000 PBA draft.[9][10]
Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | PBA team |
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1994 | 4 | 1 | 22 | Renato Cabaluna | Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters |
2000 | 2 | 7 | 17 | Joaquin Dindo Torres | Shell Velocity |
References
- Gabutina, Edwin (18 Jul 1992). "UAAP cage fest reels off today". Manila Standard.
- Gabutina, Edwin (27 Sep 1992). "UAAP race now a 4-way street". Manila Standard.
- Gabutina, Edwin (4 Oct 1992). "Power failure keeps UAAP race in the dark". Manila Standard.
- Gabutina, Edwin (7 Oct 1992). "FEU–La Salle playoff today". Manila Standard.
- Gabutina, Edwin (11 Oct 1992). "FEU Tams take Game 1". Manila Standard.
- "RP youth off for ABC jrs". Manila Standard. 25 Sep 1992.
- Gabutina, Edwin (10 Mar 1992). "FEU regains nat'l crown; Tams deflate Cebu Central, 74–63". Manila Standard.
- "Mapua vs Letran in FCBL finale". Manila Standard. 9 Jun 1992.
- Nazareno, Rocky (17 Jan 1994). "PBA rookie draft: Surprises, surprises". Manila Standard.
- Reyes, Marc Anthony (10 Jan 2000). "PBA draft: Sta. Lucia gets Paolo". Philippine Daily Inquirer.