2014 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

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]

2014 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
Record
Elims rank #6
Final rank#6
2014 record5–9
Head coachBong dela Cruz (1st season)
Assistant coachesEstong Ballesteros
Senen Dueñas
CaptainAljon Mariano (5th season)

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. Name Height Year High School
SF 5 Philippines Kim Kaizen Lo 6'1" (1.85m) 5th St. Jude Catholic School
PG 6 Canada Sheak Jamil Sheriff, Jr. 5'9" (1.75m) 3rd Loyola Catholic Secondary School
PF 7 Philippines Kevin Ferrer 6'4" (1.93m) 4th University of Santo Tomas
SG 8 Philippines Eduardo Daquioag, Jr. 6'1" (1.85m) 4th RTU Laboratory High School
PG 9 Philippines Levi dela Cruz, II 5'7" (1.7m) 1st Nazareth School of National University
SF 10 Philippines Aljon Mariano (C) 6'3" (1.91m) 5th San Beda College–Rizal
SF 11 Philippines Regie Boy Basibas 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Arellano University High School
PF 12 Philippines Jon Cornelius Macasaet 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd San Sebastian College-Recoletos
C 13 Philippines Paulo Lorenzo Pe 6'4" (1.93m) 5th Ateneo de Manila
PF 14 Philippines Raymart Angelo Sablan 6'4" (1.93m) 1st UP Integrated School
C 15 Philippines Jeepy Faundo 6'6" (1.98m) 2nd José Rizal University
SF 16 Philippines Alfren Gayosa 6'2" (1.88m) 1st San Sebastian College-Recoletos
PG 17 Philippines Henri Lorenzo Subido 5'9" (1.75m) 1st De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
SG 18 Philippines Louie Philippe Vigil 6'3" (1.91m) 3rd José Rizal University
SF 19 Philippines Kent Jefferson Lao 6'4" (1.93m) 3rd Saint Stephen's High School
C 20 Cameroon Karim Abdul 6'6" (1.98m) 4th Sta. Clara International Academy
Head coach
  • Philippines Segundo dela Cruz, III
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Emmanuel Calipes
  • Kris Anthony Agarao
Team manager
  • Rudy Yu
  • Christian Calvin Cheng
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Abdul Pe Faundo
PF Lao Ferrer Macasaet Sablan
SF Mariano Lo Gayosa
SG Vigil Daquioag Basibas
PG Sheriff Subido Dela Cruz

Roster changes

Subtractions
Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
PG8PhilippinesRobin Allan Tan5' 7"4thXavier SchoolRelegated to Team B
SG9PhilippinesClark Daniel Oliver Bautista5' 9"5thBenedictine International SchoolGraduated
PG11PhilippinesEdcor Marata5' 10"3rdUniversity of the VisayasTransferred to Lyceum of the Philippines University
SF14PhilippinesBrian James So6' 2"2ndColegio de San Juan de LetranOut on injury
C15PhilippinesRoberto Hainga6' 7"4thIloilo Central Commercial High SchoolGraduated
SG16PhilippinesJeric Allen Teng6' 2"5thXavier SchoolGraduated

Additions
Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
PG9PhilippinesLevi dela Cruz, II5' 7"1stNazareth School of National UniversityPromoted from Team B
SF11PhilippinesRegie Boy Basibas6' 3"1stArellano University High SchoolPromoted from Team B
PF14PhilippinesRaymart Angelo Sablan6' 4"1stUP Integrated SchoolRookie
SF16PhilippinesAlfren Gayosa6' 2"1stSan Sebastian College-RecoletosRookie
PG17PhilippinesHenri Lorenzo Subido5' 9"1stDe La Salle Santiago Zobel SchoolRookie
SF18PhilippinesLouie Philippe Vigil6' 3"3rdJosé Rizal UniversityReturning from Season 75

Recruiting class
Name Pos. Height High school Hometown Commit date
Levi dela CruzPG5' 7"Nazareth School of National UniversityDavao CityApr 2014
2013 National Basketball Training Center Top 30 player
Alfren GayosaSF6' 2"San Sebastian College-RecoletosManila17 Apr 2014
2014 National Basketball Training Center Top 30 player
Renzo SubidoPG5' 9"De La Salle Santiago Zobel SchoolMandaluyong2 Jun 2014
2014 National Basketball Training Center Top 30 player
Sources: 1234

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
1 Apr 22 DCTI Senators W 85–68 1–0 Vigil (22) St. Placid Gym
Manila
2 May 1 St. Clare College Saints W 61–58 2–0 Tied (12) Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City
3 May 5 San Beda Red Lions W 3–0
4[lower-alpha 1] May 7 San Sebastian Stags W 4–0 St. Placid Gym
Manila
5 May 22 U-18 National team W 79–76 5–0 Vigil (21) Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City
6 Jun 2 Lyceum Pirates W 71–69 6–0 Lo (15) St. Placid Gym
Manila
7 Jun 7 Enderun Colleges Titans
Semifinal round		 W 74–66 7–0 Vigil (18) Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City
8 Jun 8 Perpetual Altas
Championship game		 L 56–65 7–1 Abdul (17) Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.
  1. Won by forfeit

UAAP games
Further information: UAAP Season 77 basketball tournaments

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
1 Jul 13 • 4:00 pm NU Bulldogs L 40–59 0–1 Abdul (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
2 Jul 20 • 4:00 pm FEU Tamaraws W 69–67 1–1 Ferrer (18) Tied (4) Vigil (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
3 Jul 26 • 2:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons W 50–49 2–1 Vigil (11) Abdul (7) Mariano (2) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
4 Aug 2 • 2:00 pm UP Fighting Maroons W 73–57 3–1 Abdul (18) Abdul (8) Mariano (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
5 Aug 6 • 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 61–63 3–2 Abdul (19) Abdul (12) Tied (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
6 Aug 10 • 4:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers L 70–83 3–3 Mariano (20) Sheriff (7) Tied (4) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
7 Aug 13 • 2:00 pm UE Red Warriors
End of R1 of eliminations		 L 62–72 3–4 Mariano (21) Mariano (10) Tied (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
8 Aug 16 • 2:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons W 61–59 4–4 Vigil (13) Mariano (12) Tied (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
9 Aug 23 • 4:00 pm FEU Tamaraws L 55–66 4–5 Abdul (24) Abdul (16) Sheriff (7) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
10 Aug 27 • 2:00 pm UP Fighting Maroons W 77–65 5–5 Abdul (21) Basibas (18) Subido (5) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
11 Aug 30 • 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 58–69 5–6 Abdul (17) Abdul (13) Tied (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
12 Sep 6 • 4:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers L 60–67 5–7 Daquioag (19) Abdul (14) Sheriff (3) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
13 Sep 10 • 4:00 pm NU Bulldogs L 64–75 5–8 Abdul (15) Abdul (9) Daquioag (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
14 Sep 16 • 4:00 pm UE Red Warriors
End of R2 of eliminations		 L 73–78 5–9 Mariano (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
Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOV PPG
Karim Abdul131230.06113943.9050.0659072.29.21.51.21.73.814.4
Aljon Mariano14926.75716734.1134231.0274067.55.51.40.50.22.711.0
Louie Vigil131026.54913336.8136021.7254456.84.22.10.40.52.410.5
Kevin Ferrer8628.2229124.284617.4253180.65.31.41.00.32.69.6
Ed Daquioag12722.5329135.283821.1141973.72.61.51.30.42.47.2
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 Subido14016.5155228.893426.581172.71.51.00.50.00.93.4
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
  GP Games 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
Name Award Date Ref.
Team Fr. Martin Cup runners-up 8 Jun 2014 [11]
Karim Abdul Mythical team 8 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]

Year Round Pick Overall Player PBA team
20152416Aljon MarianoBarangay Ginebra San Miguel

References
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  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.
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  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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