2012 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

2012 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
UAAP Season 75 runner-up
Record
Elims rank #2
Final rank#2
2012 record11–6 (10–4 elims)
Head coachPido Jarencio (7th season)
Assistant coachesEstong Ballesteros
Senen Dueñas
CaptainJeric Fortuna (5th season)
Seasons
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The 2012 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 75th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2012-2013 began on July 14, 2012 and the host school for the season was National University.[1]

The Tigers made it back to the Finals for the first time since winning the championship in 2006 after finishing the double round-robin eliminations at second place with 10 wins against 4 losses. They defeated the NU Bulldogs who had qualified to the Final Four for the first time in 11 years, and lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the best-of-three championship series via sweep, making their opponents five-peat champions of the tournament.[2]

UST later won the Philippine Collegiate Champions League title in December and avenged their UAAP Finals loss to Ateneo by beating them in a best-of-three series, 2-1.[3]

Jeric Teng, who was named PCCL's tournament MVP missed three games in the elimination round of the UAAP due to an MCL injury in August, while PCCL Coach of the year Pido Jarencio missed Game One of the PCCL Finals when he got infected with measles.[4][5]

Roster

UST Growling Tigers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
SF 5 Philippines Kim Kaizen Lo 6'1" (1.85m) 3rd St. Jude Catholic School
SG 6 Philippines Eduardo Daquioag, Jr. 6'1" (1.85m) 2nd RTU Laboratory High School
PG 7 Philippines Jeric Marco Fortuna (C) 5'7" (1.7m) 5th De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
PF 8 Philippines Carmelo Afuang 6'4" (1.93m) 5th San Beda College–Rizal
SG 9 Philippines Clark Daniel Oliver Bautista 5'9" (1.75m) 4th Benedictine International School
SF 10 Philippines Aljon Mariano 6'3" (1.91m) 3rd San Beda College–Rizal
PG 11 Philippines Robin Allan Tan 5'7" (1.7m) 2nd Xavier School
PG 12 Philippines Janrey Garrido 5'6" (1.68m) 1st Hope Christian High School
C 13 Philippines Paulo Lorenzo Pe 6'4" (1.93m) 3rd Ateneo de Manila
PF 14 Philippines Kevin Ferrer 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd University of Santo Tomas
C 15 Philippines Roberto Hainga 6'7" (2.01m) 3rd Iloilo Central Commercial High School
SG 16 Philippines Jeric Allen Teng 6'2" (1.88m) 4th Xavier School
SG 17 Philippines Christian Errol Villar 6'0" (1.83m) 1st Hope Christian High School
SF 18 Philippines Louie Philippe Vigil 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd José Rizal University
C 19 Philippines Kenneth Mamaril 6'5" (1.96m) 2nd San Sebastian College-Recoletos
C 20 Cameroon Karim Abdul 6'6" (1.98m) 2nd Sta. Clara International Academy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Emmanuel Calipes
  • Yi Ming Liu
  • Kris Anthony Agarao
Team manager
  • Clarence Aytona
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Abdul Pe Hainga
PF Ferrer Afuang
SF Mariano Lo Daquioag
SG Teng Vigil Tan
PG Fortuna Bautista Garrido

Roster changes

Subtractions

Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
SF 4 Philippines Ron Kristoffer Javier 6' 1" 2nd University of Santo Tomas Transferred to Adamson University
PG 6 Canada Sheak Jamil Sheriff, Jr. 5' 9" 2nd Loyola Catholic Secondary School Out on injury
SG 9 Philippines Jaypee Sarcia 2nd University of Santo Tomas Relegated to Team B
SG 10 Philippines Aljohn Gil Ungria 6' 1" 3rd Colegio de San Lorenzo Relegated to Team B
PF 12 United States Christopher Camus 6' 4" 5th Sunny Hills High School Graduated
SG 17 Philippines Eduardo Aytona, Jr. 5' 10" 4th University of Santo Tomas Relegated to Team B
SF 19 Philippines Kent Jefferson Lao 6' 4" 2nd Saint Stephen's High School On leave–with Men's U-18 national team

Additions

Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
SG 6 Philippines Eduardo Daquioag, Jr. 6' 1" 2nd RTU Laboratory High School Returning from Season 73
SG 9 Philippines Clark Daniel Oliver Bautista 5' 9" 4th Benedictine International School Returning from Season 73
SF 10 Philippines Aljon Mariano 6' 3" 3rd San Beda College–Rizal Returning from Season 73
PG 12 Philippines Janrey Garrido 5' 6" 1st Hope Christian High School Rookie
C 15 Philippines Roberto Hainga 6' 7" 3rd Iloilo Central Commercial High School Transferred from University of Perpetual Help
SG 17 Philippines Christian Errol Villar 6' 0" 1st Hope Christian High School Rookie
C 19 Philippines Kenneth Mamaril 6' 5" 2nd San Sebastian College-Recoletos Returning from Season 73

Schedule and results

Preseason tournaments

Further information: 2012 Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup

The Tigers participated in only one offseason tournament, the 2012 Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup, where they advanced to the quarterfinal round but bid goodbye in the tournament after losing to the NU Bulldogs 68–77.[6]

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

Preseason game log
2012 Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup: 5–4
Game Date • Time Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Location
1 Apr 18 • 5:15 pm San Beda Red Lions L 54–70 0–1 Ferrer (13) Abdul (8) Tied (2) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
2 Apr 23 • 1:45 pm Perpetual Altas W 70–66 1–1 Tied (14) Abdul (12) Teng (3) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
3 Apr 25 • 5:15 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 63–65 1–2 Mariano (18) Ferrer (9) Teng (5) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
4 May 5 • 5:15 pm De La Salle Green Archers L 70–78 1–3 Mariano (19) Ferrer (10) Fortuna (5) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
5 May 16 • 3:30 pm Mapúa Cardinals W 80–61 2–3 Tied (15) Abdul (15) Teng (3) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
6 May 25 • 3:30 pm UE Red Warriors W 67–64 3–3 Mariano (18) Abdul (12) Tied (2) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
7 May 28 • 3:30 pm Letran Knights W 86–69 4–3 Abdul (18) Abdul (7) Mariano (6) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
8 Jun 2 • 11:00 am UP Fighting Maroons W 77–70 5–3 Mariano (26) Mariano (10) Fortuna (6) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
9 Jun 6 • 3:30 pm NU Bulldogs
Quarterfinal round 		L 68–77 5–4 Mariano (16) Fortuna (13) Tied (3) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.

UAAP games

Further information: UAAP Season 75 basketball tournaments

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23 and Balls. The first game of the Finals series was aired on ABS-CBN and Balls.

UAAP Season 75 game log
Elimination round: 10–4
Game Date • Time Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Location
1 Jul 14 • 4:00 pm FEU Tamaraws L 72–73 0–1 Abdul (24) Abdul (16) Fortuna (6) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
2 Jul 19 • 2:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles W 71–70 1–1 Mariano (21) Mariano (13) Bautista (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
3 Jul 28 • 11:00 am NU Bulldogs W 77–71 2–1 Teng (21) Abdul (15) Fortuna (6) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
Jul 21 • 4:00 pm UP Fighting Maroons Postponed due to Typhoon Ferdie[7] Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
4 Aug 4 • 2:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers W 84–822OT 3–1 Bautista (21) Abdul (16) Fortuna (7) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
Aug 8 • 4:00 pm UE Red Warriors Postponed due to Typhoon Helen[8] Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
Aug 11 • 2:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons Postponed due to Typhoon Helen[8] PhilSports Arena
Pasig
5 Aug 12 • 4:00 pm UE Red Warriors W 85–69 4–1 Abdul (20) Abdul (19) Fortuna (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
6 Aug 15 • 4:00 pm UP Fighting Maroons W 68–58 5–1 Abdul (20) Abdul (12) Bautista (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
7 Aug 19 • 2:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons
End of R1 of eliminations 		W 61–60 6–1 Abdul (18) Abdul (12) Fortuna (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
8 Aug 23 • 4:00 pm FEU Tamaraws L 60–87 6–2 Mariano (15) Abdul (9) Fortuna (6) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
9 Aug 26 • 4:00 pm NU Bulldogs W 58–57OT 7–2 Mariano (22) Abdul (10) Fortuna (8) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
10 Aug 29 • 12:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers L 51–53 7–3 Abdul (14) Tied (6) Fortuna (5) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
11 Sep 1 • 12:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons W 83–79 8–3 Teng (22) Mariano (12) Fortuna (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
12 Sep 8 • 2:00 pm UP Fighting Maroons W 75–68 9–3 Tied (16) Abdul (21) Fortuna (4) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
13 Sep 15 • 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 66–68 9–4 Abdul (22) Abdul (12) Fortuna (5) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
14 Sep 20 • 2:00 pm UE Red Warriors
End of R2 of eliminations 		W 87–75 10–4 Teng (26) Abdul (9) Fortuna (7) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
Final Four: 1–0
Game Date • Time Seed Opponent Result Series High points High rebounds High assists Location
1 Sep 29 • 12:00 pm (#2) (#3) NU Bulldogs W 63–57 1–0
(11–4) 		Ferrer (17) Abdul (8) Mariano (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
Finals: 0–2
Game Date • Time Seed Opponent Result Series High points High rebounds High assists Location
1 Oct 6 • 3:00 pm (#2) (#1) Ateneo Blue Eagles L 78–83 0–1
(11–5) 		Teng (25) Mariano (12) Mariano (5) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
2 Oct 11 • 3:00 pm (#2) (#1) Ateneo Blue Eagles L 62–65 0–2
(11–6) 		Fortuna (20) Abdul (12) Fortuna (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.
Source: HumbleBola

Postseason tournament

Further information: Philippine Collegiate Champions League
Postseason game log
2012 Philippine Collegiate Champions League: 6–2
Game Date • Time Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Location
1 Nov 17 • 4:00 pm Letran Knights
Luzon-NCR Main draw bracket 		W 78–73 1–0 Fortuna (19) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
2 Nov 18 • 4:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons
Luzon-NCR Main draw bracket 		W 88–64 2–0 Mariano (20) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
3 Nov 20 • 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles
Final Four round-robin 		W 76–66 3–0 Teng (22) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
4 Nov 23 • 4:00 pm San Beda Red Lions
Final Four round-robin 		W 63–60 4–0 Mariano (16) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
5 Nov 24 • 2:00 pm SWU Cobras
Final Four round-robin 		L 91–93OT 4–1 Teng (20) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
6 Nov 27 • 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles
Finals 		W 82–76 5–1 Ferrer (18) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
7 Nov 29 • 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles
Finals 		L 69–70 5–2 Fortuna (18) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
8 Dec 7 • 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles
Finals 		W 81–76 6–2 Teng (22) Filoil Flying V Arena
San Juan
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.

UAAP statistics

Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOV PPG
Karim Abdul 14 14 34.6 89 189 47.1 0 0 0.0 59 90 65.6 12.2 1.9 1.5 2.0 3.1 16.9
Jeric Teng 11 11 28.4 53 139 38.1 23 61 37.7 21 31 67.7 4.3 1.1 0.6 0.0 1.9 13.6
Aljon Mariano 14 10 28.8 73 172 42.4 9 25 36.0 31 49 63.3 7.1 2.0 0.8 0.7 3.0 13.3
Tata Bautista 14 0 24.3 40 122 32.8 26 92 28.3 15 20 75.0 2.9 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.9 8.6
Jeric Fortuna 14 14 33.8 46 129 35.7 7 44 15.9 18 22 81.8 5.1 5.5 1.1 0.0 1.7 8.4
Kevin Ferrer 14 2 20.9 26 86 30.2 11 45 24.4 9 19 47.4 4.6 1.2 0.5 0.6 1.0 5.1
Louie Vigil 12 5 6.8 13 30 43.3 3 9 33.3 4 9 44.4 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.6 2.9
Melo Afuang 14 5 17.3 14 46 30.4 0 0 0.0 3 9 33.3 2.9 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.4 2.2
Kim Lo 14 8 7.7 11 28 39.3 0 4 0.0 5 8 62.5 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.9
Ed Daquioag 11 1 4.4 4 17 23.5 2 9 22.2 1 1 100.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0
Paolo Pe 14 0 5.6 5 11 45.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7
Janrey Garrido 2 0 1.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 2 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5
Robert Hainga 3 0 1.7 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Robin Tan 1 0 5.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Total 14 41.1 375 969 38.7 81 292 27.7 167 260 64.2 44.2 15.1 6.0 3.6 14.9 71.3
Opponents 14 41.1 346 896 38.6 80 269 29.7 198 296 66.9 42.6 15.6 3.9 5.2 17.3 69.3
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 UAAP runners-up 11 Oct 2012 [2]
2012 PCCL champions 7 Dec 2012 [9]
Jeric Teng 2012 PCCL MVP
2012 PCCL Mythical team
Jeric Fortuna 2012 PCCL Mythical team
Pido Jarencio 2012 PCCL Coach of the Year
Karim Abdul 2012 PCCL Mythical team
UAAP Season 75 Mythical team 11 Oct 2012 [10]

Players drafted into the PBA

Jeric Fortuna was picked 14th overall in the second round of the 2013 PBA draft by the Bong Ramos-led Barako Bull Energy Cola team on November 3, 2013.[11]

Year Round Pick Overall Player PBA team
2013 2 4 14 Jeric Fortuna Barako Bull Energy Cola

References

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  2. ^ a b De Leon, Joseph Benjamin. "Five-peat complete, as Ateneo sweeps UST". GMA News Online. Retrieved 11 Oct 2012.
  3. ^ Flores, Celest. "UST edges Ateneo in Game 3 to clinch PCCL title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 Dec 2012.
  4. ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin. "UST's Teng can't wait to get back on the court". SPIN.ph. Retrieved 14 Aug 2012.
  5. ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin. "Jarencio-less UST inches closer to PCCL title with win over Ateneo". SPIN.ph. Retrieved 27 Nov 2012.
  6. ^ "Ateneo vs Letran in Filoil opener". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 13 Apr 2012. Retrieved 10 Apr 2012.
  7. ^ Naredo, Camille. "UAAP, NCAA cancel games due to bad weather". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved 21 Jul 2012.
  8. ^ a b "UAAP releases new schedule of postponed games". Yahoo! Southeast Asia. Retrieved 7 Aug 2012.
  9. ^ De Leon, Joseph Benjamin. "UST gets a measure of revenge, claims PCCL crown". GMA News Online. Retrieved 7 Dec 2012.
  10. ^ Flores, Joaqui; Lim, Cayrone Jarett. "Teng hailed as Rookie of the Year and Mythical Five member". The LaSallian. Retrieved 12 Oct 2012.
  11. ^ Quiteles, Rodneil. "Surprise picks, trades take PBA Draft spotlight". Rappler. Retrieved 3 Nov 2013.