UST Growling Tigers

UST Growling Tigers
University of Santo Tomas
League	UAAP
Joined	1938 (NCAA founding member - 1924)
Location	España Boulevard, Sampaloc, Manila
Team colors	Gold, white and black
Juniors' team	Tiger Cubs
Women's team	Tigresses
Seniors' general championships
UAAP: 38 (1958-59, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989,90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11)
Juniors' general championships
UAAP: 13 (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-2009, 2009-10, 2010-11)

The UST Growling Tigers are the varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the UST Growling Tigresses. Originally called the Glowing Goldies, the name has been changed starting with the 1992–93 season. The Juniors' teams are represented by the UST High School. The boys' team is called the Tiger Cubs and the girls' team, the Lady Tiger Cubs.

The University of Santo Tomas holds the most number of UAAP Overall Championships with 51 titles (38 Seniors' Division Overall Championships in the 64 seasons that the title was awarded and 13 Juniors' Division Overall Championships out of 16 seasons).

The University has a formidable athletic program in all sporting events of the league. The University also takes part in various sports leagues such as the Philippine Collegiate Champions League, the Shakey's V-League and the University Games.

Mascot and colors

Gold and white, UST's school colors.

The Bengal Tiger was chosen as UST's mascot, since it has Gold, White and Black stripes, the school colors.

The men's varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas used to be called the "Glowing Goldies". The change to "Growling Tigers" came after the embarrassment suffered by the UST crowd who were present during the opening ceremonies of Season 54 (1991–92). Part of the program was the parade of school mascots. Host University of the Philippines which was the producer of the program was at a loss on how to represent the Glowing Goldies concretely. Since UST is a Dominican institute, the host decided to represent the school with an old Dominican friar with band-aids all over its body and limbs. This personification drew a lot of laughter from the crowd. Due to this embarrassment, a search for a new mascot was held. Athletic Director Felicitas Francisco suggested the tiger as the new mascot due to its gold and white colors.

When it was UST's turn to be host in Season 55 (1992–93), the new growling tiger mascot debuted in the opening ceremonies. Since then, Mrs. Francisco always donned her tiger-striped coat when she attends UST playoff games. The High School boy's team then called the "Golden Nuggets" likewise changed its name to "Growling Tiger Cubs".

It should be noted that Manila Central University used the tiger mascot (with purple and gold colors) in the UAAP when it joined in 1952. It withdrew from the UAAP and is currently inactive in intercollegiate athletics.

The gold and white colors of the flag of the Vatican City were adopted by University of Santo Tomas as its school colors because of its Pontifical status.

Varsity teams

The University of Santo Tomas is one of only 4 schools that participate in all of the sporting event of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines or UAAP. The School boasts of a formidable lineup of teams participating in different sports of the league.

Sport	Team
Basketball	Growling Tigers (Men's) Growling Tigresses (Women's)
Volleyball	Tiger Spikers (Men's) Tigresses (Women's)
Football	Golden Booters (Men's) Golden Booters (Women's est. 1996)
Baseball/Softball	Golden Sox
Swimming	Tiger Sharks
Judo	Golden Judokas
Cheerdance	Yellow Jackets and Salinggawi Dance Troupe
Taekwondo	Golden Jins
Track and Field	Tiger Tracksters
Fencing	Tiger Fencers
Badminton	Tiger Shuttlers
Tennis	Tiger Tennisters
Table Tennis	Tiger Paddlers
Chess	Tiger Woodpushers

Basketball

UST Growling Tigers
Leagues	University Athletic Association of the Philippines
Founded	1924
Team colors	Gold, white, and black
Head coach	edrodave abuan
Championships	UAAP: 40 Men's division: 18 Women's division: 11 Juniors' division: 11 NCAA: 2 Senior's division: 1 Juniors' division: 1
Uniforms
Home Away

"Re-live '96 at Season '69!" : The Thomasian crowd at the deciding game of the Season 69 men's basketball finals.

UST with 40 championships has the most number of basketball titles in the UAAP. Its Women's basketball team has also the most number of titles at 11. The Men's basketball team is tied with the UE Red Warriors for the number of championships won as both schools have 18 titles. The Growling Tigers just recently tied the Red Warriors when they won the Season 69 (2006–2007) championship. They are now looking forward to tying the FEU Tamaraws which has the most number of championships with 19 titles. The UST Growling Tigers are record holders. These include a four-year run as champions, from the 1993–94 season, where they swept the elimination round with an immaculate 14–0 record (automatic champions), up to the 1996–97 season, where they defeated the La Salle Green Archers for the third consecutive time in a Finals series. The Tigers were led by coach Aric del Rosario from the 1992–93 season up to the 2003–04 season.

The Growling Tigers also won one NCAA championship in 1930. Upon the resumption of the UAAP games after the Pacific War, the Tigers were in every championship match from 1946 up to 1956. From 1964 to 1971, the Growling Tigers met the UE Red Warriors eight times in a championship match, with the Red Warriors winning seven encounters.

The Tiger Cubs and the Tigresses also have successful basketball programs. The former met the Ateneo Blue Eaglets 11 times since 1986 in the Finals. While the Tigresses have won the most number of women's championships at 11. The latest coming in 2006 (Season 69), at the expense of the FEU Lady Tamaraws.

In season 57 (1994), the men's, women's and juniors' teams won the UAAP basketball championship in their respective division. This was the only time that a triple-championship feat has happened in UAAP history. In Seasons 58 (1995) and 69 (2006), UST won double championships. Both the Men's and Women's teams captured the basketball championships in their respective division.

UAAP Season 74

Men's basketball team roster

UST Growling Tigers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Playing yr. High School 6.0 !C 20 CMR ! Abdul, Karim 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1st Sta. Clara 4.5 !PF 8 PHI ! Afuang, Carmelo S. 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4th San Beda 2.0 !SG 24 PHI ! Aytona, Eduardo D. 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 3rd UST 5.5 !F/C 12 PHI ! Camus, Christopher I. 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4th Sunny Hills 4.5 !PF 14 PHI ! Ferrer, Kevin M. 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1st UST 2.0 !SG 7 PHI ! Fortuna, Jeric Marco G. (C) 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 4th La Salle - Zobel 3.0 !SF 4 PHI ! Javier, Ron Khristoffer N. 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1st UST 3.0 !SF 19 PHI ! Lao, Kent Jefferson S. 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1st Saint Stephen 3.0 !SF 5 PHI ! Lo, Kim Kaizen G. 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2nd Saint Jude 5.5 !F/C 13 PHI ! Pe, Paolo Lorenzo V. 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2nd Ateneo de Manila 2.5 !G/F 9 PHI ! Sarcia, Jaypee DC. 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) – 1st UST 1.0 !PG 6 CAN ! Sheriff, Jamil 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1st Vaughan 1.0 !PG 11 PHI ! Tan, Robin Allan L. 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1st Xavier 2.0 !SG 16 PHI ! Teng, Jeric Allen U. 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 3rd Xavier 2.5 !G/F 10 PHI ! Ungria, Aljohn Gil P. 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 3rd San Lorenzo 3.0 !SF 18 PHI ! Vigil, Louie Philippe V. 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1st JRU	Head coach Alfredo Jarencio Assistant coach(es) Christopher Cantonjos Senen Dueñas Alvin Grey Team manager Clarence Aytona Timmy Chong Rudy Yu Strength and conditioning coach(es) Emmanuel Calipes Ming Liu Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Team depth chart

Position	Starting 5	2nd Stringer	3rd Stringer	4th Stringer
C	Karim Abdul	Paolo Pe
PF	Chris Camus	Kevin Ferrer	Carmelo Afuang
SF	Louie Vigil	Kim Lo
SG	Jeric Teng	Ed Aytona
PG	Jeric Fortuna	Jamil Sheriff	Robin Tan

Team staff

Team Physicians

• Dr. Consuelo G. Suarez - rehab medicine and sports medicine
• Dr. Raul B. Palma - neurosports medicine and team psychologist
• Interns - physical therapy and sports medicine, Institute of Nutrition

Support Staff

• Edwin Escobar - weights trainer
• Gina Francisco - liaison to UST admin; statistician
• Rodil "Boy" Sablan - academic adviser

Notable players

Main article: List of University of Santo Tomas people

Head coaches

• Carlos Loyzaga
• Orlando Bauzon (1988)
• Tonichi Pujante (1989)
• Fred Reyes (1989)
• Januario del Rosario (1993–2004)
• Reonel Parado (2004–2006)
• Alfredo Jarencio (2006–present)

Championships

Defeated championship opponents in basketball:

Season	Men	Women	Juniors
NCAA
1930	Champions
1931			Champions
UAAP
1939	FEU  UP (Co-champions)		^ Prior to 1980, the UST Junior Golden Nuggets had 6 championships.
1940	UP
1946	FEU
1947	FEU (Co-champions)
1948	FEU
1949	FEU
1951	FEU
1952	NU
1953	NU
1955	NU
1959	UE
1964	UE
1967	UE (Co-champions)
1979		UP
1982			Ateneo
1984		UE
1985		UE
1987		Adamson
1988		Adamson
1989		Adamson
1990		FEU
1992		Adamson
1993	Adamson  Ateneo  La Salle  FEU  NU  UE  UP 14–0 sweep
1994	La Salle	Adamson	Ateneo
1995	La Salle	FEU
1996	La Salle		Ateneo
1998			Ateneo
2001			Ateneo
2006	Ateneo	FEU
Total	19	11	12

Season-by-season records

Men's basketball from 1987 to 1992:

• 1987: 7th
• 1988: 7th
• 1989: 7th
• 1990: 5th
• 1991: 3rd
• 1992: 4th

Men's basketball team from the Final Four era (1993)

Season	Eliminations					Playoffs results	Coach
	Finish	GP	W	L	PCT
1993–94	1st	14	14	0	1.000	Automatic champions	Aric del Rosario
1994–95	3rd	12	8	4	.667	Won in semifinals (UE 87–81, 83–74) Won in Finals (La Salle 2–1)	Aric del Rosario
1995–96	1st	14	11	3	.786	Won in semifinals (FEU 65–76, 74–68) Won in Finals (La Salle 2–1)	Aric del Rosario
1996–97	2nd	14	10	4	.714	Won in semifinals (UP 63–56) Won in Finals (La Salle 2–0)	Aric del Rosario
1997–98	2nd	14	10	4	.714	Lost in semifinals (La Salle 73–82, 72–74)	Aric del Rosario
1998–99	T–4th	14	7	7	.500	Won in 4th-seed playoff (UP 80–72) Lost in semifinals (La Salle 51–55, 56–51)	Aric del Rosario
1999–2000	T–1st	14	11	3	.786	Lost in 1st-seed playoff (La Salle 84–79) Won in semifinals (Ateneo 85–84) Lost in Finals (La Salle 1–2)	Aric del Rosario
2000–01	T–4th	14	8	6	.571	Won in 4th-seed playoff (UE 65–61) Lost in semifinals (La Salle 65–62)	Aric del Rosario
2001–02	T–6th	14	6	8	.429	Did not qualify	Aric del Rosario
2002–03	4th	14	8	6	.571	Lost in semifinals (La Salle 97–84)	Aric del Rosario
2003–04	T–5th	14	5	9	.357	Did not qualify	Aric del Rosario
2004–05	7th	14	4	10	.286	Did not qualify	Nel Parado
2005–06	6th	14	4	10	.286	Did not qualify	Nel Parado
2006–07	T–3rd	12	6	6	.500	Won 3rd-seed playoff (Adamson 85–71) Won in semifinals (UE 79–75, 82–81) Won in Finals (Ateneo 2–1)	Pido Jarencio
2007–08	T–4th	14	8	6	.571	Won 4th-seed playoff (FEU 80–69) Lost in the first round (Ateneo 69–64)	Pido Jarencio
2008–09	5th	14	6	8	.429	Did not qualify	Pido Jarencio
2009–10	4th	14	6	8	.429	Lost in semifinals (Ateneo 81–64)	Pido Jarencio
2010–11	7th	14	4	10	.286	Did not qualify	Pido Jarencio
2011–12	4th	14	8	6	.571	Lost in semifinals (Ateneo 69–66)	Pido Jarencio
Eliminations		262	144	118	.550	10 playoff appearances
Playoffs and Finals		35	21	14	.600	5 Finals appearances
Overall record		297	165	139	.556	5 championships

*possessed twice to beat advantage

See also: 2006 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team

Volleyball

In UAAP Volleyball, the Tiger Spikers have 17 championships. The Tigresses have 14 UAAP Volleyball crowns. The Lady Tiger Cubs has 5 UAAP Junior Volleyball titles. Both the Tiger Spikers and Lady Tiger Cubs recently achieved a three-peat championship winning the 70th, 71st, and 72nd UAAP Seasons. The Tigresses also won the championship in Season 72. The Tiger Cubs has yet to win their first UAAP crown.

Current men's volleyball team roster

No.	Name	Position	Playing Yr.
1	John David Subiere	Setter	2
2	Paul Kirby Castillo	Libero	1
3	Mark Pangan	Open Hitter	1
4	Mark Gil Alfafara	Utility	2
5	Patrick Balse	Open Hitter	1
6	Christian Anthony Arbasto	Middle Blocker	3
7	Romnick Rico	Middle Blocker	2
8	Kerr Sherwyn Ucang	Setter	5
9	Paul Jan Doloiras	Libero	5
10	Salvador Juan Depante	Open Hitter	3
11	Christopher Rejuso	Middle Blocker	3
12	Jayson Ramos	Open/Utility	5
15	Ranil De Guzman	Utility	1
18	Jason Sarabia	Middle Blocker	1

Current women's volleyball team roster

No.	Name	Position	Playing Yr.
1	Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan	Setter/Utility	5
2	Midori Hirotsuji	Middle Blocker	2
3	Katrina Carangan	Libero	3
4	Ingrid Reyes	Open Hitter	1
6	Pamela Lastimosa	Open Hitter	1
7	Maika Angela Ortiz	Center Spiker	4
8	Carmela Tunay	Open Hitter	1
9	Maruja Banaticla	Open Hitter/Utility	3
10	Jamie Marielle Morado	Libero	1
11	Judy Ann Caballejo	Open Hitter/Utility	4
12	Dancel Dusaran	Libero	2
14	Loren Lantin	Setter/Middle	2
15	Jessey De Leon	Middle Attacker	1
18	Valerie Amar	Open Hitter	3

Notable players

Main article: List of University of Santo Tomas people

Season-by-season records

Men's volleyball team

Men's volleyball from 2005:

UAAP Season	Year	Place	Notable Players	Loss to (Finalist)
68	2005–2006	2nd Place	Ray Karl Dimaculangan	Far Eastern University
69	2006–2007	3rd Place	Ray Karl Dimaculangan Eugene Runas Henry James Pecaña John Paul Torres Marlon Macabulos (Rookie of the Year)	University of the Philippines
70	2007–2008	Champion	Ray Karl Dimaculangan (Best Server) Eugene Runas Henry James Pecaña John Paul Torres Jayson Ramos (Rookie of the Year) Charles Glendon Reyes (Best Digger) Nazareno Roque (MVP)	Far Eastern University
71	2008–2009	Champion	Ray Karl Dimaculangan (Best Server and MVP) Henry James Pecaña (Best Receiver) John Paul Torres Jayson Ramos (Best Attacker)	University of the Philippines
72	2009–2010	Champion	Ray Karl Dimaculangan (Best Server) Henry James Pecaña (Finals MVP) John Paul Torres Eugene Runas Julius Anthony Sioson Jayson Ramos	Far Eastern University
73	2010–2011	Champion	Henry James Pecaña John Paul Torres (Best Scorer, Best Attacker and MVP) Jayson Ramos (Finals MVP) Paul Jan Doloiras (Best Receiver)	Far Eastern University

Women's volleyball team

Women's volleyball from 1984:

UAAP Season	Year	Place	Notable Players	Loss to (Finalist)
46	1984–1985	Champion	-	Far Eastern University
47	1985–1986	Champion	Marilyn de Jesus	Far Eastern University
49	1987–1988	Champion	Marilyn de Jesus Mozzy Ravena	Far Eastern University
50	1988–1989	Champion	Mozzy Ravena	Far Eastern University
52	1990–1991	Champion	Mozzy Ravena	Far Eastern University
55	1992–1993	Champion	-	Far Eastern University
56	1993–1994	Champion	Roxanne Pimentel Joanna Botor-Carpio Cindy Rival Dixia Maningat	Far Eastern University
57	1994–1995	2nd Place	Roxanne Pimentel Joanna Botor-Carpio Cindy Rival Dixia Maningat	Far Eastern University
58	1995–1996	2nd Place	Roxanne Pimentel Joanna Botor-Carpio Cindy Rival Dixia Maningat	Far Eastern University
59	1996–1997	Champion	Roxanne Pimentel Joanna Botor-Carpio Cindy Rival Dixia Maningat	Far Eastern University
60	1997–1998	Champion	-	Far Eastern University
61	1998–1999	5th Place	-	Eliminated
62	1999–2000	2nd Place	-	De La Salle University
63	2000–2001	6th Place	-	Eliminated
64	2001–2002	5th Place	-	Far Eastern University
65	2002–2003	3rd Place	-	De La Salle University
66	2003–2004	3rd Place	Joyce Pano Ana Eliza Fulo Lourdes Palomo	Far Eastern University
67	2004–2005	2nd Place	Mary Jean Balse (Rookie of the Year) Venus Bernal Joyce Pano Kate Co Yu Kang	De La Salle University
68	2005–2006	4th Place	Mary Jean Balse Venus Bernal Lilet Mabbayad (Rookie of the Year) Kate Co Yu Kang Ma. Angeli Tabaquero	De La Salle University
69	2006–2007	Champion	Mary Jean Balse Venus Bernal (MVP) Ma. Angeli Tabaquero Denise Patricia Tan (Best Setter) Aiza Maizo Lilet Mabbayad	Far Eastern University
70	2007–2008	3rd Place	Mary Jean Balse (Best Attacker) Venus Bernal Ma. Angeli Tabaquero Denise Patricia Tan Joanna Torrijos Hannah Mance	Far Eastern University
71	2008–2009	3rd Place	Aiza Maizo (Best Attacker) Bernice Abigail Co Maika Angela Ortiz Judy Ann Caballejo Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan Hannah Mance	Far Eastern University
72	2009–2010	Champion	Aiza Maizo Aleona Denise Santiago Ma. Angeli Tabaquero Maika Angela Ortiz Maruja Banaticla Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan (Finals MVP and Best Server) Judy Ann Caballejo	De La Salle University
73	2010–2011	2nd Place	Aiza Maizo (Best Receiver and Best Scorer) Maika Angela Ortiz Maruja Banaticla Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan Judy Ann Caballejo Midori Hirotsuji	De La Salle University
74	2011–2012	3rd Place	Maika Angela Ortiz (Best Spiker) Ingrid Reyes Maruja Banaticla Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan Jessey Laine De Leon Carmela Tunay Judy Ann Caballejo Midori Hirotsuji	Ateneo de Manila University

Football

Season-by-season records

Men's rankings from 1987:

• 1987–1988: Champion
• 1988–1989: 2nd
• 1989–1990: Champion
• 1990–1991: 2nd
• 1991–1992: Champion
• 1992–1993: Champion
• 1993–1994: 2nd
• 1994–1995: 3rd
• 1995–1996: 3rd
• 1996–1997: Champion
• 1997–1998: Champion
• 1998–1999: 2nd

• 1999–2000: 5th
• 2000–2001: 3rd
• 2001–2002: 2nd
• 2002–2003: 4th
• 2003–2004: 3rd
• 2004–2005: 2nd
• 2005–2006: 3rd
• 2006–2007: Champion
• 2008–2009: 5th
• 2009–2010: Champion
• 2010–2011: 2nd

Baseball

The UST Golden Sox is one of the top baseball teams in the UAAP, having won two (2005, 2007) of the last four titles in four straight finals appearances since 2004. Sometimes dubbed as the Golden Sox, they have one of the top pitching prospects in the country in Jonjon Robles, who won the UAAP MVP twice after leading them to the title. He is also a multi-time Best Pitcher Awardee.

UST is currently well represented by the Makati Mariners squad in the Baseball Philippines, even reaching the finals of the tournament's pilot series.

Cheerdance

The Salinggawi Dance Troupe with their trademark Zigzag Pyramid performed in 2006, their most recent win.

Main article: Salinggawi Dance Troupe

The official Pep Squad and Drumline, the UST Yellow Jackets, and the official dance troupe, the Salinggawi Dance Troupe have won the UAAP Cheerdance Competition a league-leading eight times and holds the record for the longest championship run for five consecutive years (2002 to 2006). Their closest rival is the UP Pep Squad, which has been a consistent runner-up until 2007 when they snatched the title by a very thin margin from the Salinggawi Dance Troupe, which finished second.

See also

• Salinggawi Dance Troupe
• UST Yellow Jackets
• UAAP Overall Championship