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2008 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
Record
Elims rank #5
Final rank#5
2008 record6–8
Head coachAlfredo M. Jarencio (3rd season)
Assistant coachesSenen Z. Dueñas
Rhuel S. Acot
Julian Rabbi M. Tomacruz
CaptainFrancis Allera (5th season)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 71st season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2008-09 began on July 5, 2008 and the host school for the season was the University of the Philippines who were celebrating their centennial year.[1]

UST finished fifth at the end of the double-round eliminations. They won six games against eight losses. Two of their games went into overtime. The first was an 86–80 win over the Adamson Falcons in the first round, and the other was a 69–74 loss to the FEU Tamaraws in the second round.

The Tigers' second round losses to FEU and to the De La Salle Green Archers meant that they needed to win their last two games to at least tie the UE Red Warriors to gain a playoff for the fourth and final seed heading into the final four. They were fifth in the standings at 5 wins and 7 losses, while UE was fourth with a 7–5 win-loss record. They were also hoping for the Red Warriors to lose their remaining two games for a playoff to happen.

The game resulted to a two-point loss for UST. The Tigers had struggled throughout the game with errors and inconsistencies. The opponent had led by 22 points at the end of three quarters. Head coach Pido Jarencio got ejected, but in a display of grit and determination, UST fought back and tried to chip away at UE's lead, resulting a 24–1 run. The Tigers who got eliminated ended up scoring 35 points in the fourth quarter.[2]

Season 70 MVP Jervy Cruz was included in the Mythical team selection during the presentation of awards for Season 71. He had played the entire season while nursing a hamstring injury and even led the MVP race at the end of the double-round eliminations with 75.07 statistical points, as well as a double-double average of 19.8 points scored and 13.7 rebounds per game. He has led the league in rebounds since his first playing year in Season 69. The MVP award eventually went to Ateneo's Rabeh Al-Hussaini who was second in running with 71.14 statistical points.[3]

The Growling Tigers was the season's top rebounding team with a 48.4 per game average.

Roster

UST Growling Tigers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
SG 5 Philippines Bautista, Clark Daniel Oliver M. 5'9" (1.75m) 1st Benedictine International School
SF 6 Philippines Ababou, Dylan Simon R. 6'3" (1.91m) 4th Siena College of Quezon City
C 7 Philippines Canlas, Mark Angelo C. 6'5" (1.96m) 4th Don Bosco Academy, Pampanga
PG 8 Philippines Vargas, Emilian C. 5'11" (1.8m) 2nd –
PF 9 Australia Gile, Melchor C. 6'4" (1.93m) 4th –
PG 10 Philippines Fortuna, Jeric Marco G. 5'7" (1.7m) 1st De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
PF 11 Philippines Afuang, Carmelo S. 6'4" (1.93m) 1st San Beda College–Rizal
PF 12 United States Camus, Christopher I. 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd Sunny Hills High School
SF 14 Philippines Mirza, Khasim Ali G. 6'4" (1.93m) 4th La Salle College Antipolo
SG 16 Philippines Allera, Franciz Philip A. (C) 6'3" (1.91m) 5th DOLE Philippines School, South Cotabato
C 17 Australia Taylor, Chester Lloyd C. 6'4" (1.93m) 5th Colegio San Agustin
PG 18 Philippines Cuan, John Paul S. 5'7" (1.7m) 5th University of Santo Tomas
SG 19 Philippines Fenequito, Carlos Amador A. 6'0" (1.83m) 3rd –
C 20 Philippines Cruz, Jervy A. 6'4" (1.93m) 5th Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College of Guimba
PG 21 Philippines Wong, Jackson V. 5'10" (1.78m) 1st Philippine Academy of Sakya-Manila
PF 22 Philippines Maliksi, Allein Gail Q. Injured 6'4" (1.93m) 3rd Camarin High School
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Rhuel S. Acot
  • Senen Z. Dueñas
  • Julian Rabbi M. Tomacruz
  • Rodil S. Sablan
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Emmanuel Calipes
  • Edwin A. Escobar
Team manager
  • Clarence D. Aytona
  • Timmy Chong
  • Rudy Yu
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
  • [[[UST Growling Tigers#Current_Roster]] Roster]

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jervy Cruz Chester Taylor Chris Camus
PF Badong Canlas Mel Gile Melo Afuang
SF Dylan Ababou Khasim Mirza
SG Francis Allera Tata Bautista Carlos Fenequito
PG Japs Cuan Jeric Fortuna Milan Vargas

Roster changes

The Growling Tigers have lost team captain Anthony Espiritu to graduation, as well as veteran center June Dizon and point guard Rum Perry Scott.

UST has eight new players composed of rookies, transferees and players from the Team B training pool.[4]

Subtractions

Pos. # POB Player Height Year High school Notes
SG 5 Philippines John Hector M. Badua 5' 11" 2nd University of Santo Tomas Transferred to José Rizal University
SF 8 Philippines Anthony C. Espiritu 6' 4" 5th University of Santo Tomas Graduated
PF 10 Philippines June Y. Dizon 6' 4" 5th San Sebastian College-Recoletos Graduated
SG 11 Philippines John Darryl A. Basa 6' 1" 2nd University of Santo Tomas Relegated to Team B
PG 12 Philippines Jose P. Cortez, Jr. 5th University of Santo Tomas Graduated
C 19 Philippines Francis A. Soriano 6' 6" 4th
PG 21 Philippines Rum Perry I. Scott 5' 9" 5th St. Joseph School Graduated

Additions

Pos. # POB Player Height Year High school Notes
SG 5 Philippines Clark Daniel Oliver M. Bautista 5' 9" 1st Benedictine International School From Team B
PG 8 Philippines Emilian C. Vargas 5' 11" 2nd Transferred from Emilio Aguinaldo College
PG 10 Philippines Jeric Marco G. Fortuna 5' 7" 1st De La Salle Santiago Zobel School Rookie
PF 11 Philippines Carmelo S. Afuang 6' 4" 1st San Beda College–Rizal From Team B
PF 12 United States Christopher I. Camus 6' 4" 2nd Sunny Hills High School Transferred from San Beda College
SG 19 Philippines Carlos Amador A. Fenequito 6' 0" 3rd Transferred from José Rizal University
PG 21 Philippines Jackson V. Wong 5' 10" 1st Philippine Academy of Sakya-Manila Rookie
PF 22 Philippines Allein Gail Q. Maliksi 6' 4" 3rd Camarin High School Transferred from University of Manila

Injuries

The Growling Tigers did not join any major preseason tournaments on two reasons: their veteran players had been busy playing for their commercial teams in the PBL in the summer; and eight of their players suffered various injures before and during the UAAP tournament.[5]

  • Jervy Cruz played in all 14 UAAP games while nursing a pulled hamstring which he incurred while playing for Hapee Fresh Fighters in an out-of-town PBL game in May.[6]
  • Dylan Ababou fractured his right hand while also playing in the PBL under Harbour Centre Batang Pier. He was healed in time for the opening of the season and played in all of UST's games.
  • Khasim Mirza suffered a broken foot and was also hospitalized before the start of the season due to an improper diet. He missed three games in the first round of eliminations.
  • Japs Cuan, in only the third game of the Tigers suffered a torn meniscus on his knee which required operation. He was able to return in the second round while playing limited minutes.[7]
  • Allein Maliksi had an ACL injury and was only able to play in one game against the NU Bulldogs in the first round of eliminations.
  • Chester Taylor and Francis Allera had sprained knees during their summer training, while rookie Jeric Fortuna suffered from flu during the season.
  • Other players who missed games were Mel Gile, Chris Camus, Milan Vargas and Khasim Mirza. They were all given suspensions by the coaching staff during their first-round game against the Adamson Falcons.

UAAP Season 71 games results

Further information: UAAP Season 71 basketball tournaments

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23 & Balls.

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First round of eliminations
Jul 5 4:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 73–78 0–1
Game Highs: Points: Cruz – 26; Rebounds: Cruz – 22; Assists: Cuan – 6


Jul 12 2:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons PhilSports Arena • Pasig W 94–75 1–1
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 20; Rebounds: Cuan – 9; Assists: Cuan – 7


Jul 17 4:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 84–85 1–2
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 23; Rebounds: Cruz – 11; Assists: Cuan – 6


Jul 20 4:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 65–70 1–3
Game Highs: Points: Allera – 20; Rebounds: Allera – 8; Assists: Fortuna – 4


Jul 27 4:00 p.m. Adamson Soaring Falcons PhilSports Arena • Pasig W 86–80OT 2–3
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 26; Rebounds: Ababou – 13; Assists: Bautista – 3


Jul 31 2:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 88–77 3–3
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 18; Rebounds: Cruz – 10; Assists: Canlas – 4


Aug 3 4:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 57–64 3–4
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 15; Rebounds: Cruz – 15; Assists: Bautista – 3
Fifth place after 1st round (3 wins–4 losses)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 9 2:00 p.m. Adamson Soaring Falcons PhilSports Arena • Pasig W 97–83 4–4
Game Highs: Points: Cruz – 29; Rebounds: Cruz – 15; Assists: Fortuna – 5


Aug 14 4:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 76–85 4–5
Game Highs: Points: Cruz – 23; Rebounds: Cruz – 18; Assists: Fortuna – 4


Aug 17 4:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 69–74OT 4–6
Game Highs: Points: Cruz – 30; Rebounds: Cruz – 13; Assists: Fortuna – 4


Aug 23 2:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs PhilSports Arena • Pasig W 68–58 5–6
Game Highs: Points: Allera – 14; Rebounds: Cruz – 10; Assists: Cuan – 4


Aug 28 4:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 79–81 5–7
Game Highs: Points: Cruz – 28; Rebounds: Cruz – 20; Assists: 3 players – 3


Aug 31 4:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 87–89 5–8
Game Highs: Points: Cruz – 21; Rebounds: Cruz – 23; Assists: Cuan – 4


Sep 6 2:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 71–63 6–8
Game Highs: Points: Cruz – 21; Rebounds: Cruz – 18; Assists: Cuan, Allera – 3
Fifth place at 6 wins–8 losses (3 wins–4 losses in the 2nd round)

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Source: inboundPASS

Individual statistics

Template:UAAP roster statistics start |- bgcolor=#ffffdd | Jervy Cruz || 14 || || style=Template:UAAP color cell|32.5 || 103 || 188 || style=Template:UAAP color cell|54.8% || 0 || 0 || 0.0% || 71 || 95 || 74.7% || style=Template:UAAP color cell|13.7 || 0.9 || 0.4 || style=Template:UAAP color cell|0.9 || 2.4 || style=Template:UAAP color cell|19.8 |- | Dylan Ababou || 14 || || 28.2 || 74 || 163 || 45.4% || 14 || 53 || 26.4% || 58 || 80 || 72.5% || 6.6 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 3.1 || 15.3 |- bgcolor=#ffffdd | Francis Allera || 14 || || 23.4 || 52 || 139 || 37.4% || 22 || 78 || 28.2% || 13 || 17 || 76.5% || 5.6 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 1.9 || 9.9 |- | Tata Bautista || 14 || || 15.6 || 31 || 98 || 31.6% || 25 || 82 || 30.5% || 10 || 14 || 71.4% || 1.4 || 1.1 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 1.5 || 6.9 |- bgcolor=#ffffdd | Khasim Mirza || 11 || || 16.5 || 23 || 74 || 31.1% || 12 || 41 || 29.3% || 13 || 19 || 68.4% || 4.0 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 1.6 || 6.5 |- | Badong Canlas || 14 || || 21.4 || 32 || 93 || 34.4% || 0 || 1 || 0.0% || 23 || 41 || 56.1% || 4.8 || 1.3 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 1.7 || 6.2 |- bgcolor=#ffffdd | Japs Cuan || 10 || || 20.3 || 14 || 31 || 45.2% || 1 || 6 || 16.7% || 9 || 20 || 45.0% || 3.8 || style=Template:UAAP color cell|4.0 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 1.7 || 3.8 |- | Jeric Fortuna || 14 || || 15.9 || 15 || 56 || 26.8% || 7 || 23 || 30.4% || 15 || 24 || 62.5% || 1.7 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 1.9 || 3.7 |- bgcolor=#ffffdd | Allein Maliksi || 1 || || 5.0 || 1 || 3 || 33.3% || 1 || 1 || style=Template:UAAP color cell|100.0% || 0 || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0 || 0.0 || style=Template:UAAP color cell|1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.0 |- | Chris Camus || 12 || || 8.1 || 14 || 40 || 35.0% || 1 || 11 || 9.1% || 3 || 4 || 75.0% || 1.9 || 0.3 || style=Template:UAAP color cell|1.0 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 2.7 |- bgcolor=#ffffdd | Chester Taylor || 14 || || 11.2 || 14 || 42 || 33.3% || 0 || 2 || 0.0% || 2 || 2 || style=Template:UAAP color cell|100.0% || 2.2 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 2.7 |- | Milan Vargas || 7 || || 6.1 || 6 || 14 || 42.9% || 0 || 1 || 0.0% || 1 || 5 || 20.0% || 0.9 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.6 || 2.0 |- bgcolor=#ffffdd | Mel Gile || 11 || || 10.2 || 6 || 18 || 33.3% || 1 || 5 || 20.0% || 5 || 10 || 50.0% || 3.3 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 1.6 |- | Carlos Fenequito || 14 || || 8.0 || 6 || 19 || 31.6% || 2 || 7 || 28.6% || 5 || 6 || 83.3% || 1.6 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 1.4 |- bgcolor=#ffffdd | Melo Afuang || 5 || || 1.8 || 0 || 3 || 0.0% || 0 || 0 || 0.0% || 2 || 4 || 50.0% || 0.6 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.4 |- | Jackson Wong || 3 || || 1.3 || 0 || 0 || 0.0% || 0 || 0 || 0.0% || 1 || 2 || 50.0% || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.3 |- class=sortbottom ! Total || 14 || || 40.7 || 391 || 982 || 39.8% || 81 || 296 || 27.4% || 231 || 343 || 67.3% || 48.4 || 12.9 || 4.0 || 2.8 || 17.2 || 78.1 |- class=sortbottom ! Opponents || 14 || || 40.7 || 369 || 943 || 39.1% || 80 || 294 || 27.2% || 252 || 392 || 64.3% || 39.0 || 14.9 || 4.8 || 4.3 || 14.5 || 75.9 |}

Source: inboundPASS


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

Postseason tournaments

2008 Philippine Collegiate Championship

  • Tournament record: 4W–1L
Date Time Opponent Score Venue Top scorer
Wildcard qualifying round
Oct 15 12:00 pm St. Clare College of Caloocan Saints W 80–71 Makati Coliseum Allera - 22 pts
Oct 16 1:30 pm Saint Francis of Assisi College Doves W 64–51 Makati Coliseum Ababou - 30 pts
Oct 17 1:30 pm Las Piñas College Blue Lions W 69–66 Makati Coliseum Ababou - 24 pts
Zonal championships
Nov 4 Saint Louis University Navigators W 102–52 Makati Coliseum 4 players - 11 pts
Nov 6 Arellano University Chiefs L 59–69 Makati Coliseum Ababou - 22 pts
Eliminated from Round of 16

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Awards

style="Template:UAAP color cell width:110px"|Player style="Template:UAAP color cell width:220px"|Award
Jervy Cruz Mythical team
Tata Bautista Tokyo Tokyo All-rookie team

Players drafted into the PBA

Year Round Pick Overall Player PBA team
2009 1 4 4 Jervy Cruz Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2009 2 4 13 Francis Allera Burger King Whoppers

References

  1. ^ Villar, Joey S. "UAAP 71st season under way". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  2. ^ Olivares, Rick. "A Tiger season's end". Bleachers Brew. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  3. ^ Payo, Jasmine W. "2-way fight for MVP title shaping up". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
  4. ^ Brobo, H. J. D. "Beefing up Lair '71". The Varsitarian. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
  5. ^ Divinagracia, Anthony Andrew G. "A lair in stitches". The Varsitarian. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
  6. ^ Payo, Jasmine W. "Jervy doubtful; Loyzaga gives Castro advice". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  7. ^ Bustamante, Paolo M. "The Graduates: UST point guard Japs Cuan continues to assist". Slam Philippines. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
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