UST Growling Tigers basketball

UST Growling Tigers
UST Growling Tigers
2015 UST Growling Tigers season
	UST Growling Tigers logo
Leagues	UAAP, Filoil Flying V League
Founded	1924
History	UST Glowing Goldies; (1924–1992); UST Growling Tigers; (1992–present)
Team colors	Gold, white, and black;
Head coach	Rodil Sablan
Championships	20 titles NCAA: 1 (1930); UAAP: 18 (1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2006); PCCL: 1 (2012);

The UST Growling Tigers men's basketball is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Santo Tomas. The Growling Tigers have won 19 men's basketball titles including one National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship. It is one of the winningest team in University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men's basketball, tied with UE Red Warriors, with 18 titles. The Growling Tigers also participate in Millennium Basketball League Invitational. The team is currently coached by Rodil "Boy" Sablan.^[1]

History

Glowing Goldies era

The basketball team was previously known as UST Glowing Goldies until 1992.^[2]^[3] The team won one NCAA championship in 1930. UST then withdrew permanently in NCAA in 1936 and founded UAAP in 1938.^[4] Upon the resumption of the UAAP games after the Pacific War, the Goldies were in every championship match from 1946 up to 1956. From 1964 to 1971, the team met the UE Red Warriors eight times in a championship match, with the Red Warriors winning seven encounters.^[5]

In the 50th season of UAAP in 1987, the team's Fedencio Oblina was found to be ineligible as he failed his National College Entrance Examinations (NCEE). The board then forfeited all of UST's win where Oblina played, with the Goldies going from a 6–3 record (tied for third) to a 2–7 record, at seventh place ahead of winless NU Bulldogs. The forfeitures benefited Adamson, Ateneo and FEU. Ateneo found themselves at the top of the standings with an 8–1 record. A source of the Manila Standard newspaper confirmed that while Oblina failed the NCEE twice, he passed it in 1985.^[6] The UAAP Board then confirmed that Oblina has been meted with a lifetime ban.^[7]

UAAP Final Four era

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

The UAAP introduced a new tournament format known as Final Four in UAAP Season 56. At its first year of implementation includes a four-year run as champions,^[8] from the 1993–94 season, where Growling Tigers swept the elimination round with an immaculate 14–0 record (automatic champions), up to the 1996–97 season,^[9] where they defeated the De 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.^[10]

In 2006, the Tigers defeated the Blue Eagles of the Ateneo de Manila University to win their eighteenth UAAP men's title, and their first since the 1996 season.^[9] Former Glowing Goldie Alfredo Jarencio piloted UST to the championship as a rookie coach.^[3]^[11] In 2013 season, the Tigers, led by Jarencio, became the first and only #4 rank team to beat #1 seed since the implementation of Final Four in UAAP.^[12] The team defeated top-seeded NU Bulldogs twice in semifinals to face La Salle in Finals after 14 years since 1999.^[13]

Rivalries

De La Salle Green Archers

The rivalry between De La Salle Green Archers and the UST Growling Tigers is contested at the UAAP. Both were known for their numerous basketball championship matches in the 1990s, with UST winning four straight titles^[8] at the expense of the Green Archers. Prior to La Salle joining the UAAP the two schools met in the championship during 1948–1949 season of the National Seniors Open, a yearly tournament of top collegiate and commercial teams in the country. La Salle defeated UST in overtime to win the title.^[14]

The rivalry began on consecutive Finals series in men's basketball between the two schools in the 1990s, with UST winning each time, capping a four-year championship run.^[8] La Salle was defeated three consecutive years in the Finals (1994-1996) until 1998 when La salle defeated UST in the semifinals to begin their own four-year championship run, including a 1999 series against UST in which the Tigers won game 1. La Salle bounced back defeating UST in overtime for the 1999 UAAP title. Their basketball rivalry diminished in latter years due to UST's decline. The Game 1 finals victory was their last against La Salle until 2007 when UST won in overtime; at this point, UST's basketball program regressed, but they won in 2006 when La Salle was suspended after admitting they had unknowingly fielded two ineligible players.^[15] La Salle would then win all games until 2011. La Salle defeated UST in overtime in the 2013 UAAP basketball championship.

Since 1988, La Salle leads the men's basketball rivalry 31–26, although they're tied at playoff games 8–8. If the forfeited games are reversed, the head-to-head record is 37–20 for La Salle.

UE Red Warriors

The UST–UE rivalry began once the UE Red Warriors became contenders during the mid-1960s to early 1970s, an almost a decade dominated by the Red Warriors. The Glowing Goldies met the Red Warriors eight times in the Finals of the basketball tournament, with the latter winning seven encounters. It is the longest finals appearance between two teams in the UAAP history.^[5] In 1967, both teams ended up co-champions in the UAAP, a testament to the fierce rivalry between UST and UE. Notable players at the emergence of this rivalry were Goldies' forward Danilo Florencio and Warriors' Robert Jaworski.^[16]

The last playoff meeting between the teams was a deciding semifinal game in the 69th season of UAAP in 2006, with UE holding a twice-to-beat advantage. Tigers won the game with 1-point lead and have sealed their bid to face Ateneo in the Finals.^[17]

Season-by-season records

1987 to 1992

1987 — 7th place
1988 — 7th place
1989 — 7th place
1990 — 5th place
1991 — 3rd place
1992 — 4th place

UAAP Final Four era

Season	Eliminations					Playoffs results
Season	Finish	GP	W	L	PCT	Playoffs results
Januario "Aric" del Rosario (1993–2003)
1993–94	1st	14	14	0	1.000	Automatic champions
1994–95	3rd	12	8	4	.667	Won semifinals (UE 87–81, 83–74) Won Finals (La Salle 2–1)
1995–96	1st	14	11	3	.786	Won semifinals (FEU 65–76, 74–68) Won Finals (La Salle 2–1)
1996–97	2nd	14	10	4	.714	Won semifinals (UP 63–56) Won Finals (La Salle 2–0)
1997–98	2nd	14	10	4	.714	Lost semifinals (La Salle 73–82, 72–74)
1998–99	T–4th	14	7	7	.500	Won 4th-seed playoff (UP 80–72) Lost semifinals (La Salle 51–55, 51–56)
1999–2000	T–1st	14	11	3	.786	Lost 1st-seed playoff (La Salle 79–84) Won semifinals (Ateneo 85–84) Lost Finals (La Salle 1–2)
2000–01	T–4th	14	8	6	.571	Won 4th-seed playoff (UE 65–61) Lost semifinals (La Salle 62–65)
2001–02	T–6th	14	6	8	.429	—
2002–03	4th	14	8	6	.571	Lost semifinals (La Salle 84–97)
2003–04	T–5th	14	5	9	.357	—
Aric del Rosario		152	98	54	.645	Playoffs: 26 games (14–12 win–loss record)
Reonel "Nel" Parado (2004–2005)
2004–05	7th	14	4	10	.286	—
2005–06	6th	14	4	10	.286	—
Reonel Parado		28	8	20	.286	Playoffs: did not qualify at all
Alfredo "Pido" Jarencio (2006–2013)
2006–07	T–3rd	12	6	6	.500	Won 3rd-seed playoff (Adamson 85–71) Won semifinals (UE 79–75, 82–81) Won Finals (Ateneo 2–1)
2007–08	T–4th	14	8	6	.571	Won 4th-seed playoff (FEU 80–69) Lost the first round (Ateneo 64–69)
2008–09	5th	14	6	8	.429	—
2009–10	4th	14	6	8	.429	Lost semifinals (Ateneo 64–81)
2010–11	7th	14	4	10	.286	—
2011–12	4th	14	8	6	.571	Lost semifinals (Ateneo 66–69)
2012–13	2nd	14	10	4	.714	Won semifinals (NU 63–57) Lost Finals (Ateneo 0–2)
2013–14	4th	14	8	6	.571	Won semifinals (NU 71–62, 76–69) Lost Finals (La Salle 1–2)
Pido Jarencio		110	56	54	.509	Playoffs: 18 games (10–8 win–loss record)
Segundo "Bong" dela Cruz (2014–2015)
2014–15	6th	14	5	9	.357	—
2015–16	1st	14	11	3	.786	Won semifinals (NU 64–55) Lost Finals vs FEU (1–2)
Bong dela Cruz		28	16	12	.571	Playoffs: 4 games (2–2 win–loss record)
Rodil "Boy" Sablay (2016–present)
2016-17	8th	14	3	11	.214	—
Boy Sablay		14	3	11	.214	Playoffs: 0 games (0–0 win–loss record)
Eliminations		332	181	151	.545	14 playoff appearances
Playoffs and Finals		48	26	22	.542	8 Finals appearances
Overall record		366	204	162	.557	5 championships
Legend: Champion Second place Third place UST as season host

Players

Current roster

Template:UST Growling Tigers roster

Team depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench
C	Jeepy Faundo
PF	Rich Maroga
SF	Kent Lao	Zachary Huang
SG	Louie Vigil	Mario Bonleon
PG	Renzo Subido

Notable players

Awards and honors

Most Valuable Player

Garry Artajos – 1969
Dennis Espino – 1993, 1994
Christopher Cantonjos – 1995
Jojo Duncil – 2006 (Finals)
Jervy Cruz – 2007
Richard Maranan– 2013
Alexander Cortez - 2015

Rookie of the Year

Gerard Francisco – 1995
Jeric Teng – 2009
Roland Gregorio - 2013

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

Head coaches

Herminio Silva
Carlos Loyzaga
Rogelio Serafico
Orlando Bauzon (1988)
Tonichi Pujante (1989-1990)
Fred Reyes (1991-1992)
Januario del Rosario (1985–1987, 1993–2003)
Reonel Parado (2004–2005)
Alfredo Jarencio (2006–2013)
Segundo dela Cruz (2014–2015)
Rodil Sablan (2016–present)

Controversies

In the early part of the 2016, the Growling Tigers management investigated UST head coach Bong dela Cruz for the alleged involvement in game-fixing. A report from sports news website Fastbreak states from a source that the management disbanded the men's basketball team due to game-fixing and sell-out games allegations.^[18]

Another report from Spin.ph notes that Dela Cruz accused for maltreatment and abusive incidents against some of the players, particularly players from Team B, during his two-year term as a coach.^[19]

Dela Cruz, later in a statement released on February 1, that since the issues emerged, he decided to keep quiet on it. Coach denies the allegations faced against him and he is proven innocent in the issues.^[20]

References

^ Leongson, Randolph B. (May 31, 2016). "Sablan officially named UST head coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
^ Evite, D.J.B. "'Mommy Tiger' bids goodbye". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
^ ^a ^b Paje, K.F.L. "'Cinderella story' ng UST sa UAAP basketball". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
^ Roa, A.M.G.; Dela Cruz, E.K.A; Dimerin, P.N.P. (2008-02-29). "UST shelves UAAP-NCAA merger talks". The Varsitarian. 79 (8). Retrieved 2012-03-14. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Mendoza, S. (2011-07-15). "UST Growling Tigers". College Hoops. Yahoo!. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
^ Atencio, Peter (1987-09-08). "UST forfeits 4 games due to 'bad egg'". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
^ "Nats reach out from depths to drown UP". Manila Standard. 1987-09-10. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c Luzano, I.M. (2005-07-15). "UST Champs relive glory days". The Varsitarian. 77 (2). Retrieved 2012-03-13.
^ ^a ^b Baldovino, T.J.R.; Dimerin, P.N.P; Fantilagan, A.; Parel, A.R.I.; Roa, A.M. "On the lighter side". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 2012-03-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ Almo, A.T. (2004-06-03). "Parado replaces Aric". The Varsitarian. 75 (10). Retrieved 2012-03-13.
^ Cruz, N. (2006-10-04). "Even Cinderella would have envied UST's finish". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
^ Flores, C.R. (2013-09-28). "UST stuns NU to reach UAAP 76 finals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
^ Lintag, P.K.A. (2013-09-28). "Growling Tigers upset NU, arrange Finals duel with La Salle". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
^ Henson, J.M. (2003-12-26). "Sporting chance: readers take over". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The INQUIRER Company. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
^ Payo, J.W. (2007-08-12). "Tigers beat Archers at last". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The INQUIRER Company. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
^ "The UE–UST rubber match: A classic of a cage championship". The Sunday Times Magazine. The Manila Times Publishing, Corp. 1965-11-28. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
^ Payo, J. (2006-09-22). "Tigers oust Warriors, seal duel with Eagles". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The INQUIRER Company. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
^ "No heart, no chance? Sellout disbands UST". Fastbreak. January 28, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Terrado, Reuben (January 28, 2016). "UST source details maltreatment, violence allegedly committed by coach Bong Dela Cruz against players". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 1, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "UST coach Bong Dela Cruz insists he is 'innocent' of 'issues' against him". Rappler. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by UP Fighting Maroons	NCAA Men's Basketball Champion 1930	Succeeded by Ateneo Blue Eagles
Preceded by FEU Tamaraws	UAAP Men's Basketball Champion 1939, 1940	Vacant World War II Title next held by UST Glowing Goldies
Vacant World War II Title last held by UST Glowing Goldies	UAAP Men's Basketball Champion 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949	Succeeded by FEU Tamaraws
Preceded by FEU Tamaraws	UAAP Men's Basketball Champion 1951, 1952, 1953	Succeeded by NU Bulldogs
Preceded by NU Bulldogs	UAAP Men's Basketball Champion 1955	Succeeded by FEU Tamaraws
Preceded by UE Red Warriors	UAAP Men's Basketball Champion 1959	Succeeded by UE Red Warriors
	UAAP Men's Basketball Champion 1964
	UAAP Men's Basketball Champion 1967
Preceded by FEU Tamaraws	UAAP Men's Basketball Champion 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996	Succeeded by FEU Tamaraws
Preceded by FEU Tamaraws	UAAP Men's Basketball Champion 2006	Succeeded by De La Salle Green Archers
Preceded by San Sebastian Stags	PCCL Champion 2012	Succeeded by De La Salle Green Archers

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[1] Leongson, Randolph B. (May 31, 2016). "Sablan officially named UST head coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[2] Evite, D.J.B. "'Mommy Tiger' bids goodbye". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 2012-03-13.

[cinderella-3] Paje, K.F.L. "'Cinderella story' ng UST sa UAAP basketball". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 2012-03-13.

[4] Roa, A.M.G.; Dela Cruz, E.K.A; Dimerin, P.N.P. (2008-02-29). "UST shelves UAAP-NCAA merger talks". The Varsitarian. 79 (8). Retrieved 2012-03-14. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[USTvsUE-5] Mendoza, S. (2011-07-15). "UST Growling Tigers". College Hoops. Yahoo!. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

[6] Atencio, Peter (1987-09-08). "UST forfeits 4 games due to 'bad egg'". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

[7] "Nats reach out from depths to drown UP". Manila Standard. 1987-09-10. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

[4peat-8] Luzano, I.M. (2005-07-15). "UST Champs relive glory days". The Varsitarian. 77 (2). Retrieved 2012-03-13.

[lighterSide-9] Baldovino, T.J.R.; Dimerin, P.N.P; Fantilagan, A.; Parel, A.R.I.; Roa, A.M. "On the lighter side". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 2012-03-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[10] Almo, A.T. (2004-06-03). "Parado replaces Aric". The Varsitarian. 75 (10). Retrieved 2012-03-13.

[11] Cruz, N. (2006-10-04). "Even Cinderella would have envied UST's finish". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-13.

[12] Flores, C.R. (2013-09-28). "UST stuns NU to reach UAAP 76 finals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2013-10-01.

[13] Lintag, P.K.A. (2013-09-28). "Growling Tigers upset NU, arrange Finals duel with La Salle". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 2013-10-01.

[14] Henson, J.M. (2003-12-26). "Sporting chance: readers take over". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The INQUIRER Company. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

[15] Payo, J.W. (2007-08-12). "Tigers beat Archers at last". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The INQUIRER Company. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

[16] "The UE–UST rubber match: A classic of a cage championship". The Sunday Times Magazine. The Manila Times Publishing, Corp. 1965-11-28. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

[semis2-17] Payo, J. (2006-09-22). "Tigers oust Warriors, seal duel with Eagles". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The INQUIRER Company. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

[18] "No heart, no chance? Sellout disbands UST". Fastbreak. January 28, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[19] Terrado, Reuben (January 28, 2016). "UST source details maltreatment, violence allegedly committed by coach Bong Dela Cruz against players". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 1, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[20] "UST coach Bong Dela Cruz insists he is 'innocent' of 'issues' against him". Rappler. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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History

Glowing Goldies era

UAAP Final Four era

Rivalries

De La Salle Green Archers

UE Red Warriors

Season-by-season records

1987 to 1992

UAAP Final Four era

Players

Current roster

Team depth chart

Notable players

Awards and honors

Most Valuable Player

Rookie of the Year

Team staff

Head coaches

Controversies

See also

References