2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team

The 2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 74th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2011-12 began on July 10, 2011 and the host school for the season was Ateneo.[1]

2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
Record
Elims rank #4
Final rank#4
2011 record8–7 (8–6 elims)
Head coachAlfredo M. Jarencio (6th season)
Assistant coachesErnesto C. Ballesteros
Senen Z. Dueñas
CaptainJeric Fortuna (4th season)

The Tigers, who had celebrated their quadricentennial year, finished fourth at the end of the double-round eliminations. They won eight games against six losses. They lost to the first-seed Ateneo Blue Eagles, who had a twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals.[2]

They had an average winning margin of 8.9 points and an average losing margin of 13.0 points.

They experienced blowout losses twice in the tournament, both during the second round: against Ateneo by 25 points,[3] and against the NU Bulldogs by 24 points.[4]

Rookie center Karim Abdul was chosen Player of the Week by the UAAP Press Corps for the duration of August 11-14, 2011,[5] while third year guard Jeric Teng got the citation during the week of September 1-4, 2011.[6]

Abdul led the league in rebounds with an 11.5 per game average.

Roster
UST Growling Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
SF 4 Javier, Ron Kristoffer N. 6'1" (1.85m) 1st University of Santo Tomas
SG 5 Lo, Kim Kaizen G. 6'1" (1.85m) 2nd St. Jude Catholic School
PG 6 Sheriff, Sheak Jamil, Jr. 5'9" (1.75m) 1st Loyola Catholic Secondary School
PG 7 Fortuna, Jeric Marco G. (C) 5'7" (1.7m) 4th De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
PF 8 Afuang, Carmelo S. 6'4" (1.93m) 4th San Beda College–Rizal
SG 9 Sarcia, Jaypee D. – 1st University of Santo Tomas
SG 10 Ungria, Aljohn Gil P. 6'1" (1.85m) 2nd Colegio de San Lorenzo
PG 11 Tan, Robin Allan L. 5'7" (1.7m) 1st Xavier School
PF 12 Camus, Christopher I. 6'4" (1.93m) 5th Sunny Hills High School
C 13 Pe, Paulo Lorenzo V. 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd Ateneo de Manila
SF 14 Ferrer, Kevin M. 6'4" (1.93m) 1st University of Santo Tomas
SG 16 Teng, Jeric Allen U. 6'2" (1.88m) 3rd Xavier School
SG 17 Aytona, Eduardo, Jr. D. 5'10" (1.78m) 3rd University of Santo Tomas
SF 18 Vigil, Louie Philippe V. 6'3" (1.91m) 1st José Rizal University
SF 19 Lao, Kent Jefferson S. 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Saint Stephen's High School
C 20 Abdul, Karim 6'6" (1.98m) 1st Sta. Clara International Academy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Senen Z. Dueñas
  • Ernesto C. Ballesteros
  • Alvin A. Grey
  • Christopher A. Cantonjos
  • Ma. Genevieve R. Francisco (statistics)
  • Rodil S. Sablan (academic adviser)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Emmanuel Calipes
  • Yi Ming Liu
Team manager
  • Clarence D. Aytona
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Paolo Pe Karim Abdul
PF Chris Camus Melo Afuang
SF Kevin Ferrer Kent Lao Louie Vigil
SG Jeric Teng Kim Lo Aljohn Ungria
PG Jeric Fortuna Jon Sheriff Robin Tan

Roster changes

Subtractions
Pos.#POBPlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
PG 6 Edcor C. Marata 5' 10" 2nd University of the Visayas Relegated to Team B
SG 9 Clark Daniel Oliver M. Bautista 5' 9" 4th Benedictine International School Academic deficiencies
SF 10 Aljon E. Mariano 6' 3" 3rd San Beda College–Rizal Out due to fractured right ankle
PF 11 Andre Charles D. Marquez 6' 3" 4th La Salle Greenhills
C 14 Vincent Roberto P. Tinte 6' 7" 2nd Urdaneta City National High School Transferred to Adamson University
SG 17 Fritz Harmon L. Delgado 6' 0" 2nd San Sebastian College-Recoletos
SF 18 Eduardo D. Daquioag, Jr. 6' 0" 2nd RTU Laboratory High School Out due to rheumatic fever
C 20 Kenneth B. Mamaril 6' 5" 2nd San Sebastian College-Recoletos Relegated to Team B
PG 21 Jackson V. Wong 5' 10" 3rd Philippine Academy of Sakya-Manila Transferred to Trinity University of Asia

Additions
Pos.#POBPlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
SF 4 Ron Kristoffer N. Javier 6' 1" 1st University of Santo Tomas Rookie
PG 6 Sheak Jamil Sheriff, Jr. 5' 9" 1st Loyola Catholic Secondary School Rookie
SG 9 Jaypee D. Sarcia 1st University of Santo Tomas Rookie
SG 10 Aljohn Gil P. Ungria 6' 1" 2nd Colegio de San Lorenzo Returning from Season 72
PG 11 Robin Allan L. Tan 5' 7" 1st Xavier School Rookie
SF 14 Kevin M. Ferrer 6' 4" 1st University of Santo Tomas Rookie
SF 18 Louie Philippe V. Vigil 6' 3" 1st José Rizal University Rookie
SF 19 Kent Jefferson S. Lao 6' 4" 1st Saint Stephen's High School Rookie
C 20 Karim Abdul 6' 6" 1st Sta. Clara International Academy Rookie

Preseason tournaments

2011 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup
  • Tournament rank: 6th (3W–4L)
DateTimeOpponentScoreVenueTop scorer
Apr 9 5:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers W 79–70 Filoil Flying V Arena Fortuna - 20 pts
Apr 13 4:00 pm National University Bulldogs L 52–60 Filoil Flying V Arena Abdul - 13 pts
Apr 16 12:30 pm San Sebastian Stags W 104–102 2OT Filoil Flying V Arena Abdul - 23 pts
Apr 30 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 46–59 Filoil Flying V Arena Bautista - 14 pts
May 21 12:30 pm Lyceum Pirates W 65–55 Filoil Flying V Arena Ferrer - 17 pts
May 27 3:15 pm Arellano University Chiefs L 63–64 Filoil Flying V Arena Abdul - 18 pts
Jun 4 12:30 pm San Beda Red Lions L 72–85 Filoil Flying V Arena Fortuna - 22 pts

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

UAAP Season 74 games results
Further information: UAAP Season 74 basketball tournaments

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

Date Time Opponent Venue Result Record
First round of eliminations
Jul 14 1:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 73–72OT 1–0
Game Highs: Points: Fortuna – 23; Rebounds: Ferrer – 11; Assists: Teng – 5
Jul 17 3:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 70–63 2–0
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 19; Rebounds: Abdul – 9; Assists: Fortuna – 8
Jul 24 3:00 p.m. Adamson Falcons PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 71–81 2–1
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 15; Rebounds: Abdul – 10; Assists: Ferrer, Fortuna – 4
Jul 30 3:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 59–62 2–2
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 23; Rebounds: Abdul – 11; Assists: Camus – 3
Aug 4 3:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 53–66 2–3
Game Highs: Points: Fortuna – 18; Rebounds: Camus – 11; Assists: Fortuna – 3
Aug 7 1:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 68–49[lower-alpha 1] 3–3
Game Highs: Points: Fortuna – 16; Rebounds: Abdul – 14; Assists: Fortuna, Camus, Ferrer – 2
Aug 11 3:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 71–74 3–4
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 21; Rebounds: Abdul – 11; Assists: Fortuna – 4
Fifth place after 1st round (3 wins–4 losses)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 14 1:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 77–70 4–4
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 21; Rebounds: Camus, Abdul – 11; Assists: Fortuna – 6
Aug 20 3:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 57–82[lower-alpha 2] 4–5
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 20; Rebounds: Abdul – 19; Assists: Teng – 4
Aug 25 3:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 60–52[lower-alpha 3] 5–5
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 14; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Fortuna, Abdul – 3
Aug 28 1:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 54–45 6–5
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 16; Rebounds: Abdul – 13; Assists: Fortuna – 3
Sep 3 3:00 p.m. Adamson Falcons Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 74–58 7–5
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 20; Rebounds: Abdul – 14; Assists: Teng – 6
Sep 8 3:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 77–73 8–5
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 20; Rebounds: Abdul – 13; Assists: Camus, Fortuna – 3
Sep 11 1:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 49–73 8–6
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 19; Rebounds: Ungria – 7; Assists: 5 players tied – 1
Fourth place at 8 wins–6 losses (5 wins–2 losses in the 2nd round)
Final four match[lower-alpha 4]
Sep 15 12:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 66–69 0–1
(8–7)
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 16; Rebounds: Abdul – 16
Eliminated from the Finals

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Individual statistics
Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3FG% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOT PPG
Jeric Teng141329.65918432.1%177423.0%617977.2%4.42.20.80.32.914.0
Jeric Fortuna141430.17320635.4%267932.9%192382.6%4.03.11.30.02.313.6
Karim Abdul13327.25812945.0%000.0%417653.9%11.51.41.01.53.012.1
Kevin Ferrer14927.03011127.0%105617.9%365466.7%5.41.30.40.12.27.6
Chris Camus141327.84011435.1%2728.6%142653.8%7.61.51.11.52.06.9
Melo Afuang[lower-alpha 5]11520.5306149.2%000.0%132065.0%4.60.40.30.30.55.2
Kim Lo13110.0143935.9%000.0%91181.8%2.40.50.50.01.12.9
Eddie Aytona102.011100.0%000.0%000.0%0.00.00.00.00.02.0
Paolo Pe14915.1123931.0%000.0%1250.0%3.40.20.10.20.71.8
Louie Vigil1305.072725.9%2633.3%1250.0%0.80.20.30.10.81.3
Jon Sheriff1306.531618.8%010.0%3475.0%1.20.80.20.00.70.7
Aljohn Ungria814.4030.0%000.0%3650.0%1.50.00.10.00.40.4
Robin Tan1405.9090.0%050.0%000.0%0.90.50.20.00.80.0
Kent Lao625.2020.0%000.0%020.0%0.70.00.00.20.70.0
Ron Javier103.0010.0%010.0%000.0%0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Jaypee Sarcia000.0000.0%000.0%000.0%0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Total1440.432794234.7%5722924.9%19630464.5%48.311.96.13.918.365.2
Opponents1440.433491636.5%5928720.6%19328966.8%42.115.75.35.616.465.7


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

2011 Philippine Collegiate Championship
  • Tournament rank: 11th
Date Opponent Venue Result Record
Luzon/Metro Manila Main draw bracket
Nov 21 De La Salle Green Archers Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan L 67–72 0–1
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 23; Rebounds: Abdul – 7; Assists: Sheriff – 5
Eliminated from Regional Quarterfinals[lower-alpha 6]

Notes
  1. Jeric Teng did not finish the game due to an ankle sprain
  2. UST committed a season record of 23 turnovers in the game
  3. The Growling Tigers had a team-high 63 rebounds in the game
  4. Ateneo held a twice-to-beat advantage over UST
  5. Afuang missed the last three games of the second round of eliminations due to a gall bladder operation. He came back for the semifinal match against Ateneo
  6. Fortuna & Teng did not play as they were part of the national team that competed in the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta

References
  1. Payo, Jasmine W. "Rainy, Olympic-style rites launch UAAP Season 74". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  2. Flores, Celest R. "The Growling Tigers go out fighting, look forward to next year". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  3. Payo, Jasmine W. "Blue Eagles rip Growling Tigers, nail ninth straight". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  4. Payo, Jasmine W. "Tamaraws end up No. 3 as Bulldogs rip Tigers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  5. "Karim Abdul, Nahirang bilang Accel 3XVI/UAAP Press Corps Player of the Week". TomasinoWeb. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  6. Payo, Jasmine W. "Adamson, FEU and UST fight for UAAP twice-to-beat bonus". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
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