2012 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team

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]

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 coachAlfredo M. Jarencio (7th season)
Assistant coachesSenen Z. Dueñas
Ernesto C. Ballesteros
Segundo P. dela Cruz, III
Alvin A. Grey
CaptainJeric Fortuna (5th season)

The Tigers made it back to the finals for the first time since winning the championship in Season 69 after finishing the double–round eliminations at second place with 10 wins against 4 losses. They defeated the NU Bulldogs who had qualified for the final four for the first time in 11 years, and lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the best-of-three finals via sweep, making their opponents five-peat champions of the tournament.[2]

UST later won the Philippine Collegiate Champions League title in December after avenging 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.[4] PCCL Coach of the year Pido Jarencio missed Game One of the finals when he got infected with measles.[5]

Roster

UST Growling Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
SF 5 Lo, Kim Kaizen G. 6'1" (1.85m) 3rd St. Jude Catholic School
SG 6 Daquioag, Eduardo, Jr. D. 6'0" (1.83m) 2nd RTU Laboratory High School
PG 7 Fortuna, Jeric Marco G. (C) 5'7" (1.7m) 5th De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
PF 8 Afuang, Carmelo S. 6'4" (1.93m) 5th San Beda College–Rizal
SG 9 Bautista, Clark Daniel Oliver M. 5'9" (1.75m) 4th Benedictine International School
SF 10 Mariano, Aljon E. 6'3" (1.91m) 3rd San Beda College–Rizal
PG 11 Tan, Robin Allan L. 5'7" (1.7m) 2nd Xavier School
PG 12 Garrido, Janrey L. 5'6" (1.68m) 1st Hope Christian High School
C 13 Pe, Paulo Lorenzo V. 6'4" (1.93m) 3rd Ateneo de Manila
PF 14 Ferrer, Kevin M. 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd University of Santo Tomas
C 15 Hainga, Roberto D. 6'7" (2.01m) 3rd Iloilo Central Commercial High School
SG 16 Teng, Jeric Allen U. 6'2" (1.88m) 4th Xavier School
SG 17 Villar, Christian Errol S. 6'0" (1.83m) 1st Hope Christian High School
SF 18 Vigil, Louie Philippe V. 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd José Rizal University
C 19 Mamaril, Kenneth B. 6'5" (1.96m) 2nd San Sebastian College-Recoletos
C 20 Abdul, Karim 6'6" (1.98m) 2nd Sta. Clara International Academy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Senen Z. Dueñas
  • Ernesto C. Ballesteros
  • Segundo P. dela Cruz, III
  • Alvin A. Grey
  • Christopher A. Cantonjos
  • Ma. Genevieve R. Francisco
  • Rodil S. Sablan
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 Karim Abdul Paolo Pe Robert Hainga
PF Kevin Ferrer Melo Afuang
SF Aljon Mariano Kim Lo Ed Daquioag
SG Jeric Teng Louie Vigil Robin Tan
PG Jeric Fortuna Tata Bautista Janrey Garrido

Roster changes

Subtractions

Pos.#POBPlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
SF 4 Ron Kristoffer N. Javier 6' 1" 2nd University of Santo Tomas Transferred to Adamson University
PG 6 Sheak Jamil Sheriff, Jr. 5' 9" 2nd Loyola Catholic Secondary School Out on injury
SG 9 Jaypee D. Sarcia 2nd University of Santo Tomas Relegated to Team B
SG 10 Aljohn Gil P. Ungria 6' 1" 3rd Colegio de San Lorenzo Relegated to Team B
PF 12 Christopher I. Camus 6' 4" 5th Sunny Hills High School Graduated
SG 19 Eduardo D. Aytona, Jr. 5' 10" 4th University of Santo Tomas Relegated to Team B
SF 19 Kent Jefferson S. Lao 6' 4" 2nd Saint Stephen's High School On leave–with Men's U18 national team

Additions

Pos.#POBPlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
SG 5 Clark Daniel Oliver M. Bautista 5' 9" 4th Benedictine International School Returning from Season 73
SG 18 Eduardo D. Daquioag, Jr. 6' 1" 2nd RTU Laboratory High School Returning from Season 73
PG 12 Janrey L. Garrido 5' 6" 1st Hope Christian High School Rookie
C 15 Roberto D. Hainga 6' 7" 3rd Iloilo Central Commercial High School Transferred from University of Perpetual Help
C 20 Kenneth B. Mamaril 6' 5" 2nd San Sebastian College-Recoletos Returning from Season 73
SF 10 Aljon E. Mariano 6' 3" 3rd San Beda College–Rizal Returning from Season 73
SG 17 Christian Errol S. Villar 6' 0" 1st Hope Christian High School Rookie

Preseason tournaments

The Tigers participated in one off-season 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 NU Bulldogs 68–77.[6]

Date Time Opponent Venue Result Record
Elimination round
April 18 5:15 p.m. San Beda Red Lions Filoil Flying V ArenaSan Juan L 54–70 0–1
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 13; Rebounds: Abdul – 8; Assists: Ferrer, Fortuna, Garrido – 2
April 23 1:45 p.m. UPHSD Altas Filoil Flying V ArenaSan Juan W 70–66 1–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul, Mariano – 14; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Teng – 3
April 25 5:15 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Filoil Flying V ArenaSan Juan L 63–65 1–2
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 18; Rebounds: Ferrer – 9; Assists: Teng – 5
May 5 5:15 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers Filoil Flying V ArenaSan Juan L 70–78 1–3
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 19; Rebounds: Ferrer – 10; Assists: Fortuna – 5
May 16 3:30 p.m. Mapua Cardinals Filoil Flying V ArenaSan Juan W 80–61 2–3
Game Highs: Points: Abdul, Mariano – 15; Rebounds: Abdul – 15; Assists: Teng – 3
May 25 3:30 p.m. UE Red Warriors Filoil Flying V ArenaSan Juan W 67–64 3–3
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 18; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: 5 players – 2
May 28 3:30 p.m. Letran Knights Filoil Flying V ArenaSan Juan W 86–69 4–3
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 18; Rebounds: Abdul – 7; Assists: Mariano – 6
June 2 11:00 a.m. UP Fighting Maroons Filoil Flying V ArenaSan Juan W 77–70 5–3
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 26; Rebounds: Mariano – 10; Assists: Fortuna – 6
Quarterfinal round
June 6 3:30 p.m. NU Bulldogs Filoil Flying V ArenaSan Juan L 68–77 0–1
(5–4)
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 16; Rebounds: Fortuna – 13; Assists: Fortuna, Teng – 3
All times are in UTC+8.

Schedule and results

UAAP Season 75 men's basketball tournaments started on 14 July 2012. Games are played in a double round-robin schedule.

Date Time Opponent Venue TV Result Record
First round of eliminations
July 14 4:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws Mall of Asia ArenaPasay Studio 23 L 72–73 0–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 24; Rebounds: Abdul – 16; Assists: Fortuna – 6
July 19 2:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Smart Araneta ColiseumQuezon City Studio 23 W 71–70 1–1
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 21; Rebounds: Mariano – 13; Assists: Bautista – 3
July 28 11:00 a.m. NU Bulldogs Mall of Asia ArenaPasay Studio 23 W 77–71 2–1
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 21; Rebounds: Abdul – 15; Assists: Fortuna – 6
Aug 4 2:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers Mall of Asia ArenaPasay Studio 23 W 84–822OT 3–1
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 21; Rebounds: Abdul – 16; Assists: Fortuna – 7
Aug 12[lower-alpha 1] 4:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors Smart Araneta ColiseumQuezon City Studio 23 W 85–69 4–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 20; Rebounds: Abdul – 19; Assists: Fortuna – 5
Aug 15[lower-alpha 2] 4:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons Smart Araneta ColiseumQuezon City Studio 23 W 68–58 5–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 20; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Bautista – 4
Aug 19[lower-alpha 3] 2:00 p.m. Adamson Falcons Smart Araneta ColiseumQuezon City Studio 23 W 61–60 6–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 18; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Fortuna – 7
First place after first round (6 wins–1 loss)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 23 4:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws Mall of Asia ArenaPasay Studio 23 L 60–87 6–2
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 15; Rebounds: Abdul – 9; Assists: Fortuna – 6
Aug 26 4:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs Smart Araneta ColiseumQuezon City Studio 23 W 58–57OT 7–2
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 22; Rebounds: Abdul – 10; Assists: Fortuna – 8
Aug 29 12:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers Mall of Asia ArenaPasay Studio 23 L 51–53 7–3
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 14; Rebounds: Abdul, Teng – 6; Assists: Fortuna – 5
Sep 1 12:00 p.m. Adamson Falcons Smart Araneta ColiseumQuezon City Studio 23 W 83–79 8–3
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 22; Rebounds: Mariano – 12; Assists: Fortuna – 7
Sep 8 2:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons Mall of Asia ArenaPasay Studio 23 W 75–68 9–3
Game Highs: Points: Abdul, Mariano – 16; Rebounds: Abdul – 21; Assists: Fortuna – 4
Sep 15 4:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Mall of Asia ArenaPasay Studio 23 L 66–68 9–4
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 22; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Fortuna – 5
Sep 20 2:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors Mall of Asia ArenaPasay Studio 23 W 87–75 10–4
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 26; Rebounds: Abdul – 9; Assists: Fortuna – 7
Second place at 10 wins–4 losses (4 wins–3 loss record in the 2nd round)
Semifinal round
Sep 29 12:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs Smart Araneta ColiseumQuezon City Studio 23 W 63–57 1–0
(11–4)
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 17; Rebounds: Abdul – 8; Assists: Mariano – 4
Advanced to the Finals in one game
Final round
Oct 6 3:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Mall of Asia ArenaPasay ABS-CBN L 78–83 0–1
(11–5)
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 25; Rebounds: Mariano – 12; Assists: Mariano – 5
Oct 11 3:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Smart Araneta ColiseumQuezon City Studio 23 L 62–65 0–2
(11–6)
Game Highs: Points: Fortuna – 20; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Fortuna – 6
Lost series in two games
All times are in UTC+8.
  1. Aug 8 R1 match vs UE moved to Aug 12 due to TS Helen
  2. Jul 21 R1 match vs UP moved to Aug 15 due to TS Ferdie
  3. Aug 11 R1 match vs Adamson moved to Aug 19 due to TS Helen

Individual statistics

Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3FG% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOT PPG
Karim Abdul141434.68918947.1%000.0%599065.6%12.21.91.52.03.116.9
Jeric Teng111128.45313938.1%236137.7%213167.7%4.31.10.60.01.913.6
Aljon Mariano141028.87317242.4%92536.0%314963.3%7.12.00.80.73.013.3
Tata Bautista14024.34012232.8%269228.3%152075.0%2.91.80.60.10.98.6
Jeric Fortuna141433.84612935.7%74415.9%182281.8%5.15.51.10.01.78.4
Kevin Ferrer14220.9268630.2%114524.4%91947.4%4.61.20.50.61.05.1
Louie Vigil1256.8133043.3%3933.3%4944.4%1.30.30.30.10.62.9
Melo Afuang14517.3144630.4%000.0%3933.3%2.90.80.10.00.42.2
Kim Lo1487.7112839.3%040.0%5862.5%1.10.50.40.00.61.9
Ed Daquioag1114.441723.5%2922.2%11100.0%0.50.20.00.00.41.0
Paolo Pe1405.651145.5%000.0%000.0%1.10.10.10.00.30.7
Janrey Garrido201.5000.0%000.0%1250.0%0.00.00.00.01.00.5
Robert Hainga301.7000.0%000.0%000.0%0.30.00.00.30.00.0
Robin Tan105.0000.0%000.0%000.0%1.02.00.00.01.00.0
Total1441.137596938.7%8129227.7%16726064.2%44.215.16.03.614.971.3
Opponents1441.134689638.6%8026929.7%19829666.9%42.615.63.95.217.369.3


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

Postseason tournaments

2012 Philippine Collegiate Champions League

  • Tournament rank: Champions (6W–2L)
  • Jeric Teng – Tournament MVP
  • Jeric Fortuna, Karim Abdul – Mythical team members
  • Pido Jarencio – Coach of the year
DateTimeOpponentScoreVenueTop scorer
Luzon/Metro Manila Main draw bracket
Nov 17 4:00 pm Letran Knights W 78–73 Filoil Flying V Arena Fortuna - 19 pts
Nov 18 4:00 pm Adamson Falcons W 88–64 Filoil Flying V Arena Mariano - 20 pts
Final Four round-robin
Nov 20 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles W 76–66 Filoil Flying V Arena Teng - 22 pts
Nov 23 4:00 pm San Beda Red Lions W 63–60 Filoil Flying V Arena Mariano - 16 pts
Nov 24 2:00 pm Southwestern University Cobras L 91–93OT Filoil Flying V Arena Teng - 20 pts
Best of three Finals
Nov 27 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles W 82–76 Filoil Flying V Arena Ferrer - 18 pts
Nov 29 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 69–70 Filoil Flying V Arena Fortuna - 18 pts
Dec 7 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles W 81–76 Filoil Flying V Arena Teng - 22 pts
Won series in three games

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Awards

Player Award
Karim Abdul Mythical team

Players drafted into the PBA

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerPBA team
20132414Jeric FortunaBarako Bull Energy Cola

References

  1. "UAAP Season 75 opening weekend". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  2. De Leon, Joseph Benjamin B. "Five-peat complete, as Ateneo sweeps UST". GMA News Online. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  3. Flores, Celest R. "UST edges Ateneo in Game 3 to clinch PCCL title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  4. Lozada, Mei-Lin. "UST's Teng can't wait to get back on the court". SPIN.ph. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  5. Lozada, Mei-Lin. "Jarencio-less UST inches closer to PCCL title with win over Ateneo". SPIN.ph. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  6. "Ateneo vs Letran in Filoil opener". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-29.

See also

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