2015 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team

The 2015 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 78th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2015-16 began on September 5, 2015 and the host school for the season was the University of the Philippines.[1]

2015 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
UAAP Season 78 runner-up
Record
Elims rank #1
Final rank#2
2015 record13–5 (11–3 elims)
Head coachSegundo P. dela Cruz, III
Assistant coachesRenaldo R. Baena
Senen Z. Dueñas
Alvin V. Patrimonio
CaptainKevin Ferrer

UST made it back to the playoffs after getting eliminated in Season 77. They finished the double-round eliminations at first place with 11 wins against 3 losses. The FEU Tamaraws had the same win–loss record but were ranked lower on an inferior -10 quotient against UST. The last time that the Tigers got the top seed was in Season 58 when they won their third straight championship. It was also the last time that they won 11 games at the end of the eliminations.[2]

They had a twice-to-beat advantage over their final four opponent and defending champions, the NU Bulldogs who they defeated in one game to advance to the finals against FEU. NU has been the Tigers' final four opponent for the third time in the last four years.[3] UST became the fifth team in UAAP history to reach the finals after missing the final four playoffs in the previous season.[4]

The Tamaraws won the series in three games, ending a decade-long wait to claim their 20th men's basketball championship.[5] The Tigers who were facing FEU in the finals for the first time since 1979 won both games against them in the elimination rounds.

UST recorded the most three point shots made in the season with 89 for a league-best 31% field goal percentage. They also held the highest free throw conversion of 68.4% among all teams.

Graduating players Kevin Ferrer and Ed Daquioag were included in the Mythical team selection during the presentation of awards for Season 78. Ferrer was chosen back-to-back Player of the Week by the UAAP Press Corps for the duration of September 23–27[6] and on the week of September 30-October 4,[7] while Daquioag received the citation for the period of September 9–13.[8]

Roster
UST Growling Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
SG 5 Suarez, Janus Kyle Christian L. 6'2" (1.88m) 2nd Ateneo de Manila
PG 6 Sheriff, Sheak Jamil, Jr. J. 5'9" (1.75m) 4th Loyola Catholic Secondary School
PF 7 Ferrer, Kevin M. (C) 6'4" (1.93m) 5th University of Santo Tomas
SG 8 Daquioag, Eduardo, Jr. D. 6'0" (1.83m) 5th RTU Laboratory High School
SG 9 Lee, Dean Marvin M. 5'8" (1.73m) 1st Far Eastern University–Diliman
PG 10 Abdurasad, Osama Said S. 5'10" (1.78m) 1st Kaunlaran High School
C 11 Caunan, Enrique, Jr. P. 6'5" (1.96m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
PG 12 Garrido, Janrey L. 5'6" (1.68m) 2nd Hope Christian High School
SF 13 Huang, Zachary Lance Eden T. 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Sacred Heart School–Ateneo de Cebu
SF 14 Bonleon, Mario Emmanuel, Jr. T. 6'3" (1.91m) 1st La Salle Greenhills
C 15 Faundo, Jeepy C. 6'6" (1.98m) 3rd José Rizal University
PF 16 Arana, Justin P. 6'5" (1.96m) 1st Basud National High School
PG 17 Subido, Henri Lorenzo P. 5'9" (1.75m) 2nd De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
SF 18 Vigil, Louie Philippe V. 6'3" (1.91m) 4th José Rizal University
PF 19 Lao, Kent Jefferson S. 6'4" (1.93m) 4th Saint Stephen's High School
C 20 Abdul, Karim 6'6" (1.98m) 5th Sta. Clara International Academy
Head coach
  • Segundo P. dela Cruz, III
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Emmanuel Calipes
  • Kris Anthony T. Agarao
Team manager
  • Kenneth M. Causon
  • Eduardo J. Villanueva, Jr.
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Karim Abdul Jeepy Faundo Enric Caunan
PF Kevin Ferrer Kent Lao Justin Arana
SF Louie Vigil Mario Bonleon Zach Huang
SG Ed Daquioag Marvin Lee Kyle Suarez
PG Jon Sheriff Renzo Subido Janrey Garrido Ama Abdurasad

Roster changes

Subtractions
Pos.#POBPlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
SF 5 Kim Kaizen G. Lo 6' 1" 5th St. Jude Catholic School Graduated
PG 9 Levi O. dela Cruz, II 5' 7" 2nd Nazareth School of National University Transferred to Jose Maria College
SF 10 Aljon E. Mariano 6' 3" 5th San Beda College–Rizal Graduated
SF 11 Regie Boy C. Basibas 6' 4" 2nd Arellano University High School Out due to groin injury
PF 12 Jon Cornelius E. Macasaet 6' 3" 3rd San Sebastian College-Recoletos Out due to ACL injury
C 13 Paulo Lorenzo V. Pe 6' 4" 5th Ateneo de Manila Graduated
PF 14 Raymart Angelo M. Sablan 6' 4" 2nd UP Integrated School Transferred to University of the Philippines
SF 16 Alfren S. Gayosa 6' 2" 2nd San Sebastian College-Recoletos Transferred to San Sebastian College-Recoletos

Additions
Pos.#POBPlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
SG 5 Janus Kyle Christian L. Suarez 6' 2" 2nd Ateneo de Manila Transferred from University of the Philippines
SG 9 Dean Marvin M. Lee 5' 8" 1st Far Eastern University–Diliman Rookie
PG 10 Osama Said S. Abdurasad 5' 10" 1st Kaunlaran High School Rookie
C 11 Enrique P. Caunan, Jr. 6' 5" 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran Rookie
PG 12 Janrey L. Garrido 5' 6" 2nd Hope Christian High School Returning from Season 75
SF 13 Zachary Lance Eden T. Huang 6' 4" 1st Sacred Heart School–Ateneo de Cebu Rookie
SF 14 Mario Emmanuel T. Bonleon, Jr. 6' 3" 1st La Salle Greenhills From Team B
PF 16 Justin P. Arana 6' 5" 1st Basud National High School Rookie

Coaching staff

Estong Ballesteros, the Growling Tigers' assistant coach for offense and trainer has resigned from his post. He had informed head coach Bong dela Cruz of his decision to concentrate on coaching the Philippine National Police basketball team in the MBL and as deputy to Lawrence Chongson at Tanduay in the PBA D-League.[9]

Rene Baena was hired to replace Ballesteros. The veteran coach who was a member of UST's track and field team was an assistant coach of the Adamson Baby Falcons juniors' basketball team. He has coached the juniors teams of La Salle Greenhills, Ateneo U13, and the San Beda Red Cubs in the past. He has also served as an assistant coach of the UE Red Warriors team that made it to the UAAP finals in 2009.[10]

Four-time Philippine Basketball Association MVP Alvin Patrimonio has also come on board as consultant and trainer of the team's big men.[11]

Preseason tournaments

2015 Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup
  • Tournament record: 4W–4L
DateOpponentScoreVenueTop scorer
Apr 25 UE Red Warriors L 59–60 Filoil Flying V Arena Bonleon - 17 pts
Apr 30 Mapúa Cardinals W 78–59 Filoil Flying V Arena Bonleon - 22 pts
May 2 San Beda Red Lions L 64–74 Filoil Flying V Arena Daquioag - 29 pts
May 20 UP Fighting Maroons W 76–72 Filoil Flying V Arena Ferrer - 19 pts
May 23 CEU Scorpions L 77–82 Filoil Flying V Arena Daquioag - 34 pts
May 27 Lyceum Pirates W 72–66 Filoil Flying V Arena Daquioag - 16 pts
Jun 3 Southwestern University Cobras W 66–59 Filoil Flying V Arena Daquioag - 22 pts
Jun 6 De La Salle Green Archers L 82–84 Filoil Flying V Arena Daquioag - 20 pts
Eliminated from the quarterfinals

21st Fr. Martin Cup Summer basketball tournament
  • Tournament rank: Runners-up
DateOpponentScoreVenueTop scorer
May 18 Letran Knights W 84–82OT St. Placid Gym Magno - 26 pts[lower-alpha 1]
May 19 Jose Rizal Heavy Bombers L 66–93 St. Placid Gym
May 26 NU Bulldogs W 70–55 St. Placid Gym Bonleon - 17 pts
Jun 2 Enderun Titans W 75–72 St. Placid Gym Sheriff - 13 pts
Quarterfinal game
Jun 8 Arellano Chiefs W 73–68 Arellano Gym
Semifinal game
Jun 15 San Beda Red Lions W 75–72 Arellano Gym Lao - 22 pts
Championship game
Jun 17 Jose Rizal Heavy Bombers L 65–73 Arellano Gym Daquioag, Vigil - 18 pts
  1. Jasper Magno was a member of the Team B training pool

Schedule and results
Further information: UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. Games were also aired on Balls.

Date Time Opponent Venue TV Result Record
First round of eliminations
Sep 5 4:00 p.m. Adamson Falcons Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 70–64 1–0
Game Highs: Points: Daquioag – 28; Rebounds: Ferrer – 8; Assists: Ferrer – 4
Sep 9 4:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 72–71 2–0
Game Highs: Points: Daquioag – 18; Rebounds: Ferrer – 8; Assists: Sheriff – 3
Sep 13 2:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 67–59 3–0
Game Highs: Points: Daquioag – 27; Rebounds: Ferrer – 10; Assists: Sheriff – 2
Sep 19 4:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay ABS-CBN Sports and Action L 54–55 3–1
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 14; Rebounds: Ferrer – 11; Assists: Ferrer, Vigil – 3
Sep 26 4:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 68–58 4–1
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 27; Rebounds: Abdul – 11; Assists: Daquioag – 3
Sep 30 4:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 77–61 5–1
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 17; Rebounds: Abdul – 13; Assists: Sheriff – 5
Oct 7 2:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 83–76 6–1
Game Highs: Points: Daquioag – 34; Rebounds: Abdul – 10; Assists: Daquioag – 6
First place after first round (6 wins–1 loss)
Second round of eliminations
Oct 12 4:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 81–79 7–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 18; Rebounds: Abdul, Ferrer – 11; Assists: Ferrer – 2
Oct 17 4:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 62–57 8–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul, Ferrer – 13; Rebounds: Ferrer – 10; Assists: Vigil – 3
Oct 21 4:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City ABS-CBN Sports and Action L 74–80 8–2
Game Highs: Points: Daquioag – 19; Rebounds: Abdul, Daquioag – 9; Assists: Daquioag – 3
Oct 25 4:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 83–76 9–2
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 29; Rebounds: Ferrer – 14; Assists: Vigil – 6
Nov 4 2:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City ABS-CBN Sports and Action L 77–91 9–3
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 25; Rebounds: Abdul – 15; Assists: Daquioag – 6
Nov 7 4:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 85–76 10–3
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 23; Rebounds: Vigil – 7; Assists: Abdul – 3
Nov 11 2:00 p.m. Adamson Falcons Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 78–63 11–3
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 25; Rebounds: Ferrer – 10; Assists: Sheriff, Vigil – 4
First place at 11 wins–3 losses (5 wins–2 losses in the 2nd round)
Semifinal round
Nov 22 3:30 p.m. NU Bulldogs Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City ABS-CBN Sports and Action W 64–55 1–0
(12–3)
Game Highs: Points: Vigil – 19; Rebounds: Vigil – 10; Assists: Vigil – 7
Advanced to the Finals in one game
Final round
Nov 25 3:30 p.m. FEU Tamaraws Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay ABS-CBN Sports and Action L 64–75 0–1
(12–4)
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 19; Rebounds: Abdul – 9; Assists: Abdul, Daquioag, Lee, Sheriff, Vigil – 1
Nov 28 3:30 p.m. FEU Tamaraws Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City ABS-CBN W 62–56 1–1
(13–4)
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 29; Rebounds: Ferrer – 10; Assists: Daquioag – 4
Dec 2 3:30 p.m. FEU Tamaraws Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay ABS-CBN Sports and Action L 62–67 1–2
(13-5)
Game Highs: Points: Daquioag – 21; Rebounds: Vigil – 7; Assists: Daquioag, Ferrer, Lee – 2
Lost series in three games
All times are in UTC+8.

Eliminations
Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3FG% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOT PPG
Kevin Ferrer141431.57117740.1%329234.8%779977.8%8.21.60.90.42.217.9
Ed Daquioag141434.58921142.2%74117.1%456668.2%5.62.21.10.83.416.4
Karim Abdul141429.45913643.4%2540.0%578666.3%8.41.20.51.22.412.6
Louie Vigil14824.14911542.6%114226.2%213560.0%4.82.50.40.42.19.3
Marvin Lee14219.8256240.3%143737.8%232979.3%2.90.61.10.01.66.2
Mario Bonleon13616.6235839.7%82334.8%4757.1%2.40.80.00.21.84.5
Kent Lao14217.1155129.4%113432.4%6966.7%2.90.40.10.10.63.4
Jon Sheriff141017.2114425.0%000.0%102540.0%2.42.10.60.00.72.3
Kyle Suarez6014.33566.0%33100.0%000.0%0.30.20.00.00.51.5
Renzo Subido1205.921315.4%1911.1%3475.0%0.40.80.10.00.50.7
Jeepy Faundo1003.111100.0%000.0%3475.0%0.60.00.10.20.00.5
Zach Huang602.3010.0%000.0%000.0%0.30.00.00.00.20.0
Justin Arana201.2000.0%000.0%000.0%0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Janrey Garrido600.8020.0%010.0%000.0%0.20.00.00.00.30.0
Enric Caunan400.6010.0%000.0%000.0%0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Ama Abdurasad400.5000.0%000.0%000.0%0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Total1440.034887739.7%8928731.0%24936468.4%40.611.94.93.216.473.9
Opponents1440.034590838.0%7829926.1%19830764.5%44.113.13.43.118.769.0

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3FG% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOT PPG
Kevin Ferrer4434.8225937.3%93030.0%81553.3%6.31.30.51.01.815.3
Karim Abdul4431.2144035.0%000.0%202969.0%7.31.00.01.33.012.0
Ed Daquioag4032.9154632.6%1911.1%121675.0%5.82.01.01.03.510.8
Louie Vigil4428.7165032.0%21612.5%4757.1%6.32.51.00.51.09.5
Marvin Lee4017.661637.5%31323.1%7977.8%2.31.30.00.01.35.5
Mario Bonleon4016.471450.0%2728.6%000.0%2.00.00.00.00.54.0
Jon Sheriff4315.061154.5%000.0%41233.3%3.00.50.50.00.84.0
Kent Lao4118.021414.3%11010.0%3475.0%1.50.00.30.00.32.0
Zach Huang204.4000.0%000.0%000.0%0.50.00.50.00.00.0
Jeepy Faundo403.2000.0%000.0%020.0%1.50.00.00.00.30.0
Total440.08825035.2%188521.2%589461.7%39.08.53.53.812.563.0
Opponents440.08325932.0%189020.0%699771.1%50.810.02.03.317.363.3


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

2015 PCCL National Collegiate Championship
DateTimeOpponentScoreVenueTop scorer
Elite Eight knockout stepladder round
Dec 15 4:00 pm USC Warriors L 72–82 Filoil Flying V Arena Daquioag - 17 pts
Eliminated from the final four

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Awards
Player Award
Ed Daquioag Mythical team
Appeton Most Improved Player
Kevin Ferrer Mythical team
Bear Brand Adult Plus Level Up Player

Players drafted into the PBA
YearRoundPickOverallPlayerPBA team
2016Special draft for Gilas players22Kevin FerrerBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
2016Special draft for Gilas players66Ed DaquioagMeralco Bolts

See also

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