2015 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team

UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
2015 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
UAAP Season 78 runner-up
Record
Elims rank	#1
Final rank	#2
2015 record	13–5 (11–3 elims)
Head coach	Bong dela Cruz (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Manny Calipes
Assistant coach	Senen Dueñas
Assistant coach	Alvin Patrimonio (1st year)
Captain	Kevin Ferrer (5th year)

The 2015 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the men's basketball tournament of the 78th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The team is led by second year head coach Bong dela Cruz and senior captain Kevin Ferrer.

Roster

2015 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Playing yr.	High School
C	20	Abdul, Karim	–	6'6" (1.98m)	5th	–	Sta. Clara
PG	10	Abdurasad Tanga, Osama Bulbol Tae.	–	5'10" (1.78m)	Rookie	–	Kaunlaran HS
F	16	Araña, Justin P.	–	6'5" (1.96m)	Rookie	–	Baroda NHS
G/F	14	Bonleon, Mario Emmanuel Jr. T.	–	6'3" (1.91m)	Rookie	–	La Salle Green Hills
F	11	Caunan, Enrique Jr. P.	–	6'5" (1.96m)	Rookie	–	Letran
SG	8	Daquioag, Eduardo Jr. D.	–	6'0" (1.83m)	5th	–	Benedictine
C	15	Faundo, Jeepy C.	–	6'6" (1.98m)	3rd	–	JRU
SF	7	Ferrer, Kevin M. (C)	–	6'4" (1.93m)	5th	–	UST
PG	12	Garrido, Janrey L.	–	5'6" (1.68m)	2nd	–	Hope Christian
PF	13	Huang, Zachary Lance Eden T.	–	6'3" (1.91m)	Rookie	–	SHS-Ateneo de Cebu
PF	19	Lao, Kent Jefferson S.	–	6'4" (1.93m)	4th	–	St. Stephen's
PG	9	Lee, Dean Marvin M.	–	5'8" (1.73m)	Rookie	–	FEU Diliman
PG	6	Sheriff Jr., Sheak Jamil J.	–	5'8" (1.73m)	4th	–	Vaughan
G	5	Suarez, Janus Kyle Cristian L.	–	6'2" (1.88m)	2nd	–	Ateneo de Manila
PG	17	Subido, Henri Lorenzo P.	–	5'9" (1.75m)	2nd	–	La Salle-Zobel
SG	18	Vigil, Louie Philippe V.	–	6'2" (1.88m)	4th	–	JRU

Head coach

Bong dela Cruz

Assistant coach(es)

Senen Dueñas
Manny Calipes
Alvin Patrimonio

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Standings

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	UST Growling Tigers	11	3	.786	—	+10
2	FEU Tamaraws	11	3	.786	—	–10
3	Ateneo Blue Eagles	9	5	.643	2
4	NU Bulldogs	7	7	.500	4
5	De La Salle Green Archers	6	8	.429	5	+15
6	UE Red Warriors	6	8	.429	5	–15
7	UP Fighting Maroons	3	11	.214	8	0; −91
8	Adamson Falcons	3	11	.214	8	0; −128

Statistics

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

Elimination round

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOT	PPG
Karim Abdul	14	14	29.43	59	136	0.434	2	5	0.400	57	86	0.663	8.43	1.21	0.50	1.21	2.36	12.64
Osama Adburasad	4	0	1.25	0	0	0.000	0	0	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Justin Araña	2	0	1.50	0	0	0.000	0	0	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Mario Bonleon	13	6	16.62	23	58	0.397	8	23	0.348	4	7	0.571	2.38	0.77	0.00	0.15	1.85	4.46
Enrique Caunan	4	0	1.25	0	1	0.000	0	0	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Eduardo Daquioag	14	14	34.43	89	211	0.422	7	41	0.171	45	66	0.682	5.57	2.21	1.07	0.79	3.36	16.43
Jeepy Faundo	10	0	3.20	1	1	1.000	0	0	0.000	3	4	0.750	0.60	0.00	0.10	0.20	0.00	0.50
Kevin Ferrer	14	14	31.57	71	177	0.401	32	92	0.348	77	99	0.778	8.21	1.57	0.93	0.43	2.21	17.93
Janrey Garrido	6	0	1.33	0	2	0.000	0	1	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.33	0.00
Zachary Huang	6	0	2.50	0	1	0.000	0	0	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.17	0.00
Kent Lao	14	2	17.36	15	51	0.294	11	34	0.324	6	9	0.667	2.86	0.36	0.14	0.07	0.57	3.36
Marvin Lee	14	2	19.93	25	62	0.403	14	37	0.378	23	29	0.793	2.86	0.57	1.14	0.00	1.57	6.21
Sheak Sheriff	14	10	17.43	11	44	0.250	0	0	0.000	10	25	0.400	2.43	2.07	0.64	0.00	0.71	2.29
Janus Suarez	6	0	4.33	3	5	0.600	3	3	1.000	0	0	0.000	0.33	0.17	0.00	0.00	0.50	1.50
Henri Subido	12	0	5.92	2	13	0.154	1	9	0.111	3	4	0.750	0.42	0.75	0.08	0.00	0.50	0.67
Louie Vigil	14	8	24.14	49	115	0.426	11	42	0.262	21	35	0.600	4.79	2.50	0.36	0.43	2.14	9.29
Total	14	14	200.00	348	877	0.397	89	287	0.310	249	364	0.684	40.60	11.90	4.90	3.20	16.40	73.90
Opponents	14	14	200.00	345	908	0.380	78	299	0.261	198	307	0.645	44.10	13.10	3.40	3.10	18.70	69.00

Schedule and results

UAAP Season 78 men's basketball tournaments started on September 5, 2015. Games are played in a double round-robin schedule.

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^[1]
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^[2]
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^[3]
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^[4]
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^[5]
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 27; Rebounds: Abdul – 11; Assists: Daquioag – 3
Sep 30	4:00 p.m.	La Salle Green Archers	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	ABS-CBN Sports and Action	W 77–61	5–1^[6]
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^[7]
Game Highs: Points: Daquioag – 34; Rebounds: Abdul – 10; Assists: Daquioag – 6
First place finish after first round (6 wins–1 loss record)
Second round of eliminations
Oct 11	4:00 p.m.	La Salle Green Archers	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	ABS-CBN Sports and Action	W 81–79	7–1^[8]
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^[9]
Game Highs: Points: Abdul, Ferrer – 13; Rebounds: Ferrer – 10; Assists: Vigil – 3
Oct 22	2:00 p.m.	Ateneo Blue Eagles	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	ABS-CBN Sports and Action	L 74–80	8–2^[10]
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^[11]
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^[12]
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^[13]
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^[14]
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 25; Rebounds: Ferrer – 10; Assists: Sheriff, Vigil – 4
First-place finish with 11 wins-3 loss record after eliminations (5 wins–2 loss record on second 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)^[15]
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)^[16]
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)^[17]
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 Finals in three games
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Awards

Mythical Five

References

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[1] UST tops Adamson, claims first win in UAAP Season 78

[2] Daquioag takes over late to lead UST past FEU

[3] Undefeated UST takes down UP behind Daquioag’s heroics

[4] Defending UAAP champ NU gets first win over UST

[5] Ferrer leads UST comeback past Ateneo

[6] UST dominates La Salle in second half, improves to 5-1

[7] UST leans on Daquioag’s career game to get past UE

[8] UST takes over late, sweeps season series against La Salle

[9] UST defeats NU to avenge first round loss

[10] Tolentino takes over as Ateneo dodges collapse vs UST

[11] UST back in Final Four after beating UP anew

[12] UST rally falls short as UE earns critical win

[13] UST assured twice-to-beat playoff after win over FEU

[14] UST cruises past Adamson to secure twice-to-beat edge

[15] UST shuts down defending champion NU to reach UAAP Finals

[16] FEU stuns UST to take Game 1 of UAAP Finals

[17] Ferrer sizzles as UST beats FEU to extend UAAP Finals series