2009 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team

The 2009 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 72nd season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2009-10 began on July 11, 2009 and the host school for the season was Far Eastern University.[1]

2009 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
Record
Elims rank#4
Final rank#4
2009 record6–9 (6–8 elims)
Head coachAlfredo M. Jarencio (4th season)
Assistant coachesSenen Z. Dueñas
Ma. Genevieve R. Francisco
Emmanuel Calipes
CaptainDylan Ababou (5th season)

UST finished fourth at the end of the double-round eliminations. They won six games against eight losses. The Growling Tigers were on back-to-back losses going into their final match of the eliminations. The De La Salle Green Archers who were a game behind them on a 5–8 win-loss record could end up in a tie and eliminate the Tigers on a superior +13 quotient.

UST ended up losing to the UE Red Warriors, but the NU Bulldogs had indirectly helped them qualify for the playoffs by beating La Salle who eventually finished the eliminations with a 5–9 record.[2]

The Tigers made it back to the final four after missing out on the playoffs in Season 71 but lost to first-seed Ateneo, who had a twice-to-beat advantage over them.[3]

They had an average winning margin of 9.3 points and an average losing margin of 12.9 points.

They experienced a 27-point blowout loss to the FEU Tamaraws[4] and had a double-overtime loss to La Salle, both in the first round.[5]

Team captain Dylan Ababou was named Most valuable player and scoring leader of the season, while Jeric Teng won the Rookie of the year award.[6]

Roster
UST Growling Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
C 5 Green, Darell John S. 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran
SF 6 Ababou, Dylan Simon R. (C) 6'3" (1.91m) 5th Siena College of Quezon City
PG 7 Fortuna, Jeric Marco G. 5'7" (1.7m) 2nd De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
PF 8 Afuang, Carmelo S. 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd San Beda College–Rizal
SG 9 Bautista, Clark Daniel Oliver M. 5'9" (1.75m) 2nd Benedictine International School
SF 10 Mariano, Aljon E. 6'3" (1.91m) 1st San Beda College–Rizal
PF 11 Marquez, Andre Charles D. 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd La Salle Greenhills
PF 12 Camus, Christopher I. 6'4" (1.93m) 3rd Sunny Hills High School
SF 13 Rushdy, Hadi O. 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Colegio San Agustin
SF 14 Mirza, Khasim Ali G. 6'4" (1.93m) 5th La Salle College Antipolo
SG 16 Teng, Jeric Allen U. 6'2" (1.88m) 1st Xavier School
SG 17 Ungria, Aljohn Gil P. 6'1" (1.85m) 1st Colegio de San Lorenzo
PF 18 Maliksi, Allein Gail Q. 6'4" (1.93m) 4th Camarin High School
SG 19 Aytona, Eduardo, Jr. D. 5'10" (1.78m) 1st University of Santo Tomas
PG 20 Felix, Andrew Joseph B. 5'11" (1.8m) 1st PAREF Southridge School
PF 21 Cam, Marco Martin M. 6'0" (1.83m) 1st San Sebastian College-Recoletos
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Senen Z. Dueñas
  • Ma. Genevieve R. Francisco (statistics)
  • Rodil S. Sablan (academic adviser)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Emmanuel Calipes
  • Yi Ming Liu
  • John Paul S. Cuan (trainer)
Team manager
  • Clarence D. Aytona
  • Timmy Chong
  • Rudy Yu
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Melo Afuang Darell Green Marco Cam
PF Dylan Ababou Chris Camus Allein Maliksi
SF Khasim Mirza Aljon Mariano Hadi Rushdy
SG Tata Bautista Jeric Teng Aljohn Ungria
PG Jeric Fortuna Eddie Aytona Andrew Felix

Roster changes

All but two of the players of the Season 69 champion team have graduated. Season 70 MVP Jervy Cruz, point guard Japs Cuan, former team captain Francis Allera, Mel Gile, and centers Badong Canlas and Chester Taylor have all used up their playing years and the only members remaining from the team are Dylan Ababou, who is set to lead the team as this year's captain and returning forward AC Marquez.

Ababou will be joined by veterans Khasim Mirza, Chris Camus, and Allein Maliksi who has recovered from an ACL injury the previous year. The team will have eight new players composed of rookies and members of the Team B training pool.[7]

Subtractions
Pos.#POBPlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
C 7 Mark Angelo C. Canlas 6' 5" 4th Don Bosco Academy, Pampanga Graduated
SG 8 Emilian C. Vargas 5' 11" 3rd Transferred to Emilio Aguinaldo College
SF 9 Melchor C. Gile 6' 4" 4th Graduated
SF 16 Franciz Philip A. Allera 6' 3" 5th DOLE Philippines School, South Cotabato Graduated
C 17 Chester Lloyd C. Taylor 6' 4" 5th Colegio San Agustin Graduated
PG 18 John Paul S. Cuan 5' 7" 5th University of Santo Tomas Graduated
SG 19 Carlos Amador A. Fenequito 6' 0" 4th Relegated to Team B
C 20 Jervy A. Cruz 6' 4" 5th Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College of Guimba Graduated
PG 21 Jackson V. Wong 5' 10" 2nd Philippine Academy of Sakya-Manila On leave

Additions
Pos.#POBPlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
C 5 Darell John S. Green 6' 3" 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran Rookie
SF 10 Aljon E. Mariano 6' 3" 1st San Beda College–Rizal Rookie
PF 11 Andre Charles D. Marquez 6' 3" 2nd La Salle Greenhills Returning from Season 69
SF 13 Hadi O. Rushdy 6' 3" 1st Colegio San Agustin Rookie
SG 16 Jeric Allen U. Teng 6' 2" 1st Xavier School Rookie
SG 17 Aljohn Gil P. Ungria 6' 1" 1st Colegio de San Lorenzo From Team B
SG 19 Eduardo D. Aytona, Jr. 5' 10" 1st University of Santo Tomas Rookie
SG 20 Andrew Joseph B. Felix 5' 11" 1st PAREF Southridge School From Team B
SF 21 Marco Martin M. Cam 6' 0" 1st San Sebastian College-Recoletos Rookie

Coaching staff

Rhuel "Beaujing" Acot, the Growling Tigers' assistant coach for defense has resigned from his post. He had informed head coach Pido Jarencio of his decision through a text message a month before the UAAP tournament began. He had coached the Tigers during their preseason games in the summer but had stopped showing up to practices after.

Assistant coach Rabbi Tomacruz has also left the coaching staff to concentrate on his studies. The former UST Glowing Goldie who was in charge of liaisons and training of the Tigers' Team B has decided to pursue a career in nursing.

Acot's tasks will be divided between Jarencio and Senen Dueñas, the team's assistant coach for offense. Gina Francisco, former captain of the UST senior women's basketball team will assume Tomacruz's duties in the team.[8]

Preseason tournaments

2009 Nike Summer League
  • Tournament record: 1W–4L
DateTimeOpponentScoreVenueTop scorer
Apr 20 12:00 pm José Rizal Heavy Bombers L 55–66 Far Eastern University Gym
May 4 9:00 am DBTC Greywolves W 79–64 Far Eastern University Gym Teng - 20 pts
May 7 1:30 pm National University Bulldogs L (forfeit) Far Eastern University Gym
May 12 1:30 pm Letran Knights L 75–81 Far Eastern University Gym
May 14 9:00 am UP Fighting Maroons L 62–71 Far Eastern University Gym Bautista - 16 pts

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

2009 Millennium Basketball League–Open championship
  • Tournament rank: Runners-up (5W–2L)
  • Allein Maliksi – Tournament MVP
DateOpponentScoreVenueTop scorer
Eliminations
May 18 RTU Blue Thunders W 87–75
May 20 LPU Pirates L 67–71 Lyceum Gym–Manila
Jun 3 Philippine National Police W (forfeit)
Jun 5 Wang's Ballclub W 92–87 Lyceum Gym–Manila
Jun 8 Vescon-Cerel W 87–78
Semifinal game
Jun 15 Wang's Ballclub W 94–84 Rizal Technological University Gym Maliksi - 18 pts
Championship game
Jun 23 LPU Pirates L 73–91 Lyceum Gym–Manila Maliksi - 17 pts
Lost Finals

UAAP Season 72 games results
Further information: UAAP Season 72 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 11 2:00 p.m. Adamson Falcons Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 76–75 1–0
Game Highs: Points: Mirza – 23; Rebounds: Ababou – 7; Assists: Fortuna – 5
Jul 16 2:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 104–89 2–0
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 30; Rebounds: Mirza – 15; Assists: Mirza – 6
Jul 19 4:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 77–93 2–1
Game Highs: Points: Maliksi – 20; Rebounds: Mirza – 8; Assists: Teng, Bautista – 3
Jul 25 4:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors PhilSports Arena • Pasig W 92–88 3–1
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 28; Rebounds: Camus – 14; Assists: Bautista – 8
Aug 2 4:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 92–1012OT 3–2
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 19; Rebounds: Ababou – 11; Assists: Fortuna – 5
Aug 6 4:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 63–90 3–3
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 20; Rebounds: Mirza – 9; Assists: Ababou, Fortuna – 3
Aug 8 4:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 95–85 4–3
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 23; Rebounds: Teng – 8; Assists: Bautista, Fortuna – 3
Fifth place after 1st round (4 wins–3 losses)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 15 4:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 67–75 4–4
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 23; Rebounds: Maliksi – 9; Assists: Fortuna – 5
Aug 20 2:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 93–88 5–4
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 23; Rebounds: Camus – 10; Assists: Bautista, Fortuna – 6
Aug 23 2:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 70–80 5–5
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 19; Rebounds: Mirza – 12; Assists: Fortuna – 6
Aug 30 2:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs The Arena • San Juan W 79–58 6–5
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 20; Rebounds: Mirza – 10; Assists: Mirza, Teng – 4
Sep 3 4:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 64–68 6–6
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 19; Rebounds: Mirza – 12; Assists: Fortuna – 3
Sep 6 2:00 p.m. Adamson Falcons The Arena • San Juan L 64–83 6–7
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 14; Rebounds: Mirza – 12; Assists: Fortuna – 4
Sep 10 4:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 67–77 6–8
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 12; Rebounds: Ababou – 10; Assists: Camus, Fortuna – 4
Fourth place at 6 wins–8 losses (2 wins–5 losses in the 2nd round)
Final four match[lower-alpha 1]
Sep 20 3:30 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 64–81 0–1
(6–9)
Game Highs: Points: Ababou – 19; Rebounds: Mirza – 11; Assists: Fortuna – 4
Eliminated from the Finals

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Source: inboundPASS
Notes:
  1. Ateneo held a twice-to-beat advantage over UST

Individual statistics

Eliminations
Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3FG% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOT PPG
Dylan Ababou1432.99824040.8%155626.8%578170.4%7.12.20.90.42.418.9
Khasim Mirza1430.37018238.5%146222.6%355563.6%8.81.80.60.82.913.5
Jeric Teng1423.44911941.2%145525.5%486178.7%4.41.60.90.22.111.4
Jeric Fortuna1331.4358939.3%214151.2%141687.5%3.14.01.50.22.88.1
Allein Maliksi1114.3298135.8%102835.7%202580.0%4.30.50.40.22.08.0
Tata Bautista1416.4329733.0%317839.7%141687.5%1.91.90.60.01.27.2
Chris Camus1423.6367448.6%030.0%273969.2%6.70.91.61.50.97.1
Melo Afuang1414.4195236.5%1520.0%81361.5%2.60.30.40.11.23.4
Darell Green127.482630.8%000.0%4666.7%1.80.10.20.00.81.7
Aljon Mariano104.331127.3%020.0%4666.7%0.80.10.00.10.81.0
Eddie Aytona125.241526.7%2922.2%000.0%0.30.50.00.10.70.8
Marco Cam61.71333.3%000.0%22100.0%0.80.00.20.00.00.7
Andrew Felix62.51250.0%000.0%000.0%0.70.00.00.00.80.3
Aljohn Ungria93.1040.0%010.0%1250.0%0.40.00.10.00.20.1
AC Marquez42.8020.0%000.0%000.0%0.80.00.30.30.80.0
Hadi Rushdy31.0000.0%000.0%000.0%0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Total1440.738599738.6%10334330.0%23132271.7%44.414.97.13.718.578.6
Opponents1440.740699340.9%11037529.3%24039960.2%41.216.56.15.116.882.1

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3FG% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOT PPG
Dylan Ababou13861833.3%31127.3%4666.7%8100519
Khasim Mirza13131225.0%2825.0%6875.0%11211314
Jeric Teng12231127.3%2633.3%22100.0%4001210
Tata Bautista1222728.6%2633.3%5862.5%300029
Jeric Fortuna13531127.3%050.0%1250.0%642047
Melo Afuang1172450.0%000.0%000.0%401004
Chris Camus119020.0%020.0%1250.0%400101
Allein Maliksi115000.0%020.0%000.0%500050
Eddie Aytona11000.0%000.0%000.0%000000
Total140.0196927.5%94022.5%192867.9%438432164
Opponents140.0305950.8%61637.5%142166.7%40211431981
Source: inboundPASS


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

2009 Philippine Collegiate Championship
DateTimeOpponentScoreVenueTop scorer
Round of 16 game
Nov 30 4:00 pm José Rizal Heavy Bombers W 64–62 Ormoc Superdome Mirza - 23 pts
Quarterfinal game
Dec 4 2:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 72–81 Ynares Sports Arena Maliksi - 25 pts
Eliminated from Semifinals

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Awards
Player Award
Dylan Ababou Season MVP
Mythical team
Scoring champion
Jeric Teng Rookie of the year
Jeric Fortuna Best three-point FG percentage

Players drafted into the PBA
YearRoundPickOverallPlayerPBA team
20102616Khasim MirzaMeralco Bolts
2011188Allein MaliksiPetron Blaze Boosters
201111010Dylan AbabouBarako Bull Energy

References
  1. Legaspi, Perry. "Jittery UST edges Adamson in UAAP season opener". GMA News Online. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
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  3. "Ateneo on course for back-to-back UAAP titles". GMA News Online. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
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  5. Payo, Jasmine W. "La Salle seize double OT victory". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  6. Almo, Alder T. "UST's Teng named Rookie of the Year". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  7. "New-look Tigers vow tough UAAP fight". The Varsitarian. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  8. "Tigers remain undeterred amid losing two coaches". The Varsitarian. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
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