1998 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

61 1998 UST Growling Tigers T–4 4 9–8 (7–7 elims) Aric del Rosario 12th Dong Vergeire Boy Ong Dale Singson 5th The 1998 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 61st season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 1998–99 began on July 11, 1998, and the host school for the season was the University of the East.http://www.ubelt.com/uaap/mbb/games.aspx?year=1998&type=post https://archive.today/20070620125250/http://www.ubelt.com/uaap/mbb/games.aspx?year=1998&type=post dead 20 June 2007 UBelt.com 14 Jan 2009 UAAP Men's Basketball 20 Jun 2007https://rpbasketballphotos.blogspot.com/2012/01/1998-uaap-season-61.html (1998) UAAP Season 61 RP Basketball Photos & Articles Giongco, Nick Oredo, Lito 24 Jan 2012 The Tigers ended the double round-robin eliminations with seven wins and seven losses. The UE Red Warriors and the UP Fighting Maroons had the same win–loss record, but UE was ranked higher due to a superior quotient. This left UST to contend with UP in a playoff game for the remaining fourth Final Four slot. The two teams split their elimination round games, with the Tigers winning the first round in overtime, and the Maroons getting payback in the next round with an 80–78 win. UST won the playoff with an eight-point lead at 80–72 and had once again faced the De La Salle Green Archers for the second straight year in the semifinal round. They earlier defeated the Green Archers in the second round of eliminations to give them their only loss of the season. In the Final Four, the Tigers took away La Salle's twice-to-beat advantage with a 55–51 win to extend the series to a deciding Game 2. The concluding match saw eleven lead changes until La Salle's Renren Ritualo drove and converted from the baseline to bring UST down by three points. The Tigers were unable to score as they committed a series of turnovers. They eventually lost at 51–56, sending La Salle to the Finals. Veteran forward Richard Yee, who had averaged 13.1 points per game was selected to the Mythical second team during the presentation of individual awards. Roster UST Growling Tigers UAAP Season 61 4 Emmerson Oreta SF 6 3 2nd University of Santo Tomas PHI 5 Jake Westley Agleron PG 5 9 1st San Sebastian College-Recoletos PHI 6 Niño Greggy Gelig SF 6 2 1st Holy Angel University PHI 7 Marvin Ortiguerra C 6 5 2nd Mapúa Institute of Technology PHI 8 Ramon Talaga, III SF 6 0 4th PHI 9 Gilbert Lao C 6 7 2nd Uno High School PHI 10 Ramon Singson PG 5 11 5th Mandaue Academy C PHI 11 Gerard Raymond Francisco SF 6 3 4th University of Santo Tomas PHI 14 Richard Yee PF 6 4 5th Antique National School PHI 15 Mark Joseph Kong C 6 8 1st University of Santo Tomas PHI 16 Arnulfo Roan Tuadles, Jr. SG 6 1 1st Saint Francis of Assisi College PHI 17 Melchor Latoreno PF 6 5 3rd University of Santo Tomas PHI 18 Cyrus Baguio SG 6 2 1st Southwestern University PHI 20 Angelo Velasco PG 5 9 4th St. Francis High School PHI yes PHI Januario del Rosario Edward Vergeire Eusebio Ong Depth chart UST Growling Tigers Ortiguerra Yee Francisco Oreta Singson Lao Latoreno Gelig Tuadles Agleron Baguio Roster changes The Tigers lost four of their players from the 1994–96 champion squads to departures, as Henry Ong and Romel David had already graduated. Richard Melencio and Chandler Donaldson, meanwhile were signed to teams in the newly-formed Metropolitan Basketball Association to play professionally.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6JYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9goEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2736%2C1757345 SMB's Ildefonso in RP 5 Manila Standard 16 Mar 1998https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ux4iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5881%2C2005018 Socsargen Marlins Manila Standard 17 Feb 1998 Subtractions UST Growling Tigers Pos. Position No. Jersey number Nat. Nationality Player Height Year High school Notes SF 5 PHI John Dale Valena 6' 0" 3rd University of Santo Tomas Transferred to José Rizal CollegeSG 9 PHI Romel David 5' 10" 5th Mapúa Institute of Technology GraduatedSG 11 PHI Richard Melencio 5' 9" 5th San Beda College Forwent final year to play in the MBAPF 13 PHI Ryan Bernardo 6' 5" 2nd Left the team to play in the MBAC 19 USA Chandler Tyrone Donaldson 6' 5" 4th Left the team to play in the MBASG 18 PHI Henry Ong 5' 11" 5th Mapúa Institute of Technology Graduated Additions UST Growling Tigers Pos. Position No. Jersey number Nat. Nationality Player Height Year High school Notes PG 5 PHI Jake Westley Agleron 5' 9" 1st San Sebastian College-Recoletos RookieSF 6 PHI Niño Greggy Gelig 6' 2" 1st Holy Angel University RookieC 15 PHI Mark Joseph Kong 6' 8" 1st University of Santo Tomas RookieSG 16 PHI Arnulfo Roan Tuadles Jr. 6' 1" 1st Saint Francis of Assisi College RookieSG 18 PHI Cyrus Baguio 6' 2" 1st Southwestern University Rookie Schedule and results UAAP Season 61 men's basketball tournament Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on PTV 4 and SBN 21 by Silverstar Sports. UST Growling Tigers UAAP Season 61 UST Growling Tigers Elimination round compact 7 7 no no yes 1 Jul 11 2:30 pm no FEU Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 0–1 58–63 2 Jul 19 3:30 pm no ADMU Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 1–1 80–66 3 Jul 26 3:30 pm no DLSU Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 1–2 62–76 4 Aug 1 5:30 pm no NU Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 2–2 96–73 5 Aug 6 3:30 pm no UE Loyola CenterQuezon City 2–3 58–72 6 Aug 9 1:00 pm no Adamson Loyola CenterQuezon City 3–3 77–63 7 Aug 15 3:30 pm no UP Loyola CenterQuezon City 4–3 OT 65–64 End of R1 of eliminations 8 Aug 19 3:30 pm no Ateneo Blue Eagles Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 4–4 62–72 9 Aug 22 3:30 pm no De La Salle Green Archers Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 5–4 66–63 10 Aug 29 1:00 pm no Adamson Soaring Falcons Loyola CenterQuezon City 6–4 67–63 11 Sep 5 3:30 pm no UP Fighting Maroons Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 6–5 78–80 12 Sep 12 2:30 pm no UE Red Warriors Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 7–5 78–72 13 Sep 19 3:30 pm no FEU Tamaraws Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 7–6 58–65 14 Sep 26 1:00 pm no NU Bulldogs Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 7–7 74–78 End of R2 of eliminations UST Growling Tigers Playoff for fourth seed compact yes 1 0 no 1 Sep 28 3:30 pm UP Fighting Maroons Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 1–0(8–7) 80–72 UST Growling Tigers Final Four compact yes 1 1 no 1 Oct 1 1:00 pm 4 1 De La Salle Green Archers Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 1–0(9–7) 55–51 2 Oct 3 3:30 pm 4 1 De La Salle Green Archers Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 1–1(9–8) 51–56 yes no UTC+08:00 Source: https://archive.today/20070620125250/http://www.ubelt.com/uaap/mbb/games.aspx?year=1998&type=post UBelt.com (archived) Awards UST Growling Tigers Name Award Date Ref. References Team National Students—NCR championsJan 1999https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OpQVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3359%2C90446 Snafus bug students' cagefest Manila Standard 1 Mar 1999 Richard Yee UAAP Mythical second team7 Oct 1998 Players drafted into the PBA Richard Yee was picked fifth in the first round of the 1999 PBA draft by the Derrick Pumaren-led Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs team on January 16, 1999. Gerard Francisco was also selected in the same rookie draft as the tenth overall pick by the Adonis Tierra-coached Sta. Lucia Realtors.https://www.philstar.com/sports/2001/07/18/86717/yee-steers-hotdogs-past-thunder Yee steers Hotdogs past Thunder The Philippine Star Villar, Joey Beltran, Nelson 18 Jul 2001 Dale Singson joined the Iloilo Megavoltz in the MBA from 1999 until the middle of the 2000 season after a buyout deal by the Shell Velocity team which sent him to the PBA during the 2000 All-Filipino Cup eliminations.http://www.geocities.ws/shellvelocity/spotlite.htm Singsons latest additions to PBA "Dribbling Siblings" circle The Philippine Star Beltran, Nelson 11 May 2000 3 Apr 2011 UST Growling Tigers Year Round Pick Overall Player PBA team 1999 1 5 5 Richard Yee Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 1999 2 1 10 Gerard Francisco Sta. Lucia Realtors 2000 Signed as a free agent Dale Singson Shell Velocity References Category:UST Growling Tigers basketball team seasons Category:UAAP Season 61