2007 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

Basketball team which represented University of Santo Tomas 70 2007 UST Growling Tigers T-4 4 9–7 (8–6 elims) Pido Jarencio 2nd Senen Dueñas Beaujing Acot Anthony Espiritu 5th The 2007 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 70th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2007-08 began on July 7, 2007 and the host school for the season was also UST.https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/49251/uaap-all-set-to-open-70th-season-on-july-7 UAAP all set to open 70th season on July 7 GMA News Online 2 Jul 2007 The Tigers, the Season 69 champions, ended the double round-robin eliminations in joint fourth place with the FEU Tamaraws with eight wins and six losses. They then won over FEU in the playoff for the fourth and final semifinal slot. UST held the Tamaraws to a season-low of 6 points in the second quarter. They were eliminated by the Ateneo Blue Eagles in a knockout game of the first round of the stepladder Semifinals for the right to face the second-seeded De La Salle Green Archers in the second round.http://www.gameface.ph/showthread.php?26976-Latest-News-Articles&p=303670&viewfull=1#post303670 Warriors cap historic sweep over Archers The Philippine Star Cordero, Abac 14 Sep 2007http://www.gameface.ph/showthread.php?26976-Latest-News-Articles&p=304449&viewfull=1#post304449 Wounded Tigers stay in the hunt The Philippine Star Cordero, Abac 18 Sep 2007http://www.gameface.ph/showthread.php?26976-Latest-News-Articles&p=305607&viewfull=1#post305607 Eagles have landed – almost The Philippine Star Cordero, Abac 24 Sep 2007 UST suffered back-to-back losses at the start of the season but recovered by winning four of their next five games to finish the first round at third place with a 4–3 record.http://www.gameface.ph/showthread.php?26976-Latest-News-Articles&p=294690&viewfull=1#post294690 Tigers on a roll, clip Eagles’ wings The Philippine Star Cordero, Abac 5 Aug 2007 Two of their games went into overtime and were both against La Salle who had rejoined the league after serving a one-year suspension in Season 69 for fielding ineligible players in the past three years.. The first was an 86–90 first round loss and the other was an 81–73 win. They have defeated the Green Archers for the first time since the 1999 Finals where the Tigers lost in a three-game series with Game Three also going into overtime.https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/4539/la-salle-suspended-for-1-year-banned-from-all-uaap-events La Salle suspended for 1 year, banned from all UAAP events GMA News Online 21 Apr 2006http://www.gameface.ph/showthread.php?27214-UST-LaSalle-Round-2&p=295939&viewfull=1#post295939 Tigers beat Archers at last Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo, Jasmine 12 Aug 2007 Jervy Cruz was named Most Valuable Player of the season. He topped the statistical points tally with 75.9 at the end of the second round of eliminations on top of 11 double-doubles that included two playoff games. The last UST player to win the MVP was Chris Cantonjos in 1995. Cruz was third in the league in scoring with an average of 16.7 points per game behind the 21.3 average of Adamson's Patrick Cabahug and the 17.6 points per game of NU Bulldogs' Edwin Asoro. He led the league in rebounds with a 15.4 per game average.https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/63533/ust-s-jervy-cruz-is-uaap-season-70-basketball-mvp UST's Jervy Cruz is UAAP Season 70 basketball MVP GMA News Online 7 Oct 2007http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?48465-University-Athletic-Association-of-the-Philippines&p=1171451&viewfull=1#post1171451 Cruz has come a long way People's Journal Ramos, Gerry 6 Oct 2007 Francis Allera was chosen Player of the Week by the UAAP Press Corps for the duration of July 19–22, while Khasim Mirza received the citation twice on the weeks of August 2–5 and 23–26.http://www.gameface.ph/showthread.php?26976-Latest-News-Articles&p=291074&viewfull=1#post291074 Allera puts Tigers back in the hunt Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo, Jasmine 24 Jul 2007https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/54772/ust-s-mirza-is-uaap-player-of-the-week UST’s Mirza is UAAP Player of the Week GMA News Online 7 Aug 2007http://www.gameface.ph/showthread.php?26976-Latest-News-Articles&p=299565&viewfull=1#post299565 UST’s Mirza gets 2nd citation Manila Bulletin 29 Aug 2007 Roster UST Growling Tigers UAAP Season 70 5 John Hector Badua SG 5 11 1st University of Santo Tomas PHI 6 Dylan Simon Ababou SF 6 3 3rd Siena College of Quezon City PHI 7 Mark Angelo Canlas PF 6 5 3rd Don Bosco Academy, Pampanga PHI 8 Anrhony Espiritu SG 6 4 5th University of Santo Tomas C PHI 9 Melchor Gile PF 6 4 3rd AUS 10 June Dizon PF 6 4 5th San Sebastian College-Recoletos PHI 11 John Darryl Basa SG 6 1 1st University of Santo Tomas PHI 12 Jose Cortez, Jr. PG 5 10 5th University of Santo Tomas PHI 14 Khasim Ali Mirza SF 6 4 3rd La Salle College Antipolo PHI 16 Franciz Philip Allera SG 6 3 4th Dole Philippines School PHI 17 Chester Lloyd Taylor C 6 4 4th Colegio San Agustin – Makati AUS 18 John Paul Cuan PG 5 7 4th University of Santo Tomas PHI 19 Francis Soriano C 6 6 4th PHI 20 Jervy Cruz C 6 4 4th Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College PHI 21 Rum Perry Scott PG 5 9 5th St. Joseph School USA PHI Alfredo Jarencio Rhuel Acot Senen Dueñas Julian Rabbi Tomacruz Rodil Sablan Clarence Aytona Timmy Chong Rudy Yu Emmanuel Calipes Edwin Escobar Arlene Chua-Chiong Maya http://www.gameface.ph/showthread.php?27129-UAAP-70-Official-Line-Ups&p=286299&viewfull=1#post286299 Depth chart UST Growling Tigers Cruz Canlas Ababou Mirza Cuan Taylor Dizon Allera Espiritu Cortez Soriano Gile Basa Badua Scott Roster changes Subtractions UST Growling Tigers Pos. Position No. Jersey number Nat. Nationality Player Height Year High school Notes SG 5 PHI Andre Charles Marquez 6' 3" 2nd La Salle Greenhills Relegated to Team BSG 11 PHI Joselito Duncil 6' 1" 5th Balucuc National High School Forwent final year to turn professionalSG 14 PHI Jemal Vizcarra 6' 1" 5th Adamson University GraduatedPF 21 PHI Allan Evangelista 6' 3" 5th San Sebastian College-Recoletos Graduated Additions UST Growling Tigers Pos. Position No. Jersey number Nat. Nationality Player Height Year High school Notes SG 5 PHI John Hector Badua 5' 11" 1st University of Santo Tomas Promoted from Team BSG 11 PHI John Darryl Basa 6' 1" 1st University of Santo Tomas RookieSF 14 PHI Khasim Ali Mirza 6' 4" 3rd La Salle College Antipolo Transferred from World Citi CollegesC 19 PHI Francis Soriano 6' 6" 4th TransfereePG 21 USA Rum Perry Scott 5' 9" 5th St. Joseph School Transferred from Lyceum of the Philippines University Ineligibility issues Jojo Duncil, the Finals MVP of last year's championship series has announced to the team his decision to turn professional and forego his last playing year in the collegiate ranks.https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/48895/ust-tigers-duncil-to-join-pba-draft UST Tigers' Duncil to join PBA draft GMA News Online 29 Jun 2007 It was revealed on July 2 during the press conference for the upcoming UAAP Season 70 by Institute of Physical Education and Athletics (IPEA) director Fr. Ermito de Sagon that Duncil's age eligibility was being questioned by other member schools after it was discovered that Duncil had two NSO certificates that showed varying data. One birth certificate had 1983 as Duncil's year of birth while another had shown that he was born in 1982.https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/49216/2-birth-certificates-cost-mvp-duncil-his-ust-post 2 birth certificates cost MVP Duncil his UST postt GMA News Online 2 Jul 2007 According to Fr. de Sagon of the season's host school, the team decided to exclude him from the roster to avoid future games being put under protest which can only cause distraction to the rest of the team. De Sagon added that Duncil, being the rector's nephew is undoubtedly only 24 years old and is eligible to play this season.https://varsitarian.net/sports/sports/20080203/duncil_leaves_the_lair_turns_professional Duncil leaves the lair… turns professional The Varsitarian 30 Jun 2007 Schedule and results Preseason tournaments Nike Summer League Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup The Nike Summer League and the Filoil Flying V Preseason Invitational Cup games were aired on Studio 23. UST Growling Tigers Preseason UST Growling Tigers 2007 Nike Summer League compact 1 5 no no yes 1 Apr 23 no NU FEU GymManila 0–1 59–72 Basa 16 2 Apr 26 no Ateneo de Zamboanga Eagles FEU GymManila 0–2 110–115 OT Afuang 27 3 May 1 no Mapua FEU GymManila 0–3 62–79 4 May 3 no FEU FEU GymManila 0–4 51–93 5 May 5 no UP FEU GymManila 0–5 70–78 Basa 18 6 May 7 no CSB FEU GymManila 1–5 82–79 Basa 18 UST Growling Tigers 2007 Filoil Flying V Preseason Invitational Cup compact 2 5 no no 1Won by forfeit May 2 6:00 pm no UPHD The ArenaSan Juan win 1–0 2 May 4 6:00 pm no San Beda The ArenaSan Juan 1–1 82–103 Basa 25 3 May 6 2:00 pm no ADMU The ArenaSan Juan 1–2 60–67 Basa 16 4 May 23 4:00 pm no UE The ArenaSan Juan 1–3 78–98 Afuang 22 5 May 25 4:00 pm no UP Fighting Maroons The ArenaSan Juan 1–4 69–71 6 May 27 2:00 pm no FEU Tamaraws The ArenaSan Juan 1–5 57–84 Afuang 13 7 Jun 1 2:00 pm no JRU The ArenaSan Juan 2–5 96–92 Afuang 23 UST Growling Tigers Penang Unity Cup–Southeast Asian Basketball Invitational Tournament compact 4 2 no no 1 May 9 no Chiap Hong Berapit indoor courtSeberang Perai 1–0 115–58 2 May 10 no Youngster Basketball Club Youngster Club gymGeorge Town, Penang 2–0 94–71 3 May 11 no Han Chiang College Han Chiang gymGeorge Town, Penang 2–1 92–93 Tied 18 4 May 12 no Han Chiang College Han Chiang gymGeorge Town, Penang 2–2 75–103 Ababou 15 5 May 14 no Young-one Sports Club Young-one Sports CenterGeorge Town, Penang 3–2 106–32 Dizon 22 6 May 15 no Malaysia U-18 Club Seberang Jaya courtSeberang Perai 4–2 106–52 Dizon 16 yes no UTC+08:00 UAAP games UAAP Season 70 basketball tournaments UAAP Season 70 men's basketball tournament Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format and all of UST's games were televised on Studio 23. UST Growling Tigers UAAP Season 70 UST Growling Tigers Elimination round compact 8 6 no no yes 1 Jul 8 4:00 pm no UE Cuneta AstrodomePasay 0–1 60–73 Cruz 16 Tied 9 2 Jul 14 4:00 pm no FEU Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 0–2 66–81 Cruz 19 Cruz 22 Cuan 4 3 Jul 19 2:00 pm no Adamson Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 1–2 96–84 Allera 26 Cruz 23 4 Jul 21 4:00 pm no UP Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 2–2 76–68 Allera 15 5 Jul 26 2:00 pm no NU Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 3–2 83–72 Ababou 18 Cuan 8 Cuan 7 6 Jul 29 2:00 pm no DLSU Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 3–3 86–90 OT Cruz 22 7 Aug 4 4:00 pm no ADMU Cuneta AstrodomePasay 4–3 87–74 Mirza 25 Cruz 21 End of R1 of eliminations 8 Aug 11 4:00 pm no De La Salle Green Archers Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 5–3 81–73 OT Cruz 16 Cruz 18 Aug 16 2:00 pm no UP Fighting Maroons Araneta ColiseumQuezon City postponed Postponed due to Typhoon Egayhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hVM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=604%2C472829 Eagles try to stop skid tomorrow Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo, Jasmine 17 Aug 2007 9 Aug 19 2:00 pm no UE Red Warriors Cuneta AstrodomePasay 5–4 82–99 Mirza 18 10 Aug 26 4:00 pm no NU Bulldogs Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 6–4 84–72 Mirza 19 11 Aug 30 4:00 pm no Ateneo Blue Eagles Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 6–5 71–72 Cruz 22 Cruz 18 12 Sep 2 2:00 pm no UP Fighting Maroons Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 7–5 77–61 Espiritu 16 Cruz 14 Cruz 4 13 Sep 9 2:00 pm no Adamson Falcons AranetaColiseum Quezon City 8–5 74–62 Cruz 24 Cruz 18 14 Sep 13 2:00 pm no FEU Tamaraws Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 8–6 73–84 Cruz 13 End of R2 of eliminations UST Growling Tigers Playoff for fourth seed compact yes 1 0 no 1 Sep 17 3:00 pm FEU Tamaraws Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 1–0(9–6) 80–69 Cruz 17 Cruz 14 Cuan 8 UST Growling Tigers Final Four compact yes 0 1 no 1 Sep 23 3:00 pm 4 1 Ateneo Blue Eagles Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 0–1(9–7) 64–69 Cruz 17 Cruz 16 Cuan 5 yes no UTC+08:00 Source: inboundPASS Postseason tournament Philippine Collegiate Championship UST Growling Tigers Postseason UST Growling Tigers 2007 Philippine Collegiate Championship compact 2 2 no no yes 1 Nov 12 2:00 pm no Mapua St. Placid GymManila no 1–0 91–90 Allera 25 Round of 16 2 Nov 19 4:00 pm no San Beda The ArenaSan Juan no 2–0 88–84 Cruz 21 Elite Eight 3 Nov 26 4:00 pm no ADMU The ArenaSan Juan no 2–1 66–92 Ababou 22 Final Four 4 Nov 28 2:00 pm no STI Olympians The ArenaSan Juan no 2–2 81–87 OT Cruz 21 Battle for 3rd place yes no UTC+08:00 UAAP statistics Eliminations UST Growling Tigers Player GP Games played PPG Points per game Season high Jervy Cruz 14 16.7 24 Khasim Mirza 14 11.6 25 Dylan Ababou 14 10.5 18 Anthony Espiritu 14 7.8 16 Japs Cuan 14 7.8 13 Badong Canlas 13 6.1 10 Francis Allera 14 6.0 26 Jun Cortez 14 3.6 10 Chester Taylor 13 3.5 9 June Dizon 14 2.1 7 Hector Badua 6 1.8 6 Mel Gile 12 1.6 6 Rum Perry Scott 7 1.0 4 Kiko Soriano 3 0.7 2 Darryl Basa 4 0.5 2 Total 14 78.3 96 Opponents 14 76.1 99 Playoffs UST Growling Tigers Player GP Games played PPG Points per game Playoff high Jervy Cruz 2 17.0 17 Dylan Ababou 2 13.5 16 Badong Canlas 2 10.0 14 Anthony Espiritu 2 8.5 12 Khasim Mirza 2 7.0 11 Japs Cuan 2 5.0 8 Jun Cortez 2 4.0 8 Chester Taylor 2 3.5 7 Francis Allera 2 2.5 5 June Dizon 2 1.0 2 Total 2 72.0 80 Opponents 2 69.0 69 Awards UST Growling Tigers Name Award Date Ref. References Jervy Cruz Season MVP7 Oct 2007 Mythical team PSBank Maaasahan Award Japs Cuan KFC Assist Delivery Award Francis Allera Player of the Week19–22 Jul 2007Khasim MirzaPlayer of the Week2–5 Aug 200723–26 Aug 2007 References Category:UST Growling Tigers basketball team seasons