1995 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

58 1995 UST Growling Tigers 1 1 14–5 11–3 Aric del Rosario 9th Dong Vergeire Binky Favis Lester del Rosario 4th The 1995 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 58th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 1995–96 began on July 15, 1995, and the host school for the season was the Ateneo de Manila University.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jq8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4956%2C2285049 5 more sports in 1995 UAAP Manila Standard 16 Jun 1995 UST finished the double round-robin eliminations at first place with 11 wins against 3 losses. They fell into a two-game losing streak early in the first round, with the Ateneo Blue Eagles winning over them for the first time in the last five years, and the UE Red Warriors handing them down a 19-point 54–73 defeat. The Tigers closed out the first round with a denial of the De La Salle Green Archers' quest for an undefeated season, snapping their 6-game winning streak with a 75–59 victory. They had an average winning margin of 11.7 points and an average losing margin of 9.3 points per game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ymUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0AoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6330%2C3747488 UE outplays UST; La Salle slams FEU Manila Standard 27 Jul 1995https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mI0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zwoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5166%2C1804021 UST ends La Salle's run, 75–59 Manila Standard Gulle, Jimbo 13 Aug 1995 In the Final Four, UST overcame a 65–76 loss from the No. 4-ranked FEU Tamaraws by winning 74–68 in the deciding game to qualify to the Finals, where they were once again facing La Salle in a repeat of last year's best-of-three series. The Green Archers won Game 1 by 10 points, but the Tigers once again succeeded in extending the series to a third game after a 66–62 Game 2 win. In the deciding game, Dale Singson scored the last basket with a layup in the last 9.4 seconds after driving past La Salle's Jason Webb for a 67–64 count. The Archers missed a three-point shot as time expired, giving UST their third three peat since the 1946–48 seasons.https://bandera.inquirer.net/34197/one-game-to-win-em-all One game to win 'em all Inquirer Bandera Liao, Henry 10 Oct 2013 Chris Cantonjos was named Most Valuable Player of the season, while Gerard Francisco won the Rookie of the Year award.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m58VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1goEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3611%2C3576347 UAAP Awards to honor 80 outstanding athletes Manila Standard 22 Mar 1996https://uaapsports.tv/sports-basketball-news-inner_ref_1489.html Former UST and La Salle protagonists relive 90s rivalry UAAP Sports TV Mariano, Paolo 2 Oct 2013 Roster UST Growling Tigers UAAP Season 58 4 Francis Mangyao PG 6 0 2nd University of Southern Philippines Foundation PHI 5 Lester Andrew del Rosario SG 5 11 4th University of Santo Tomas C PHI 6 Angelo Velasco SG 5 9 1st St. Francis High School PHI 7 Francisco Guinto SF 6 3 3rd PHI 9 Romel David SG 5 10 3rd Mapúa Institute of Technology PHI 10 Ramon Singson PG 5 11 2nd Mandaue Academy PHI 11 Richard Melencio SG 5 9 2nd San Beda College PHI 12 Gerard Raymond Francisco SF 6 3 1st University of Santo Tomas PHI 13 Ramon Talaga, III SF 1st PHI 14 Richard Yee PF 6 4 2nd Antique National School PHI 15 Christopher Cantonjos C 6 6 3rd Colegio de San Juan de Letran PHI 16 Ernesto Ballesteros PF 6 4 2nd Mapúa Institute of Technology PHI 18 Henry Ong SG 5 11 3rd Mapúa Institute of Technology PHI 20 Chandler Tyrone Donaldson C 6 5 2nd USA PHI Januario del Rosario Edward Vergeire Vincent Kenneth Favis Depth chart UST Growling Tigers Cantonjos Ballesteros Melencio David Singson Donaldson Yee Francisco Ong Mangyao Guinto Del Rosario Talaga Velasco Roster changes Subtractions UST Growling Tigers Pos. Position No. Jersey number Nat. Nationality Player Height Year High school Notes PG 4 PHI Emmanuel Joel Villanueva 5' 9" 2nd University of Santo Tomas Academic deficienciesPF 5 PHI Edmund Reyes 6' 3" 5th Good Shepherd Academy GraduatedPG 11 PHI Bal David Jr. 5' 9" 3rd University of Santo Tomas Left team to turn professionalPG 14 PHI Edfendel Lao 3rd Adamson University Academic deficienciesC 16 PHI Dennis Espino 6' 6" 5th Holy Angel University Graduated Additions UST Growling Tigers Pos. Position No. Jersey number Nat. Nationality Player Height Year High school Notes PG 4 PHI Francis Mangyao 6' 0" 2nd University of Southern Philippines Foundation Transferred from Salazar Institute of TechnologySG 6 PHI Angelo Velasco 5' 9" 1st St. Francis High School RookieSF 12 PHI Gerard Raymond Francisco 6' 3" 1st University of Santo Tomas RookieSF 13 PHI Ramon Talaga, III 1st RookiePF 16 PHI Ernesto Ballesteros 6' 4" 2nd Mapúa Institute of Technology Returning from Season 55 Schedule and results Preseason tournament UST Growling Tigers Preseason UST Growling Tigers 1995 Fr. Martin Cup compact 6 0 no no yes 1 May 7 10:30 am no SFAC Doves Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila 1–0 64–61 Ballesteros 20 2 May 9 10:30 am no NU Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila 2–0 67–59 Melencio 22 3 May 14 10:30 am no JRU Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila 3–0 72–58 David 17 4 May 16 12:00 pm no CSB Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila 4–0 78–64 Ballesteros 14 5 May 17 3:00 pm no UE Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila 5–0 71–66 David 18 6 May 30 12:00 pm no Adamson Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila 6–0 88–85 Yee 20 yes no UTC+08:00 UAAP games UAAP Season 58 men's basketball tournament Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on PTV 4 by Silverstar Sports. UST Growling Tigers UAAP Season 58 UST Growling Tigers Elimination round compact 11 3 no no yes 1 Jul 15 7:00 pm no Adamson Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 1–0 68–64 2 Jul 18 1:30 pm no NU Loyola CenterQuezon City 2–0 85–80 3 Jul 23 1:30 pm no ADMU Loyola CenterQuezon City 2–1 54–57 4 Jul 26 12:45 pm no UE Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 2–2 54–73 Tied 11 5 Jul 30 3:00 pm no UP Loyola CenterQuezon City 3–2 69–59 Yee 18 6 Aug 6 3:00 pm no FEU Loyola CenterQuezon City 4–2 85–67 7 Aug 12 3:00 pm no DLSU Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 5–2 75–59 Cantonjos 18 End of R1 of eliminations 8 Aug 19 3:00 pm no UP Fighting Maroons Loyola CenterQuezon City 6–2 82–61 Yee 17 9 Aug 23 1:30 pm no NU Bulldogs Loyola CenterQuezon City 7–2 77–64 Yee 19 10 Aug 26 3:00 pm no UE Red Warriors Loyola CenterQuezon City 7–3 61–67 Francisco 13 11 Aug 29 1:30 pm no Adamson Falcons Loyola CenterQuezon City 8–3 98–84 Cantonjos 27 12 Sep 3 3:00 pm no FEU Tamaraws Loyola CenterQuezon City 9–3 86–66 13 Sep 9 3:00 pm no Ateneo Blue Eagles Loyola CenterQuezon City 10–3 72–67 14 Sep 16 3:00 pm no De La Salle Green Archers Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 11–3 2OT 87–84 End of R2 of eliminations UST Growling Tigers Final Four compact yes 1 1 no 1 Sep 23 1:30 pm 1 4 FEU Tamaraws Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 0–1(11–4) 65–76 2 Sep 27 3:00 pm 1 4 FEU Tamaraws Loyola CenterQuezon City 1–1(12–4) 74–68 UST Growling Tigers Finals compact yes 2 1 no 1 Sep 30 3:00 pm 1 2 De La Salle Green Archers Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 0–1(12–5) 78–88 2 Oct 4 3:00 pm 1 2 De La Salle Green Archers Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 1–1(13–5) 66–62 3 Oct 7 3:00 pm 1 2 De La Salle Green Archers Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 2–1(14–5) 67–64 yes no UTC+08:00 Source: Google News Archives Postseason tournament UST Growling Tigers Postseason UST Growling Tigers 1996 McDonald's Cup Battle of Champions compact 3 1 no no yes 1 Feb 1 no PSBA Jaguars Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila no 1–0 79–75 2 Feb 2 no PUP Mighty Maroons Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila no 2–0 90–86 Cantonjos 18 3 Feb 3 no SSC Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila no 3–0 84–77 Ong 17 4 Feb 4 no San Sebastian Stags Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila no 3–1 72–78 Tied 13 Championship game yes no UTC+08:00 Awards UST Growling Tigers Name Award Date Ref. References Team Fr. Martin Cup runners-up2 Jun 1995https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dqEVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5160%2C570612 UST five takes home Martin Cup Manila Standard Hernandez, Jon 4 Jun 1996 McDonald's Cup runners-up4 Feb 1996https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oZUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5286%2C844860 Stags clinch 'McDo' crown Manila Standard 5 Feb 1996 UAAP champions7 Oct 1995Chris Cantonjos Season MVP Mythical team Gerard Francisco Rookie of the Year References Category:UST Growling Tigers basketball team seasons Category:UAAP Season 58