2008 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

71 2008 UST Growling Tigers 5 5 6–8 Pido Jarencio 3rd Senen Dueñas Beaujing Acot Francis Allera 5th The 2008 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 71st season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2008-09 began on July 5, 2008 and the host school for the season was the University of the Philippines who were celebrating their centennial year.https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/04/08/uaap-71st-season-under-way UAAP 71st season under way ABS-CBN Sports Villar, Joey 5 Jul 2008 UST finished fifth at the end of the double round-robin eliminations. They won six games against eight losses. Two of their games went into overtime. The first was an 86–80 win over the Adamson Falcons in the first round, and the other was a 69–74 loss to the FEU Tamaraws in the second round. The Tigers' second round losses to FEU and to the De La Salle Green Archers meant that they needed to win their last two games to at least tie the UE Red Warriors to gain a playoff for the fourth and final seed heading into the Final Four. They were fifth in the standings at 5 wins and 7 losses, while UE was fourth with a 7–5 record. They were also hoping for the Red Warriors to lose their remaining two games for a playoff to happen. The game resulted to a two-point loss for UST. The Tigers had struggled throughout the game with errors and inconsistencies. Their opponent had led by 22 points at the end of three quarters. Head coach Pido Jarencio got ejected, but in a display of grit and determination, UST fought back and chipped away at UE's lead, resulting to a 24–1 run. The Tigers who got eliminated ended up scoring 35 points in the fourth quarter.http://bleachersbrew.blogspot.com/2008/09/tiger-seasons-end.html A Tiger season's end Bleachers Brew Olivares, Rick 6 Sep 2008 Season 70 MVP Jervy Cruz was included in the Mythical team selection during the presentation of awards for Season 71. He had played the entire season while nursing a hamstring injury and even led the MVP race at the end of the eliminations with 75.1 statistical points, on top of a double-double average of 19.8 points and 13.7 rebounds per game. He has led the league in rebounds since his first playing year in 2006. The MVP award eventually went to Ateneo's Rabeh Al-Hussaini who was second in running with 71.1 statistical points.http://interbasket.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-7082.html 2-way fight for MVP title shaping up Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo, Jasmine 7 Sep 2008 The Growling Tigers was the season's top rebounding team with a 48.4 per game average. Roster UST Growling Tigers UAAP Season 71 5 Clark Daniel Oliver Bautista SG 5 9 1st Benedictine International School PHI 6 Dylan Simon Ababou SF 6 3 4th Siena College of Quezon City PHI 7 Mark Angelo Canlas C 6 5 4th Don Bosco Academy, Pampanga PHI 8 Emilian Vargas PG 5 11 2nd PHI 9 Melchor Gile PF 6 4 4th AUS 10 Jeric Marco Fortuna PG 5 7 1st De La Salle Santiago Zobel School PHI 11 Carmelo Afuang PF 6 4 1st San Beda College–Rizal PHI 12 Christopher Camus PF 6 4 2nd Sunny Hills High School USA 14 Khasim Ali Mirza SF 6 4 4th La Salle College Antipolo PHI 16 Franciz Philip Allera SG 6 3 5th Dole Philippines School C PHI 17 Chester Lloyd Taylor C 6 4 5th Colegio San Agustin – Makati AUS 18 John Paul Cuan PG 5 7 5th University of Santo Tomas PHI 19 Carlos Amador Fenequito SG 6 0 3rd PHI 20 Jervy Cruz C 6 4 5th Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College PHI 21 Jackson Wong PG 5 10 1st Philippine Academy of Sakya-Manila PHI 22 Allein Gail Maliksi PF 6 4 3rd Camarin High School PHI yes PHI Alfredo Jarencio Rhuel Acot Senen Dueñas Julian Rabbi Tomacruz Rodil Sablan Clarence Aytona Timmy Chong Rudy Yu Emmanuel Calipes Edwin Escobar http://sportsinstitute.ust.edu.ph/uaapteamsearch Depth chart UST Growling Tigers Cruz Canlas Ababou Allera Cuan Taylor Gile Mirza Bautista Fortuna Camus Afuang Fenequito Vargas Roster changes The Growling Tigers have lost three of their veterans in center June Dizon, point guards Jun Cortez and Rum Perry Scott, and team captain Anthony Espiritu to graduation and are parading eight new players composed of rookies, transferees and players from the Team B training pool.http://varsitarian.net/sports/sports/20080707/beefing_up_lair_71 Beefing up Lair ’71 The Varsitarian Brobo, Heinz Jassen 30 Jun 2008 Subtractions UST Growling Tigers Pos. Position No. Jersey number Nat. Nationality Player Height Year High school Notes SG 5 PHI John Hector Badua 5' 11" 2nd University of Santo Tomas Transferred to José Rizal UniversitySF 8 PHI Anthony Espiritu 6' 4" 5th University of Santo Tomas GraduatedPF 10 PHI June Dizon 6' 4" 5th San Sebastian College-Recoletos GraduatedSG 11 PHI John Darryl Basa 6' 1" 2nd University of Santo Tomas Relegated to Team BPG 12 PHI Jose Cortez, Jr. 5' 10" 5th University of Santo Tomas GraduatedC 19 PHI Francis Soriano 6' 6" 4th PG 21 USA Rum Perry Scott 5' 9" 5th St. Joseph School Graduated Additions UST Growling Tigers Pos. Position No. Jersey number Nat. Nationality Player Height Year High school Notes SG 5 PHI Clark Daniel Oliver Bautista 5' 9" 1st Benedictine International School Promoted from Team BPG 8 PHI Emilian Vargas 5' 11" 2nd Transferred from Emilio Aguinaldo CollegePG 10 PHI Jeric Marco Fortuna 5' 7" 1st De La Salle Santiago Zobel School RookiePF 11 PHI Carmelo Afuang 6' 4" 1st San Beda College–Rizal Promoted from Team BPF 12 USA Christopher Camus 6' 4" 2nd Sunny Hills High School Transferred from San Beda CollegeSG 19 PHI Carlos Amador Fenequito 6' 0" 3rd Transferred from José Rizal UniversityPG 21 PHI Jackson Wong 5' 10" 1st Philippine Academy of Sakya-Manila RookiePF 22 PHI Allein Gail Maliksi 6' 4" 3rd Camarin High School Transferred from University of Manila Injuries The Growling Tigers did not join any major preseason tournaments on two reasons: their veteran players had been busy playing for their commercial teams in the Philippine Basketball League in the summer; and eight of their players suffered various injures before the UAAP tournament.https://varsitarian.net/sports/sports/20080930/a_lair_in_stitches A lair in stitches The Varsitarian Divinagracia, Anthony Andrew 30 Sep 2008 Jervy Cruz played in all 14 UAAP games while nursing a pulled hamstring which he incurred while playing for the Hapee Fresh Fighters in an out-of-town game in May.http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20080511-135792/Jervy-doubtful-Loyzaga-gives-Castro-advice https://web.archive.org/web/20080512210004/http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20080511-135792/Jervy-doubtful-Loyzaga-gives-Castro-advice dead 12 May 2008 Jervy doubtful; Loyzaga gives Castro advice Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo, Jasmine 11 May 2008 Dylan Ababou fractured his right hand while playing for the Harbour Centre Batang Pier. He was healed in time for the opening of the season and played in all of UST's games. Khasim Mirza suffered a broken foot and was also hospitalized before the start of the season due to an improper diet. He missed three games in the first round of eliminations. Japs Cuan, in only the third game of the Tigers suffered a torn meniscus on his knee which required surgery. He was able to return in the second round while playing limited minutes.http://slamonlineph.com/46207-2 The Graduates: UST point guard Japs Cuan continues to assist SLAMonline Philippines Bustamante, Paolo 3 Sep 2016 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Allein Maliksi had an ACL injury and was only able to play in one game against the NU Bulldogs in the first round of eliminations. Chester Taylor and Francis Allera had sprained knees during their summer training, while rookie Jeric Fortuna suffered from flu during the season. Other players who missed games were Mel Gile, Chris Camus, Milan Vargas, and Khasim Mirza. They were all given suspensions by the coaching staff during their first-round game against the Adamson Falcons. Schedule and results UAAP games UAAP Season 71 basketball tournaments Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format and all of UST's games were televised on Studio 23 and Balls. UST Growling Tigers UAAP Season 71 UST Growling Tigers Elimination round compact 6 8 no no yes 1 Jul 5 4:00 pm no UE Araneta Coliseum Quezon City 0–1 73–78 Cruz 26 Cruz 22 Cuan 6 2 Jul 12 2:00 pm no UP PhilSports Arena Pasig 1–1 94–75 Ababou 20 Cuan 9 Cuan 7 3 Jul 17 4:00 pm no DLSU PhilSports Arena Pasig 1–2 84–85 Ababou 23 Cruz 11 Cuan 6 4 Jul 20 4:00 pm no FEU PhilSports Arena Pasig 1–3 65–70 Allera 20 Allera 8 Fortuna 4 5 Jul 27 4:00 pm no Adamson PhilSports Arena Pasig 2–3 86–80 OT Ababou 26 Ababou 13 Bautista 3 6 Jul 31 2:00 pm no NU Araneta Coliseum Quezon City 3–3 88–77 Bautista 18 Cruz 10 Canlas 4 7 Aug 3 4:00 pm no ADMU Araneta Coliseum Quezon City 3–4 57–64 Ababou 15 Cruz 15 Bautista 3 End of R1 of eliminations 8 Aug 9 2:00 pm no Adamson Soaring Falcons PhilSports Arena Pasig 4–4 97–83 Cruz 29 Cruz 15 Fortuna 5 9 Aug 14 4:00 pm no Ateneo Blue Eagles PhilSports Arena Pasig 4–5 76–85 Cruz 23 Cruz 18 Fortuna 4 10 Aug 17 4:00 pm no FEU Tamaraws PhilSports Arena Pasig 4–6 69–74 OT Cruz 30 Cruz 13 Fortuna 4 11 Aug 23 2:00 pm no NU Bulldogs PhilSports Arena Pasig 5–6 68–58 Allera 14 Cruz 10 Cuan 4 12 Aug 28 4:00 pm no De La Salle Green Archers Araneta Coliseum Quezon City 5–7 79–81 Cruz 28 Cruz 20 Tied 3 13 Aug 31 4:00 pm no UE Red Warriors PhilSports Arena Pasig 5–8 87–89 Cruz 21 Cruz 23 Cuan 4 14 Sep 6 2:00 pm no UP Fighting Maroons Araneta Coliseum Quezon City 6–8 71–63 Cruz 21 Cruz 18 Tied 3 End of R2 of eliminations yes no UTC+08:00 Source: inboundPASS Postseason tournament 2008 Philippine Collegiate Championship UST Growling Tigers Postseason UST Growling Tigers 2008 Philippine Collegiate Championship compact 4 1 no no yes 1 Oct 15 12:00 pm no St. Clare College Saints Makati Coliseum Makati no 1–0 80–71 Allera 22 Wildcard qualifying round 2 Oct 16 1:30 pm no SFAC Doves Makati Coliseum Makati no 2–0 64–51 Ababou 30 Wildcard qualifying round 3 Oct 17 1:30 pm no LPC Blue Lions Makati Coliseum Makati no 3–0 69–66 Ababou 24 Canlas 10 Wildcard qualifying round 4 Nov 4 1:30 pm no SLU Navigators Makati Coliseum Makati no 4–0 102–52 Tied 11 Mirza 11 Mirza 4 Zonal championships 5 Nov 6 3:00 pm no Arellano Makati Coliseum Makati no 4–1 59–69 Ababou 22 Zonal championships yes no UTC+08:00 UAAP statistics UST Growling Tigers Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOV PPG Jervy Cruz 14 32.5 103 188 54.8 0 0 0.0 71 95 74.7 13.7 0.9 0.4 0.9 2.4 19.8 Dylan Ababou 14 28.2 74 163 45.4 14 53 26.4 58 80 72.5 6.6 1.1 0.6 0.3 3.1 15.3 Francis Allera 14 23.4 52 139 37.4 22 78 28.2 13 17 76.5 5.6 1.3 0.3 0.5 1.9 9.9 Tata Bautista 14 15.6 31 98 31.6 25 82 30.5 10 14 71.4 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.0 1.5 6.9 Khasim Mirza 11 16.5 23 74 31.1 12 41 29.3 13 19 68.4 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 1.6 6.5 Badong Canlas 14 21.4 32 93 34.4 0 1 0.0 23 41 56.1 4.8 1.3 0.2 0.3 1.7 6.2 Japs Cuan 10 20.3 14 31 45.2 1 6 16.7 9 20 45.0 3.8 4.0 0.6 0.0 1.7 3.8 Jeric Fortuna 14 15.9 15 56 26.8 7 23 30.4 15 24 62.5 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.0 1.9 3.7 Allein Maliksi 1 5.0 1 3 33.3 1 1 100.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 Chris Camus 12 8.1 14 40 35.0 1 11 9.1 3 4 75.0 1.9 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 2.7 Chester Taylor 14 11.2 14 42 33.3 0 2 0.0 2 2 100.0 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 2.7 Milan Vargas 7 6.1 6 14 42.9 0 1 0.0 1 5 20.0 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.0 Mel Gile 11 10.2 6 18 33.3 1 5 20.0 5 10 50.0 3.3 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.6 Carlos Fenequito 14 8.0 6 19 31.6 2 7 28.6 5 6 83.3 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.4 Melo Afuang 5 1.8 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 4 50.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 Jackson Wong 3 1.3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 2 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 Total 14 40.7 391 982 39.8 81 296 27.4 231 343 67.3 48.4 12.9 4.0 2.8 17.2 78.1 Opponents 14 40.7 369 943 39.1 80 294 27.2 252 392 64.3 39.0 14.9 4.8 4.3 14.5 75.9 Source: inboundPASS Awards UST Growling Tigers Name Award Date Ref. References Jervy Cruz Mythical team24 Sep 2008https://www.interbasket.net/forums/showthread.php?7082-UAAP-Season-71-(2008-2009)&p=210406&viewfull=1#post210406 Ateneo sweeps MVP, top rookie honors The Philippine Star Villar, Joey 24 Sep 2008 Clark Bautista Tokyo Tokyo All-rookie team Players drafted into the PBA Jervy Cruz was picked fourth in the first round of the 2009 PBA draft by the Caloy Garcia-led Rain or Shine Elasto Painters team on August 2, 2009. Francis Allera was also selected in the same rookie draft as the 13th overall pick by the Yeng Guiao-coached Burger King Whoppers before getting traded to the Coca-Cola Tigers.https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/168866/burger-king-sticks-to-plan-picks-aguilar-no-1 Burger King sticks to plan, picks Aguilar No. 1 GMA News Online 2 Aug 2009 Badong Canlas applied for the 2010 PBA draft but went unselected. He was picked up by the Shopinas.com Clickers the following year, where he reunited with former teammates Jojo Duncil and Khasim Mirza under coach Franz Pumaren.https://www.philstar.com/sports/2010/08/29/606856/oldest-shortest Sportung Chance: Oldest is shortest The Philippine Star Henson, Joaquin 29 Aug 2010https://www.philstar.com/sports/2011/09/09/725023/shopinas-reunites-pumaren-ritualo Shopinas reunites Pumaren, Ritualo The Philippine Star Henson, Joaquin 9 Sep 2011 UST Growling Tigers Year Round Pick Overall Player PBA team 2009 1 4 4 Jervy Cruz Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2 4 13 Francis Allera Burger King Whoppers 2011 Signed as a free agent Mark Canlas Shopinas.com Clickers References Category:UST Growling Tigers basketball team seasons