1997 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

60 1997 UST Growling Tigers 2 3 10–6 10–4 Aric del Rosario 11th Dong Vergeire Binky Favis The 1997 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 60th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 1997–98 began on July 12, 1997, and the host school for the season was Adamson University.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x5gVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9woEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5935%2C1308610 UP upsets 4-time champ UST; La Salle, FEU win as UAAP wars begin Manila Standard Atencio, Peter 13 Jul 1997 UST won their last six games after suffering back-to-back losses in between the two rounds of the double round-robin eliminations, for a second-place finish with 10 wins against 4 losses. The De La Salle Green Archers had the same win–loss record but were ranked lower on an inferior -5 quotient.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AaAVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-woEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3941%2C95984 Tigers maul Maroons, snare 2nd semis slot Manila Standard Atencio, Peter 1 Oct 1997 Two of their games went into overtime, with both resulting to wins over the FEU Tamaraws, 79–71 in the first round; and against the UE Red Warriors, 85–77 in the second round.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zm9hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9woEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1903%2C2700756 Maroons unbeaten on top of UAAP Manila Standard Atencio, Peter 28 Jul 1997https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dJVOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6567%2C2869313 Maroons tame Bulldogs, 88–81 for 6–3 record Manila Standard Atencio, Peter 31 Aug 1997 The Tigers lost their Final Four match against La Salle, their recurrent playoff opponent since 1994. UST squandered their twice-to-beat advantage with a 73–82 loss, resulting to a knockout game, where they were eventually eliminated after a 72–74 overtime loss.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AqAVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-woEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6570%2C520845 Tams, Archers arrange UAAP title showdown Manila Standard Atencio, Peter 5 Oct 1997 Roster UST Growling Tigers UAAP Season 60 4 Emmerson Oreta PF 6 3 1st University of Santo Tomas PHI 5 John Dale Valena SF 6 0 2nd University of Santo Tomas PHI 6 Gilbert Lao C 6 7 1st Uno High School PHI 7 Marvin Ortiguerra C 6 5 1st Mapúa Institute of Technology PHI 8 Ramon Talaga, III SF 6 0 3rd PHI 9 Romel David SG 5 10 5th Mapúa Institute of Technology PHI 10 Ramon Singson PG 5 11 4th Mandaue Academy PHI 11 Richard Melencio SG 5 9 4th San Beda College PHI 12 Gerard Raymond Francisco SF 6 3 3rd University of Santo Tomas PHI 13 Ryan Bernardo PF 6 5 1st PHI 14 Richard Yee PF 6 4 4th Antique National School PHI yes 17 Melchor Latoreno C 6 5 2nd University of Santo Tomas PHI 18 Henry Ong SG 5 11 5th Mapúa Institute of Technology PHI 20 Angelo Velasco SG 5 9 3rd St. Francis High School PHI PHI Januario del Rosario Edward Vergeire Vincent Kenneth Favis Depth chart UST Growling Tigers Ortiguerra Oreta Francisco Melencio Singson Latoreno Bernardo David Ong Velasco Lao Valena Talaga Roster changes The Tigers lost team captain and Season 58 MVP Chris Cantonjos to graduation, as well as Mythical team awardee Estong Ballesteros, who decided to join the 1997 PBA Rookie Draft. In their place, UST was able to recruit blue chips from the high school ranks, with UST Tiger Cub Emmerson Oreta who was hailed the UAAP Season 59 Juniors MVP and Mapúa High School's Marvin Ortiguerra, the Juniors MVP of the NCAA in Season 71 coming onboard.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wJgVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9woEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6079%2C346565 1997 UAAP Basketball preview: University of Santo Tomas Manila Standard Atencio, Peter 3 Jul 1997 Subtractions UST Growling Tigers Pos. Position No. Jersey number Nat. Nationality Player Height Year High school Notes PG 4 PHI Francis Mangyao 6' 0" 4th University of Southern Philippines Foundation Transferred to Saint Francis of Assisi CollegeC 15 PHI Christopher Cantonjos 6' 6" 4th Colegio de San Juan de Letran GraduatedPF 16 PHI Ernesto Ballesteros 6' 4" 4th Mapúa Institute of Technology Left team to turn professionalC 19 USA Chandler Tyrone Donaldson 6' 5" 4th Out due to a slipped disc injury Additions UST Growling Tigers Pos. Position No. Jersey number Nat. Nationality Player Height Year High school Notes PF 4 PHI Emmerson Oreta 6' 3" 1st University of Santo Tomas RookieC 6 PHI Gilbert Lao 6' 7" 1st Uno High School RookieC 7 PHI Marvin Ortiguerra 6' 5" 1st Mapúa Institute of Technology RookiePF 13 PHI Ryan Bernardo 6' 5" 1st Rookie Schedule and results Preseason tournament UST Growling Tigers Preseason UST Growling Tigers 1997 Fr. Martin Cup compact 6 2 no no yes 6 May 30 no CSJL Loyola CenterQuezon City 5–1 76–85 7 Jun 1 no ADMU Loyola CenterQuezon City 5–2 68–73 Francisco 15 8 Jun 4 no SSC Loyola CenterQuezon City 6–2 79–64 David 16 yes no UTC+08:00 UAAP games UAAP Season 60 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 60 UST Growling Tigers Elimination round compact 10 4 no no yes 1 Jul 12 6:00 pm no UP Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 0–1 56–63 Melencio 14 2 Jul 17 6:00 pm no ADMU Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila 1–1 70–59 Francisco 16 3 Jul 24 3:30 pm no Adamson Loyola CenterQuezon City 2–1 81–65 Latoreno 16 4 Jul 27 no FEU Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila 3–1 OT 79–71 Melencio 13 Melencio 6 5 Aug 3 no NU Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila 3–2 62–68 6 Aug 7 no UE Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila 4–2 67–66 7 Aug 7 6:00 pm no DLSU Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila 4–3 57–64 End of R1 of eliminations 8 Aug 21 no FEU Tamaraws Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila 4–4 62–68 9 Aug 30 no UE Red Warriors Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila 5–4 85–77 Melencio 23 Melencio 5 Melencio 2 10 Sep 6 6:00 pm no Adamson Soaring Falcons Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 6–4 66–65 11 Sep 22 no NU Bulldogs Adamson University Gym Manila 7–4 65–59 Tied 12 Melencio 4 Singson 4 12 Sep 25 6:00 pm no Ateneo Blue Eagles Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila 8–4 70–52 13 Sep 27 4:00 pm no De La Salle Green Archers Loyola CenterQuezon City 9–4 70–58 14 Sep 30 3:00 pm no UP Fighting Maroons Loyola CenterQuezon City 10–4 80–71 Melencio 18 Melencio 5 Ong 3 End of R2 of eliminations UST Growling Tigers Final Four compact yes 0 2 no 1 Oct 2 3:30 pm 2 3 De La Salle Green Archers Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 0–1(10–5) 73–82 2 Oct 4 2:00 pm 2 3 De La Salle Green Archers Araneta ColiseumQuezon City 0–1(10–6) OT 72–74 yes no UTC+08:00 Source: https://archive.today/20070620125250/http://www.ubelt.com/uaap/mbb/games.aspx?year=1997&type=post UBelt.com (archived) Postseason tournaments UST Growling Tigers Postseason UST Growling Tigers Philippine Invitational Basketball Championship compact 0 2 no no yes 1 Dec 2 5:00 pm no FEU Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 0–1 65–81 Semifinal round 2 Dec 3 2:45 pm no SWU Cobras Ninoy Aquino StadiumManila 0–2 61–81 Semifinal round UST Growling Tigers 1997 National Intercollegiate Basketball Championships—NCR leg compact 3 2 no no 1 Dec 1 no San Beda Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila no 1–0 74–72 2 Dec 2 no CCP Bobcats Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila no 2–0 103–85 David 22 3 Dec 3 no NU Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila no 3–0 78–60 Tied 16 4 Dec 5 no UM Hawks Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila no 3–1 65–85 David 15 5 Dec 9 no San Beda Red Lions Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila no 3–2 OT 75–76 Francisco 25 yes no UTC+08:00 Players drafted into the PBA Richard Melencio and Ryan Bernardo decided to turn professional after the 1997 season and signed with the Metropolitan Basketball Association's Pangasinan Presidents and Laguna Lakers teams respectively. Both players later applied for the PBA draft, with Bernardo getting picked in the fourth round in 2001 by the Louie Alas-led Mobiline Phone Pals, and Melencio landing the 32nd overall pick in 2002 with the Shell Turbo Chargers team. UST Growling Tigers Year Round Pick Overall Player PBA team 2001 4 4 34 Ryan Bernardo Mobiline Phone Pals 2002 4 6 32 Richard Melencio Shell Turbo Chargers References Category:UST Growling Tigers basketball team seasons Category:UAAP Season 60