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UST Growling Tigers basketball

October 20, 2023

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The UST Growling Tigers basketball is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Santo Tomas. The school has won 19 basketball titles including one in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They are one of the winningest teams in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) with 18 championships, the last coming in 2006 during Pido Jarencio's rookie year of coaching. Jarencio returned as the team's head coach after ten years since resigning in 2013. He formally replaced Bal David on February 3, 2023.[2][3]

UST Growling Tigers
UniversityUniversity of Santo Tomas
Founded1924
HistoryUST Glowing Goldies (1924–1992)
UST Golden Tigers (1992–1993)
UST Growling Tigers (1993–present)
Head coachPido Jarencio
LocationManila
NicknameGrowling Tigers
ColorsGold, black, and white[1]
     
UAAP Champions
UAAP Final Four
NCAA Champions
1930
Offseason Tournament Champions
Philippine Collegiate Champions League
2012

Schedule overview Edit

The Growling Tigers' preparation for the season begins in late-March, or at the tailend of the academic year. It was recently moved to late-April following a shift in the opening of the school calendar from June to August. UST usually plays in two major preseason tournaments for two to three months and they sometimes join provincial pocket tournaments in the lead-up to the UAAP tournament. On many occasions, a Team B lineup from their training pool is fielded to competitions that run parallel to another tournament.[4][5]

Among the off-season tournaments that the Growling Tigers participate in are the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup, MILCU Under-25 Summer tournament, Breakdown Basketball Invitational tournament, PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup and the Father Martin Cup.

In the 14-game UAAP men's basketball tournament, the Tigers play from twice to thrice weekly against the seven other member collegiate teams in the course of the two round-robin elimination games from early September until mid-November. Playoff games may last until December, after which the postseason tournaments begin.[6][7][8]

In the postseason, UST usually qualifies to participate in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League, depending on their rank from the concluded UAAP season.[9]

History Edit

See also: Category:UST Growling Tigers basketball team seasons

The Growling Tigers were originally known as the "Glowing Goldies," with the name derived from UST's school colors of gold and white. Their colors were in turn inspired by the flag of the Papal States since their pontifical status was obtained in 1902.[10]

Early years Edit

The history of UST's basketball program dates back to 1920 when they joined the Liga Catolica, an interscholastic sports league of Manila-based Catholic schools that was founded by San Beda, La Salle, Ateneo, Letran, and San Vicente de Paul College.[11]

The Glowing Goldies co-founded the NCAA in 1924 and won their first and only championship in 1930. They were coached by Chito Calvo who also served as the school's director of physical education. The team improved from being cellar dwellers in 1928 to finishing second in the standings behind University of the Philippines in 1929.[12][13]

An experimental sports meet among the triumvirate of UP, UST and National University called the "Big Three" and formed in 1930, arose from the schools' dissatisfaction with the NCAA's plan to incorporate the league with the Bureau of Commerce. A permission to stage the games was eventually granted by the league on the condition that NCAA events would be given priority over the use of sports facilities. The three schools later withdrew from the NCAA and the Big Three was formally inaugurated as a league in 1932. The Goldies won the championships from 1931 to 1934 behind the exploits of their three national team members, Jacinto Ciria Cruz, Primitivo Martinez, and Herminio Silva.[14][15]

Apart from the Big Three League, the Goldies also competed in the National Open Championship and tournaments organized by the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation where they won titles in 1935, 1937, 1940, and 1941.[16]

With the addition of Far Eastern University to the group in 1938, the Big Three League was dissolved and the UAAP was inaugurated. The Goldies lost to the Tamaraws in a game that decided the tournament's first champion. UST went on to record their first back-to-back championships in the next two years, although the 1939 crown was shared with FEU and UP when they all finished with identical 4–2 win–loss records. Herr Silva, who had ventured into coaching after the 1938 season took over the Goldies when Dr. Jose Rodríguez resigned. The 1940 champion team became known to sports scribes as the "Captains' Team" due to the presence of five skippers in the lineup. Aside from then team captain Gabby Fajardo, the others who had served as the Goldies' leaders in past tournaments were Francisco Vestil, Salvador Siao, Enrique Novales, and Gabby's brother Fely who was a transferee from Letran.[17][18][19]

Postwar era Edit

The postwar resumption of the UAAP in 1946 after a five-year absence saw the Glowing Goldies record their first undefeated season when they won all six of their games to claim their third straight championship. The team was honored in a ceremony on May 12, 1996, to commemorate the 50th year of the championship.[20]

UST Glowing Goldies 1946 UAAP men's basketball champions
Ramoncito Campos ∙ Edward Dee ∙ Francisco Vestil ∙ Benjamin Aranza ∙ Francisco Nepomuceno ∙ Demosthenes Nagtalon ∙ Tito Eduque ∙ Julian Malonso ∙ Pepito Genato ∙ Felipe Tiongco ∙ Ricardo Pineda ∙ Antonio Castillejo ∙ Pocholo Martinez
Head coach: Herminio Silva
UST Glowing Goldies 1947 UAAP men's basketball champions
Pepito Genato ∙ Julian Malonso ∙ Francisco Vestil ∙ Gabby Fajardo ∙ Fely Fajardo ∙ Ramon Hechanova ∙ Tony Dimayuga ∙ Edward Dee ∙ Ramoncito Campos ∙ Pocholo Martinez ∙ Pepe Esteva ∙ Tito Eduque ∙ Francisco Nepomuceno ∙ Demosthenes Nagtalon
Head coach: Herminio Silva

The following year, the Goldies were declared co-champions with FEU for the second time in the UAAP. In the deciding match, UST was leading towards the end of regulation when a power outage struck the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, forcing play to stop. When power had not been restored after an hour, the tournament organizers decided to award the 1947 championship to both teams. Francisco Vestil was named Most valuable player of the season.[17][21]

UST won over FEU again in 1949 for their sixth straight championship. It was their fourth straight title in the postwar era. The Tamaraws got their revenge when they defeated the Goldies for the UAAP, as well as the Intercollegiate championships in 1950.[22][23]

Redemption came early for UST when they won the 1951 National Open Championships in January after defeating the San Miguel Braves team of their former coach Chito Calvo, 47–41 in the Finals. This was the last time that a team from the UAAP won the National Open. The Glowing Goldies went on to win their first unshared three-peat championship in the UAAP from 1951 to 1953. In the 1951 UAAP Finals, Coach Silva put into play his peculiar strategy of dribbling the ball until time ran out. UST preserved their lead over FEU and went on to win the championship on a 43–34 score. Ning Ramos was selected MVP by the Philippine Sportswriters Association in 1952. He was joined by teammate Ramon Manulat in the Mythical team selection.[22][23][24][25]

The Goldies finished third behind FEU and first time champions NU in 1954. Francis Wilson was included in the PSA's Mythical first team selection, while Eddie Pacheco made it to the second team.[26][27]

In 1955, Fely Fajardo replaced longtime coach Herr Silva after the latter had fallen ill during his coaching stint at the 1954 World Championship in Brazil. UST was back to their winning ways when they dethroned NU for the UAAP title and then claimed the National Intercollegiate Championship in the postseason after beating University of the Visayas, 76–66. In the National Finals, the Goldies forced an overtime when team captain Andy Bautista converted both free throws to tie the score at 62–all. Wilson led the team in scoring with 21 points, while Jose Petel, Egie Serafico, and Benjamin Cabrera added 15, 12, and 10 points respectively.[28][29]

UST Glowing Goldies 1953 UAAP men's basketball champions
Napoleon Flores ∙ Francis Wilson ∙ Andy Bautista ∙ Ramon Manulat ∙ Rogelio (Egie) Serafico ∙ Ludovico Yambao ∙ Paing Hechanova ∙ Ning Ramos (C) ∙ Francisco Bato ∙ Jose Tapia ∙ Baltazar Garcia ∙ Jose Petel ∙ Filemon Cober
Head coach: Herminio Silva

UST–UE rivalry Edit

The Glowing Goldies met University of the East in the 1957 Final, in what was to be their first of eight championship meetings that spans until the beginning of the 1970s decade. The Warriors joined the league as an expansion team in 1952 with Manila Central University, Adamson, and the University of Manila. UST lost to UE, 55–64.[30]

UST got back at UE in 1959 by breaking their back-to-back championship streak after winning, 66–55. The Goldies who won the first round pennant struggled in the next round and had to go through a playoff against FEU in order to qualify for the right to face the defending champions in the Finals. They defeated the Tamaraws, 84–67 and then went on to deploy a tight man-to-man defense against the Warriors in the championship game. They had succeeded in limiting UE's leading scorer Roehl Nadurata to only four points, all of which came from free throws. The 6'3" Asencion Aparicio who hardly played long minutes was responsible for the defense on Nadurata. The Goldies' center was equally effective on offense when he scored 20 points in the game. This was the 11th championship won by UST since their 1939 title.[31]

A loss to FEU in the four-team championship round prevented the Glowing Goldies from defending their championship. They made it to the semifinals by defeating the MCU Tigers, 87–72 in a playoff for the fourth and last berth where UE, FEU and UP had already qualified. FEU's Romy Diaz set a new scoring record when he tallied 40 points in ousting UST, 91–81 from the 1960 Finals. Valentino Rosabal won the 1960 Rookie of the year award.[32][33][34][35]

In 1963, the UAAP introduced the twice-to-beat advantage format for the first time to replace the existing one-game championship. UST defeated UE in two games, but the victory was placed under protest by the Warriors. The subject of the protest was a UST player's ineligibility for having played for a commercial team in the National Open in the summer, which was against league rules.[36] The protest was upheld by the UAAP board, and as a result awarded the championship to UE. The Warriors also became the recipients of the El Oro trophy for having been champions for three straight years. Rosabal was named MVP, while point guard Aric del Rosario won the 1963 Rookie of the year award.[37][38][34][39]

 
Loyzaga coached the Glowing Goldies from 1964 until 1966

UST did not have a promising start to their 1964 season. They lost to the University of the Visayas in the National Collegiate Championship in March and Fajardo had stepped down as coach at the start of the UAAP tournament in September. Sonny Reyes and Orly Bauzon, their team's top scorers dropped out of the team to play in the MICAA. Herr Silva returned as their interim coach, but the Goldies still lost their opening game against UE, 81–82. Things began to look up when Caloy Loyzaga, who had just retired as a player in April got on board to be the team's permanent head coach. The Goldies won their next games and got back at UE on a close 58–57 win to qualify to the Finals against FEU. UST had erased FEU's twice-to-beat advantage and turned the championship into a best-of-three affair when they won, 61–60. Aric del Rosario scored all of his team's points to put the Goldies ahead 60–55 from a 53–54 deficit. In the next game, FEU's Rolando Mojica scored 35 points to lead his team over UST, 69–58 and extend the Finals to a deciding third game. It was another close game with a series of one-point lead changes until the final ten seconds when the Goldies' Romeo Ramos was fouled by an FEU defender while driving to the basket. Ramos split his free throws to tie the score at 64–all as time ran out in regulation. UST managed to get the 71–68 overtime win and the championship. According to sports historian Jose Maria Escoda, newspapers at that time described the UST–FEU series as the most exhilarating matchup in the postwar history of the UAAP.[40][41]

Championship head-to-head
No. Year Champion Runner-up
1 1957 UE UST
2 1959 UST UE
3 1963 UE UST[a]
4 1965 UE UST
5 1966 UE UST
6 1967 co-champions
7 1968 UE UST
8 1971 UE UST
9 1984 UE UST
10 1985 UE UST
Series: UE leads 9–2

The Goldies met UE again in the 1965 UAAP Finals. They prevented the Warriors from scoring a season sweep after winning their second-round game, 74–70 in overtime. They ended up tied at first place in the standings with identical 7-1 records. The Goldies won the first game of the best-of-three series, 69–67 after Danny Florencio, their rookie forward out of FEATI University made back-to-back steals that were converted to baskets in the game's final seconds. The Warriors retaliated with a 72–65 win in Game 2, and then took the crown in the deciding third game of the series. Florencio erupted for 40 points, but fouled out after committing two quick fouls on UE's Sonny Jaworski, the last coming in the final ten seconds of the game and with the score tied at 84–all. The Warriors forced two turnovers on UST and scored the last four points for an 88–84 victory.[42][43]

The 1966 preseason bore testament to the tenacity of the Goldies' rivalry with the Warriors when their National Collegiate game ended in a brawl. UST was trying to prevent UE from once again completing a sweep when in the last four seconds of the game, a ten-minute long fight broke out on the playing court. The game was stopped as the referees were unable to take control of the situation, with the Goldies trailing 67–73. As a result of a hearing held by the Basketball Association of the Philippines, six players from both teams were each handed down a one-year suspension. UE's Jaworski, Nat Canson, Fernando Paseos, and UST's Florencio, team captain Manuel Tan, and Ceferino dela Paz were the recipients of the ban for throwing fists and elbows during the altercation. The penalties were later reduced to six months upon appeal by both schools, but the players would still miss the first month of the UAAP tournament which was set to start in August. The Warriors were awarded the National Collegiate championship, citing a rule that if the game is interrupted after the 35th minute, the team that leads is declared the winner. The two teams met again to contest the UAAP crown after finishing the elimination rounds with identical 6–2 records. The Goldies were swept in the best-of-three series, with the second game ending on a close 77–78 score.

Egie Serafico was appointed head coach after the 1966 season when Caloy Loyzaga resigned to assume coaching duties for the national team. UST faced the Warriors for the third straight year in the 1967 UAAP Finals. The series had been contested once again in a deciding third game, which took a strange turn at the start of the second half. Both Serafico and Baby Dalupan, coaches of the two opposing teams refused to be the first to submit to the game officials their list of their starting five prior to the tip-off. Even as the Glowing Goldies led by 11 points at 51–40 at halftime, their starters led by Bogs Adornado, Lawrence Mumar, and Cirilo Fabiosa were already in foul trouble. After repeated warnings to both teams, referee Antonio Esclabanan declared the game a no contest, citing the unsportsmanlike behavior of the two coaches. The league later recognized UST and UE as co-champions of the season.[44][45]

The Goldies ended up as runners-up to the Warriors for two more years in 1968 and 1971, sandwiching UE's two undefeated seasons in 1969 and 1970 where they were declared automatic champions. UST was the last team to try to prevent the sweep in 1969 after all the other three teams lost to UE in the elimination games. The Goldies went unsuccessful and bowed to the Warriors, 96–105. UE won two more games for a 10–0 sweep the following year, adding victories over the UAAP's sixth member, the Adamson Falcons who had been readmitted to the league that year.[37]

UST Glowing Goldies 1964 UAAP men's basketball champions
Romeo Ramos ∙ Aric del Rosario ∙ Bobby Salonga ∙ Manuel Tan ∙ Alfredo Reyes ∙ Cristino Reynoso ∙ Juanito Petel ∙ Hector Hipolito ∙ Rene Hawkins ∙ Jaime Manalon ∙ Ernesto Arcales ∙ Anselmo Briones ∙ Fernando Lipata ∙ Ceferino dela Paz
Head coach: Carlos Loyzaga
UST Glowing Goldies 1967 UAAP men's basketball champions
George Lizares ∙ Manuel Veles ∙ Lawrence Mumar ∙ Maximo Laurel ∙ Jesse Caimol ∙ Andrew Malkinson ∙ Remigio Concepcion ∙ Alfonso Lao ∙ Benjamin Arriola ∙ Francis Lobres ∙ Cirilo Fabiosa ∙ Bogs Adornado ∙ Amor Gonzales ∙ Tommy Gutierrez
Head coach: Egie Serafico

Cordero and Jarencio eras Edit

Former UST forward Francis Wilson was appointed head coach in 1975. He had only managed to steer the team to a fifth-place finish that year, and despite a turnaround season in 1976 where they ended up as third placers, four of the Goldies' senior players left to play in the MICAA after a rumored falling-out with the coaching staff. This left the 1977 roster with eight rookies and six second-stringers, with the exception of third year guard Ray Obias who became a scoring revelation the previous season. While the Glowing Goldies were no longer championship contenders, their rivalry with UE continued when the two teams battled towards the end of eliminations for the #4 rank in the standings. UST prevailed with a down-the-wire 76–75 win. They were actually leading at 76–72 with 43 seconds left in the game, but the Warriors scored three straight unanswered points. The Goldies weathered the uprising by keeping possession from the remaining five seconds until the buzzer. UST next defeated UP to prevent them from entering the Finals against FEU. Edmund Yee, Ricky Valero, and Danny Calsado led the Goldies with their balanced scoring, but it was the team's 18 steals that carried UST to victory. The Goldies ended up at fourth in the standings with 5 wins and 5 losses, while UE fell to fifth with a 4–6 record.[46][47][48]

Serafico came back to replace Wilson as UST's coach in 1978. He had laid out a two-year rebuilding plan for the team that has failed to advance to the postseason in recent years. The Glowing Goldies had again become UE's adversary when they met in 1979 for the playoff that would determine FEU's opponent in the Finals. Both teams ended the eliminations with a 9–3 record. UST came out on top with a 114–104 win and dethroned the Warriors, who held the 1978 title. Yee led in scoring with 34 points, but it was his collaboration with Ed Cordero and Frank Natividad that gave the team the win. The three combined for 28 points in an eight-minute stretch to surmount UE's 60–45 lead in the second half. Serafico's program saw an early success with the Goldies' entry to the Finals. UST's offense was anchored mainly on Cordero, the team's center who had set a scoring record when he finished with 54 points against Adamson in the first round. He later revealed that he had been nursing a fever prior to the playoff game against UE. His condition worsened and was hospitalized after the game, making him unavailable to play in the championship where FEU held a twice-to-beat advantage. Natividad and Yee took up the scoring cudgels with 38 and 25 respectively, but were soundly beaten, 89–100. The team trailed FEU at the half, 27–51.[49][50]

Like in 1969, the Goldies were again faced with the task of preventing an automatic championship by a rival team. FEU went undefeated in 11 games and their last scheduled match in the two round-robin eliminations of the 1980 season was against UST. Cordero, who was still the center of the team's offense was supported in their starting lineup by Edgar Bilasano, Louis Cu, Nestor Lugue, and Paquito Maristela. Maristela had replaced the already graduated Edmund Yee at the forward position. The 6'4" Cesar Calayag alternated with Lugue in guarding Anthony Williams, their opponent's high-scoring American forward. The Goldies who had trailed FEU, 37–42 at the half opened up a rally led by rookie Raymond Fran to put the team to within two at 49–51. The lead changes went back and forth until the 69–70 count, with UST trailing. Both teams went scoreless in the next three minutes until Cu and the Tamaraws' Jojo Valle traded baskets to up the score to 71–72 with 34 seconds left in the game. A botched play off the Goldies' last timeout caused the team a 30-second violation. In the next play, FEU held on to the ball until the buzzer sounded and were declared champions of the season. Serafico later resigned and was replaced by Eddie Pacheco, another former Goldie as the team's head coach.[51][52]

Pido Jarencio set the scoring record for the season in 1982 when he made 50 points in their 116–93 win over NU in the first round. The team opened their season with an 82–91 loss to Adamson where Jarencio topscored for 15 points. Charlie Badion, who led Mapúa to the 1981 NCAA championship replaced Pacheco as coach of the Glowing Goldies. UST had the chance to qualify to the 1983 Finals when they tied UP at second place at the end of eliminations with an 8–4 record. They defeated the Maroons both times in the eliminations, with the second-round game ending on a 76–71 score. UP got payback by beating the Goldies in the playoff for the second Finals slot, which ended on a close 87–85 score. Jarencio was selected to the Mythical team that year.[53][54][55][56][57]

The 1984 UAAP Finals was a best-of-three series, where the Glowing Goldies were once again facing UE. UST won in Game 2, behind Jarencio's 34 points to avenge their Game 1 loss to the Warriors. The Goldies kept up with UE's offense until the first five minutes of the second half when the Warriors started to shift gears to win the championship on a 112–99 score. Jarencio and UE's Allan Caidic, front runners in the MVP race turned the game into a shooting contest by scoring 48 and 46 points respectively. Jarencio, who was hobbled with four fouls from as early as the 22nd minute failed to get support from his teammates as he scored most of their points in the second half. The Goldies trailed by as much as 19 points late in the game. They had defeated UE in both games of the elimination rounds.[54]

The Goldies and the Warriors met again in the 1985 UAAP Finals. The two teams were on equal footing as UE topped the first round with a 5–1 record, while the Goldies became the tournament's #1 seed with 9 wins against 3 losses. UE's lone loss in the first round was to the Glowing Goldies with Jarencio scoring a season high 43 points. The Warriors defeated FEU in a playoff for the second seed qualifier and then handily defeated UST in two games to crown themselves as champions for the second straight year.[58]

Player migration Edit

In 1987, the Glowing Goldies had to drop their top scorer Bennett Palad and big man Rabbi Tomacruz from the roster due to academic deficiencies. Tomacruz had failed to enroll in time for the submission of the lineup, making him ineligible for the season. Sophomore recruits Fedencio Oblina, and Rohimust Santos, Jr. stepped up in place of Palad and Tomacruz. After placing fourth at the end of the first round, UST won back-to-back games to move up to a tie for third place at the standings. It was then that officials of Adamson filed a protest against one of their players. The UAAP Board found Oblina to be ineligible for failing his NCEE qualifying tests which resulted to the reversal of four of UST's won games. The Glowing Goldies dropped to 7th place in the standings at 2–7 from their original 6–3 record. Aric del Rosario sat out in their next game and was replaced by then coach of the women's team Orly Bauzon. Oblina was handed a lifetime ban by the UAAP. The Goldies ended the season with 3 wins against 11 losses.[59][60][61]

Bauzon formally replaced Del Rosario as the Goldies' head coach for the 1988 season. Palad was excluded from the roster for the second straight year for having exceeded the five-year playing limit in the UAAP. The league counted his participation in the PABL in 1987 as a playing year despite his absence from the UAAP. To add to the team's woes, starting point guard Alfrancis Chua quit the team in the first round of eliminations after a misunderstanding with a member of the coaching staff. Chua's decision to leave was finalized after a meeting with Bauzon and PE director Fr. Franklin Beltran. UST ended their season at seventh place for the second year with the same 3–11 record.[62][63][64]

1989 saw a shakeup in UST's basketball program when the nucleus of their Golden Nuggets juniors basketball team made a surprising transfer to rival Adamson in the summer. The Nuggets, regarded as the tallest basketball team in the country with their 6'11" team captain EJ Feihl, 6'8" Marlou Aquino, and 6'6" Giovanni Pineda in the lineup had lost Aquino, Pineda, Manuel Cucio, and Gerard Hipolito in the transfer. Joining the high school players were the Nuggets' head coach Hector Hipolito and his assistant Charlie Dy, as well as seniors coach Orly Bauzon and sophomore player Bong dela Cruz, who was also a former Golden Nugget. Reports say that the exodus was caused by a rift between the school's administration and the coaching staff.[65]

The Glowing Goldies made a turnaround in 1990 from their dismal 2-win season in 1989. They won eight straight games, with one coming from a reversal of their 10-point first round loss to La Salle after Green Archer Noli Locsin was declared ineligible by the board. The strong start was partly attributed to the presence of Feihl, their now 7-foot tall rookie center. Feihl unfortunately fell ill in the middle of the season and UST went on to lose all their remaining games for an 8–6 record and a tie at fourth place with FEU in the standings.[66][67]

Despite Feihl's transfer to Adamson in 1991, the Goldies had a winning season, where they began their UAAP campaign on a five-game winning streak. They defeated FEU, 114–84 on opening day and went on to beat Ateneo, NU, and Adamson in their next games. They trailed the Falcons by more than ten points at the half, but made a comeback to win, 103–101. Their next match against UE also yielded a close 74–72 win before suffering back-to-back losses to close out the first round at second place with a 5–2 record. They won all but one game in the second round with an 80–85 loss to La Salle. They ended up tied with FEU at second place with an 11–3 record. They lost by six points to the Tamaraws in the playoff to determine La Salle's opponent in the Finals on an 89–95 score. The Goldies had complained of spotty officiating in the game, which at one point in the second half resulted to a 20-minute debris-pelting protest from the stands. The game, though, had not been close with FEU leading by as much as 23 points, and even as the Goldies were able to limit them to only two points coming from free throws in the last three and a half minutes, they were only able to come within nine points. The Goldies were also outrebounded by their opponents, 23–35. Dennis Espino, who made it to the Mythical selection topscored for UST with 23 points.[68][69][70][71]

The Growling Tigers Edit

As hosts of the 1992 tournament, UST unveiled a new mascot during the UAAP opening ceremonies following a change in their varsity moniker from the "Glowing Goldies" to the "Tigers". The move behind the renaming of the team was recalled in a 2007 speech by returning rector Fr. Rolando dela Rosa when he first assumed the position in 1991. Because the Goldies literally represented the gold and white school colors, UST never had a mascot for their varsity teams. The Tiger was chosen after Dela Rosa instructed Bro. Rolando Atienza, UST's PE moderator to come up with an appropriate mascot. For the second time in UAAP history, the Golden Tigers met FEU in a game that was interrupted by a power outage. Prior to the game, UST was tied with the Tamaraws at first place with a 10–2 record. They lost to La Salle, 80–82 and FEU lost to Adamson, resulting to a quadruple tie among the four teams with 10–3 records. In the Tigers' last game in the eliminations, power went out at the Loyola Center with 3:47 remaining in the game and with UST trailing, 56–68. The UAAP board decided to reschedule the last three minutes of the game on a later date. UST ended up losing, 76–87 and settled for fourth place with 10 wins against 4 losses. Team captain Udoy Belmonte and Rey Evangelista were chosen to the Mythical first team, while Espino made it to the second team.[72][73][74][75][76][77]

14–0 season Edit

In 1993, the UAAP implemented the Final Four semifinal playoffs to replace the outright Finals series between the top two teams. The Tigers started their season with a 27-point blowout win over Ateneo, and then went on to have easy wins in their next three games, including another 31-point rout over NU. Their next game against FEU was once again marred by a power failure when they played at the Araneta Coliseum, though the game was finished after a long delay with UST prevailing, 78–66. The team had been winning their games consistently that even when Aric del Rosario failed to show up in their match against NU due to a scheduling conflict, they were still able to win by 17 points. The Final Four was negated as the Tigers went on to sweep all 14 of their games and were declared automatic champions. Espino, who was declared MVP made it to the Mythical selection with teammates Patrick Fran and Rey Evangelista. Udoy Belmonte was selected to the Mythical second team.[78]

UST–La Salle rivalry Edit

See also: La Salle–UST rivalry

The Growling Tigers met La Salle in the 1994 UAAP Finals for the first time since their overtime loss in the 1948 National Open Championship title match. The Green Archers joined the league as the UAAP's eighth member in 1986 under controversial circumstances. The school first applied for membership in 1981, but was denied when three of the seven-member schools voted against their acceptance due to the violent reputation brought about by their recent championship game in the NCAA. UST was among those that voted out La Salle. The school managed to get two-thirds of votes in their favor in 1985, paving the way to their entry to the UAAP.[79][80]

Even with Adamson's suspension in 1994, the Tigers still struggled and could only manage to land at fourth place at the end of the first round with 3 wins against 3 losses. They turned the season around by winning five games including four straight in the second round for an 8–4 record that was good for third place and a spot in the Final Four playoffs. The Tigers also denied La Salle a season sweep when they won, 68–66 in the second round to also avenge their 73–83 loss in the previous round. They overcame UE's twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals and had to force a deciding Game 3 in the Finals against La Salle to win their third back-to-back title since the 1948–49 and 1952–53 seasons. The Tigers also helped to achieve the UAAP's first and only triple championship after the Tiger Cubs and the Tigresses earlier won the titles in their respective divisions. Espino was named season MVP for the second straight year.[81][82][83]

UST met La Salle and won the championship two more times in 1995 and 1996 for their second four-peat since the 1946–49 seasons. They topped the 1995 eliminations with an 11–3 record, but like in 1994, they had to beat the Archers in three games to win the title. They also struggled to defeat their Finals opponent in the second round by overcoming two overtime periods for an 87–84 win. They came in at second behind La Salle in the standings after the 1996 eliminations with a 10–4 record, but were able to sweep them in the best-of-three Finals. With the 1996 title, the Tigers became the second winningest team in the UAAP behind UE after claiming their 17th title. Chris Cantonjos won the 1995 MVP award, while Estong Ballesteros was selected to the 1996 Mythical team.[84][85]

The Growling Tigers met the Green Archers yet again in the 1997 Final Four playoffs with UST holding a twice-to-beat advantage. The two teams split their two round-robin elimination games and finished with identical 10–4 records, but the Tigers had a superior +5 quotient over the Archers. UST lost in two games, with Game 2 going into overtime at 72–74.[86]

After winning, 80–72 against UP in the playoff for the fourth semifinal slot, the Tigers faced the top-seeded Green Archers for their 1998 Final Four match. They lost in two games after taking Game 1 on a 55–51 win.

Championship head-to-head
No. Year Champion Runner-up
1 1994 UST La Salle
2 1995 UST La Salle
3 1996 UST La Salle
4 1999 La Salle UST
5 2013 La Salle UST
Series: UST leads 3–2

The Growling Tigers made it back to the Finals in 1999 and went up against La Salle for the fourth time since 1994. UST featured a rookie-laden roster, but among the players were four junior MVPs in Alwyn Espiritu, Derick Hubalde, Marvin Ortiguerra, and Emmerson Oreta. They won their first ten games and ended up tied at first place in the standings with La Salle at 11–3. It was their second best start since winning 17 straight from the 1993–94 seasons. The Tigers' second-round game against Ateneo had to be stopped after the referees failed to control the players' physicality which resulted to a melee at the Cuneta Astrodome. UST was leading, 50–46 before the stoppage. The last quarter of the game was continued a week later in a closed door match at the Lyceum Gym. The Tigers ended up losing to Ateneo, 60–63. UST ended up tied with La Salle at first place at the end of the elimination rounds with 11 wins and 3 losses, but lost the playoff for the #1 seed against the Green Archers. They met Ateneo again in the Final Four and won, 75–74. The championship series went down to a deciding Game 3 and the Tigers had the chance to win in regulation, with a two-point lead. UST's Gilbert Lao was fouled with 15 seconds remaining and split his free throws for a 67–64 score. La Salle's Dino Aldeguer then converted a three-point shot to send the game into overtime. The Archers went on to win, 78–75.[87][88][89][90]

2000s Edit

UST opened their 2000 season with a 54–65 loss to FEU, but bounced back with four straight wins. They then suffered back-to-back losses to end the first round with a 4–3 record in a tie for fourth place with UE. The team's inconsistency carried over to the second round and brought them the same fourth-place result at 8 wins and 6 losses for another tie with UE, who they defeated in the playoff for the fourth semifinal slot, 65–61. They once again lost to the #1 ranked La Salle in the Final Four, 62–65. The Tigers fell to a 0–11 scoring drought near the end of the first half for a 32–39 score. Derick Hubalde shot three straight three-pointers to come within three at 62–65 in the last 1:03 of the game. He was also able to force a La Salle turnover by stealing off Mon Jose, however, he failed to pass to the unguarded Cyrus Baguio and opted to take the shot himself. Hubalde missed a game-tying three to give La Salle the win and were again eliminated from the Finals for the third time since 1997.[91][92][93]

 
Cyrus Baguio (pictured left) played for the Growling Tigers from 1998 until 2002

The departure of key players caused the Growling Tigers to miss the Final Four for the first time in 2001 since the implementation of its format in 1993. Ortiguerra had already turned professional, while Baguio and Lao were all dropped from the roster due to academic deficiencies. They started the season on a 4-game losing streak and ended the first round in a tie with UP at sixth place with a 2–5 record. The Tigers' back-to-back wins over Adamson and the front-running Ateneo to start the second round gave the team a resurgence at the Final Four, but went on to lose crucial games against NU, La Salle and FEU. They ended the season at sixth place with 6 wins and 8 losses, topped by a 76–72 win over UE. Warren de Guzman was selected to the All-rookie team at the awarding ceremonies.[94][95][96]

With Cyrus Baguio back in the lineup for the 2002 season, the Growling Tigers also made it back to the Final Four. UST qualified to the semifinals despite losing to the #2 seed UE on the last game of the eliminations to finish at fourth place with an 8–6 record. They lost to La Salle once again in the Final Four, but the season for the Tigers had been promising after finishing as runners-up in the Ambrosio Padilla Cup in the summer and as semifinalists in the Father Martin Cup. They also qualified to participate in the Collegiate Champions League in the postseason.[97][98][99][100]

Aric del Rosario stepped down as head coach at the end of the 2003 season after the Growling Tigers finished in a tie for fifth place with a 5–9 record. They won their last game of the eliminations over UP in overtime, 92–89.[101]

Nel Parado replaced Del Rosario as interim coach beginning in the postseason when UST participated in the 2003 PBL Platinum Cup. Their respectable showing in the tournament earned Parado a nod and a permanent tenure from the school's Institute of the Physical Education and Athletics. The Growling Tigers were off to a fair start in their 2004 UAAP campaign as they ended the first round tied at third place with La Salle and UE with a 4–3 record. UST, however failed to win a single game in the second round to finish the season at seventh place with a 4–10 record.[102][103][104]

The Growling Tigers broke their 1989 record for their worst start when they went 0–5 to open the 2005 season. Their 12-game losing streak which began at the start of the second round of the previous season ended with their 107–100 overtime win over the winless NU Bulldogs. NU got back at UST with a 74–73 second round win for their first and only victory of the season. The Tigers ended the elimination rounds with the same 4–10 record from 2004, but on a higher rank at sixth place above Adamson and NU. The lone highlight of their campaign was when they stopped Ateneo's seven-game win streak in the second round by winning, 77–73. It was a turnaround for the team after placing third in the Father Martin Cup and winning the PRISAA tournament in the offseason. Jervy Cruz, who was a member of their training pool won the PRISAA MVP award. He was set to play his first year in the UAAP, but was pulled out of the roster due to academic deficiencies.[105][106][107][108][109]

 
"Re-live '96 at Season '69!": The Thomasian crowd at the deciding game of the Season 69 men's basketball finals

When Parado's contract expired in February 2006, UST hired Pido Jarencio, their former star player who had made a name for himself in the Philippine Basketball Association. Jarencio, though, had no prior coaching experience which made critics question the school's decision to choose him as Parado's replacement. This observation was made evident when the Tigers went 2–4 in the first round of eliminations of the 2006 season. The teams had played one less game in each of the rounds with the absence of La Salle due to their suspension for the season. Things began to turn around for UST in their third game in the second round when they defeated the NU Bulldogs, 75–67 to end a four-game losing streak and improve their record to 3–5 to move to a tie for fourth place with Adamson and NU. The Tigers went on a three-game win streak, the last of which was an 88–80 overtime win over league-leading Ateneo to snap the Blue Eagles' undefeated record and avenge their 78–114 blowout loss in the first round. UST defeated Adamson, 77–74 in their last game of the eliminations to tie the Falcons at third place with a 6–6 record. They defeated Adamson again in the playoff for the #3 seed prior to the Final Four pairings. In defeating the second-seeded UE Red Warriors, the Growling Tigers became the fifth team in the UAAP Final Four era to advance to the Finals on a twice-to-beat disadvantage. They had reached the Finals for the first time since the 1999 playoff games. UST captured the UAAP title in three games after a 76–74 overtime win against Ateneo for their 18th championship in the league. Jojo Duncil was named Finals MVP, while Jarencio was hailed Coach of the Year. Jervy Cruz was earlier selected to the Mythical team during the ceremony for the individual awards.[110][111][112][113][114][115][116]

 
Jervy Cruz (leftmost) won the 2007 UAAP MVP award

UST failed to defend their championship after they were eliminated in the 2007 playoffs. The Tigers, who ended up tied at fourth place with FEU at the end of eliminations with an 8–6 record, were looking to qualify to the stepladder semifinals after UE went undefeated and automatically qualified to the Finals. They defeated the Tamaraws in a playoff for the remaining semifinal slot where their opponents were limited to just six points in the second quarter. They then lost their knockout game to the third-seeded Ateneo Blue Eagles, 64–69 in the first round of the stepladder semifinals, signifying the end of their UAAP season. Jervy Cruz, who topped the statistical points tally was named season MVP.[117][118][119]

The Tigers missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the last eight years when they ended the 2008 season at fifth place with a 6–8 record. Cruz was selected to the Mythical team for the third straight year.[120]

Despite winning only six games, the Growling Tigers had qualified to the Final Four after the NU Bulldogs defeated and eliminated La Salle at the end of the 2009 eliminations. UST finished the first round with 4 wins against 3 losses, but only managed to win two games in the second round. The Adamson Falcons had the same 4–3 record in the first round, but fared worse by winning only a single game in the next round. La Salle had a chance to overtake UST had they won over NU due to a superior +13 quotient over the Tigers. UST lost to defending champions Ateneo, 64–81 in their Final Four match. Team captain Dylan Ababou was named MVP and scoring leader of the season, while Jeric Teng won the Rookie of the year award.[121][122][123]

2010s Edit

In what was Jarencio's worst win–loss record as coach in the UAAP, the Growling Tigers ended their 2010 season at seventh place with a 4–10 record. UST placed fifth after the first round of eliminations with a 3–4 record, but were only able to secure a single win in the next round. Except for their opening game against the UE Red Warriors where they won by 13 points, the scores of the rest of their wins were from close-scoring matches, including their first round match against UP which went into overtime.[124][125]

The Growling Tigers who celebrated their quadricentennial year in 2011 made it back to the Final Four after finishing the eliminations at fourth place with an 8–6 record. They were beaten anew by the four-peat seeking Ateneo Blue Eagles in their playoff game, 66–69. UST had trailed Ateneo by ten points in the last three minutes of the game, but were able to bring the lead down to three with five seconds remaining. Jeric Fortuna missed a three-point attempt to end the game in defeat.[126]

UST made it back to the Finals in 2012 after defeating the NU Bulldogs, who qualified to the Final Four for the first time in 11 years. The Tigers finished second at the end of eliminations with a 10–4 record, but were swept in their championship series by the Ateneo Blue Eagles, making their opponents five-peat champions of the tournament. Karim Abdul was selected to the Mythical team during the awarding ceremony for individual players. UST won the Philippine Collegiate Champions League title in the postseason after beating Ateneo in a three-game series. Jeric Teng was named tournament MVP.[127][128][129][130]

The Growling Tigers reached the Finals again and faced the La Salle Green Archers for the first time since their 1999 championship series. Their 73-72 Game 1 win snapped the Archers' nine-game winning streak. La Salle went on to win the next two games to bag the 2013 championship. UST made it to the Finals when they defeated the NU Bulldogs in the Final Four with a twice-to-win disadvantage and became the first fourth-ranked team in UAAP history to eliminate the #1 seed in a playoff series.[131][90][132]

Jarencio resigned in January 2014 after accepting an offer to coach in the PBA. His assistant Bong dela Cruz who was also a former Glowing Goldie was appointed as his replacement. With their key players falling to injuries and the unfamiliarity of a new system, the Growling Tigers failed to advance to the semifinals. They finished the season on a four-game losing streak to place sixth with a 5–9 record. Karim Abdul made it to the Mythical team for the third straight year. The team had a successful preseason with their runner-up finish in the Father Martin Cup in the summer.[133][134][135][136]

UST made it to the Finals for the third time in four years after defeating the 2014 champions, the NU Bulldogs in the Final Four. NU has been the Tigers' semifinal opponent for the third time in the last four years. The Growling Tigers became the fifth team in UAAP history to reach the Finals after missing the playoffs in the previous season. FEU defeated UST in three games to win their 20th championship and their first after a decade. The Tigers who were facing FEU in the finals for the first time since 1979 won both games against them in the eliminations. Kevin Ferrer and Ed Daquioag were selected to the Mythical team during the presentation of awards for Season 78.[137][138][139][140]

Another former Glowing Goldie was tapped to be the new head coach of the Growling Tigers beginning in the 2016 season. Controversies hounded the team immediately after the 2015 season ended which prompted Dela Cruz to step down and be replaced by Boy Sablan, who was a teammate of Pido Jarencio in the 1980s. The ill-prepared Tigers who lost Ferrer, Daquioag and Abdul to graduation only managed to win three games to record their worst win–loss record in the Final Four era.[141][142]

The Tigers sank further when they almost went winless in 2017. The team went on a 17-game losing streak that dated back from the second round of the previous season. Their lone win, which has become UST's worst record eclipsed their 2–12 season in 1989. Sablan was terminated at the end of the season.[143]

When champion coach Aldin Ayo announced his resignation from La Salle in December 2017, talks of his transfer to UST went abuzz. He eventually confirmed his appointment in January through a post on his social media account. During the elimination rounds, the Tigers' key players suffered injuries with Steve Akomo getting a concussion and CJ Cansino tearing his left ACL, causing both to bow out of the 2018 season. They were fourth in the standings at one point during the second round, but they lost all four of their remaining games to crash out of the Final Four and finish sixth with a 5–9 record.[144][145][146][147]

The Growling Tigers overcame two semifinal do-or-die matches to reach the 2019 Finals against the undefeated Ateneo Blue Eagles. They ended the eliminations having the same 8–6 record of FEU, but were ranked lower at fourth place due to an inferior -6 quotient. They defeated the Tamaraws, 81–71 in a knockout match and then took down the second-seeded UP Fighting Maroons in two games in the second stage of the stepladder playoffs. They were then swept by Ateneo in their best-of-three championship series. Soulémane Chabi Yo was named season MVP, while Mark Nonoy won the Rookie of the Year award.[148][149][150][151]

2020s Edit

When news broke out on August 20, 2020, that Cansino had been kicked out of the team, it was revealed that the Tigers had been staying in Sorsogon since June. Ayo resigned amid ongoing investigations by the school, the UAAP, the Commission on Higher Education, and the Games and Amusements Board on possible health protocols and quarantine violations that may have been committed by the group. Former Tigers team captain Jino Manansala was appointed interim coach in place of Ayo. In the aftermath, 12 of the 16 players from the 2019 team transferred to other schools, with Cansino going to UP, the trio of Rhenz Abando, Brent Paraiso and Ira Bataller to Letran, and Mark Nonoy and Deo Cuajao to La Salle. Tiger Cub center JB Lina withdrew his commitment to play for the Tigers' senior men's team and proceeded to enroll at UP.[152][153][154]

The UAAP Board announced the cancellation of Season 83 on December 11, 2020. It marked the first time since World War II that an entire season is cancelled by the league. Season 82 was also cut short with the similar cancellation of the games in the second semester of the academic year due to the extended community quarantine from the COVID-19 pandemic.[155]

The belatedly-run 84th season of the UAAP began in the second semester of the 2021–22 school year in March 2022, and even as training and preparations for the tournament had been ongoing since Manansala took over the team in October 2020, the composition of their roster could not immediately be finalized due to player transfers. Reigning MVP Soulémane Chabi Yo left the team in November 2021 after the announcement of the cancellation of Season 83. He decided to join a semi-professional team in the Liga EBA in Spain.[156][157][158]

The 2021 squad won only three games and were riddled with blowout losses throughout the season, as they ended the tournament on a six-game losing streak. Their 50-point defeat at the hands of the Ateneo Blue Eagles, in particular, broke the league's record for the largest losing margin since record-keeping has been automated in 2003.[159][160]

Manansala's assistant coaches, led by McJour Luib tendered their resignation at the end of the tournament. The futile efforts to reinstate former coach Aldin Ayo played a big role in the coaching staff's departure. Manansala, meanwhile, was reassigned to coach the school's high school program, as rumors of a corporate backer taking over team management began circulating around the sporting community.[161][162]

The IPEA announced in July 2022 the appointment of former Growling Tiger and PBA player Bal David as the team's new head coach. With sporting events all around going back to normal, UST participated in the preseason tournaments by joining the PBA D-League and Filoil. Manansala and former Tiger Cubs coach Albert Alocillo served as interim coaches to the two tournaments as they were transitioning to a new system under David.[163][164]

Even as the Tigers fared well in the preseason, they were waylaid by the decommitment of their prized recruits. Fil-American Gani Stevens, who came along Minnesota teammate Willie Wilson in April 2022 made a surprise transfer to the UE Red Warriors' camp in August. Kean Baclaan, their high-scoring point guard, meanwhile decided to leave for the NU Bulldogs a few days after news on Stevens was reported. The team's lineup was further depleted after veterans Sherwin Concepcion and Bryan Santos were both ruled ineligible by the UAAP for having exceeded the league's age limit. With seven new players in the roster, the Tigers won only one game in the 2022 season. After winning their opening game against the Adamson Falcons, UST went on a 13-game losing streak to match their 2017 record for the fewest games won in the team's history. At the end of the elimination rounds, Nic Cabañero and Adama Faye led the league in scoring and rebounds with averages of 17.6 points and 12.2 rebounds per game respectively.[165][166][167][168]

Coaches Edit

The Growling Tigers have had 20 coaches in around a century's existence of their basketball program. Pido Jarencio returned after a couple of coaching changes since Aldin Ayo's departure in the wake of the Sorsogon Bubble controversy. Jarencio resigned at the end of the 2013 season after leading the Tigers for eight years which resulted to one championship and two runner-up finishes.[154][163][3]

In the team's history, five of their head coaches became coaches of the national team,[24][169][44] and four went on to coach teams in the Philippine Basketball Association.[170]

Herr Silva and Aric del Rosario are the team's longest tenured coaches, each compiling 17 years in service. Silva's years at the helm of the Goldies were interwoven with Fely Fajardo's tenure in the 1950s and included a one-game stint as an interim coach in 1964 after Fajardo's abrupt resignation prior to the start of the UAAP season. He is also the school's winningest coach with nine championships, the first of which were six straight titles from 1939 until 1949 (interrupted by the war), and then a three-peat from 1951 to 1953. Del Rosario was promoted head coach in 1985 following a stint with UST's junior basketball program. He stepped down after three years following a controversy involving one of his players' eligibility. He came back in 1990 and led the Tigers to a four-year championship run, the first of which was an undefeated 1993 campaign.[22][23]

Silva was also enshrined to the PSC's Philippine Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 as coach of the 1954 national team that competed in the Brazil World Championship.[171] Chito Calvo was included in the fourth batch of inductees in 2021. He was also enshrined to the FIBA Hall of Fame as a contributor to the sport in 2007.[172] Both coaches were honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Basketball Hall of Fame Foundation in 1999.[173]

Season-by-season record Edit

UST as season host Champion Runner-up Third place

Pre-UAAP era Edit

NCAA
Season Field Finish Ref.
1929 9 2nd [13]
1930 9 1st [12]
Big Three
Season Field Finish Ref.
1931 3 1st [14]
1932 3 1st [14]
1933 3 1st [14]
1934 3 1st [14]

Pre-Final Four era Edit

Round robin era
Season Field Finish Head coach Ref.
1939 4 T-1st[b] Herminio Silva [14]
1940 4 1st Herminio Silva [19]
1946 4 1st[c] Herminio Silva [20]
One-game championship era
Season Field Finish Head coach Ref.
1947 4 Co-champions with FEU[d] Herminio Silva [17]
1948 4 Won Final vs FEU Herminio Silva [23]
1949 4 Won Final vs FEU Herminio Silva [22]
1950 4 Lost Final vs FEU Herminio Silva [22]
1951 4 Won Final vs FEU Herminio Silva [24]
1952 8 Won Final vs NU Herminio Silva [23]
1953 8 Won Final vs FEU Herminio Silva [179]
1954 8 Did not qualify; finished 3rd
Won 3rd place game vs UP (74–66)		 Herminio Silva [26]
1955 6 Won Final vs NU Felicisimo Fajardo [180]
1957 6 Lost Final vs UE (55–64) Herminio Silva [30]
1959 6 Won #2 seed playoff vs FEU (84–67)
Won Final vs UE (66–55)		 Felicisimo Fajardo [31]
1960 6 Did not qualify; finished 4th
Won #4 seed playoff vs MCU (87–72)
Lost semifinal game vs FEU (81–91)		 Felicisimo Fajardo [32][33]
1961 6 Did not qualify; finished 3rd
Won 3rd place game vs NU (71–61)		 Felicisimo Fajardo [181]
Twice-to-beat championship era
Season Field Finish Head coach Ref.
1963 5 Finished 2nd in the eliminations
Won Finals vs UE (2–0)
Championship overturned[a]		 Felicisimo Fajardo [36]
1964 5 Finished 2nd in the eliminations
Won Finals vs FEU (2–1)		 Carlos Loyzaga [40]
1965 5 Finished T-1st in the eliminations, 7–1 (.875)
Lost Finals vs UE (1–2)		 Carlos Loyzaga [43]
1966 5 Finished T-1st in the eliminations, 6–2 (.750)
Lost Finals vs UE (0–2)		 Carlos Loyzaga
1967 5 Co-champions with UE[e] Egie Serafico [45]
1968 5 Lost Finals vs UE Egie Serafico
1969 5 Finished 2nd in the eliminations
UE declared automatic champion after elims sweep		 Egie Serafico
1971 6 Lost Finals vs UE Egie Serafico
1975 6 Did not qualify; finished 5th Francis Wilson [46]
1976 6 Did not qualify; finished 3rd Francis Wilson [46]
1977 6 Did not qualify; finished 4th, 5–5 (.500) Francis Wilson [48]
1979 7 Finished T-2nd in the eliminations, 9–3 (.750)
Won #2 seed playoff vs UE (114–108)
Lost Finals vs FEU (0–1)		 Egie Serafico [49]
1980 7 Finished T-2nd in the eliminations, 7–5 (.583)
FEU declared automatic champion after elims sweep		 Egie Serafico [51]
1983 7 Finished T-2nd in the eliminations, 8–4 (.667)
Lost #2 seed playoff vs UP (85–87)		 Charlie Badion [56]
1984 7 Finished T-1st in the eliminations
Lost Finals vs UE (1–2)		 Charlie Badion [54]
1985 7 Finished 1st in the eliminations, 9–3 (.750)
Lost Finals vs UE (0–2)		 Aric del Rosario [58]
1987 8 Did not qualify; finished 7th, 3–11 (.214) Aric del Rosario [182]
1988 8 Did not qualify; finished 7th, 3–11 (.214) Orly Bauzon [64]
1989 8 Did not qualify; finished 7th, 2–12 (.143) Reyes/Pujante [183][184]
1990 8 Did not qualify; finished T-4th, 8–6 (.571) Aric del Rosario [67]
1991 8 Finished T-2nd in the eliminations, 11–3 (.786)
Lost #2 seed playoff vs FEU (89–95)		 Aric del Rosario [69]
1992 8 Did not qualify; finished 4th, 10–4 (.714) Aric del Rosario [74][76]

Final Four era Edit

Season Team Eliminations Playoffs Head coach Ref.
Finish GP W L PCT Round Opponent Result
1993 1993 1st 14 14 0 1.000 Automatic champions Aric del Rosario [78]
1994 1994 3rd 12 8 4 .667 Final Four
Final Four
Finals		 #2 UE Red Warriors
#2 UE Red Warriors
#1 La Salle Green Archers		 W 87–81
W 83–74
W 2–1		 Aric del Rosario [81][185]
[186][90]
1995 1995 1st 14 11 3 .786 Final Four
Final Four
Finals		 #4 FEU Tamaraws
#4 FEU Tamaraws
#2 La Salle Green Archers		 L 65–76
W 74–68
W 2–1		 Aric del Rosario [187]
1996 1996 2nd 14 10 4 .714 Final Four
Finals		 #3 UP Fighting Maroons
#1 La Salle Green Archers		 W 63–56
W 2–0		 Aric del Rosario [188][189]
[187]
1997 1997 2nd 14 10 4 .714 Final Four
Final Four		 #3 La Salle Green Archers
#3 La Salle Green Archers		 L 73–82
L 72–74OT		 Aric del Rosario [190][191]
[86]
1998 1998 T–4th 14 7 7 .500 #4 seed playoff
Final Four
Final Four		 UP Fighting Maroons
#1 La Salle Green Archers
#1 La Salle Green Archers		 W 80–72
W 55–51
L 51–56		 Aric del Rosario [192][193]
1999 1999 T–1st 14 11 3 .786 #1 seed playoff
Final Four
Finals		 La Salle Green Archers
#3 Ateneo Blue Eagles
#1 La Salle Green Archers		 L 79–84
W 75–74
L 1–2		 Aric del Rosario [89][187]
2000 2000 T–4th 14 8 6 .571 #4 seed playoff
Final Four		 UE Red Warriors
#1 La Salle Green Archers		 W 65–61
L 62–65		 Aric del Rosario [194][92]
[93]
2001 2001 T–6th 14 6 8 .429 Did not qualify Aric del Rosario [95]
2002 2002 4th 14 8 6 .571 Final Four #1 La Salle Green Archers L 84–97 Aric del Rosario [97][195]
2003 2003 T–5th 14 5 9 .357 Did not qualify Aric del Rosario [101]
2004 2004 7th 14 4 10 .286 Did not qualify Reonel Parado [104]
2005 2005 6th 14 4 10 .286 Did not qualify Reonel Parado [196][107]
2006 2006 T–3rd 12 6 6 .500 #3 seed playoff
Final Four
Final Four
Finals		 Adamson Soaring Falcons
#2 UE Red Warriors
#2 UE Red Warriors
#1 Ateneo Blue Eagles		 W 85–71
W 79–75
W 82–81
W 2–1		 Pido Jarencio [197][114]
[198][199]
2007 2007 T–4th 14 8 6 .571 #4 seed playoff
Stepladder semis		 FEU Tamaraws
#3 Ateneo Blue Eagles		 W 80–69
L 64–69		 Pido Jarencio [200][118]
2008 2008 5th 14 6 8 .429 Did not qualify Pido Jarencio [120]
2009 2009 4th 14 6 8 .429 Final Four #1 Ateneo Blue Eagles L 64–81 Pido Jarencio [122]
2010 2010 7th 14 4 10 .286 Did not qualify Pido Jarencio [124]
2011 2011 4th 14 8 6 .571 Final Four #1 Ateneo Blue Eagles L 66–69 Pido Jarencio [201][126]
2012 2012 2nd 14 10 4 .714 Final Four
Finals		 #3 NU Bulldogs
#1 Ateneo Blue Eagles		 W 63–57
L 0–2		 Pido Jarencio [202][128]
2013 2013 4th 14 8 6 .571 Final Four
Final Four
Finals		 #1 NU Bulldogs
#1 NU Bulldogs
#2 La Salle Green Archers		 W 71–62
W 76–69
L 1–2		 Pido Jarencio [203][132]
[90]
2014 2014 6th 14 5 9 .357 Did not qualify Bong dela Cruz [134]
2015 2015 1st 14 11 3 .786 Final Four
Finals		 #4 NU Bulldogs
#2 FEU Tamaraws		 W 64–55
L 1–2		 Bong dela Cruz [137][204]
2016 2016 8th 14 3 11 .214 Did not qualify Boy Sablan [142]
2017 2017 8th 14 1 13 .071 Did not qualify Boy Sablan [143]
2018 2018 6th 14 5 9 .357 Did not qualify Aldin Ayo [147]
2019 2019 4th 14 8 6 .571 Stepladder semis
Stepladder semis
Stepladder semis
Finals		 #3 FEU Tamaraws
#2 UP Fighting Maroons
#2 UP Fighting Maroons
#1 Ateneo Blue Eagles		 W 81–71
W 89–69
W 68–65
L 0–2		 Aldin Ayo [148][149]
[150]
2020 2020 Tournament cancelled Jino Manansala [154][155]
2021 2021 7th 14 3 11 .214 Did not qualify Jino Manansala [159]
2022 2022 8th 14 1 13 .071 Did not qualify Bal David [205]
Eliminations 402 199 203 .495 16 playoff appearances
Playoffs and Finals 53 30 23 .566 9 Finals appearances
Overall record 441 228 213 .517 5 championships

Final Four seeding history Edit

Year '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '02 '06 '07 '09 '11 '12 '13 '15 '19
Seed 3 1 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 1 4

Current roster Edit

UST Growling Tigers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
SG 0   Ivan Lazarte 6'2" (1.88m) 2nd Malayan High School of Science
PG 1   Bevir Ivanne Calum 6'0" (1.83m) 1st St. Louis School – Don Bosco
SG 2   Kylle Matthew Magdangal 6'0" (1.83m) 2nd Marina High School
C 3   Prudencio Adrian Esmeña, III 6'6" (1.98m) 1st National University Nazareth School
PF 4   Christian Manaytay 6'4" (1.93m) 3rd Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu
SF 8   Vincent Gabriel Ventulan 6'4" (1.93m) 5th Fort Pierce Central High School
SG 9   Nicael Dominie Cabañero 6'3" (1.91m) 3rd University of Santo Tomas
PF 10   Mark Angelo Crisostomo 6'5" (1.96m) 1st Sta. Teresita National High School
C 11   Joachim Eddie Laure 6'5" (1.96m) 2nd National University Nazareth School
SF 12   Saentis James Moore 6'2" (1.88m) 1st Arellano University High School
PF 14   Mark Allen Llemit 6'3" (1.91m) 1st University of Santo Tomas
SG 15   Kenji Trey Duremdes 6'2" (1.88m) 2nd National University Nazareth School
SF 17   Miguel Pangilinan 6'0" (1.83m) 4th National University Nazareth School
PG 22   Paul Matthew Manalang (C) 5'10" (1.78m) 3rd National University Nazareth School
C 23   Adama Faye 6'8" (2.03m) 2nd Le Pionnier
SF 24   Jonathan Ralf Gesalem 6'0" (1.83m) 3rd Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Waiyip Chong
  • Eric Ang
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
  • Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Crisostomo Laure
PF Manaytay Llemit
SF Cabañero Pangilinan Gesalem
SG Moore Duremdes Lazarte
PG Calum Manalang

Awards Edit

Team Edit

Individual Edit

Notable players Edit

See also: Category:UST Growling Tigers basketball players

Succession of team captains Edit

Retired jerseys Edit

UST Growling Tigers retired jerseys
No. Player Position Tenure
15 Chris Cantonjos Center 1993–96

Chris Cantonjos' jersey No. 15 has been retired in recognition of his contributions to the team's four-peat championship that includes an undefeated season in 1993, as well as for being named MVP and a two-time member of the Mythical team.[233] The No. 15, however, remains in circulation and has since been used by the following players:

Robert Hainga, 2012–13
Jeepy Faundo, 2014–17
Toby Agustin, 2018
Kenji Duremdes, 2022–present

Jino Manansala had used the No. 15 during his rookie year in 1999 before settling for the No. 11 in 2001.

Hall of Fame inductees Edit

See also: Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame and Philippine Sports Hall of Fame
No. Year Name Inducted as Award body Ref.
1 1990 Francisco Vestil Player Cebu Sports Hall of Fame [21]
2 2000 Francisco Vestil Player National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
3 1999 Felicisimo Fajardo Player National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
4 1999 Gabby Fajardo Player National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
5 1999 Jacinto Ciria Cruz Player National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
6 1999 Primitivo Martinez Player National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
7 1999 Ramoncito Campos Player National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
8 1999 Julian Malonso Lifetime achievement National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
9 1999 Chito Calvo Lifetime achievement National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
10 2007 Chito Calvo Contributor FIBA Hall of Fame [172]
11 2021 Chito Calvo Coach PSC Sports Hall of Fame [172]
12 1999 Herminio Silva Lifetime achievement National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
13 2010 Herminio Silva Coach of the 1954 PH team PSC Sports Hall of Fame [171]
14 2000 Paing Hechanova Player National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
15 2000 Pocholo Martinez Player National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
16 2000 Tito Eduque Lifetime achievement National Basketball Hall of Fame [173]
17 2005 Bogs Adornado Player PBA Hall of Fame [234]
18 2007 Danny Florencio Player PBA Hall of Fame [234]
19 2010 Ramon Manulat Player for the 1954 PH team PSC Sports Hall of Fame [171]
20 2010 Napoleon Flores Player for the 1954 PH team PSC Sports Hall of Fame [171]

National team appearances Edit

Growling Tigers in the PBA draft Edit

Facilities Edit

 
Quadricentennial Pavilion
 
The old UST Gymnasium
See also: Quadricentennial Pavilion and List of University of Santo Tomas buildings § Athletic facilities
  • Quadricentennial Pavilion 2012–present
The Growling Tigers train and practice at the Quadricentennial Pavilion (formerly called the UST Sports Complex), located across the Faculty of Engineering's Fr. Roque Ruaño Building on España Boulevard. The four-story building houses a basketball court with a seating capacity of 5,792. Construction began in 2011, with the facility forming part of the school's numerous projects in commemoration of the 400th year of their foundation.[235]
  • UST Gymnasium 1932–2011
The old gym, which was demolished in April 2011 used to host home games of the then Glowing Goldies during the prewar UAAP until early 1946 prior to the games' transfer to the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The transfer and the shift from the home-and-away format was necessitated after an accident occurred at the UST Gym.[236]

Controversies Edit

In the early part of the 2016, the Growling Tigers management investigated UST head coach Bong dela Cruz for the alleged involvement in game-fixing. A report from sports news website Fastbreak states from a source that the management disbanded the men's basketball team due to game-fixing and sell-out games allegations.[237]

Another report from Spin.ph notes that Dela Cruz accused for maltreatment and abusive incidents against some of the players, particularly players from Team B, during his two-year term as a coach. Sooner, the media has yet to confirm the statement regarding the issue on Dela Cruz.[238]

Dela Cruz, later in a statement released on February 1, 2016, said that since the issues emerged, he decided to keep quiet about it. He denies the allegations against him and is confident that he will be proven innocent of the issues against him.[239]

In 2017–2018 season, two players named Mario Bonleon and Renzo Subido decided not to play with UST under Sablan for different reasons, the team standing of the senior's basketball is one of the worst in the history of the UST Growling Tigers at 1 win and 13 losses. Because of that standing, Sablan and the entire coaching staff were sacked by no other than the Rector of the UST effective November 30, 2017, terminating their contracts which will be expiring in August 2018. UST Tigresses Assistant Coach Arsenio Dysangco Jr. was appointed as overseer during practices.

Notes Edit

  1. ^ a b UST's 1963 championship was overturned after UE's protest was upheld by the board
  2. ^ Championship shared with FEU and UP
  3. ^ Undefeated at 6–0
  4. ^ Game discontinued due to power failure
  5. ^ Deciding Game 3 discontinued at 51–40 (UST) after both coaches refused to submit their 2nd half starting lineups
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m The first PBA Rookie draft was instituted in 1985
  7. ^ a b Player elevated to the PBA from the amateur ranks by an expansion team
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Player was not picked during the draft but was later signed by a PBA team

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by NCAA Men's Basketball Champion
1930 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UAAP Men's Basketball Champion
1939, 1940 		Vacant
Title next held by
UST Glowing Goldies
Vacant
Title last held by
UST Glowing Goldies 		UAAP Men's Basketball Champion
1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UAAP Men's Basketball Champion
1951, 1952, 1953 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UAAP Men's Basketball Champion
1955 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UAAP Men's Basketball Champion
1959 		Succeeded by
UAAP Men's Basketball Champion
1964
UAAP Men's Basketball Champion
1967
Preceded by UAAP Men's Basketball Champion
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Fr. Martin Cup Seniors Champion
1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UAAP Men's Basketball Champion
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by PCCL Champion
2012

October 20, 2023
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Further information UST Growling Tigers The UST Growling Tigers basketball is the intercollegiate men s basketball program of the University of Santo Tomas The school has won 19 basketball titles including one in the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA They are one of the winningest teams in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines UAAP with 18 championships the last coming in 2006 during Pido Jarencio s rookie year of coaching Jarencio returned as the team s head coach after ten years since resigning in 2013 He formally replaced Bal David on February 3 2023 2 3 UST Growling Tigers2023 UST Growling Tigers basketball teamUniversityUniversity of Santo TomasFounded1924HistoryUST Glowing Goldies 1924 1992 UST Golden Tigers 1992 1993 UST Growling Tigers 1993 present Head coachPido JarencioLocationManilaNicknameGrowling TigersColorsGold black and white 1 UAAP Champions193919401946194719481949195119521953195519591964196719931994199519962006UAAP Final Four1994199519961997199819992000200220062007200920112012201320152019NCAA Champions1930Offseason Tournament ChampionsPhilippine Collegiate Champions League2012 Contents 1 Schedule overview 2 History 2 1 Early years 2 2 Postwar era 2 3 UST UE rivalry 2 4 Cordero and Jarencio eras 2 5 Player migration 2 6 The Growling Tigers 2 7 14 0 season 2 8 UST La Salle rivalry 2 9 2000s 2 10 2010s 2 11 2020s 3 Coaches 4 Season by season record 4 1 Pre UAAP era 4 2 Pre Final Four era 4 3 Final Four era 4 4 Final Four seeding history 5 Current roster 6 Awards 6 1 Team 6 2 Individual 7 Notable players 7 1 Succession of team captains 7 2 Retired jerseys 7 3 Hall of Fame inductees 7 4 National team appearances 7 5 Growling Tigers in the PBA draft 8 Facilities 9 Controversies 10 Notes 11 ReferencesSchedule overview EditThe Growling Tigers preparation for the season begins in late March or at the tailend of the academic year It was recently moved to late April following a shift in the opening of the school calendar from June to August UST usually plays in two major preseason tournaments for two to three months and they sometimes join provincial pocket tournaments in the lead up to the UAAP tournament On many occasions a Team B lineup from their training pool is fielded to competitions that run parallel to another tournament 4 5 Among the off season tournaments that the Growling Tigers participate in are the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup MILCU Under 25 Summer tournament Breakdown Basketball Invitational tournament PBA D League Aspirants Cup and the Father Martin Cup In the 14 game UAAP men s basketball tournament the Tigers play from twice to thrice weekly against the seven other member collegiate teams in the course of the two round robin elimination games from early September until mid November Playoff games may last until December after which the postseason tournaments begin 6 7 8 In the postseason UST usually qualifies to participate in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League depending on their rank from the concluded UAAP season 9 History EditSee also Category UST Growling Tigers basketball team seasons The Growling Tigers were originally known as the Glowing Goldies with the name derived from UST s school colors of gold and white Their colors were in turn inspired by the flag of the Papal States since their pontifical status was obtained in 1902 10 Early years Edit The history of UST s basketball program dates back to 1920 when they joined the Liga Catolica an interscholastic sports league of Manila based Catholic schools that was founded by San Beda La Salle Ateneo Letran and San Vicente de Paul College 11 The Glowing Goldies co founded the NCAA in 1924 and won their first and only championship in 1930 They were coached by Chito Calvo who also served as the school s director of physical education The team improved from being cellar dwellers in 1928 to finishing second in the standings behind University of the Philippines in 1929 12 13 An experimental sports meet among the triumvirate of UP UST and National University called the Big Three and formed in 1930 arose from the schools dissatisfaction with the NCAA s plan to incorporate the league with the Bureau of Commerce A permission to stage the games was eventually granted by the league on the condition that NCAA events would be given priority over the use of sports facilities The three schools later withdrew from the NCAA and the Big Three was formally inaugurated as a league in 1932 The Goldies won the championships from 1931 to 1934 behind the exploits of their three national team members Jacinto Ciria Cruz Primitivo Martinez and Herminio Silva 14 15 Apart from the Big Three League the Goldies also competed in the National Open Championship and tournaments organized by the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation where they won titles in 1935 1937 1940 and 1941 16 With the addition of Far Eastern University to the group in 1938 the Big Three League was dissolved and the UAAP was inaugurated The Goldies lost to the Tamaraws in a game that decided the tournament s first champion UST went on to record their first back to back championships in the next two years although the 1939 crown was shared with FEU and UP when they all finished with identical 4 2 win loss records Herr Silva who had ventured into coaching after the 1938 season took over the Goldies when Dr Jose Rodriguez resigned The 1940 champion team became known to sports scribes as the Captains Team due to the presence of five skippers in the lineup Aside from then team captain Gabby Fajardo the others who had served as the Goldies leaders in past tournaments were Francisco Vestil Salvador Siao Enrique Novales and Gabby s brother Fely who was a transferee from Letran 17 18 19 Postwar era Edit The postwar resumption of the UAAP in 1946 after a five year absence saw the Glowing Goldies record their first undefeated season when they won all six of their games to claim their third straight championship The team was honored in a ceremony on May 12 1996 to commemorate the 50th year of the championship 20 UST Glowing Goldies 1946 UAAP men s basketball championsRamoncito Campos Edward Dee Francisco Vestil Benjamin Aranza Francisco Nepomuceno Demosthenes Nagtalon Tito Eduque Julian Malonso Pepito Genato Felipe Tiongco Ricardo Pineda Antonio Castillejo Pocholo MartinezHead coach Herminio SilvaUST Glowing Goldies 1947 UAAP men s basketball championsPepito Genato Julian Malonso Francisco Vestil Gabby Fajardo Fely Fajardo Ramon Hechanova Tony Dimayuga Edward Dee Ramoncito Campos Pocholo Martinez Pepe Esteva Tito Eduque Francisco Nepomuceno Demosthenes NagtalonHead coach Herminio SilvaThe following year the Goldies were declared co champions with FEU for the second time in the UAAP In the deciding match UST was leading towards the end of regulation when a power outage struck the Rizal Memorial Coliseum forcing play to stop When power had not been restored after an hour the tournament organizers decided to award the 1947 championship to both teams Francisco Vestil was named Most valuable player of the season 17 21 UST won over FEU again in 1949 for their sixth straight championship It was their fourth straight title in the postwar era The Tamaraws got their revenge when they defeated the Goldies for the UAAP as well as the Intercollegiate championships in 1950 22 23 Redemption came early for UST when they won the 1951 National Open Championships in January after defeating the San Miguel Braves team of their former coach Chito Calvo 47 41 in the Finals This was the last time that a team from the UAAP won the National Open The Glowing Goldies went on to win their first unshared three peat championship in the UAAP from 1951 to 1953 In the 1951 UAAP Finals Coach Silva put into play his peculiar strategy of dribbling the ball until time ran out UST preserved their lead over FEU and went on to win the championship on a 43 34 score Ning Ramos was selected MVP by the Philippine Sportswriters Association in 1952 He was joined by teammate Ramon Manulat in the Mythical team selection 22 23 24 25 The Goldies finished third behind FEU and first time champions NU in 1954 Francis Wilson was included in the PSA s Mythical first team selection while Eddie Pacheco made it to the second team 26 27 In 1955 Fely Fajardo replaced longtime coach Herr Silva after the latter had fallen ill during his coaching stint at the 1954 World Championship in Brazil UST was back to their winning ways when they dethroned NU for the UAAP title and then claimed the National Intercollegiate Championship in the postseason after beating University of the Visayas 76 66 In the National Finals the Goldies forced an overtime when team captain Andy Bautista converted both free throws to tie the score at 62 all Wilson led the team in scoring with 21 points while Jose Petel Egie Serafico and Benjamin Cabrera added 15 12 and 10 points respectively 28 29 UST Glowing Goldies 1953 UAAP men s basketball championsNapoleon Flores Francis Wilson Andy Bautista Ramon Manulat Rogelio Egie Serafico Ludovico Yambao Paing Hechanova Ning Ramos C Francisco Bato Jose Tapia Baltazar Garcia Jose Petel Filemon CoberHead coach Herminio SilvaUST UE rivalry Edit The Glowing Goldies met University of the East in the 1957 Final in what was to be their first of eight championship meetings that spans until the beginning of the 1970s decade The Warriors joined the league as an expansion team in 1952 with Manila Central University Adamson and the University of Manila UST lost to UE 55 64 30 UST got back at UE in 1959 by breaking their back to back championship streak after winning 66 55 The Goldies who won the first round pennant struggled in the next round and had to go through a playoff against FEU in order to qualify for the right to face the defending champions in the Finals They defeated the Tamaraws 84 67 and then went on to deploy a tight man to man defense against the Warriors in the championship game They had succeeded in limiting UE s leading scorer Roehl Nadurata to only four points all of which came from free throws The 6 3 Asencion Aparicio who hardly played long minutes was responsible for the defense on Nadurata The Goldies center was equally effective on offense when he scored 20 points in the game This was the 11th championship won by UST since their 1939 title 31 A loss to FEU in the four team championship round prevented the Glowing Goldies from defending their championship They made it to the semifinals by defeating the MCU Tigers 87 72 in a playoff for the fourth and last berth where UE FEU and UP had already qualified FEU s Romy Diaz set a new scoring record when he tallied 40 points in ousting UST 91 81 from the 1960 Finals Valentino Rosabal won the 1960 Rookie of the year award 32 33 34 35 In 1963 the UAAP introduced the twice to beat advantage format for the first time to replace the existing one game championship UST defeated UE in two games but the victory was placed under protest by the Warriors The subject of the protest was a UST player s ineligibility for having played for a commercial team in the National Open in the summer which was against league rules 36 The protest was upheld by the UAAP board and as a result awarded the championship to UE The Warriors also became the recipients of the El Oro trophy for having been champions for three straight years Rosabal was named MVP while point guard Aric del Rosario won the 1963 Rookie of the year award 37 38 34 39 nbsp Loyzaga coached the Glowing Goldies from 1964 until 1966UST did not have a promising start to their 1964 season They lost to the University of the Visayas in the National Collegiate Championship in March and Fajardo had stepped down as coach at the start of the UAAP tournament in September Sonny Reyes and Orly Bauzon their team s top scorers dropped out of the team to play in the MICAA Herr Silva returned as their interim coach but the Goldies still lost their opening game against UE 81 82 Things began to look up when Caloy Loyzaga who had just retired as a player in April got on board to be the team s permanent head coach The Goldies won their next games and got back at UE on a close 58 57 win to qualify to the Finals against FEU UST had erased FEU s twice to beat advantage and turned the championship into a best of three affair when they won 61 60 Aric del Rosario scored all of his team s points to put the Goldies ahead 60 55 from a 53 54 deficit In the next game FEU s Rolando Mojica scored 35 points to lead his team over UST 69 58 and extend the Finals to a deciding third game It was another close game with a series of one point lead changes until the final ten seconds when the Goldies Romeo Ramos was fouled by an FEU defender while driving to the basket Ramos split his free throws to tie the score at 64 all as time ran out in regulation UST managed to get the 71 68 overtime win and the championship According to sports historian Jose Maria Escoda newspapers at that time described the UST FEU series as the most exhilarating matchup in the postwar history of the UAAP 40 41 Championship head to head No Year Champion Runner up1 1957 UE UST2 1959 UST UE3 1963 UE UST a 4 1965 UE UST5 1966 UE UST6 1967 co champions7 1968 UE UST8 1971 UE UST9 1984 UE UST10 1985 UE USTSeries UE leads 9 2The Goldies met UE again in the 1965 UAAP Finals They prevented the Warriors from scoring a season sweep after winning their second round game 74 70 in overtime They ended up tied at first place in the standings with identical 7 1 records The Goldies won the first game of the best of three series 69 67 after Danny Florencio their rookie forward out of FEATI University made back to back steals that were converted to baskets in the game s final seconds The Warriors retaliated with a 72 65 win in Game 2 and then took the crown in the deciding third game of the series Florencio erupted for 40 points but fouled out after committing two quick fouls on UE s Sonny Jaworski the last coming in the final ten seconds of the game and with the score tied at 84 all The Warriors forced two turnovers on UST and scored the last four points for an 88 84 victory 42 43 The 1966 preseason bore testament to the tenacity of the Goldies rivalry with the Warriors when their National Collegiate game ended in a brawl UST was trying to prevent UE from once again completing a sweep when in the last four seconds of the game a ten minute long fight broke out on the playing court The game was stopped as the referees were unable to take control of the situation with the Goldies trailing 67 73 As a result of a hearing held by the Basketball Association of the Philippines six players from both teams were each handed down a one year suspension UE s Jaworski Nat Canson Fernando Paseos and UST s Florencio team captain Manuel Tan and Ceferino dela Paz were the recipients of the ban for throwing fists and elbows during the altercation The penalties were later reduced to six months upon appeal by both schools but the players would still miss the first month of the UAAP tournament which was set to start in August The Warriors were awarded the National Collegiate championship citing a rule that if the game is interrupted after the 35th minute the team that leads is declared the winner The two teams met again to contest the UAAP crown after finishing the elimination rounds with identical 6 2 records The Goldies were swept in the best of three series with the second game ending on a close 77 78 score Egie Serafico was appointed head coach after the 1966 season when Caloy Loyzaga resigned to assume coaching duties for the national team UST faced the Warriors for the third straight year in the 1967 UAAP Finals The series had been contested once again in a deciding third game which took a strange turn at the start of the second half Both Serafico and Baby Dalupan coaches of the two opposing teams refused to be the first to submit to the game officials their list of their starting five prior to the tip off Even as the Glowing Goldies led by 11 points at 51 40 at halftime their starters led by Bogs Adornado Lawrence Mumar and Cirilo Fabiosa were already in foul trouble After repeated warnings to both teams referee Antonio Esclabanan declared the game a no contest citing the unsportsmanlike behavior of the two coaches The league later recognized UST and UE as co champions of the season 44 45 The Goldies ended up as runners up to the Warriors for two more years in 1968 and 1971 sandwiching UE s two undefeated seasons in 1969 and 1970 where they were declared automatic champions UST was the last team to try to prevent the sweep in 1969 after all the other three teams lost to UE in the elimination games The Goldies went unsuccessful and bowed to the Warriors 96 105 UE won two more games for a 10 0 sweep the following year adding victories over the UAAP s sixth member the Adamson Falcons who had been readmitted to the league that year 37 UST Glowing Goldies 1964 UAAP men s basketball championsRomeo Ramos Aric del Rosario Bobby Salonga Manuel Tan Alfredo Reyes Cristino Reynoso Juanito Petel Hector Hipolito Rene Hawkins Jaime Manalon Ernesto Arcales Anselmo Briones Fernando Lipata Ceferino dela PazHead coach Carlos LoyzagaUST Glowing Goldies 1967 UAAP men s basketball championsGeorge Lizares Manuel Veles Lawrence Mumar Maximo Laurel Jesse Caimol Andrew Malkinson Remigio Concepcion Alfonso Lao Benjamin Arriola Francis Lobres Cirilo Fabiosa Bogs Adornado Amor Gonzales Tommy GutierrezHead coach Egie SeraficoCordero and Jarencio eras Edit Former UST forward Francis Wilson was appointed head coach in 1975 He had only managed to steer the team to a fifth place finish that year and despite a turnaround season in 1976 where they ended up as third placers four of the Goldies senior players left to play in the MICAA after a rumored falling out with the coaching staff This left the 1977 roster with eight rookies and six second stringers with the exception of third year guard Ray Obias who became a scoring revelation the previous season While the Glowing Goldies were no longer championship contenders their rivalry with UE continued when the two teams battled towards the end of eliminations for the 4 rank in the standings UST prevailed with a down the wire 76 75 win They were actually leading at 76 72 with 43 seconds left in the game but the Warriors scored three straight unanswered points The Goldies weathered the uprising by keeping possession from the remaining five seconds until the buzzer UST next defeated UP to prevent them from entering the Finals against FEU Edmund Yee Ricky Valero and Danny Calsado led the Goldies with their balanced scoring but it was the team s 18 steals that carried UST to victory The Goldies ended up at fourth in the standings with 5 wins and 5 losses while UE fell to fifth with a 4 6 record 46 47 48 Serafico came back to replace Wilson as UST s coach in 1978 He had laid out a two year rebuilding plan for the team that has failed to advance to the postseason in recent years The Glowing Goldies had again become UE s adversary when they met in 1979 for the playoff that would determine FEU s opponent in the Finals Both teams ended the eliminations with a 9 3 record UST came out on top with a 114 104 win and dethroned the Warriors who held the 1978 title Yee led in scoring with 34 points but it was his collaboration with Ed Cordero and Frank Natividad that gave the team the win The three combined for 28 points in an eight minute stretch to surmount UE s 60 45 lead in the second half Serafico s program saw an early success with the Goldies entry to the Finals UST s offense was anchored mainly on Cordero the team s center who had set a scoring record when he finished with 54 points against Adamson in the first round He later revealed that he had been nursing a fever prior to the playoff game against UE His condition worsened and was hospitalized after the game making him unavailable to play in the championship where FEU held a twice to beat advantage Natividad and Yee took up the scoring cudgels with 38 and 25 respectively but were soundly beaten 89 100 The team trailed FEU at the half 27 51 49 50 Like in 1969 the Goldies were again faced with the task of preventing an automatic championship by a rival team FEU went undefeated in 11 games and their last scheduled match in the two round robin eliminations of the 1980 season was against UST Cordero who was still the center of the team s offense was supported in their starting lineup by Edgar Bilasano Louis Cu Nestor Lugue and Paquito Maristela Maristela had replaced the already graduated Edmund Yee at the forward position The 6 4 Cesar Calayag alternated with Lugue in guarding Anthony Williams their opponent s high scoring American forward The Goldies who had trailed FEU 37 42 at the half opened up a rally led by rookie Raymond Fran to put the team to within two at 49 51 The lead changes went back and forth until the 69 70 count with UST trailing Both teams went scoreless in the next three minutes until Cu and the Tamaraws Jojo Valle traded baskets to up the score to 71 72 with 34 seconds left in the game A botched play off the Goldies last timeout caused the team a 30 second violation In the next play FEU held on to the ball until the buzzer sounded and were declared champions of the season Serafico later resigned and was replaced by Eddie Pacheco another former Goldie as the team s head coach 51 52 Pido Jarencio set the scoring record for the season in 1982 when he made 50 points in their 116 93 win over NU in the first round The team opened their season with an 82 91 loss to Adamson where Jarencio topscored for 15 points Charlie Badion who led Mapua to the 1981 NCAA championship replaced Pacheco as coach of the Glowing Goldies UST had the chance to qualify to the 1983 Finals when they tied UP at second place at the end of eliminations with an 8 4 record They defeated the Maroons both times in the eliminations with the second round game ending on a 76 71 score UP got payback by beating the Goldies in the playoff for the second Finals slot which ended on a close 87 85 score Jarencio was selected to the Mythical team that year 53 54 55 56 57 The 1984 UAAP Finals was a best of three series where the Glowing Goldies were once again facing UE UST won in Game 2 behind Jarencio s 34 points to avenge their Game 1 loss to the Warriors The Goldies kept up with UE s offense until the first five minutes of the second half when the Warriors started to shift gears to win the championship on a 112 99 score Jarencio and UE s Allan Caidic front runners in the MVP race turned the game into a shooting contest by scoring 48 and 46 points respectively Jarencio who was hobbled with four fouls from as early as the 22nd minute failed to get support from his teammates as he scored most of their points in the second half The Goldies trailed by as much as 19 points late in the game They had defeated UE in both games of the elimination rounds 54 The Goldies and the Warriors met again in the 1985 UAAP Finals The two teams were on equal footing as UE topped the first round with a 5 1 record while the Goldies became the tournament s 1 seed with 9 wins against 3 losses UE s lone loss in the first round was to the Glowing Goldies with Jarencio scoring a season high 43 points The Warriors defeated FEU in a playoff for the second seed qualifier and then handily defeated UST in two games to crown themselves as champions for the second straight year 58 Player migration Edit In 1987 the Glowing Goldies had to drop their top scorer Bennett Palad and big man Rabbi Tomacruz from the roster due to academic deficiencies Tomacruz had failed to enroll in time for the submission of the lineup making him ineligible for the season Sophomore recruits Fedencio Oblina and Rohimust Santos Jr stepped up in place of Palad and Tomacruz After placing fourth at the end of the first round UST won back to back games to move up to a tie for third place at the standings It was then that officials of Adamson filed a protest against one of their players The UAAP Board found Oblina to be ineligible for failing his NCEE qualifying tests which resulted to the reversal of four of UST s won games The Glowing Goldies dropped to 7th place in the standings at 2 7 from their original 6 3 record Aric del Rosario sat out in their next game and was replaced by then coach of the women s team Orly Bauzon Oblina was handed a lifetime ban by the UAAP The Goldies ended the season with 3 wins against 11 losses 59 60 61 Bauzon formally replaced Del Rosario as the Goldies head coach for the 1988 season Palad was excluded from the roster for the second straight year for having exceeded the five year playing limit in the UAAP The league counted his participation in the PABL in 1987 as a playing year despite his absence from the UAAP To add to the team s woes starting point guard Alfrancis Chua quit the team in the first round of eliminations after a misunderstanding with a member of the coaching staff Chua s decision to leave was finalized after a meeting with Bauzon and PE director Fr Franklin Beltran UST ended their season at seventh place for the second year with the same 3 11 record 62 63 64 1989 saw a shakeup in UST s basketball program when the nucleus of their Golden Nuggets juniors basketball team made a surprising transfer to rival Adamson in the summer The Nuggets regarded as the tallest basketball team in the country with their 6 11 team captain EJ Feihl 6 8 Marlou Aquino and 6 6 Giovanni Pineda in the lineup had lost Aquino Pineda Manuel Cucio and Gerard Hipolito in the transfer Joining the high school players were the Nuggets head coach Hector Hipolito and his assistant Charlie Dy as well as seniors coach Orly Bauzon and sophomore player Bong dela Cruz who was also a former Golden Nugget Reports say that the exodus was caused by a rift between the school s administration and the coaching staff 65 The Glowing Goldies made a turnaround in 1990 from their dismal 2 win season in 1989 They won eight straight games with one coming from a reversal of their 10 point first round loss to La Salle after Green Archer Noli Locsin was declared ineligible by the board The strong start was partly attributed to the presence of Feihl their now 7 foot tall rookie center Feihl unfortunately fell ill in the middle of the season and UST went on to lose all their remaining games for an 8 6 record and a tie at fourth place with FEU in the standings 66 67 Despite Feihl s transfer to Adamson in 1991 the Goldies had a winning season where they began their UAAP campaign on a five game winning streak They defeated FEU 114 84 on opening day and went on to beat Ateneo NU and Adamson in their next games They trailed the Falcons by more than ten points at the half but made a comeback to win 103 101 Their next match against UE also yielded a close 74 72 win before suffering back to back losses to close out the first round at second place with a 5 2 record They won all but one game in the second round with an 80 85 loss to La Salle They ended up tied with FEU at second place with an 11 3 record They lost by six points to the Tamaraws in the playoff to determine La Salle s opponent in the Finals on an 89 95 score The Goldies had complained of spotty officiating in the game which at one point in the second half resulted to a 20 minute debris pelting protest from the stands The game though had not been close with FEU leading by as much as 23 points and even as the Goldies were able to limit them to only two points coming from free throws in the last three and a half minutes they were only able to come within nine points The Goldies were also outrebounded by their opponents 23 35 Dennis Espino who made it to the Mythical selection topscored for UST with 23 points 68 69 70 71 The Growling Tigers Edit As hosts of the 1992 tournament UST unveiled a new mascot during the UAAP opening ceremonies following a change in their varsity moniker from the Glowing Goldies to the Tigers The move behind the renaming of the team was recalled in a 2007 speech by returning rector Fr Rolando dela Rosa when he first assumed the position in 1991 Because the Goldies literally represented the gold and white school colors UST never had a mascot for their varsity teams The Tiger was chosen after Dela Rosa instructed Bro Rolando Atienza UST s PE moderator to come up with an appropriate mascot For the second time in UAAP history the Golden Tigers met FEU in a game that was interrupted by a power outage Prior to the game UST was tied with the Tamaraws at first place with a 10 2 record They lost to La Salle 80 82 and FEU lost to Adamson resulting to a quadruple tie among the four teams with 10 3 records In the Tigers last game in the eliminations power went out at the Loyola Center with 3 47 remaining in the game and with UST trailing 56 68 The UAAP board decided to reschedule the last three minutes of the game on a later date UST ended up losing 76 87 and settled for fourth place with 10 wins against 4 losses Team captain Udoy Belmonte and Rey Evangelista were chosen to the Mythical first team while Espino made it to the second team 72 73 74 75 76 77 14 0 season Edit In 1993 the UAAP implemented the Final Four semifinal playoffs to replace the outright Finals series between the top two teams The Tigers started their season with a 27 point blowout win over Ateneo and then went on to have easy wins in their next three games including another 31 point rout over NU Their next game against FEU was once again marred by a power failure when they played at the Araneta Coliseum though the game was finished after a long delay with UST prevailing 78 66 The team had been winning their games consistently that even when Aric del Rosario failed to show up in their match against NU due to a scheduling conflict they were still able to win by 17 points The Final Four was negated as the Tigers went on to sweep all 14 of their games and were declared automatic champions Espino who was declared MVP made it to the Mythical selection with teammates Patrick Fran and Rey Evangelista Udoy Belmonte was selected to the Mythical second team 78 UST La Salle rivalry Edit See also La Salle UST rivalry The Growling Tigers met La Salle in the 1994 UAAP Finals for the first time since their overtime loss in the 1948 National Open Championship title match The Green Archers joined the league as the UAAP s eighth member in 1986 under controversial circumstances The school first applied for membership in 1981 but was denied when three of the seven member schools voted against their acceptance due to the violent reputation brought about by their recent championship game in the NCAA UST was among those that voted out La Salle The school managed to get two thirds of votes in their favor in 1985 paving the way to their entry to the UAAP 79 80 Even with Adamson s suspension in 1994 the Tigers still struggled and could only manage to land at fourth place at the end of the first round with 3 wins against 3 losses They turned the season around by winning five games including four straight in the second round for an 8 4 record that was good for third place and a spot in the Final Four playoffs The Tigers also denied La Salle a season sweep when they won 68 66 in the second round to also avenge their 73 83 loss in the previous round They overcame UE s twice to beat advantage in the semifinals and had to force a deciding Game 3 in the Finals against La Salle to win their third back to back title since the 1948 49 and 1952 53 seasons The Tigers also helped to achieve the UAAP s first and only triple championship after the Tiger Cubs and the Tigresses earlier won the titles in their respective divisions Espino was named season MVP for the second straight year 81 82 83 UST met La Salle and won the championship two more times in 1995 and 1996 for their second four peat since the 1946 49 seasons They topped the 1995 eliminations with an 11 3 record but like in 1994 they had to beat the Archers in three games to win the title They also struggled to defeat their Finals opponent in the second round by overcoming two overtime periods for an 87 84 win They came in at second behind La Salle in the standings after the 1996 eliminations with a 10 4 record but were able to sweep them in the best of three Finals With the 1996 title the Tigers became the second winningest team in the UAAP behind UE after claiming their 17th title Chris Cantonjos won the 1995 MVP award while Estong Ballesteros was selected to the 1996 Mythical team 84 85 The Growling Tigers met the Green Archers yet again in the 1997 Final Four playoffs with UST holding a twice to beat advantage The two teams split their two round robin elimination games and finished with identical 10 4 records but the Tigers had a superior 5 quotient over the Archers UST lost in two games with Game 2 going into overtime at 72 74 86 After winning 80 72 against UP in the playoff for the fourth semifinal slot the Tigers faced the top seeded Green Archers for their 1998 Final Four match They lost in two games after taking Game 1 on a 55 51 win Championship head to head No Year Champion Runner up1 1994 UST La Salle2 1995 UST La Salle3 1996 UST La Salle4 1999 La Salle UST5 2013 La Salle USTSeries UST leads 3 2The Growling Tigers made it back to the Finals in 1999 and went up against La Salle for the fourth time since 1994 UST featured a rookie laden roster but among the players were four junior MVPs in Alwyn Espiritu Derick Hubalde Marvin Ortiguerra and Emmerson Oreta They won their first ten games and ended up tied at first place in the standings with La Salle at 11 3 It was their second best start since winning 17 straight from the 1993 94 seasons The Tigers second round game against Ateneo had to be stopped after the referees failed to control the players physicality which resulted to a melee at the Cuneta Astrodome UST was leading 50 46 before the stoppage The last quarter of the game was continued a week later in a closed door match at the Lyceum Gym The Tigers ended up losing to Ateneo 60 63 UST ended up tied with La Salle at first place at the end of the elimination rounds with 11 wins and 3 losses but lost the playoff for the 1 seed against the Green Archers They met Ateneo again in the Final Four and won 75 74 The championship series went down to a deciding Game 3 and the Tigers had the chance to win in regulation with a two point lead UST s Gilbert Lao was fouled with 15 seconds remaining and split his free throws for a 67 64 score La Salle s Dino Aldeguer then converted a three point shot to send the game into overtime The Archers went on to win 78 75 87 88 89 90 2000s Edit UST opened their 2000 season with a 54 65 loss to FEU but bounced back with four straight wins They then suffered back to back losses to end the first round with a 4 3 record in a tie for fourth place with UE The team s inconsistency carried over to the second round and brought them the same fourth place result at 8 wins and 6 losses for another tie with UE who they defeated in the playoff for the fourth semifinal slot 65 61 They once again lost to the 1 ranked La Salle in the Final Four 62 65 The Tigers fell to a 0 11 scoring drought near the end of the first half for a 32 39 score Derick Hubalde shot three straight three pointers to come within three at 62 65 in the last 1 03 of the game He was also able to force a La Salle turnover by stealing off Mon Jose however he failed to pass to the unguarded Cyrus Baguio and opted to take the shot himself Hubalde missed a game tying three to give La Salle the win and were again eliminated from the Finals for the third time since 1997 91 92 93 nbsp Cyrus Baguio pictured left played for the Growling Tigers from 1998 until 2002The departure of key players caused the Growling Tigers to miss the Final Four for the first time in 2001 since the implementation of its format in 1993 Ortiguerra had already turned professional while Baguio and Lao were all dropped from the roster due to academic deficiencies They started the season on a 4 game losing streak and ended the first round in a tie with UP at sixth place with a 2 5 record The Tigers back to back wins over Adamson and the front running Ateneo to start the second round gave the team a resurgence at the Final Four but went on to lose crucial games against NU La Salle and FEU They ended the season at sixth place with 6 wins and 8 losses topped by a 76 72 win over UE Warren de Guzman was selected to the All rookie team at the awarding ceremonies 94 95 96 With Cyrus Baguio back in the lineup for the 2002 season the Growling Tigers also made it back to the Final Four UST qualified to the semifinals despite losing to the 2 seed UE on the last game of the eliminations to finish at fourth place with an 8 6 record They lost to La Salle once again in the Final Four but the season for the Tigers had been promising after finishing as runners up in the Ambrosio Padilla Cup in the summer and as semifinalists in the Father Martin Cup They also qualified to participate in the Collegiate Champions League in the postseason 97 98 99 100 Aric del Rosario stepped down as head coach at the end of the 2003 season after the Growling Tigers finished in a tie for fifth place with a 5 9 record They won their last game of the eliminations over UP in overtime 92 89 101 Nel Parado replaced Del Rosario as interim coach beginning in the postseason when UST participated in the 2003 PBL Platinum Cup Their respectable showing in the tournament earned Parado a nod and a permanent tenure from the school s Institute of the Physical Education and Athletics The Growling Tigers were off to a fair start in their 2004 UAAP campaign as they ended the first round tied at third place with La Salle and UE with a 4 3 record UST however failed to win a single game in the second round to finish the season at seventh place with a 4 10 record 102 103 104 The Growling Tigers broke their 1989 record for their worst start when they went 0 5 to open the 2005 season Their 12 game losing streak which began at the start of the second round of the previous season ended with their 107 100 overtime win over the winless NU Bulldogs NU got back at UST with a 74 73 second round win for their first and only victory of the season The Tigers ended the elimination rounds with the same 4 10 record from 2004 but on a higher rank at sixth place above Adamson and NU The lone highlight of their campaign was when they stopped Ateneo s seven game win streak in the second round by winning 77 73 It was a turnaround for the team after placing third in the Father Martin Cup and winning the PRISAA tournament in the offseason Jervy Cruz who was a member of their training pool won the PRISAA MVP award He was set to play his first year in the UAAP but was pulled out of the roster due to academic deficiencies 105 106 107 108 109 nbsp Re live 96 at Season 69 The Thomasian crowd at the deciding game of the Season 69 men s basketball finalsWhen Parado s contract expired in February 2006 UST hired Pido Jarencio their former star player who had made a name for himself in the Philippine Basketball Association Jarencio though had no prior coaching experience which made critics question the school s decision to choose him as Parado s replacement This observation was made evident when the Tigers went 2 4 in the first round of eliminations of the 2006 season The teams had played one less game in each of the rounds with the absence of La Salle due to their suspension for the season Things began to turn around for UST in their third game in the second round when they defeated the NU Bulldogs 75 67 to end a four game losing streak and improve their record to 3 5 to move to a tie for fourth place with Adamson and NU The Tigers went on a three game win streak the last of which was an 88 80 overtime win over league leading Ateneo to snap the Blue Eagles undefeated record and avenge their 78 114 blowout loss in the first round UST defeated Adamson 77 74 in their last game of the eliminations to tie the Falcons at third place with a 6 6 record They defeated Adamson again in the playoff for the 3 seed prior to the Final Four pairings In defeating the second seeded UE Red Warriors the Growling Tigers became the fifth team in the UAAP Final Four era to advance to the Finals on a twice to beat disadvantage They had reached the Finals for the first time since the 1999 playoff games UST captured the UAAP title in three games after a 76 74 overtime win against Ateneo for their 18th championship in the league Jojo Duncil was named Finals MVP while Jarencio was hailed Coach of the Year Jervy Cruz was earlier selected to the Mythical team during the ceremony for the individual awards 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 nbsp Jervy Cruz leftmost won the 2007 UAAP MVP awardUST failed to defend their championship after they were eliminated in the 2007 playoffs The Tigers who ended up tied at fourth place with FEU at the end of eliminations with an 8 6 record were looking to qualify to the stepladder semifinals after UE went undefeated and automatically qualified to the Finals They defeated the Tamaraws in a playoff for the remaining semifinal slot where their opponents were limited to just six points in the second quarter They then lost their knockout game to the third seeded Ateneo Blue Eagles 64 69 in the first round of the stepladder semifinals signifying the end of their UAAP season Jervy Cruz who topped the statistical points tally was named season MVP 117 118 119 The Tigers missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the last eight years when they ended the 2008 season at fifth place with a 6 8 record Cruz was selected to the Mythical team for the third straight year 120 Despite winning only six games the Growling Tigers had qualified to the Final Four after the NU Bulldogs defeated and eliminated La Salle at the end of the 2009 eliminations UST finished the first round with 4 wins against 3 losses but only managed to win two games in the second round The Adamson Falcons had the same 4 3 record in the first round but fared worse by winning only a single game in the next round La Salle had a chance to overtake UST had they won over NU due to a superior 13 quotient over the Tigers UST lost to defending champions Ateneo 64 81 in their Final Four match Team captain Dylan Ababou was named MVP and scoring leader of the season while Jeric Teng won the Rookie of the year award 121 122 123 2010s Edit In what was Jarencio s worst win loss record as coach in the UAAP the Growling Tigers ended their 2010 season at seventh place with a 4 10 record UST placed fifth after the first round of eliminations with a 3 4 record but were only able to secure a single win in the next round Except for their opening game against the UE Red Warriors where they won by 13 points the scores of the rest of their wins were from close scoring matches including their first round match against UP which went into overtime 124 125 The Growling Tigers who celebrated their quadricentennial year in 2011 made it back to the Final Four after finishing the eliminations at fourth place with an 8 6 record They were beaten anew by the four peat seeking Ateneo Blue Eagles in their playoff game 66 69 UST had trailed Ateneo by ten points in the last three minutes of the game but were able to bring the lead down to three with five seconds remaining Jeric Fortuna missed a three point attempt to end the game in defeat 126 UST made it back to the Finals in 2012 after defeating the NU Bulldogs who qualified to the Final Four for the first time in 11 years The Tigers finished second at the end of eliminations with a 10 4 record but were swept in their championship series by the Ateneo Blue Eagles making their opponents five peat champions of the tournament Karim Abdul was selected to the Mythical team during the awarding ceremony for individual players UST won the Philippine Collegiate Champions League title in the postseason after beating Ateneo in a three game series Jeric Teng was named tournament MVP 127 128 129 130 The Growling Tigers reached the Finals again and faced the La Salle Green Archers for the first time since their 1999 championship series Their 73 72 Game 1 win snapped the Archers nine game winning streak La Salle went on to win the next two games to bag the 2013 championship UST made it to the Finals when they defeated the NU Bulldogs in the Final Four with a twice to win disadvantage and became the first fourth ranked team in UAAP history to eliminate the 1 seed in a playoff series 131 90 132 Jarencio resigned in January 2014 after accepting an offer to coach in the PBA His assistant Bong dela Cruz who was also a former Glowing Goldie was appointed as his replacement With their key players falling to injuries and the unfamiliarity of a new system the Growling Tigers failed to advance to the semifinals They finished the season on a four game losing streak to place sixth with a 5 9 record Karim Abdul made it to the Mythical team for the third straight year The team had a successful preseason with their runner up finish in the Father Martin Cup in the summer 133 134 135 136 UST made it to the Finals for the third time in four years after defeating the 2014 champions the NU Bulldogs in the Final Four NU has been the Tigers semifinal opponent for the third time in the last four years The Growling Tigers became the fifth team in UAAP history to reach the Finals after missing the playoffs in the previous season FEU defeated UST in three games to win their 20th championship and their first after a decade The Tigers who were facing FEU in the finals for the first time since 1979 won both games against them in the eliminations Kevin Ferrer and Ed Daquioag were selected to the Mythical team during the presentation of awards for Season 78 137 138 139 140 Another former Glowing Goldie was tapped to be the new head coach of the Growling Tigers beginning in the 2016 season Controversies hounded the team immediately after the 2015 season ended which prompted Dela Cruz to step down and be replaced by Boy Sablan who was a teammate of Pido Jarencio in the 1980s The ill prepared Tigers who lost Ferrer Daquioag and Abdul to graduation only managed to win three games to record their worst win loss record in the Final Four era 141 142 The Tigers sank further when they almost went winless in 2017 The team went on a 17 game losing streak that dated back from the second round of the previous season Their lone win which has become UST s worst record eclipsed their 2 12 season in 1989 Sablan was terminated at the end of the season 143 When champion coach Aldin Ayo announced his resignation from La Salle in December 2017 talks of his transfer to UST went abuzz He eventually confirmed his appointment in January through a post on his social media account During the elimination rounds the Tigers key players suffered injuries with Steve Akomo getting a concussion and CJ Cansino tearing his left ACL causing both to bow out of the 2018 season They were fourth in the standings at one point during the second round but they lost all four of their remaining games to crash out of the Final Four and finish sixth with a 5 9 record 144 145 146 147 The Growling Tigers overcame two semifinal do or die matches to reach the 2019 Finals against the undefeated Ateneo Blue Eagles They ended the eliminations having the same 8 6 record of FEU but were ranked lower at fourth place due to an inferior 6 quotient They defeated the Tamaraws 81 71 in a knockout match and then took down the second seeded UP Fighting Maroons in two games in the second stage of the stepladder playoffs They were then swept by Ateneo in their best of three championship series Soulemane Chabi Yo was named season MVP while Mark Nonoy won the Rookie of the Year award 148 149 150 151 2020s Edit When news broke out on August 20 2020 that Cansino had been kicked out of the team it was revealed that the Tigers had been staying in Sorsogon since June Ayo resigned amid ongoing investigations by the school the UAAP the Commission on Higher Education and the Games and Amusements Board on possible health protocols and quarantine violations that may have been committed by the group Former Tigers team captain Jino Manansala was appointed interim coach in place of Ayo In the aftermath 12 of the 16 players from the 2019 team transferred to other schools with Cansino going to UP the trio of Rhenz Abando Brent Paraiso and Ira Bataller to Letran and Mark Nonoy and Deo Cuajao to La Salle Tiger Cub center JB Lina withdrew his commitment to play for the Tigers senior men s team and proceeded to enroll at UP 152 153 154 The UAAP Board announced the cancellation of Season 83 on December 11 2020 It marked the first time since World War II that an entire season is cancelled by the league Season 82 was also cut short with the similar cancellation of the games in the second semester of the academic year due to the extended community quarantine from the COVID 19 pandemic 155 The belatedly run 84th season of the UAAP began in the second semester of the 2021 22 school year in March 2022 and even as training and preparations for the tournament had been ongoing since Manansala took over the team in October 2020 the composition of their roster could not immediately be finalized due to player transfers Reigning MVP Soulemane Chabi Yo left the team in November 2021 after the announcement of the cancellation of Season 83 He decided to join a semi professional team in the Liga EBA in Spain 156 157 158 The 2021 squad won only three games and were riddled with blowout losses throughout the season as they ended the tournament on a six game losing streak Their 50 point defeat at the hands of the Ateneo Blue Eagles in particular broke the league s record for the largest losing margin since record keeping has been automated in 2003 159 160 Manansala s assistant coaches led by McJour Luib tendered their resignation at the end of the tournament The futile efforts to reinstate former coach Aldin Ayo played a big role in the coaching staff s departure Manansala meanwhile was reassigned to coach the school s high school program as rumors of a corporate backer taking over team management began circulating around the sporting community 161 162 The IPEA announced in July 2022 the appointment of former Growling Tiger and PBA player Bal David as the team s new head coach With sporting events all around going back to normal UST participated in the preseason tournaments by joining the PBA D League and Filoil Manansala and former Tiger Cubs coach Albert Alocillo served as interim coaches to the two tournaments as they were transitioning to a new system under David 163 164 Even as the Tigers fared well in the preseason they were waylaid by the decommitment of their prized recruits Fil American Gani Stevens who came along Minnesota teammate Willie Wilson in April 2022 made a surprise transfer to the UE Red Warriors camp in August Kean Baclaan their high scoring point guard meanwhile decided to leave for the NU Bulldogs a few days after news on Stevens was reported The team s lineup was further depleted after veterans Sherwin Concepcion and Bryan Santos were both ruled ineligible by the UAAP for having exceeded the league s age limit With seven new players in the roster the Tigers won only one game in the 2022 season After winning their opening game against the Adamson Falcons UST went on a 13 game losing streak to match their 2017 record for the fewest games won in the team s history At the end of the elimination rounds Nic Cabanero and Adama Faye led the league in scoring and rebounds with averages of 17 6 points and 12 2 rebounds per game respectively 165 166 167 168 Coaches EditThe Growling Tigers have had 20 coaches in around a century s existence of their basketball program Pido Jarencio returned after a couple of coaching changes since Aldin Ayo s departure in the wake of the Sorsogon Bubble controversy Jarencio resigned at the end of the 2013 season after leading the Tigers for eight years which resulted to one championship and two runner up finishes 154 163 3 In the team s history five of their head coaches became coaches of the national team 24 169 44 and four went on to coach teams in the Philippine Basketball Association 170 Herr Silva and Aric del Rosario are the team s longest tenured coaches each compiling 17 years in service Silva s years at the helm of the Goldies were interwoven with Fely Fajardo s tenure in the 1950s and included a one game stint as an interim coach in 1964 after Fajardo s abrupt resignation prior to the start of the UAAP season He is also the school s winningest coach with nine championships the first of which were six straight titles from 1939 until 1949 interrupted by the war and then a three peat from 1951 to 1953 Del Rosario was promoted head coach in 1985 following a stint with UST s junior basketball program He stepped down after three years following a controversy involving one of his players eligibility He came back in 1990 and led the Tigers to a four year championship run the first of which was an undefeated 1993 campaign 22 23 Silva was also enshrined to the PSC s Philippine Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 as coach of the 1954 national team that competed in the Brazil World Championship 171 Chito Calvo was included in the fourth batch of inductees in 2021 He was also enshrined to the FIBA Hall of Fame as a contributor to the sport in 2007 172 Both coaches were honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Basketball Hall of Fame Foundation in 1999 173 Succession of head coaches No Head coach Tenure Ref 1 Unknown 1920 1928 11 2 Chito Calvo 1929 1930s 174 3 Jose Rodriguez 1930s 1938 14 4 Herminio Silva 1939 1954 14 5 Felicisimo Fajardo 1955 19566 Herminio Silva 1957 1958 30 7 Felicisimo Fajardo 1959 1964 31 8 Herminio Silva 1964 interim 40 9 Carlos Loyzaga 1964 1966 40 10 Egie Serafico 1967 1974 45 11 Francis Wilson 1975 1977 46 12 Egie Serafico 1978 1980 52 13 Eddie Pacheco 1981 52 14 Charlie Badion 1982 1984 52 15 Aric del Rosario 1985 1987 175 16 Orly Bauzon 1988 63 17 Fred Reyes 1989 176 18 Tonichi Pujante 1989 177 19 Aric del Rosario 1990 2003 178 20 Reonel Parado 2004 2005 102 21 Pido Jarencio 2006 2013 110 22 Bong dela Cruz 2014 2015 133 23 Boy Sablan 2016 2017 141 24 Aldin Ayo 2018 2020 144 25 Jino Manansala 2020 2022 154 26 Bal David 2022 163 27 Pido Jarencio 2023 present 3 Coaches in the national team No Head coach Year Tournament Rank1 Chito Calvo 193619481951 Berlin OlympicsLondon OlympicsNew Delhi Asian Games 5th12th1st2 Felicisimo Fajardo 19521963196519661970 Helsinki OlympicsTaipei ABC ChampionshipKuala Lumpur ABC ChampionshipBangkok Asian GamesABC Youth Championship 9th1st2nd6th1st3 Herminio Silva 19541954 Manila Asian GamesBrazil World Championship 1st3rd4 Carlos Loyzaga 19671968 Seoul ABC ChampionshipMexico Olympics 1st13th5 Aric del Rosario 200320032003 5th SEABA ChampionshipHarbin ABC ChampionshipVietnam SEA Games 1st15th1stCoaches in the PBA No Head coach Team Tenure1 Felicisimo Fajardo N Rich Coffee MakersTefilin Polyesters 19761980 19812 Carlos Loyzaga U Tex WeaversTanduay ESQ 1975 19761977 19793 Pido Jarencio NorthPort Batang Pier 2014 20152017 20234 Aldin Ayo Converge FiberXers 2022 presentSeason by season record EditUST as season host Champion Runner up Third placePre UAAP era Edit NCAA Season Field Finish Ref 1929 9 2nd 13 1930 9 1st 12 Big Three Season Field Finish Ref 1931 3 1st 14 1932 3 1st 14 1933 3 1st 14 1934 3 1st 14 Pre Final Four era Edit Round robin era Season Field Finish Head coach Ref 1939 4 T 1st b Herminio Silva 14 1940 4 1st Herminio Silva 19 1946 4 1st c Herminio Silva 20 One game championship era Season Field Finish Head coach Ref 1947 4 Co champions with FEU d Herminio Silva 17 1948 4 Won Final vs FEU Herminio Silva 23 1949 4 Won Final vs FEU Herminio Silva 22 1950 4 Lost Final vs FEU Herminio Silva 22 1951 4 Won Final vs FEU Herminio Silva 24 1952 8 Won Final vs NU Herminio Silva 23 1953 8 Won Final vs FEU Herminio Silva 179 1954 8 Did not qualify finished 3rdWon 3rd place game vs UP 74 66 Herminio Silva 26 1955 6 Won Final vs NU Felicisimo Fajardo 180 1957 6 Lost Final vs UE 55 64 Herminio Silva 30 1959 6 Won 2 seed playoff vs FEU 84 67 Won Final vs UE 66 55 Felicisimo Fajardo 31 1960 6 Did not qualify finished 4thWon 4 seed playoff vs MCU 87 72 Lost semifinal game vs FEU 81 91 Felicisimo Fajardo 32 33 1961 6 Did not qualify finished 3rdWon 3rd place game vs NU 71 61 Felicisimo Fajardo 181 Twice to beat championship era Season Field Finish Head coach Ref 1963 5 Finished 2nd in the eliminationsWon Finals vs UE 2 0 Championship overturned a Felicisimo Fajardo 36 1964 5 Finished 2nd in the eliminationsWon Finals vs FEU 2 1 Carlos Loyzaga 40 1965 5 Finished T 1st in the eliminations 7 1 875 Lost Finals vs UE 1 2 Carlos Loyzaga 43 1966 5 Finished T 1st in the eliminations 6 2 750 Lost Finals vs UE 0 2 Carlos Loyzaga1967 5 Co champions with UE e Egie Serafico 45 1968 5 Lost Finals vs UE Egie Serafico1969 5 Finished 2nd in the eliminationsUE declared automatic champion after elims sweep Egie Serafico1971 6 Lost Finals vs UE Egie Serafico1975 6 Did not qualify finished 5th Francis Wilson 46 1976 6 Did not qualify finished 3rd Francis Wilson 46 1977 6 Did not qualify finished 4th 5 5 500 Francis Wilson 48 1979 7 Finished T 2nd in the eliminations 9 3 750 Won 2 seed playoff vs UE 114 108 Lost Finals vs FEU 0 1 Egie Serafico 49 1980 7 Finished T 2nd in the eliminations 7 5 583 FEU declared automatic champion after elims sweep Egie Serafico 51 1983 7 Finished T 2nd in the eliminations 8 4 667 Lost 2 seed playoff vs UP 85 87 Charlie Badion 56 1984 7 Finished T 1st in the eliminationsLost Finals vs UE 1 2 Charlie Badion 54 1985 7 Finished 1st in the eliminations 9 3 750 Lost Finals vs UE 0 2 Aric del Rosario 58 1987 8 Did not qualify finished 7th 3 11 214 Aric del Rosario 182 1988 8 Did not qualify finished 7th 3 11 214 Orly Bauzon 64 1989 8 Did not qualify finished 7th 2 12 143 Reyes Pujante 183 184 1990 8 Did not qualify finished T 4th 8 6 571 Aric del Rosario 67 1991 8 Finished T 2nd in the eliminations 11 3 786 Lost 2 seed playoff vs FEU 89 95 Aric del Rosario 69 1992 8 Did not qualify finished 4th 10 4 714 Aric del Rosario 74 76 Final Four era Edit Season Team Eliminations Playoffs Head coach Ref Finish GP W L PCT Round Opponent Result1993 1993 1st 14 14 0 1 000 Automatic champions Aric del Rosario 78 1994 1994 3rd 12 8 4 667 Final FourFinal FourFinals 2 UE Red Warriors 2 UE Red Warriors 1 La Salle Green Archers W 87 81W 83 74W 2 1 Aric del Rosario 81 185 186 90 1995 1995 1st 14 11 3 786 Final FourFinal FourFinals 4 FEU Tamaraws 4 FEU Tamaraws 2 La Salle Green Archers L 65 76W 74 68W 2 1 Aric del Rosario 187 1996 1996 2nd 14 10 4 714 Final FourFinals 3 UP Fighting Maroons 1 La Salle Green Archers W 63 56W 2 0 Aric del Rosario 188 189 187 1997 1997 2nd 14 10 4 714 Final FourFinal Four 3 La Salle Green Archers 3 La Salle Green Archers L 73 82L 72 74OT Aric del Rosario 190 191 86 1998 1998 T 4th 14 7 7 500 4 seed playoffFinal FourFinal Four UP Fighting Maroons 1 La Salle Green Archers 1 La Salle Green Archers W 80 72W 55 51L 51 56 Aric del Rosario 192 193 1999 1999 T 1st 14 11 3 786 1 seed playoffFinal FourFinals La Salle Green Archers 3 Ateneo Blue Eagles 1 La Salle Green Archers L 79 84W 75 74L 1 2 Aric del Rosario 89 187 2000 2000 T 4th 14 8 6 571 4 seed playoffFinal Four UE Red Warriors 1 La Salle Green Archers W 65 61L 62 65 Aric del Rosario 194 92 93 2001 2001 T 6th 14 6 8 429 Did not qualify Aric del Rosario 95 2002 2002 4th 14 8 6 571 Final Four 1 La Salle Green Archers L 84 97 Aric del Rosario 97 195 2003 2003 T 5th 14 5 9 357 Did not qualify Aric del Rosario 101 2004 2004 7th 14 4 10 286 Did not qualify Reonel Parado 104 2005 2005 6th 14 4 10 286 Did not qualify Reonel Parado 196 107 2006 2006 T 3rd 12 6 6 500 3 seed playoffFinal FourFinal FourFinals Adamson Soaring Falcons 2 UE Red Warriors 2 UE Red Warriors 1 Ateneo Blue Eagles W 85 71W 79 75W 82 81W 2 1 Pido Jarencio 197 114 198 199 2007 2007 T 4th 14 8 6 571 4 seed playoffStepladder semis FEU Tamaraws 3 Ateneo Blue Eagles W 80 69L 64 69 Pido Jarencio 200 118 2008 2008 5th 14 6 8 429 Did not qualify Pido Jarencio 120 2009 2009 4th 14 6 8 429 Final Four 1 Ateneo Blue Eagles L 64 81 Pido Jarencio 122 2010 2010 7th 14 4 10 286 Did not qualify Pido Jarencio 124 2011 2011 4th 14 8 6 571 Final Four 1 Ateneo Blue Eagles L 66 69 Pido Jarencio 201 126 2012 2012 2nd 14 10 4 714 Final FourFinals 3 NU Bulldogs 1 Ateneo Blue Eagles W 63 57L 0 2 Pido Jarencio 202 128 2013 2013 4th 14 8 6 571 Final FourFinal FourFinals 1 NU Bulldogs 1 NU Bulldogs 2 La Salle Green Archers W 71 62W 76 69L 1 2 Pido Jarencio 203 132 90 2014 2014 6th 14 5 9 357 Did not qualify Bong dela Cruz 134 2015 2015 1st 14 11 3 786 Final FourFinals 4 NU Bulldogs 2 FEU Tamaraws W 64 55L 1 2 Bong dela Cruz 137 204 2016 2016 8th 14 3 11 214 Did not qualify Boy Sablan 142 2017 2017 8th 14 1 13 071 Did not qualify Boy Sablan 143 2018 2018 6th 14 5 9 357 Did not qualify Aldin Ayo 147 2019 2019 4th 14 8 6 571 Stepladder semisStepladder semisStepladder semisFinals 3 FEU Tamaraws 2 UP Fighting Maroons 2 UP Fighting Maroons 1 Ateneo Blue Eagles W 81 71W 89 69W 68 65L 0 2 Aldin Ayo 148 149 150 2020 2020 Tournament cancelled Jino Manansala 154 155 2021 2021 7th 14 3 11 214 Did not qualify Jino Manansala 159 2022 2022 8th 14 1 13 071 Did not qualify Bal David 205 Eliminations 402 199 203 495 16 playoff appearancesPlayoffs and Finals 53 30 23 566 9 Finals appearancesOverall record 441 228 213 517 5 championshipsFinal Four seeding history Edit Year 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 02 06 07 09 11 12 13 15 19Seed 3 1 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 1 4Current roster EditUST Growling Tigers rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Height Year High SchoolSG 0 nbsp Ivan Lazarte 6 2 1 88m 2nd Malayan High School of SciencePG 1 nbsp Bevir Ivanne Calum 6 0 1 83m 1st St Louis School Don BoscoSG 2 nbsp Kylle Matthew Magdangal 6 0 1 83m 2nd Marina High SchoolC 3 nbsp Prudencio Adrian Esmena III 6 6 1 98m 1st National University Nazareth SchoolPF 4 nbsp Christian Manaytay 6 4 1 93m 3rd Sacred Heart School Ateneo de CebuSF 8 nbsp Vincent Gabriel Ventulan 6 4 1 93m 5th Fort Pierce Central High SchoolSG 9 nbsp Nicael Dominie Cabanero 6 3 1 91m 3rd University of Santo TomasPF 10 nbsp Mark Angelo Crisostomo 6 5 1 96m 1st Sta Teresita National High SchoolC 11 nbsp Joachim Eddie Laure 6 5 1 96m 2nd National University Nazareth SchoolSF 12 nbsp Saentis James Moore 6 2 1 88m 1st Arellano University High SchoolPF 14 nbsp Mark Allen Llemit 6 3 1 91m 1st University of Santo TomasSG 15 nbsp Kenji Trey Duremdes 6 2 1 88m 2nd National University Nazareth SchoolSF 17 nbsp Miguel Pangilinan 6 0 1 83m 4th National University Nazareth SchoolPG 22 nbsp Paul Matthew Manalang C 5 10 1 78m 3rd National University Nazareth SchoolC 23 nbsp Adama Faye 6 8 2 03m 2nd Le PionnierSF 24 nbsp Jonathan Ralf Gesalem 6 0 1 83m 3rd Sacred Heart School Ateneo de Cebu Head coach nbsp Alfredo JarencioAssistant coach es John Paul Cuan Juben Ledesma Jeric Marco Fortuna Alfredo Jarencio IITeam managerWaiyip Chong Eric AngLegend C Team captain nbsp Injured RosterDepth chart Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2C Crisostomo LaurePF Manaytay LlemitSF Cabanero Pangilinan GesalemSG Moore Duremdes LazartePG Calum ManalangAwards EditTeam Edit UAAPChampions 193919401946194719481949195119521953195519591964196719931994199519962006 Runners up 1950195719631965196619681971197919801984198519992012201320152019 3rd place 195419611976198319911997NCAAChampions 1930 Runners up 1929Big Three LeagueChampions 1931193219331934National Open ChampionshipsChampions 19371940194119491951 Runners up 1948National IntercollegiateChampions 195219551993 Runners up 19501964 3rd place 1966National Students Basketball ChampionshipRunners up 1988 3rd place 1992 National Seniors Basketball ChampionshipChampions 1996Philippine Collegiate Champions LeagueChampions 2012 3rd place 2002Fr Martin Cup Basketball TournamentChampions 1996 Runners up 199520142015 3rd place 2005PRISAA Basketball TournamentChampions 20012005Home and Away Invitational LeagueRunners up 2005McDonald s Cup Battle of ChampionsChampions 1994 Runners up 1996Millennium Basketball LeagueChampions 2011 2013 Runners up 2009Ambrosio Padilla CupRunners up 2002 Individual Edit Francisco Vestil1947 UAAP MVPNing Ramos1952 UAAP MVP 1952 UAAP Mythical teamRamon Manulat1952 UAAP Mythical teamFrancis Wilson1954 UAAP Mythical teamEddie Pacheco1954 UAAP Mythical 2nd teamValentino Rosabal1960 UAAP Rookie of the Year 1963 UAAP MVPAric del Rosario1963 UAAP Rookie of the YearPido Jarencio1983 UAAP Mythical team 2006 UAAP Coach of the Year 2012 PCCL Coach of the YearDennis Espino1991 1993 1994 UAAP Mythical team 1992 UAAP Mythical 2nd team 1993 1994 UAAP MVPRudolf Belmonte1992 UAAP Mythical team 1993 UAAP Mythical 2nd teamRey Evangelista1992 1993 UAAP Mythical team Patrick Fran1993 UAAP Mythical teamChris Cantonjos1995 UAAP MVP 1995 UAAP Mythical teamGerard Francisco1995 UAAP Rookie of the YearErnesto Ballesteros1996 UAAP Mythical teamMarvin Ortiguerra1998 1999 UAAP Mythical teamRichard Yee1998 UAAP Mythical 2nd teamWarren de Guzman2001 UAAP All rookie teamCyrus Baguio2002 UAAP Mythical teamJervy Cruz2005 PRISAA MVP 2006 2007 2008 UAAP Mythical team 2007 UAAP MVPJojo Duncil2006 UAAP Finals MVPClark Bautista2008 UAAP All rookie teamDylan Ababou2009 UAAP MVP 2009 UAAP Mythical team 2009 UAAP Scoring leader Jeric Teng2009 UAAP Rookie of the Year 2012 PCCL MVP 2012 PCCL Mythical teamAllein Maliksi2009 Millennium Basketball League MVPJeric Fortuna2011 Millennium Basketball League MVP 2012 PCCL Mythical teamKarim Abdul2012 2013 2014 UAAP Mythical team 2012 PCCL Mythical teamEd Daquioag2013 Millennium Basketball League MVP 2015 UAAP Mythical teamKevin Ferrer2015 UAAP Mythical teamRenzo Subido2018 Kim Lope Asis Invitational MVPSoulemane Chabi Yo2019 UAAP MVP 2019 UAAP Mythical teamMark Nonoy2019 UAAP Rookie of the YearNotable players EditSee also Category UST Growling Tigers basketball players Succession of team captains Edit No Player Year Ref 1 Gabby Fajardo 1939 19 2 Paing Hechanova 1951 24 3 Ning Ramos 1952 53 206 4 Andy Bautista 1955 29 5 Angel Pavilando 1958 31 6 Manuel Tan 19657 Rene Ugalde 1977 48 8 Edmund Yee 1978 207 9 Ed Cordero 1979 208 10 Benjie Gutierrez 1982 209 11 Raymond Fran 1983 210 12 Alfrancis Chua 1989 211 13 Billy Reyes 1991 69 14 Rudolf Belmonte 1992 212 15 Patrick Fran 1993 213 16 Lester del Rosario 1995 214 17 Chris Cantonjos 1996 215 18 Dale Singson 199819 Gelo Velasco 1999 216 20 Marvin Ortiguerra 2000 217 No Player Year Ref 21 Emmerson Oreta 2001 218 22 Derick Hubalde 2002 219 23 Jino Manansala 2003 220 24 Christian Luanzon 2004 221 25 Warren de Guzman 2005 222 26 Allan Evangelista 2006 223 27 Anthony Espiritu 200728 Francis Allera 2008 224 29 Dylan Ababou 2009 225 30 AC Marquez 201031 Jeric Fortuna 2011 12 226 32 Jeric Teng 2013 227 33 Aljon Mariano 2014 228 34 Kevin Ferrer 2015 229 35 Louie Vigil 2016 230 36 Marvin Lee 2017 18 231 37 CJ Cansino 2019 152 38 Vacant 2020 152 39 Paul Manalang 2021 present 232 Retired jerseys Edit UST Growling Tigers retired jerseysNo Player Position Tenure15 Chris Cantonjos Center 1993 96Chris Cantonjos jersey No 15 has been retired in recognition of his contributions to the team s four peat championship that includes an undefeated season in 1993 as well as for being named MVP and a two time member of the Mythical team 233 The No 15 however remains in circulation and has since been used by the following players Robert Hainga 2012 13 Jeepy Faundo 2014 17 Toby Agustin 2018 Kenji Duremdes 2022 presentJino Manansala had used the No 15 during his rookie year in 1999 before settling for the No 11 in 2001 Hall of Fame inductees Edit See also Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame and Philippine Sports Hall of Fame No Year Name Inducted as Award body Ref 1 1990 Francisco Vestil Player Cebu Sports Hall of Fame 21 2 2000 Francisco Vestil Player National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 3 1999 Felicisimo Fajardo Player National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 4 1999 Gabby Fajardo Player National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 5 1999 Jacinto Ciria Cruz Player National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 6 1999 Primitivo Martinez Player National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 7 1999 Ramoncito Campos Player National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 8 1999 Julian Malonso Lifetime achievement National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 9 1999 Chito Calvo Lifetime achievement National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 10 2007 Chito Calvo Contributor FIBA Hall of Fame 172 11 2021 Chito Calvo Coach PSC Sports Hall of Fame 172 12 1999 Herminio Silva Lifetime achievement National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 13 2010 Herminio Silva Coach of the 1954 PH team PSC Sports Hall of Fame 171 14 2000 Paing Hechanova Player National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 15 2000 Pocholo Martinez Player National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 16 2000 Tito Eduque Lifetime achievement National Basketball Hall of Fame 173 17 2005 Bogs Adornado Player PBA Hall of Fame 234 18 2007 Danny Florencio Player PBA Hall of Fame 234 19 2010 Ramon Manulat Player for the 1954 PH team PSC Sports Hall of Fame 171 20 2010 Napoleon Flores Player for the 1954 PH team PSC Sports Hall of Fame 171 National team appearances Edit Jose Rodriguez1923 Far Eastern GamesJacinto Ciria Cruz1930 1934 Far Eastern Games 1936 OlympicsPrimitivo Martinez1934 Far Eastern Games 1936 1948 OlympicsHerminio Silva1934 Far Eastern Games 1954 FIBA World Championship coach 1954 Asian Games coach Ramoncito Campos1948 OlympicsFrancisco Vestil1948 Olympics flag bearer Felicisimo Fajardo1948 Olympics captain 1952 Olympics coach 1963 1965 ABC Championship coach 1966 Asian Games coach Gabby Fajardo1948 OlympicsPocholo Martinez1951 Asian Games captain 1952 Olympics captain Genaro Fernandez1951 Asian GamesNing Ramos1951 1954 Asian Games 1971 ABC Championship coach 1972 Olympics coach Paing Hechanova1951 Asian Games 1954 Asian Games captain 1952 OlympicsNapoleon Flores1954 FIBA World Championship 1954 Asian GamesRamon Manulat1954 1958 1962 Asian Games 1954 1959 FIBA World Championship 1956 OlympicsFrancis Wilson1958 1962 Asian Games 1959 FIBA World Championship alternate Roberto Yburan1959 FIBA World Championship 1960 Olympics 1960 ABC ChampionshipEddie Pacheco1960 Olympics 1960 1963 ABC Championship 1962 Asian GamesCristobal Ramas1960 OlympicsSonny Reyes1963 1965 1967 ABC Championship 1966 1970 Asian Games 1968 Olympics Orly Bauzon1965 1967 ABC Championship 1968 Olympics 1970 Asian GamesDanny Florencio1966 1970 1974 Asian Games 1967 ABC Championship 1968 1972 OlympicsBogs Adornado1968 1972 Olympics 1970 ABC Youth Championship 1973 ABC Championship 1974 FIBA World Championship 1974 Asian GamesLawrence Mumar1969 1971 ABC Championship 1973 ABC Championship alternate Edmund Yee1978 ABC Youth ChampionshipEd Cordero1980 ABC Youth Championship 1981 ABC Championship 1981 Southeast Asian GamesPido Jarencio1985 ABC ChampionshipBenjie Gutierrez1985 ABC Championship alternate Bobby Jose1986 ABC Youth ChampionshipGido Babilonia1989 1999 ABC Championships 1989 Southeast Asian GamesEJ Feihl1990 ABC U 18 ChampionshipJoaquin Dindo Torres1990 ABC U 18 ChampionshipRenato Cabaluna1990 ABC U 19 Championship 1993 ABC ChampionshipPatrick Fran1992 ABC U 18 Championship 1993 1995 ABC ChampionshipDennis Espino1992 ABC U 18 Championship 1993 ABC Championship 1998 2002 Asian GamesChris Cantonjos1992 ABC U 18 Championship 1995 1997 Southeast Asian Games 1995 1997 ABC Championship 1996 ABC U 22 Championship 1996 1998 SEABA ChampionshipRudolf Belmonte1993 ABC Championship captain Edmund Reyes1993 ABC ChampionshipRey Evangelista1993 ABC Championship 1994 Asian GamesSiot Tanquingcen1993 1995 ABC Championship 1993 Southeast Asian GamesDale Singson1993 Southeast Asian Games 1996 ABC U 22 Championship 1996 SEABA Championship Joel Villanueva1994 SEABA U 19 ChampionshipBilly Reyes1995 ABC Championship 1996 ABC U 22 Championship 1996 SEABA ChampionshipBal David1995 Southeast Asian GamesRichard Melencio1995 1997 2003 Southeast Asian Games 1996 ABC U 22 Championship 1997 1999 2003 ABC Championship 1998 2003 SEABA ChampionshipErnesto Ballesteros1996 SEABA ChampionshipMelchor Latoreno1996 SEABA U 18 Championship 1996 ABC U 18 Championship 2005 SEABA ChampionshipGerard Francisco1996 ABC U 22 Championship 1997 ABC Championship 1997 Southeast Asian GamesEmmerson Oreta1998 SEABA U 18 Championship 2003 ABC Championship 2003 SEABA ChampionshipCyrus Baguio1998 SEABA U 18 Championship 1998 ABC U 18 Championship 2009 FIBA Asia Championship 2009 SEABA ChampionshipNino Gelig1998 SEABA U 18 Championship 1998 ABC U 18 ChampionshipAric del Rosario2003 ABC Championship coach 2003 SEABA Championship coach 2003 Southeast Asian Games coach Dylan Ababou2004 SEABA U 18 Championship 2011 SEABA ChampionshipMark Canlas2004 ABC U 18 ChampionshipDondon Villamin2005 SEABA ChampionshipChristian Luanzon2005 SEABA ChampionshipJervy Cruz2007 Southeast Asian GamesKent Lao2012 SEABA U 18 ChampionshipKevin Ferrer2015 SEABA Championship 2015 Southeast Asian GamesAllein Maliksi2017 SEABA Championship 2019 FIBA World Qualifying Growling Tigers in the PBA draft Edit Year Player Round Pick Team1975 Orly Bauzon Elevated f Toyota Comets1975 Danny Florencio Elevated f U Tex Weavers1975 George Lizares Elevated f U Tex Weavers1975 Lawrence Mumar Elevated f U Tex Weavers1975 Bogs Adornado Elevated f Crispa Redmanizers1975 Bobby Salonga Elevated f Carrier Weather Makers1975 Genny Lucindo Elevated f Carrier Weather Makers1976 Ed Camus Elevated f Quasar TV Makers1978 Mario Marasigan Elevated f Honda Wildcats1980 Frank Natividad Elevated f Crispa Redmanizers1980 Butch Orozco Elevated f Tefilin Fibermakers1981 Ray Obias Elevated f San Miguel Beermen1982 Ed Cordero Elevated f Toyota Super Corollas1986 Pido Jarencio Elevated g Magnolia Cheese Makers1989 Bobby Jose 1 5 San Miguel Beermen1990 Gido Babilonia 1 4 Purefoods Hotdogs1991 Bennett Palad Undrafted h Ginebra San Miguel1992 Rabbi Tomacruz 2 13 San Miguel Beermen1992 Raymond Fran Undrafted h Alaska Aces1994 Rey Evangelista 1 2 Coney Island Ice Cream Stars1994 Rudolf Belmonte 2 16 Swift Mighty Meaties1994 Billy Reyes 3 20 Coney Island Ice Cream Stars1994 Renato Cabaluna 4 22 Tondena 65 Rum1995 Dennis Espino 1 1 Sta Lucia Realtors1995 Edmund Reyes 1 7 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs1995 Bal David 3 22 Sunkist Orange Juicers1996 Patrick Fran 2 10 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs1996 Siot Tanquingcen Undrafted h Sunkist Orange Juicers1997 Estong Ballesteros 1 4 Formula Shell Zoom Masters1999 Chris Cantonjos Elevated g Tanduay Rhum Masters1999 Richard Yee 1 5 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs1999 Gerard Francisco 2 10 Sta Lucia Realtors1999 Boy Valera Undrafted h Barangay Ginebra Kings2000 Gelo Velasco 2 13 Mobiline Phone Pals2000 Joaquin Dindo Torres 2 17 Shell Velocity Year Player Round Pick Team2000 Dale Singson Undrafted h Shell Velocity2001 Marvin Ortiguerra 1 8 Sta Lucia Realtors2001 Ryan Bernardo 4 34 Mobiline Phone Pals2002 Gilbert Lao 2 11 Coca Cola Tigers2002 Aries Dimaunahan 3 26 Barangay Ginebra Kings2002 Richard Melencio 4 32 Shell Turbo Chargers2003 Cyrus Baguio 2 14 Red Bull Thunder2004 Nino Gelig 2 14 Talk N Text Phone Pals2006 Christian Luanzon 2 18 Alaska Aces2007 Jojo Duncil 2 15 Red Bull Barako2009 Jervy Cruz 1 4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters2009 Francis Allera 2 13 Burger King Whoppers2010 Khasim Mirza 2 16 Meralco Bolts2010 Emmerson Oreta Undrafted h Talk N Text Tropang Texters2011 Allein Maliksi 1 8 Petron Blaze Boosters2011 Dylan Ababou 1 10 Barako Bull Energy2011 Mark Canlas Undrafted h Shopinas com Clickers2013 Jeric Teng 2 12 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters2013 Jeric Fortuna 2 14 Barako Bull Energy Cola2014 Clark Bautista 3 34 Blackwater Elite2015 Aljon Mariano 2 16 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel2015 Robert Hainga 6 49 Mahindra Enforcer2016 Kevin Ferrer 1 2 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel2016 Ed Daquioag 1 6 Meralco Bolts2017 Louie Vigil 2 17 San Miguel Beermen2018 Jeepy Faundo 2 15 Magnolia Hotshots2018 Kent Lao 3 30 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters2019 Renzo Subido 2 24 NorthPort Batang Pier2023 Bryan Santos 2 14 Converge FiberXers2023 Sherwin Concepcion 3 27 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters2023 Zach Huang 4 43 Meralco Bolts2023 Ian Herrera 7 67 NorthPort Batang Pier2023 Enrique Caunan 8 70 Terrafirma Dyip2023 Regie Boy Basibas 11 79 NorthPort Batang PierFacilities Edit nbsp Quadricentennial Pavilion nbsp The old UST Gymnasium See also Quadricentennial Pavilion and List of University of Santo Tomas buildings Athletic facilities Quadricentennial Pavilion 2012 presentThe Growling Tigers train and practice at the Quadricentennial Pavilion formerly called the UST Sports Complex located across the Faculty of Engineering s Fr Roque Ruano Building on Espana Boulevard The four story building houses a basketball court with a seating capacity of 5 792 Construction began in 2011 with the facility forming part of the school s numerous projects in commemoration of the 400th year of their foundation 235 UST Gymnasium 1932 2011The old gym which was demolished in April 2011 used to host home games of the then Glowing Goldies during the prewar UAAP until early 1946 prior to the games transfer to the Rizal Memorial Coliseum The transfer and the shift from the home and away format was necessitated after an accident occurred at the UST Gym 236 Controversies EditIn the early part of the 2016 the Growling Tigers management investigated UST head coach Bong dela Cruz for the alleged involvement in game fixing A report from sports news website Fastbreak states from a source that the management disbanded the men s basketball team due to game fixing and sell out games allegations 237 Another report from Spin ph notes that Dela Cruz accused for maltreatment and abusive incidents against some of the players particularly players from Team B during his two year term as a coach Sooner the media has yet to confirm the statement regarding the issue on Dela Cruz 238 Dela Cruz later in a statement released on February 1 2016 said that since the issues emerged he decided to keep quiet about it He denies the allegations against him and is confident that he will be proven innocent of the issues against him 239 In 2017 2018 season two players named Mario Bonleon and Renzo Subido decided not to play with UST under Sablan for different reasons the team standing of the senior s basketball is one of the worst in the history of the UST Growling Tigers at 1 win and 13 losses Because of that standing Sablan and the entire coaching staff were sacked by no other than the Rector of the UST effective November 30 2017 terminating their contracts which will be expiring in August 2018 UST Tigresses Assistant Coach Arsenio Dysangco Jr was appointed as overseer during practices Notes Edit a b UST s 1963 championship was overturned after UE s protest was upheld by the board Championship shared with FEU and UP Undefeated at 6 0 Game discontinued due to power failure Deciding Game 3 discontinued at 51 40 UST after both coaches refused to submit their 2nd half starting lineups a b c d e f g h i j k l m The first PBA Rookie draft was instituted in 1985 a b Player elevated to the PBA from the amateur ranks by an expansion team a b c d e f g Player was not picked during the draft but was later signed by a PBA teamReferences Edit University of Santo Tomas Visual Identity Manual PDF March 2019 Retrieved June 1 2020 Jarencio open to coaching UST if position is vacant The Philippine Star Retrieved 16 Dec 2016 a b c Agcaoili Lance Pido Jarencio back as UST Growling Tigers coach Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 3 Feb 2023 Ansis JC 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perfect season let s look back at last team to pull it off SPIN ph Retrieved 16 Nov 2019 Henson Joaquin 26 Dec 2003 Sporting Chance Readers take over The Philippine Star Archived from the original on 7 June 2011 Retrieved 14 Mar 2012 Toring Stephen UAAP admits DLSU When the torch was lit The LaSallian Retrieved 4 Jul 2009 a b Archers tame Tams bag top Final 4 slot Manila Standard 11 Sep 1994 Atencio Peter 9 Oct 1994 Back to back for Tigers Manila Standard Gulle Jimbo Owen 27 Dec 1994 Espino Cariaso join PBA draft Manila Standard Atencio Peter 9 Oct 1996 FOUR RIFIC Manila Standard UAAP Awards to honor 80 outstanding athletes Manila Standard 22 Mar 1996 a b Atencio Peter 5 Oct 1997 Tams Archers arrange UAAP title showdown Manila Standard Blue Eagles outlast Tigers in close door match Gameface ph Retrieved 12 Aug 2010 Leongson Randolph Before PH vs Qatar here are two games played behind closed doors SPIN ph Retrieved 15 Sep 2018 a b Jose Vanzi Sol Quesada Lee 29 Sep 1999 Ateneo withdraws protest in UAAP basketball tournament Philippine Headline News Online Archived from the original on 29 November 2022 Retrieved 27 May 2014 a b c d Flores Joaqui The five best Game 3s in the UAAP Final Four era Yahoo Southeast Asia Retrieved 14 Oct 2014 De Leon Allan Roy 16 Aug 2000 The scramble for the UAAP basketball title gets madder and madder Philippine Daily Inquirer a b Eroa Dennis 22 Sep 2000 Tigers make it to Final Four Philippine Daily Inquirer a b Eroa Dennis 25 Sep 2000 Archers reach UAAP finals Philippine Daily Inquirer Pasco Christian Ace 9 Aug 2001 Growling Tigers hit rock bottom The Varsitarian Retrieved 16 Nov 2008 a b Pasco Christian Ace 5 Oct 2001 AXED The Varsitarian Retrieved 16 Nov 2008 Eroa Dennis 5 Oct 2001 Alvarez MVP anew Philippine Daily Inquirer a b Eroa Dennis 16 Sep 2002 UE clinches twice to beat advantage Philippine Daily Inquirer Atencio Peter 4 Jun 2002 Stags win Padilla Cup cage title Manila Standard Vidal Reuel 11 Jul 2002 UST Tigers out to end slump Manila Standard Champions League begins Philippine Daily Inquirer 10 Nov 2002 a b Reyes Marc Anthony 19 Sep 2003 Aric a winner until the end Philippine Daily Inquirer a b Parado replaces Aric The Varsitarian 3 Jun 2004 Retrieved 16 Nov 2008 Payo Jasmine 8 Aug 2004 Warriors surprise Archers Tigers up Philippine Daily Inquirer a b Payo Jasmine 12 Sep 2004 Tams No 1 playoff for 2nd Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo Jasmine 29 Jul 2005 Streaking Tams Archers rip foes Philippine Daily Inquirer Orellana Joel 1 Aug 2005 Tamaraws trip Green Archers The Manila Times a b Payo Jasmine 11 Sep 2005 Warriors oust Maroons NU shades UST Philippine Daily Inquirer Tigers register back to back wins The Varsitarian 9 Sep 2005 Retrieved 17 Nov 2008 Magno Karla Tricia 23 Mar 2006 UST s finest athletes in Season 68 The Varsitarian Retrieved 17 Nov 2008 a b Inigo Manolo 6 Oct 2006 Clean Living What keeps Jarencio on winning track Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo Jasmine 7 Jun 2006 Screening tight for new UAAP season Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo Jasmine 20 Aug 2006 Tigers revive bid Eagles seek No 8 Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo Jasmine 28 Aug 2006 Tigers roar gobble up Eagles streak Philippine Daily Inquirer a b Payo Jasmine 15 Sep 2006 UAAP Final Four Eagles Falcons Warriors Tigers Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo Jasmine 29 Dec 2006 Title drought end for Tigers Lions Philippine Daily Inquirer Orellana Joel 3 Oct 2006 Tigers roar to cage Eagles and capture UAAP crown The Manila Times Cordero Abac Wounded Tigers stay in the hunt The Philippine Star Retrieved 18 Sep 2007 a b Cordero Abac Eagles have landed almost The Philippine Star Retrieved 24 Sep 2007 UST s Jervy Cruz is UAAP Season 70 basketball MVP GMA News Online Retrieved 7 Oct 2007 a b Brobo Heinz Jassen Barrios Mika Rafaela Tigers repulse Maroons for last win The Varsitarian Retrieved 30 Sep 2008 Abulencia Charizze Babiera Lester Tigers gatecrash Final Four The Varsitarian Retrieved 16 Sep 2009 a b Ateneo on course for back to back UAAP titles GMA News Online Retrieved 20 Sep 2009 Almo Alder UST s Teng named Rookie of the Year ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 19 Sep 2009 a b No more tomorrow for the Growling Tigers in Season 73 The Varsitarian Retrieved 17 Sep 2010 Almo Alder Tigers drop bombs on Maroons ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 23 Jul 2010 a b Flores Celest 16 September 2011 The Growling Tigers go out fighting look forward to next year Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 16 Sep 2011 Naredo Camille UAAP Final Four Preview UST Tigers vs NU Bulldogs ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 29 Sep 2012 a b Flores Celest 11 October 2012 Ateneo clinches a rare five peat at the expense of UST Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 11 Oct 2012 Naredo Camille Parks most likely returning to NU ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 14 Oct 2012 Flores Celest 7 December 2012 UST edges Ateneo in Game 3 to clinch PCCL title Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 7 Dec 2012 Flores Celest 2 October 2013 UST snaps La Salle s streak takes game 1 of UAAP finals Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 2 Oct 2013 a b Flores Celest 28 September 2013 UST stuns NU to reach UAAP 76 finals Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 28 Sep 2013 a b Villar Joey Dela Cruz takes helm as new UST coach The Philippine Star Retrieved 27 Mar 2014 a b Saynes Josiah Darren Growling Tigers end disappointing season with loss to UE The Varsitarian Retrieved 16 Sep 2014 Terrado Reuben Jeron Teng Belo Newsome Abdul join MVP Kiefer Ravena in UAAP Mythical team SPIN ph Retrieved 17 Sep 2014 Flores Celest 12 June 2014 Perpetual Help Altas frustrate UST Tigers for Fr Martin Cup title Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 12 Jun 2014 a b UST dethrones NU bags Finals slot The Manila Times 22 November 2015 Retrieved 22 Nov 2015 Mariano Paolo UAAP by the Numbers Week 12 ABS CBN Sports Archived from the original on 6 April 2020 Retrieved 23 Nov 2015 Riego Norman Lee Benjamin Decade long search ends as FEU seizes 20th championship ABS CBN Sports Archived from the original on 6 December 2015 Retrieved 2 Dec 2015 Ganglani Naveen 19 November 2015 Kiefer Ravena repeats as UAAP MVP Rappler Retrieved 19 Nov 2015 a b Olivares Rick 24 May 2016 Boy Sablan to be named new UST Growling Tigers head coach source Rappler Retrieved 24 May 2016 a b Isaga JR September 2017 UST Growling Tigers Season 80 preview The mighty have fallen Rappler Retrieved 1 Sep 2017 a b Anolin Jan Carlo Camacho Mia Arra Tigers suffer worst season in 28 years The Varsitarian Retrieved 6 Dec 2017 a b UAAP Aldin Ayo confirms transfer to UST report ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 5 Jan 2018 UST s Steve Akomo confined due to concussion Rappler 9 October 2018 Retrieved 9 Oct 2018 Isaga JR 19 November 2018 No regrets for Cansino after stellar UAAP season ended by injury Rappler Retrieved 19 Nov 2018 a b Valencia Justin Robert Ayo We had a good season The Varsitarian Retrieved 28 Nov 2018 a b Sevilla Jeremiah 6 November 2019 Tigers Tams collide in UAAP stepladder The Manila Times Retrieved 6 Nov 2019 a b Leongson Randolph Ateneo Blue Eagles UST Growling Tigers begin UAAP title clash SPIN ph Retrieved 16 Nov 2019 a b Lozada Bong 20 November 2019 Mark Nonoy says finals loss will be UST s motivation in UAAP Season 83 Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 20 Nov 2019 Isaga JR 6 November 2019 UST strikes gold as Chabi Yo named MVP Nonoy top rookie Rappler Retrieved 6 Nov 2019 a b c Li Matthew Henry 20 August 2020 UST CJ Cansino part ways Tiebreaker Times Retrieved 20 Aug 2020 Jugado Michael 2 more players leave UST Malaya Business Insight Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 a b c d Ramos Josef 8 October 2020 Manansala named UST interim coach Business Mirror Retrieved 8 Oct 2020 a b Satumbaga Villar Kristel 11 December 2020 UAAP cancels 83rd season Manila Bulletin Retrieved 11 Dec 2020 Li Matthew Henry 8 October 2020 Jinino Manansala assures UST Rebuilding tayo but not restructuring Tiebreaker Times Retrieved 8 Oct 2020 Rosario Jose Ama Alberto Tigers awaiting approval of on campus training bubble ahead of Season 84 The Varsitarian Retrieved 19 Nov 2021 Anolin Carlo November 2021 Beninese center Chabi Yo leaves UST Tigers Manila Bulletin Retrieved 1 Nov 2021 a b Naredo Camille UST seeks return to winning ways after challenging campaign ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 7 May 2022 Naredo Camille Ateneo condemns UST to biggest loss in UAAP since 2003 ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 21 Apr 2022 Li Matthew Henry 6 May 2022 Luib UST assistant coaches tender resignation Tiebreaker Times Retrieved 6 May 2022 Li Matthew Henry 14 June 2022 Manansala to handle UST Tiger Cubs as Growling Tigers to have new management Tiebreaker Times Retrieved 14 Jun 2022 a b c Hirro John Ezekiel Sen Joel Villanueva says ex teammate Bal David perfect coach for Tigers The Varsitarian Retrieved 23 Jul 2022 Cruz Zachi 25 July 2022 Manansala Alocillo to continue pinch hitting for David in preseason leagues Tiebreaker Times Retrieved 25 Jul 2022 Li Matthew Henry 16 August 2022 Stevens Wilson move from UST to UE Tiebreaker Times Retrieved 16 Aug 2022 Fuertes Rommel Jr 21 August 2022 Prospect Kean Baclaan leaves UST for NU Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 21 Aug 2022 Li Matthew Henry 19 September 2022 Sherwin Concepcion Bryan Santos out of UST lineup due to age Tiebreaker Times Retrieved 20 Sep 2022 Leongson Randolph Cabanero top scorer Faye top rebounder after UAAP elims SPIN ph Retrieved 3 Dec 2022 Morales Luisa Aric del Rosario founder of UST s UAAP basketball dynasty passes away The Philippine Star Retrieved 26 Mar 2020 Terrado Jonas 10 August 2022 Aldin Ayo officially named Converge head coach Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 10 Aug 2022 a b c d Hall of Fame Sports greats honored on Wednesday ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 5 May 2010 a b c Henson Joaquin PSC names Hall of Famers The Philippine Star Retrieved 13 Mar 2021 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Henson Joaquin Sporting Chance Hall of Fame rites tonight The Philippine Star Retrieved 7 Jul 2002 Henson Joaquin Pinoy in FIBA Hall of Fame The Philippine Star Retrieved 30 Jan 2016 Legendary UST basketball coach Aric del Rosario dies Rappler 26 March 2020 Retrieved 26 Mar 2020 FEU among top 3 seeds in UAAP Manila Standard 16 Jul 1989 Henson Joaquin Vietnam shows interest in PBA The Philippine Star Retrieved 1 Dec 2016 Catacutan Dodo Jr 14 Oct 2003 Coach Aric UST part ways Manila Bulletin Archived from the original on 13 Apr 2004 Retrieved 29 Apr 2020 Yco Redshirts shade PAL Skymasters 41 39 The Manila Times 9 Nov 1953 Retrieved 3 Feb 2012 UAAP Championship scoreboard UAAPgames com Archived from the original on 5 Dec 2003 Retrieved 18 Jun 2020 1961 UAAP and NCAA championships RP Basketball Photos amp Articles 29 September 2010 Retrieved 29 Sep 2010 Last licks from UP NU Manila Standard 4 Oct 1987 Archers Warriors collide today Manila Standard 24 Sep 1989 UAAP History and Trivia Gameface ph Retrieved 11 Mar 2009 Cardona Aldrin 18 Sep 1994 La Salle ousts FEU UST turns back UE Manila Standard Cardona Aldrin 22 Sep 1994 UST rips UE ready to salvage crown Manila Standard a b c Liao Henry 10 October 2013 One game to win em all Inquirer Bandera Retrieved 10 Oct 2013 Scoreboard UAAP Senior basketball tournament final standings Manila Standard 24 Sep 1996 Atencio Peter 29 Sep 1996 Tigers Archers seal 3rd straight title showdown Manila Standard Atencio Peter 2 Oct 1997 Tigers Archers in KO match Manila Standard Atencio Peter 3 Oct 1997 Archers Maroons force rubber matches in UAAP Final Four Manila Standard 1998 99 UAAP basketball tournament Win loss record UE edu ph Archived from the original on 10 Mar 2000 Retrieved 29 Apr 2020 1998 99 UAAP basketball tournament Final results UE edu ph Archived from the original on 5 May 2000 Retrieved 29 Apr 2020 Eroa Dennis 17 Sep 2000 Eagles get back at Archers Philippine Daily Inquirer Eroa Dennis 20 Sep 2002 Archers advance Eagles force KO Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo Jasmine 10 Sep 2005 UAAP orders replay of La Salle UE match Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo Jasmine 4 Sep 2006 Tigers carve out drama filled win Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo Jasmine 22 Sep 2006 Tigers oust Warriors seal deal with Eagles Philippine Daily Inquirer Payo Jasmine 3 Oct 2006 UST Tigers grab 19th UAAP title in overtime Philippine Daily Inquirer Tigers rip Tams out of Final Four 80 69 GMA News Online Retrieved 17 Sep 2007 Payo Jasmine 14 September 2011 UAAP Final Four starts Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 14 Sep 2011 Lagunzad Chris UST back in the finals after ousting NU Yahoo Southeast Asia Retrieved 29 Sep 2012 Panerio Jonas 23 September 2013 UST forces rubbermatch vs NU Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 23 Sep 2013 Payo Jasmine 3 December 2015 FEU edges UST for UAAP title Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 3 Dec 2015 Morales Luisa Archers survive Tigers to keep Final Four hopes alive The Philippine Star Retrieved 30 Nov 2022 UST Glowing Goldies roll back YCO Redshirts 63 55 The Sunday Times 18 Jan 1953 Retrieved 20 Nov 2011 1978 UAAP rosters RP Basketball Photos amp Articles 10 January 2015 Retrieved 10 Jan 2015 Tams stop Goldies The Varsitarian 25 Sep 1979 Retrieved 29 Nov 2015 44th UAAP season opening 1982 RP Basketball Photos amp Articles 18 July 2019 Retrieved 18 Jul 2019 1983 UAAP season opening RP Basketball Photos amp Articles 24 November 2016 Retrieved 24 Nov 2016 Ildefonso Dick 4 Aug 1989 Eagle s test Manila Standard Nazareno Rocky 24 Aug 1992 UST rips NU UP bucks Ateneo rowdies to win Manila Standard US bonanza for UST Tigers Manila Standard 30 Dec 1993 58th UAAP season opening 1995 RP Basketball Photos amp Articles 14 January 2017 Retrieved 14 Jan 2017 UST annexes Nat l Seniors cage crown Manila Standard 3 May 1996 Mariano Paolo Former UST and La Salle protagonists relive 90s rivalry ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 2 Oct 2013 Tigers continue Final Four bid Pinoy Central Archived from the original on 11 February 2001 Retrieved 21 Feb 2001 Pasco Christian Ace 9 Aug 2001 Fight for survival The Varsitarian Retrieved 16 Nov 2008 UST demolishes Ateneo B The Varsitarian 26 May 2003 Retrieved 16 Nov 2008 Olivares Rick Meet a rising coaching star you may have never heard of ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 23 Jun 2016 Payo Jasmine 22 Aug 2004 Tamaraws nip UE NU wins at last Philippine Daily Inquirer Growling Tigers bagsak sa unang round The Varsitarian 6 Aug 2005 Retrieved 17 Nov 2008 Team captain Allan Evangelista Marked leader The Varsitarian Retrieved 7 Jan 2007 Olivares Rick 4 August 2008 Ateneo vs UST Round One Bleachers Brew Retrieved 4 Aug 2008 Legaspi Perry Hungry Tigers devour Bulldogs for win No 2 GMA News Online Retrieved 16 Jul 2009 The Captain calls his last play The Varsitarian Retrieved 9 Nov 2012 Naredo Camille Injuries hurt UST s season says Jarencio ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 29 Aug 2013 Bracher Jane Aljon Mariano quietly ends his UAAP career Rappler Retrieved 22 Sep 2014 Riego Norman Lee Benjamin Abdul says Ferrer s leadership has been difference for UST ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 11 Nov 2015 Olivares Rick 30 August 2016 The lonely Vigil along Espana UST captain Louie Vigil talks about this season of discontent Rappler Retrieved 30 Aug 2016 Naredo Camille Sablan downplays potential winless season for UST ABS CBN Sports Retrieved 5 Nov 2017 Rosario Jose Ama Alberto Rookie leads as team captain of new look Tigers The Varsitarian Retrieved 25 Mar 2022 Ramos Chenny Gentle Giant of the UST hard court The Varsitarian Retrieved 13 Mar 2012 a b PBA names Hall of Fame inductees The Philippine Star Retrieved 22 Mar 2007 The Quadricentennial Pavilion The Varsitarian Retrieved 7 May 2012 Henson Joaquin Oct 1993 Sporting Chance Ex UST cager remembers The Philippine Star Retrieved 30 Dec 2016 No heart no chance Sellout disbands UST Fastbreak PH January 28 2016 Retrieved February 1 2016 Terrado Reuben January 28 2016 UST source details maltreatment violence allegedly committed by coach Bong Dela Cruz against players SPIN ph Retrieved February 1 2016 UST coach Bong Dela Cruz insists he is innocent of issues against him Rappler February 1 2016 Retrieved February 1 2016 Awards and achievementsPreceded byUP Fighting Maroons NCAA Men s Basketball Champion1930 Succeeded byAteneo Blue EaglesPreceded byFEU Tamaraws UAAP Men s Basketball Champion1939 1940 VacantWorld War IITitle next held byUST Glowing GoldiesVacantWorld War IITitle last held byUST Glowing Goldies UAAP Men s Basketball Champion1946 1947 1948 1949 Succeeded byFEU TamarawsPreceded byFEU Tamaraws UAAP Men s Basketball Champion1951 1952 1953 Succeeded byNU BulldogsPreceded byNU Bulldogs UAAP Men s Basketball Champion1955 Succeeded byFEU TamarawsPreceded byUE Red Warriors UAAP Men s Basketball Champion1959 Succeeded byUE Red WarriorsUAAP Men s Basketball Champion1964UAAP Men s Basketball Champion1967Preceded byFEU Tamaraws UAAP Men s Basketball Champion1993 1994 1995 1996 Succeeded byFEU TamarawsPreceded byUE Red Warriors Fr Martin Cup Seniors Champion1996 Succeeded byUE Red WarriorsPreceded byFEU Tamaraws UAAP Men s Basketball Champion2006 Succeeded byDe La Salle Green ArchersPreceded bySan Sebastian Stags PCCL Champion2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title UST Growling Tigers basketball amp oldid 1180891608, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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