2012 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team

2012 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
UAAP Season 75 runner-up
Record
Elims rank	#2
Final rank	#2
2012 record	11–6 (10–4 elims)
Head coach	Alfredo Jarencio (7th year)
Assistant coach	Ernesto Ballesteros
Assistant coach	Christopher Cantonjos
Assistant coach	Bong dela Cruz
Assistant coach	Senen Dueñas
Captain	Jeric Fortuna (5th year)

The 2012 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the men's basketball tournament of the 75th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The team is led by seventh-year head coach Alfredo Jarencio and senior captain Jeric Fortuna.

Roster

2012 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball roster
Players		Coaches
	Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight Playing yr. High School C 20 Abdul, Karim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2nd Sta. Clara PF 8 Afuang, Carmelo S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 5th San Beda SG 9 Bautista, Clark Daniel M. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 4th Benedictine SG 6 Daquioag, Eduardo Jr. D. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2nd RTU PF 14 Ferrer, Kevin M. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2nd UST PG 7 Fortuna, Jeric Marco G. (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 5th La Salle–Zobel PG 12 Garrido, Janrey L. 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) – 1st Hope Christian C 15 Hainga, Robert Dlc. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) – 1st ICCHS SF 5 Lo, Kim Kaizen G. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 3rd Saint Jude C 19 Mamaril, Kenneth B. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) – 2nd SSC–R F 10 Mariano, Aljon E. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 3rd San Beda C 13 Pe, Paolo Lorenzo V. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 3rd Ateneo de Manila PG 11 Tan, Robin Allan L. 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 2nd Xavier SG 16 Teng, Jeric Allen U. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4th Xavier SF 18 Vigil, Louie Philippe V. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2nd JRU SG 17 Villar, Christian Errol S. – – 1st Hope Christian	Head coach Alfredo Jarencio Assistant coach(es) Ernesto Ballesteros Christopher Cantonjos Bong dela Cruz Senen Dueñas Alvin Grey Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Preseason tournaments

The Tigers currently participate in one off-season tournament: the 2012 Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup, where they advanced to the quarterfinal round but bid goodbye in the tournament after losing to NU Bulldogs 68–77.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	Result	Record
Elimination round
April 18	5:15 p.m.	San Beda Red Lions	Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan	L 54–70	0–1
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 13; Rebounds: Abdul – 8; Assists: Ferrer, Fortuna, Garrido – 2
April 23	1:45 p.m.	UPHSD Altas	Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan	W 70–66	1–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul, Mariano – 14; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Teng – 3
April 25	5:15 p.m.	Ateneo Blue Eagles	Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan	L 63–65	1–2
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 18; Rebounds: Ferrer – 9; Assists: Teng – 5
May 5	5:15 p.m.	De La Salle Green Archers	Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan	L 70–78	1–3
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 19; Rebounds: Ferrer – 10; Assists: Fortuna – 5
May 16	3:30 p.m.	Mapua Cardinals	Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan	W 80–61	2–3
Game Highs: Points: Abdul, Mariano – 15; Rebounds: Abdul – 15; Assists: Teng – 3
May 25	3:30 p.m.	UE Red Warriors	Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan	W 67–64	3–3
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 18; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Abdul, Fortuna, Bautista, Afuang, Vigil – 2
May 28	3:30 p.m.	Letran Knights	Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan	W 86–69	4–3
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 18; Rebounds: Abdul – 7; Assists: Mariano – 6
June 2	11:00 a.m.	UP Fighting Maroons	Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan	W 77–70	5–3
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 26; Rebounds: Mariano – 10; Assists: Fortuna – 6
Quarterfinal round
June 6	3:30 p.m.	NU Bulldogs	Filoil Flying V Arena • San Juan	L 68–77	0–1 (5–4)
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 16; Rebounds: Fortuna – 13; Assists: Fortuna, Teng – 3
All times are in UTC+8.

Schedule and results

UAAP Season 75 men's basketball tournaments started on 14 July 2012. Games are played in a double round-robin schedule.

Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	TV	Result	Record
First round of eliminations
July 14	4:00 p.m.	FEU Tamaraws	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	L 72–73	0–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 24; Rebounds: Abdul – 16; Assists: Fortuna – 6
July 19	2:00 p.m.	Ateneo Blue Eagles	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 71–70	1–1
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 21; Rebounds: Mariano – 13; Assists: Bautista – 3
July 21	4:00 p.m.	UP Fighting Maroons	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	Postponed^1	–
July 28	11:00 a.m.	NU Bulldogs	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	W 77–71	2–1
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 21; Rebounds: Abdul – 15; Assists: Fortuna – 6
Aug 4	2:00 p.m.	La Salle Green Archers	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	W 84–82 ^2OT	3–1
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 21; Rebounds: Abdul – 16; Assists: Fortuna – 7
Aug 8	4:00 p.m.	UE Red Warriors	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	Postponed^2	–
Aug 11	2:00 p.m.	Adamson Falcons	PhilSports Arena • Pasig	Studio 23	Postponed^2	–
Aug 12	4:00 p.m.	UE Red Warriors	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 85–69	4–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 20; Rebounds: Abdul – 19; Assists: Fortuna – 5
Aug 15	4:00 p.m.	UP Fighting Maroons	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 68–58	5–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 20; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Bautista – 4
Aug 19	2:00 p.m.	Adamson Falcons	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 61–60	6–1
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 18; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Fortuna – 7
First-place finish after first round (6 wins–1 loss record)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 23	4:00 p.m.	FEU Tamaraws	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	L 60–87	6–2
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 15; Rebounds: Abdul – 9; Assists: Fortuna – 6
Aug 26	4:00 p.m.	NU Bulldogs	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 58–57 ^OT	7–2
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 22; Rebounds: Abdul – 10; Assists: Fortuna – 8
Aug 29	12:00 p.m.	La Salle Green Archers	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	L 51–53	7–3
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 14; Rebounds: Abdul, Teng – 6; Assists: Fortuna – 5
Sep 1	12:00 p.m.	Adamson Falcons	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 83–79	8–3
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 22; Rebounds: Mariano – 12; Assists: Fortuna – 7
Sep 8	2:00 p.m.	UP Fighting Maroons	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	W 75–68	9–3
Game Highs: Points: Abdul, Mariano – 16; Rebounds: Abdul – 21; Assists: Fortuna – 4
Sep 15	4:00 p.m.	Ateneo Blue Eagles	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	L 66–68	9–4
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 22; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Fortuna – 5
Sep 20	2:00 p.m.	UE Red Warriors	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	W 87–75	10–4
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 26; Rebounds: Abdul – 9; Assists: Fortuna – 7
Second-place finish with 10 wins–4 loss record after eliminations (4 wins–3 loss record on second round)
Semifinal round
Sep 29	12:00 p.m.	NU Bulldogs	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 63–57	1–0 (11–4)
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 17; Rebounds: Abdul – 8; Assists: Mariano – 4
Advanced to the Finals in one game
Final round
Oct 6	3:00 p.m.	Ateneo Blue Eagles	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	ABS-CBN	L 78–83	0–1 (11–5)
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 25; Rebounds: Mariano – 12; Assists: Mariano – 5
Oct 11	3:00 p.m.	Ateneo Blue Eagles	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	L 62–65	0–2 (11–6)
Game Highs: Points: Fortuna – 20; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Fortuna – 6
Lost series in two games
All times are in UTC+8.

Notes:

1.^ Game was postponed due to Typhoon Ferdie.

2.^ Game was postponed due to Typhoon Helen.

References

1. "Ateneo vs Letran in Filoil opener". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-29. External link in |work= (help)

See also

• UAAP Season 75