2013 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team

2013 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
UAAP Season 76 runner-up
Record
Elims rank	#4
Final rank	#2
2013 record	11–8 (8–6 elims)
Head coach	Alfredo Jarencio (8th year)
Assistant coach	Ernesto Ballesteros
Assistant coach	Bong dela Cruz
Assistant coach	Senen Dueñas
Assistant coach	Alvin Grey
Captain	Jeric Teng (5th year)

The 2013 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the men's basketball tournament of the 76th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The team is led by eighth-year head coach Alfredo Jarencio and senior captain Jeric Teng.

Roster

2013 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) 3rd Sta. Clara SG 9 Bautista, Clark Daniel M. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 5th Benedictine SG 6 Daquioag, Eduardo Jr. D. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 3rd RTU C 17 Faundo, Jeepy C. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1st JRU PF 7 Ferrer, Kevin M. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 3rd UST C 15 Hainga, Robert Dlc. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2nd ICCHS C 21 Lao, Kent Jefferson S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2nd St. Stephen's SF 5 Lo, Kim Kaizen G. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4th Saint Jude PF 12 Macasaet, Jon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1st San Sebastian PG 11 Marata, Edcor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2nd UV F 10 Mariano, Aljon E. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4th San Beda C 13 Pe, Paolo Lorenzo V. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4th Ateneo de Manila PG 18 Sheriff Jr., Sheak Jamil 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 2nd Vaughan PT/F 14 So, Brian James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1st Harvardian PG 8 Tan, Robin Allan L. 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 3rd Xavier SG 16 Teng, Jeric Allen U. (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 5th Xavier	Head coach Alfredo Jarencio Assistant coach(es) Ernesto Ballesteros Bong dela Cruz Senen Dueñas Alvin Grey Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Schedule and results

UAAP Season 76 men's basketball tournaments started on 29 June 2013. Games are played in a double round-robin schedule.

Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	TV	Result	Record
First round of eliminations
Jun 29	4:00 p.m.	La Salle Green Archers	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	W 63-58 ^OT	1–0[1]
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 23; Rebounds: Abdul – 10; Assists: Ferrer – 4
Jul 6	2:00 p.m.	Adamson Falcons	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 67-62	2-0[2]
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 17; Rebounds: Mariano – 7; Assists: Mariano – 3
Jul 10	4:00 p.m.	NU Bulldogs	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	L 67-71	2–1[3]
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 20; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Teng – 3
Jul 13	2:00 p.m.	UE Red Warriors	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	W 88–77	3–1[4]
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 25; Rebounds: Abdul – 13; Assists: Daquioag – 6
Jul 21	4:00 p.m.	FEU Tamaraws	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	L 67-77	3-2[5]
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 21; Rebounds: Mariano – 12; Assists: Lo, Mariano – 4
Jul 24	4:00 p.m.	UP Fighting Maroons	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 79-69	4–2[6]
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 18; Rebounds: Ferrer – 10; Assists: Daquioag – 3
Jul 27	4:00 p.m.	Ateneo Blue Eagles	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	L 57-61	4-3[7]
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 16; Rebounds: Abdul – 15; Assists: Abdul, Bautista, Daquioag, Ferrer – 2
Fourth-place finish after first round (4 wins–3 loss record)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 15	4:00 p.m.	UE Red Warriors	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	L 67-68	4-4[8]
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 23; Rebounds: Abdul – 20; Assists: Bautista, Daquioag, Mariano – 3
Aug 21	4:00 p.m.	Ateneo Blue Eagles	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	Postponed^1	–
Aug 24	4:00 p.m.	NU Bulldogs	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	L 61-75	4-5[9]
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 18; Rebounds: Abdul, Ferrer – 12; Assists: Ferrer – 5
Aug 28	2:00 p.m.	Adamson Falcons	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 80-67	5-5[10]
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 19; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Mariano – 5
Sep 1	12:00 p.m.	FEU Tamaraws	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 79-78 ^2OT	6-5[11]
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 21; Rebounds: Ferrer – 13; Assists: Mariano – 8
Sep 7	2:00 p.m.	UP Fighting Maroons	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	W 63-39	7-5[12]
Game Highs: Points: Mariano – 18; Rebounds: Abdul – 21; Assists: Bautista – 4
Sep 14	4:00 p.m.	La Salle Green Archers	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	L 64–69	7–6[13]
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 18; Rebounds: Abdul, Ferrer – 12; Assists: Teng – 4
Sep 18	2:00 p.m.	Ateneo Blue Eagles	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 82-74	8-6[14]
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 25; Rebounds: Abdul, Teng – 9; Assists: Sheriff – 5
Fourth-place finish with 8 wins–6 loss record after eliminations (4 wins–3 loss record on second round)
Semifinal round
Sep 22	4:00 p.m.	NU Bulldogs	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 71-62	1–0 (9–6)[15]
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 14; Rebounds: Abdul, Mariano – 7; Assists: Daquioag, Mariano, Sheriff, Teng – 2
Sep 28	4:00 p.m.	NU Bulldogs	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	Studio 23	W 76-69	2–0 (10-6)[16]
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 19; Rebounds: Mariano – 10; Assists: Sheriff – 5
Advanced to the Finals in two games
Final round
Oct 2	4:00 p.m.	La Salle Green Archers	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	Studio 23	W 73-72	1–0 (11–6)[17]
Game Highs: Points: Ferrer – 20; Rebounds: Abdul – 12; Assists: Sheriff, Teng – 3
Oct 5	4:00 p.m.	La Salle Green Archers	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	ABS-CBN	L 70-77	1–1 (11–7)[18]
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 28; Rebounds: Abdul – 9; Assists: Bautista, Mariano – 2
Oct 12	4:00 p.m.	La Salle Green Archers	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	ABS-CBN	L 69-71 ^OT	1–2 (11–8)[19]
Game Highs: Points: Abdul – 26; Rebounds: Abdul – 8; Assists: Bautista – 6
Lost series in three games
All times are in UTC+8.

Notes:

1.^ Game was postponed due to Tropical Storm Maring.

References

1. Older Teng stars as Tigers trip struggling Archers in OT
2. Tigers turn back Falcons for second straight win
3. NU bounces back, deals UST first loss of the season
4. Teng-less Tigers triumph against Warriors
5. FEU stays unbeaten with 77-67 win over UST
6. UST Growling Tigers show off depth, rip UP Fighting Maroons
7. Blue Eagles thwart late UST rally, earn second straight victory
8. Sumang saves again, nails layup to give UE the win over UST
9. NU Bulldogs close in on top spot after beating UST for fourth straight win
10. Daquioag, Abdul, snap UST's losing streak as Adamson continues to fall
11. Abdul, Tigers stand tall with double OT win versus FEU
12. Tigers trump Maroons in low-scoring affair
13. Archers sweep second round, secure twice to beat advantage with win over Tigers
14. UST returns to Final Four, ends Ateneo's title defense
15. Tigers pounce on Bulldogs, force winner-take-all game for finals berth
16. Tigers tame Bulldogs, set up finals date with La Salle
17. UST bucks wild finish to take game one of the finals versus La Salle
18. La Salle fends off Jeric Teng explosion, forces winner-take-all game three versus UST
19. DLSU Green Archers win in OT, shoot down UST Growling Tigers for S76 title

See also

• UAAP Season 76