# 2017 FEU Tamaraws basketball team

The 2017 FEU Tamaraws Men's Basketball Team represented Far Eastern University during the University Athletic Association of the Philippines' 80th season in men's basketball division. The Tamaraws were led by their rookie head coach Olsen Racela who replaced his brother Nash, who took over professional team TNT KaTropa in the Philippine Basketball Association.
The Tamaraws were looking to reclaim the crown this season as they had an experienced lineup led by ex-Ateneo Blue Eagles Hubert Cani, Arvin Tolentino and Filipino-American Jasper Parker.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Monbert Arong | 12 | SG | 6'0" | - | Senior | Cebu City, Cebu | Graduated and playing for Cignal Hawkeyes in the PBA D-League |
| Raymar Jose | 6 | PF | 6'4" | - | Senior | Cebu City, Cebu | Graduated and playing for Cignal Hawkeyes in the PBA D-League |
| Ken Holmqvist | 18 | C | 6'8" | - | Junior | Oslo, Norway | Opted not to return |
| Steve Holmqvist | 11 | SF | 6'4" | - | Junior | Oslo, Norway | Opted not to return |

## Current roster

Team Depth Chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Prince Orizu | Kevin Ebona | | |
| PF | Ken Tuffin | Richard Escoto | Brandrey Bienes | |
| SF | Ron Dennison | Arvin Tolentino | Kim Lee Bayquin | |
| SG | Jojo Trinidad | Wendell Comboy | RJ Ramirez | Alec Stockton |
| PG | Axel Inigo | Jasper Parker | Hubert Cani | Joseph Nunag |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| UAAP Season 80 First Round |||||||||
| September 10* 4:00 pm | La Salle | L 90–95 | 0-1 | 21 – Dennison | 10 – Orizu | 4 – Dennison | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines |
| September 13* 2:00 pm | East | W 90–83 | 1-1 | 16 – Dennison | 16 – Orizu | 6 – Iñigo | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| September 14* 4:00 pm | Ateneo | L 82–94 | 1-2 | 12 – Comboy | 5 – Tied | 5 – Parker | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| September 23* 2:00 pm | UST | W 78-65 | 2-2 | 15 – Tied | 10 – Tolentino | 5 – Parker | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines |
| September 27* 2:00 pm | NU | W 90-83 | 3-2 | 23 – Tolentino | 8 – Tied | 4 – Comboy | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| October 1* 2:00 pm | UP | W 78-59 | 4-2 | 16 – Dennison | 14 – Orizu | 4 – Parker | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| October 7* 4:00 pm | Adamson | | | | | | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Philippine Time. |||||||||

## Player stats

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | DRPG | ORPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG |
| Ron Dennison | 2 | 22.67 | 18.50 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 5.50 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 2.00 |
| Prince Orizu | 2 | 27.00 | 13.50 | 9.00 | 4.00 | 13.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Arvin Tolentino | 2 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 5.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 2.50 |
| Richard Escoto | 2 | 14.50 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| Wendell Comboy | 2 | 21.00 | 7.50 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| RJ Ramirez | 1 | 14.00 | 7.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Axel Iñigo | 2 | 23.00 | 6.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Ken Tuffin | 2 | 23.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| Barkley Eboña | 2 | 6.50 | 5.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Jasper Parker | 2 | 13.00 | 5.50 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Hubert Cani | 2 | 13.00 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| Joe Allen Trinidad | 2 | 13.50 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| Brandrey Bienes | 2 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Joseph Nunag | 1 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
| Kim Lee Bayquin | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Alec Stockton | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Statistics by PBA-Online.net