# 2015 FEU Tamaraws basketball team

The 2015 FEU Tamaraws Men's Basketball team represented Far Eastern University during the University Athletic Association of the Philippines' 78th season in men's basketball division. The Tamaraws were led by their third year coach Nash Racela.
The Tamaraws won the UAAP Season 78 finals after defeating the UST Growling Tigers in 3 games, their first title since 2005 and 20th title overall. It was also the final season for 6 players, namely Mike Tolomia, Mike Belo, Roger Pogoy, Russel Escoto, Achie Inigo and Alfrancis Tamsi.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Carl Bryan Cruz | 4 | PF | 6'3" | 185 | 5th | Quezon City | Graduated |
| Aurel Jason David | 11 | PG | 5'8" | 145 | 1st | Vancouver | Returned to Vancouver |
| Jeson Delfinado | 9 | SG | 5'11" | 155 | 2nd | Davao City | Relegated to Team B |
| Augus Denila | 11 | PG | | | 1st | Iloilo City | Relegated to Team B |
| Anthony Hargrove | 15 | C | 6'5" | 210 | 3rd | Newark, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Joel Christian Lee Yu | 20 | SG | 5'9" | 155 | 2nd | Cebu City | Relegated to Team B |
| Reeve Ugsang | 21 | PF | 6'4" | 180 | 1st | Baybay, Leyte | Transferred to SWU |

## Roster
### Rotation

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Prince Orizu | Raymar Jose | Ken Holmqvist | |
| PF | Russel Escoto | Richard Escoto | Kevin Barkley Ebona | |
| SF | Rey Mark Belo | Roger Ray Pogoy | Steve Holmqvist | |
| SG | Ron Dennison | Monbert Arong | Francis Tamsi | Wendelino Comboy |
| PG | Mike Tolomia | Achie Inigo | Joe Allen Trinidad | |

### Players' Statistics

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Rey Mark Belo | 12 | 26.17 | 13.33 | 6.17 | 2.42 | 0.58 | 1.08 |
| Mike Tolomia | 12 | 24.83 | 12.42 | 5.08 | 4.42 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| Roger Ray Pogoy | 12 | 20.17 | 11.00 | 3.83 | 1.67 | 0.58 | 1.08 |
| Raymar Jose | 12 | 21.33 | 8.08 | 8.83 | 1.08 | 0.25 | 0 |
| Russel Escoto | 12 | 20.08 | 6.92 | 5 | 0.58 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| Achie Iñigo | 12 | 21.08 | 5.58 | 3.25 | 2.33 | 0.5 | 0.33 |
| Monbert Arong | 12 | 15.83 | 5.5 | 3.33 | 0.92 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Price Orizu | 12 | 14.42 | 4.25 | 4.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.83 |
| Francis Tamsi | 12 | 11.08 | 4.25 | 0.92 | 0.42 | 0.67 | 0.08 |
| Joe Allen Trinidad | 12 | 6.42 | 1.33 | 0.75 | 0.92 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
| Ron Dennison | 10 | 9.30 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| Richard Escoto | 12 | 6.75 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| Wendelino Comboy III | 7 | 3.14 | 0.57 | 0.86 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ken Holmqvist | 7 | 2.43 | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kevin Barkley Ebona | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Holmqvist | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: PBA-Online.net

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| UAAP Season 78 First Round |||||||||
| September 6* 4:00 pm | Ateneo | W 88–64 | 1-0 | 19 – Pogoy | 10 – Jose | 6 – Tolomia | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines |
| September 9* 4:00 pm | UST | L 71-72 | 1-1 | 17 – Belo | 10 – Jose | 5 – Tolomia | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| September 13* 4:00 pm | La Salle | W 93-75 | 2-1 | 20 – Tolomia | 9 – Orizu | 5 – Tolomia | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines |
| September 20* 4:00 pm | State U | W 75-58 | 3-1 | 11 – Tied | 13 – Jose | 4 – Tied | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| September 23* 2:00 pm | UE | W 92-81 | 4-1 | 24 – Belo | 11 – Jose | 8 – Tolomia | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines |
| September 27* 4:00 pm | Adamson | W 64-60 | 5-1 | 11 – Russel Escoto | 10 – Belo | - – - | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| October 7* 4:00 pm | National | W 64-60 | 6-1 | 19 – Tolomia | - – - | - – - | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| UAAP Season 78 Second Round |||||||||
| October 11* 11:00 am | Ateneo | W 66-61 | 7-1 | 12 – Belo | 13 – Jose | 3 – Inigo | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| October 14* 4:00 pm | State U | W 68-57 | 8-1 | 17 – Pogoy | 12 – Belo | 3 – Tolomia | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| October 11* 4:00 pm | UE | W 71-67 | 9-1 | 16 – Belo | 8 – Pogoy | - – - | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| October 28* 4:00 pm | Adamson | W 82-69 | 10-1 | 13 – Russel Escoto | 7 – Jose | - – - | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| November 7* 4:00 pm | UST | L 76-85 | 10-2 | 17 – Tolomia | 9 – Belo | 3 – Inigo | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| November 14* 4:00 pm | NU | L 68-70 | 10-3 | 23 – Tolomia | 12 – Orizu | 5 – Inigo | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines |
| November 18* 4:00 pm | La Salle | W 71-68 | 11-3 | 13 – Arong | 16 – Orizu | 2 – Tied | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| UAAP Season 78 Final Four |||||||||
| November 21* 3:00 pm | Ateneo | W 76-74 | 1-0 | 16 – Pogoy | 9 – Belo | 2 – Tied | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| UAAP Season 78 Finals |||||||||
| November 25* 4:00 pm | UST | W 75-64 | 1-0 | 15 – Pogoy | 13 – Belo | 3 – Tied | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines |
| November 28* 4:00 pm | UST | L 56-62 | 1-1 | 16 – Belo | 11 – Belo | 6 – Tolomia | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines |
| December 2* 4:00 pm | UST | W 67-62 | 2-1 | 23 – Belo | 8 – Belo and Escoto | 3 – Tolomia | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Philippine Time. |||||||||