# 2014 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

The 2014 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 77th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2014-15 began on July 12, 2014 and the host school for the season was University of the East.
UST finished sixth at the end of the double round-robin eliminations with five games against nine losses. They had an average losing margin of 9.2 points and an average winning margin of 6.6 points per game.
The Tigers failed to qualify to the Final Four for the first time since Season 73 and after being in back-to-back Finals appearances the past two years.
Cameroonian center Karim Abdul made it to the Mythical team selection for the third straight year.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Abdul | Pe | Faundo | |
| PF | Lao | Ferrer | Macasaet | Sablan |
| SF | Mariano | Lo | Gayosa | |
| SG | Vigil | Daquioag | Basibas | |
| PG | Sheriff | Subido | Dela Cruz | |

## Roster changes
### Subtractions

| Pos. | No. | Player | Height | Year | High school | Notes |
| PG | 8 | Robin Allan Tan | 5' 7" | 4th | Xavier School | Relegated to Team B |
| SG | 9 | Clark Daniel Oliver Bautista | 5' 9" | 5th | Benedictine International School | Graduated |
| PG | 11 | Edcor Marata | 5' 10" | 3rd | University of the Visayas | Transferred to Lyceum of the Philippines University |
| SF | 14 | Brian James So | 6' 2" | 2nd | Colegio de San Juan de Letran | Out on injury |
| C | 15 | Roberto Hainga | 6' 7" | 4th | Iloilo Central Commercial High School | Graduated |
| SG | 16 | Jeric Allen Teng | 6' 2" | 5th | Xavier School | Graduated |

### Additions

| Pos. | No. | Player | Height | Year | High school | Notes |
| PG | 9 | Levi dela Cruz, II | 5' 7" | 1st | Nazareth School of National University | Promoted from Team B |
| SF | 11 | Regie Boy Basibas | 6' 3" | 1st | Arellano University High School | Promoted from Team B |
| PF | 14 | Raymart Angelo Sablan | 6' 4" | 1st | UP Integrated School | Rookie |
| SF | 16 | Alfren Gayosa | 6' 2" | 1st | San Sebastian College-Recoletos | Rookie |
| PG | 17 | Henri Lorenzo Subido | 5' 9" | 1st | De La Salle Santiago Zobel School | Rookie |
| SF | 18 | Louie Philippe Vigil | 6' 3" | 3rd | José Rizal University | Returning from Season 75 |

### Recruiting class

| Name | Pos. | Height | High school | Hometown | Commit date |
| Levi dela Cruz | PG | 5' 7" | Nazareth School of National University | Davao City | Apr 2014 |
| 2013 National Basketball Training Center Top 30 player |||||
| Alfren Gayosa | SF | 6' 2" | San Sebastian College-Recoletos | Manila | 17 Apr 2014 |
| 2014 National Basketball Training Center Top 30 player |||||
| Renzo Subido | PG | 5' 9" | De La Salle Santiago Zobel School | Mandaluyong | 2 Jun 2014 |
| 2014 National Basketball Training Center Top 30 player |||||
| Sources: 1234 ||||||

## Coaching changes

Bong dela Cruz replaced Pido Jarencio as the head coach of the Growling Tigers senior men's basketball team on March 27, 2014. The coaching change was announced by Institute of Physical Education and Athletics (IPEA) secretary and UAAP board representative Ms. Gilda Kamus following Jarencio's resignation in January.
Jarencio, the Growling Tigers coach for eight years who led the team to the UAAP title in his rookie year in 2006, signed a two-year contract as head coach of GlobalPort in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Dela Cruz was a point guard of the Glowing Goldies in 1988 before he transferred to the Adamson Falcons to join former high school teammates Giovanni Pineda, Gerardo Hipolito, Manuel Cucio, Marlou Aquino, and Christopher de Leon. Together with EJ Feihl, the Golden Nuggets juniors team was once regarded as the tallest basketball team in the country.
After his college playing days, he became a coach in the Philippine Basketball League, the National Basketball Conference, and Liga Pilipinas. He was hired as an assistant coach of the Growling Tigers beginning in Season 75. Aside from UST, he was also an assistant coach for the Enderun Titans under former FEU Tamaraws player Pipo Noundou.

## Injuries

Fourth year forward Kevin Ferrer's season was cut short after only eight games after fracturing his left hand during practice prior to their second-round match against the FEU Tamaraws.
Karim Abdul missed their game against the UE Red Warriors in the first round after being confined in the hospital from dehydration due to a viral infection.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason tournament

Preseason game log :
20th Fr. Martin Cup Summer basketball tournament: 7–1 :
| Game | Date • Time | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | Location |
| 1 | Apr 22 | DCTI Senators | W 85–68 | 1–0 | Vigil (22) | St. Placid Gym Manila |
| 2 | May 1 | St. Clare College Saints | W 61–58 | 2–0 | Tied (12) | Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City |
| 3 | May 5 | San Beda Red Lions | W | 3–0 | | |
| 4 | May 7 | San Sebastian Stags | W | 4–0 | | St. Placid Gym Manila |
| 5 | May 22 | U-18 National team | W 79–76 | 5–0 | Vigil (21) | Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City |
| 6 | Jun 2 | Lyceum Pirates | W 71–69 | 6–0 | Lo (15) | St. Placid Gym Manila |
| 7 | Jun 7 | Enderun Colleges Titans Semifinal round | W 74–66 | 7–0 | Vigil (18) | Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City |
| 8 | Jun 8 | Perpetual Altas Championship game | L 56–65 | 7–1 | Abdul (17) | Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City |
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in UTC+08:00.
↑ Won by forfeit :

### UAAP games

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format and all of UST's games were televised on ABS-CBN Sports and Action.
UAAP Season 77 game log :
Elimination round: 5–9 :
| Game | Date • Time | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location |
| 1 | Jul 13 • 4:00 pm | NU Bulldogs | L 40–59 | 0–1 | Abdul (11) | Mariano (6) | Tied (1) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| | Jul 16 • 2:00 pm | UE Red Warriors | Postponed due to Typhoon Glenda | Postponed due to Typhoon Glenda | Postponed due to Typhoon Glenda | Postponed due to Typhoon Glenda | Postponed due to Typhoon Glenda | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 2 | Jul 20 • 4:00 pm | FEU Tamaraws | W 69–67 | 1–1 | Ferrer (18) | Tied (4) | Vigil (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 3 | Jul 26 • 2:00 pm | Adamson Soaring Falcons | W 50–49 | 2–1 | Vigil (11) | Abdul (7) | Mariano (2) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 4 | Aug 2 • 2:00 pm | UP Fighting Maroons | W 73–57 | 3–1 | Abdul (18) | Abdul (8) | Mariano (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 5 | Aug 6 • 4:00 pm | Ateneo Blue Eagles | L 61–63 | 3–2 | Abdul (19) | Abdul (12) | Tied (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 6 | Aug 10 • 4:00 pm | De La Salle Green Archers | L 70–83 | 3–3 | Mariano (20) | Sheriff (7) | Tied (4) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 7 | Aug 13 • 2:00 pm | UE Red Warriors End of R1 of eliminations | L 62–72 | 3–4 | Mariano (21) | Mariano (10) | Tied (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 8 | Aug 16 • 2:00 pm | Adamson Soaring Falcons | W 61–59 | 4–4 | Vigil (13) | Mariano (12) | Tied (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 9 | Aug 23 • 4:00 pm | FEU Tamaraws | L 55–66 | 4–5 | Abdul (24) | Abdul (16) | Sheriff (7) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 10 | Aug 27 • 2:00 pm | UP Fighting Maroons | W 77–65 | 5–5 | Abdul (21) | Basibas (18) | Subido (5) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 11 | Aug 30 • 4:00 pm | Ateneo Blue Eagles | L 58–69 | 5–6 | Abdul (17) | Abdul (13) | Tied (2) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 12 | Sep 6 • 4:00 pm | De La Salle Green Archers | L 60–67 | 5–7 | Daquioag (19) | Abdul (14) | Sheriff (3) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 13 | Sep 10 • 4:00 pm | NU Bulldogs | L 64–75 | 5–8 | Abdul (15) | Abdul (9) | Daquioag (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 14 | Sep 16 • 4:00 pm | UE Red Warriors End of R2 of eliminations | L 73–78 | 5–9 | Mariano (18) | Lo (8) | Vigil (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in UTC+08:00. Source: HumbleBola :

## UAAP statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | PPG |
| Karim Abdul | 13 | 12 | 30.0 | 61 | 139 | 43.9 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 65 | 90 | 72.2 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 14.4 |
| Aljon Mariano | 14 | 9 | 26.7 | 57 | 167 | 34.1 | 13 | 42 | 31.0 | 27 | 40 | 67.5 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 11.0 |
| Louie Vigil | 13 | 10 | 26.5 | 49 | 133 | 36.8 | 13 | 60 | 21.7 | 25 | 44 | 56.8 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 10.5 |
| Kevin Ferrer | 8 | 6 | 28.2 | 22 | 91 | 24.2 | 8 | 46 | 17.4 | 25 | 31 | 80.6 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 9.6 |
| Ed Daquioag | 12 | 7 | 22.5 | 32 | 91 | 35.2 | 8 | 38 | 21.1 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 7.2 |
| Jon Sheriff | 14 | 13 | 24.7 | 27 | 62 | 43.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| Kent Lao | 13 | 10 | 14.0 | 17 | 41 | 41.5 | 6 | 22 | 27.3 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Renzo Subido | 14 | 0 | 16.5 | 15 | 52 | 28.8 | 9 | 34 | 26.5 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| Regie Boy Basibas | 10 | 0 | 8.8 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Jeepy Faundo | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Paolo Pe | 14 | 2 | 9.0 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Kim Lo | 14 | 1 | 8.8 | 8 | 31 | 25.8 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Alfren Gayosa | 10 | 0 | 4.9 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Joco Macasaet | 5 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Levi dela Cruz | 4 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Gelo Sablan | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 14 | | 40.0 | 309 | 866 | 35.7 | 59 | 268 | 22.0 | 196 | 303 | 64.7 | 39.2 | 12.0 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 18.1 | 62.4 |
| Opponents | 14 | | 40.0 | 329 | 830 | 39.6 | 66 | 262 | 25.2 | 205 | 309 | 66.3 | 41.1 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 19.8 | 66.4 |

## Awards

| Name | Award | Date |
| Team | Fr. Martin Cup runners-up | 8 Jun 2014 |
| Karim Abdul | Mythical team | 8 Oct 2014 |
| Karim Abdul | KFC Double-Double Delivery award | 8 Oct 2014 |

## Players drafted into the PBA

Aljon Mariano was picked 16th overall in the second round of the 2015 PBA draft by the Tim Cone-led Barangay Ginebra San Miguel team on August 23, 2015.
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | PBA team |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | 16 | Aljon Mariano | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |