# 2012 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

The 2012 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 75th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2012-2013 began on July 14, 2012 and the host school for the season was National University.
The Tigers made it back to the Finals for the first time since winning the championship in 2006 after finishing the double round-robin eliminations at second place with 10 wins against 4 losses. They defeated the NU Bulldogs who had qualified to the Final Four for the first time in 11 years, and lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the best-of-three championship series via sweep, making their opponents five-peat champions of the tournament.
UST later won the Philippine Collegiate Champions League title in December and avenged their UAAP Finals loss to Ateneo by beating them in a best-of-three series, 2-1.
Jeric Teng, who was named PCCL's tournament MVP missed three games in the elimination round of the UAAP due to an MCL injury in August, while PCCL Coach of the year Pido Jarencio missed Game One of the PCCL Finals when he got infected with measles.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Abdul | Pe | Hainga |
| PF | Ferrer | Afuang | |
| SF | Mariano | Lo | Daquioag |
| SG | Teng | Vigil | Tan |
| PG | Fortuna | Bautista | Garrido |

## Roster changes
### Subtractions

| Pos. | No. | Player | Height | Year | High school | Notes |
| SF | 4 | Ron Kristoffer Javier | 6' 1" | 2nd | University of Santo Tomas | Transferred to Adamson University |
| PG | 6 | Sheak Jamil Sheriff, Jr. | 5' 9" | 2nd | Loyola Catholic Secondary School | Out on injury |
| SG | 9 | Jaypee Sarcia | | 2nd | University of Santo Tomas | Relegated to Team B |
| SG | 10 | Aljohn Gil Ungria | 6' 1" | 3rd | Colegio de San Lorenzo | Relegated to Team B |
| PF | 12 | Christopher Camus | 6' 4" | 5th | Sunny Hills High School | Graduated |
| SG | 17 | Eduardo Aytona, Jr. | 5' 10" | 4th | University of Santo Tomas | Relegated to Team B |
| SF | 19 | Kent Jefferson Lao | 6' 4" | 2nd | Saint Stephen's High School | On leave–with Men's U-18 national team |

### Additions

| Pos. | No. | Player | Height | Year | High school | Notes |
| SG | 6 | Eduardo Daquioag, Jr. | 6' 1" | 2nd | RTU Laboratory High School | Returning from Season 73 |
| SG | 9 | Clark Daniel Oliver Bautista | 5' 9" | 4th | Benedictine International School | Returning from Season 73 |
| SF | 10 | Aljon Mariano | 6' 3" | 3rd | San Beda College–Rizal | Returning from Season 73 |
| PG | 12 | Janrey Garrido | 5' 6" | 1st | Hope Christian High School | Rookie |
| C | 15 | Roberto Hainga | 6' 7" | 3rd | Iloilo Central Commercial High School | Transferred from University of Perpetual Help |
| SG | 17 | Christian Errol Villar | 6' 0" | 1st | Hope Christian High School | Rookie |
| C | 19 | Kenneth Mamaril | 6' 5" | 2nd | San Sebastian College-Recoletos | Returning from Season 73 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason tournaments

The Tigers participated in only one offseason 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 the NU Bulldogs 68–77.
The Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup games were aired on Studio 23.
Preseason game log :
2012 Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup: 5–4 :
| Game | Date • Time | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location |
| 1 | Apr 18 • 5:15 pm | San Beda Red Lions | L 54–70 | 0–1 | Ferrer (13) | Abdul (8) | Tied (2) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 2 | Apr 23 • 1:45 pm | Perpetual Altas | W 70–66 | 1–1 | Tied (14) | Abdul (12) | Teng (3) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 3 | Apr 25 • 5:15 pm | Ateneo Blue Eagles | L 63–65 | 1–2 | Mariano (18) | Ferrer (9) | Teng (5) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 4 | May 5 • 5:15 pm | De La Salle Green Archers | L 70–78 | 1–3 | Mariano (19) | Ferrer (10) | Fortuna (5) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 5 | May 16 • 3:30 pm | Mapúa Cardinals | W 80–61 | 2–3 | Tied (15) | Abdul (15) | Teng (3) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 6 | May 25 • 3:30 pm | UE Red Warriors | W 67–64 | 3–3 | Mariano (18) | Abdul (12) | Tied (2) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 7 | May 28 • 3:30 pm | Letran Knights | W 86–69 | 4–3 | Abdul (18) | Abdul (7) | Mariano (6) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 8 | Jun 2 • 11:00 am | UP Fighting Maroons | W 77–70 | 5–3 | Mariano (26) | Mariano (10) | Fortuna (6) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 9 | Jun 6 • 3:30 pm | NU Bulldogs Quarterfinal round | L 68–77 | 5–4 | Mariano (16) | Fortuna (13) | Tied (3) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in UTC+08:00. :

### UAAP games

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23 and Balls. The first game of the Finals series was aired on ABS-CBN and Balls.
UAAP Season 75 game log :
Elimination round: 10–4 :
| Game | Date • Time | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location |
| 1 | Jul 14 • 4:00 pm | FEU Tamaraws | L 72–73 | 0–1 | Abdul (24) | Abdul (16) | Fortuna (6) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 2 | Jul 19 • 2:00 pm | Ateneo Blue Eagles | W 71–70 | 1–1 | Mariano (21) | Mariano (13) | Bautista (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 3 | Jul 28 • 11:00 am | NU Bulldogs | W 77–71 | 2–1 | Teng (21) | Abdul (15) | Fortuna (6) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| | Jul 21 • 4:00 pm | UP Fighting Maroons | Postponed due to Typhoon Ferdie | Postponed due to Typhoon Ferdie | Postponed due to Typhoon Ferdie | Postponed due to Typhoon Ferdie | Postponed due to Typhoon Ferdie | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 4 | Aug 4 • 2:00 pm | De La Salle Green Archers | W 84–82$^{2OT}$ | 3–1 | Bautista (21) | Abdul (16) | Fortuna (7) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| | Aug 8 • 4:00 pm | UE Red Warriors | Postponed due to Typhoon Helen | Postponed due to Typhoon Helen | Postponed due to Typhoon Helen | Postponed due to Typhoon Helen | Postponed due to Typhoon Helen | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| | Aug 11 • 2:00 pm | Adamson Soaring Falcons | Postponed due to Typhoon Helen | Postponed due to Typhoon Helen | Postponed due to Typhoon Helen | Postponed due to Typhoon Helen | Postponed due to Typhoon Helen | PhilSports Arena Pasig |
| 5 | Aug 12 • 4:00 pm | UE Red Warriors | W 85–69 | 4–1 | Abdul (20) | Abdul (19) | Fortuna (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 6 | Aug 15 • 4:00 pm | UP Fighting Maroons | W 68–58 | 5–1 | Abdul (20) | Abdul (12) | Bautista (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 7 | Aug 19 • 2:00 pm | Adamson Soaring Falcons End of R1 of eliminations | W 61–60 | 6–1 | Abdul (18) | Abdul (12) | Fortuna (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 8 | Aug 23 • 4:00 pm | FEU Tamaraws | L 60–87 | 6–2 | Mariano (15) | Abdul (9) | Fortuna (6) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 9 | Aug 26 • 4:00 pm | NU Bulldogs | W 58–57$^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Mariano (22) | Abdul (10) | Fortuna (8) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 10 | Aug 29 • 12:00 pm | De La Salle Green Archers | L 51–53 | 7–3 | Abdul (14) | Tied (6) | Fortuna (5) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 11 | Sep 1 • 12:00 pm | Adamson Soaring Falcons | W 83–79 | 8–3 | Teng (22) | Mariano (12) | Fortuna (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
| 12 | Sep 8 • 2:00 pm | UP Fighting Maroons | W 75–68 | 9–3 | Tied (16) | Abdul (21) | Fortuna (4) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 13 | Sep 15 • 4:00 pm | Ateneo Blue Eagles | L 66–68 | 9–4 | Abdul (22) | Abdul (12) | Fortuna (5) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 14 | Sep 20 • 2:00 pm | UE Red Warriors End of R2 of eliminations | W 87–75 | 10–4 | Teng (26) | Abdul (9) | Fortuna (7) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
Final Four: 1–0 :
| Game | Date • Time | Seed | Opponent | Result | Series | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location |
| 1 | Sep 29 • 12:00 pm | (#2) | (#3) NU Bulldogs | W 63–57 | 1–0 (11–4) | Ferrer (17) | Abdul (8) | Mariano (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
Finals: 0–2 :
| Game | Date • Time | Seed | Opponent | Result | Series | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location |
| 1 | Oct 6 • 3:00 pm | (#2) | (#1) Ateneo Blue Eagles | L 78–83 | 0–1 (11–5) | Teng (25) | Mariano (12) | Mariano (5) | Mall of Asia Arena Pasay |
| 2 | Oct 11 • 3:00 pm | (#2) | (#1) Ateneo Blue Eagles | L 62–65 | 0–2 (11–6) | Fortuna (20) | Abdul (12) | Fortuna (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City |
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in UTC+08:00. Source: HumbleBola :

### Postseason tournament

Postseason game log :
2012 Philippine Collegiate Champions League: 6–2 :
| Game | Date • Time | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | Location |
| 1 | Nov 17 • 4:00 pm | Letran Knights Luzon-NCR Main draw bracket | W 78–73 | 1–0 | Fortuna (19) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 2 | Nov 18 • 4:00 pm | Adamson Soaring Falcons Luzon-NCR Main draw bracket | W 88–64 | 2–0 | Mariano (20) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 3 | Nov 20 • 4:00 pm | Ateneo Blue Eagles Final Four round-robin | W 76–66 | 3–0 | Teng (22) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 4 | Nov 23 • 4:00 pm | San Beda Red Lions Final Four round-robin | W 63–60 | 4–0 | Mariano (16) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 5 | Nov 24 • 2:00 pm | SWU Cobras Final Four round-robin | L 91–93$^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Teng (20) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 6 | Nov 27 • 4:00 pm | Ateneo Blue Eagles Finals | W 82–76 | 5–1 | Ferrer (18) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 7 | Nov 29 • 4:00 pm | Ateneo Blue Eagles Finals | L 69–70 | 5–2 | Fortuna (18) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
| 8 | Dec 7 • 4:00 pm | Ateneo Blue Eagles Finals | W 81–76 | 6–2 | Teng (22) | Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan |
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in UTC+08:00. :

## UAAP statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | PPG |
| Karim Abdul | 14 | 14 | 34.6 | 89 | 189 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 90 | 65.6 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 16.9 |
| Jeric Teng | 11 | 11 | 28.4 | 53 | 139 | 38.1 | 23 | 61 | 37.7 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 13.6 |
| Aljon Mariano | 14 | 10 | 28.8 | 73 | 172 | 42.4 | 9 | 25 | 36.0 | 31 | 49 | 63.3 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 13.3 |
| Tata Bautista | 14 | 0 | 24.3 | 40 | 122 | 32.8 | 26 | 92 | 28.3 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 8.6 |
| Jeric Fortuna | 14 | 14 | 33.8 | 46 | 129 | 35.7 | 7 | 44 | 15.9 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 8.4 |
| Kevin Ferrer | 14 | 2 | 20.9 | 26 | 86 | 30.2 | 11 | 45 | 24.4 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| Louie Vigil | 12 | 5 | 6.8 | 13 | 30 | 43.3 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Melo Afuang | 14 | 5 | 17.3 | 14 | 46 | 30.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Kim Lo | 14 | 8 | 7.7 | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Ed Daquioag | 11 | 1 | 4.4 | 4 | 17 | 23.5 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Paolo Pe | 14 | 0 | 5.6 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Janrey Garrido | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Robert Hainga | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Robin Tan | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 14 | | 41.1 | 375 | 969 | 38.7 | 81 | 292 | 27.7 | 167 | 260 | 64.2 | 44.2 | 15.1 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 14.9 | 71.3 |
| Opponents | 14 | | 41.1 | 346 | 896 | 38.6 | 80 | 269 | 29.7 | 198 | 296 | 66.9 | 42.6 | 15.6 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 17.3 | 69.3 |

## Awards

| Name | Award | Date |
| Team | UAAP runners-up | 11 Oct 2012 |
| Team | 2012 PCCL champions | 7 Dec 2012 |
| Jeric Teng | 2012 PCCL MVP | 7 Dec 2012 |
| Jeric Teng | 2012 PCCL Mythical team | 7 Dec 2012 |
| Jeric Fortuna | 2012 PCCL Mythical team | 7 Dec 2012 |
| Pido Jarencio | 2012 PCCL Coach of the Year | 7 Dec 2012 |
| Karim Abdul | 2012 PCCL Mythical team | 7 Dec 2012 |
| Karim Abdul | UAAP Season 75 Mythical team | 11 Oct 2012 |

## Players drafted into the PBA

Jeric Fortuna was picked 14th overall in the second round of the 2013 PBA draft by the Bong Ramos-led Barako Bull Energy Cola team on November 3, 2013.
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | PBA team |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 14 | Jeric Fortuna | Barako Bull Energy Cola |