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2013 UST Growling Tigers basketball team


2013 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
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11–8 (8–6 elims)
Pido Jarencio (8th season)
Estong BallesterosSenen Dueñas
Jeric Teng (5th season)

The 2013 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 76th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2013-2014 began on June 29, 2013 and the host school for the season was Adamson University.

The Tigers, who at one point in the season were at sixth place in the standings with a 4-5 record finished fourth at the end of the double round-robin eliminations with eight wins against six losses. They made it to the Finals for the second straight year after defeating the No. 1-ranked NU Bulldogs in a repeat of their Final Four match last year while having a twice-to-win disadvantage. UST made history by becoming the first fourth-seeded team in the UAAP to reach the Finals.

They lost to La Salle in the best-of-three championship series. The Tigers who were facing the Green Archers in the Finals for the first time since 1999, had snapped La Salle's nine-game winning streak in Game One by a single point at 73-72. The Archers went on to win the next two games for the title with Game Three going into overtime.

Cameroonian center Karim Abdul was selected to the Mythical team for the second straight year.

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
AbdulHaingaFaundo
FerrerPeLao
MarianoLo
TengDaquioagSo
BautistaSheriffTan
Pos.No.Nat.PlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
PG7Jeric Marco Fortuna5' 7"5thDe La Salle Santiago Zobel SchoolGraduated
PF8Carmelo Afuang6' 4"5thSan Beda College–RizalGraduated
PG12Janrey Garrido5' 6"2ndHope Christian High SchoolOut on injury
SG17Christian Errol Villar6' 0"2ndHope Christian High SchoolTransferred to Enderun Colleges
SG18Louie Philippe Vigil6' 3"3rdJosé Rizal UniversityAcademic deficiencies
C19Kenneth Mamaril6' 5"3rdSan Sebastian College-RecoletosRelegated to Team B
Pos.No.Nat.PlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
PG11Edcor Marata5' 10"2ndUniversity of the VisayasReturning from Season 73
PF12Jon Cornelius Macasaet6' 3"1stSan Sebastian College-RecoletosRookie
SF14Brian James So6' 2"1stColegio de San Juan de LetranRookie
C17Jeepy Faundo6' 6"1stJosé Rizal UniversityRookie
PG18Sheak Jamil Sheriff, Jr.5' 9"2ndLoyola Catholic Secondary SchoolReturning from Season 74
SF19Kent Jefferson Lao6' 4"2ndSaint Stephen's High SchoolReturning from Season 74
NamePos.HeightHigh schoolHometownCommit date
Joco MacasaetPF6' 3"San Sebastian College-RecoletosBatangas City24 Apr 2013
2013 National Basketball Training Center Top 30 player
Sources: 12

The Growling Tigers' season was plagued with injuries. Team captain Jeric Teng was leading in statistical points early in the tournament before suffering a slight labral tear on his shoulder. The injury which required the aid of crutches sidelined him for five games. Teng returned in the second round but got injured again after playing just one game when he sustained a pulled hamstring. He was fully recovered in time for the playoffs and was able to play in all of the team's Final Four and championship games.

Aljon Mariano had played the whole season while nursing an ankle injury while Kevin Ferrer suffered a fractured cheek bone from an elbow hit during a game against the UE Red Warriors. The injury required the use of a protective mask during games and corrective eye glasses outside games for a period of two months.

Returning point guard Pipoy Marata and rookie Joco Macasaet both suffered ACL injuries, while Brian So who was also a rookie had a lateral collateral ligament stress. All three players did not finish the season.

The Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup games were aired on Studio 23.

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23 and Balls. The second and third games of the Finals series were aired on ABS-CBN and Balls.

Legend
GPGames playedGSGames startedMPGMinutes per game
FGMField-goal madeFGAField-goal attemptsFG%Field-goal percentage
3PM3-point field-goal made3PA3-point field-goal attempts3P%3-point field-goal percentage
FTMFree-throw madeFTAFree-throw attemptsFT%Free-throw percentage
RPGRebounds per gameAPGAssists per gameSPGSteals per game
BPGBlocks per gameTOVTurnovers per gamePPGPoints per game
NameAwardDateRef.
TeamUAAP runners-up12 Oct 2013
2013 Millennium Basketball League championsMay 2013
Ed Daquioag2013 Millennium Basketball League MVP
Aljon MarianoFiloil Flying V Best Five of the Week6–11 May 2013
Karim AbdulUAAP Mythical team5 Oct 2013

Jeric Teng was picked 12th overall by the Yeng Guiao-led Rain or Shine Elasto Painters team in the second round of the 2013 PBA draft on November 3, 2013. Tata Bautista applied for the rookie draft in 2014 and was selected 34th overall by the Blackwater Elite on August 24, 2014, while Robert Hainga did the same in 2015 and ended up with the Mahindra Enforcer team as the 49th overall pick on August 23, 2015.

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerPBA team
20132212Jeric TengRain or Shine Elasto Painters
201431034Clark BautistaBlackwater Elite
20156249Robert HaingaMahindra Enforcer
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