1995 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
UAAP Season 58 champions
Record
Elims rank #1
Final rank#1
1995 record14–5 (11–3 elims)
Head coachAric del Rosario (9th season)
Assistant coachesDong Vergeire
Binky Favis
CaptainLester del Rosario (4th season)

The 1995 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 58th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 1995–96 began on July 15, 1995, and the host school for the season was the Ateneo de Manila University.[1]

UST finished the double round-robin eliminations at first place with 11 wins against 3 losses. They fell into a two-game losing streak early in the first round, with the Ateneo Blue Eagles winning over them for the first time in the last five years, and the UE Red Warriors handing them down a 19-point 54–73 defeat. The Tigers closed out the first round with a denial of the De La Salle Green Archers' quest for an undefeated season, snapping their 6-game winning streak with a 75–59 victory. They had an average winning margin of 11.7 points and an average losing margin of 9.3 points per game.[2][3]

In the Final Four, UST overcame a 65–76 loss from the No. 4-ranked FEU Tamaraws by winning 74–68 in the deciding game to qualify to the Finals, where they were once again facing La Salle in a repeat of last year's best-of-three series. The Green Archers won Game 1 by 10 points, but the Tigers once again succeeded in extending the series to a third game after a 66–62 Game 2 win. In the deciding game, Dale Singson scored the last basket with a layup in the last 9.4 seconds after driving past La Salle's Jason Webb for a 67–64 count. The Archers missed a three-point shot as time expired, giving UST their third three peat since the 1946–48 seasons.[4]

Chris Cantonjos was named Most Valuable Player of the season, while Gerard Francisco won the Rookie of the Year award.[5][6]

Roster

UST Growling Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
PG 4 Philippines Francis Mangyao 6'0" (1.83m) 2nd University of Southern Philippines Foundation
SG 5 Philippines Lester Andrew del Rosario (C) 5'11" (1.8m) 4th University of Santo Tomas
SG 6 Philippines Angelo Velasco 5'9" (1.75m) 1st St. Francis High School
SF 7 Philippines Francisco Guinto 6'3" (1.91m) 3rd
SG 9 Philippines Romel David 5'10" (1.78m) 3rd Mapúa Institute of Technology
PG 10 Philippines Ramon Singson 5'11" (1.8m) 2nd Mandaue Academy
SG 11 Philippines Richard Melencio 5'9" (1.75m) 2nd San Beda College
SF 12 Philippines Gerard Raymond Francisco 6'3" (1.91m) 1st University of Santo Tomas
SF 13 Philippines Ramon Talaga, III 1st
PF 14 Philippines Richard Yee 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd Antique National School
C 15 Philippines Christopher Cantonjos 6'6" (1.98m) 3rd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
PF 16 Philippines Ernesto Ballesteros 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd Mapúa Institute of Technology
SG 18 Philippines Henry Ong 5'11" (1.8m) 3rd Mapúa Institute of Technology
C 20 United States Chandler Tyrone Donaldson 6'5" (1.96m) 2nd
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Cantonjos Donaldson
PF Ballesteros Yee Guinto
SF Melencio Francisco Del Rosario
SG David Ong Talaga
PG Singson Mangyao Velasco

Roster changes

Subtractions

Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
PG4PhilippinesEmmanuel Joel Villanueva5' 9"2ndUniversity of Santo TomasAcademic deficiencies
PF5PhilippinesEdmund Reyes6' 3"5thGood Shepherd AcademyGraduated
PG11PhilippinesBal David, Jr.5' 9"3rdUniversity of Santo TomasLeft team to turn professional
PG14PhilippinesEdfendel Lao3rdAdamson UniversityAcademic deficiencies
C16PhilippinesDennis Espino6' 6"5thHoly Angel UniversityGraduated

Additions

Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
PG4PhilippinesFrancis Mangyao6' 0"2ndUniversity of Southern Philippines FoundationTransferred from Salazar Institute of Technology
SG6PhilippinesAngelo Velasco5' 9"1stSt. Francis High SchoolRookie
SF12PhilippinesGerard Raymond Francisco6' 3"1stUniversity of Santo TomasRookie
SF13PhilippinesRamon Talaga, III1stRookie
PF16PhilippinesErnesto Ballesteros6' 4"2ndMapúa Institute of TechnologyReturning from Season 55

Schedule and results

Preseason tournament

Preseason game log
1995 Fr. Martin Cup: 6–0
Game Date • TimeOpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1 May 7 • 10:30 am SFAC Doves W 64–61 1–0 Ballesteros (20) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
2 May 9 • 10:30 am NU Bulldogs W 67–59 2–0 Melencio (22) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
3 May 14 • 10:30 am JRU Heavy Bombers W 72–58 3–0 David (17) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
4 May 16 • 12:00 pm Benilde Blazers W 78–64 4–0 Ballesteros (14) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
5 May 17 • 3:00 pm UE Red Warriors W 71–66 5–0 David (18) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
6 May 30 • 12:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons W 88–85 6–0 Yee (20) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
(#) 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 PTV 4 by Silverstar Sports.

UAAP Season 58 game log
Elimination round: 11–3
Game Date • TimeOpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1 Jul 15 • 7:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons W 68–64 1–0 Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
2 Jul 18 • 1:30 pm NU Bulldogs W 85–80 2–0 Loyola Center
Quezon City
3 Jul 23 • 1:30 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles L 54–57 2–1 Loyola Center
Quezon City
4 Jul 26 • 12:45 pm UE Red Warriors L 54–73 2–2 Tied (11) Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
5 Jul 30 • 3:00 pm UP Fighting Maroons W 69–59 3–2 Yee (18) Loyola Center
Quezon City
6 Aug 6 • 3:00 pm FEU Tamaraws W 85–67 4–2 Loyola Center
Quezon City
7 Aug 12 • 3:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers
End of R1 of eliminations
W 75–59 5–2 Cantonjos (18) Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
8 Aug 19 • 3:00 pm UP Fighting Maroons W 82–61 6–2 Yee (17) Loyola Center
Quezon City
9 Aug 23 • 1:30 pm NU Bulldogs W 77–64 7–2 Yee (19) Loyola Center
Quezon City
10 Aug 26 • 3:00 pm UE Red Warriors L 61–67 7–3 Francisco (13) Loyola Center
Quezon City
11 Aug 29 • 1:30 pm Adamson Falcons W 98–84 8–3 Cantonjos (27) Loyola Center
Quezon City
12 Sep 3 • 3:00 pm FEU Tamaraws W 86–66 9–3 Loyola Center
Quezon City
13 Sep 9 • 3:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles W 72–67 10–3 Loyola Center
Quezon City
14 Sep 16 • 3:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers
End of R2 of eliminations
W 87–842OT 11–3 Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
Final Four: 1–1
Game Date • TimeSeedOpponentResultSeriesHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1 Sep 23 • 1:30 pm (#1) (#4) FEU Tamaraws L 65–76 0–1
(11–4)
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
2 Sep 27 • 3:00 pm (#1) (#4) FEU Tamaraws W 74–68 1–1
(12–4)
Loyola Center
Quezon City
Finals: 2–1
Game Date • TimeSeedOpponentResultSeriesHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1 Sep 30 • 3:00 pm (#1) (#2) De La Salle Green Archers L 78–88 0–1
(12–5)
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
2 Oct 4 • 3:00 pm (#1) (#2) De La Salle Green Archers W 66–62 1–1
(13–5)
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
3 Oct 7 • 3:00 pm (#1) (#2) De La Salle Green Archers W 67–64 2–1
(14–5)
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.
Source: Google News Archives

Postseason tournament

Postseason game log
1996 McDonald's Cup Battle of Champions: 3–1
Game Date • TimeOpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
1 Feb 1 PSBA Jaguars W 79–75 1–0 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
2 Feb 2 PUP Mighty Maroons W 90–86 2–0 Cantonjos (18) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
3 Feb 3 San Sebastian Stags W 84–77 3–0 Ong (17) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
4 Feb 4 San Sebastian Stags
Championship game
L 72–78 3–1 Tied (13) Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.

Awards

Name Award Date Ref.
Team Fr. Martin Cup runners-up 2 Jun 1995 [7]
McDonald's Cup runners-up 4 Feb 1996 [8]
UAAP champions 7 Oct 1995 [6]
Chris Cantonjos Season MVP [5]
Mythical team
Gerard Francisco Rookie of the Year [6]

References

  1. "5 more sports in 1995 UAAP". Manila Standard. 16 Jun 1995.
  2. "UE outplays UST; La Salle slams FEU". Manila Standard. 27 Jul 1995.
  3. Gulle, Jimbo (13 Aug 1995). "UST ends La Salle's run, 75–59". Manila Standard.
  4. Liao, Henry. "One game to win 'em all". Inquirer Bandera. Retrieved 10 Oct 2013.
  5. 1 2 "UAAP Awards to honor 80 outstanding athletes". Manila Standard. 22 Mar 1996.
  6. 1 2 3 Mariano, Paolo. "Former UST and La Salle protagonists relive 90s rivalry". UAAP Sports TV. Retrieved 2 Oct 2013.
  7. Hernandez, Jon (4 Jun 1996). "UST five takes home Martin Cup". Manila Standard.
  8. "Stags clinch 'McDo' crown". Manila Standard. 5 Feb 1996.
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