2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team

The 2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 81st season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2018-19 began on September 8, 2018 and the host school for the season was National University.[1]

2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
Record
Elims rank	#6
Final rank	#6
2018 record	5–9
Head coach	Aldin V. Ayo (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Bonifacio C. Garcia Randy Alcantara McJour B. Luib
Captain	Marvin Lee (4th season)

The Tigers finished sixth at the end of the double-round eliminations, winning five games against nine losses. UST at one point during the second round placed fourth in the standings, but they went on to lose all four of their remaining games and crashed out of the final four matches.

They had an average losing margin of 21.0 points and an average winning margin of 9.8 points.

They had four blowout losses to only two teams: against the Ateneo Blue Eagles by 32 points in the first round[2] and by 40 points in the second round;[3] and against the De La Salle Green Archers by 27 points in the first round[4] and by 41 points in the second round.[5]

The 41-point loss to La Salle is the worst in the career of Aldin Ayo, the one-time NCAA and one-time UAAP champion coach.[6]

Returning fourth year point guard Renzo Subido was chosen Player of the Week by the UAAP Press Corps in the first round of eliminations for the duration of September 12-16,[7] while rookie CJ Cansino received the citation twice on the week of October 10-14[8] and October 24-28.[9]

Cansino, the Season 80 Juniors MVP also made history when he became the first rookie to score a triple-double since 2003, when UAAP stats were first officially recorded. Against the UE Red Warriors in the second round, Cansino tallied 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists.[10]

The Growling Tigers also recorded a single-game league best 59 rebounds in their opening game on September 8, 2018 against the NU Bulldogs.

Roster

UST Growling Tigers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School C 0 Akomo, Steve Cedrick P.  6'9" (2.06m) 5th Lycée bilingue de Fondonera PF 2 Bataller, Ira Spencer G. 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Arellano University High School SF 4 Bonleon, Mario Emmanuel, Jr. T. 6'3" (1.91m) 4th La Salle Greenhills PG 5 Subido, Henri Lorenzo P. 5'9" (1.75m) 4th De La Salle Santiago Zobel School SG 6 Lee, Dean Marvin M. (C) 5'8" (1.73m) 4th Far Eastern University-Diliman SG 7 Marcos, Joshua Miguel S. 6'0" (1.83m) 1st La Salle Greenhills PG 8 Zamora, John Kenneth M. 5'11" (1.8m) 2nd Arellano University High School PG 10 Lagumen, John Mark M. 5'11" (1.8m) 1st San Beda University–Rizal C 11 Caunan, Enrique, Jr. P. 6'5" (1.96m) 4th Colegio de San Juan de Letran PF 13 Huang, Zachary Lance Eden T. 6'4" (1.93m) 4th Sacred Heart School–Ateneo de Cebu SG 15 Agustin, Toby Bryan P. 6'1" (1.85m) 1st José Rizal University PF 16 Cosejo, Nathaniel A. 6'3" (1.91m) 1st De La Salle Santiago Zobel School C 26 Mahinay, Germy A. 6'6" (1.98m) 1st San Beda University–Rizal SF 27 Cansino, Crispin John G. 6'2" (1.88m) 1st University of Santo Tomas C 41 Ando, Arnold Dave N. 6'7" (2.01m) 1st University of San Jose–Recoletos	Head coach Aldin V. Ayo Assistant coach(es) Bonifacio C.Garcia Kristoffer Co Randy Alcantara Jason G. Misolas McJour B. Luib (scouting & recruitment) Napoleon Garcia (scouting & recruitment) Ruden de Vera (academic adviser) Strength & conditioning coach(es) Philip L. Go Marvin James D. Pangilinan Noel Zorilla Team manager Francisco Juan G. Dumlao Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster

Team depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Enric Caunan	Germy Mahinay	Dave Ando
PF	Zach Huang	Nat Cosejo	Ira Bataller
SF	CJ Cansino	Mario Bonleon
SG	Marvin Lee	Joshua Marcos	Toby Agustin
PG	Ken Zamora	Renzo Subido	JM Lagumen

Roster changes

Only big man Jeepy Faundo has graduated,[11] but the team experienced an exodus of players before the season began.

Regie Boy Basibas, who had suited up for the Tigers in their preseason games, and Joco Macasaet, their veteran center, were both faced with uncertainties regarding the league's age eligibility rules as both players were turning 25 within the school year. Both of them decided to move on from the team to play in the commercial leagues.[12]

Jordan Sta. Ana also played in the preseason, but decided to go on leave before the start of the UAAP tournament. He later announced his transfer to Letran.[13]

The official lineup for UST's Season 81 campaign consisted of nine new players (eight rookies, one transferee), four holdovers and two returnees.[14]

With a champion coach tapped to handle the team, analysts have stressed how the team is still in a rebuilding phase and have once again predicted UST to miss out on a final four finish.[15]

Subtractions

Pos.	#	POB	Player	Height	Year	High school	Notes
SF	5		Regie Boy C. Basibas	6' 3"	4th	Arellano University High School	Age ineligibility
PG	7		John Jordan M. Sta. Ana	6' 0"	3rd	Nazareth School of National University	Transferred to Colegio de San Juan de Letran
PG	8		Oliver Wendell D. de Guzman	5' 8"	3rd	Nazareth School of National University	Transferred to Arellano University
SG	10		Martin Arthur I. Romero	6' 0"	2nd	De La Salle Santiago Zobel School	On leave
PG	14		Ebenezer Godwin Kwawukumey	5' 7"	2nd	Vaughan Secondary School
C	15		Jeepy C. Faundo	6' 6"	5th	José Rizal University	Graduated
PF	16		Justin P. Arana	6' 5"	4th	Basud National High School	Transferred to Arellano University
SF	17		Jose Carlos P. Escalambre	6' 2"	4th	San Sebastian College-Recoletos
SG	18		Leon Alfonzo B. Lorenzana	6' 4"	2nd	University of Santo Tomas	Transferred to the University of the East
PF	19		Christian Laurent G. Garcia	6' 4"	4th	Sta. Clara International Academy
PF	20		Vaughn Jorem E. Soriano	6' 4"	2nd	University of Santo Tomas	Relegated to Team B
C	21		Jon Cornelius E. Macasaet	6' 3"	4th	San Sebastian College-Recoletos	Age ineligibility

Additions

Pos.	#	POB	Player	Height	Year	High school	Notes
PF	2		Ira Spencer G. Bataller	6' 4"	1st	Arellano University High School	Rookie
SF	4		Mario Emmanuel T. Bonleon, Jr.	6' 3"	4th	La Salle Greenhills	Returning from Season 79
PG	5		Henri Lorenzo P. Subido	5' 9"	4th	De La Salle Santiago Zobel School	Returning from Season 79
SG	7		Joshua Miguel S. Marcos	6' 0"	1st	La Salle Greenhills	Rookie
PG	8		John Kenneth M. Zamora	5' 11"	2nd	Arellano University High School	Transferred from Arellano University
PG	10		John Mark M. Lagumen	5' 11"	1st	San Beda University–Rizal	Rookie
SG	15		Toby Bryan P. Agustin	6' 1"	1st	José Rizal University	Rookie
PF	16		Nathaniel A. Cosejo	6' 3"	1st	De La Salle Santiago Zobel School	Rookie
C	26		Germy A. Mahinay	6' 6"	1st	San Beda University–Rizal	Rookie
SF	27		Crispin John G. Cansino	6' 2"	1st	University of Santo Tomas	Rookie
C	41		Arnold Dave N. Ando	6' 7"	1st	University of San Jose–Recoletos	Rookie

Coaching changes

Aldin Ayo replaced Boy Sablan as head coach on January 11, 2018. The coaching change was announced by Institute of Physical Education and Athletics (IPEA) director Fr. Jannel Abogado following Sablan's resignation on November 20, 2017 together with his entire coaching staff.[16]

Ayo, a former player of the 1998 and 1999 NCAA champion Letran Knights, came into coaching prominence after leading the Knights to the 2015 NCAA championship on his first year and duplicating the feat when he jumped over to the UAAP to lead La Salle to the 2016 championship.

At the end of the Season 80, he made a decision to sign with UST where he will coach the men's basketball team for the next six years.[17]

Coaching Staff

Deputies appointed to the new coaching staff were McJour Luib, Kristoffer Co, Bonnie Garcia, Randy Alcantara, Jason Misolas, Nap Garcia, Ruden de Vera, Philip Go, Marvin Pangilinan, and Noel Zorilla.[18]

• McJour Luib is the former point guard of the 2015 NCAA champion Letran Knights under Aldin Ayo.[19] After his second and last playing year in 2016, he accepted an invitation to be in Ayo's coaching staff at La Salle.[20] He was the first to join Ayo at UST, where aside from scouting opponents, he will also coach the Tiger Cubs' under-15 team.[21]

• Kristoffer Co was also a member of Ayo's coaching staff at La Salle.

• Bonnie Garcia is a veteran coach who led the Colegio de San Lorenzo Griffins to the 2017 UCBL[22] and NCR-UCLAA[23] championships.

He was also the head coach of the Sta. Lucia basketball team in the PCBL in 2015,[24] as well as a team consultant for the FedEx Express team in the PBA before becoming full-fledged coach in 2003.[25] Garcia also coached in the MBA: for the Pampanga Dragons in 2000, and the Laguna Lakers in 1998 and 2001. He was an assistant coach of the Mapúa Cardinals under Atoy Co, and the San Beda Red Lions under Frankie Lim.

He was chosen to replace Chris Cantonjos as the head coach of the UST Tiger Cubs.[26]

• Randy Alcantara is the head coach of the San Juan Knights basketball team in the MPBL[27] and the Malayan High School of Science Red Robins.[28] He is also an assistant coach of the Mapúa Cardinals under Atoy Co.

Alcantara was being seriously considered to replace Aldin Ayo as Letran's head coach but school officials eventually decided to hire Jeff Napa for the position.[29]

He was a former Mapúa Cardinal who played for the Tanduay franchises in the PBL[30] and in the MBA for the Laguna Lakers under coach Bonnie Garcia. He was picked by the Formula Shell team in the third round of 1998 PBA rookie draft.[31]

• Former PBA player Jason Misolas was a teammate of Aldin Ayo at Letran when they won the NCAA men's basketball title in 1999.

• Napoleon Garcia is a member of the Letran Knights' coaching staff under Jeff Napa.[32] He was also an assistant coach of the San Sebastian Staglets juniors basketball team.[33]

• Ruden de Vera was one of Ayo's assistant coaches at Aemillanum College in Sorsogon in 2009.

• Philip Lee Go was hired as the strength and conditioning coach of the Growling Tigers. He has been the strength and conditioning coach of the Café France team in the PBA D-League since 2012. He also joined the San Juan Knights' staff in the MPBL and the Saint Stephen's High School basketball support staff later in the year.

• Marvin James Pangilinan has been the physical therapist of the Growling Tigers since 2017. He has been the strength and conditioning coach of the basketball and volleyball teams of Mapúa since 2016, and Chiang Kai Shek since 2014. He also served as Kaya FC's team physiotherapist from 2015 until 2016.

• Noel Zorilla was a UST Yellow Jackets' head cheerleader. He is also the strength and conditioning coach of the Adamsom Lady Falcons basketball team and the Imus Bandera team in the MPBL.

Injuries

• Steve Akomo's season was cut short after only four games due to a season-ending concussion. He missed the October 3 game against La Salle on suspected food poisoning, but was later found to have blood clots in the head.[34]

Akomo was also not able to play in the preseason due to a knee injury.[35]

• CJ Cansino sustained an ACL injury during their game against UP in the second round.[36] He sprained his left foot during their previous game against Adamson and needed to be helped up and treated in the team's locker room. He came back to finish the game with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter.[37] He also sprained his ankle as a result of a bad landing from a layup drive at the end of the first half during their game against UE in the second round. He came back to start the second half and ended the game with a triple-double.

• Renzo Subido missed their game against the UE Red Warriors in the second round after suffering an injury on his left ankle. He was back for their next game against La Salle.[38] Subido also missed some preseason games due to another ankle injury.[39]

• JM Lagumen injured his right leg in the second round of eliminations which caused him to miss the remaining games of the season.

• Mario Bonleon had on and off injuries throughout the season. He had a shoulder injury during one of their preseason games and got injured again with less than two months to go before the start of the UAAP tournament.[40]

• Enric Caunan missed some preseason games due to a foot injury.

Preseason tournaments

12th Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup

• Tournament rank: 16th (2W–6L)

Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Top scorer
Apr 22	Letran Knights	L 90–95	Filoil Flying V Centre	Basibas - 16 pts
May 11	San Sebastian Stags	L 71–79	Filoil Flying V Centre	Lee - 23 pts
May 15	JRU Heavy Bombers	W 98–88	Filoil Flying V Centre	Subido - 24 pts
May 18	Adamson Falcons	L 64–87	Filoil Flying V Centre	Lee - 15 pts
May 22	Benilde Blazers	L 87–99	Filoil Flying V Centre	Zamora - 22 pts
May 25	FEU Tamaraws	L 82–86	Filoil Flying V Centre	Huang - 23 pts
Jun 12	Lyceum Pirates	L 88–93	Filoil Flying V Centre	Lee - 18 pts
Jun 15	Arellano University Chiefs	W 82–73	Filoil Flying V Centre	Subido - 30 pts

2018 UCBL Summer Tournament

• Tournament rank: 4th

Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Top scorer[lower-alpha 1]
May 9	JRU Heavy Bombers	L 87–93	Philippine Buddhacare Academy	Concepcion - 38 pts
May 13	CEU Scorpions	L 80–81	Philippine Buddhacare Academy	Cansino - 17 pts
May 16	Olivarez Sea Lions	W 79–77	Philippine Buddhacare Academy	Concepcion - 21 pts
May 20	National University Bulldogs	L 68–73	Philippine Buddhacare Academy	Concepcion - 18 pts
May 23	Diliman College Blue Dragons	W 74–68	Philippine Buddhacare Academy	Chabi Yo - 23 pts
May 27	JRU Heavy Bombers	W 79–67	Philippine Buddhacare Academy	Abando - 17 pts
May 30	CEU Scorpions	L 76–104	Philippine Buddhacare Academy	Concepcion - 19 pts
Jun 3	National University Bulldogs	W 82–79	Philippine Buddhacare Academy	Concepcion - 24 pts
Jun 6	Diliman College Blue Dragons	L 74–105	Philippine Buddhacare Academy	Paraiso - 19 pts
Jun 13	Olivarez Sea Lions		Philippine Buddhacare Academy
Jun 20	National University Bulldogs	L 82–89	Philippine Buddhacare Academy	Paraiso - 34 pts

1. Shervin Concepcion, Soulémane Chabi Yo, Rhenz Abando & Brent Paraiso are all in the Team B roster

8th Kim Lope Asis Invitational Basketball Tournament

• Tournament rank: Champions (4W–0L)
• Renzo Subido - Tournament MVP

Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Top scorer
Jun 26	University of Cebu Webmasters	W 78–71	Lope Asis Memorial Gymnasium	Subido - 17 pts
Jun 27	Southwestern University Cobras	W 95–89 ^OT	Lope Asis Memorial Gymnasium
Jun 28	Lyceum Pirates	W 101–88	Lope Asis Memorial Gymnasium	Subido - 23 pts
Championship game
Jun 29	University of Cebu Webmasters	W 88–83	Lope Asis Memorial Gymnasium	Lee - 20 pts

33rd Kadayawan Basketball Invitational

• Tournament rank: Runners-up (2W–2L)

Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Top scorer
Aug 9	Davao-Go-Duterte Eagles	L 97–102	Davao City Recreation Center	Lee - 33 pts
Aug 10	University of Cebu Webmasters	W 72–70	Davao City Recreation Center	Lee - 18 pts
Aug 11	National University Bulldogs	W 80–65	Davao City Recreation Center	Zamora - 16 pts
Championship game
Aug 12	Davao-Go-Duterte Eagles	L 90–94	Davao City Recreation Center	Zamora - 28 pts

UAAP Season 81 games results

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action & Liga.

Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	Result	Record
First round of eliminations
Sep 8	4:00 p.m.	NU Bulldogs	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	L 70–75	0–1
Game Highs: Points: Cansino – 20; Rebounds: Akomo – 14; Assists: Lee, Zamora – 3
Sep 12	2:00 p.m.	FEU Tamaraws	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	W 76–74	1–1
Game Highs: Points: Subido – 18; Rebounds: Cansino – 10; Assists: Lee – 4
Sep 22	2:00 p.m.	Adamson Falcons	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	L 71–79	1–2
Game Highs: Points: Cansino – 18; Rebounds: Akomo – 12; Assists: Subido – 3
Sep 29	4:00 p.m.	Ateneo Blue Eagles	Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan	L 53–85	1–3
Game Highs: Points: Subido – 19; Rebounds: Cansino – 10; Assists: Lee – 4
Oct 3	2:00 p.m.	De La Salle Green Archers	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	L 72–99	1–4
Game Highs: Points: Subido – 16; Rebounds: Cosejo – 7; Assists: Zamora – 5
Oct 6	2:00 p.m.	UE Red Warriors	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	W 80–66	2–4
Game Highs: Points: Subido – 22; Rebounds: Cansino – 17; Assists: Cansino – 4
Oct 10[lower-alpha 1]	2:00 p.m.	UP Fighting Maroons	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	W 86–72	3–4
Game Highs: Points: Cansino – 16; Rebounds: Huang – 13; Assists: Cansino – 7
Tied for fifth place after 1st round (3 wins–4 losses)
Second round of eliminations
Oct 14	2:00 p.m.	FEU Tamaraws	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	W 78–70	4–4
Game Highs: Points: Huang – 20; Rebounds: Cansino – 12; Assists: Lee – 5
Oct 21	2:00 p.m.	NU Bulldogs	Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan	L 61–69	4–5
Game Highs: Points: Subido – 18; Rebounds: Cansino – 18; Assists: Cansino – 5
Oct 28	2:00 p.m.	UE Red Warriors	Filoil Flying V Centre • San Juan	W 79–68	5–5
Game Highs: Points: Lee – 30; Rebounds: Cansino – 14; Assists: Cansino – 10
Nov 3	2:00 p.m.	De La Salle Green Archers	Ynares Center • Antipolo	L 69–110	5–6
Game Highs: Points: Lee – 26; Rebounds: Cansino – 9; Assists: Cansino – 3
Nov 7	2:00 p.m.	Adamson Falcons	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	L 83–96	5–7
Game Highs: Points: Subido – 21; Rebounds: Cansino – 12; Assists: Cansino – 6
Nov 10	4:00 p.m.	UP Fighting Maroons	Smart Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City	L 69–83	5–8
Game Highs: Points: Lee – 26; Rebounds: Lee, Subido, Huang – 5; Assists: Marcos – 3
Nov 14	2:00 p.m.	Ateneo Blue Eagles	Mall of Asia Arena • Pasay	L 62–102	5–9
Game Highs: Points: Subido – 18; Rebounds: Agustin – 9; Assists: Agustin – 3
Sixth place at 5 wins-9 losses (2 wins–5 losses in the 2nd round)

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00
Source: Pong Ducanes, Imperium Technology

1. Sep 18 R1 match vs UP moved to Oct 10 due to TS Ompong

Individual Statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOT	PPG
Renzo Subido	13	2	29.3	62	196	31.6%	42	126	33.3%	38	47	80.9%	2.5	1.9	0.4	0.0	3.2	15.7
Marvin Lee	14	13	29.0	59	181	32.6%	44	141	31.2%	39	41	95.1%	3.4	2.1	1.4	0.1	2.2	14.4
CJ Cansino	13	13	27.3	51	117	43.6%	14	38	36.8%	50	63	79.4%	10.3	3.6	0.5	0.2	2.9	12.8
Steve Akomo	4	1	25.4	15	28	53.6%	0	0	0.0%	9	16	56.3%	9.5	0.3	0.0	1.8	2.3	9.8
Zach Huang	14	12	22.7	40	100	40.0%	1	9	11.1%	35	53	66.0%	6.0	1.2	0.3	0.0	1.1	8.3
Germy Mahinay	13	0	17.2	23	56	41.1%	0	0	0.0%	12	22	54.6%	5.7	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.9	4.5
Joshua Marcos	14	2	12.8	18	43	41.2%	4	14	28.6%	9	18	50.0%	2.9	1.1	0.1	0.1	1.6	3.5
Ken Zamora	14	12	17.2	14	78	18.0%	11	66	16.7%	7	10	70.0%	1.6	1.5	0.3	0.0	0.6	3.3
Enric Caunan	13	13	12.9	16	42	38.1%	0	0	0.0%	6	8	75.0%	2.4	0.4	0.0	0.9	0.4	2.9
Ira Bataller	12	1	13.4	9	35	25.7%	2	13	15.4%	9	16	56.2%	3.1	0.6	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.4
Toby Agustin	10	0	9.0	9	24	37.5%	1	5	20.0%	5	8	62.5%	2.4	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.8	2.4
Mario Bonleon	8	0	5.9	5	17	29.4%	1	10	10.0%	4	6	66.7%	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.5	1.9
Nat Cosejo	11	1	9.7	8	28	28.6%	1	3	33.3%	3	6	50.0%	3.5	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.5	1.8
Dave Ando	2	0	6.2	1	3	33.3%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
JM Lagumen	3	0	4.2	1	5	20.0%	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.7
Total	14		40.0	328	954	34.4%	121	426	28.4%	226	313	72.2%	44.8	12.9	3.4	2.6	17.1	72.1
Opponents	14		40.0	440	834	52.8%	86	313	27.5%	182	257	70.8%	44.5	16.4	5.9	4.8	13.0	82.0

Source: Pong Ducanes, Imperium Technology

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FGM	Field-goal made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	FG%	Field-goal percentage
3PM	3-point field-goal made	3PA	3-point field-goal attempts	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage
FTM	Free-throw made	FTA	Free-throw attempts	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	TOT	Turnovers per game	PPG	Points per game

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