2021 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

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2021 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
Record
Elims rank #7
Final rank#7
2021 record3–11
Head coachJino Manansala (1st season)
Assistant coachesMcJour Luib
Joph Cleopas
CaptainPaul Manalang (1st season)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 84th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the academic year 2021-22 began in the second semester on March 26, 2022, and the host school for the season was De La Salle University.

The Tigers tied their second worst record in the Final Four era after winning only three games against eleven losses which they also had in the 2016 season. After ending the first round of eliminations on a 2–5 record, the team won only one game before going on a six-game losing streak to end the tournament, which was marked by blowout losses that broke the UAAP record for the largest losing margins.[1]

They began their season with a 25-point loss against the FEU Tamaraws in a game played behind closed doors. The UAAP had earlier decided to hold the first four playing schedules under a bubble setup in observance of COVID-19 safety precautions. UST had five more blowout losses in the season that included their 44-point marginal defeat against FEU in their last playing date in the second round to surpass their 43-point loss to the De La Salle Green Archers back in 2016. Their 50-point loss to the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the second round set the mark for the league's biggest losing margin since 2003. They also lost against the NU Bulldogs by 31 points in the first round, and by 29 points each to La Salle and the UP Fighting Maroons in the second round. Their 83–112 defeat against the Green Archers enabled their opponents to breach the 100-point barrier in the season.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Roster[edit]

UST has listed Ivan Lazarte, Rafael Pangilinan, Rafael Biag, and Patrick Javier on their reserve list, where any of the four players can be activated to replace players who would test positive for COVID-19.[9][10]

UST Growling Tigers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
PF 4 Philippines Christian Manaytay 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu
C 5 Philippines Ian Joseph Herrera 6'6" (1.98m) 2nd La Salle Greenhills
SF 6 Philippines Josemaria Ignacio Gomez de Liaño 6'5" (1.96m) 1st UP Integrated School
PG 7 Philippines Joshua Fontanilla 5'11" (1.8m) 4th St. Clare College of Novaliches
PF 8 Philippines Sherwin Concepcion 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd Malayan High School of Science
SF 9 Philippines Nicael Dominie Cabañero 6'3" (1.91m) 1st University of Santo Tomas
SG 10 Philippines Aldave Dale Canoy 6'1" (1.85m) 1st West Negros University Integrated School
SF 12 Australia Royce Deakin Mantua 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Far Eastern University-Diliman
SF 13 Philippines Bryan Samudio 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Malayan High School of Science
C 14 Philippines Arnold Dave Ando 6'7" (2.01m) 3rd University of San Jose–Recoletos
PG 16 Philippines Paul Matthew Manalang (C) 5'10" (1.78m) 1st Nazareth School of National University
SG 17 Philippines Miguel Pangilinan 6'0" (1.83m) 2nd Nazareth School of National University
PG 18 Philippines Renzel Symon Yongco 6'1" (1.85m) 1st Saint Jude Catholic School
SG 20 Philippines JC Alvin Garing 5'9" (1.75m) 1st Lyceum of the Philippines University
PG 24 Philippines Jonathan Ralf Gesalem 6'0" (1.83m) 1st Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu
PF 26 Philippines Bryan Santos 6'5" (1.96m) 4th San Luis National High School
Head coach
  • Philippines Jino Manansala
Assistant coach(es)
  • McJour Luib
  • Jose Felix Cleopas
  • Jason Misolas
  • Rodolfo Carlos, Jr.
  • Jude Anthony Paulite
Team manager
  • Ryan Roxas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Ando Santos Herrera
PF Concepcion Manaytay Gomez de Liaño
SF Cabañero Mantua Canoy Samudio
SG M. Pangilinan Garing Gesalem
PG Fontanilla Manalang Yongco

Roster changes[edit]

13 out of the 16 players from the 2019 UAAP runner-up team have departed. Renzo Subido, Zach Huang, and Enric Caunan have already graduated, while the majority went on to transfer to rival colleges at the height of the school's training bubble controversy. Season 82 Most Valuable Player Soulémane Chabi Yo forwent his final playing year in the collegiate ranks to play in the Liga EBA in Spain. The extended lockdowns and the cancellation of Season 83, despite the league's extension of eligibility of players caused the Beninese center's exit from the team.[11][12]

Subtractions[edit]

Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
PF 0 Philippines Ira Spencer Bataller 6' 4" 3rd Arellano University High School Transferred to Colegio de San Juan de Letran
SF 3 Philippines Brent Isaac Paraiso 6' 2" 4th De La Salle Santiago Zobel School Transferred to Colegio de San Juan de Letran
PG 5 Philippines Henri Lorenzo Subido 5' 9" 5th De La Salle Santiago Zobel School Graduated
PG 6 Philippines Mark Nonoy 5' 8" 2nd University of Santo Tomas Transferred to De La Salle University
SG 10 Philippines Rhenz Joseph Abando 6' 2" 4th Bactad East National High School Transferred to Colegio de San Juan de Letran
C 11 Philippines Enrique Caunan, Jr. 6' 5" 5th Colegio de San Juan de Letran Graduated
SF 13 Philippines Zachary Lance Eden Huang 6' 4" 5th Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Graduated
PF 16 Philippines Nathaniel Cosejo 6' 3" 3rd De La Salle Santiago Zobel School Transferred to Emilio Aguinaldo College
SF 19 Philippines Ferdinand Asuncion, Jr. 6' 2" 2nd Chiang Kai-shek College Transferred to Mapúa University
SG 21 Philippines Alberto Bordeos, Jr. 6' 0" 2nd La Salle Greenhills Academic deficiencies
C 23 Benin Soulémane Chabi Yo 6' 6" 3rd Université d'Abomey-Calavi Forwent final year to play in the Liga EBA
SG 27 Philippines Crispin John Cansino 6' 2" 3rd University of Santo Tomas Transferred to the University of the Philippines
SG 30 Philippines Vince Petdeo Cuajao 6' 1" 2nd Holy Child College of Davao Transferred to De La Salle University

Additions[edit]

Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
PF 4 Philippines Christian Manaytay 6' 4" 1st Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Transferred from De La Salle University
C 5 Philippines Ian Joseph Herrera 6' 6" 2nd La Salle Greenhills Transferred from De La Salle University
SF 6 Philippines Josemaria Ignacio Gomez de Liaño 6' 5" 1st UP Integrated School Rookie
PG 7 Philippines Joshua Fontanilla 5' 11" 4th St. Clare College of Novaliches Transferred from St. Clare College of Caloocan
SF 9 Philippines Nicael Dominie Cabañero 6' 3" 1st University of Santo Tomas Rookie
SG 10 Philippines Aldave Dale Canoy 6' 1" 1st STI WNU Integrated School Transferred from STI West Negros University
SF 12 Australia Royce Deakin Mantua 6' 4" 1st Far Eastern University-Diliman Rookie
SF 13 Philippines Bryan Samudio 6' 4" 1st Malayan High School of Science Promoted from Team B
PG 16 Philippines Paul Matthew Manalang 5' 10" 1st Nazareth School of National University Transferred from the University of the East
PG 18 Philippines Renzel Symon Yongco 6' 1" 1st Saint Jude Catholic School Transferred from De La Salle University
SG 20 Philippines JC Alvin Garing 5' 9" 1st Lyceum of the Philippines University Rookie
PG 24 Philippines Jonathan Ralf Gesalem 6' 0" 1st Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Promoted from Team B
PF 26 Philippines Bryan Santos 6' 5" 4th San Luis National High School Transferred from TIP

Recruiting class[edit]

Name Pos. Height High school Hometown Commit date
Christian Manaytay PF 6' 4" Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Roxas City 22 Nov 2019
2018 NBTC rank: N/A (Division 1 semifinalist)
Jordi Gomez de Liaño SF 6' 5" UP Integrated School Metro Manila 10 Jun 2021
2020 NBTC UAAP rank: #22; 2018 NBTC Elite 60 rank: #41
Nic Cabañero SF 6' 3" University of Santo Tomas Lapu-Lapu City 18 Jun 2021
2018 NBTC Elite 60 rank: #50
Aldave Canoy SG 6' 1" West Negros University Integrated School Bacolod 24 Feb 2020
2019 NBTC rank: N/A (Visayas regional champion)
Royce Mantua SF 6' 4" Far Eastern University-Diliman Sydney 15 Jun 2021
2018 NBTC Elite 60 rank: #22
Sources: 123456789

Coaching changes[edit]

Aldin Ayo resigned as head coach of the Growling Tigers on September 4, 2020 amid ongoing investigations on the team's training bubble controversy. The UAAP later handed Ayo an indefinite ban from all league-sanctioned activities, having found the seasoned coach liable in endangering the health and well-being of his team by holding a training camp during the pandemic.[13][14]

Resigned assistant coach and Tiger Cubs head coach Jino Manansala was called back by the Institute of Physical Education and Athletics (IPEA) and was appointed interim coach of the team to replace Ayo on October 8, 2020. IPEA earlier announced the start of the basketball program's rebuilding phase as it was moving forward without a permanent head coach.[15][16]

Returning with Manansala were assistant coaches McJour Luib, Joph Cleopas, JR Carlos, and Jason Misolas. Ryan David Roxas took over as team manager, together with UST's deam of Civil Law Nilo Divina as sponsor to replace Jimi Lim after his Ironcon Builders withdrew its support as the team's sponsor.[17][18]

Schedule and results[edit]

Further information: UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format and all of UST's games were televised on One Sports and the UAAP Varsity Channel.

UAAP Season 84 game log
Elimination round: 3–11
Game Date • Time Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Location
1 Mar 26 • 10:34 am FEU Tamaraws L 51–76 0–1 Fontanilla (19) Gomez de Liaño (11) Tied (3) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
2 Mar 29 • 7:16 pm UP Fighting Maroons L 82–98 0–2 Concepcion (19) Manaytay (7) Tied (4) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
3 Mar 31 • 7:06 pm UE Red Warriors W 74–62 1–2 Concepcion (25) Santos (12) Fontanilla (8) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
4 Apr 2 • 4:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons W 79–72 2–2 Manalang (15) Santos (8) Manalang (5) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
5 Apr 5 • 10:12 am De La Salle Green Archers L 66–75 2–3 Tied (20) Cabañero (10) Manaytay (2) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
6 Apr 7 • 1:00 pm NU Bulldogs L 51–82 2–4 Cabañero (11) Cabañero (8) Cabañero (3) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
7 Apr 9 • 4:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles
End of R1 of eliminations 		L 80–91 2–5 Concepcion (22) Cabañero (9) Fontanilla (6) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
8 Apr 12 • 4:30 pm UE Red Warriors W 72–61 3–5 Concepcion (17) Ando (12) Fontanilla (5) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
9 Apr 19 • 12:35 pm De La Salle Green Archers L 83–112 3–6 Manalang (14) Tied (7) Fontanilla (6) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
10 Apr 21 • 10:05 am Ateneo Blue Eagles L 51–101 3–7 Cabañero (18) Fontanilla (7) Fontanilla (4) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
11 Apr 23 • 10:05 am Adamson Soaring Falcons L 69–80 3–8 Fontanilla (23) Concepcion (11) Manalang (5) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
12 Apr 26 • 7:00 pm NU Bulldogs L 60–73 3–9 Cabañero (13) Cabañero (15) Fontanilla (4) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
13 Apr 28 • 7:03 pm UP Fighting Maroons L 67–96 3–10 Pangilinan (21) Tied (7) Tied (4) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
14 May 1 • 12:42 pm FEU Tamaraws
End of R2 of eliminations 		L 65–109 3–11 Cabañero (16) Ando (6) Fontanilla (3) Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.
Source: Imperium Technology

Individual statistics[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOV PPG
Nic Cabañero 14 7 25.4 62 159 39.0 12 49 24.5 38 68 55.9 6.3 1.5 1.0 0.1 2.9 12.4
Joshua Fontanilla 14 10 23.1 60 154 39.0 10 39 25.6 33 50 66.0 3.6 3.8 0.9 0.0 4.6 11.6
Sherwin Concepcion 14 12 26.6 52 149 34.9 33 111 29.7 12 20 60.0 5.6 0.7 0.5 0.1 1.4 10.6
Paul Manalang 14 5 24.6 28 95 29.5 22 72 30.6 28 31 90.3 2.9 2.6 0.9 0.1 2.0 7.7
Bryan Santos 11 3 18.1 25 77 32.5 13 50 26.0 8 15 53.3 5.9 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.8 6.5
Christian Manaytay 14 4 15.9 25 58 43.1 0 2 0.0 19 36 52.8 3.9 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.4 4.9
Dave Ando 14 7 14.8 26 68 38.2 1 15 6.7 4 15 26.7 5.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 4.1
Migs Pangilinan 14 8 17.4 18 59 30.5 7 37 18.9 15 18 83.3 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.4 4.1
Jordi Gomez de Liaño 12 1 5.5 9 34 26.5 7 27 25.9 0 1 0.0 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.1
Royce Mantua 11 4 9.2 7 33 21.2 5 20 25.0 2 3 66.7 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.9
Jamba Garing 10 1 9.2 5 13 38.5 2 7 28.6 2 4 50.0 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.4
Aldave Canoy 9 0 4.1 4 7 57.1 1 3 33.3 4 5 80.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.4
Ian Herrera 12 3 7.8 5 20 25.0 2 13 15.4 2 4 50.0 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.2
Renzel Yongco 10 4 7.0 3 12 25.0 2 11 18.2 0 0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8
Bryan Samudio 9 0 3.0 2 6 33.3 0 0 0.0 1 1 100.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6
JJ Gesalem 7 1 5.8 1 12 8.3 1 9 11.1 0 0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
Total 14 40.0 332 956 34.7 118 465 25.4 168 271 62.0 42.9 12.0 5.9 2.3 18.6 67.9
Opponents 14 40.0 449 1,004 44.7 121 406 29.8 171 280 61.1 49.8 18.3 11.0 3.5 15.9 84.9
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
Source: Imperium Technology

Players drafted into the PBA[edit]

Bryan Santos and Sherwin Concepcion, both ruled ineligible for Season 85, applied for the record 124-strong 2023 PBA draft and were selected in the second and third rounds, respectively. Santos was picked 14th overall by the former Growling Tigers' head coach, Aldin Ayo of the Converge FiberXers team, while Concepcion ended up with the Yeng Guiao-led Rain or Shine Elasto Painters team as the 27th pick of the draft which was held on September 17, 2023.[19]

Year Round Pick Overall Player PBA team
2023 2 2 14 Bryan Santos Converge FiberXers
3 3 27 Sherwin Concepcion Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

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