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1995 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

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]

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)
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →

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

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

Depth chart

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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

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Subtractions

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Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
PG 4   Emmanuel Joel Villanueva 5' 9" 2nd University of Santo Tomas Academic deficiencies
PF 5   Edmund Reyes 6' 3" 5th Good Shepherd Academy Graduated
PG 11   Bal David Jr. 5' 9" 3rd University of Santo Tomas Left team to turn professional
PG 14   Edfendel Lao 3rd Adamson University Academic deficiencies
C 16   Dennis Espino 6' 6" 5th Holy Angel University Graduated

Additions

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Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
PG 4   Francis Mangyao 6' 0" 2nd University of Southern Philippines Foundation Transferred from Salazar Institute of Technology
SG 6   Angelo Velasco 5' 9" 1st St. Francis High School Rookie
SF 12   Gerard Raymond Francisco 6' 3" 1st University of Santo Tomas Rookie
SF 13   Ramon Talaga, III 1st Rookie
PF 16   Ernesto Ballesteros 6' 4" 2nd Mapúa Institute of Technology Returning from Season 55

Schedule and results

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Preseason tournament

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Preseason game log
1995 Fr. Martin Cup: 6–0
Game Date • Time Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Location
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

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Further information: UAAP Season 58 men's basketball tournament

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 • Time Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Location
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 • Time Seed Opponent Result Series High points High rebounds High assists Location
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 • Time Seed Opponent Result Series High points High rebounds High assists Location
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

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Postseason game log
1996 McDonald's Cup Battle of Champions: 3–1
Game Date • Time Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Location
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

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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

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  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. ^ a b "UAAP Awards to honor 80 outstanding athletes". Manila Standard. 22 Mar 1996.
  6. ^ a b c 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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