2024 UST Growling Tigers basketball team

2024 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
Record
Elims rank #T–3
2024 record2–1
Head coachPido Jarencio (10th season)
Assistant coachesJuno Sauler
Peter Martin
CaptainNic Cabañero (4th season)
Seasons
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The 2024 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team is representing the University of Santo Tomas in the ongoing 87th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the academic year 2024–25 began on September 7, 2024, and the host school for the season is the University of the Philippines.[1]



Roster

The Growling Tigers presented 18 players for the UAAP media day photo shoot on August 29, 2024. The roster was finalized on September 5, 2024, with forward Lorenzo Bangco and Nigerian center Peter Osang getting cut from the official 16-man lineup.[2][3]

UST Growling Tigers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
SG 1 United States Leland Reuben Estacio 6'2" (1.88m) 3rd Franklin High School
PG 2 Philippines Bevir Ivanne Calum 5'11" (1.8m) 2nd St. Louis School – Don Bosco
PG 3 United States Kyle Brandon Paranada 5'9" (1.75m) 3rd Montgomery High School
PF 4 Philippines Christian Manaytay 6'4" (1.93m) 4th Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu
PF 5 United States Chase Lane 6'4" (1.93m) 5th Covenant College Prep
SG 9 Philippines Nicael Dominie Cabañero (C) 6'3" (1.91m) 4th University of Santo Tomas
PF 10 Philippines Mark Angelo Crisostomo 6'5" (1.96m) 2nd Sta. Teresita National High School
PG 11 Philippines Rence Keith Sean Padrigao 5'11" (1.8m) 3rd Ateneo de Manila
SF 12 Philippines Glenn Isaac Danting 6'3" (1.91m) 1st University of the Assumption
PF 14 Philippines Mark Allen Llemit 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd University of Santo Tomas
SF 17 Philippines Miguel Pangilinan 6'2" (1.88m) 5th National University Nazareth School
SG 20 Philippines Leonardo Amiel Acido 6'3" (1.91m) 1st University of Perpetual Help
C 21 Canada Zain Mahmood 6'7" (2.01m) 1st Maranatha High School
SG 23 United States Geremy Jaylen Robinson Jr. 6'1" (1.85m) 1st Moanalua High School
C 29 Philippines Joachim Eddie Laure 6'5" (1.96m) 3rd National University Nazareth School
C 36 Mali Hinda Mady dit Mohamed Tounkara 6'7" (2.01m) 1st Lycée Public de Kalabancoro
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Reil Vinard Espino
  • Ronald Christopher Cua
  • Jose Avelino Vergara
Team manager
  • Waiyip Chong
  • Eric Ang
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Tounkara Manaytay Laure
PF Crisostomo Llemit Mahmood
SF Lane Pangilinan
SG Cabañero Acido Estacio
PG Padrigao Robinson Paranada

Roster changes

Departures

Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
SG 0 Philippines Ivan Lazarte 6' 2" 2nd Malayan High School of Science Transferred to Mapúa University
SG 2 Philippines Kylle Matthew Magdangal 5' 11" 2nd Marina High School Transferred to the University of the East
C 3 Philippines Prudencio Adrian Esmeña III 6' 6" 1st National University Nazareth School Age ineligible
SF 8 United States Vincent Gabriel Ventulan 6' 4" 5th Fort Pierce Central High School Graduated
SG 12 Philippines Saentis James Moore 6' 1" 1st Arellano University High School Transferred to College of Saint Benilde
SF 15 Philippines Kenji Trey Duremdes 6' 3" 2nd National University Nazareth School Transferred to the University of the East
PG 22 Philippines Paul Matthew Manalang 5' 10" 3rd National University Nazareth School Forwent eligibility to turn professional
C 23 Senegal Adama Faye 6' 8" 2nd Le Pionnier Left the team midway in Season 86
SF 24 Philippines Jonathan Ralf Gesalem 6' 1" 3rd Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Forwent eligibility to turn professional

Acquisitions

Pos. No. Nat. Player Height Year High school Notes
SG 1 United States Leland Reuben Estacio 6' 2" 3rd Franklin High School Transferred from West Valley College
PG 3 United States Kyle Brandon Paranada 5' 9" 3rd Montgomery High School Transferred from the University of the East
PF 5 United States Chase Lane 6' 4" 5th Covenant College Prep Transferred from Claflin University
PG 11 Philippines Rence Keith Sean Padrigao 5' 11" 3rd Ateneo de Manila Transferred from Ateneo de Manila
SF 12 Philippines Glenn Isaac Danting 6' 3" 1st University of the Assumption Transferred from Ateneo de Manila
SG 20 Philippines Leonardo Amiel Acido 6' 3" 1st University of Perpetual Help Rookie
C 21 Canada Zain Mahmood 6' 7" 1st Maranatha High School Rookie
SG 23 United States Geremy Jaylen Robinson Jr. 6' 1" 1st Moanalua High School Transferred from De La Salle University
C 36 Mali Hinda Mady dit Mohamed Tounkara 6' 7" 1st Lycée Public de Kalabancoro Foreign student-athlete

Recruiting class

Name Pos. Height High school Hometown Commit date Ref.
Amiel Acido SG 6' 3" University of Perpetual Help Antipolo 31 May 2024 [4][5][6]
2023 NBTC Top 24 rank: 11
2024 NBTC Top 24 rank: 3
Forthsky Padrigao PG 5' 11" Ateneo de Manila Zamboanga City 30 Sep 2023 [7][8][9]
2019 NBTC Top 24 rank: 11 (National Finals #5 seed, Division 1 Round-of-16 qualifier)
2020 NBTC Top 24 rank: 15
Zain Mahmood C 6' 7" Maranatha High School Mississauga 23 Feb 2024 [10][11]
2023 NBTC Top 24 rank: N/A (National Finals #1 seed, Division 1 finalists)
The National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) is a grassroots program in the Philippines that develops and ranks outstanding players from high schools who compete in a five month-long nationwide youth basketball tournament. The program has enabled local coaches to recruit skilled players to play collegiate basketball.[12]

Schedule and results

Preseason games

The Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup games were aired via livestream on the Facebook pages of Filoil EcoOil Sports and Smart Sports, and Filoil EcoOil Sports' YouTube channel.

Preseason game log
2024 Filoil EcoOil 17th Preseason Cup: 3–4
Game Date • Time Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Location
1 May 17 • 5:00 pm De La Salle Green Archers L 61–68 0–1 Cabañero (14) Tounkara (9) Padrigao (3) Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan
2 May 20 • 5:00 pm UP Fighting Maroons L 73–76 0–2 Estacio (16) Tounkara (10) Padrigao (6) Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan
3 May 22 • 1:00 pm NU Bulldogs W 76–75OT 1–2 Cabañero (19) Tounkara (14) Paranada (5) Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan
4 May 27 • 1:00 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles W 63–52 2–2 Osang (16) Osang (12) Padrigao (6) Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan
5 Jun 1 • 9:00 am UE Red Warriors L 60–66 2–3 Crisostomo (12) Osang (15) Padrigao (3) Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan
6 Jun 5 • 5:00 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons W 58–54 3–3 Tounkara (15) Tounkara (10) Padrigao (2) Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan
7 Jun 6 • 1:00 pm FEU Tamaraws L 72–79 3–4 Cabañero (17) Osang (14) Tied (2) Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.

UAAP games

Elimination games are played in a double round-robin format and all of UST's games are televised on One Sports and the UAAP Varsity Channel, and livestreamed through the Pilipinas Live app.

UAAP Season 87 game log
Elimination round: 2–1
Game Date • Time Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Location
1 Sep 8 • 1:45 pm UE Red Warriors W 70–55 1–0 Cabañero (14) Crisostomo (9) Padrigao (7) Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
2 Sep 11 • 7:34 pm Ateneo Blue Eagles W 74–64 2–0 Tied (16) Tounkara (14) Padrigao (9) Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
3 Sep 15 • 3:40 pm Adamson Soaring Falcons L 56–69 2–1 Cabañero (16) Crisostomo (6) Padrigao (6) Mall of Asia Arena Pasay
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in UTC+08:00.
Source: Imperium Technology

Individual statistics

Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOV PPG
Nic Cabañero 3 3 26.3 14 42 33.3 5 18 27.8 8 15 53.3 4.7 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 13.7
Mo Tounkara 3 3 30.1 15 31 48.4 0 3 0.0 6 7 85.7 7.7 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 12.0
Mark Llemit 3 0 18.2 6 10 60.0 3 6 50.0 6 7 85.7 2.3 1.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 7.0
Gelo Crisostomo 3 3 21.2 9 18 50.0 0 3 0.0 2 2 100.0 8.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 6.7
Christian Manaytay 3 0 16.6 9 14 64.3 1 4 25.0 0 0 0.0 2.7 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.7 6.3
Kyle Paranada 3 0 12.4 4 11 36.4 3 8 37.5 4 4 100.0 1.3 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 5.0
Forthsky Padrigao 3 3 24.0 5 29 17.2 3 19 15.8 0 2 0.0 4.3 7.3 0.7 0.0 2.3 4.3
Geremy Robinson 3 0 13.8 4 11 36.4 1 4 25.0 2 4 50.0 2.7 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 3.7
Migs Pangilinan 3 0 9.8 2 8 25.0 2 8 25.0 2 4 50.0 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.7
Chase Lane 3 3 9.3 2 5 40.0 0 2 0.0 3 4 75.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.3
Amiel Acido 3 0 6.8 2 6 33.3 1 4 25.0 0 0 0.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7
Echo Laure 2 0 1.8 1 2 50.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Leland Estacio 3 0 8.9 1 3 33.3 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7
Zain Mahmood 2 0 1.4 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 3 40.0 74 191 38.7 19 82 23.2 33 49 67.3 40.0 21.0 6.3 1.0 11.0 66.7
Opponents 3 40.0 68 183 37.2 14 64 21.9 38 48 79.2 40.0 17.0 4.7 2.7 14.0 62.7
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

References

  1. ^ Ulanday, John Bryan. "Fiery weekend bill ushers in UAAP Season 87". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 Aug 2024.
  2. ^ "Tounkara or Osang? Pido still undecided on UST's FSA". Fastbreak.com.ph. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  3. ^ Dongiapon, Rob Andrew; Deade, Bjorn Del; Flores, Brenn Allen. "Growling Tigers name Tounkara as FSA for Season 87". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  4. ^ Carandang, Justin Kenneth (7 Mar 2023). "NCAA's Pablo, Gemao, Gagate make top five of NBTC 24". GMA News Online. Retrieved 20 Mar 2023.
  5. ^ Anzures, Romwel. "Bahay, Alas headline NBTC 2024's Top 24". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 7 Mar 2024.
  6. ^ Li, Matthew Henry. "NCAA Juniors MVP Amiel Acido chooses UST". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  7. ^ Sarmenta, Yoyo. "Sotto ranked number one high school player anew". ESPN Philippines. Retrieved 4 Mar 2019.
  8. ^ "Plenty of new faces in final NBTC 24". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 22 Mar 2020.
  9. ^ Carandang, Justin Kenneth. "Forthsky heads to UST after Ateneo exit". GMA News Online. Retrieved 30 Sep 2023.
  10. ^ Fuertes, Rommel Bong Jr. "Jumamoy, NU Bullpups beat FilNation Select-USA for NBTC title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 19 Mar 2023.
  11. ^ Tuazon, Ernest Martin. "Gilas Youth standout commits to Growling Tigers". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 23 Feb 2024.
  12. ^ Ansis, JC. "How Coach E made NBTC best grassroots program". ESPN Philippines. Retrieved 16 Mar 2018.
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