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Varsity basketball season
The 1992 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 55th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines . The men's basketball tournament for the school year 1992–93 began on July 18, 1992, and the host school for the season was also UST.[ 1]
The Glowing Goldies who had been renamed the Golden Tigers ended the double round-robin eliminations at fourth place with 10 wins against four losses. UST found themselves grouped in a quadruple tie at first place with the FEU Tamaraws , the De La Salle Green Archers , and the Adamson Falcons with a 10–3 record heading into the last game of the eliminations. They were looking into a Finals berth with a win over FEU. In the game, UST was trailing, 56–68 with 3:47 remaining when a power outage struck the venue, causing game officials to reschedule the remainder of the game. It was resumed three days later with only the last three minutes left to be contested. The Tigers lost, 76–87. They had managed to come within six points in the last 1:15 from a deficit of 63–76, but the Tamaraws clamped them down with their defense forcing the players to miss their shots.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Team captain Udoy Belmonte and Rey Evangelista were selected to the Mythical first team, while Dennis Espino , who missed a few games including the FEU match in the second round made it to the second team. Espino and Patrick Fran were members of the national team that competed at the ABC Junior Championships in Beijing .[ 5] [ 6]
UST Growling Tigers roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Angel Ascue
Amadito Tabora
Team manager
Danny Espiritu
Rocky Nazareno
Legend
(C) Team captain Injured
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench 1
Bench 2
C
Espino
Torres
Ballesteros
PF
Reyes
Evangelista
Cabaluna
SF
Tengco
Tan
Del Rosario
SG
Belmonte
Fran
R. David
PG
Favis
Tanquingcen
B. David
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Preseason tournaments [ edit ]
Preseason game log
1992 National Seniors Open: 2–0
Game
Date • Time
Opponent
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
1
Mar 27 • 3:00 pm
Anaconda Metal
W 91–89
1–0
Belmonte (16)
Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
2
Mar 29 • 9:00 am
JCT Enterprises
W 88–82
2–0
Belmonte (30)
Rizal Memorial Coliseum Manila
1992 FCBL Senior Invitational: 7–1
Game
Date • Time
Opponent
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
1
May 3
San Beda Red Lions
W 79–53
1–0
Belmonte (24)
Arellano Legarda Gym Manila
2
May 15
Mapúa Cardinals
W 85–79
2–0
Cabaluna (16)
Arellano Legarda Gym Manila
3
May 17
De La Salle Green Archers
W 50–42
3–0
Reyes (12)
Arellano Legarda Gym Manila
4
May 22
UE Red Warriors
W 78–66
4–0
Espino (18)
Arellano Legarda Gym Manila
5
May 29
San Beda Red Lions
W 67–54
5–0
Tengco (22)
Arellano Legarda Gym Manila
6
May 31
Mapúa Cardinals
L 72–85
5–1
Tied (15)
Arellano Legarda Gym Manila
7
Jun 5
De La Salle Green Archers
W 69–59
6–1
Arellano Legarda Gym Manila
8
Jun 7
UE Red Warriors
W 85–83
7–1
Fran (14)
Arellano Legarda Gym Manila
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in UTC+08:00 .
Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on RPN 9 by Silverstar Sports.
UAAP Season 55 game log
Elimination round: 10–4
Game
Date • Time
Opponent
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
1
Jul 18 • 1:00 pm
UP Fighting Maroons
W 66–58
1–0
Evangelista (25)
Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
2
Jul 25 • 2:30 pm
Adamson Soaring Falcons
L 82–85
1–1
Evangelista (23)
Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
3
Jul 30 • 4:00 pm
UE Red Warriors
W
2–1
4
Aug 1 • 4:00 pm
De La Salle Green Archers
W 88–65
3–1
Loyola Center Quezon City
5
Aug 8 • 1:00 pm
FEU Tamaraws
L
3–2
6
Aug 15 • 4:00 pm
Ateneo Blue Eagles
W 77–55
4–2
Evangelista (25)
Loyola Center Quezon City
7
Aug 23 • 1:30 pm
NU Bulldogs End of R1 of eliminations
W 98–81
5–2
Belmonte (20)
Loyola Center Quezon City
8
Aug 30 • 4:00 pm
NU Bulldogs
W 107–64
6–2
Belmonte (27)
Loyola Center Quezon City
9
Sep 6 • 4:00 pm
UE Red Warriors
W 95–72
7–2
Evangelista (21)
Loyola Center Quezon City
10
Sep 12 • 4:00 pm
Adamson Falcons
W 79–77
8–2
Reyes (19)
Loyola Center Quezon City
11
Sep 17 • 4:00 pm
UP Fighting Maroons
W 83–73
9–2
Espino (16)
Loyola Center Quezon City
12
Sep 19 • 2:00 pm
Ateneo Blue Eagles
W 72–67
10–2
Reyes (16)
Loyola Center Quezon City
13
Sep 26 • 2:00 pm
De La Salle Green Archers
L 80–82
10–3
Tied (21)
Loyola Center Quezon City
14
Oct 3 • 4:00 pm
FEU Tamaraws
Postponed due to power outage
Loyola Center Quezon City
14
Oct 6 • 3:00 pm
FEU Tamaraws End of R2 of eliminations
L 76–87
10–4
Belmonte (23)
Loyola Center Quezon City
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in UTC+08:00 . Source: Google News Archives
Name
Award
Date
Ref.
Team
National Students 2nd runners-up
9 Mar 1992
[ 7]
FCBL Invitational 2nd runners-up
12 Jun 1992
[ 8]
Rudolf Belmonte
Mythical first team
10 Oct 1992
[ 5]
Rey Evangelista
Dennis Espino
Mythical second team
Players drafted into the PBA [ edit ]
Rene Cabaluna and Jay Torres, two of the Tigers' roster members were picked in the PBA draft after their stint in this year's UAAP tournament. Cabaluna was selected 22nd overall in the fourth round of the 1994 PBA draft , while Torres was 7th overall in the second round of the 2000 PBA draft .[ 9] [ 10]
^ Gabutina, Edwin (18 Jul 1992). "UAAP cage fest reels off today" . Manila Standard .
^ Gabutina, Edwin (27 Sep 1992). "UAAP race now a 4-way street" . Manila Standard .
^ Gabutina, Edwin (4 Oct 1992). "Power failure keeps UAAP race in the dark" . Manila Standard .
^ Gabutina, Edwin (7 Oct 1992). "FEU–La Salle playoff today" . Manila Standard .
^ a b Gabutina, Edwin (11 Oct 1992). "FEU Tams take Game 1" . Manila Standard .
^ "RP youth off for ABC jrs" . Manila Standard . 25 Sep 1992.
^ Gabutina, Edwin (10 Mar 1992). "FEU regains nat'l crown; Tams deflate Cebu Central, 74–63" . Manila Standard .
^ "Mapua vs Letran in FCBL finale" . Manila Standard . 9 Jun 1992.
^ Nazareno, Rocky (17 Jan 1994). "PBA rookie draft: Surprises, surprises" . Manila Standard .
^ Reyes, Marc Anthony (10 Jan 2000). "PBA draft: Sta. Lucia gets Paolo" . Philippine Daily Inquirer .
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Boldface denotes championship; Italic denotes final four appearance