UST Growling Tigers

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UST Growling Tigers University of Santo Tomas
League	UAAP
Joined	1938 Founding member of the NCAA on 1924
Seniors' general championships	UAAP: 33 (1958-59, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989,90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06)
Juniors' general championships	UAAP: 8 (1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2004-05)
Location	España, Sampaloc, Manila
Team colors	Gold and white. Black as a tertiary color
Juniors' team	Tiger Cubs
Women's team	Tigresses
Staple cheer	Go USTe! Viva Santo Tomas!

The UST Growling Tigers is the varsity team of University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletics Association of the Philippines. Originally named as the Glowing Goldies, the name had been changed starting at the 1992-93 season.

The juniors teams are the UST High School Tiger Cubs (to differentiate them with the San Beda Red Cubs), and the Tigresses.

The Seniors' teams are the consistent winners of the Overall Championship, with 33 titles, the most in the UAAP. The Juniors teams have the second-most number of titles, with seven championships.

Contents 1 Basketball 1.1 History 1.2 Notable players 1.3 Championships 1.4 Season-by-season records 2 Volleyball 2.1 Notable players 2.2 Season-by-season records 3 Foootball 3.1 Season-by-season records 4 Cheerdance

[edit] Basketball

[edit] History

The men's basketball team is tied with UE Red Warriors having the most number of titles in UAAP basketball, with eighteen, including a four-year run as champions, from the 1993-94 season, where they've swept the elimination round with an immaculate 14-0 record (automatic champions), up to the 1996-97 season, where they have beaten the La Salle Green Archers for the third consecutive Finals series. The Tigers were led by coach Aric del Rosario from the 1992-93 season up to the 2003-04 season.

From 1964 to 1971, UST met the UE Red Warriors eight times, with the Warriors winning seven encounters. UST contested every championship game from the resumption of games after the Pacific War on 1946 up to 1956. UST also won one NCAA championship, in 1930.

The Tiger Cubs also have a successful basketball program, with Finals series against the Ateneo Blue Eaglets 11 times since 1986. The Tigresses have the most number of women's championships, with ten. The latest coming at the 2006 season, at the expense of the FEU Lady Tamaraws.

On the 1994 season, the men's, women's and juniors' teams won all three UAAP championships in basketball, the only time it had happened in UAAP history.

On the 2006 season, the Men's and Women's team captured the basketball championships.

[edit] Notable players

• Bogs Adornado, 3-time Most Valuable Player of the Philippine Basketball Association
• Pacifico Arsenio, Sr.
• Gido Babilonia
• Cyrus Baguio, currently playing for Red Bull Barako
• Rudolph "Udoy" Belmonte
• Aries Dimaunahan
• Bal David
• Dennis Espino, currently playing for the Sta. Lucia Realtorsn
• Alwin Espiritu
• Rey Evangelista, currently captaining the Purefoods Chunkee Giants
• Gerard Francisco, currently playing for the Coca-Cola Tigers
• Binky Favis, Coca-Cola Tigers head coach
• Nino Gelig, currently playing for the Welcoat Dragons
• Pido Jarencio, present head coach of the men's varsity team
• Bobby Jose
• Christian Luanzon, currently playing for the Alaska Aces
• Marvin Ortegera
• Siot Tanquincen, currently assistant coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings; head coach from 2004-06
• Richard Yee, currently playing for the Purefoods Chunkee Giants

[edit] Championships

UAAP unless otherwise noted:

• Men's: 19 - 1930 (NCAA), 1939 (co-champions with FEU and UP), 1941 (def. UP), 1946 (def. FEU), 1947 (co-champions with FEU), 1948 (def. FEU), 1949 (def. FEU), 1951 (def. FEU), 1952 (def. NU), 1953 (def. NU), 1955 (def. NU), 1959 (def. UE), 1964 (def. UE), 1967 (co-champions with UE), 1993 (via sweep), 1994 (def. La Salle), 1995 (def. La Salle), 1996 (def. La Salle), 2006 (def. Ateneo)
• Women's: 9 - 1979 (def. UP), 1987 (def. Adamson), 1988 (def. Adamson), 1989 (def. Adamson), 1990 (def. FEU), 1992 (def. Adamson), 1994 (def. Adamson), 1995 (def. FEU), 2006 (def. FEU)
• Juniors': 14 - 1929 (NCAA), 6 prior to 1978, 1980 (def. Ateneo), 1981 (def. UE), 1992 (def. Ateneo), 1993 (def. Ateneo), 1994 (def. Ateneo), 1996 (def. Ateneo), 2001 (def. Ateneo)

[edit] Season-by-season records

Men's basketball from 1987 to 1992:

• 1987: 7th
• 1988: 7th
• 1989: 7th
• 1990: 5th
• 1991: 3rd
• 1992: 4th

Men's basketball team from the Final Four era (1993)

Season	Eliminations			Semi-Finals				Finals				Result	Coach
	W	L	PCT	Opponent	W	L	PCT	Opponent	W	L	PCT
1993-94	13	0	1.000	Automatic champions								Champions	Aric del Rosario
1994-95	8	4	0.667	UE	2	0	1.000	De La Salle	2	1	0.667	Champions	Aric del Rosario
1995-96	11	3	0.786	FEU	2	0	1.000	De La Salle	2	1	0.667	Champions	Aric del Rosario
1996-97	10	4	0.714	UP	1	0	1.000	De La Salle	2	0	1.000	Champions	Aric del Rosario
1997-98	10	4	0.667	De La Salle	0	2	0.000	Eliminated				Semifinalists	Aric del Rosario
1998-99	7	7	0.500	De La Salle	1	1	0.500	Eliminated				Semifinalists	Aric del Rosario
1999-2000	11	3	0.786	Ateneo	1	0	1.000	De La Salle	1	2	0.333	Finalists	Aric del Rosario
2000-01	8	6	0.571	De La Salle	0	1	0.000	Eliminated				Semifinalists	Aric del Rosario
2001-02	6	8	0.429	Eliminated								Fifth place	Aric del Rosario
2002-03	8	6	0.571	De La Salle	0	1	0.000	Eliminated				Semifinalists	Aric del Rosario
2003-04	5	9	0.429	Eliminated								Sixth place	Aric del Rosario
2004-05	4	10	0.286	Eliminated								Seventh place	Nel Parado
2005-06	4	10	0.286	Eliminated								Sixth place	Nel Parado
2006-07	6	6	0.500	UE	2	0	1.000	Ateneo	2	1	0.667	Champions	Pido Jarencio

See also: 2006 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team

[edit] Volleyball

In UAAP Volleyball, the Tiger Spikers and the Lady Tiger Spikers of the Juniors' and Seniors' have the most championships, with 27. A notable rivalry is between the De La Salle Lady Spikers, with whom they faced in the Shakey's V-League, with UST winning the first Finals series and La Salle winning the next two.

[edit] Notable players

• Roxanne Pimentel - member of the national team for 13 years now and has won a lot of MVP awards
• Joan Botor-Carpio - member of the national team for 13 years now
• Mary Jean Balse - youngest player to be in the national Team at the age of 18
• Rubie de Leon
• Kate Co Yu Kang
• Joyce Pano

[edit] Season-by-season records

Women's volleyball from 1987:

1987-1988: 1st 1988-1989: 3rd 1989-1990: 4th 1990-1991: 2nd 1991-1992: 2nd 1992-1993: 1st 1993-1994: 2nd 1994-1995: 2nd 1995-1996: 1st 1996-1997: 2nd

1997-1998: 2nd 1998-1999: 1st 1999-2000: 2nd 2000-2001: 1st 2001-2002: 1st 2002-2003: 2nd 2003-2004: 4th 2004-2005: 2nd 2005-2006: 4th 2006-2007: Competition to be held on the second semester

[edit] Foootball

[edit] Season-by-season records

Men's rankings from 1987:

1987-1988: 1st 1988-1989: 2nd 1989-1990: 1st 1990-1991: 2nd 1991-1992: 1st 1992-1993: 1st 1993-1994: 2nd 1994-1995: 3rd 1995-1996: 3rd 1996-1997: 1st

1997-1998: 1st 1998-1999: 2nd 1999-2000: 5th 2000-2001: 3rd 2001-2002: 2nd 2002-2003: 4th 2003-2004: 3rd 2004-2005: 2nd 2005-2006: 3rd 2006-2007: Competition to be held on second semester.

[edit] Cheerdance

The cheering squad, the UST Yellow Jackets, and the official dance troupe, the Salinggawi Dance Troupe have won the UAAP Cheerdance Competition a league-leading eight times and are the current keepers of the trophy for five consecutive years already (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006). Their rivals are the UP Pep Squad, who have been second-placers for three consecutive years.

Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines
Academics	Ecclesiastical: Sacred Theology - Philosophy - Canon Law • Civil Law • Medicine & Surgery • Pharmacy • Arts & Letters • Engineering • Education • Science • Architecture • Commerce • Music • Nursing • Rehabilitation Sciences • Fine Arts & Design • Accountancy • Graduate School • High School • Physical Education & Athletics • Technological Courses • Religion • Tourism and Hospitality Management
Athletics	UAAP • Growling Tigers - 2006 men's team • Salinggawi Dance Troupe • Yellow Jackets
Campus	Arch of the Centuries • Central Library • España Boulevard • Museum of Arts and Sciences
Student life	The Varsitarian • Aegis Juris • Alpha Kappa Rho • Alpha Phi Omega • Gamma Epsilon • Regina Legis et Juris • UST Symphony Orchestra
Miscellaneous	List of University of Santo Tomas people • Santo Tomas University Hospital

University Athletics Association of the Philippines Season 69 v • d • e

Seniors:    Adamson Soaring Falcons  |   Ateneo Blue Eagles  |   FEU Tamaraws     NU Bulldogs  |   UE Red Warriors  |   UP Fighting Maroons  |   UST Growling Tigers

Juniors:    Adamson Baby Falcons  |   Ateneo Blue Eaglets  |   FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws     NU Bullpups  |   UE Pages  |   UPIS Junior Maroons  |   UST Tiger Cubs

Suspended:    De La Salle Green Archers |  DLSZ Junior Archers