Tag: August 9, 2001

THE UST Tiger Cubs displayed game-long brilliance and savvy as they routed the listless UE Red Pages, 77-64, to notch their second straight win in the UAAP juniors basketball tournament last July 29 at the Ateneo Gym.

From an early 4-8 deficit, the Tiger Cubs stepped on the gas and unloaded a crippling 24-9 blast to lead, 28-17, going into the second quarter.

WITH the UAAP men’s basketball tournament already in full blast, UST fans will miss key players Cyrus Baguio, Melchor Latoreno, and Gilbert Lao from the Growling Tiger’s line-up.

This was after Coach Januario “Aric” Del Rosario cracked the whip on the three players, who had acquired academic deficiencies, because they opted to play in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) rather than prioritize their studies.

THE DARK omen that haunted the UST Growling Tigers in the pre–season is slowly creeping back.

In their worst start since 1989 when they went 0-4 in their first few games, the Tigers took a free-fall in the early Final Four race as they collapsed in the endgame and fell prey to the feisty National University Bulldogs, 83-80, last August 4 at the Loyola Gym.

As the España-based cagers dropped to a 1-4 win-loss record, the pre-season predicament of missing a semifinal stint began seeping into the minds of the Tigers.