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Oct

Jumawan career night spoiled as Tigers collapse late to Archers

THE UST Growling Tigers fell short to the reigning DLSU Green Archers, 92-80, in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym. Despite the loss, one-and-done Landyn Jumawan emerged with a career-high 18 points shooting 6-of-14 from the field, all on…

Prized Cebuano guard Henry Suico commits to UST

Mar

By Lorenzo Sebastian Amoroso

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Prized Cebuano guard Henry Suico commits to UST

ONE OF the country’s top high school prospects has decided to bring his talents to the Tigers’ lair. Cebuano guard Henry Suico is set to join the UST Growling Tigers in UAAP Season 89 with five years of eligibility, a team insider confirmed to The Flame on Saturday, March 14.…

Laure sisters’ younger brother Echo transfers to Perpetual Help Altas

Feb

By Sophia Carmela Dela Cuesta

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Laure sisters’ younger brother Echo transfers to Perpetual Help Altas

The younger brother of Tigresses standouts EJ and Eya Laure is leaving the Tigers' den to begin a new chapter in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Echo Laure, will be transferring to the University of Perpetual Help Altas after staying with the UST Growling Tigers for more than three…

Growling Tigers slip to silver after loss to Tokai Seagulls in Pinoyliga Global

Feb

By The Flame Sports

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Growling Tigers slip to silver after loss to Tokai Seagulls in Pinoyliga Global

AN IDEAL start to the year for the UST Growling Tigers was not fulfilled as they fell short of a repeat in the Pinoyliga Global Invitationals Cup at the Enderun Gym in Taguig. The Tigers suffered an 80-77 loss to the Tokai University Seagulls of Japan on Sunday, Feb. 22.…

Ex-Tigers captain Emmerson Oreta takes helm as new MPBL commissioner

Jan

By Joshua Louis Sumanghid

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Ex-Tigers captain Emmerson Oreta takes helm as new MPBL commissioner

FORMER UST Growling Tigers team captain Emmerson Oreta has been named as the new commissioner of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) ahead of its eighth season, the league announced on Saturday, Jan. 17. Oreta was appointed to the post after serving as the league's head of operations since its…

Cabañero, Akowe become UST’s first Elite Team duo in 10 years

Dec

By Joshua Louis Sumanghid

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Cabañero, Akowe become UST’s first Elite Team duo in 10 years

DESPITE MISSING out on the UAAP championship, Nic Cabañero and Collins Akowe became the first Growling Tiger pair in a decade to be named together to the Elite Team during the Season 88 men’s basketball individual awarding ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 14 at the Mall of Asia Arena. The last…

‘Fought until the end:’ King Tiger Cabañero closes five-year chapter with UST

Dec

By The Flame Sports

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‘Fought until the end:’ King Tiger Cabañero closes five-year chapter with UST

WITH THE UST Growling Tigers’ season ending without a crown once more, the curtain has finally fallen on the reign of España’s King Tiger. After enduring a rollercoaster ride in his five-year stay, team captain Nic Cabañero officially played his last game for the Tigers. From anchoring UST out of…

Tigers’ rollercoaster run ends as Fighting Maroons deliver knockout blow

Dec

By Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg

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Tigers’ rollercoaster run ends as Fighting Maroons deliver knockout blow

AFTER THEIR best showing in over half a decade, the UST Growling Tigers’ title hopes were shut down once again by the UP Fighting Maroons, 82-81, in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball semifinals at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Dec. 3. For the second straight year, the Tigers’…

‘No more words, more on actions:’ Tigers seek payback vs. Maroons in Final Four rematch

Dec

By Joshua Louis Sumanghid

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‘No more words, more on actions:’ Tigers seek payback vs. Maroons in Final Four rematch

ONE YEAR ago, the UST Growling Tigers finally clawed their way out of the void by ending a half-decade Final Four drought, only to bow to the eventual champions UP Fighting Maroons. Now, in back-to-back years, the Tigers and the Fighting Maroons meet again in the postseason, with UP once…

Semis-bound Tigers post best record in six years despite slim loss to Tamaraws

Nov

By Joshua Louis Sumanghid

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Semis-bound Tigers post best record in six years despite slim loss to Tamaraws

THE THIRD-SEEDED UST Growling Tigers closed the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball elimination round with a narrow 81-79 loss to the FEU Tamaraws on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Despite the loss, the Tigers enter the Final Four with an 8-6 slate — their best record since…