2016 FEU Tamaraws basketball team

American college basketball season

2016 FEU Tamaraws men's basketball

Conference| UAAP
Record| 10–6 (9–5 Elimination Round)
Head coach|

* Nash Racela (4th season)

Assistant coach| Eric Gonzales, Ryan Betia, Gilbert Lao, and Johnny Abarrientos
Captain| Raymar Jose

Seasons

← 2015

2017 →

The 2016 FEU Tamaraws Men's Basketball Team represented Far Eastern University during the University Athletic Association of the Philippines' 79th season in men's basketball division. The Tamaraws were led by their fourth year coach Nash Racela.

The Tamaraws were looking to defend their crown this season, facing a great challenge with core players like Mac Belo, Mike Tolomia and Russel Escoto having left the team due to graduation,[1] Half of the team were newcomers.

## Departures

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes

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Al Francis Tamsi | 5 | SG | 6'0" | - | Senior | Tagbilaran, Bohol | Graduated
Russel Escoto | 8 | C | 6'6" | - | Senior | Angeles City | Playing for Gilas Pilipinas[2]
Steve Holmqvist | 11 | SF | 6'4" | - | Sophomore | Oslo, Norway | Injured
Rey Mark Belo | 12 | PF | 6'4" | - | Senior | Midsayap, Cotabato | Playing for Gilas Pilipinas[3]
Mike Tolomia | 13 | SG | 5'11" | - | Senior | - | Playing for Gilas Pilipinas
Roger Ray Pogoy | 16 | SF | 6'2" | - | Senior | Cebu | Playing for Gilas Pilipinas
Achie Iñigo | 18 | PG | 5'9" | - | Senior | Las Piñas | Graduated

## Roster

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FEU Tamaraws roster

Players | Coaches
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PG | 4  |  | Trinidad, Jose Allen C.  | 5'9" (1.75m)  | 2nd  | Orange Coast
PG | 5  |  | Iñigo, Alejandrino Antonio S.  | 5'7" (1.7m)  | 3rd-transfer  | San Beda
PF | 6  |  | Jose, Raymar A. (C) | 6'4" (1.93m)  | 5th  | Cebu Eastern College
SG | 7  |  | Dennison, Ron Marvis C.  | 5'9" (1.75m)  | 4th  | UV
PF | 8  |  | Ebona, Kevin Barkley C.  | 6'4" (1.93m)  | 2nd  | Cebu-IT
SF | 9  |  | Bayquin, Kim Lee  | 6'3" (1.91m)  | 2nd-transfer  | Chiang Kai Shek
PG | 10  |  | Comboy III, Wendelino T.  | 6'0" (1.83m)  | 2nd  | FEU Diliman
PG | 11  |  | Denila, Augus Vince  | 6'0" (1.83m)  | 2nd  | Ateneo de Iloilo
SG | 12  |  | Arong, Monbert D.  | 5'11" (1.8m)  | 5th-Transfer  | USP
SG | 13  |  | Nunag, Joseph Gerald L.  | 6'1" (1.85m)  | 1st  | Rangitoto HS
PF | 15  |  | Bienes, Brandrey G.  | 6'5" (1.96m)  | 1st  | FEU Diliman
SF | 16  |  | Roxas, Ser Stephen Kaye  | 6'2" (1.88m)  | 1st  | Freedom
C | 17  |  | Orizu, Prince I.  | 6'8" (2.03m)  | 2nd  | Ikeja High School
C | 18  |  | Holmqvist, Ken S.  | 6'8" (2.03m)  | 2nd  | El Dorado
PF | 20  |  | Tuffin, Kenneth James D.  | 6'4" (1.93m)  | 1st  | St Patrick's College
SF | 21  |  | Escoto, Richard D.  | 6'3" (1.91m)  | 3rd  | FEU Diliman

Head coach

*   * Nash Racela

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Josh Reyes
*   * Johnny Abarrientos
*   * Jojo Lastimosa
*   * Eric Gonzales
*   * Gilbert Lao

Team manager

*   * Mark Molina
*   * Anton Montinola

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster
* Transactions

Updated: 2016–09–04

## Team depth chart

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Rotation

Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  | Bench 3  |

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C | Prince Orizu  | Ken Holmqvist  | Kevin Barkley Ebona  |  |
PF | Raymar Jose  | Richard Escoto  | Brandrey Bienes  |  |
SF | Kenneth Tuffin  | Ron Dennison  | Kim Lee Bayquin  |  |
SG | Monbert Arong  | Wendel Comboy  | Joseph Nunag  | Stephen Roxas  |
PG | Jojo Trinidad  | Axel Inigo  | Augus Denila  |  |

## Schedule

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time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | High points  | High rebounds  | High assists  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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UAAP Season 79 First Round
September 7*
4:00 pm |  | La Salle | L 78–83[4]  | 0–1
|  13 – Dennison  |  10 – Orizu  |  5 – Comboy  | Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay, Philippines
September 11*
2:00 pm |  | Adamson | W 75–65[5]  | 1–1
|  13 – Inigo  |  12 – Jose  |  4 – Inigo  | Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City, Philippines
September 14*
4:00 pm |  | Ateneo | L 71–76[6]  | 1–2
|  20 – Comboy  |  16 – Orizu  |  3 – Bayquin & Nunag  | Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay, Philippines
September 18*
4:00 pm |  | UE | W 67–59[7]  | 2–2
|  16 – Arong  |  22 – Jose  |  4 – Arong  | Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City, Philippines
September 25*
2:00 pm |  | State U | W 51–49[8]  | 3–2
|  14 – Arong  |  15 – Orizu  |  2 – Dennison & Inigo  | Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City, Philippines
October 1*
4:00 pm |  | UST | W 79–72[9]  | 4–2
|  17 – Trinidad  |  13 – Orizu  |  5 – Jose  | Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay, Philippines
October 5*
4:00 pm |  | National | W 78–75[10]  | 5–2
|  20 – Arong  |  9 – Orizu  |  5 – Dennison  | Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay, Philippines
UAAP Season 79 Second Round
October 9*
2:00 pm |  | National | W 57–56[11]  | 6–2
|  14 – Jose  |  12 – Jose  |  4 – Trinidad  | Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay, Philippines
October 12*
4:00 pm |  | UST | W 59–48[12]  | 7–2
|  16 – Trinidad  |  14 – Jose  |  5 – Comboy  | Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay, Philippines
October 22*
2:00 pm |  | State U | W 63–60[13]  | 8–2
|  20 – Jose  |  12 – Jose  |  2 – Tied  | Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City, Philippines
November 6*
12:00 pm |  | Adamson | L 59–61[14]  | 8–3
|  16 – Jose  |  12 – Orizu  |  3 – Trinidad & Comboy  | Filoil Flying V Centre
San Juan, Metro Manila
November 9*
2:00 pm |  | Ateneo | L 59–74[15]  | 8–4
|  15 – Arong  |  16 – Orizu  |  5 – Arong  | Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay, Philippines
November 12*
4:00 pm |  | La Salle | L 67–73[16]  | 8–5
|  18 – Iñigo  |  11 – Orizu  |  3 – Arong & Dennison  | Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay, Philippines
November 16*
2:00 pm |  | UE | W 64–61[17]  | 9–5
|  16 – Iñigo  |  12 – Jose  |  4 – Iñigo & Comboy  | Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay, Philippines
UAAP Season 79 Final Four
November 26
4:00 pm |  | Ateneo | W 62–61  | 1–0
|  20 – Jose  |  23 – Jose  |  3 – Iñigo  | Mall of Asia Arena
Pasay, Philippines
November 30
4:00 pm |  | Ateneo | L 68–69  | 1–1
|  15 – Arong  |  12 – Jose & Orizu  |  6 – Comboy  | Smart Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City, Philippines

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Philippine Time.

## Statistics

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Updated: October 5, 2016

Player  | GP  | MPG  | PPG  | RPG  | APG  | SPG  | BPG  | TPG

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Raymar Jose | 7  | 28.86  | 10.14  | 10.71  | 1.71  | 0.86  | 0.00  | 3.57
Monbert Arong  | 7  | 19.71  | 11.29  | 3.14  | 1.86  | 0.29  | 0.00  | 2.00
Wendelino Comboy III  | 6  | 18.00  | 8.83  | 3.33  | 2.50  | 0.50  | 0.33  | 1.83
Richard Escoto  | 4  | 17.25  | 8.00  | 2.75  | 0.25  | 0.50  | 0.25  | 2.25
Prince Orizu  | 7  | 23.86  | 6.86  | 11.00  | 0.00  | 0.43  | 1.86  | 2.43
Axel Iñigo  | 6  | 20.50  | 7.33  | 3.17  | 2.17  | 0.67  | 0.00  | 1.17
Joe Allen Trinidad  | 7  | 18.00  | 6.86  | 2.86  | 1.86  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 1.71
Ron Dennison  | 6  | 21.17  | 4.83  | 3.83  | 2.33  | 1.00  | 0.00  | 1.33
Kimlee Bayquin  | 7  | 13.14  | 3.43  | 1.14  | 1.14  | 0.57  | 0.00  | 1.86
Ken Holmqvist  | 7  | 6.86  | 3.14  | 1.71  | 0.29  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.73
Joseph Nunag  | 6  | 8.67  | 2.67  | 1.17  | 1.17  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.67
Kenneth Tuffin | 7  | 9.57  | 1.86  | 1.14  | 0.14  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.29
Brandrey Bienes  | 4  | 5.75  | 1.00  | 1.00  | 0.25  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.75
Kevin Barkley Eboña | 7  | 5.57  | 1.29  | 1.00  | 0.57  | 0.14  | 0.29  | 0.57
Augus Denila  | 3  | 4.33  | 1.33  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.33  | 0.00  | 0.00
Stephen Roxas  | 2  | 5.50  | 1.50  | 0.50  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.50

Source: PBA-Online.net

## References

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1. ^ "UAAP Season 79 Preview: Can FEU repeat as champs?". The Philippine STAR.
2. ^ "Mac Belo not returning to FEU, focused on Gilas Cadets program - agent". Rappler. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
3. ^ "Mac Belo not returning to FEU, focused on Gilas Cadets program - agent". Rappler. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
4. ^ "La Salle survives tough stand from FEU". 7 September 2016.
5. ^ "FEU gets first win of title defense season vs Adamson". 11 September 2016.
6. ^ "Ateneo holds on late to defeat defending champion FEU". 14 September 2016.
7. ^ "Jose, Tamaraws send Red Warriors to 0-3 hole - Tiebreaker Times". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
8. ^ "Orizu, FEU swat away UP's upset bid - Tiebreaker Times". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
9. ^ "'Aggressive' Trinidad ends shooting slump in FEU win over UST". October 2016.
10. ^ Pong Ducanes [@ompongski] (5 October 2016). "Final Score: FEU 77-75 NU #UAAPSeason79 #Stats" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. ^ "Arong's game-winner lifts FEU past NU". Rappler. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
12. ^ "Streaking FEU sweeps season series vs UST". Rappler. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
13. ^ "FEU Tamaraws survive sluggish start to beat UP Maroons and stretch win streak to seven games". Spin. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
14. ^ "Adamson bolsters Final Four bid, snaps FEU streak". Inquirer. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
15. ^ "Red-hot Ateneo takes down FEU, grabs share of 2nd spot". Inquirer. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
16. ^ "Late run fuels La Salle past FEU". Inquirer. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
17. ^ "Wendell Comboy sparks late rally as FEU gets by UE to stay in hunt for twice-to-beat spot". Inquirer. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

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