2006 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
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UAAP Season 69 champions
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| Elims rank | #3 |
| Final rank | #1 |
| 2006 record | 12–6 (6–6 elims) |
| Head coach | Alfredo Jarencio (1st year) |
| Assistant coach | Beaujing Acot |
| Assistant coach | Emmanuel Calipes |
| Assistant coach | Senen Dueñas |
| Assistant coach | Julian Rabbi Tomacruz |
| Captain | Allan Evangelista (5th year) |
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| Duration | September 24 to October 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Arena(s) | Araneta Coliseum | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Jojo Duncil | |||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | Studio 23 and TFC | |||||||||||||||
The 2006 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Santo Tomas in the men's basketball tournament of the 69th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines.
The Tigers defeated the Blue Eagles of the Ateneo de Manila University to win their nineteenth UAAP men's title, and their first since the 1996 season. Jervy Cruz was selected on the Mythical Five, and Jojo Duncil was named as the Most Valuable Player of the Finals.
After the expiration of head coach Nel Parado contract at the 2005 yearend, the university administration announced the hiring of former varsity and Ginebra San Miguel standout Pido Jarencio as the new head coach.
The Tigers participated in one off-season tournament: the Home and Away Invitational League (HAIL), where they were eliminated in the elimination round with a 3–4 record, good for fourth place, a game behind fourth seed Ateneo.
Due to the suspension of the De La Salle Green Archers, the league used a two-round, 12-game schedule, instead of the normal 14-game schedule.
Notes: The July 14 game was postponed due to Tropical Storm Florita, while the September 28 game was postponed due to Typhoon Milenyo.
The Tigers were ranked at the start of the season as at the middle, with neither being held as a favorite or as a cellar-dweller. Popular collegiate sports website UBelt.com placed UST to be fourth.
A seesaw game all throughout, the Tigers were on the verge of victory when Fighting Maroon Marvin Cruz converted a jump shot at the top of the key, giving the Maroons the victory.
Rookie Jervy Cruz was the top scorer for UST with 16 points. Marvin Cruz (no relation) top scored for UP, with 25 points.
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