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TY Tang

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For the Chinese physicist known as T. Y. Tang, see Tang Dingyuan.
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Uy and the surname or paternal family name is Tang.
TY Tang
Personal information
Born (1984-09-25) September 25, 1984 (age 40)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High schoolXavier School (San Juan)
CollegeDe La Salle
PBA draft2008: 2nd round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Playing career2008–2016
PositionPoint guard
Career history
As player:
2008–2015Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2016Mighty Sports
As coach:
2016–2021Benilde
2019–2021Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • PBA champion (2012 Governors')
  • UAAP champion (2007)
  • 2× PBL champion (2007-08 V-Go Extreme, 2008 Lipovitan Amino)
  • PBL Finals MVP (2007 V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup)
  • PBL Mythical Second Team (2007-08 Season)
  • PBL Most Prominent Player (2008 Lipovitan Amino)

Tyrone Conrad Uy "TY" Tang (born September 25, 1984) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and a current head coach. He last played for Mighty Sports of the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL). Tang played for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association before retiring and then coming out of retirement to play in the PCBL. He was the twelfth overall pick in the 2008 PBA Draft by the Welcoat Dragons. He played point guard for the De La Salle Green Archers in college. He helped his team to a championship after top players like Renren Ritualo, Mike Cortez, Mark Cardona and Joseph Yeo graduated.

High school and college career

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He was first known in his high school days as a prospect while playing for Xavier School and leading his team to many victories. Scouts were already eyeing him until he chose to play with the De La Salle Green Archers when he entered college. He did not live up to the expectations in his rookie year, averaging 1 point and 1 assist. He had minimal contributions in the 2004 UAAP championship. In 2006 they were suspended for ineligible players. Following their suspension La Salle joined the Filoil Flying V Cup;Tang stunned all critics with his vastly improved game averaging 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. In the UAAP he led the archers against the 14-0 UE Red Warriors to win the Championship. He averaged 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the playoffs.

Professional career

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Harbour Centre

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After leading the Archers in the Season 70 championship, he joined the Harbour Centre in the PBL. He had his career high on the opening game with 26 points against the RP Team. At the season's finals, his team found themselves the "underdog" against Hapee, a team led by Fil-Am Gabe Norwood. He and Solomon Mercado led the team to an incredible come from behind-win against Hapee. Tang was adjudged the PBL Finals MVP for his performance and was included in the Mythical Second Team for the season. He also led the league in three-point shooting with 2.1 conversions per game and with a 35% shooting clip.

Tang was also part of the Harbour Centre that was the runner-up in the 2008 SEABA Champions Cup. Tang led his team in scoring averaging 18 points per game. Though they ended up losing to Indonesia, it was their only loss in the tournament.

Welcoat Dragons/Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

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On August 31, 2008, at the PBA Draft at Market! Market!, Tyrone was drafted by the Welcoat Dragons as the twelfth overall. He announced his retirement on August 25, 2015 to focus on his business career.[1]

Mighty Sports

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However, Tang came out of retirement and signed as a player of the new team, Mighty Sports in the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League in 2016.[2]

Coaching career

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On November 23, 2016, Spin.ph reported that Tang will be appointed as the head coach of the CSB Blazers in the NCAA, following the resignation of former head coach Gabby Velasco at the end of Season 92 men's basketball tournament due to dismal performance of the team, where they only won a single game out of 18 outings.[3] Tang compiled a 23–31 record in three seasons while at CSB, including near misses in the playoffs in the final two seasons. Tang and his family migrated to Canada in 2021, ending his coaching career in the Philippines.[4]

PBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

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Season-by-season averages

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Rain or Shine 43 20.2 .378 .325 .714 2.3 2.2 .4 .0 7.3
2009–10 Rain or Shine 39 15.9 .349 .323 .480 1.4 2.5 .3 .0 4.0
2010–11 Rain or Shine 33 16.1 .433 .339 .640 1.9 1.9 .5 .0 5.6
2011–12 Rain or Shine 34 11.3 .375 .311 .794 1.2 1.3 .4 .0 3.9
2012–13 Rain or Shine 51 13.3 .338 .282 .676 1.6 1.2 .3 .0 3.6
2013–14 Rain or Shine 45 9.4 .322 .290 .720 .9 1.1 .4 .0 3.0
2014–15 Rain or Shine 42 12.4 .340 .250 .667 1.4 1.4 .3 .0 4.0
Career 287 14.0 .363 .302 .684 1.5 1.6 .4 .0 4.4

Coaching record

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Collegiate record

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Season Team Elimination round Playoffs
GP W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
2017 CSB 18 4 14 .222 8th — — — — Eliminated
2018 CSB 18 10 8 .556 5th — — — — Eliminated
2019 CSB 18 9 9 .500 5th — — — — Eliminated
Totals 54 23 31 .425 – 0 0 0 .000 0 championships

References

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  1. ^ TY Tang retires from PBA at age 30, citing need to focus on family business, Snow Badua, spin.ph, August 25, 2015
  2. ^ Joble, Rey (March 3, 2016). "Kiefer Ravena, TY Tang to join new PCBL team Mighty Sports; Joel Banal named commissioner". Interaksyon. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 23, 2016). "Former Rain or Shine guard TY Tang set to be named Benilde coach in NCAA". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Li, Matthew (2021-09-11). "TY Tang migrates to Canada as CSB position now vacant". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  5. ^ "TY Tang Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017.
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