Roi Sumang

Shej Roi R. Sumang (born December 12, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Roi Sumang

Sumang with GlobalPort Batang Pier in 2015
No. 6 – NorthPort Batang Pier
Position	Point guard
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1990-12-12) December 12, 1990 (age 32) Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Colegio de San Juan de Letran
College	University of the East
PBA draft	2015 Round: 3 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the GlobalPort Batang Pier
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	GlobalPort Batang Pier
2016–2020	Blackwater Elite
2021	Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
2022–present	NorthPort Batang Pier
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 2013 Naypyidaw Team

Early life and high school career

He is the eldest of six children of Jess and Sheila Sumang. He grew up in the streets of Tondo, and already played basketball when he was a kid. He played for the Letran Squires in high school, where he became teammates with future PBA player Kevin Alas. He attended tryouts in Ateneo and San Beda, but he chose UE upon the proddings of former UE star and current PBA player Paul Lee, a fellow Tondo native. He dropped out of high school and was an out-of-school youth for two years playing pickup basketball games in different places, but his father convinced him to go back to school and play varsity ball.^[1]

College career

Sumang first played for the UE Red Warriors in 2011.^[2] In his rookie year, he only averaged 5.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assist per game. The next season, he was the one of the league leaders in several categories: third in scoring average (18.4 ppg), second in assists (4.9 apg), and fifth in steals (1.4 spg). In 2013, he increased his scoring average to 19.33 ppg, second in the league behind season MVP Terrence Romeo.^[3] He was included in the Mythical 5 selection for that same year.^[4] When Derrick Pumaren took the coaching reins for the Red Warriors in 2014, his scoring average dipped down to 13.0 points per outing, and was always at odds with his new coach.^[5] At one point, he was benched by Pumaren for leaving the school’s quarters without permission,^[6] and was relegated to come off the bench after he lost his starting spot to Dan Alberto.^[7] In 2015, he elected to skip his fifth and final playing year in the UAAP, and instead saw action in the PBA D-League team, Tanduay Light Rhum Masters and opted to apply for the draft later that year.^[8]

Professional career

Sumang was projected to be taken as early as the first round in different mock drafts,^[9][10] but to everyone's surprise, he was drafted in the third round (26th overall) by the GlobalPort Batang Pier in the 2015 PBA draft.^[11] His late selection in the draft drew reactions from fans, and was the top trending topic on Twitter that day.^[12] A few days later, he signed a two-year multi-million contract with GlobalPort.^[13] He and Rain or Shine guard and fellow UE alumnus Paul Lee shared the same agent and adviser in coach Lawrence Chongson. He is the team's third-string point guard, playing behind Terrence Romeo and Stanley Pringle.

PBA career statistics

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

As of the end of 2021 season^[14]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	GlobalPort	34	8.5	.405	.306	.615	1.0	.6	.4	–	3.6
	Blackwater
2016–17	Blackwater	29	19.9	.432	.317	.840	2.0	2.8	.8	.0	9.0
2017–18	Blackwater	30	16.1	.391	.293	.756	2.0	2.5	.7	.0	6.8
2019	Blackwater	36	23.7	.432	.295	.797	2.7	4.1	1.3	.2	7.9
2020	Blackwater	11	25.2	.409	.222	.800	4.3	4.3	1.1	.1	10.4
2021	NorthPort	5	28.3	.484	.286	.875	2.6	5.0	.6	.2	8.2
Career		145	18.1	.419	.295	.781	2.1	2.7	.8	.1	7.1

References

1. Halili, Mico (June 25, 2013). "The Final Score: Roi Sumang is perfect underdog PG for a not-so-underdog team". GMA News and Public Affairs. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
2. "All-Filipino UE Red Warriors All Set for UAAP 74". University of the East. July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
3. UAAP Season 76 Statistical Leaders at PBA-Online!
4. "UAAP: League formally awards Terrence Romeo MVP". GMA News and Public Affairs. October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
5. UAAP Season 77 Points Per Game Leaders at PBA-Online!
6. Terrado, Reuben (August 31, 2014). ""He's not above the law," says UE coach Derrick Pumaren on decision to bench star player Roi Sumang". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
7. Naredo, Camille B. (September 11, 2014). "What Roi Sumang thinks about his new role". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
8. Terrado, Reuben (March 17, 2015). "UE Warriors star Roi Sumang to skip UAAP season, plans to join PBA rookie draft". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
9. Flojo, Enzo (March 26, 2015). "2015 PBA Mock Draft 3.0: My Top 12". Rivals. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
10. Ballesteros, Jan (August 24, 2015). "Can GlobalPort's new acquisition Roi Sumang co-exist with Romeo, Pringle?". CNN Philippines. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
11. "Full Results: 2015 PBA Rookie Draft". GMA News and Public Affairs. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
12. Fopalan, Renee (August 23, 2015). "Fans stunned by Roi Sumang's late draft selection". GMA News and Public Affairs. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
13. Terrado, Reuben (August 25, 2015). "Roi Sumang puts draft snub behind him, signs two-year contract with GlobalPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
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