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
Harbour Centre
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
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]
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]
^TY Tang retires from PBA at age 30, citing need to focus on family business, Snow Badua, spin.ph, August 25, 2015
^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.
^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.
^Li, Matthew (2021-09-11). "TY Tang migrates to Canada as CSB position now vacant". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
External links
Profile at ubelt.com
February 25, 2023
tang, chinese, physicist, known, tang, tang, dingyuan, this, philippine, name, middle, name, maternal, family, name, surname, paternal, family, name, tang, tyrone, conrad, tang, born, september, 1984, filipino, former, professional, basketball, player, current. 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 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 TY TangPersonal informationBorn 1984 09 25 September 25 1984 age 38 Manila PhilippinesNationalityFilipinoListed height5 ft 7 in 1 70 m Listed weight155 lb 70 kg Career informationHigh schoolXavier SchoolCollegeDe La Salle UniversityPBA draft2008 Round 2 Pick 12th overallSelected by the Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersPlaying career2008 2016PositionPoint guardCareer historyAs player 2008 2015Rain or Shine Elasto Painters2016Mighty SportsAs coach 2016 2021Benilde Blazers2019 2021Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards assistant Career highlights and awardsPBA 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 Contents 1 High school and college career 2 Professional career 2 1 Harbour Centre 2 2 Welcoat Dragons Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2 3 Mighty Sports 3 Coaching career 4 Coaching record 4 1 Collegiate record 5 References 6 External linksHigh school and college career EditHe 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 EditHarbour Centre Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 EditOn 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 Coaching record EditCollegiate record Edit Season Team Eliminations PlayoffsW L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results2017 CSB 4 14 222 8th Did not qualify 2018 CSB 10 8 556 5th Did not qualify 2019 CSB 9 9 500 5th Did not qualify Totals 23 31 425 0 0 0 000 0 championshipsReferences Edit TY Tang retires from PBA at age 30 citing need to focus on family business Snow Badua spin ph August 25 2015 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 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 Li Matthew 2021 09 11 TY Tang migrates to Canada as CSB position now vacant Tiebreaker Times Retrieved 2022 03 09 External links EditProfile at ubelt com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TY Tang amp oldid 1113859997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
