Juami Tiongson

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Juami Tiongson
No. 3 – Terrafirma Dyip
PositionPoint guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1991-02-05) February 5, 1991 (age 30)
Mandaluyong, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolAteneo de Manila University
CollegeAteneo de Manila University
PBA draft2014 Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Blackwater Elite
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Blackwater Elite
2017–2019NLEX Road Warriors
2019–presentColumbian/Terrafirma Dyip
Career highlights and awards

Juan Miguel B. "Juami" Tiongson (born February 5, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Tiongson was drafted by the Blackwater Elite twelfth overall in the 2014 PBA draft. He played college basketball at Ateneo de Manila University.

Professional career[]

Blackwater Elite (2014–2016)[]

On August 24, 2014, Tiongson was drafted by the Blackwater Elite with its 12th overall pick in the 2014 PBA Rookie Draft.[1]He played with them for 2 years, then was bought out.[2]

NLEX Road Warriors (2017–2019)[]

Later on, the NLEX Road Warriors gave him a new contract to play for them.[2] He earned his first PBA Player of the Week with that team.[3] On September 7, 2017, he was re-signed to a 2-year contract extension.[2]

Columbian/Terrafirma Dyip (2019–present)[]

On August 20, 2019, he was traded to the Northport Batang Pier for Michael Miranda.[4] The next day, he was traded to the Columbian Dyip for Jerramy King.[5] He started the Governor's Cup strong, scoring 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in his debut win against the Alaska Aces, then finished with 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in a loss to the Rain or Shine Elastopainters.[6] The team failed to make the playoffs, going 4–7.[7] The next season, which was the 2020 Philippine Cup, the Terrafirma Dyip had a worse record, only winning one game.[8] For this season, he averaged career highs in every statistic and played major minutes in all the elimination games. In the 2021 Philippine Cup, the Dyip started off with a 0–4 record.[9] Then in their 5th game against the San Miguel Beermen, Tiongson had a career-high 28 points in their 110–104 overtime win.[10] He broke that career-high in the next game with 31 points on 9 of 15 threes in a 95–90 win against the Barangay Ginebra.[11] For his efforts, he was given a Player of the Week Award.[12] Despite this, the team failed to make the playoffs again, finishing 4–7 in 9th place.[13]

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 2020 season[14]

Season-by-season averages[]

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Blackwater 10 12.3 .400 .286 .857 1.5 .7 .2 .0 4.4
2015–16 10 8.2 .348 .300 .600 .5 1.2 .3 .0 2.2
2016–17 NLEX 23 15.6 .383 .324 .810 1.6 1.3 .6 .2 6.7
2017–18 41 16.5 .368 .326 .741 1.7 2.2 .5 .0 5.5
2019 NLEX / Columbian 32 18.5 .403 .343 .878 2.2 3.0 .8 .1 8.1
2020 Terrafirma 11 27.7 .433 .396 .889 2.4 3.1 1.5 .0 13.4
Career 127 16.8 .392 .337 .824 1.7 2.1 .6 .0 6.7

References[]

  1. ^ "2014 PBA Draft Results". InterAksyon.com. August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Juami Tiongson, Roi Sumang ink two-year deals after finding second wind in PBA careers". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  3. ^ "Tiongson shines with 1st PBA Player of the Week plum". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  4. ^ "NLEX reacquires Michael Miranda in trade with NorthPort for Juami Tiongson". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  5. ^ "Escoto, King get wish as Columbian-NorthPort trade approved by PBA". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  6. ^ "New boy Juami Tiongson is feeling right at home at Columbian". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  7. ^ PBA STANDINGS FINAL NOV 20 2019 (GOV'S CUP), retrieved 2021-12-31
  8. ^ PBA STANDINGS PHILIPPINE CUP 2020 RESTART/BUBBLE AS OF NOV 10, 2020, retrieved 2021-12-31
  9. ^ "Norwood sparks comeback as Rain or Shine ends skid". RAPPLER. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  10. ^ News, Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN (2021-09-01). "PBA: TerraFirma shocks SMB for first win in PH Cup". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  11. ^ "Terrafirma stuns Ginebra to reinforce giant-killer tag". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  12. ^ "Juami Tiongson earns PBA Player of the Week citation". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  13. ^ "2021/22 Philippines PBA Philippine Cup Basketball Standings". www.scorespro.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  14. ^ [1] Real GM
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