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.
| No. 3 – Terrafirma Dyip | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 5, 1991 Mandaluyong, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ateneo (Quezon City) |
| College | Ateneo |
| PBA draft | 2014: 1st round, 12th overall pick |
| Selected by the Blackwater Elite | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2016 | Blackwater Elite |
| 2017–2019 | NLEX Road Warriors |
| 2019–present | Columbian/Terrafirma Dyip |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Professional career
editBlackwater Elite (2014–2016)
editOn 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)
editLater 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)
editOn 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] In the Governors' Cup, he had 27 points against Ginebra, but missed two free throws that could have given them the win.[14] He missed the last game of their season due to an ankle sprain he had during practice.[15] The Dyip did not make the playoffs for that conference either.
Before the start of the 2022–23 PBA season, during the Leo Awards, Tiongson was awarded as the Most Improved Player.[16] He dedicated the award to his mother. He became an unrestricted free agent on January 1, 2023, but he immediately signed a new two-year contract with the team on January 4.[17]
PBA career statistics
edit| 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 2023–24 season[18]
Season-by-season averages
edit| 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 | — | 4.4 |
| 2015–16 | Blackwater | 10 | 8.2 | .348 | .300 | .600 | .5 | 1.2 | .3 | — | 2.2 |
| 2016–17 | NLEX | 23 | 15.6 | .383 | .324 | .810 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | 6.7 |
| 2017–18 | NLEX | 41 | 16.5 | .368 | .326 | .741 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .5 | .0 | 5.5 |
| 2019 | NLEX | 32 | 18.5 | .403 | .343 | .878 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .8 | .1 | 8.1 |
| Columbian | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Terrafirma | 11 | 27.7 | .433 | .396 | .889 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | — | 13.4 |
| 2021 | Terrafirma | 21 | 33.1 | .406 | .379 | .778 | 2.9 | 3.3 | .9 | .0 | 16.4 |
| 2022–23 | Terrafirma | 31 | 33.9 | .438 | .383 | .828 | 3.4 | 3.0 | .9 | .1 | 18.1 |
| 2023–24 | Terrafirma | 24 | 37.5 | .416 | .327 | .903 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 20.6 |
| Career | 203 | 23.6 | .410 | .352 | .840 | 2.4 | 2.6 | .7 | .0 | 11.1 | |
References
edit- ^ "2014 PBA Draft Results". InterAksyon.com. August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Juami Tiongson, Roi Sumang ink two-year deals after finding second wind in PBA careers". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Tiongson shines with 1st PBA Player of the Week plum". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "NLEX reacquires Michael Miranda in trade with NorthPort for Juami Tiongson". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Escoto, King get wish as Columbian-NorthPort trade approved by PBA". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "New boy Juami Tiongson is feeling right at home at Columbian". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ PBA STANDINGS FINAL NOV 20 2019 (GOV'S CUP), retrieved December 31, 2021
- ^ PBA STANDINGS PHILIPPINE CUP 2020 RESTART/BUBBLE AS OF NOV 10, 2020, retrieved December 31, 2021
- ^ "Norwood sparks comeback as Rain or Shine ends skid". RAPPLER. August 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Naredo, Camille (September 1, 2021). "PBA: TerraFirma shocks SMB for first win in PH Cup". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Terrafirma stuns Ginebra to reinforce giant-killer tag". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Juami Tiongson earns PBA Player of the Week citation". Spin.ph. September 7, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "2021/22 Philippines PBA Philippine Cup Basketball Standings". www.scorespro.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (February 28, 2022). "Tim Cone continues to be amazed by Juami Tiongson: 'He almost beat us again'". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "TNT secures place in quarterfinals with fourth straight win versus Terrafirma". www.pba.ph. March 9, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (June 5, 2022). "Juami Tiongson dedicates PBA MIP award to mom". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (January 3, 2023). "Juami Tiongson staying with Terrafirma by signing two-year deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ "Juami Tiongson Player Profile, Terrafirma Dyip - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.