Tyrone Conrad Uy "TY" Tang (born September 25, 1984) is a Filipino former professional

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player and a current head coach. He last played for Mighty Sports of the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL). Tang played for the

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in the

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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

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in college. He helped his team to a championship after top players like Renren Ritualo, Mike Cortez,

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and

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graduated.

High school and college career

He was first known in his high school days as a prospect while playing for

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and leading his team to many victories. Scouts were already eyeing him until he chose to play with the

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

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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

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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

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. 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

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, it was their only loss in the tournament.

Welcoat Dragons/Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

On August 31, 2008, at the PBA Draft at

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, 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.

Mighty Sports

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.

Coaching career

On November 23, 2016, Spin.ph reported that Tang will be appointed as the head coach of the CSB Blazers in the

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, 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. 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.

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

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Coaching record

Collegiate record

References

External links

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