| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1984-09-25)September 25, 1984 (age 41) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Xavier School (San Juan) |
| College | De La Salle |
| PBA draft | 2008: 2nd round, 12th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Playing career | 2008–2016 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2008–2015 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| 2016 | Mighty Sports |
Coaching | |
| 2016–2021 | Benilde |
| 2019–2021 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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Tyrone Conrad Uy "TY" Tang (born September 25, 1984) is a Filipino former professionalbasketball player and a current head coach. He last played forMighty Sports of thePilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL). Tang played for theRain or Shine Elasto Painters in thePhilippine Basketball Association before retiring and then coming out of retirement to play in the PCBL. He was the twelfth overall pick in the2008 PBA Draft by theWelcoat Dragons. He played point guard for theDe La Salle Green Archers in college. He helped his team to a championship after top players likeRenren Ritualo,Mike Cortez,Mark Cardona andJoseph Yeo graduated.
He was first known in his high school days as a prospect while playing forXavier School and leading his team to many victories. Scouts were already eyeing him until he chose to play with theDe 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 14-0UE Red Warriors to win the Championship. He averaged 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the playoffs.
After leading the Archers in the Season 70 championship, he joined theHarbour Centre in thePBL. He had his career high on the opening game with 26 points against theRP Team. At the season's finals, his team found themselves the "underdog" againstHapee, a team led by Fil-AmGabe Norwood. He andSolomon 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 toIndonesia, it was their only loss in the tournament.
On August 31, 2008, at the PBA Draft atMarket! Market!, Tyrone was drafted by theWelcoat Dragons as the twelfth overall. He announced his retirement on August 25, 2015 to focus on his business career.[1]
However, Tang came out of retirement and signed as a player of the new team,Mighty Sports in thePilipinas Commercial Basketball League in 2016.[2]
On November 23, 2016,Spin.ph reported that Tang will be appointed as the head coach of theCSB Blazers in theNCAA, 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]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Rain or Shine | 43 | 20.2 | .378 | .325 | .714 | 2.3 | 2.2 | .4 | .0 | 7.3 |
| 2009–10 | Rain or Shine | 39 | 15.9 | .349 | .323 | .480 | 1.4 | 2.5 | .3 | .0 | 4.0 |
| 2010–11 | Rain or Shine | 33 | 16.1 | .433 | .339 | .640 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .5 | .0 | 5.6 |
| 2011–12 | Rain or Shine | 34 | 11.3 | .375 | .311 | .794 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .4 | .0 | 3.9 |
| 2012–13 | Rain or Shine | 51 | 13.3 | .338 | .282 | .676 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .3 | .0 | 3.6 |
| 2013–14 | Rain or Shine | 45 | 9.4 | .322 | .290 | .720 | .9 | 1.1 | .4 | .0 | 3.0 |
| 2014–15 | Rain or Shine | 42 | 12.4 | .340 | .250 | .667 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .3 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Career | 287 | 14.0 | .363 | .302 | .684 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .4 | .0 | 4.4 | |
| Season | Team | Elimination round | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
| 2017 | CSB | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 8th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2018 | CSB | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| 2019 | CSB | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5th | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| Totals | 54 | 23 | 31 | .425 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 championships | |