Juami Tiongson

Juami Tiongson
No. 33 – San Miguel Beermen
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1991-02-05) February 5, 1991 (age 33)
Mandaluyong, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolAteneo (Quezon City)
CollegeAteneo
PBA draft2014: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Blackwater Elite
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Blackwater Elite
2017–2019NLEX Road Warriors
2019–2024Columbian/Terrafirma Dyip
2024–presentSan Miguel Beermen
Career highlights and awards

Juan Miguel B. "Juami" Tiongson (born February 5, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen 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 (2019–2024)

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] 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]

San Miguel Beermen (2024–present)

On November 25, 2024, Tiongson was traded to the San Miguel Beermen along with Andreas Cahilig for Vic Manuel and Terrence Romeo.[18]

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 2023–24 season[19]

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 — 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

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  2. ^ a b c "Juami Tiongson, Roi Sumang ink two-year deals after finding second wind in PBA careers". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Tiongson shines with 1st PBA Player of the Week plum". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "NLEX reacquires Michael Miranda in trade with NorthPort for Juami Tiongson". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Escoto, King get wish as Columbian-NorthPort trade approved by PBA". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "New boy Juami Tiongson is feeling right at home at Columbian". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. ^ PBA STANDINGS FINAL NOV 20 2019 (GOV'S CUP), retrieved December 31, 2021
  8. ^ PBA STANDINGS PHILIPPINE CUP 2020 RESTART/BUBBLE AS OF NOV 10, 2020, retrieved December 31, 2021
  9. ^ "Norwood sparks comeback as Rain or Shine ends skid". RAPPLER. August 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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  11. ^ "Terrafirma stuns Ginebra to reinforce giant-killer tag". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "Juami Tiongson earns PBA Player of the Week citation". Spin.ph. September 7, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "2021/22 Philippines PBA Philippine Cup Basketball Standings". www.scorespro.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "TNT secures place in quarterfinals with fourth straight win versus Terrafirma". www.pba.ph. March 9, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  16. ^ Bacnis, Justine (June 5, 2022). "Juami Tiongson dedicates PBA MIP award to mom". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  17. ^ Terrado, Reuben (January 3, 2023). "Juami Tiongson staying with Terrafirma by signing two-year deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  18. ^ Badua, Snow (November 25, 2024). "SMB trades Terrence Romeo, Vic Manuel to Dyip for Juami Tiongson, Cahilig". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  19. ^ "Juami Tiongson Player Profile, Terrafirma Dyip - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.