Jeron Teng

Jeron Teng

No. 21 – De La Salle Green Archers
Position	Small forward
League	UAAP
Personal information
Born	(1994-03-21) March 21, 1994
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Xavier School
College	De La Salle University
Career highlights and awards
1× UAAP champion (2013) 1× PCCL champion (2014) 1× Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup (2014) 3× UAAP Mythical Five (2012, 2014, 2015) 1× PCCL Mythical Five (2013) 1× Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup Mythical Five (2014) 1× UAAP Finals Most Valuable Player (2013) 1× PCCL Finals Most Valuable Player (2014) 1× Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup (2014) UAAP Rookie of the Year (2012)

Jeron Alvin Uy Teng (born March 21, 1994), better known as Jeron Teng, is a collegiate basketball player from the Philippines. He is a small forward for the De La Salle Green Archers in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He was born on March 21, 1994 to Alvin and Susan Teng. Jeron is the youngest among four siblings: Alyssa, Almira, and Jeric. His father, Alvin Teng, is a former player in the Philippine Basketball Association who won multiple titles as a member of the San Miguel Beermen. His older brother Jeric, was a former collegiate basketball player playing for the UST Growling Tigers and is currently playing for Rain or Shine Elasto Painters .

High school career

Like his older brother, Jeric, Teng played high school basketball for the Xavier Golden Stallions. He led the Golden Stallions to two championships and won for himself the season MVP award in his three seasons with the team. In 2011, Teng broke what was then the all-time Philippine record for points in a single game by scoring 104 points in a 164-74 win over Grace Christian College in the Tiong Lian Basketball Association tournament.^[1] Teng's record was broken two years later when Clark Quijano of AMA University High School scored 120 points.^[2]

College career

Rookie season

Teng would suit up for the De La Salle Green Archers in the UAAP where he would instantly become the face of the Archers.^[3] He led the Archers through their chase to return to the Final Four. In their second round encounter against his older brother Jeric's team the UST Growling Tigers, Teng would nail the game winner over one time RP-Youth teammate Kevin Ferrer as the Archers avenged their first round defeat against the Tigers with a 53-51 win.^[4] Teng would lead the Archers back to the Final Four after missing out the previous season which included winning a knock-out game for the last slot against the FEU Tamaraws. However the Archers would get knocked out of the Final Four when they lost to their arch-rivals and eventual champions, the Ateneo Blue Eagles.^[5] Teng would later be named UAAP Rookie of the Year achieving the same feat his older brother Jeric done in 2009 and would also be named to the Mythical Five.^[6] Teng finished his rookie season with averages of 15.8 points per game, 6.6 rebounds per game, and 2.8 assists per game on 42% shooting from the field.^[7]

Second season and championship

Jeron with sibling Jeric.

In his second season, the Green Archers underwent a coaching change before the start of the new UAAP season as assistant coach Juno Sauler became the new head coach of the Archers replacing Gee Abanilla who went on to become the new head coach of the PBA's Petron Blaze Boosters.^[8] The Archers started the season with a 3-4 record after the first round of eliminations, but would sweep the second round of eliminations that included a game winner against their archrivals the Ateneo Blue Eagles.^[9] The Archers finished the elimination round with a 10-4 record, good for a three-way tie with the NU Bulldogs and the FEU Tamaraws.^[10] However, the Bulldogs got the #1 seed as they had the higher quotient among the three teams. The Archers and Tamaraws fought for the #2 seed and the twice-to-beat advantage in the Final Four which the Archers won 74-69.^[11] The Archers would defeat the Tamaraws again to advance to the UAAP Finals for the first time since 2008.^[12] There they faced the UST Growling Tigers as Jeron and the Archers battled the team of his older brother Jeric. The Tigers won Game 1 of the UAAP Finals, but Teng led the Archers to the championship by winning the next two games of the series to defeat the Tigers to give the Archers their first UAAP title since 2007. Teng would later be crowned the Finals MVP.^[13] Teng finished his sophomore campaign averaging 15.3 points per game, 7.2 rebounds per game, and 3.1 assists per game on 41% shooting from the field.^[14]

Third season

Teng and the Green Archers would lose to Mac Belo's winning shot in the final four that brought back the FEU Tamaraws to the Finals and prevented the Archers winning back to back championships.

Fourth season

For the first time since 2011, the Green Archers would miss the final four along with Teng missing the final four for the first time with his stint with the Green Archers.

TV appearances

After the UAAP Season 76 Finals, he and his brother Jeric made rounds of TV guestings like Minute to Win It, The Ryzza Mae Show, The Bottomline with Boy Abunda, Wish Ko Lang, Aquino & Abunda Tonight, The Buzz and ASAP 18. Jeron was a hurado (judge) for It's Showtime from November 4 to 9, 2013.

Teng made his acting debut in the top-rating weeknight series Got to Believe (as collegiate basketball superstar "Allen Chua"). He is rumored to be in the cast of Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 (2014), sequel to Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles (2012).

Awards and achievements

See also

• List of basketball players who have scored 100 points in a single game

References

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Preceded by Kiefer Ravena	UAAP Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year 2012	Succeeded by Kyles Jefferson Lao
Preceded by Nico Salva	UAAP Men's Basketball Finals MVP 2013	Succeeded by Alfred Aroga
Preceded by Jeric Teng	PCCL Finals MVP 2013	Succeeded by Ola Adeogun