Jayson Castro

Jayson Castro

Castro during 2014 FIBA World Cup
No. 17 – TNT KaTropa
Position	Point guard
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1986-06-30) June 30, 1986 (age 30) Bacolor, Pampanga, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	Philippine Christian University
PBA draft	2008 Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–present	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters / TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT / TNT KaTropa
Career highlights and awards
6× PBA champion (2008–09 Philippine, 2010–11 Philippine, 2011 Commissioner's, 2011–12 Philippine, 2013 Philippine, 2015 Commissioner's) 2× PBA Finals MVP (2010–11 Philippine, 2011 Commissioner's) 4× PBA Best Player of the Conference (2012–13 Philippine, 2014 Commissioner's, 2015 Commissioner's, 2016 Governors') 5× PBA All-Star (2013–2017) 4× PBA Mythical First Team (2013–2016) 2× PBA Mythical Second Team (2011, 2012) PBA Most Improved Player (2011) PBA scoring champion (2014) 2× PBA Mr. Quality Minutes (2009, 2011) PBA Order of Merit (2016) PBA's 40 Greatest Players 3× NCAA Philippines Mythical Five (2004–2006) 3× PBL MVP (2007 Silver, 2007 Unity, 2008 Silver, 2008 Unity) 4× PBL Mythical 5 (2007 Silver, 2007 Unity, 2008 Silver, 2008 Unity) PBL Showcase Skills Challenge champion (2007) 2× FIBA Asia Championship All-Star Selection (2013, 2015) William Jones Cup Mythical Five (2015) Brunei Cup MVP (2008)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Team FIBA Asia Championship 2013 Manila Team 2015 Changsha Team William Jones Cup 2015 Taipei Team

Jayson Castro William (born June 30, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball for the TNT KaTropa of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is known for his moniker as The Blur because of his speed.

He played for the Philippine Christian University Dolphins in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Philippine Basketball League teams Hapee-PCU Teeth Protectors and Harbour Centre Batang Pier. He was supposed to be the first Filipino to play in Australia's National Basketball League for the Singapore Slingers, but the team withdrew from the league before the start of the season.

Castro first played for the PCU Dolphins in the NCAA at the 2003 season as a 5'11" point guard. The Dolphins were not able to clinch a Final Four berth, finishing with a 5-9 record.

Things changed on the 2004 season in which PCU was able to make a turnaround with Castro, Gabby Espinas and Robert Sanz at the helm, denying Letran a back-to-back championship run. Holding the twice to beat advantage, the Dolphins needed an extra game that went into overtime to enter the finals. In the championship series against the University of Perpetual Help, the Dolphins swept the best-of-3 finals series to win their first NCAA championship. Castro played second fiddle to both Espinas who won the League MVP award and Sanz, who won the Finals MVP award.