Jeric Teng
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| No. 16 – Mahindra Floodbuster | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 18, 1991 Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Xavier School |
| College | University of Santo Tomas |
| PBA draft | 2013 Round: 2 / Pick: 12th overall |
| Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2016 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| 2016–present | Mahindra Floodbuster |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jeric Allen Uy Teng (born March 18, 1991) is a Filipino basketball player for the Mahindra Floodbuster of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 12th overall by Rain or Shine in the 2013 PBA draft. He played college ball for the UST Growling Tigers in the UAAP.
Teng joined the Tigers in 2009 where he won the Rookie of the Year award. In that season, he was joined by veterans Dylan Ababou and Khasim Mirza to form UST's ATM trio. The Tigers finished the season 6-8 and made it to the Final Four, but were defeated by the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the Final Four 64-81. Teng finished the season averaging 11.3 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game and 1.5 assists per game.
In his second season, Teng led the Tigers in scoring averaging 12.9 points per game, along with 4.3 rebounds per game and 1.9 assists per game while shooting 39% from 3 point range. Unfortunately, with the Tigers losing Ababou and Mirza due to graduation, the inexperienced Tigers failed to return to the Final Four and finished 7th in the standings at 4-10 ahead of the UP Fighting Maroons.
In his third season, Teng improved his numbers averaging 13.5 points per game, 4.7 rebounds per game and 2.4 assists per game. Together with Jeric Fortuna, Chris Camus and rookie center Karim Abdul, the Tigers finished the season in 4th place with an 8-6 record and returned to the Final Four. But the Tigers failed to advance further as they lost to the eventual champion Ateneo Blue Eagles 66-69.
In his fourth season, Teng was named the co-captain of the Tigers with Jeric Fortuna as the captain. In a game against the NU Bulldogs, Teng led the Tigers by scoring 15 of his 21 points as the Tigers came back from a double digit lead against the Bulldogs to win the game 89-71. Teng scored a career high 26 points as the Tigers defeated the UE Red Warriors 87-75 to clinch a Final Four berth. The Tigers were able to advance to the UAAP Final Four as the #2 seed with a 10-4 record in the elimination round, they were able to defeat the NU Bulldogs to advance to the UAAP Finals and faced off against the Ateneo Blue Eagles but were swept in the Finals 2-0 as the Blue Eagles completed their five-peat. Teng finished the season averaging 13.6 points per game, 4.3 rebounds per game, 1.3 assists per game, 38% shooting from the field, 34% shooting from 3 point range and 70% shooting from the free throw line.
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