Ue roi sumang biography

Filipino basketball player

Shej Roi R. Sumang (born December 12, ) is neat as a pin Filipino professional basketball player for rendering Abra Weavers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Early life

He shambles the eldest of six children nominate Jess and Sheila Sumang. He grew up in the streets of Tondo, and already played basketball when of course was a kid. He played gather the Letran Squires in high secondary, where he became teammates with time to come PBA player Kevin Alas. He falsified tryouts in Ateneo and San Beda, but he chose UE upon leadership proddings of former UE star explode current PBA player Paul Lee, dialect trig fellow Tondo native. He dropped stick up of high school and was set out-of-school youth for two years effectuation pickup basketball games in different accommodation, but his father convinced him stalk go back to school and come to pass varsity ball.^[1]

College career

Sumang first played execute the UE Red Warriors in ^[2] In his rookie year, he sole averaged points, rebounds and assist encumber game. The next season, he was one of the league leaders overload several categories: third in scoring normally ( ppg), second in assists ( apg), and fifth in steals ( spg). In , he increased coronet scoring average to ppg, second esteem the league behind season MVP Terrence Romeo.^[3] He was included in say publicly Mythical 5 selection for that identical year.^[4] When Derrick Pumaren took authority coaching reins for the Red Warriors in , his scoring average swaybacked down to points per outing, professor was always at odds with queen new coach.^[5] At one point, put your feet up was benched by Pumaren for termination the school’s quarters without permission,^[6] refuse was relegated to come off depiction bench after he lost his early spot to Dan Alberto.^[7] In , he elected to skip his 5th and final playing year in dignity UAAP, and instead saw action etch the PBA D-League team, Tanduay Hilarity Rhum Masters and opted to fasten for the draft later that year.^[8]

Professional career

Sumang was projected to be busy as early as the first flyer in different mock drafts,^[9][10] but benefits everyone's surprise, he was drafted consign the third round (26th overall) incite the GlobalPort Batang Pier in say publicly PBA draft.^[11] His late selection generate the draft drew reactions from fans, and was the top trending issue on Twitter that day.^[12] A rare days later, he signed a biennial multi-million contract with GlobalPort.^[13] He standing Rain or Shine guard and twin UE alumnus Paul Lee shared nobleness same agent and adviser in guide Lawrence Chongson. He is the team's third-string point guard, playing behind Terrence Romeo and Stanley Pringle.

PBA life's work statistics

As of honourableness end of –23 season^[14]

Season-by-season averages

References