Jojo Tangkay

Infobox NBA Player


caption =
name = Jercules "Jojo" Tangkay
league = Philippine Basketball Association
position = Shooting Guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 190
team = Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
nationality = Philippines
birth_date = birth date and age|1976|11|26
birth_place = Aloguinsan, Cebu
draft = 16th overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team = Sta. Lucia Realtors
draft_league = PBA Draft
college = Southwestern University of the Philippines
career_start = 2001
former_teams = Sta. Lucia Realtors (2001–2003)
Talk N' Text Phone Pals (2003–2005)

Jercules "Jojo" Tangkay (born November 26, 1976 in Aloguinsan, Cebu) is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Welcoat Dragons. He was drafted 16th overall by Sta. Lucia in 2001.

Early Life and Career

Jojo started basketball when he was a youngster playing with his friends in his hometown called Aloguinsan. He usually play basketball with bets in order to keep the game more intense as most people in towns do. Through multiple times of losses, he practice more reglarly that ended him up playing in a college basketball.

Tangkay was made to the rosters of Southwestern University on his freshman year. He became the all-time highest leading scorer on the team's history that made attracted by most professional scouts in the Philippine Basketball Association and the Philippine Basketball League.

He was then drafted 16th overall by Sta. Lucia Realtors in 2001. However, Tangkay was questioned by his defensiveness and perimeter shooting and may not be working enough as a back-up guard. In 2003, he was signed by the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals and only played 14 games before he was released.

Disappointed in his failure to make a breakthrough in the PBA, Tangkay was signed contract with Welcoat Paint Masters in the Philippine Basketball League to resurrect his basketball career.

When Welcoat acquired the PBA's Shell franchise in 2006, he was re-signed for a new contract to play in the PBA after a great season with them in the semi-professional league.

External links

* [http://www.pba.ph/component/option,com_comprofiler/task,userProfile/user,173/Itemid,1/ Player Profile]
* [http://www.pba-online.net/profile/jojo-tangkay.php?c_page=14 PBA-Online! Profile]

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