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Terrence Bill Vitanzos Romeo (born March 16, 1992) is a Filipino professional
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player for the San Miguel Beermen of the
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(PBA). He plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He played as a point guard for the Far Eastern University before being selected fifth overall in the
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by Barako Bull. He won the 2010 UAAP Rookie of the Year, was a member of the UAAP Mythical Team during his junior and senior years, and was the
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UAAP men's basketball Most Valuable Player.


Amateur career


High school career

Romeo first played for the
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before he was scouted by Far Eastern University - Diliman. He played only one season as a Baby Tamaraw before graduating to the seniors division. He was famously known for scoring the UAAP Juniors basketball record of 83 points, eclipsing the previous record of 69 points held by former Junior Maroons player
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. What's more impressive, is that he did it in 31 minutes of playing time, scoring 33 points in the 3rd quarter alone. He won the UAAP Juniors' Most Valuable Player ( 2009) that same year, with averages of 37.1 ppg, 4.1 apg and 4.0 spg.


College career

It was a bit of a rocky transition from the juniors to the seniors division for Romeo. Although he was named the top rookie, sharing the court with then UAAP MVP
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proved challenging for the younger guard, especially since he was relegated to the second option (something he wasn't used to). Romeo's shooting percentage was somewhat below par at 32 percent, scoring a mere (for his standards) 9.9 points in his rookie season. The following season seemed to fare better for the scoring guard. He averaged 11.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 3.2 apg. Both him and Garcia formed a formidable duo. They carried FEU to the finals, only to lose in a best of 3 series against Ateneo. In
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Romeo became (arguably) the first option of the team. He improved as a more potent scorer after last year's heartbreaking loss, averaging a team best 18.5 ppg, and 5.5 rpg. His impressive performance landed him a spot in the mythical five. In his final year as half of FEU's dreaded backcourt duo, Romeo was expected to again lead the Tamaraws in scoring. He scored 30 points in three games during the course of the season, making him one of only three players since 2003 (the other 2 being Patrick Cabahug and
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) to score 30 points more than once. In
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, he was awarded as Most Valuable Player. He became only the third guard to win the award following Garcia and PBA legend Johnny Abarrientos. He averaged 22.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals to lead the league in points and steals while finishing 3rd in assists. While in college, he took his talents in the
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, suiting up for
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. He elected to forgo his final playing year, after realizing that he will have to wait until 2015 to get drafted in the PBA.


Professional career


GlobalPort Batang Pier (2013–2018)


Rookie Year

Romeo was selected by GlobalPort as their 5th overall pick, and wore the same 7 jersey he wore in college. He explained that
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was his father's idol, who uses the same jersey number. In only his second game as a pro, he buried 34 points while going 6-of-8 from beyond the three-point arc en route to a win against
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. He also had the opportunity to play against
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in their first showdown against each other, scoring 27 points and leading a brave second-half comeback that almost denied Ginebra a 109–104 victory. Caguioa, who scored 29 points himself, commented that Romeo was the closest player that can be compared to him. The rookie guard later admitted that Caguioa was one of his idols growing up. With these performances, the former king tamaraw proved to be a very capable scorer as a pro. Showing flashes of brilliance throughout the season. But he struggled with consistency, as he wasn't able to produce the same eye-popping numbers in the later conferences. Regardless, he was considered a rising star, dazzling the crowd with his dribbling skills and scoring prowess.


Sophomore Year

At the start of the season, Romeo debuted a slimmer and leaner physique. Losing a total of 25 pounds. He said “Sobrang nahihirapan ‘yung tuhod ko, sobrang nahihirapan akong gumalaw,” prompting him to lose the unwanted weight. This resulted in a much quicker and more explosive version of himself. With a more physically fit Romeo, Globalport was expected to make it deeper into the playoffs in their first conference. Even more so, since the spitfire guard was sharing the court with talented guards; veteran leader
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and top rookie Stanley Pringle they were dubbed as "three-headed monster". Before the start of the playoffs, however, Cabagnot was surprisingly traded for former Global Port player
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from the San Miguel Beermen. With little time to adjust, they eventually lost to Ginebra who had a twice to beat advantage in phase one of the quarter finals. The departure of Cabagnot proved beneficial to Romeo's rise to stardom, as he was able to blossom into the team's first scoring option. He led the locals in points per game in the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, averaging 21.36 points. He also made an impression during the All-Star Weekend in Puerto Princesa. Scoring a whopping 50 points, albeit a losing effort, against the rookies in the rookies vs sophomores blitz game. He was also the PBA Three-Point Shootout champion ( 2015) and the PBA All-Star Game MVP ( 2015) capping off a memorable weekend for the young guard. His efforts weren't enough though, as the team struggled to get back into the win column in their remaining games after the all-star break. Losing Stanley Pringle (who was nursing an injury) was a factor in their poor finish of the conference. After leading GlobalPort to its best finish in
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, Romeo was awarded Most Improved Player. He ended the third conference and the season as the top local scorer. With a career highlight of a 40-point game against Paul Lee's Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He emerged as the scoring champion and also placed in the PBA Mythical Second Team().


Third Season

Romeo's third season in PBA was up for a good start. He, along with backcourt mate Pringle, formed the Slash Brothers tandem (similar to Golden State Warriors' own
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). The duo both led the team in scoring with 24.06 and 19.61 points, respectively, while leading GlobalPort to its first ever Semi-Finals appearance against
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, only to lose the series. He registered a new career-high 41 points in Game 1, for their only win in the said series. On October 14, 2016, Romeo was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night as he was named to the PBA Mythical First Team.


TNT KaTropa (2018)

On 2018, after disagreeing with coach Pido Jarencio, he requested to be traded. He was traded to
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with
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in exchange of Moala Tautuaa.


San Miguel Beermen (2019–present)

On December 16, 2018, He was traded to San Miguel Beermen, in exchange for
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and David Semerad. In his first game with the Beermen, Romeo recorded 7 points and 4 assists in just 11 minutes of playing time but lost to the Columbian Dyip, 124–118. In Game 2 of the 2019 Commissioner's Cup Finals, Romeo came off the bench and scored 29 points and made 6 3-pointers in a 127-125 double overtime win.


PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2021 season''


Season-by-season averages

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National team career


2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour


Manila Masters

Playing for Manila West, Romeo was teamed up with
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and
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and Raphael De Vera, three pros with so much more experience than him. Each of those three have suited up for the national team before. But in the end, the apparent ‘star’ of the team was 22-year-old Romeo, who had just completed his first year in the PBA. The competition proved to be a fit for the flashy guard's one on one playing style. Drawing the loudest cheers from the crowd with his crossovers and vast array of scoring moves. Romeo led the Manila West to be hailed champions of the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila Masters. They won US$10,000. More importantly, they qualified for the World Tour Masters in Tokyo on October 11–12. There, they faced the top two teams of each of the five stops of the tour.


World Tour Final

Despite making some headway during the first day of the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final, team Manila West wasn't able to sustain its momentum in the knockout stage as the team fell to Slovenian squad Kranj, 21–12, in the quarterfinal round. They ended the tournament at fifth place, which is five ranks higher than its original classification ranking as a 10th seed in the pool of 12 international teams prior to the start of the tournament. The 6’0” Romeo was listed as among the season's top point producers going back to the qualifying legs of the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour. Romeo got an aggregate of 49 points in the 8 matches that he had played in, both in the Manila Masters leg and the Final in Sendai, Japan. This placed him at 11th overall in terms of scoring output out of the 290 players that participated in that year's edition of the 3×3 World Tour. The international basketball body named the GlobalPort scorer as the number one 3x3 player outside of Europe, Americas, and Qatar, and therefore earned his team a slot in the All-Star exhibition. He is ranked number one in the Philippines.


2015 FIBA 3x3 World Tour


Manila Masters

As the face of 2015
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Manila Masters, Terrence Romeo's spectacular one-on-one skills were once again on full display, as he shone for the Manila West team in the tournament. He was not able to lead Manila West back to the championship though, as he and Manila West lost to Manila North (composed of
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,Troy Rosario and Karl Dehesa) in the semi-finals, but Romeo still brought home some hardware. He won the three-point shootout and was later named the MVP of the event after leading all scorers with 43 points in four games.


Gilas Pilipinas

Romeo was named to the Gilas Pilipinas 3.0 training pool in 2015, and joined the team for a pocket tournament in
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. He also saw action in the
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, where he emerged as the crowd darling, wowing Filipino and Taiwanese Fans alike with his crafty handles and scoring ability while posting a stat-line of 15.2 points in just 18 minutes of play per game in that tournament. Following his Jones Cup breakthrough, he was a member of the Gilas final lineup that competed in the
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, and had his best game against powerhouse Iran and India.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Romeo, Terrence 1992 births Living people Barako Bull Energy draft picks Basketball players from Cavite Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni FEU Tamaraws basketball players FIBA 3x3 World Tour players Filipino men's 3x3 basketball players Filipino men's basketball players NorthPort Batang Pier players People from Imus Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Philippines men's national basketball team players Point guards San Miguel Beermen players Shooting guards TNT Tropang Giga players