Personal information | |
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Born | San Juan, Philippines | July 15, 1985
Nationality | Filipino |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Xavier School (San Juan) |
College | Ateneo (2003–2004, 2006–2008) |
PBA draft | 2012: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
Playing career | 2012–2018 |
Position | Point guard |
Career history | |
2012–2018 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
Career highlights and awards | |
Christopher John Alandy-Dy Tiu (born July 15, 1985) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Ateneo Blue Eagles with whom he won the UAAP title in 2008. He went on to play his entire professional career for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), winning the Commissioner's Cup in 2016. He also played for the Philippine national basketball team and was captain of the roster that competed in the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship. Outside basketball, he is a TV host, model, politician, and businessman. He now hosts the television show iBilib on GMA.
Tiu is the second eldest of five children of Jerry and Lianne Tiu. [1] He has two brothers, Christian and Charles, and two sisters, Cheryl and Cristine. [2] His father is president of Tagaytay Highlands Clubs, a leisure resort and owns several other corporations. [3] [4] Cheryl is a lifestyle journalist for The Philippine Star, while Charles is the basketball coach of the Benilde Blazers. [5] [6] He has Chinese blood that goes back to his great grandparents. [1]
Tiu took his elementary and high school education at Xavier School in San Juan City, Philippines, and his collegiate education at Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Philippines, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in management engineering and a minor in Chinese studies. [7]
He played juniors basketball for the Xavier School Golden Stallions, where he was part of the "three-peat" Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association Champion team from 2001 to 2003. [8] His teammates in Xavier included Joseph Yeo and TY Tang. [9] In 2019, he was honored by the school during its alumni awards. [10]
Tiu played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles for his collegiate basketball career. He almost played for DLSU as his Xavier teammates Yeo and Tang had committed to that university. [11] He and his teammates managed to enter the UAAP Finals in 2003 where they failed to defend their title against the FEU Tamaraws. He skipped Season 68 as he was taking his junior term abroad at Lille Catholic University, but returned to Ateneo the following season. [12] They returned to the Finals in 2006, but they lost to the UST Growling Tigers in three games. [13] In 2008, they managed to break their six year championship drought against their archrival the DLSU Green Archers which was led by JVee Casio and Rico Maierhofer at that time in two games. [14] He was also a 2x UAAP Mythical Team Member. [12] His coach in college was Norman Black.
In 2008, Tiu was named Favorite Athlete in the first Nickelodeon Philippines Kids' Choice Awards held at Aliw Theater, Pasay. [15] [16]
On August 3, 2012 he declared for the 2012 PBA Rookie Draft after years of focusing on the Smart Gilas national team. [17] On August 19, he was selected 7th overall by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters during the 1st round. [18] In 2013, he won that year's three-point shootout during the 2013 All-Star Weekend. [19] He won one title with the Elasto Painters in 2016 (Commissioner's Cup) before announcing his retirement in January 2019. [20] He also scored a career-high 30 points in his final game.
After his UAAP career, Tiu went to play for the national team as the team captain of the newly formed Smart Gilas Pilipinas national team from 2008 to 2012. [21] His teammates at that time were JVee Casio, Marcus Douthit, Japeth Aguilar, Chris Lutz, Marcio Lassiter and Mark Barroca. They were under Coach Rajko Toroman at that time. He played in three FIBA Asia Champions Cup tournaments, [22] [23] [24] and was also on the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship squad. [25] He also got to play in the 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup and the 2011 Commissioner's Cup as Gilas was a guest team in those conferences. [26] [27] In 2011, Gilas got bronze in that year's Jones Cup. [28]
In 2010, Tiu also got to play in that year's Asian Games. [29] He had 14 points with four triples in a loss to Iran. [30] He then had 15 in a bounce back win over Chinese Taipei. [31] They went on to finish sixth in that tournament. [32]
In order to qualify for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship, Tiu and the Gilas team first had to finish in the top three of the 2011 SEABA Championship. [33] Gilas went on to sweep the tournament, and get the gold medal. [34]
Tiu was the team captain of the Sinag Pilipinas team that was sent to the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, where they captured the gold medal against Thailand. [35] His teammates included Ateneo Blue Eagles Kiefer Ravena, Nico Salva, Emman Monfort, Greg Slaughter and Justin Chua together with Jeric Fortuna and Jeric Teng of the UST Growling Tigers, Bobby Ray Parks Jr. of the NU Bulldogs, RR Garcia of the FEU Tamaraws, Garvo Lanete, Dave Marcelo and Jake Pascual of the San Beda Red Lions. [36] They were also joined by two Filipino-Americans Cliff Hodge and Chris Ellis. They were under the mentorship of Coach Norman Black and Coach Glenn Capacio. [35]
Now coached by Chot Reyes, Tiu was in the lineup for the 2012 SEABA Cup. [37] They swept the tournament, making Gilas the best team in Southeast Asia. [38]
In 2018, Coach Yeng Guiao and core players of Rain or Shine, including Tiu, represented the Philippines in the 2018 Asian Games. [39] This was his last international tournament. [40] He got to play with Fil-Am NBA player Jordan Clarkson. [41] They finished fifth, the highest a Philippine team has gotten since 2002. [42]
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2012–13 | Rain or Shine | 44 | 17.4 | .382 | .268 | .821 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .5 | .0 | 6.0 |
2013–14 | Rain or Shine | 55 | 14.2 | .341 | .263 | .761 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 3.9 |
2014–15 | Rain or Shine | 38 | 15.4 | .383 | .330 | .825 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .2 | .0 | 5.6 |
2015–16 | Rain or Shine | 50 | 15.0 | .417 | .371 | .853 | 2.2 | 2.2 | .2 | .1 | 5.5 |
2016–17 | Rain or Shine | 35 | 15.0 | .375 | .377 | .852 | 2.6 | 2.1 | .5 | .0 | 5.9 |
2017–18 | Rain or Shine | 35 | 24.2 | .399 | .383 | .768 | 2.8 | 4.0 | .8 | .3 | 10.7 |
Career | 257 | 16.8 | .384 | .337 | .812 | 2.3 | 2.3 | .4 | .1 | 6.0 |
Tiu is known for his shooting, his basketball smarts and leadership, and his physicality. [45] Throughout his basketball career, he has made multiple clutch shots and clutch free throws. [46] [47] Coach Toroman, who made him team captain when he was with Smart Gilas, called him the "best captain of the team" he ever had, with his commitment and basketball IQ. [48] His leadership was also seen in his PBA career as he became one of the veterans for Rain or Shine, soothing tensions within the team and mentoring younger players. [49] [50] Despite his small stature and heartthrob looks, he could be tough on the court when needed, taking charges and challenging shots. [51] [52] He is unathletic, so he relied on his effort to hustle on defense. [53]
Tiu married investment banker Clarisse Ong on September 7, 2013 at a ceremony in Vancouver, Canada after twelve years of dating. [54] In May 2016, after winning the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Tiu announced through an Instagram post that he and Ong were expecting their first child. [55] Their daughter, Amanda Claire, was born on June 5, 2016. [56] The couple's second daughter, Mari Diana, was born on February 25, 2018. [57] The Tiu family are Catholics. [58]
In July 2019, Tiu was appointed as an ambassador of the Department of Science and Technology. [59] Later that same year, he was the Volunteers Program Deputy Director for the 2019 SEA Games. [60]
Tiu has served as a barangay official of Urdaneta, Makati from 2002 to 2018: first as the Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman, and later as a Barangay Kagawad . [61]
While in college, he set up a food stall on the Ateneo de Manila campus called Chinky Chickens. [4] He was able to expand the business to another branch in Miriam College. Tiu's business ventures with fellow partners include:
Tiu was also an endorser of multiple brands such as Adidas, underwear brand Hanford, Dockers, Levi's, Nestlé, and many more. [7] [4] He is currently the brand ambassador of IT solutions provider DFNN. [65]
Year | Title | Role | TV Station |
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2007–2010 | Pinoy Records | Host | GMA Network |
2008–2011 | Ripley's Believe It or Not | GMA Network/QTV | |
2009 | Clear Men Future League | SOLARtv | |
2010–2011 | Ako Mismo | TV5 | |
2010–2011 | Hanep Buhay | GMA Network | |
2011 | Man Vs. Beast | ||
2012–present | IBILIB: Wonders of Horus | ||
2012 | Toink!: Sino Ang Tama? | TV5 | |
2012 | 1-on-1 Tiu-torials | AKTV | |
2012–2013 | WattaJob | GMA Network | |
2013 | Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013 |
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2008 | Nickelodeon Philippines Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Athlete | Won |
Loyola Schools Awards for Leadership and Service | Ateneo Sportsman of the Year | Won | |
2010 | Lingkod TV Awards | Favorite Youth Personality | Won |
2013 | USTv Students' Choice Awards | Sports Personality | Won |
2013 PBA All Rookie Team (won)
2013 ASEAN Youth Day Award (won)
2013 The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award (won)
2015 MITv Gawad Kamalayan "Natatanging Informative Program Host" (won)
2015 USTv Students' Choice Awards - Sports Personality (won)
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