18 Joseph Yeo
Shooting Guard / Point Guard
Name: Joseph Yeo
Nick Name: Joseph
Monicker: The Ninja
Birthday: September 7, 1983
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 175lbs
Position: Shooting Guard Second position: Point guard
Jersey No: 18
Year drafted: Selected by the Coca-Cola Tigers third overall in the 2006 PBA rookie draft.
His batch mates were Sta.Lucia’s top pick Kelly Williams and Air21’s second overall pick Arwind Santos.
Hobbled by lack of playing time and spot to Coca-Cola’s rotation, the Tigers decided to ship Yeo and their 2009 second round draft pick to Sta. Lucia Realty in exchange of shooter Cesar Catli and 6-foot-6 Mark Isip last year.
Years Pro: Two years (sophomore)
College: De La Salle University
Hobbies: N/A
Hometown: Manila
Player’s note: Despite the 6-foot height, Sta. Lucia Realty believes to Joseph Yeo’s high flying acts, vastly improved perimeter shooting, fearless drives and tenacious defense that helped the Realtors capture the Smart Philippine Cup title.
Yeo, 24, is a very aggressive guard who can play as go-to-guy in any given time.
Achievements: Member of 2004 UAAP Champion La Salle; Member of 2006 PBL Unity Cup champion Harbour Centre.
Defining Moments: Yeo scored 13 points – his first career high in the pro – to give Coca-Cola a 92-77 victory over Purefoods last October 18, 2006.
He tallied 18 of his career-high 20 points in the second half last November 15, 2006 when he was still playing for Coca-Cola. The Tigers lost to Sta. Lucia, 106-91,in that game.
Joseph Yeo eclipsed his other previews career-highs with 24 points in a lost by Sta. Lucia against Magnolia, 96-101, last October 21, 2007.
More about the player: In the UAAP, De La Salle’s Joseph Yeo and Marc Cardona, now with Talk ‘N Text, are sharing the scoring load during the 2003 season.
While in the PBL, Joseph Yeo led his team, Harbour Centre Portmasters, to their first PBL crown alongside ex-Ateneo star LA Tenorio after winning the 2006 Unity Cup Finals against Toyota Otis.
Statistics: In his UAAP rookie year in 2001, Joseph Yeo averaged 3.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.5 rebounds, and 9.5 minutes per game, but he improved to 11.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 23.3 minutes in the 2004 Season.
Yeo played 32 games for the Tigers last season with just a single start and managed to contribute 7.4 points in just 16 minutes of exposure.
Since moving to the Realtors this season, Yeo’s numbers has improved to 11.4 points, 2.6 rebound and 2.6 assists, 23.5 minutes in 18 games played of the Smart PBA Philippine Cup elimination round.
