Terrence Romeo

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Terrence Romeo
Romeo with GlobalPort in 2015
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1992-03-16) March 16, 1992
Imus, Cavite, Philippines
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolLetran (Manila) (2006-2008)
FEU-FERN (Quezon City) (2009)
CollegeFEU
PBA draft2013: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Drafted byBarako Bull Energy Cola
Playing career2013–present
Coaching career2025–present
Career history
Playing
2013–2018GlobalPort Batang Pier
2018TNT KaTropa
2019–2024San Miguel Beermen
2024–2025Terrafirma Dyip
Coaching
2025PSP Gymers
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Philippines
FIBA Asia Championship
Silver medal – second place2015 ChangshaTeam
SEABA Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Quezon CityTeam
William Jones Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 TaipeiTeam

Terrence Bill Vitanzos Romeo (born March 16, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions.[1]

He played as a point guard for the Far Eastern University before being selected fifth overall in the 2013 PBA draft by Barako Bull.[2] 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 2013 UAAP men's basketball Most Valuable Player.[3]

He is also a 3x3 player, playing for Philippine-based teams in the FIBA 3x3 Men's Pro Circuit.

In 2025, he made his coaching debut with the PSP Gymers of the Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL).[4]

Amateur career

High school career

Romeo first played for the Letran Squires 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 known for scoring the UAAP Juniors basketball record of 83 points, eclipsing the previous record of 69 points held by former Junior Maroons player Paolo Mendoza. 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.[5]

College career

In his first season, Romeo was teammates with then-UAAP MVP RR Garcia. His shooting percentage was 32 percent and he averaged 9.9 points in his rookie season. He was named the Top Rookie for that season.

He averaged 11.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists in UAAP Season 74, with his FEU team losing a best-of-3 series against Ateneo.

In UAAP Season 75, Romeo averaged a team-best 18.5 points and 5.5 rebounds. His performance landed him a spot in the Mythical Five.

In his final year, UAAP Season 76, he became one of only three players since 2003 (Patrick Cabahug and Bobby Ray Parks Jr.) to score 30 points more than once (he did it three times). He was awarded as Most Valuable Player, becoming only the third guard to win the award following Garcia and Johnny Abarrientos. He averaged 22.2 points (1st), 6.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists (3rd) and 1.6 steals (1st).[6]

While in college, he joined the Big Chill Super Chargers of the PBA D-League.

He elected to forgo his final playing year, after realizing that he would have to wait until 2015 to get drafted to the PBA.[7]

Professional career

GlobalPort Batang Pier (2013–2018)

Rookie Year

Romeo was selected by GlobalPort as their 5th overall pick. He chose the same number 7 jersey he wore in college, explaining that Robert Jaworski, who used the same jersey number, was his father's idol.[8] In only his second game as a pro, he scored 34 points in a win against Air21 Express.

Veteran Mark Caguioa noted that Romeo was his closest comparison among young players. Romeo later admitted that Caguioa was one of his idols growing up.[9]

Sophomore Year

Romeo lost 25 pounds before the beginning of the season.[10] Together with veteran guard Alex Cabagnot and top rookie Stanley Pringle, GlobalPort was expected to make it deeper into the playoffs in their first conference. Before the start of the playoffs, Cabagnot was traded for former GlobalPort player Sol Mercado from the San Miguel Beermen. GlobalPort eventually lost to Ginebra in phase one of the quarter finals.[11]

He led the locals in points per game in the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, averaging 21.36 points.[12] During All-Star Weekend in Puerto Princesa, he scored 50 points in a losing effort in the Rookies vs Sophomores blitz game.[13] He was also the PBA Three-Point Shootout champion (2015) and the PBA All-Star Game MVP (2015).

After leading GlobalPort to its best finish in 2015 PBA Governors' Cup, Romeo was awarded Most Improved Player. He ended the third conference and the season as the top local scorer. He he was also named to the PBA Mythical Second Team (2015).

Third Season

In Romeo's third season in PBA, he averaged 24.06 points[14] while leading GlobalPort to its first ever semi-finals appearance. GlobalPort lost the series to Alaska.[15] He scored a career-high 41 points in Game 1, his team's only win in the series.[16]

On October 14, 2016, Romeo was named to the PBA Mythical First Team.[17]

TNT KaTropa (2018)

In 2018, after disagreeing with coach Pido Jarencio, he requested to be traded. He was traded to TNT KaTropa with Yousef Taha in exchange of Moala Tautuaa.

San Miguel Beermen (2019–2024)

On December 16, 2018, He was traded to San Miguel Beermen, in exchange for Brian Heruela and David Semerad. In his first game with the Beermen, Romeo recorded 7 points and 4 assists in 11 minutes of playing time in a 124-118 loss to the Columbian Dyip.[18]

In Game 2 of the 2019 Commissioner's Cup Finals, Romeo came off the bench and scored 29 points and made six 3-pointers in a 127-125 double overtime win.[19]

On September 20, 2023, Romeo signed a two-year contract extension with the team.[20]

Terrafirma Dyip (2024–2025)

On November 25, 2024, Romeo was traded to the Terrafirma Dyip along with Vic Manuel for Andreas Cahilig and Juami Tiongson.[21] He remarked that this is one of his saddest moment in career but nevertheless committed to play for his new team Terrafirma.[22]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   MPG Minutes per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 3FG%  3-point field-goal percentage  4P%  4-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

As of the end of 2024–25 season[23][24]

Led the league

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% 4P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 GlobalPort 3027.0.343.256—.7413.02.2.6.112.4
2014–15 GlobalPort 3531.4.403.307—.7633.53.0.9.119.7
2015–16 GlobalPort 3735.4.429.359—.8053.94.0.9.124.9
2016–17 GlobalPort 3133.9.410.352—.8563.75.61.0.223.3
2017–18 GlobalPort 2327.5.399.329—.7633.25.11.1.216.7
TNT
2019 San Miguel 4823.6.388.328—.7112.43.1.6.112.0
2020 San Miguel 323.4.436.300—1.0002.73.3.3—13.7
2021 San Miguel 2628.2.406.282—.8232.93.8.9.114.6
2022–23 San Miguel 817.1.397.432—.8821.11.6.5.111.1
2023–24 San Miguel 3020.8.399.294—.6741.83.2.4.012.0
2024–25 San Miguel 2719.2.366.444.261.7731.51.6.1.18.9
Terrafirma
Career 29828.0.400.330.261.7782.83.4.7.116.0

3x3 career

2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

Manila Masters

Playing for Manila West, Romeo teamed up with national team players Niño Canaleta, Rey Guevarra and Aldrech Ramos and Raphael De Vera.

Manila West won the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila Masters tournament, resulting in automatic qualification for the World Tour Masters in Tokyo. There, they faced the top two teams of each of the five stops of the tour.[25]

World Tour Final

Manila West lost in the knockout stage of 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final, falling to Slovenian squad Kranj 21–12 in the quarterfinals.[26] They started as the 10th seed and ended the tournament in 5th place.

Romeo placed 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.[27] The international basketball body named Romeo as the top 3x3 player outside of Europe, Americas, and Qatar. This earned his team a spot in the All-Star exhibition. He is ranked number one in the Philippines.[28][29]

2015 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

Manila Masters

Romeo won the three-point shootout and was named the MVP of the event after leading all scorers with 43 points in four games.[30] Manila West lost to Manila North in the semi-finals.[31][32]

2025 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

Romeo suited up for Manila Melmac team for the Manila Challenger of the 2025 FIBA 3x3 World Tour season.[33]

National team career

Romeo was named to the Gilas Pilipinas 3.0 training pool in 2015, and joined the team for a pocket tournament in Estonia. He also saw action in the 2015 William Jones Cup, averaging 15.2 points in 18 minutes during the tournament.[34]

Following the Jones Cup, he was named to the Gilas final lineup that competed in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.[35]

Coaching career

On January 19, 2025, Romeo made his coaching debut, serving as the head coach for the PSP Gymers of the newly-established Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League alongside assistant coaches Vic Manuel, CJ Perez, and Arvin Tolentino.[4]

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