Teo Chow Men’s Basketball Team

Teo Chow Men’s Basketball Team is the team that I used to play in LA and is one of the most competitive Chinese American basketball teams in the southern California. In the past few years, our team has created some remarkable records in several basketball leagues and tournaments. In fact, Teo Chow just won the championships in both Mofufus and CAAA leagues this winter.

Will and Phil

Wilson Fang and Phil Chien play two big roles in the Teo Chow since the first day. They started the team a couple years ago and got sponsored by Fukien Association of Southern California. In the beginning, they just wanted to go out and had fun by playing against with other teams, but the result came out that their skill level was quite higher than others.

New Sponsor

Due to different opinions and thoughts on the team, Will, Phil and rest of the players left Fukien several seasons later. Phil didn’t want to dismiss the team, so he took the money from his own pocket and keep supporting the team’s league fees. However, a talented team will never be forgotten. Phil eventually found the team a new sponsor, which is the Teo Chow Association. Sponsors from the Teo Chow Association were really supportive on developing this fabulous sport in the Los Angeles. Because of their supports, Teo Chow Men’s Basketball Team becomes very well known in the community.

Team Roster

Teo Chow’s roster includes:

• Phil Chien- Manager

Phil is now the manager of the team and he manages all the team’s business.

• Wilson Fang- Coach

Will is the coach now. He retired few years ago because of the knee injury.

• Hon Trieu- Point Guard

“Trieu” is one of the best point guards ever in the league. He trusts his
teammates and makes all the incredible assists through out the games.

• Hung Duong- Shooting Guard

Hung, also known as “H”, is an outstanding shooting guard who is also the record
holder for scored most 3 pointers in a single game in the Mofufus league.

• Vince Lee- Shooting Guard

Vince is another great shooter on the team. He had a knee surgery few years
ago, but he never lost the enthusiasm of basketball and eventually fought
back to the game again.

• Albert Chen- Guard/Shooting Guard/Forward

Albert is an amazing player. He is not only capable to shoot consistently from
3-point range, but he also can drive and post up if the team needs him. Al also
shoots a really high percentage on his free throws, which had saved the team
from losing a couple of times.

• Con Luong- Forward

Con is a quiet person who doesn’t talk much; however, his performance on the
court is completely different compare to his quiet personality. Con is a great
defender who usually has to guard the toughest player from the other team.
He is also a good cutter who always finishes the assists from his teammates.

• Jason Ridgeway- Forward/Center

Ridge is the most unstoppable player in the team. He holds the highest field goal
percentage among all the teams. When you have someone like Ridgeway on
your team roster, it is almost a guarantee for victory.

What have I learned from the team?

I am glad that I had the opportunity to meet and play with these awesome people.
They let me understand the importance of fundamentals and sharing the ball on the court. Overall, you’ll have to know and define what is your role on the court; do the best you can and trust your teammates. I really enjoyed running on the court with them and I am looking forward to play with the Teo Chow someday in the future again.