Jielo Razon

{{Short description|Filipino basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jielo Razon

| image =

| caption =

| number = 99

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs =

| league = PBA

| team = TNT Tropang 5G

| nationality = Filipino

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|9}}

| birth_place =

| college = Perpetual

| draft_year_pba = 2024

| draft_round_pba = undrafted

| draft_pick_pba =

| draft_team_pba =

| career_start =

| years1 = 2023–2024

| team1 = Parañaque Patriots

| years2 = 2024–present

| team2 = TNT Tropang Giga/5G

| highlights = * PBA champion (2024–25 Commissioner's)

| high_school = Perpetual (Las Piñas)

}}

Jielo Razon (born June 9, 1999) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Razon spent his entire college career with the Perpetual Altas. He then played for the Parañaque Patriots of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) from 2023 to 2024, where has was selected as an all-star in the latter.

In 2024, he went undrafted in the PBA season 49 draft, but went on to sign a one-year deal with the TNT Tropang Giga.

High school and college career

Razon played for the University of Perptual Help System DALTA (UPHSD) High School Junior Altas in the juniors' tournament of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).{{Cite web |title=Myk Saguiguit, Jielo Razon helping Altas rise to relevance in NCAA |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/ncaa-men/myk-saguiguit-jielo-razon-helping-altas-rise-to-relevance-a1331-20220504 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} Razon declined offers to play for other schools in college, remaining at UPHSD to play with their senior team, the Altas, in college. Razon and the Altas made it to the semifinals in NCAA Season 97 (2022) {{Cite web |last=Rodelas |first=Sofia |date=2022-08-26 |title=Why 'kanto player' Jielo Razon declined other offers and stayed at Perpetual |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/ncaa-men/jielo-razon-driven-by-humble-beginnings-to-lead-perpetual-to-promised-land-a5151-20220826 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} Razon played his final game for Perpetual in NCAA Season 99 (2023) scoring a career high.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-11-21 |title=Jielo Razon bids goodbye to 'best fans in the NCAA' with career high |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jielo-razon-bids-goodbye-to-best-fans-in-the-ncaa-with-career-high/288847 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}

Professional career

= Parañaque Patriots (2023–2024) =

In 2023, before his final year with Perpetual, he joined the Parañaque Patriots of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as a Special Guest License player. He returned in 2024 as a full-time player, where he was declared an all-star for the 2024 MPBL All-Star Game and led the Patriots to their first playoff appearance and first playoff win since 2018.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-05 |title=Justine Baltazar babandera sa MPBL All-Stars North team |trans-title=Justine Baltazar to banner MPBL All-Stars North team |url=https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/09/05/justine-baltazar-babandera-sa-mpbl-all-stars-north-team/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=www.abante.com.ph |language=Tagalog}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-22 |title=MPBL: Paranaque ousts Zamboanga, meets Quezon in semis |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/10/22/2394436/mpbl-paranaque-ousts-zamboanga-meets-quezon-semis |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Philstar.com}} He averaged 12.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game in his second season with Parañaque.

= TNT Tropang Giga/5G (2024–present) =

Razon was part of the player pool for the PBA season 49 draft, but didn't get picked, leaving him undrafted.{{Cite web |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |date=2025-03-13 |title=Jielo Razon goes from going undrafted to playing in PBA Finals |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/jielo-razon-vies-for-pba-title-after-being-left-undrafted-and-signed-by-tnt-a795-20250313 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} Despite that, he joined a training camp with the TNT Tropang Giga after receiving a message from agent Danny Espiritu and team manager Jojo Lastimosa. He then signed a one-year deal on December 4, 2024 and made his PBA debut two days later for the 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup.{{Cite web |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |date=2024-12-04 |title=Jielo Razon signed to one-year contract by TNT |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/jielo-razon-signs-one-year-contract-with-tnt-a795-20241204 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ballesteros |first=Jan |date=2024-12-07 |title=Undrafted rookie Jielo Razon makes most of PBA debut with TNT Tropang Giga |url=https://www.onesports.ph/pba/article/27054/undrafted-rookie-jielo-razon-makes-most-of-pba-debut-with-tnt-tropang-giga |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=onesports.ph |language=en}}

Career statistics

= MPBL =

{{MPBL player statistics legend}}

== Season-by-season averages ==

As of the end of 2024 season

{{MPBL player statistics start}}

|-

| align=left | 2023

| align=left | Parañaque

| 21 || 12 || 24.8 || .419 || .327 || .718 || 4.3 || 4.4 || 1.6 || .1 || 11.5

|-

| align=left | 2024

| align=left | Parañaque

| 31 || 25 || 27.7 || .372 || .251 || .798 || 5.7 || 4.5 || 1.5 || .1 || 12.7

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