JEFF CHAN: THE PBA’S NEW TRIGGERMAN

It is not hard to notice the similarity of Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters hotshot Jeff Chan’s game to the legendary triggerman, Allan Caidic. Both are lefties and accurately shoot high arching howitzers from downtown. Chan is one of the few remaining local pro players from the dying breed of pure outside gunners. As the game today evolves more on the above the rim acts, Chan on the other hand has consistently played the wings effectively for the Elasto Painters. The 6-2, Bacolod native, played college ball in his hometown at University of St. La Salle and later suited up for the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws in the UAAP. Chan scored at an 18.6 clip, grabbed 4.8 caroms and dished out 3.0 dimes during his senior year with the Tams. He was drafted 17^th over-all by the now-defunct Barako Bull franchise in the 2008 PBA rookie draft. He played 15 games for Barako during his rookie year and submitted norms of 8.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg and 2.1 apg. He later transferred to Rain Or Shine before the start of the 2009-10 season. He played 26 games as a sophomore and averaged 7.5 points for the Elasto Painters including a .330 clip from the rainbow territory. This season, the sweet-shooting Chan is contributing 7.9 ppg in 15 total outings so far with the Elasto Painters. The future certainly looks bright for Chan as he continuous to burn the hoops for the Elasto Painters.