Chris Ross (basketball)

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Chris Ross
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Ross in 2023
No. 6–San Miguel Beermen
Position Point guard / shooting guard / assistant coach
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1985-03-09) March 9, 1985 (age 39)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school John Jay (San Antonio, Texas)
College Panola College (2003–2004)
McLennan CC (2004–2005)
Marshall (2005–2007)
PBA draft 2009: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Burger King Whoppers
Playing career2009–present
Coaching career2023–present
Career history
As player:
2009 Coca-Cola Tigers
2009–2010 Sta. Lucia Realtors
2010–2013 Meralco Bolts
2013–present Petron Blaze Boosters / San Miguel Beermen
As coach:
2023–presentSan Miguel Beermen (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Philippines Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Phnom Penh Team

Christopher Michael Ross (born March 9, 1985) is a Filipino-American [1] professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also serves as an assistant coach for the same team.

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Ross played high school basketball at John Jay High School in San Antonio, Texas, where as a junior, he made a 50-foot, half-court buzzer-beater to win the 2002 Class 5A state basketball championship for Jay. [2] After high school he played college basketball at McLennan Community College and Marshall University.

Ross can play both guard positions and is currently the starting point guard for the Beermen. [3] In his tenure with the Beermen, he is known for his defensive skills, thus recognized as one of the best defenders in the league.

Professional career

Ross was drafted by the Air21 Express back in 2009 as the third pick of the first-round.

Meralco Bolts

On June 6, 2012, with the Bolts, Ross recorded 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in an 83–88 loss to B-Meg Llamados. On July 8, 2012, Ross recorded 15 points and 5 assists in 31 minutes of playing time as a reserve in a losing effort to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. On July 15, 2012, Ross almost recorded a triple-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in a win against his future the San Miguel Beermen.

On November 28, 2012, Ross recorded a double-double of 14 points and 10 assists in 34 minutes of playing time in an 85–88 loss to the Alaska Aces.

On February 16, 2013, against Rain or Shine, Ross almost recorded a triple-double after having racked up 6 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals but in a losing effort. Eight days later, Ross recorded only 2 points but also his career-high in assists with 17 assists in a 90–89 win over the GlobalPort Batang Pier.

On March 15, 2013, with the Bolts, Ross recorded his first career triple-double having the statline of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists but in a losing effort to the San Mig Coffee Mixers, 71–76. [4]

San Miguel Beermen

Ross with San Miguel. 2016. PBA - Rain or Shine vs San Miguel - Chris Ross-San Miguel - 2016-0107 (23617092014).jpg
Ross with San Miguel. 2016.

2013–14 Season

On October 30, 2013, Chris Ross was traded to the San Miguel Beermen in exchange for Denok Miranda. [5]

On November 20, 2013, Ross debuted for the Beermen. He recorded only 3 points but had 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in a win over the GlobalPort Batang Pier. In his third game with Beermen, Ross recorded 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 26 minutes of playing time that resulted in a 90–88 win over the Air21 Express. [6] The next game, Ross recorded 8 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the Beermen as they won the game, 77–73, against his former team the Meralco Bolts. [7] On January 18, 2014, in the last game of the 2013–14 Philippine Cup elimination, Ross contributed a conference-high 18 points to go along with 2 rebounds and a steal in a 96–87 win over the Meralco Bolts. [8]

During the 2014 Philippine Cup Playoffs, Ross averaged 9 points, 2.5 rebounds per game, 3.5 assists per game in 17.5 minutes of playing time in a 2-game quarterfinals sweep against the Barako Bull Energy. However, they bowed down to the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters in five games during the semifinals round. Ross recorded 8 points and 4 assists in their lone win in the series against the Elasto Painters. [9]

In the first 3 games of the 2014 Commissioners' Cup, Ross averaged 4.3 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, 5.3 assists per game and 2.3 steals per game. [10] [11] However, the Beermen, in those 3 games has a record of 2–1. Their lone loss in that span came on March 14, 2014, against the TNT Katropa. [12] On March 19, in a rematch against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, whom they lost in 5 games during the 2014 Philippine Cup playoffs, Ross recorded a season-high 22 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals in 112–107 win for the Beermen. [13] On May 25, Ross recorded a double-double of 12 points and 11 assists in a 109–92 win over the Northport Batang Pier. [14]

2014–15 Season

Ross recorded his first double-digit scoring output of the season after scoring 12 points to go along with 3 steals in a 79–76 win over the NLEX Road Warriors back on November 8, 2014. [15] In Game 2 of the 2015 Philippine Cup Finals, Ross recorded his first double-digit scoring output in the finals after scoring 12 points and dished out 5 assists in a 100–86 win over the Alaska Aces. [16]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-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 2023–24 season [17] [18]

Season-by-season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10 Coca-Cola 3716.9.381.095.4672.42.61.0.24.5
Sta. Lucia
2010–11 Meralco 2532.5.376.000.5265.46.22.0.38.0
2011–12 Meralco 2929.3.333.180.6004.16.11.6.36.5
2012–13 Meralco 4228.6.312.145.6104.26.61.7.25.2
2013–14 Petron / San Miguel 3524.1.381.182.7143.45.11.9—7.8
2014–15 San Miguel 5420.1.435.245.6792.92.71.4.25.4
2015–16 San Miguel 5726.1.381.206.7283.64.82.0.36.5
2016–17 San Miguel 5835.7.421.318.6965.07.22.8.411.2
2017–18 San Miguel 5731.6.375.306.7544.65.41.8.18.3
2019 San Miguel 6035.5.392.359.7075.05.42.2.48.8
2020 San Miguel 1330.5.286.256.7265.44.22.2.37.4
2021 San Miguel 2732.5.355.208.7444.65.12.0.35.8
2022–23 San Miguel 4820.8.291.214.7812.73.71.3.13.2
2023–24 San Miguel 4427.0.328.321.6552.93.61.4.14.5
Career58627.9.372.274.6723.94.91.8.26.8

Awards and milestones

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