Matt Ganuelas-Rosser

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Matt Ganuelas-Rosser
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Ganuelas-Rosser with TNT in 2015
Personal information
Born (1990-06-13) June 13, 1990 (age 34)
Olongapo City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Temecula Valley
(Temecula, California)
College Cal Poly Pomona (2008–2012)
PBA draft 2014: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the NLEX Road Warriors
Playing career2014–present
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Career history
2014–2017 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters / TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT / TNT KaTropa
2017–2020 San Miguel Beermen
2021 Terrafirma Dyip
2022–2024TNT Tropang Giga
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
FIBA Asia Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Changsha Team
William Jones Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Taipei Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Taipei Team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Naypyidaw Team

Matthew Allen Ganuelas-Rosser (born June 13, 1990) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played for three franchises during his career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the NCAA Division II school Cal Poly Pomona. He was recruited to play for the Philippine national basketball team during their 2012 William Jones Cup campaign. [1] He was drafted 4th overall by NLEX in the 2014 PBA draft. [2]

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Early life

Ganuelas-Rosser was born in Olongapo City, where his father James Rosser and mother Gina Ganuelas met. James is a retired U.S. Navy who was stationed in Subic Bay for many years. But the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991 forced the Rossers to move to San Diego when Matt was just two years old. When he was six, he started to love the sport of basketball. When he went to middle school, his potential slowly began to show. He played four years of high school basketball in Temecula Valley High School where he was the tallest player on the team. Scouts from various Division I colleges started to notice him. But a knee injury sidelined him in his senior year where he missed 15 games. Despite the injury, he averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game. [3]

College career

Rosser played for California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Broncos from 2008 to 2012. During his four years at Cal Poly Pomona, he finished seventh all-time in games played and helped the Broncos capture the 2010 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. [4]

College statistics

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011–12 California State Polytechnic University 2730.4.508.412.7262.72.851.11.637.80
2010–11 California State Polytechnic University 2829.5.351.194.7652.42.50.75.355.70
2009–10 California State Polytechnic University 3420.6.458.259.6271.81.05.41.234.80
2008–09 California State Polytechnic University 259.80.4100.0.6800.9.36.24.322.0

Professional career

On August 24, 2014, Ganuelas-Rosser was picked by the NLEX Road Warriors in the 2014 PBA draft as their 4th overall pick. On September 22, 2014, Rosser was sent from NLEX to Talk 'N Text which is a part of a series of trades between Talk 'N Text, GlobalPort, and the NLEX Road Warriors. [5] That season, he was in the Rookies vs. Sophomores exhibition game and won MVP, scoring 24 of his 32 points in a 150-131 win. [6] He also scored his PBA elimination round high of 22 points in a win against the San Miguel Beermen. [7]

On April 24, 2017, Ganuelas-Rosser was traded by the TNT KaTropa to the San Miguel Beermen in exchange for RR Garcia.

On January 24, 2018, Ganuelas-Rosser grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds to go along with 10 points and 4 steals in a 107–93 win over the NorthPort Batang Pier. [8]

In 2021, Ganuelas-Rosser considered retiring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but decided to finish his contract with San Miguel. [9] On February 2, 2021, he was traded to the Terrafirma Dyip along with Russel Escoto, Gelo Alolino, and two future first-round picks, for CJ Perez. [10] On January 1, 2022, he became an unrestricted free agent and subsequently declined a new contract with the team. [11]

On January 21, 2022, Ganuelas-Rosser signed with TNT Tropang Giga to return to the franchise that drafted him back in 2014. [12] He won another championship with them during the 2023 Governors' Cup. [9] He became an unrestricted free agent in June 2024 after refusing a contract extension offer by TNT. [13]

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 [14] [15]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Talk 'N Text 5024.0.507.300.6344.11.5.51.18.5
2015–16 TNT 3818.6.405.143.4342.21.7.4.54.2
2016–17 TNT 3515.7.533.000.5412.91.7.5.54.3
San Miguel
2017–18 San Miguel 4714.7.605.000.3682.71.1.6.43.4
2019 San Miguel 4510.7.483—.2941.41.1.4.31.4
2021 Terrafirma 2119.7.556.000.4742.82.21.1.54.2
TNT
2022–23 TNT 5110.4.561.000.4401.71.2.4.51.5
2023–24 TNT 167.1.500.0001.0001.1.9.1.31.4
Career30315.5.510.167.5322.51.4.5.53.8

International career

Ganuelas-Rosser is part of the Smart Gilas team that brought home the gold during the 2012 William Jones Cup. [3] During the 2012 William Jones Cup, he played in 3 out of the 8 games, averaging 9.6 MPG, 2.67 PPG and 1.67 RPG. He was also part of the Sinag Pilipinas team that won the gold medal in the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar. After his rookie season in the PBA, he was named to the 16-man Gilas Pilipinas 3.0 pool and saw action in both the Estonia pocket tournament and in the 2015 William Jones Cup. [16] After a successful stint in the Jones Cup, he was named to the 12-man Gilas Pilipinas roster that competed in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha and won the silver medal. [17] In FIBA-sanctioned tournaments, he uses Ganuelas for his last name. [18]

Personal life

Ganuelas-Rosser has two younger brothers, Brandon and Jason, and has a degree of Business Management. He enjoys watching movies, listening to music and eating in his free time. [19] Brandon is currently playing for the TNT Tropang Giga. He was drafted #1 overall by Blackwater Bossing in the 2022 PBA draft. [20]

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