Rodney Santos

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Rodney Santos
UST Growling Tigers
PositionAssistant coach
League UAAP
Personal information
Born (1973-05-30) May 30, 1973 (age 49)
Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school San Sebastian College - Recoletos
College San Sebastian College - Recoletos
PBA draft 1996 Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
Playing career1996–2009
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1996 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
1997–2002 Alaska Milkmen
2003 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
2004–2008 Barangay Ginebra Kings
2008–2009 Coca-Cola Tigers
As coach:
2013–2014San Sebastian Stags (Assistant coach)
2015ATC Livermarin
2015 San Sebastian Stags
2016–2022 UP Fighting Maroons (Assistant coach)
2022–present UST Growling Tigers (Assistant coach)
Career highlights and awards

John Rodney Santos (born May 30, 1973) is a Filipino coach and retired professional basketball player. He is also known as The Slasher for his slashing ability going to the basket.

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Collegiate career

Santos played for the San Sebastian high school and college teams from 1991 to 1995, winning the Most Valuable Player award in 1994. [1]

Professional career

After a storied college career at San Sebastian, Santos was drafted second overall by Purefoods in the 1996 draft. Then he was traded to Alaska for Cris Bolado and Bryant Punzalan in 1997 and became one of Tim Cone's reliable contributors off the bench. He was re-acquired by Purefoods in 2003 as a free agent. After his stint with the TJ Hotdogs, he was then traded to Ginebra, [2] and was a vital cog in coach Siot Tanquincen's rotation. His last stop was with the Coca-Cola Tigers before nagging injuries forced him into retirement.

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

[3]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1996 Purefoods 4915.8.439.158.7201.21.2.8.26.8
1997 Alaska 3410.4.452.000.6251.0.7.2.23.9
1998 Alaska 6522.7.464.000.7652.41.5.7.37.2
1999 Alaska 5622.0.527.000.6632.11.7.8.38.2
2000 Alaska 4925.5.507.250.6702.41.81.0.211.1
2001 Alaska 4528.8.429.250.7822.62.1.9.28.5
2002 Alaska 5919.4.408.356.7232.11.3.7.15.7
2003 Purefoods 3622.0.374.293.6902.11.6.9.27.6
2004–05 Barangay Ginebra 7831.0.397.279.7762.72.81.1.39.9
2005–06 Barangay Ginebra 3225.2.349.282.6992.31.8.9.17.8
2006–07 Barangay Ginebra 1913.1.383.353.667.9.7.5.04.4
2007–08 Barangay Ginebra 27.5.429.5001.0.5.0.03.5
2008–09 Coca-Cola 127.8.303.1671.000.8.4.0.02.4
Career53622.2.434.283.7212.11.7.8.27.6

Coaching career

Santos served as part of San Sebastian's coaching staff. [4] He entered the Stags coaching staff after coach Topex Robinson returned to the team for a second spell as coach in 2013. In 2015, he was officially named head coach of the Stags, replacing Robinson. He also coached the PBA D-League team, ATC Livermarin. [5]

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References

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  2. Navarro, June (24 July 2006). "Ginebra sticks with vets". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. "Rodney Santos Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net.
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