Ronnie Matias

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Ronnie Matias
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo
Position Power forward / small forward
League MPBL
Personal information
Born (1983-11-29) November 29, 1983 (age 41)
Tondo, Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College UM
PBA draft 2009: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Burger King Whoppers
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2011 Burger King Titans / Whoppers / Air21 Express
2011–2013 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2013–2014 Air21 Express
2014 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2014 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers / Purefoods Star Hotshots
2014–2015 Barako Bull Energy
2015–2018Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2019–2020 Manila Stars
2021 Mindoro Tamaraws
2022Manila Stars
2022–2023Sta. Rosa Laguna Lions
2023–present Caloocan Batang Kankaloo
Career highlights and awards

Ronnie C. Matias (born November 29, 1983) is a Filipino professional basketball player for Caloocan Batang Kankaloo of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Matias was drafted 9th overall in the first round of the 2009 PBA draft by the Burger King Titans.

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Basketball career

Burger King Titans

Matias was drafted by the Burger King Titans on the 2009 PBA draft, being picked 9th overall at the first round. Matias played two years for Burger King.

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Matias was traded to Rain or Shine Elasto Painters from Burger King, which was renamed to Air21, along with Ronjay Buenafe in exchange for Sol Mercado and Jay-R Reyes, together with the 2011 and 2013 first-round draft picks of Air21. The Express also acquired Reed Juntilla. [1] [2]

Matias won his first title with Rain or Shine after beating the B-Meg Llamados in the finals of the 2012 PBA Governors' Cup.

Air 21 Express

He was traded to Air21 Express in exchange for a future draft pick where Matias played for the Express for four months, and after that, Matias was traded to GlobalPort Batang Pier with Carlo Sharma in exchange for Enrico Villanueva. [3]

GlobalPort Batang Pier

Matias just stayed for a while in this team, he is traded again to the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers in exchange for Yancy de Ocampo and Val Acuña for him and Yousef Taha. [4]

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers

On June 3, 2014, Matias was traded to San Mig Super Coffee Mixers. The trade was a part of a three-team, seven player trade. [5] After Matias was traded to San Mig Coffee, Matias joked that he will bring a dictionary in order to understand the commands of his new coach, Tim Cone, who is an American citizen. [6]

Barako Bull Energy

After winning his second PBA championship, Matias was traded again for Mick Pennisi with his teammate fellow bigman Isaac Holstein. He stayed for Purefoods for only 5 months before being traded to Barako.

Return to Rain or Shine

On 2015, Ronnie Matias was signed up by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters as a free agent. [7]

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

Correct as of October 18, 2016 [8]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10 Burger King / Air21 3819.1.455.343.6783.91.2.4.37.1
2010–11 Air211319.4.344.467.5314.71.8.3.26.6
2011–12 Rain or Shine 4113.7.432.391.7803.0.8.2.25.0
2012–13 Rain or Shine5614.8.408.266.4463.01.1.3.24.5
2013–14 San Mig Coffee / Air21 / Rain or Shine / GlobalPort 2410.8.412.133.5792.3.5.2.02.9
2014–15 Star / Barako Bull96.9.333.250.4441.8.2.101.7
2015–16 Rain or Shine138.8.304.143.6672.2.5.301.9
Career19414.5.415.295.6103.1.9.3.24.8

Personal life

Matias was born on November 29, 1983, in Tondo, Manila. He also spent most of his childhood there. He is currently living with his partner, Monique and has 6 children. He is a devotee of Black Nazarene. [9] [10]

Controversy

Matias went controversial in 2013, after a commotion that happened on the Smart Araneta Coliseum during a game with Rain or Shine against the Alaska Aces. The police went to the coliseum searching for him with an arrest warrant. Matias said that the case was already five years old and the complaint was made by a certain Arlene Mendoza, accused him for allegedly stealing her wallet. Matias denied the accusations of stealing Mendoza's wallet, and Matias said he was accused because the suspect looked like him. Matias already left the coliseum before the group went. The incident did not happen just once, Matias said that it happened before during a game when he played on the Philippine Basketball League. Matias hired a lawyer after the incident to prove his innocence. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Badua, Snow. "PBA TRADE: RAIN OR SHINE TO DEAL RONNIE MATIAS TO AIR 21". Solar Sports. Solar Sports. Retrieved Dec 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ Joble, Rey. "Sol to Meralco, Jay-R to Air21, Ronjay to Rain or Shine". GMANews.TV. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Villanueva goes to Air21". Rappler.com. Rappler. 14 March 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ Badua, Snow. "Salva, Buenafe, Matias, Acuna, Custodio added to package as San Mig, GlobalPort, Barako seal seven-player deal". Spin.ph. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Badua, Snow (June 3, 2014). "Salva, Buenafe, Matias, Acuna, Custodio added to package as San Mig, GlobalPort, Barako seal seven-player deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ Badua, Snow (June 4, 2014). "San Mig new boy Ronnie Matias more worried about Tim Cone's English than his triangle offense". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ Karlo, Sacamos (October 20, 2015). "'Lucky charm' Ronnie Matias thankful after earning spot in Rain or Shine lineup". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  8. ↑ Player Profile at PBA-Online!
  9. ↑ Devotee Matias fells so blessed to have breakout game on eve of Feast of Black Nazarene, spin.ph, January 9, 2014
  10. ↑ PBA player Ronnie Matias pays homage to Black Nazarene in Good Friday procession, spin.ph, April 3, 2015
  11. ↑ Badua, Snow. "Rain or Shine forward Matias hiring a lawyer to fight theft case". Spin.ph. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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