Chris Ross (basketball)
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| No. 6 – San Miguel Beermen | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 9, 1985 San Antonio, Texas |
| Nationality | Filipino / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 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 Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall |
| Selected by the Burger King Whoppers | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| 2009–2010 | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| 2010–2013 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2013–present | Petron Blaze Boosters / San Miguel Beermen |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Christopher "Chris" Ross (born March 9, 1985 in San Antonio, Texas) is a Filipino-American [1] professional basketball player. He currently plays for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association. He plays the point guard position.[2]
Originally selected as the fourth pick of the 2009 PBA draft, Ross was traded to the Coca-Cola Tigers for the latter's first-round pick in the 2010 Draft. After a one-year stint with the Coca-Cola Tigers in the 2009-2010 season, he was traded to Sta. Lucia in exchange for Paolo Mendoza.
On October 11, 2013 Chris Ross traded by the Meralco Bolts to GlobalPort Batang Pier along with Chris Timberlake for rookie guard AJ Mandani and star Gary David.
On October 30, 2013 Chris Ross was shipped again by GlobalPort Batang Pier to Petron Blaze Boosters for Denok Miranda.
On February 3, 2016 Chris Ross was named Finals MVP after scoring a career high of 21 points with five rebounds, five assists, and completing four out of six 3-point shots in game 7 of the 2016 Philippine Cup Finals.[3]
On October 14, 2016 Chris Ross was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night as he was named to the PBA All-Defensive Team.[4]
PBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | 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 4, 2016[5]
Season-by-season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Coca-Cola / Sta. Lucia | 37 | 16.9 | .381 | .095 | .467 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .2 | 4.5 |
| 2010–11 | Meralco | 25 | 32.5 | .376 | .000 | .526 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 2.0 | .3 | 8.0 |
| 2011–12 | Meralco | 29 | 29.3 | .333 | .180 | .600 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 1.6 | .3 | 6.5 |
| 2012–13 | Meralco | 42 | 28.6 | .312 | .145 | .610 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 1.7 | .2 | 5.2 |
| 2013–14 | Petron / San Miguel | 35 | 24.1 | .381 | .182 | .714 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 1.9 | .0 | 7.8 |
| 2014–15 | San Miguel | 54 | 20.1 | .435 | .245 | .679 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | .2 | 5.4 |
| 2015–16 | San Miguel | 57 | 26.1 | .381 | .206 | .728 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 2.0 | .3 | 6.5 |
| Career | 279 | 24.8 | .370 | .178 | .630 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 1.6 | .2 | 6.1 | |
References
- ↑ Payo, Jasmine (June 27, 2010). "Three more Fil-Ams sign up for PBA draft". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ↑ Joble, Rey (August 17, 2010). "Meralco's PBA team wants franchise player". GMANews.TV. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ↑ "SMB guard Chris Ross named Finals MVP". INQUIRER.net. The Inquirer Company. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "PBA Leo Awards 2016 Winners & Nominees (Complete List)". PinoyBoxBreak. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ Player Profile at PBA-Online!
External links
- Player Profile at PBA-Online!
- Marshall University Profile
- Ross still living the dream