Rodney Santos
Filipino basketball player and coach
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::summary Filipino basketball player and coach ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rodney Santos |
| position | Head coach |
| league | Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) |
| team | Mindoro Tamaraws |
| nationality | Filipino |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines |
| height_ft | 6 |
| height_in | 2 |
| weight_lbs | 175 |
| high school | San Sebastian (Manila) |
| college | San Sebastian |
| draft_year_pba | 1996 |
| draft_round_pba | 1 |
| draft_pick_pba | 2 |
| draft_team_pba | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs |
| career_start | 1996 |
| career_end | 2009 |
| career_position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| coach_start | 2015 |
| years1 | 1996 |
| team1 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |
| years2 | 1997–2002 |
| team2 | Alaska Milkmen |
| years3 | 2003 |
| team3 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |
| years4 | 2004–2008 |
| team4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| years5 | 2008–2009 |
| team5 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| cyears1 | 2013–2014 |
| cteam1 | San Sebastian (assistant) |
| cyears2 | 2015 |
| cteam2 | ATC Livermarin |
| cyears3 | 2015 |
| cteam3 | San Sebastian |
| cyears4 | 2016–2022 |
| cteam4 | UP (assistant) |
| cyears5 | 2022 |
| cteam5 | UST (assistant) |
| cyears6 | 2025–present |
| cteam6 | Mindoro Tamaraws |
| highlights | * 7× PBA champion (1997 Governors', 1998 All-Filipino, 1998 Commissioner's, 2000 All-Filipino, 2004 Fiesta, 2004-05 Philippine, 2006-07 Philippine, 2008 Fiesta) |
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- 2× PBA All Star (1996, 2000)
- 2× PBA Mr. Quality Minutes (–)
- PBA Buzzerbeater Event Co-Champion () | medal_templates =
John Rodney Santos (born May 30, 1973) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player who is the current coach of the Mindoro Tamaraws of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He is also known as The Slasher for his slashing ability going to the basket.
He currently serves as commissioner of the basketball league Sinag Liga Asya.
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.
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, 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
Season-by-season averages
|- | align=left | | align=left | Purefoods | 49 || 15.8 || .439 || .158 || .720 || 1.2 || 1.2 || .8 || .2 || 6.8 |- | align=left | | align=left | Alaska | 34 || 10.4 || .452 || .000 || .625 || 1.0 || .7 || .2 || .2 || 3.9 |- | align=left | | align=left | Alaska | 65 || 22.7 || .464 || .000 || .765 || 2.4 || 1.5 || .7 || .3 || 7.2 |- | align=left | | align=left | Alaska | 56 || 22.0 || .527 || .000 || .663 || 2.1 || 1.7 || .8 || .3 || 8.2 |- | align=left | | align=left | Alaska | 49 || 25.5 || .507 || .250 || .670 || 2.4 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .2 || 11.1 |- | align=left | | align=left | Alaska | 45 || 28.8 || .429 || .250 || .782 || 2.6 || 2.1 || .9 || .2 || 8.5 |- | align=left | | align=left | Alaska | 59 || 19.4 || .408 || .356 || .723 || 2.1 || 1.3 || .7 || .1 || 5.7 |- | align=left | | align=left | Purefoods | 36 || 22.0 || .374 || .293 || .690 || 2.1 || 1.6 || .9 || .2 || 7.6 |- | align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra | 78 || 31.0 || .397 || .279 || .776 || 2.7 || 2.8 || 1.1 || .3 || 9.9 |- | align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra | 32 || 25.2 || .349 || .282 || .699 || 2.3 || 1.8 || .9 || .1 || 7.8 |- | align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra | 19 || 13.1 || .383 || .353 || .667 || .9 || .7 || .5 || .0 || 4.4 |- | align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra | 2 || 7.5 || .429 || .500 || — || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 3.5 |- | align=left | | align=left | Coca-Cola | 12 || 7.8 || .303 || .167 || 1.000 || .8 || .4 || .0 || .0 || 2.4 |-class=sortbottom | align="center" colspan="2" | Career | 536 || 22.2 || .434 || .283 || .721 || 2.1 || 1.7 || .8 || .2 || 7.6
Coaching career
Santos served as part of San Sebastian's coaching staff. 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. The Stags finished the season in 7th place, off the playoff positions. Santos was replaced by Edgar Macaraya in 2016. Santos then became a part of Bo Perasol's coaching staff at UP. In 2022, Santos joined former Ginebra teammate Bal David at UST. UST finished last, losing 13 consecutive games after winning its season opener; David resigned, Santos then manned practices until Pido Jarencio was appointed as new coach.
Coaching record
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| Season | Team | Elimination round | Playoffs | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | Totals | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0 championships |
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| 2015 | SSC-R | 7th | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | — | — | — | — | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
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References
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References
- (24 October 2023). "Sinag Liga Asya Lakas Kwarenta new league in town".
- "Caretaker Rodney Santos expects to be officially named San Sebastian coach soon". SPIN.ph.
- Navarro, June. (24 July 2006). "Ginebra sticks with vets". [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]].
- "Rodney Santos Player Profile - PBA-Online.net".
- "Stags great Santos now part of Robinson's staff". SPIN.ph.
- "Now a coach, Rodney Santos wants players to 'take it hard to the basket'". RIVALS.ph.
- Songalia, Ryan. (2015-10-09). "JRU slays San Sebastian to clinch Final Four berth".
- "Egay Macaraya is new San Sebastian coach, vows to bring back Stags' glory days".
- "Bo Perasol brings back ex-UP coach Ricky Dandan, adds Rodney Santos to Maroons coaching staff".
- (2022-12-02). "Lone bright spot Nic Cabañero preaches patience in UST rebuild".
- Agcaoili, Lance. (2023-01-26). "Bal David resigns as UST head coach after just one season".
- Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart. (2023-02-03). "Pido Jarencio returns as UST coach".
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