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Rodney Santos
View on WikipediaJohn 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.
Key Information
He currently serves as commissioner of the basketball league Sinag Liga Asya.[1]
Collegiate career
[edit]Santos played for the San Sebastian high school and college teams from 1991 to 1995, winning the Most Valuable Player award in 1994.[2]
Professional career
[edit]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,[3] 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
[edit]| 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 |
Season-by-season averages
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Purefoods | 49 | 15.8 | .439 | .158 | .720 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .8 | .2 | 6.8 |
| 1997 | Alaska | 34 | 10.4 | .452 | .000 | .625 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 3.9 |
| 1998 | Alaska | 65 | 22.7 | .464 | .000 | .765 | 2.4 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | 7.2 |
| 1999 | Alaska | 56 | 22.0 | .527 | .000 | .663 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .8 | .3 | 8.2 |
| 2000 | Alaska | 49 | 25.5 | .507 | .250 | .670 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .2 | 11.1 |
| 2001 | Alaska | 45 | 28.8 | .429 | .250 | .782 | 2.6 | 2.1 | .9 | .2 | 8.5 |
| 2002 | Alaska | 59 | 19.4 | .408 | .356 | .723 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Purefoods | 36 | 22.0 | .374 | .293 | .690 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .9 | .2 | 7.6 |
| 2004–05 | Barangay Ginebra | 78 | 31.0 | .397 | .279 | .776 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .3 | 9.9 |
| 2005–06 | Barangay Ginebra | 32 | 25.2 | .349 | .282 | .699 | 2.3 | 1.8 | .9 | .1 | 7.8 |
| 2006–07 | Barangay Ginebra | 19 | 13.1 | .383 | .353 | .667 | .9 | .7 | .5 | .0 | 4.4 |
| 2007–08 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 7.5 | .429 | .500 | — | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 3.5 |
| 2008–09 | Coca-Cola | 12 | 7.8 | .303 | .167 | 1.000 | .8 | .4 | .0 | .0 | 2.4 |
| Career | 536 | 22.2 | .434 | .283 | .721 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .8 | .2 | 7.6 | |
Coaching career
[edit]Santos served as part of San Sebastian's coaching staff.[5] 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.[6] The Stags finished the season in 7th place, off the playoff positions.[7] Santos was replaced by Edgar Macaraya in 2016.[8] Santos then became a part of Bo Perasol's coaching staff at UP.[9] In 2022, Santos joined former Ginebra teammate Bal David at UST.[10] UST finished last, losing 13 consecutive games after winning its season opener; David resigned, Santos then manned practices[11] until Pido Jarencio was appointed as new coach.[12]
Coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Elimination round | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | ||
| 2015 | SSC-R | 7th | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | — | — | — | — | Eliminated |
| Totals | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0 championships | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Sinag Liga Asya Lakas Kwarenta new league in town". Business Mirror. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben. "Caretaker Rodney Santos expects to be officially named San Sebastian coach soon". www.spin.ph. SPIN.ph. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Rodney Santos Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on 2013-09-16.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben. "Stags great Santos now part of Robinson's staff". www.spin.ph. SPIN.ph. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Falcon, Angelo. "Now a coach, Rodney Santos wants players to 'take it hard to the basket'". www.rivals.ph. RIVALS.ph. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Songalia, Ryan (2015-10-09). "JRU slays San Sebastian to clinch Final Four berth". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "Egay Macaraya is new San Sebastian coach, vows to bring back Stags' glory days". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "Bo Perasol brings back ex-UP coach Ricky Dandan, adds Rodney Santos to Maroons coaching staff". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "Lone bright spot Nic Cabañero preaches patience in UST rebuild". ESPN.com. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (2023-01-26). "Bal David resigns as UST head coach after just one season". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (2023-02-03). "Pido Jarencio returns as UST coach". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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