Rodney Santos

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.

Rodney Santos

UP Fighting Maroons
Position	Assistant Coach
League	UAAP
Personal information
Born	May 30, 1973 Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 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 career	1996–2009
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Coaching career	2015–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:
2015	ATC Livermarin (PBA D-League)
2015	San Sebastian Stags (Head Coach)
2016–present	UP Fighting Maroons (Assistant Coach)
Career highlights and awards
2x PBA All-Star PBA Mr. Quality Minutes (1998–1999) PBA Buzzerbeater Event Co-Champion (1999)

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.

Career Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games 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

Season-by-Season Averages

Accurate as of 2009[3]

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1996	Purefoods	49	15.8	0.458	0.158	0.720	1.2	1.2	0.8	0.2	6.8
1997	Alaska	34	10.4	0.483	0.000	0.625	1.0	0.7	0.2	0.2	3.9
1998	Alaska	65	22.7	0.472	0.000	0.765	2.4	1.5	0.7	0.3	7.2
1999	Alaska	56	22.0	0.530	0.000	0.663	2.1	1.7	0.8	0.3	8.2
2000	Alaska	49	25.5	0.510	0.250	0.670	2.4	1.8	1.0	0.2	11.1
2000	Alaska	45	28.8	0.445	0.250	0.782	2.6	2.1	0.9	0.2	8.5
2001	Alaska	45	28.8	0.445	0.250	0.782	2.6	2.1	0.9	0.2	8.5
2002	Alaska	59	19.4	0.431	0.356	0.723	2.1	1.3	0.7	0.1	5.7
2003	Purefoods	36	22.0	0.393	0.293	0.690	2.1	1.6	0.9	0.2	7.6
2004-05	Brgy. Ginebra	78	31.0	0.437	0.279	0.776	2.7	2.8	1.1	0.3	9.9
2005-06	Brgy. Ginebra	32	25.2	0.383	0.282	0.699	2.3	1.8	0.8	0.1	7.8
2006-07	Brgy. Ginebra	19	13.1	0.404	0.353	0.667	0.9	0.7	0.5	0.0	4.4
2007-08	Brgy. Ginebra	2	7.5	0.400	0.500	-	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	3.5
2008-09	Coca-Cola	12	7.8	0.381	0.167	1.000	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.0	2.4
Career		536	22.2	0.460	0.283	0.721	2.1	1.7	0.8	0.2	7.6

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]

References

1. Terrado, Reuben. "Caretaker Rodney Santos expects to be officially named San Sebastian coach soon". www.spin.ph. SPIN.ph. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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 - Philippine Basketball". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
4. Terrado, Reuben. "Stags great Santos now part of Robinson's staff". www.spin.ph. SPIN.ph. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
5. Falcon, Angelo. "Now a coach, Rodney Santos wants players to 'take it hard to the basket'". www.rivals.ph. RIVALS.ph. Retrieved 26 June 2015.