Jansen Rios
No. 27 – Meralco Bolts
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1991-10-28) October 28, 1991 (age 32)
Romblon, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
CollegeAdamson University (2010–2014)
PBA draft2015: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the NLEX Road Warriors
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2019NLEX Road Warriors
2020–2022Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
2023–presentMeralco Bolts

Jansen Mani Rios (born October 28, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 25th overall in the 2015 PBA draft.

Collegiate career

He was recruited by Leo Austria to play basketball for the Adamson Falcons.

Season Team G MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Adamson school colors Adamson 5 2.80 0.667 0.000 0.500 0.40 0.20 0.20 0.00 1.00
2012–13 Adamson school colors Adamson 13 12.62 0.439 0.333 0.650 2.62 0.69 0.62 0.31 5.08
2013–14 Adamson school colors Adamson 13 13.08 0.500 0.286 0.812 1.62 0.92 0.54 0.15 5.15
2014–15 Adamson school colors Adamson 14 31.43 0.333 0.246 0.631 7.86 1.86 0.71 0.29 12.07

Professional career

Rios was drafted 25th overall by the NLEX Road Warriors in the 2015 PBA draft.

On January 25, 2020, Rios signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters after not being offered a contract by NLEX.[1] He signed a two-year extension with Phoenix on February 15, 2021.[2]

After his contract ended with Phoenix, Rios signed a one-year contract with the Meralco Bolts on January 19, 2023.[3]

Personal life

Basketball was not his first sport. Jansen played center forward for his elementary and high school teams. And growing up, he rooted for Liverpool FC where aside from Steven Gerrard, he observed the techniques of former striker, the 6’8” Peter Crouch. Watching Crouch closely, Rios, standing at 6’2” used his height advantage in winning headers and corners to score goals.[4]

PBA 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

As of the end of 2022–23 season[5]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 NLEX 3 3.0 .000 .000 .750 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.0
2016–17 NLEX 29 13.5 .362 .323 .654 2.6 1.1 .9 .3 4.5
2017–18 NLEX 20 9.5 .358 .269 .500 1.2 1.5 .3 .4 2.9
2019 NLEX 14 11.2 .526 .368 .500 1.8 .9 .6 .1 3.8
2020 Phoenix Super LPG 17 10.8 .423 .263 .714 1.8 .6 .4 .2 3.2
2021 Phoenix Super LPG 23 8.8 .339 .258 .250 1.0 .4 .4 .1 2.2
2022–23 Phoenix Super LPG 27 8.9 .316 .265 .143 1.1 .5 .7 .3 1.7
Meralco
Career 133 10.3 .373 .292 .545 1.5 .8 .6 .2 3.0

References

  1. ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 25, 2020). "Jansen Rios signs with Meralco at the end of Phoenix contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Ramos, Gerry (February 15, 2021). "Jansen Rios gets advance wedding gift with new Phoenix contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Terrado, Reuben (January 19, 2023). "Jansen Rios signs with Meralco at the end of Phoenix contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Olivares, Rick (August 29, 2014). "Transitions: Adamson's Jansen Rios looks up to Kenneth Duremdes | Sports, News, The Philippine Star". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Jansen Rios Player Profile, Meralco Bolts - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.


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