Rodney Brondial
Brondial with Barako Bull Energy in 2015
No. 91 – San Miguel Beermen
PositionPower forward / center
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1990-11-20) November 20, 1990 (age 33)
Quezon City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolQuezon City High School Academy
CollegeAdamson University
PBA draft2014: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2015–2016Barako Bull Energy
2016Phoenix Fuel Masters
2016–2019Star/Magnolia Hotshots
2019–2021Alaska Aces
2022–presentSan Miguel Beermen
Career highlights and awards

John Rodney Sanao Brondial (born November 20, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for Adamson University in the UAAP. He was drafted 6th overall by Barangay Ginebra in the 2014 PBA draft.

Amateur career

Brondial was discovered by then Adamson coach Leo Austria while playing in an inter-barangay league at Philam Homes in West Avenue, Quezon City where Austria, who happened to be in the neighborhood visiting a relative, spotted him playing in a championship game.[1]

Professional career

After finishing his studies at Adamson, Brondial applied for the 2014 PBA draft. He was picked by Ginebra with their 6th overall pick.[2]

On November 16, 2015, Brondial and a 2018 second round pick were traded to Barako Bull in exchange for Jervy Cruz.[3]

On May 11, 2016, Brondial was traded to the Magnolia/Star Hotshots along with RR Garcia for two rookies Mark Cruz along with Norbert Torres and veteran guard Jonathan Uyloan. In his second year with the team, Brondial won his first PBA championship against the Alaska Aces in Game 6 of the 2018 Governors' Cup finals series, 4–2.[4]

Brondial was part of the trade that sent Alaska guard Chris Banchero to the Star Hotshots in the latter part of 2019. Brondial was seen as "super reliable" by his new coach, Jeffrey Cariaso, as he flourishes as one of the big men of the Aces, who beat the NorthPorth Batang Pier at the resumption of the "PBA bubble" on November 6, 2020, when he scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.[5]

On January 6, 2022, Brondial became an unrestricted free agent.[6] He was offered a two-year contract extension but declined.[7] Later that day, he signed a three-year contract with the San Miguel Beermen.[8]

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[9]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Barangay Ginebra 26 11.4 .509 .000 .545 3.5 .4 .2 .2 2.5
2015–16 Barangay Ginebra 29 12.6 .465 .556 .536 4.6 .4 .2 .3 3.9
Barako Bull
Phoenix
Star
2016–17 Star 36 8.0 .452 .172 .500 2.8 .3 .3 .1 2.5
2017–18 Magnolia 54 8.2 .462 .259 .600 2.4 .3 .2 .1 2.4
2019 Magnolia 46 14.5 .421 .180 .621 5.2 .5 .2 .2 4.8
Alaska
2020 Alaska 12 19.9 .604 .538 .647 6.0 .7 .3 .6 6.8
2021 Alaska 23 17.5 .467 .333 .632 5.6 1.0 .4 .6 5.2
San Miguel
2022–23 San Miguel 53 14.2 .565 .200 .560 4.5 .7 .2 .2 4.0
Career 279 12.4 .483 .264 .583 4.1 .5 .2 .2 3.7

Personal life

Brondial was born to Anselmo and Florinda Brondial and is the eldest child. He has two brothers, namely Raymond and Oliver Allan, and three sisters, namely Agatha, Alexis Chryselle and Cristine Jane.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Terrado, Reuben (August 14, 2014). "Inter-barangay discovery Rodney Brondial keen to follow in idol Marc Pingris' footsteps". Spin.ph. Manila. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Badua, Snow (August 25, 2014). "Pretty boy Rodney Brondial vows to Ginebra fans: 'Hindi ako papogi, handa akong makipagpalitan ng mukha'". Spin.ph. Manila. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  3. ^ Giongco, Mark (November 16, 2015). "Ginebra sends Brondial, 2nd round pick to Barako for Cruz". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Manila. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Murillo, M.A.S. (December 19, 2018). "Magnolia is PBA champion once again". The Manila Bulletin. Manila. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 6, 2020). "Cariaso underscores value of 'super-reliable' Brondial to Alaska". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 6, 2022). "Rodney Brondial turns unrestricted free agent after Alaska talks fail". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Bacnis, Justine (January 6, 2022). "Brondial declines two-year deal with Alaska, enters free agency".
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 6, 2022). "Free agent Brondial signs with SMB after Alaska parting of ways". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Rodney Brondial Player Profile, San Miguel Beermen - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
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