Chris Cantonjos

Chris Cantonjos
Personal information
Born	September 22, 1974 (age 49)
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school	Letran
College	UST
PBA draft	1999: elevated round
	Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Masters
Playing career	1997–2002
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	33
Career history
As player:
1997—1999	Stag Pale Pilseners
1999—2001	Tanduay Rhum Masters
2002—2004	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
2005—2006	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
As coach:
2011—2013	UST (assistant)
2016—2018	UST HS
Career highlights and awards
	As player PBA champion (2002 Governors'); 4× UAAP Basketball champion (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996); UAAP Most Valuable Player (1995); No. 15 retired by the UST; 3× PBL champion (1997–98 Makati Mayor's, 1997–98 All-Filipino, 1998–99 Centennial); As assistant coach: PCCL champion (2012);

Christopher "Chris" Cantonjos, is a retired Filipino professional basketball player.

Playing career

A former UST Growling Tiger, 4 peat champion and former 1995 UAAP MVP,^[1]^[2] Cantonjos played for Stag Pale Pilseners in the PBL, while in the PBA teams like Tanduay Rhum Masters,^[3] Purefoods,^[4]^[5] and Talk 'N Text Phone Pals.^[6]

While in his final year in 1996, he was assigned as team captain.^[7] Due to his accomplishment in UST, his jersey no. 15 was retired.^[8]

Coaching career

He later served for his alma mater as an assistant to Pido Jarencio's coaching staff from 2011 until 2013. Cantonjos later served as head coach of the UST's high school team from 2016^[9] until 2018.^[10]

References

^ Atencio, Peter (9 Oct 1996). "FOUR-RIFIC!". Manila Standard.
^ "UAAP Awards to honor 80 outstanding athletes". Manila Standard. 22 Mar 1996.
^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (2001-12-08). "Tanduay headed for disbandment?". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
^ Henson, Joaquin M. (2002-01-12). "The intriguing PBA". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
^ Zaldivar, A. C. (2003-03-08). "Hyper ang Tigers". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
^ Henson, Joaquin M. (2006-10-01). "Team to beat". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
^ "UST annexes Nat'l Seniors cage crown". Manila Standard. 3 May 1996.
^ Ramos, Chenny. "'Gentle Giant' of the UST hard court". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 13 Mar 2012.
^ Li, Matthew (2020-09-06). "SOURCES: UST eyes both Cantonjos, Ballesteros as Growling Tigers coaches". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
^ Olivares, Rick (2018-02-14). "A former King Tiger's last hurrah". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

[1] Atencio, Peter (9 Oct 1996). "FOUR-RIFIC!". Manila Standard.

[2] "UAAP Awards to honor 80 outstanding athletes". Manila Standard. 22 Mar 1996.

[3] Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (2001-12-08). "Tanduay headed for disbandment?". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

[4] Henson, Joaquin M. (2002-01-12). "The intriguing PBA". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

[5] Zaldivar, A. C. (2003-03-08). "Hyper ang Tigers". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

[6] Henson, Joaquin M. (2006-10-01). "Team to beat". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

[7] "UST annexes Nat'l Seniors cage crown". Manila Standard. 3 May 1996.

[8] Ramos, Chenny. "'Gentle Giant' of the UST hard court". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 13 Mar 2012.

[9] Li, Matthew (2020-09-06). "SOURCES: UST eyes both Cantonjos, Ballesteros as Growling Tigers coaches". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

[10] Olivares, Rick (2018-02-14). "A former King Tiger's last hurrah". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

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Personal information
Born	(1974-09-22) September 22, 1974 (age 49)
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school	Letran
College	UST
PBA draft	1999: elevated round
Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Masters
Playing career	1997–2002
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	33
Career history
As player:
1997—1999	Stag Pale Pilseners
1999—2001	Tanduay Rhum Masters
2002—2004	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
2005—2006	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
As coach:
2011—2013	UST (assistant)
2016—2018	UST HS

Career highlights and awards
As player PBA champion (2002 Governors') 4× UAAP Basketball champion (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) UAAP Most Valuable Player (1995) No. 15 retired by the UST 3× PBL champion (1997–98 Makati Mayor's, 1997–98 All-Filipino, 1998–99 Centennial) As assistant coach: PCCL champion (2012)