Chris Cantonjos
{{Short description|Filipino retired basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Chris Cantonjos
| position =
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| nationality = Filipino
| birth_place =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|09|22}}
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 197
| career_position = Power forward / Center
| high school = Letran (Manila)
| college = UST
| draft_year_pba = 1999
| draft_round_pba = elevated
| draft_pick_pba =
| draft_team_pba = Tanduay Rhum Masters
| career_start = 1997
| career_end = 2002
| career_number = 33
| years1 = 1997—1999
| team1 = Stag Pale Pilseners
| years2 = 1999—2001
| team2 = Tanduay Rhum Masters
| years3 = 2002—2004
| team3 = Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
| years4 = 2005—2006
| team4 = Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
| cyears1 = 2011—2013
| cteam1 = UST (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2016—2018
| cteam2 = UST HS
| highlights = 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,{{Cite web |author=Atencio, Peter |date=9 Oct 1996 |title=FOUR-RIFIC! |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CmYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zQoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5297%2C1342078 |website=Manila Standard}}{{Cite web |date=22 Mar 1996 |title=UAAP Awards to honor 80 outstanding athletes |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m58VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1goEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3611%2C3576347 |website=Manila Standard}} Cantonjos played for Stag Pale Pilseners in the PBL, while in the PBA teams like Tanduay Rhum Masters,{{Cite web |last=Villar |first=Joey |last2=Beltran |first2=Nelson |date=2001-12-08 |title=Tanduay headed for disbandment? |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2001/12/08/142836/tanduay-headed-disbandment |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Philstar.com}} Purefoods,{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |author-link=Joaquin Henson |date=2002-01-12 |title=The intriguing PBA |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2002/05/12/160550/intriguing-pba |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Philstar.com}}{{Cite web |last=Zaldivar |first=A. C. |date=2003-03-08 |title=Hyper ang Tigers |url=https://qa.philstar.com/palaro/2003/03/08/198158/hyper-ang-tigers |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Philstar.com}} and Talk 'N Text Phone Pals.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |author-link=Joaquin Henson |date=2006-10-01 |title=Team to beat |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2006/10/01/360692/team-beat |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Philstar.com}}
While in his final year in 1996, he was assigned as team captain.{{Cite web |date=3 May 1996 |title=UST annexes Nat'l Seniors cage crown |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iZkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6526%2C463986 |website=Manila Standard}} Due to his accomplishment in UST, his jersey no. 15 was retired.{{Cite web |author=Ramos, Chenny |title='Gentle Giant' of the UST hard court |url=https://varsitarian.net/sports/sports/20120313/gentle_giant_of_the_ust_hard_court |access-date=13 Mar 2012 |website=The Varsitarian}}
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{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=2020-09-06 |title=SOURCES: UST eyes both Cantonjos, Ballesteros as Growling Tigers coaches |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/sources-ust-eyes-cantonjos-ballesteros-growling-tigers-coaches/189196 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} until 2018.{{Cite web |last=Olivares |first=Rick |date=2018-02-14 |title=A former King Tiger's last hurrah |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/02/14/1787779/former-king-tigers-last-hurrah |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Philstar.com}}
References
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{{Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 2002 PBA Governors' Cup Champions}}
{{UST Golden Tigers 1993 UAAP men's basketball champions}}
{{UST Golden Tigers 1994 UAAP men's basketball champions}}
{{UST Growling Tigers 1995 UAAP men's basketball champions}}
{{UST Growling Tigers 1996 UAAP men's basketball champions}}
{{UST Growling Tigers 2012 Philippine Collegiate Champions League Champions}}
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