Samboy de Leon

{{short description|Filipino basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Samboy de Leon

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| position = Small forward

| team = Rizal Golden Coolers

| league = MPBL

| number =

| nationality = Filipino

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|03|09}}

| birth_place = Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 190

| high_school =

| college = Centro Escolar University

| draft_year_pba = 2015

| draft_round_pba = 4

| draft_pick_pba = 39

| draft_team_pba = Star Hotshots

| career_start = 2016

| years1 = 2016–2017

| team1 = Star Hotshots

| years2 = 2018

| team2 = San Juan Knights

| years3 = 2018

| team3 = Bacoor City Strikers

| years4 = 2018–2019

| team4 = Navotas Clutch

| years5 = 2019

| team5 = Iloilo United Royals

| years6 = 2019–2020

| team6 = TNT KaTropa / TNT Tropang Giga

| years7 = 2025–present

| team7 = Rizal Golden Coolers

| awards =

  • NAASCU Most Valuable Player (2014)

| medal_templates =

}}

Rodel N. de Leon (born March 9, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rizal Golden Coolers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Prior to turning professional, he played for the Cafe France-CEU Bakers of the PBA Developmental League (PBA D-League).{{cite web|last1=Terrado|first1=Reuben|title=Perseverance paying off as Star draftee Samboy De Leon finally attracts attention|url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/d-league/news/samboy-de-leon-ceu-scorpions-naascu-cafefrance-bakers-feu-tamaraws-pba-d-league|website=Spin.ph|accessdate=15 November 2016}} He was drafted with the 39th overall pick in the 2015 PBA draft by the Star Hotshots.{{cite web|title=Full Results: 2015 PBA Rookie Draft|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/534047/sports/basketball/full-results-2015-pba-rookie-draft|website=GMA News Online|date=23 August 2015 |accessdate=23 August 2015}}

De Leon was part of the varsity teams of Far Eastern University from 2010 to 2012, but was relegated to Team B. He never got the chance to play in major collegiate tournaments, until he transferred to Centro Escolar University (CEU) in 2012.

He became one of the main men for the CEU Scorpions of the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU), where he was awarded the league MVP in 2014.{{cite web|last1=Servinio|first1=Anthony|title=NAASCU To Surprise In 2015 PBA Draft|url=https://servssports.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/naascu-to-surprise-in-2015-pba-draft/|website=Servinio's Sports Etc.|date=20 August 2015 |accessdate=20 August 2015}}

PBA career statistics

{{PBA player statistics legend}}

As of the end of 2020 season[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Samboy-De-Leon/Summary/115542#International] Real GM

=Season-by-season averages=

{{PBA player statistics start}}

|-

| align=left | {{pbay|2016}}

| align=left | Star

| 5 || 5.1 || .200 || .125 || — || 2.2 || .2 || .0 || .0 || 1.0

|-

| align=left | {{pbay|2019}}

| align=left | TNT

| 16 || 9.2 || .382 || .267 || .667 || 1.4 || .6 || .1 || .2 || 2.0

|-

| align=left | {{pbay|2020}}

| align=left | TNT

| 16 || 10.6 || .323 || .050 || .750 || 2.4 || .7 || .4 || .2 || 2.3

|-class=sortbottom

| align="center" colspan=2 | Career

| 37 || 9.2 || .333 || .140 || .739 || 2.0 || .6 || .2 || .2 || 2.0

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