Matthew Allen Ganuelas-Rosser (born June 13, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the
TNT Tropang Giga
The TNT (cellular service), TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the PLDT, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Associat ...
of the
Philippine Basketball Association
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(PBA). He played college basketball for the
NCAA Division II
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school
Cal Poly Pomona
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the ''name'' section of this article for more infor ...
. He was recruited to play for the
Philippine national basketball team
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during their 2012 William Jones Cup campaign.
He was drafted 4th overall by NLEX in the
2014 PBA draft.
Early life and high school career
Ganuelas-Rosser was born in
Olongapo City
Olongapo, officially the City of Olongapo ( fil, Lungsod ng Olongapo; ilo, Siudad ti Olongapo; xsb, Siyodad nin Olongapo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Located in the province of Zambal ...
, where his father James Rosser and mother Gina Ganuelas met. James is a retired U.S. Navy who was stationed in
Subic Bay
Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about northwest of Manila Bay. An extension of the South China Sea, its shores were formerly the site of a major United States Navy facility, U.S. Naval Base Subi ...
for many years. But the
Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains, located on the tripoint boundary of the Philippine provinces of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga, all in Central Luzon on the northern island of Luzon. Its eruptive history w ...
eruption in 1991 forced the Rossers to move to San Diego when Matt was just two years old. When he was six, he started to love the sport of basketball. When he went to middle school, his potential slowly began to show. He played four years of high school basketball in
Temecula Valley High School
Temecula Valley High School, known by locals as TV, is a public high school for grades 9 to 12 in Temecula, California. The school opened in 1985 as the city's first high school. When it was built, it was a part of the Elsinore Union High Schoo ...
where he was the tallest player on the team. Scouts from various Division I colleges started to notice him. But a knee injury sidelined him in his senior year where he missed 15 games. Despite the injury, he averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game.
College career
Rosser played for
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the '' name'' section of this article for more info ...
Broncos from 2008 to 2012. During his four years at Cal Poly Pomona, he finished seventh all-time in games played and helped the
Broncos
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The harder they buck, the more desirable they are for rod ...
capture the
2010 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.
College statistics
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California State Polytechnic University
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the ''California State Polytechnic University, Pomo ...
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California State Polytechnic University
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the ''California State Polytechnic University, Pomo ...
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California State Polytechnic University
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the ''California State Polytechnic University, Pomo ...
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California State Polytechnic University
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the ''California State Polytechnic University, Pomo ...
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Professional career
On August 24, 2014, Ganuelas-Rosser was picked by the
NLEX Road Warriors in the
2014 PBA draft as their 4th overall pick. On September 22, 2014, Rosser was sent from NLEX to
Talk 'N Text
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which is a part of a series of trades between Talk 'N Text,
GlobalPort, and the
NLEX Road Warriors. That season, he was in the Rookies vs. Sophomores exhibition game and won MVP, scoring 24 of his 32 points in a 150-131 win. He also scored his PBA elimination round high of 22 points in a win against the
San Miguel Beermen
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...
.
On April 24, 2017, Ganuelas-Rosser was traded by the
TNT KaTropa
The TNT (cellular service), TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the PLDT, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Associat ...
to the
San Miguel Beermen
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...
in exchange for
RR Garcia
Ryan Roose B. Garcia (born January 12, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 6th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Barako Bull ...
.
On January 24, 2018, Ganuelas-Rosser grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds to go along with 10 points and 4 steals in a 107–93 win over the NorthPort Batang Pier.
On February 2, 2021, Ganuelas-Rosser, along with
Russel Escoto
Russel Dalusung Escoto (born December 4, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
PBA career statistics
''As of the end of 2021 Season''Gelo Alolino
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The Phoenix Super LPG Fuel M ...
, and two future first-round picks, was traded to the
Terrafirma Dyip
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for
CJ Perez. On December 31, he became an unrestricted free agent and subsequently declined a new contract with the team.
On January 21, 2022, Ganuelas-Rosser signed with
TNT Tropang Giga
The TNT (cellular service), TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the PLDT, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Associat ...
to return to the franchise that drafted him.
PBA career statistics
''As of the end of 2021 season''
Season-by-season averages
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Talk 'N Text
TNT (formerly known as Piltel, Mobiline, Phone Pal, and still unofficially known as Talk 'N Text) is a cellular service of Smart Communications in the Philippines. By April 2000, Piltel launched its GSM brand, Talk 'N Text. Piltel also reporte ...
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TNT
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TNT
Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagen ...
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San Miguel
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San Miguel
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San Miguel
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Terrafirma
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TNT
Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagen ...
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International career
Ganuelas-Rosser is part of the
Smart Gilas
The Philippines men's national basketball team ( fil, Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas), commonly known as Gilas Pilipinas, is the basketball team representing the Philippines. The team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipi ...
team that brought home the gold during the
2012 William Jones Cup. During the
2012 William Jones Cup, he played in 3 out of the 8 games, averaging 9.6 MPG, 2.67 PPG and 1.67 RPG. He was also part of the Sinag Pilipinas team that won the gold medal in the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar. After his rookie season in the PBA, he was named to the 16-man Gilas Pilipinas 3.0 pool and saw action in both the Estonia pocket tournament and in the
2015 William Jones Cup
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. After a successful stint in the Jones Cup, he was named to the 12-man Gilas Pilipinas roster that competed in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha and won the silver medal.
Personal life
Ganuelas-Rosser has two younger brothers,
Brandon
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Names and people
*Brandon (given name), a male given name
*Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins
Places
Australia
*Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales
*Brandon, Q ...
and Jason, and has a degree of Business Management. He enjoys watching movies, listening to music and eating in his free time. Brandon is currently playing for the
NLEX Road Warriors. He was drafted #1 overall by
Blackwater Bossing
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in the
2022 PBA draft.
References
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1990 births
Living people
Basketball players from Zambales
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos men's basketball players
Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games
Filipino men's basketball players
Filipino people of African-American descent
NLEX Road Warriors draft picks
Philippines men's national basketball team players
San Miguel Beermen players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball
Sportspeople from Olongapo
Terrafirma Dyip players
TNT Tropang Giga players