Christopher "Chris" Cantonjos, is a retired Filipino

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basketball player.

Playing career

A former UST Growling Tiger, 4 peat champion and former 1995

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MVP, Cantonjos played for Stag Pale Pilseners in the PBL, while in the PBA teams like

Tanduay Rhum Masters The Tanduay Rhum Makers (1975–1987) and Tanduay Rhum Masters (1999–2001) were two basketball franchises associated with the same Tanduay Distillers liquor brand that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The original fran ...

, Purefoods, and

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

Coaching career

He later served for his alma mater as an assistant to

Pido Jarencio Alfredo Lorenzo "Pido" Mendoza Jarencio (born September 5, 1964) is a Filipino basketball coach and former professional player. He is the head coach for the UST Growling Tigers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). ...

's coaching staff from 2011 until 2013. Cantonjos later served as head coach of the UST's high school team from 2016 until 2018.

References

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