Jansen Mani Rios (born October 28, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the

Meralco Bolts The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team began in 2010 after the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) acquired the PBA franchise of the Sta. Lucia Realtors. The team is one of three ...

of the

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(PBA). He was selected 25th overall in the

2015 PBA draft The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at the Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila on August 23, 2015. From this draft on, the ...

Collegiate career

He was recruited by

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to play basketball for the

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Professional career

Rios was drafted 25th overall by the

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in the

. On January 25, 2020, Rios signed a one-year contract with the

Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters The Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters is a professional basketball team owned by Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc., which debuted in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in the 2016 Commissioner's Cup. The franchise began after the com ...

after not being offered a contract by NLEX. He signed a two-year extension with Phoenix on February 15, 2021. After his contract ended with Phoenix, Rios signed a one-year contract with the

on January 19, 2023.

Personal life

Basketball was not his first sport. Jansen played center forward for his elementary and high school teams. And growing up, he rooted for Liverpool FC where aside from

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, he observed the techniques of former striker, the 6’8”

Peter Crouch Peter James Crouch (born 30 January 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was capped 42 times by the England national team between 2005 and 2010, scoring 22 goals for his country during that time, and a ...

. Watching Crouch closely, Rios, standing at 6’2” used his height advantage in winning headers and corners to score goals.

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2022–23 season''

Season-by-season averages

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Meralco The Manila Electric Company (), also known as Meralco (, ), is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It is Metro Manila's only electric power distributor and holds the power distribution franchise for 22 cities and 89 munic ...

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References

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