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Ronnie C. Matias (born November 29, 1983) is a Filipino professional
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player for Caloocan Batang Kankaloo franchise of the
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(MPBL) and
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(PSL). Matias was drafted 9th overall in the first round of the
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by the Burger King Titans.


Basketball career


Burger King Titans

Matias was drafted by the Burger King Titans on the
2009 PBA draft The 2009 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Market! Market! in Taguig on August 2, 2009. The Burger King Whoppers selected Japeth Aguil ...
, being picked 9th overall at the first round. Matias played two years for Burger King.


Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Matias was traded to
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from Burger King, which was renamed to Air21, along with Ronjay Buenafe in exchange for
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, together with the
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and
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first-round draft picks of Air21. The Express also acquired
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. Matias won his first title with Rain or Shine after beating the
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in the finals of the 2012 PBA Governors' Cup.


Air 21 Express

He was traded to
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in exchange for a future draft pick where Matias played for the Express for four months, and after that, Matias was traded to
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with Carlo Sharma in exchange for
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.


GlobalPort Batang Pier

Matias just stayed for a while in this team, he is traded again to the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers in exchange for
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for him and Yousef Taha.


San Mig Super Coffee Mixers

On June 3, 2014, Matias was traded to San Mig Super Coffee Mixers. The trade was a part of a three-team, seven player trade. After Matias was traded to San Mig Coffee, Matias joked that he will bring a dictionary in order to understand the commands of his new coach,
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, who is an American citizen.


Barako Bull Energy

After winning his second PBA championship, Matias was traded again for Mick Pennisi with his teammate fellow bigman Isaac Holstein. He stayed for Purefoods for only 5 months before being traded to Barako.


Return to Rain or Shine

On 2015, Ronnie Matias was signed up by the
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as a free agent.


PBA career statistics

''Correct as of October 18, 2016''


Season-by-season averages

, - , align=left , , align=left , Burger King / Air21 , 38 , , 19.1 , , .455 , , .343 , , .678 , , 3.9 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , .3 , , 7.1 , - , align=left , , align=left , Air21 , 13 , , 19.4 , , .344 , , .467 , , .531 , , 4.7 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , .2 , , 6.6 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 41 , , 13.7 , , .432 , , .391 , , .780 , , 3.0 , , .8 , , .2 , , .2 , , 5.0 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 56 , , 14.8 , , .408 , , .266 , , .446 , , 3.0 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , .2 , , 4.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , San Mig Coffee / Air21 / Rain or Shine / GlobalPort , 24 , , 10.8 , , .412 , , .133 , , .579 , , 2.3 , , .5 , , .2 , , .0 , , 2.9 , - , align=left , , align=left , Star / Barako Bull , 9 , , 6.9 , , .333 , , .250 , , .444 , , 1.8 , , .2 , , .1 , , 0 , , 1.7 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 13 , , 8.8 , , .304 , , .143 , , .667 , , 2.2 , , .5 , , .3 , , 0 , , 1.9 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 194 , , 14.5 , , .415 , , .295 , , .610 , , 3.1 , , .9 , , .3 , , .2 , , 4.8


Personal life

Matias was born on November 29, 1983, in
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. He also spent most of his childhood there. He is currently living with his partner, Monique and has 6 children. He is a devotee of
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.


Controversy

Matias went controversial in 2013, after a commotion that happened on the
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during a game with Rain or Shine against the Alaska Aces. The police went to the coliseum searching for him with an arrest warrant. Matias said that the case was already five years old and the complaint was made by a certain Arlene Mendoza, accused him for allegedly stealing her wallet. Matias denied the accusations of stealing Mendoza's wallet, and Matias said he was accused because the suspect looked like him. Matias already left the coliseum before the group went. The incident did not happen just once, Matias said that it happened before during a game when he played on the
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. Matias hired a lawyer after the incident to prove his innocence.


External links


Matias / PBA.ph profile


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matias, Ronnie 1983 births Living people Air21 Express players Barako Bull Energy draft picks Barako Bull Energy players Basketball players from Manila Caloocan Batang Kankaloo players Filipino men's basketball players Magnolia Hotshots players Manila Batang Quiapo players MPBL All-Stars Mindoro Tamaraws players NorthPort Batang Pier players People from Tondo, Manila Power forwards Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players Small forwards UM Hawks basketball players 21st-century Filipino sportsmen