Chris Cantonjos

Christopher "Chris" Cantonjos, is a retired Filipino professional basketball player.

Chris Cantonjos

Personal information
Born	(1974-09-22) September 22, 1974 (age 50)
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school	Letran (Manila)
College	UST
PBA draft	1999: elevated round
Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Masters
Playing career	1997–2002
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	33
Career history
As a player:
1997—1999	Stag Pale Pilseners
1999—2001	Tanduay Rhum Masters
2002—2004	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
2005—2006	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
As a coach:
2011—2013	UST (assistant)
2016—2018	UST HS
Career highlights
As player PBA champion (2002 Governors') 4× UAAP Basketball champion (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) UAAP Most Valuable Player (1995) No. 15 retired by the UST 3× PBL champion (1997–98 Makati Mayor's, 1997–98 All-Filipino, 1998–99 Centennial) As assistant coach: PCCL champion (2012)

Playing career

A former UST Growling Tiger, 4 peat champion and former 1995 UAAP MVP,^[1][2] Cantonjos played for Stag Pale Pilseners in the PBL, while in the PBA teams like Tanduay Rhum Masters,^[3] Purefoods,^[4][5] and Talk 'N Text Phone Pals.^[6]

While in his final year in 1996, he was assigned as team captain.^[7] Due to his accomplishment in UST, his jersey no. 15 was retired.^[8]

Coaching career

He later served for his alma mater as an assistant to Pido Jarencio's coaching staff from 2011 until 2013. Cantonjos later served as head coach of the UST's high school team from 2016^[9] until 2018.^[10]