Jansen Rios

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Mani and the surname or paternal family name is Rios.

Jansen Mani Rios (born October 28, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 25th overall in the 2015 PBA draft.

Jansen Rios

Rios in 2024
No. 27 – Meralco Bolts
Position	Small forward
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1991-10-28) October 28, 1991 (age 33) Romblon, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	Adamson (2010–2014)
PBA draft	2015: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the NLEX Road Warriors
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2019	NLEX Road Warriors
2020–2022	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
2023–present	Meralco Bolts
Career highlights
PBA champion (2024 Philippine)

Collegiate career

He was recruited by Leo Austria to play basketball for the Adamson Falcons.

Season	Team	G	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	Adamson	5	2.80	0.667	0.000	0.500	0.40	0.20	0.20	0.00	1.00
2012–13	Adamson	13	12.62	0.439	0.333	0.650	2.62	0.69	0.62	0.31	5.08
2013–14	Adamson	13	13.08	0.500	0.286	0.812	1.62	0.92	0.54	0.15	5.15
2014–15	Adamson	14	31.43	0.333	0.246	0.631	7.86	1.86	0.71	0.29	12.07

Professional career

Rios was drafted 25th overall by the NLEX Road Warriors in the 2015 PBA draft.

On January 25, 2020, Rios signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters after not being offered a contract by NLEX.^[1] He signed a two-year extension with Phoenix Super LPG on February 15, 2021.^[2]

After his contract ended with Fuel Masters, Rios signed a one-year contract with the Meralco Bolts on January 19, 2023.^[3]

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

As of the end of 2023–24 season^[4]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	NLEX	3	3.0	.000	.000	.750	—	—	—	—	1.0
2016–17	NLEX	29	13.5	.362	.323	.654	2.6	1.1	.9	.3	4.5
2017–18	NLEX	20	9.5	.358	.269	.500	1.2	1.5	.3	.4	2.9
2019	NLEX	14	11.2	.526	.368	.500	1.8	.9	.6	.1	3.8
2020	Phoenix Super LPG	17	10.8	.423	.263	.714	1.8	.6	.4	.2	3.2
2021	Phoenix Super LPG	23	8.8	.339	.258	.250	1.0	.4	.4	.1	2.2
2022–23	Phoenix Super LPG	27	8.9	.316	.265	.143	1.1	.5	.7	.3	1.7
	Meralco
2023–24	Meralco	28	7.2	.340	.273	.800	1.0	.4	.2	.1	1.6
Career		161	9.8	.370	.289	.563	1.4	.7	.5	.2	2.7

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 Steven Gerrard, he observed the techniques of former striker, the 6’8” Peter Crouch. Watching Crouch closely, Rios, standing at 6’2” used his height advantage in winning headers and corners to score goals.^[5]