Matt Ganuelas-Rosser

Matthew Allen "Matt" Ganuelas-Rosser (born June 13, 1990) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the NCAA Division II school Cal Poly Pomona. He was recruited to play for the Philippine national basketball team during their 2012 William Jones Cup campaign.[1] He was drafted 4th overall by NLEX in the 2014 PBA draft.[2]

Matt Ganuelas-Rosser
No. 22 – San Miguel Beermen
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1990-06-13) June 13, 1990
Olongapo City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolTemecula Valley (Temecula, California)
CollegeCal Poly Pomona (2008–2012)
PBA draft2014 Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the NLEX Road Warriors
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2017Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters / TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT / TNT KaTropa
2017–presentSan Miguel Beermen
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Philippines
FIBA Asia Championship
2015 Changsha Team
William Jones Cup
2012 Taipei Team
2015 Taipei Team
Southeast Asian Games
2013 NaypyidawTeam

Early life and high school career

Rosser was born in Olongapo City, where his father James Rosser and mother Gina Ganuelas met. James is a retired U.S. Navy who was stationed in Subic Bay for many years. But the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991 forced the Rossers to move to San Diego when Matt was just two years old. When he was six, he started to love the sport of basketball. When he went to middle school, his potential slowly began to show. He played four years of high school basketball in Temecula Valley High School where he was the tallest player on the team. Scouts from various Division I colleges started to notice him. But a knee injury sidelined him in his senior year where he missed 15 games. Despite of the injury, he averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game.[3]

College career

Rosser played for California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Broncos from 2008 to 2012. During his four years at Cal Poly Pomona, he finished seventh all-time in games played and helped the Broncos capture the 2010 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.[4]

College statistics
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 California State Polytechnic University 2730.4.508.412.7262.72.851.11.637.80
2010-11 California State Polytechnic University 2829.5.351.194.7652.42.50.75.355.70
2009-10 California State Polytechnic University 3420.6.458.259.6271.81.05.41.234.80
2008-09 California State Polytechnic University 259.80.4100.0.6800.9.36.24.322.0

Professional career

In August 24, 2014, Rosser was picked by the NLEX Road Warriors in the 2014 PBA draft as their 4th overall pick. On September 22, 2014, Rosser was sent from NLEX to Talk 'N Text which is a part of a series of trades between Talk 'N Text, GlobalPort, and NLEX Road Warriors.[5]

In April 24, 2017, Rosser was traded by the TNT KaTropa to the San Miguel Beermen in exchange for RR Garcia.

On January 24, 2018, Rosser grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds to go along with 10 points and 4 steals in a 107-93 win over the NorthPort Batang Pier.[6]

International career

Rosser is part of the Smart Gilas team that brought home the gold during the 2012 William Jones Cup. During the 2012 William Jones Cup, Rosser played in 3 out of the 8 games, averaging 9.6 MPG, 2.67 PPG and 1.67 RPG. He was also part of the Sinag Pilipinas team that won the gold medal in the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar. After his rookie season in the PBA, he was named to the 16-man Gilas Pilipinas 3.0 pool and saw action in both the Estonia pocket tournament and in the 2015 William Jones Cup.[7] After a successful stint in the Jones Cup, he was named to the 12-man Gilas Pilipinas roster that competed in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha and won the silver medal.[8]

Personal life

Rosser has two younger brothers, Brandon and Jason, and has a degree of Business Management. He enjoys watching movies, listening to music and eating in his free time.[9]

References
  1. "Fil-Am Mat Rosser guard added to Gilas Jones Cup line-up | Sports | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere". Gmanetwork.com. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Yahoo". Yahoo.
  4. "Matt Rosser Goes Pro, Joins Philippines National Team". Cal Poly Pomona.
  5. INQUIRER.net. "TEXTERS BAG J-WASH, GANUELAS". pba.inquirer.net.
  6. "San Miguel Beermen 107 - NorthPort Batang Pier 93". RealGM. January 24, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  7. Joble, Rey. "Gilas Pilipinas' 16-man pool for FIBA Asia announced; Fajardo, Pingris, Tenorio among names requested". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  8. Ramos, Gerry. "Matt Rosser comes of age, makes transition from cadet to full-fledged Gilas player". SPIN.ph. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  9. "Matt Rosser - 2011-12 Cal Poly Pomona Men's Basketball".
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