Eric Rodriguez (basketball)

Frederick Rodriguez (born April 15, 1981) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Iloilo United Royals of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He played for the Philippine Patriots[1] in ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). Rodriguez is a former player of the Letran Knights as the team captain that championed in NCAA on 2003 and 2005 and also played for Toyota Balintawak in the Philippine Basketball League for 5 years.[2][3]

Eric Rodriguez
Iloilo United Royals
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueMPBL
Personal information
Born (1981-04-15) April 15, 1981
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
CollegeColegio de San Juan de Letran
PBA draft2006: Undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2011Air21 Express
2011Meralco Bolts
2011Barangay Ginebra Kings
2018–2019Cebu City Sharks
2019Zamboanga Valientes
2019–presentIloilo United Royals

Career

Rodriguez played in Letran for 4 years and helped them to win the championship in 2003 and 2005. He was then selected to represent the country with the RP-Harbour Centre in the SEABA Championship in Indonesia.[4] Rodriguez also played in the Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon, Ratchasima in Thailand in December 2007.[2]

During the 2006 PBA Draft, he went undrafted. He was then signed by the Burger King Whoppers as a free agent in 2009.[5] After his PBA career, he played with Philippine Patriots in ASEAN Basketball League. Rodriguez was previously seen on UNTV Cup playing for House of Representatives team and was signed as practice player for GlobalPort Batang Pier in PBA.

References

  1. "PBA Air21 Express | Official Website of PBA Air21 Express Team". Air21-express.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  2. "LETRAN KNIGHTS vs PCU DOLPHINS in the NCAA 2005 Finals !!! - Page 2". Pinoyexchange.com. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  3. "Singapore player suits up for Purefoods Giants - The Philippine Star » News » Sports". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  4. "pbl.org.ph". pbl.org.ph. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  5. "Burger King to hire replacement for Arboleda". ABS-CBN News. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
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