Rome dela Rosa

Rome Adler de Leon dela Rosa (born December 11, 1990) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is de Leon and the surname or paternal family name is dela Rosa.
Rome dela Rosa
Dela Rosa with the San Beda Red Lions in 2010
No. 19 – Magnolia Hotshots
PositionSmall forward
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1990-12-11) December 11, 1990
San Diego, California, U.S.
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolSamuel Morse (San Diego, California)
CollegeSan Beda College
PBA draft2014: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Alaska Aces
2016–presentStar/Magnolia Hotshots
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Dela Rosa grew up in San Diego, California and his favorite sport was originally baseball, where he played as third-baseman and at times catcher. But after years of regularly watching his father play, basketball eventually became his sport of choice.[1]

College and amateur career

Dela Rosa played collegiate basketball at San Beda College, where he was a vital cog to four straight NCAA titles for the Red Lions.[2] While in the amateur ranks, he also suited up for the PC Gilmore Wizards[3] and the NLEX Road Warriors in the PBA D-League.[4]

Professional career

Alaska Aces (2014–2016)

After he played out his college eligibility in 2013, Dela Rosa was drafted in the second round, 13th overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2014 PBA draft.[5] He spent the first two conferences mostly on the bench, acting as a third-stringer to skipper Tony dela Cruz and Calvin Abueva. In the third conference, he was thrust into the starting lineup due to injuries to some players.[6] He started in all 9 games in the Governors’ Cup while seeing a big increase in his minutes (17.7/game). He also doubled his rebounding average to 2.5 RPG and almost tripled his scoring to 4.5 PPG, from less than 1.4 PPG in the first two conferences. On July 5, 2015, in Alaska’s series-clinching 82–77 win over the Star Hotshots, he played the best game of his young career, as he scored 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting in 31:45 minutes of action.[7]

Star Hotshots (2016–present)

On December 9, 2016, Dela Rosa traded by the Alaska Aces to the Star Hotshots in exchange for Jake Pascual.

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 2022–23 season[8]

Season-by-season averages
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Alaska 4112.0.526.250.6671.6.5.4.02.9
2015–16 Alaska 4910.2.452.353.7501.4.6.3.02.5
2016–17 Star 3811.6.414.217.5831.3.3.3.02.9
2017–18 Magnolia 5725.6.495.426.7203.41.0.7.17.4
2019 Magnolia 5323.8.468.346.7503.01.1.7.16.2
2020 Magnolia 1122.2.471.414.9092.61.0.8.18.0
2021 Magnolia 3525.6.451.423.7633.3.8.7.06.2
2022–23 Magnolia 4524.0.376.310.7652.4.7.5.14.9
Career 32915.0.456.363.7302.4.8.5.05.0

Personal life

Dela Rosa is the son of former PBA player Romy dela Rosa, who played in ten seasons with Shell, Sta. Lucia,[9] and the Negros Slashers in the defunct MBA, and the nephew of Ruben dela Rosa, also a PBA and MBA player, who was a teammate of current Alaska coach Alex Compton during his time with the Manila Metrostars.[10]


References
  1. "ROOKIE DELA ROSA TO FOLLOW IN FOOTSTEPS OF PBA STAR FATHER". AlaskaAces.com.ph. Alaska Aces. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. Giongco, Mark. "NCAA: Preseason favorite San Beda faces huge hole left by Rome de la Rosa". Sports.Inquirer.com. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. "D-League: NLEX runs down PC Gilmore, Freego defeats Boracay". InterAksyon.com. InterAksyon. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  4. Olivares, Rick. "FROM FASTBALLS TO FASTBREAK: ROME DELA ROSA'S FIELD OF DREAMS IS THE PBA HARDCOURT". PBA.Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  5. "2014 PBA Draft Results". InterAksyon.com. August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  6. Giongco, Mark. "Another sub delivers for the Aces, this time it's De La Rosa". PBA.Inquirer.net. Philippine Basketball Association. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  7. Verora, Levi Jr. "Once unused, Dela Rosa now playing big time minutes for Alaska". TiebreakerTimes.com. Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  8. Real GM
  9. "PBA-bound Rome dela Rosa says pressure inevitable as he follows in dad Romy's footsteps". Spin.ph. August 11, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  10. Joble, Rey. "Alaska coach Alex Compton credits others for finding undervalued gems like Vic Manuel, Rome Dela Rosa". InterAksyon.com. Sports5. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
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