Rome dela Rosa

Rome dela Rosa
No. 11 – Alaska Aces
Position Small forward
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1990-12-11) December 11, 1990
San Diego, California
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Samuel Morse (San Diego, California)
College San Beda College
PBA draft 2014 Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–present Alaska Aces
Career highlights and awards

Rome Adler Dela Rosa (born December 11, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for Alaska Aces in the Philippine Basketball Association.

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–present)

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]

Personal life

Dela Rosa is the son of former PBA player Romy dela Rosa, who played in ten seasons with Shell, Sta. Lucia,[8] and the Negros Slashers in the defunct MBA, and the nephew of Ruben dela Rosa, also a PBA player, who was a teammate of current Alaska coach Alex Compton during his time with the Manila Metrostars.[9]

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. 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. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ 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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