Larry Rodriguez (basketball)
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Larry Rodriguez is a Filipino
professional basketball
player in the Philippine Basketball Association
and currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He was drafted ninth overall in the 2008 PBA Draft
alongside prolific rookies Gabe Norwood
, Jared Dillinger
, and Jason Castro.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player in the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
and currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He was drafted ninth overall in the 2008 PBA Draft
2008 PBA Draft
The 2008 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event, which will allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event is set to be held at Market! Market! in Taguig City on August 31, 2008. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters selected Gabe Norwood of the George Mason...
alongside prolific rookies Gabe Norwood
Gabe Norwood
Gabriel Daniel Norwood also known as Gabe Norwood is a Filipino-American professional basketball player and a former NCAA basketball player at George Mason University. Norwood is currently playing for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association...
, Jared Dillinger
Jared Dillinger
Jared Ryan Dillinger is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association. Dillinger is the second pick overall in the very talented draft class of 2008. He is a very versatile player that can play the 2,3, and...
, and Jason Castro.