&sq=&lang=&file=File:PBA_-_Manila_Clasico_(Star_vs_Ginebra)_-_Chris_Ellis_-_Ginebra_-_2015-1225_(23346609534).jpg) Ellis in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 5, 1988 Oceanside, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino / American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| College | Mary Hardin–Baylor | ||||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 2012: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
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| 2012–2017 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Luang Prabang | ||||||||||||||
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Christopher Allan Bansil Ellis (born December 5, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 6th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.[1] He is of Filipino descent.
Ellis won the 2013 PBA All-Star Weekend Slamdunk Competition during his rookie season in Digos, Davao del Sur.[2]
Ellis was traded to the Blackwater Elite in August 2017 along with Dave Marcelo, in exchange for Art dela Cruz and Raymond Aguilar.[3] But he had not played for his new team, initially after he was diagnosed with acute renal disease or a kidney issue.[4] In 2019, after his full recovery, Ellis played for Luang Prabang Basketball Team of the Thailand Basketball Super League.[5]
- ^ Fajardo, Abueva top 2012 PBA draft Rappler
- ^ Ginebra's Air Force Ellis wins 2013 All-Star slam dunk competition GMA News Online
- ^ "Ginebra sends Chris Ellis to Blackwater in 4-player trade". InterAksyon. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (2017-09-23). "Chris Ellis' Blackwater debut delayed anew as kidney issue shuts down high-flyer for the season | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (2019-02-23). "Chris Ellis resurfaces after two years as ex-Ginebra wing takes act to Thailand". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2021-02-19.