Chris Ross was drafted by the Air21 Express back in 2009 as the third pick of the first-round.
Meralco Bolts
On June 6, 2012, with the Bolts, Ross recorded 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in an 83-88 loss to B-Meg Llamados. On July 8, 2012, Ross recorded 15 points and 5 assists in 31 minutes of playing time as a reserve in a losing effort to the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters. On July 15, 2012, Ross almost recorded a triple-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in a win against his future the San Miguel Beermen. On November 28, 2012, Ross recorded a double-double of 14 points and 10 assists in 34 minutes of playing time in an 85-88 loss to the Alaska Aces. On February 16, 2013, against the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters, Ross almost recorded a triple-double after having racked up 6 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals but in a losing effort. Eight days later, Ross recorded only 2 points but also his career-high in assists with 17 assists in a 90-89 win over the NorthPort Batang Pier. On March 15, 2013, with the Bolts, Ross recorded his first career triple-double having the statline of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists but in a losing effort to the San Mig Coffee Mixers, 71-76.
San Miguel Beermen
2013-14 Season
On October 30, 2013, Chris Ross was traded to the San Miguel Beermen in exchange for Denok Miranda. On November 20, 2013, Ross debuts for the Beermen. He recorded only 3 points but has 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in a win over the Northport Batang Pier. In his third game with Beermen, Ross recorded 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 26 minutes of playing time that resulted in a 90-88 win over the Air21 Express. The next game, Ross recorded 8 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the Beermen as they won the game, 77-73, against the Meralco Bolts. On January 18, 2014, in the last game of the 2013-14 Philippine Cup elimination, Ross contributed a conference-high 18 points to go along with 2 rebounds and a steal in a 96-87 win over the Meralco Bolts. During the 2014 Philippine Cup Playoffs, Ross averaged 9 points, 2.5 rebounds per game, 3.5 assists per game in 17.5 minutes of playing time in a 2-game quarterfinals sweep against the Barako Bull Energy. However, they bowed down to the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters in five games during the semifinals round. Ross recorded 8 points and 4 assists in their lone win in the series against the Elasto Painters. In the first 3 games of the 2014 Commissioners' Cup, Ross averaged 4.3 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, 5.3 assists per game and 2.3 steals per game. However, the Beermen, in those 3 games has a record of 2-1. Their lone loss in that span came on March 14, 2014 against the TNT Katropa. On March 19, in a rematch against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, whom they lost in 5 games during the 2014 Philippine Cup playoffs, Ross recorded a season-high 22 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals in 112-107 win for the Beermen. On May 25, Ross recorded a double-double of 12 points and 11 assists in a 109-92 win over the Northport Batang Pier.
2014-15 Season
Ross recorded his first double-digit scoring output of the season after scoring 12 points to go along with 3 steals in a 79-76 win over the NLEX Road Warriors back on November 8, 2014.. In Game 2 of the 2015 Philippine Cup Finals, Ross recorded his first double-digit scoring output in the finals after scoring 12 points and dished out 5 assists in a 100-86 win over the Alaska Aces.
Awards & Milestones
January 21, 2015: Ross won his first PBA Championship after the San Miguel Beermen defeated the Alaska Aces in 7 games in the Philippine Cup Finals.
February 3, 2016 — Ross was named Finals MVP after scoring a career high of 21 points with five rebounds, five assists, and shooting 4 for 6 from the 3-point line in game 7 of the 2016 Philippine Cup Finals.
October 14, 2016 — Ross was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night and named to the PBA All-Defensive Team.
February 10, 2017: Chris Ross became the 27th player in PBA history to reach 500 career steals.
March 5, 2017: Chris Ross led the San Miguel Beermen towards a championship against their arch-rivals, the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. They defeated them in five games. With the effort he does, Ross became the 2017 Philippine Cup PBA Finals MVP.
