Arwind Santos

Arwind Santos

Santos during his tenure with Air21
No. 29 – San Miguel Beermen
Position	Small forward / Power forward
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1981-06-10) June 10, 1981 (age 35) Angeles, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Lubao Institute
College	Far Eastern University
PBA draft	2006 Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Air21 Express
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2009	Air21 Express / Burger King Titans/Whoopers
2009–present	Petron Blaze Boosters / San Miguel Beermen
Career highlights and awards
5× PBA champion (2011 Governors', 2014–15 Philippine, 2015 Governors', 2015–16 Philippine, 2016–17 Philippine) PBA Most Valuable Player (2013) 2× PBA Best Player of the Conference (2011 Governors', 2013 Governors') 2× PBA Defensive Player of the Year (2008, 2011) 2× PBA Finals MVP (2011 Governors', 2014–15 Philippine) 10× PBA All-Star (2007–2015, 2017) PBA All-Star Game MVP (2013) 8× PBA Mythical First Team (2008–2013, 2015, 2016) PBA Mythical Second Team (2007) 7× PBA All-Defensive Team (2007–2013) PBA All-Rookie Team (2007) PBA Order of Merit (2009) PBA Blitz Game MVP (2007) PBA 40 Greatest Players CLRAA champion 3× UAAP champion (2003–2005) 2× UAAP Most Valuable Player (2004, 2005) 2× UAAP Finals Most Valuable Player (2003, 2005) 3× UAAP Mythical First Five (2003–2005) 2× UAAP Defensive Player of the Year (2004, 2005) UAAP Rookie of the Year (2002) PBL Most Valuable Player (2004)

Arwind A. Santos (born June 10, 1981) is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Born in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines, Santos played for Lubao Institute during his high school career and won the West Central Zone Championship. In 2000, he became well known during zonal competitions because of his hardwork on the basketball court. He was then included in the line up of RQP (Rodolfo Q. Pineda) Team, a local ball club in Lubao under the supervision of Dennis 'Delta' Pineda, who is also a supporter of San Sebastian College-Recoletos Stags and the one responsible for landing the Pinatubo Trio composed of Calvin Abueva, Ronald Pascual and Ian Sangalang in the NCAA. Pineda helped him in college and landed him a spot in the FEU Tamaraws men's basketball team.

Santos arrived at the UAAP scene in 2002 with the FEU Tamaraws where he won Rookie of the Year honors. With the Tamaraws struggling to enter the Final Four, he was still able to put up a decent performance. One of the highlights of his freshman year was a game-tying three against the eventual champion Ateneo Blue Eagles.

In 2003, he led the Tamaraws to the UAAP title for the first time in six seasons, sweeping the Blue Eagles in the process. He was a candidate to win the Most Valuable Player Award, but was beaten by University of the East star James Yap. However, by leading the Tamaraws to the title, he was named Finals MVP. He was also named Defensive Player of the Year and was part of the Mythical Five together with season MVP Yap, Rich Alvarez, Paul Artadi, and Reynaldo Mendoza.