In his PBA debut on October 28 , 2015 , he finished with a team-high-tying 14 points , including two on a highlight slam dunk over San Miguel 's Arwind Santos . Newsome quickly rose to stardom . He participated in the PBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest , making it to the final round only to lose to two-time defending champion , Rey Guevarra . He became a key player in Meralco 's rotation as the season went on . He helped Meralco get to the Semi-Finals of the 2016 PBA Governors ' Cup and to the Finals of the 2016 PBA Commissioner 's Cup before eventually losing to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2016 PBA Governors ' Cup
2016 PBA Governors' Cup
Chris Newsome