Jervy A. Cruz (born September 9, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the South Cotabato Warriors of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
 Cruz with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 20 – South Cotabato Warriors | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | MPBL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | September 9, 1986 Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220[1] lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Our Lady of Sacred Heart Academy | ||||||||||||||
| College | University of Santo Tomas | ||||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 2009: 1st round, 4th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Barako Bull Energy | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | NorthPort Batang Pier | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Davao Occidental Tigers | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | GenSan / South Cotabato Warriors | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Cruz played college basketball for the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). In a decorated college career, Cruz was awarded the UAAP Most Valuable Player in UAAP Season 70, and played a key role in the Growling Tigers' upset championship victory over the heavily-favored Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles in UAAP Season 69.
After his stellar college career, Cruz was picked fifth overall in the 2009 PBA draft by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Cruz was the third youngest player in the 2009–10 PBA season at only 23 years of age. He played 45 games and he averaged 6.4 points per game, 0.2 blocks per game, and 4.4 rebounds per game.
After six seasons for Rain or Shine, he was sent initially to the GlobalPort Batang Pier for Jewel Ponferada[2] but never played for them as he was traded after more than a month to Barako for Rico Maierhofer.[3]
Cruz was traded again by Barako Bull to Barangay Ginebra for Rodney Brondial and a 2018 second round pick after only four games into the 2015–16 season.[4]
PBA career statistics edit
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
As of the end of 2021 season[5][6][7]
Season-by-season edit
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2009–10 | Rain or Shine | 45 | 15.8 | .436 | .000 | .658 | 4.4 | .2 | .1 | .2 | 6.0 |
| 2010–11 | Rain or Shine | 34 | 13.8 | .369 | — | .558 | 4.8 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 4.1 |
| 2011–12 | Rain or Shine | 51 | 14.9 | .506 | .000 | .729 | 4.4 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 6.7 |
| 2012–13 | Rain or Shine | 57 | 21.2 | .482 | — | .730 | 6.3 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 8.8 |
| 2013–14 | Rain or Shine | 58 | 17.5 | .473 | — | .653 | 4.8 | .8 | .2 | .2 | 6.3 |
| 2014–15 | Rain or Shine | 44 | 13.4 | .470 | .000 | .674 | 3.4 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 4.7 |
| 2015–16 | Barako Bull | 42 | 10.1 | .433 | .000 | .683 | 2.7 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Barangay Ginebra | |||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Barangay Ginebra | 42 | 11.2 | .407 | — | .794 | 2.7 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 4.6 |
| 2017–18 | Barangay Ginebra | 32 | 14.0 | .424 | .250 | .750 | 3.6 | .8 | .1 | .1 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | Barangay Ginebra | 31 | 10.6 | .402 | .304 | .889 | 2.8 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.9 |
| NorthPort | |||||||||||
| 2020 | NorthPort | 11 | 16.9 | .379 | .294 | .684 | 5.5 | .8 | .4 | .0 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | NorthPort | 2 | 6.7 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 449 | 14.8 | .449 | .255 | .705 | 4.2 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 5.6 | |
References edit
- ^ "Player profile: Jervy Cruz". pba-online!.
- ^ "PBA approves GlobalPort trade for Jervy Cruz". InterAksyon.com. Sports5. August 18, 2015. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ "Cruz, Maierhofer trade places". PBA.Inquirer.net. Philippine Basketball Association. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ Giongco, Mark (November 16, 2015). "Ginebra sends Brondial, 2nd round pick to Barako for Cruz". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Manila. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ [1] PBA-Online.net
- ^ [2] PBA-Online.net
- ^ [3] Real GM
External links edit
- Player Profile at PBA-Online!