Jervy Cruz
Jervy A. Cruz (born September 9, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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| No. 20 – NorthPort Batang Pier | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||
| League | PBA | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||
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| High school | Our Lady of Sacred Heart Academy | |||||||||||||
| College | University of Santo Tomas | |||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 2009 Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | |||||||||||||
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| 2009–2015 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Barako Bull Energy | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |||||||||||||
| 2019–present | NorthPort Batang Pier | |||||||||||||
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A former Most Valuable Player in the UAAP, Cruz was one of the reasons why the UST Growling Tigers pulled off an upset over heavily favored Ateneo Blue Eagles in the 2006 UAAP finals.
Tabbed fifth overall in the rookie draft, Rain or Shine got a legitimate inside threat and eased the burden on Jay-R Reyes in that aspect. Cruz is undersized for his position but he has the skills to become efficient. He also has a decent outside shot.
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 GlobalPort 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 to Ginebra in exchange for Rodney Brondial and a 2018 second round pick after only four games into the 2015-16 season.[4]
PBA career statistics
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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 |
Correct as of October 19, 2016[5]
Season-by-season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2010–11 | Rain or Shine | 34 | 13.8 | .369 | .000 | .558 | 4.8 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 4.1 |
| 2011–12 | Rain or Shine | 51 | 14.9 | .506 | .000 | .729 | 4.4 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 6.7 |
| 2012–13 | Rain or Shine | 57 | 21.3 | .482 | .000 | .730 | 6.3 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 8.8 |
| 2013–14 | Rain or Shine | 58 | 17.5 | .473 | .000 | .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 / Barangay Ginebra | 42 | 10.1 | .433 | .000 | .683 | 2.7 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Career | 286 | 15.6 | .466 | .000 | .691 | 4.5 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 5.9 | |
References
- "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.
- Player Profile at PBA-Online!
External links
- Player Profile at PBA-Online!
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