Jervy A. Cruz (born September 9, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the

Basilan Viva Portmasters The Basilan Starhorse, previously known as Basilan Viva Portmasters, is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Lamitan, Lamitan, Basilan. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league' ...

of the

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(MPBL).

College career

Cruz played college basketball for the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (UST; ), officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as ''Ustê'' (), is a Private university, private Catholic school, Catholic researc ...

(UST) Growling Tigers of the

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(UAAP). In a decorated college career, Cruz was awarded the UAAP Most Valuable Player in

UAAP Season 70 UAAP Season 70 was the 2007-08 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, which was hosted by the University of Santo Tomas. The theme of season 70 was "Winners All, Recreating the Value of Honesty through Sports" It opened ...

, and played a key role in the Growling Tigers' upset championship victory over the heavily-favored Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles in

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Professional career

After his stellar college career, Cruz was picked fifth overall in the

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by the

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise righ ...

. Cruz was the third youngest player in the

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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

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for

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but never played for them as he was traded after more than a month to Barako for Rico Maierhofer. Jervy Cruz - BGSM - 2015-1125

Cruz was traded again by Barako Bull to Barangay Ginebra for

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and a 2018 second round pick after only four games into the 2015–16 season.

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2021 season''
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Season-by-season

, - , align=left , , align=left , 2009–10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season, Rain or Shine , 45 , , 15.8 , , .436 , , .000 , , .658 , , 4.4 , , .2 , , .1 , , .2 , , 6.0 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 34 , , 13.8 , , .369 , , — , , .558 , , 4.8 , , .4 , , .3 , , .1 , , 4.1 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 51 , , 14.9 , , .506 , , .000 , , .729 , , 4.4 , , .6 , , .2 , , .2 , , 6.7 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 57 , , 21.2 , , .482 , , — , , .730 , , 6.3 , , .8 , , .4 , , .4 , , 8.8 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 58 , , 17.5 , , .473 , , — , , .653 , , 4.8 , , .8 , , .2 , , .2 , , 6.3 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 44 , , 13.4 , , .470 , , .000 , , .674 , , 3.4 , , .6 , , .2 , , .1 , , 4.7 , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left , Barako Bull , rowspan=2, 42 , , rowspan=2, 10.1 , , rowspan=2, .433 , , rowspan=2, .000 , , rowspan=2, .683 , , rowspan=2, 2.7 , , rowspan=2, .4 , , rowspan=2, .2 , , rowspan=2, .0 , , rowspan=2, 3.3 , - , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 42 , , 11.2 , , .407 , , — , , .794 , , 2.7 , , .6 , , .2 , , .1 , , 4.6 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , 32 , , 14.0 , , .424 , , .250 , , .750 , , 3.6 , , .8 , , .1 , , .1 , , 5.2 , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left , Barangay Ginebra , rowspan=2, 31 , , rowspan=2, 10.6 , , rowspan=2, .402 , , rowspan=2, .304 , , rowspan=2, .889 , , rowspan=2, 2.8 , , rowspan=2, .5 , , rowspan=2, .1 , , rowspan=2, .1 , , rowspan=2, 3.9 , - , align=left , NorthPort , - , align=left , , align=left , NorthPort , 11 , , 16.9 , , .379 , , .294 , , .684 , , 5.5 , , .8 , , .4 , , .0 , , 6.2 , - , align=left , , align=left , NorthPort , 2 , , 6.7 , , .400 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.5 , -class=sortbottom , colspan=2 align=center , Career , 449 , , 14.8 , , .449 , , .255 , , .705 , , 4.2 , , .6 , , .2 , , .1 , , 5.6

References

External links

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