Jervy Cruz | |
|---|---|
| 👁 Image Cruz with the Basilan Viva Portmasters in 2025 | |
| Member of the Nampicuan Municipal Council | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1986-09-09) September 9, 1986 (age 39) Quezon City, Philippines |
| Party | Akay National Political Party |
| Basketball career | |
| Basilan Steel | |
| Position | Power forward |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| 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 (Guimba, Nueva Ecija) |
| College | UST |
| PBA draft | 2009: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
| Drafted by | 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 |
| 2023–2025 | GenSan / South Cotabato Warriors |
| 2025-present | Basilan Viva Portmasters / Basilan Steel |
| Career highlights | |
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Jervy Alaba Cruz (born September 9, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player and politician currently playing for the Basilan Steel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
Basketball career
[edit]College career
[edit]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.
Professional career
[edit]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]
Political career
[edit]Cruz ran won as councilor of his hometown of Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija in 2025.[5] Cruz was instrumental in bringing the Larga Pilipinas bicycle race in Nampicuan later that year.[6]
PBA career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | 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[7][8][9]
Season-by-season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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!. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (2025-05-13). "2025 Election winners and losers among PH sports personalities". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ^ "Former UST standout Cruz brings cycling to his hometown". INQUIRER.net. 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ^ [1] PBA-Online.net
- ^ [2] PBA-Online.net
- ^ [3] Real GM
External links
[edit]- Player Profile at PBA-Online!
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Barako Bull Energy players
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
- Basilan Starhorse players
- Basketball players from Nueva Ecija
- Davao Occidental Tigers players
- Filipino men's basketball players
- NorthPort Batang Pier players
- Power forwards
- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters draft picks
- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players
- GenSan Warriors players
- UST Growling Tigers basketball players
- Philippines men's national basketball team players
- SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- SEA Games medalists in basketball
- Basketball players at the 2007 SEA Games
- 21st-century Filipino sportsmen
- Filipino sportsperson-politicians