Jervy Cruz

Jervy Cruz

No. 27 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Position	Power forward
League	PBA
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 Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
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–present	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Career highlights and awards
1× PBA champion (2012 Governors') PBA All-Rookie Team (2010) 1× PBA Mr. Quality Minutes (2013) 1× UAAP champion (2006) 1× UAAP Most Valuable Player (2007) 3× UAAP Mythical First Team (2006)–(2008) 1× UAAP Defensive Player of the Year (2006)
Medals Men's Basketball Competitor for  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Team

Jervy A. Cruz (born September 9, 1986^[1] in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija) is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association.

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 might be undersized for his position but Cruz has the skills to become effective. 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]

References

1. "Player profile: Jervy Cruz". pba-online!. Retrieved March 2016.
2. "PBA approves GlobalPort trade for Jervy Cruz". InterAksyon.com. Sports5. August 18, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
3. "Cruz, Maierhofer trade places". PBA.Inquirer.net. Philippine Basketball Association. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
4. Giongco, Mark (November 16, 2015). "Ginebra sends Brondial, 2nd round pick to Barako for Cruz". Philippine Daily Inquirer (Manila). Retrieved November 16, 2015.

External links

• Player Profile at PBA-Online!