Jervy Cruz

Jervy A. Cruz (born September 9, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Basilan Viva Portmasters of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Jervy Cruz

Cruz with the Basilan Viva Portmasters in 2025
No. 20 – Basilan Viva Portmasters
Position	Power forward
League	MPBL
Personal information
Born	(1986-09-09) September 9, 1986 (age 38) 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 (Guimba, Nueva Ecija)
College	UST
PBA draft	2009: 1st round, 4th overall
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
Career highlights
4× PBA champion (2012 Governors', 2016 Governors', 2017 Governors', 2018 Commissioner's) PBA All-Rookie Team (2010) PBA Mr. Quality Minutes (2013) UAAP champion (2006) UAAP Most Valuable Player (2007) 3× UAAP Mythical First Team (2006–2008) UAAP Defensive Player of the Year (2006) PBL Mythical First Team (2008–09 Season) PBL Mythical Second Team (2007–08 Season)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Team

College career

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

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 with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in 2015.

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

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^[5][6][7]

Season-by-season

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