Onchie dela Cruz

Ramon "Onchie" Dela Cruz (born November 27) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Onchie Dela Cruz

Personal information
Born	November 27 Tondo, Manila
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
College	PCU
PBA draft	1985: 1st round, 2nd
Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Makers
Playing career	1985–1994
Position	Point guard
Number	9
Career history
1985–1987	Tanduay Rhum Makers
1988–1989	Shell Rimula X Diesel Oilers
1989–1992	Presto Tivolis / Tivoli Milk Masters / Presto Ice Cream
1993–1994	Shell Rimula X
Medals Men's Basketball Representing Philippines Southeast Asian Games 1983 Singapore Team competition 1993 Singapore Team competition

He also took acting roles^[1] in various Filipino movies and jobs in the United States, and is now into vlogging mostly in Mega Manila streets, catering to former players and related topics.

Career

After some amateur stints, Dela Cruz began his 10-year professional career as the 2nd overall pick of the Tanduay Rhum Makers in the 1985 PBA Draft.^[2] He would later leave Tanduay and play for two other teams in separate years.^[3]

Dela Cruz was a four-time PBA champion, played for the Philippine flag, and won gold twice in the Southeast Asian Games.^[4][5][6]

Dela Cruz was a rough player and, according to him, Jaworski and Rudy Distrito can be likened to him as "enforcers" in the league.^[7][8]