Jervy Cruz

Jervy Cruz
	Cruz with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in 2015
No. 20 – South Cotabato Warriors
Position	Power forward
League	MPBL
Personal information
Born	September 9, 1986 (age 38); Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	220 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
	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
2015–2019	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2019–2022	NorthPort Batang Pier
2023	Davao Occidental Tigers
2023–present	GenSan / South Cotabato Warriors
Career highlights and awards
	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);
Men's Basketball
Representing Philippines
Southeast Asian Games

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

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.

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]

^ "Player profile: Jervy Cruz". pba-online!.
^ "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.

[pba-online-1] "Player profile: Jervy Cruz". pba-online!.

[2] "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.

[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.

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