Jervy Cruz

Jervy Cruz

Jersey No.	20
Position	Center/Forward
Current Team	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Personal Info
Country	Philippines
Born	September 9, 1986 (1986-09-09) (age 25) Quezon City, Philippines
Height	6 ft. 5 in.
Weight	220 lbs.
College	University of Santo Tomas
Career Highlights
Draft	2009, 5th overall by Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Pro Career	2009 – present
Awards Received
2009-10 PBA All-Rookie Team 2007 UAAP Most Valuable Player 2006 UAAP Mythical First Team 2007 UAAP Mythical First Team 2008 UAAP Mythical First Team 2006 UAAP Defensive Player of the Year

Jervy Cruz (born September 9, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 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. The six-foot-five forward could be undersized in his position but Cruz has the skills to become effective. The ex-RP 5 mainstay has a decent outside shot.

Cruz was the 3rd 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, 0.16 blocks per game, and 4.40 rebounds per game.

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Preceded by Ken Bono

UAAP Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player UAAP Season 70 (2007)

Succeeded by Rabeh Al-Hussaini

Persondata
Name	Cruz, Jervy
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Date of birth	September 9, 1986
Place of birth	Quezon City, Philippines
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