Jervy Cruz

{{Infobox basketball biography

| image = Jervy Cruz - BGSM - 2015-1125.jpg

| image_size = 150px

| caption = Cruz with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in 2015

| name = Jervy Cruz

| position = Power forward

| number = 20

| league = MPBL

| team = Basilan Viva Portmasters

| nationality = Filipino

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|9|9}}

| birth_place = Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

| height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 220{{cite web |url= http://www.pba-online.net/profile/jervy-cruz/231/ |title= Player profile: Jervy Cruz |work= pba-online! }}

| high_school = Our Lady of Sacred Heart Academy (Guimba, Nueva Ecija)

| college = UST

| draft_year_pba = 2009

| draft_round_pba = 1

| draft_pick_pba = 4

| career_start = 2009

| draft_team_pba = Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

| years1 = 2009–2015

| team1 = Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

| years2 = 2015

| team2 = Barako Bull Energy

| years3 = 2015–2019

| team3 = Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

| years4 = 2019–2022

| team4 = NorthPort Batang Pier

| years5 = 2023

| team5 = Davao Occidental Tigers

| years6 = 2023–2025

| team6 = GenSan / South Cotabato Warriors

| years7 = 2025–present

| team7 = Basilan Viva Portmasters

| highlights =

4× PBA champion (2012 Governors', 2016 Governors', 2017 Governors', 2018 Commissioner's)
PBA All-Rookie Team ({{pbay|2009|end}})
PBA Mr. Quality Minutes ({{pbay|2012|end}})
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)

| medal_templates =

{{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }}

}}

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).

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{{ cite web |title=PBA approves GlobalPort trade for Jervy Cruz |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-approves-globalport-trade-for-jervy-cruz |author= |date=August 18, 2015 |website=InterAksyon.com |publisher=Sports5 |access-date=November 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011023003/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-approves-globalport-trade-for-jervy-cruz |archive-date=October 11, 2015 }} but never played for them as he was traded after more than a month to Barako for Rico Maierhofer.{{ cite web |title=Cruz, Maierhofer trade places |url=http://pba.inquirer.net/60954/cruz-maierhofer-trade-places |author= |date=October 13, 2015 |website=PBA.Inquirer.net |publisher=Philippine Basketball Association |access-date=October 13, 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.{{ cite news |first1=Mark|last1=Giongco |date=November 16, 2015 |title=Ginebra sends Brondial, 2nd round pick to Barako for Cruz |url=http://pba.inquirer.net/62826/ginebra-sends-brondial-2nd-round-pick-to-barako-for-cruz |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |location=Manila |access-date=November 16, 2015}}

PBA career statistics

As of the end of 2021 season[https://web.archive.org/web/20101222162743/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Jervy-Cruz/] PBA-Online.net[https://web.archive.org/web/20161027142024/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Jervy-Cruz/231/] PBA-Online.net[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jervy-Cruz/Summary/40340#International] Real GM

=Season-by-season=

| align=left | {{pbay|2009}}

| align=left | Rain or Shine

| 45 || 15.8 || .436 || .000 || .658 || 4.4 || .2 || .1 || .2 || 6.0

| align=left | {{pbay|2010}}

| align=left | Rain or Shine

| 34 || 13.8 || .369 || — || .558 || 4.8 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 4.1

| align=left | {{pbay|2011}}

| align=left | Rain or Shine

| 51 || 14.9 || .506 || .000 || .729 || 4.4 || .6 || .2 || .2 || 6.7

| align=left | {{pbay|2012}}

| align=left | Rain or Shine

| 57 || 21.2 || .482 || — || .730 || 6.3 || .8 || .4 || .4 || 8.8

| align=left | {{pbay|2013}}

| align=left | Rain or Shine

| 58 || 17.5 || .473 || — || .653 || 4.8 || .8 || .2 || .2 || 6.3

| align=left | {{pbay|2014}}

| align=left | Rain or Shine

| 44 || 13.4 || .470 || .000 || .674 || 3.4 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 4.7

| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2015}}

| align=left | Barako Bull

| rowspan=2|42 || rowspan=2|10.1 || rowspan=2|.433 || rowspan=2|.000 || rowspan=2|.683 || rowspan=2|2.7 || rowspan=2|.4 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|.0 || rowspan=2|3.3

| align=left | Barangay Ginebra

| align=left | {{pbay|2016}}

| align=left | Barangay Ginebra

| 42 || 11.2 || .407 || — || .794 || 2.7 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 4.6

| align=left | {{pbay|2017}}

| align=left | Barangay Ginebra

| 32 || 14.0 || .424 || .250 || .750 || 3.6 || .8 || .1 || .1 || 5.2

| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2019}}

| align=left | Barangay Ginebra

| rowspan=2|31 || rowspan=2|10.6 || rowspan=2|.402 || rowspan=2|.304 || rowspan=2|.889 || rowspan=2|2.8 || rowspan=2|.5 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|3.9

| align=left | NorthPort

| align=left | {{pbay|2020}}

| align=left | NorthPort

| 11 || 16.9 || .379 || .294 || .684 || 5.5 || .8 || .4 || .0 || 6.2

| align=left | {{pbay|2021}}

| align=left | NorthPort

| 2 || 6.7 || .400 || .000 || .500 || 1.5 ||.5 || .0 || .0 || 2.5

|-class=sortbottom

| colspan=2 align=center | Career

| 449 || 14.8 || .449 || .255 || .705 || 4.2 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 5.6