Marvin Cruz
{{short description|Filipino basketball player}}
{{Philippine name|Lu|Cruz}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| image = Marvin Cruz.jpg
| caption = Cruz in 2008
| name = Marvin Cruz
| number =
| position =
| league =
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| nationality = Filipino
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|12|31|mf=y}}{{cite web|url=http://air21express.redmediacrm.com/teamprofile/marvin-cruz/ |title=Welcome to the Air21 Express Basketball Team » Marvin Cruz |accessdate=2011-02-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214051439/http://air21express.redmediacrm.com/teamprofile/marvin-cruz/ |archivedate=2010-12-14 }}
| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
| height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8
| career_position = Point guard
| weight_lbs = 160
| high_school = UPIS (Quezon City)
| college = UP
| draft_year_pba = 2007
| draft_round_pba = 2
| draft_pick_pba = 14
| draft_team_pba = Air21 Express{{cite web | url=http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=PHI&PlayerID=94425 | title=Marvin Cruz Player Profile, North Port Batang Pier, News, Stats - Asia-Basket }}
| career_start = 2007
| career_end = 2013
| years1 = 2007–2009
| team1 = Air21 Express / Burger King Whoppers
| years2 = 2009–2010
| team2 = Coca-Cola Tigers
| years3 = 2010–2011
| team3 = Barako Bull Energy Boosters
| years4 = 2011–2012
| team4 = Bangkok Cobras
| years5 = 2013
| team5 = GlobalPort Batang Pier
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}
{{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }}{{MedalGold|2007 Nakhon Ratchasima| Team}}
}}
Marvin Lu Cruz (born December 31, 1984) is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the older brother of Mark Cruz.
Player Achievements
=RP-Harbour Team=
Cruz once played as starting point guard for the SEABA gold winner RP-Harbour Team.
He led the PBL in assists and made the Mythical Five, then he also made the All-Tournament team in the PBL Silver Cup while playing for Toyota Balintawak.
With UP Integrated School, he led his team to its first-ever UAAP juniors title in 2002, when he was also named Finals Most Valuable Player. He was also a Mythical Five member in the 69th UAAP season.
PBA career statistics
{{PBA player statistics legend}}
=Season-by-season averages=
{{PBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left| {{pbay|2007}}
| align=left| Air21
| 49 || 10.5 || .434 || .263 || .672 || 1.0 || 1.2 || .4 || .0 || 3.7
|-
| align=left| {{pbay|2008}}
| align=left| Air21 / Burger King
| 41 || 11.8 || .372 || .071 || .795 || 1.6 || 1.9 || .4 || .0 || 3.5
|-
| align=left| {{pbay|2009}}
| align=left| Coca-Cola
| 37 || 17.3 || .543 || .667 || .692 || 2.5 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 4.6
|-
| align=left| {{pbay|2010}}
| align=left| Barako Bull
| 13 || 16.3 || .239 || .200 || .588 || 2.5 || 2.0 || .6 || .0 || 2.5
|-
| align=left| {{pbay|2012}}
| align=left| GlobalPort
| 5 || 8.4 || .286 || .000 || — || .4 || .2 || .4 || .0 || .8
|-class=sortbottom
| align=center colspan=2 | Career
| 145 || 13.1 || .424 || .235 || .703 || 1.7 || 1.8 || .6 || .0 || 3.7
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{2007 PBA draft}}
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Category:Barako Bull Energy players
Category:Basketball players from Manila
Category:UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball players
Category:Philippines men's national basketball team players
Category:Filipino men's basketball players
Category:Powerade Tigers players
Category:Barako Bull Energy Boosters players
Category:NorthPort Batang Pier players
Category:Barako Bull Energy draft picks
Category:Bangkok Cobras players
Category:Filipino expatriate basketball people in Thailand
Category:21st-century Filipino sportsmen
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