Arthur dela Cruz

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Arthur Dela Cruz
No. 18–Davao Occidental Tigers
Position Small forward / power forward
League MPBL
Personal information
Born (1992-05-09) May 9, 1992 (age 32)
San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school San Beda College (Taytay, Rizal)
College Ateneo (2010)
San Beda (2012–2015)
PBA draft 2015: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Blackwater Elite
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017 Blackwater Elite
2017–2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2021–2023 NorthPort Batang Pier
2023–present Davao Occidental Tigers
Career highlights and awards

Arthur A. Dela Cruz Jr. (born May 9, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Davao Occidental Tigers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

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Early life

Dela Cruz started playing basketball when he was in 4th grade at St. Mary’s Academy in Bulacan. It was his father, Arturo dela Cruz Sr., known as Art Dela Cruz, himself a former PBA player, who first introduced him to the sport. In high school, he played as power forward of the San Beda Red Cubs. [1]

College career

Dela Cruz first attended college at the Ateneo de Manila University for one year. He suited up for the Blue Eagles as a rookie in 2010 and played a key role in their campaign, when the Blue Eagles won the title that year. The following year, he returned to his high school alma mater, San Beda College, served one year of residency before finally seeing action for the Red Lions in 2012. [2] Initially, he was a backup to Jake Pascual, but he took the starting "4" slot when Pascual already played out his college eligibility in 2013. In that same year, the Red Lions won their fourth straight title at the expense of Letran, when he was awarded the Finals MVP. [3] In 2015, he led the Red Lions to the Finals once again, only to lose in three games at the expense of the Letran Knights. In his last collegiate game, he finished with a team-high 15 points on 8-of-12 shooting, 13 boards and was two assists shy of a triple-double, on top of two blocks and one steal in 34 minutes in the deciding Game Three. [4]

Professional career

Dela Cruz was picked ninth overall by the Blackwater Elite of the Philippine Basketball Association in the 2015 PBA draft. [5] On October 30, 2015, he signed the two-year rookie deal with Blackwater. [6]

On August 31, 2017, dela Cruz, along with Raymond Aguilar, was traded to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel for Chris Ellis and Dave Marcelo. [7]

On November 9, 2021, he was traded to the NorthPort Batang Pier for Sidney Onwubere. [8] He became an unrestricted free agent after the 2022–23 PBA season. [9]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

As of the end of 2022–23 season [10]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Blackwater 3226.2.506.220.6624.72.21.7.211.8
2016–17 Blackwater 1231.1.497.000.6827.22.81.3.114.3
2017–18 Barangay Ginebra 29.9.286.000.5003.02.01.0.02.5
2019 Barangay Ginebra 3217.4.500.235.7193.01.4.8.16.3
2020 Barangay Ginebra 510.7.286.000.6002.0.2.2.02.2
2022–23 NorthPort 199.0.479.000.8571.4.6.4.03.1
Career10219.7.494.208.6913.71.61.0.18.1

Personal life

Dela Cruz is the son of former PBA player and current Terra Firma Dyip assistant coach Arturo dela Cruz. He took up AB in Communications in San Beda College and his long-term plan is to help his mother with their family business in Bulacan.

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References

  1. ↑ Carpio, Jillian (September 28, 2013). "Roaring Red Lion: Art dela Cruz". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ Naredo, Camille B. (June 26, 2015). "San Beda's Dela Cruz reflects on time with Ateneo". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Flores, Celest R. (November 16, 2013). "Dela Cruz shines in MVP-worthy performance before proud dad". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (October 29, 2015). "Art dela Cruz insists he played best for San Beda: 'I didn't do anything na nag-benta o nag-relax'". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Moala Tautuaa goes first overall in 2015 PBA Draft". Rappler . August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ Joble, Rey (October 30, 2015). "San Beda's Art Dela Cruz signs two-year deal with PBA club Blackwater". InterAksyon. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ginebra trades Chris Ellis to Blackwater for Art dela Cruz". Spin.ph.
  8. ↑ "NorthPort sends Sidney Onwubere to Ginebra for Art dela Cruz Jr". www.pba.ph.
  9. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (June 23, 2023). "Art Dela Cruz an unrestricted free agent after parting ways with NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ Real GM
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