No. 17–Manila Stars | ||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | |||||||||||
League | MPBL | |||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
Born | Manila, Philippines | August 21, 1991|||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||
High school | Faith Christian Academy (Quezon City) | |||||||||||
College | FEU | |||||||||||
PBA draft | 2016: Special draft | |||||||||||
Selected by the Alaska Aces | ||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | |||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Alaska Aces | |||||||||||
2019–2021 | Blackwater Elite / Blackwater Bossing | |||||||||||
2021–2024 | TNT Tropang Giga | |||||||||||
2024–present | Manila Stars | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||
Medals
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Carl Bryan Villegas Cruz (born August 21, 1991), also known by his initials CBC, [1] is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Manila Stars of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). [2] [3]
Cruz was selected in the special draft of the 2016 PBA draft by the Alaska Aces.
On September 6, 2019, he was traded to the Blackwater Elite for Abu Tratter. [4]
On December 3, 2021, he was traded to the TNT Tropang Giga for Jay Washington and two future second-round picks. [5] He signed a one-year extension with the team on January 26, 2022. [6] He signed another one-year contract extension with the team on May 16, 2023. [7]
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games 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 2023–24 season [8]
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Alaska | 23 | 12.7 | .350 | .286 | .655 | 3.4 | .4 | .4 | — | 4.5 |
2017–18 | Alaska | 27 | 12.4 | .385 | .316 | .714 | 2.8 | .4 | .3 | .2 | 4.1 |
2019 | Alaska | 37 | 20.6 | .354 | .333 | .804 | 3.6 | .8 | .2 | .3 | 8.1 |
Blackwater | |||||||||||
2021 | Blackwater | 10 | 19.5 | .365 | .349 | .700 | 2.0 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 6.0 |
TNT | |||||||||||
2022–23 | TNT | 24 | 5.6 | .314 | .229 | .800 | .7 | .3 | — | — | 1.8 |
2023–24 | TNT | 6 | 5.2 | .600 | .571 | .500 | 1.8 | .2 | — | — | 2.8 |
Career | 127 | 13.9 | .360 | .321 | .741 | 2.6 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 5.0 |
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