Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | [1] Manila, Philippines | December 31, 1984 |||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||
High school | UPIS (Quezon City) | |||||||||||
College | UP | |||||||||||
PBA draft | 2007: 2nd round, 14th overall pick | |||||||||||
Selected by the Air21 Express [2] | ||||||||||||
Playing career | 2007–2013 | |||||||||||
Position | Point guard | |||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Air21 Express / Burger King Whoppers | |||||||||||
2009–2010 | Coca-Cola Tigers | |||||||||||
2010–2011 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters | |||||||||||
2011–2012 | Bangkok Cobras | |||||||||||
2013 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | |||||||||||
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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.
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.
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 |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Air21 | 49 | 10.5 | .434 | .263 | .672 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 3.7 |
2008–09 | Air21 / Burger King | 41 | 11.8 | .372 | .071 | .795 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .4 | .0 | 3.5 |
2009–10 | Coca-Cola | 37 | 17.3 | .543 | .667 | .692 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.6 |
2010–11 | Barako Bull | 13 | 16.3 | .239 | .200 | .588 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .6 | .0 | 2.5 |
2012–13 | GlobalPort | 5 | 8.4 | .286 | .000 | — | .4 | .2 | .4 | .0 | .8 |
Career | 145 | 13.1 | .424 | .235 | .703 | 1.7 | 1.8 | .6 | .0 | 3.7 |
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