Marvin Cruz

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Marvin Cruz
Marvin Cruz.jpg
Cruz in 2008
Personal information
Born (1984-12-31) December 31, 1984 (age 39) [1]
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight160 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 career2007–2013
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
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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.

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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

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

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Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007–08 Air21 4910.5.434.263.6721.01.2.4.03.7
2008–09 Air21 / Burger King 4111.8.372.071.7951.61.9.4.03.5
2009–10 Coca-Cola 3717.3.543.667.6922.52.51.0.04.6
2010–11 Barako Bull 1316.3.239.200.5882.52.0.6.02.5
2012–13 GlobalPort 58.4.286.000.4.2.4.0.8
Career14513.1.424.235.7031.71.8.6.03.7

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References

  1. "Welcome to the Air21 Express Basketball Team » Marvin Cruz". Archived from the original on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  2. "Marvin Cruz Player Profile, North Port Batang Pier, News, Stats - Asia-Basket".
  3. "Marvin Cruz Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015.