| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 27, 1983 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | PCU (Manila) |
| College | EAC |
| PBA draft | 2007: 2nd round, 11th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| Playing career | 2007–2022 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2009 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| 2009–2011 | Air21 Express |
| 2011–2012 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| 2012–2013 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2013–2014 | Barako Bull Energy Cola |
| 2014–2015 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2015–2016 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2016 | Phoenix Fuel Masters |
| 2016–2017 | Blackwater Elite |
| 2018 | NLEX Road Warriors |
| 2018 | Mandaluyong El Tigre |
| 2019–2020 | Bicol Volcanoes |
| 2021 | GenSan Warriors |
| 2022 | Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. |
| Career highlights | |
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Ronald Jayson Buenafe (born May 27, 1983) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. [1]
Being called as the "steal" of the 2007 draft, he performed well during his rookie season as a scoring guard. With the help of the then newly acquired Asi Taulava, they led the Tigers past the wildcard and faced the Alaska Aces in the quarterfinals where they lost 3-0. The following conference, their team had a more successful eliminations compiling a 10-8 record. Once again, they ended their run at the quarterfinals, this time at the hands of the Magnolia Beverage Masters. At the end of the season, Buenafe was named to the All-Rookie Team and was among the contenders for Rookie of the Year.
On his second season, he duplicated his performance though it didn't translate to wins for Coca-Cola.
For the 2009–10 season, Buenafe was acquired by the Burger King Whoppers. He played alongside Gary David and Wynne Arboleda. Despite stellar performances, his team still was not able to make the playoffs.
In the middle of the 2010–11 season, Buenafe was involved in a three-way trade where he, Ronnie Matias and Beau Belga were all traded to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Though he still provided what the team needed, his numbers went down.
Before the 2012–13 season, he got traded again, this time to the Meralco Bolts in exchange for its 2014 first-round draft pick and provide offensive firepower alongside the backcourt duo of Sol Mercado and Mark Cardona.
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | 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 |
Correct as of September 24, 2016 [2]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Coca-Cola | 42 | 24.6 | .369 | .317 | .816 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .2 | 11.2 |
| 2008–09 | Coca-Cola | 32 | 23.4 | .406 | .357 | .825 | 2.8 | 1.6 | .8 | .1 | 11.1 |
| 2009–10 | Burger King / Air21 | 38 | 27.7 | .358 | .291 | .818 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .1 | 13.3 |
| 2010–11 | Air21 / Rain or Shine | 40 | 23.0 | .415 | .382 | .777 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .8 | .1 | 12.4 |
| 2011–12 | Rain or Shine | 53 | 19.5 | .367 | .290 | .799 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .7 | .1 | 8.3 |
| 2012–13 | Meralco | 43 | 23.7 | .345 | .328 | .806 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | 9.5 |
| 2013–14 | Barako Bull | 34 | 20.1 | .371 | .331 | .712 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .8 | .1 | 7.9 |
| 2014–15 | GlobalPort | 36 | 17.7 | .341 | .306 | .660 | 2.4 | .6 | .6 | .1 | 6.5 |
| 2015–16 | Meralco / Phoenix | 22 | 8.6 | .418 | .372 | 1.000 | .9 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Career | 340 | 21.5 | .373 | .325 | .793 | 2.1 | 1.4 | .8 | .1 | 9.6 | |