Vergel Meneses

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Basketball career
Vergel Meneses
Vergel Meneses 2022.jpg
Meneses in 2022
Mayor of Bulakan
Assumed office
June 30, 2019
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College JRC
PBA draft 1992: 1st round, 1st overall
Selected by the Presto Ice Cream
Playing career1992–2006
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
As a player:
1988–1989 RFM-Swift Hotdogs
1990Burger City
1990–1991 Swift Hotdogs
1992–1993 Presto Ice Cream
1993 Sta. Lucia Realtors
1993–1999 Swift Mighty Meaty/Sunkist Orange Juice/Pop Cola Panthers
1999–2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings
2002–2004 FedEx Express
2004–2006 Red Bull Barako
2006 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
As a coach:
2009–2018 JRU
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Manila Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Bangkok Team
William Jones Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Taiwan Team

Vergel Corpuz Meneses (born January 14, 1969) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player and a politician, serving as mayor of the municipality of Bulakan, Bulacan. He previously played in the Philippine Basketball Association and served as the former head coach of the JRU Heavy Bombers of the NCAA Philippines. He is also a former PBA Most Valuable Player and a many-time member of the Philippine national team. [1]

Contents

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1992 Presto 3926.10.511.304.8022.151.590.210.6217.69
1993 Sta. Lucia 2236.82.538.333.8223.183.550.270.7318.55
1993 Swift 5029.74.583.305.7622.542.740.220.7415.30
1994 Swift 7136.46.552.209.8204.593.100.180.5219.56
1995 Sunkist 7036.93.500.325.7883.345.410.310.6020.03
1996 Sunkist 3739.81.469.275.7644.006.650.700.4619.59
1997 Pop Cola 3835.68.473.345.7823.635.130.420.6817.08
1998 Pop Cola 3036.60.484.280.6983.204.330.330.4717.63
1999 Ginebra 3238.41.413.212.6863.664.380.410.3116.72
2000 Ginebra 3234.00.328.262.6193.533.380.310.1913.34
2001 Ginebra 4929.71.407.322.6743.143.200.270.3711.18
2002 Ginebra/FedEx 2224.86.445.344.7922.551.860.180.0912.41
2003 FedEx 3929.64.392.223.6382.822.970.260.4115.87
2004–05 FedEx/Red Bull 5122.49.422.331.5842.022.120.220.109.29
2005–06 Talk 'N Text 812.00.300.143.5002.501.500.120.002.50
Career59032.43.470.287.7493.213.610.290.4616.02

Collegiate record

SeasonTeamEliminationsPlayoffs
FinishGPWLPCTPGWLPCTResults
2010 JRU 3rd16124.750211.500Stepladder round 2
2011 JRU 4th1899.500101.000Semifinals
2012 JRU 5th18108.556101.0004th-seed playoff
2013 JRU 8th18612.333Eliminated
2014 JRU 3rd18126.667211.500Semifinals
2015 JRU 4th18126.667202.000Semifinals
2016 JRU 5th1899.500Eliminated
2017 JRU 3rd18117.622101.000Stepladder round 1
2018 JRU 10th18315.167Eliminated
Totals1608476.525927.2220 championships

Achievements

Philippine Basketball Association

Philippine Basketball League

Philippine national team

References

  1. "PBA 25 Greatest". Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2006.