Carl Bryan Cruz
Carl Bryan Villegas Cruz (born August 21, 1991), also known by his initials CBC,[1] is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[2][3]
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| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||
| League | PBA | |||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | August 21, 1991 Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Faith Christian Academy | |||||||||||
| College | Far Eastern University | |||||||||||
| 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–present | TNT Tropang Giga | |||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
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]
PBA career statistics
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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 2022–23 season[8]
Season-by-season averages
| 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 | .0 | 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 | .0 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Career | 121 | 14.2 | .356 | .316 | .746 | 2.7 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 5.1 | |
References
- Leongson, Randolph. "Size does matter as Chot explains Amer, CBC callup". spin.ph. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- "Player Profile at PBA-Online!". pba-online.net. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- Ramos, Gerry (October 29, 2016). "Alaska picking Carl Bryan Cruz from Gilas special draft to bolster shallow frontcourt". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. spin.ph. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- "Alaska ships Cruz to Blackwater for Tratter". The Philippine STAR.
- "TNT acquires CBC from Blackwater in exchange for Jay Washington, 2 future picks". PBA.ph. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Ramos, Gerry (January 25, 2022). "CBC given contract extension even before playing first TNT game". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- Ramos, Gerry (May 16, 2022). "Dave Marcelo, Carl Bryan Cruz sign fresh contracts with TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- "Carl Bryan Cruz Player Profile, TNT Tropang Giga - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
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