Carl Bryan Cruz

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Villegas and the surname or paternal family name is Cruz.
Carl Bryan Cruz
No. 17 – Manila Stars
PositionPower forward
LeagueMPBL
Personal information
Born (1991-08-21) August 21, 1991 (age 33)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolFaith Christian Academy (Quezon City)
CollegeFEU
PBA draft2016: Special draft
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2019Alaska Aces
2019–2021Blackwater Elite / Blackwater Bossing
2021–2024TNT Tropang Giga
2024–presentManila Stars
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team

Carl Bryan Villegas Cruz (born August 21, 1991), also known by his initials CBC,[1] is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Manila Stars of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[2][3]

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

Legend
  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 2023–24 season[8]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Alaska 23 12.7 .350 .286 .655 3.4 .4 .4 — 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 — — 1.8
2023–24 TNT 6 5.2 .600 .571 .500 1.8 .2 — — 2.8
Career 127 13.9 .360 .321 .741 2.6 .5 .2 .1 5.0

References

  1. ^ Leongson, Randolph. "Size does matter as Chot explains Amer, CBC callup". spin.ph. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Player Profile at PBA-Online!". pba-online.net. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Alaska ships Cruz to Blackwater for Tratter". The Philippine STAR.
  5. ^ "TNT acquires CBC from Blackwater in exchange for Jay Washington, 2 future picks". PBA.ph. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 25, 2022). "CBC given contract extension even before playing first TNT game". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (May 16, 2022). "Dave Marcelo, Carl Bryan Cruz sign fresh contracts with TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Carl Bryan Cruz Player Profile - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.


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