Jewel Ponferada

Jewel Ponferada
No. 27 – Blackwater Bossing
PositionPower forward / center
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1988-07-08) July 8, 1988 (age 36)
Borongan, Eastern Samar, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
CollegeNU
PBA draft2012: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the San Mig Coffee Mixers
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013San Mig Coffee Mixers
2013–2015GlobalPort Batang Pier
2015–2023Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2023–2024TNT Tropang Giga
2024–presentBlackwater Bossing
Career highlights and awards

Jewel Ponferada (born July 8, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 13th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by the San Mig Coffee Mixers.[1]

College career

Ponferada played for the NU Bulldogs. He mostly played center during his stay there, but also played power forward.[2] In 2010, he made a game-winning triple with 2.9 seconds left to prevent the Adamson Falcons from immediately claiming a spot in the Final Four.[3]

Professional career

San Mig Coffee Mixers (2012–2013)

Ponferada was drafted by the Mixers along with big men Aldrech Ramos and Gian Chiu.[4] He was able to win a championship during his time there in the 2013 Governors' Cup.[5] Before the following conference, he was traded to Globalport.[6]

Globalport Batang Pier (2013–2015)

The Globalport Batang Pier acquired Ponferada with a 2017 second round pick.[6]

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2015–2023)

On August 16, 2015, Ponferada and a 2015 second round pick (who later turned out to be Simon Enciso) was traded by the Batang Pier to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in exchange for Jervy Cruz.[7] In the 2015–16 Philippine Cup, Ponferada registered career-highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds.[8] In the Commissioner's Cup, he won a championship with Rain or Shine.[9] During the Governor's Cup, he was suspended for one game for committing two flagrant fouls against the Mahindra Enforcers.[10]

In the 2016–17 Philippine Cup, he posted a new career-high of 22 points, while also grabbing 9 rebounds.[11] The following Philippine Cup, he made five of his seven attempts from three-point range to finish with 17 points, 3 rebounds, and a block in a win against the San Miguel Beermen.[12]

Before the 2021 Philippine Cup, Ponferada's contract was extended.[13] He scored 17 points to lead the team in a loss to the Northport Batang Pier.[14]

On May 19, 2022, Ponferada signed a two-year extension with the team.[15] He had a season-high 20 points in a loss to the Beermen.[16]

TNT Tropang Giga (2023–2024)

On September 21, 2023, Ponferada, along with Henry Galinato, was traded to the TNT Tropang Giga for Dave Marcelo and a 2024 first-round pick.[17]

Blackwater Bossing (2024–present)

On July 2, 2024, Ponferrada and Kib Montalbo was traded to Blackwater Bossing for Rey Nambatac.[18]

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[19][20]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 San Mig Coffee 14 3.9 .538 — .000 .9 .1 — .1 1.1
2013–14 GlobalPort 20 10.7 .549 — .571 2.9 .4 .2 .3 3.4
2014–15 GlobalPort 28 13.9 .333 — .520 3.8 .3 .1 .4 2.3
2015–16 Rain or Shine 53 16.7 .500 .385 .758 3.6 .8 .3 .5 6.4
2016–17 Rain or Shine 37 13.7 .448 .296 .623 3.2 .5 .2 .7 4.8
2017–18 Rain or Shine 39 14.0 .472 .297 .741 3.4 .7 .3 .4 5.9
2019 Rain or Shine 48 13.4 .387 .300 .589 2.7 .6 .3 .4 4.5
2020 Rain or Shine 12 14.3 .451 .083 .654 3.2 .8 .3 .5 5.3
2021 Rain or Shine 22 11.8 .368 .400 .649 2.3 .7 .2 .6 4.6
2022–23 Rain or Shine 31 11.5 .407 .244 .533 2.3 .8 .2 .2 4.1
2023–24 TNT 26 9.4 .623 .471 .647 2.0 .6 .2 .5 3.3
Career 331 12.9 .449 .313 .645 2.9 .6 .2 .4 4.5

References

  1. ^ Miaco, Nimrod (August 19, 2012). "Fajardo, Abueva top 2012 PBA draft". Rappler. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Cuna, Charlie (August 14, 2012). "One Draft, Please". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Payo, Jasmine W. (September 5, 2010). "UE, NU play spoilers' role". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. A23. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Intact Coffee Mixers banking on chemistry to stay ahead of rivals". Spin.ph. September 10, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Flores, Celest R. (October 25, 2013). "San Mig Coffee clinches PBA Governors' Cup crown, 87–77". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "PBA: GlobalPort beefs up frontline, acquires Jewel Ponferada from San Mig Coffee". GMA News Online. November 11, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "PBA approves GlobalPort trade for Jervy Cruz". InterAksyon.com. August 18, 2015. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  8. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (November 27, 2015). "Jewel Ponferrada proves a gem for Rain or Shine in win over fading Barako Bull". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "It's Rain or Shine's turn to shine, trumps Alaska for title". GMA News Online. May 18, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 4, 2016). "Rain or Shine's Jewel Ponferrada suspended one game for flagrant fouls vs Mahindra". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  11. ^ Bacnis, Justine (December 23, 2016). "Rain or Shine stuns Guiao, NLEX to earn share of second spot". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  12. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (February 28, 2018). "Belga, Ponferrada lead barrage as Rain or Shine rips SMB to clinch playoff berth". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "Ilonggo basketball player signs with Rain or Shine". Watchmen Daily Journal. January 23, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  14. ^ Bacnis, Justine (September 19, 2021). "PBA: Slaughter performs in OT as NorthPort escapes Rain or Shine to even slate". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  15. ^ "Jewel Ponferrada stays with #BayanNgROS". October 8, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  16. ^ Bacnis, Justine (June 29, 2022). "PBA: San Miguel escapes Rain or Shine to take solo lead". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  17. ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (September 21, 2023). "Rain or Shine trades Galinato, Ponferrada for TNT's Marcelo, draft pick". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  18. ^ Gerry, Ramos (July 2, 2024). "Rey Nambatac finally at TNT as revised trade gets PBA approval". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  19. ^ [1] PBA-Online.net
  20. ^ "Jewel Ponferada Player Profile, TNT Tropang Giga - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.