Tony dela Cruz

Anthony Bryan Davis dela Cruz (born August 24, 1978) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player and coach. He played majority of his career for the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), where he also served as an assistant coach after his playing career.[1]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Davis and the surname or paternal family name is dela Cruz.
Tony dela Cruz
Personal information
Born (1978-08-24) August 24, 1978
West Covina, California, U.S.
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
CollegeUC Irvine (1996–1998)
PBA draft1999: Direct Hire
Selected by the Shell Velocity
Playing career1999–2017
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Coaching career2017–2021
Career history
As player:
1999–2005Shell Velocity / Shell Turbo Chargers
2005–2017Alaska Aces
As coach:
2017–2021Alaska Aces (Assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Born in West Covina, California, Dela Cruz is a Fil-American who had a stint in the US NCAA and was named as Shell's direct hire recruit in 1999. He became a legitimate PBA All-Star player with the Shell Turbo Chargers and was dealt to the Aces prior to Shell's exit from the PBA before the start of the 2005–2006 season. Following the retirement of former player and now assistant coach Jeffrey Cariaso, dela Cruz was named Alaska's team captain of this team since 2010.

He is also a former member of the RP National Basketball Team.

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 2015–16 season[2]

Season-by-season averages
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000 Shell 1617.2.329.200.8332.9.8.2.34.0
2001 Shell 3714.5.374.250.6112.5.6.4.13.4
2002 Shell 3221.3.422.295.6844.01.0.6.36.2
2003 Shell 3534.3.443.417.7166.72.11.3.314.5
2004–05 Shell 7136.7.422.295.7346.12.6.9.516.0
2005–06 Alaska 4929.5.394.167.7604.61.5.8.310.1
2006–07 Alaska 2134.0.444.111.6677.72.1.7.511.8
2007–08 Alaska 4724.5.407.363.7964.3.8.9.48.2
2008–09 Alaska 4229.1.432.403.7295.61.7.8.58.7
2009–10 Alaska 6129.1.440.296.7785.11.7.8.48.2
2010–11 Alaska 4127.0.427.286.8914.71.51.0.67.8
2011–12 Alaska 1927.9.397.222.7274.71.3.6.46.6
2012–13 Alaska 5418.9.377.231.8943.41.0.7.43.4
2013–14 Alaska 4214.4.345.250.5002.7.6.4.11.6
2014–15 Alaska 5213.0.379.125.3752.1.7.3.11.6
2015–16 Alaska 439.9.413.316.8332.1.5.4.12.4
Career 66224.1.416.308.7434.31.3.7.37.4

References
  1. Aces sustain charge; Phone Pals triumph
  2. Player Profile at PBA-Online!
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