Tony dela Cruz

Tony dela Cruz

Personal information
Born	(1978-08-24) August 24, 1978 West Covina, California
Nationality	Filipino / American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	UC Irvine (1996–1998)
PBA draft	1999: Direct Hire
Selected by the Shell Velocity
Playing career	1999–2017
Position	Small forward / Power forward
Coaching career	2017–2021
Career history
As player:
1999–2005	Shell Velocity / Shell Turbo Chargers
2005–2017	Alaska Aces
As coach:
2017–2021	Alaska Aces (Assistant)
Career highlights and awards
3× PBA champion (2007 Fiesta, 2010 Fiesta, 2013 Commissioner's) PBA Mythical Second Team (2005) PBA Shooting Stars champion (2006) PBA Sportsmanship Awardee (2006) 4x PBA All-Star (2004–2007)

Anthony Bryan B. 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.

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 can play multiple positions and is popular among fans and well liked by fellow players. Dela Cruz can put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket when needed but prefers to catch and shoot from midrange, from about 10 to 15 feet. 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

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000	Shell	16	17.2	.329	.200	.833	2.9	.8	.2	.3	4.0
2001	Shell	37	14.5	.374	.250	.611	2.5	.6	.4	.1	3.4
2002	Shell	32	21.3	.422	.295	.684	4.0	1.0	.6	.3	6.2
2003	Shell	35	34.3	.443	.417	.716	6.7	2.1	1.3	.3	14.5
2004–05	Shell	71	36.7	.422	.295	.734	6.1	2.6	.9	.5	16.0
2005–06	Alaska	49	29.5	.394	.167	.760	4.6	1.5	.8	.3	10.1
2006–07	Alaska	21	34.0	.444	.111	.667	7.7	2.1	.7	.5	11.8
2007–08	Alaska	47	24.5	.407	.363	.796	4.3	.8	.9	.4	8.2
2008–09	Alaska	42	29.1	.432	.403	.729	5.6	1.7	.8	.5	8.7
2009–10	Alaska	61	29.1	.440	.296	.778	5.1	1.7	.8	.4	8.2
2010–11	Alaska	41	27.0	.427	.286	.891	4.7	1.5	1.0	.6	7.8
2011–12	Alaska	19	27.9	.397	.222	.727	4.7	1.3	.6	.4	6.6
2012–13	Alaska	54	18.9	.377	.231	.894	3.4	1.0	.7	.4	3.4
2013–14	Alaska	42	14.4	.345	.250	.500	2.7	.6	.4	.1	1.6
2014–15	Alaska	52	13.0	.379	.125	.375	2.1	.7	.3	.1	1.6
2015–16	Alaska	43	9.9	.413	.316	.833	2.1	.5	.4	.1	2.4
Career		662	24.1	.416	.308	.743	4.3	1.3	.7	.3	7.4

External links

• Player Profile at PBA-Online!