Carl Bryan Cruz
No. 2 TNT Tropang Giga
PositionPower forward
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1991-08-21) August 21, 1991
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolFaith Christian Academy
CollegeFar Eastern University
PBA draft2016: Special draft
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2019Alaska Aces
2019–2021Blackwater Elite / Blackwater Bossing
2021–presentTNT Tropang Giga
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala LumpurTeam

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]

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 2022–23 season[8]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Alaska 2312.7.350.286.6553.4.4.4.04.5
2017–18 Alaska 2712.4.385.316.7142.8.4.3.24.1
2019 Alaska 3720.6.354.333.8043.6.8.2.38.1
Blackwater
2021 Blackwater 1019.5.365.349.7002.0.6.3.26.0
TNT
2022–23 TNT 245.6.314.229.800.7.3.0.01.8
Career 12114.2.356.316.7462.7.5.2.15.1

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, TNT Tropang Giga - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.


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