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
Position	Power forward
League	MPBL
Personal information
Born	(1991-08-21) August 21, 1991 (age 33) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Faith Christian Academy (Quezon City)
College	FEU
PBA draft	2016: Special draft
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2019	Alaska Aces
2019–2021	Blackwater Elite / Blackwater Bossing
2021–2024	TNT Tropang Giga
2024–present	Manila Stars
Career highlights and awards
PBA champion (2023 Governors') 2× PBA All-Star (2017, 2018)
Medals Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 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.