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
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
(PBA), where he also served as an assistant coach after his playing career.
Born in
West Covina, California
West Covina is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California, located east of Downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley and is part of Greater Los Angeles. The population for the city was 106,098 at the 2010 census.
West Covi ...
, 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
The Shell Turbo Chargers were a Philippine Basketball Association team from 1985 to 2005. It won four PBA championships, two from 1998 to 1999. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Paints in February 2006.
Aside from being known as the T ...
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
Jeffrey Joaquin Cariaso is a Filipino-American coach and retired professional basketball player. He is the former head coach of the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also played for various PBA teams, mostly ...
, 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
Player Profile
at PBA-Online!
Season-by-season averages
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References
External links
Player Profile
at PBA-Online!
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1978 births
Living people
Alaska Aces (PBA) players
Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars
Alaska Aces (PBA) coaches
Philippines men's national basketball team players
Filipino men's basketball players
Sportspeople from West Covina, California
Power forwards (basketball)
Shell Turbo Chargers players
Small forwards
UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
American men's basketball coaches
Filipino men's basketball coaches
American sportspeople of Filipino descent
Citizens of the Philippines through descent