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Ronjay Buenafe

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Ronjay Buenafe
Free agent
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1983-05-27) May 27, 1983 (age 41)
Quezon City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolPCU (Manila)
CollegeEAC
PBA draft2007: 2nd round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Coca-Cola Tigers
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2009Coca-Cola Tigers
2009–2011Air21 Express
2011–2012Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2012–2013Meralco Bolts
2013–2014Barako Bull Energy Cola
2014–2015GlobalPort Batang Pier
2015–2016Meralco Bolts
2016Phoenix Fuel Masters
2016–2017Blackwater Elite
2018NLEX Road Warriors
2018Mandaluyong El Tigre
2019–2020Bicol Volcanoes
2021GenSan Warriors
2022Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.
Career highlights and awards

Ronald Jayson Buenafe (born May 27, 1983) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1]

Professional career

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Being called as the "steal" of the 2007 draft, he performed well during his rookie season as a scoring guard. With the help of the then newly acquired Asi Taulava, they led the Tigers past the wildcard and faced the Alaska Aces in the quarterfinals where they lost 3-0. The following conference, their team had a more successful eliminations compiling a 10-8 record. Once again, they ended their run at the quarterfinals, this time at the hands of the Magnolia Beverage Masters. At the end of the season, Buenafe was named to the All-Rookie Team and was among the contenders for Rookie of the Year.

On his second season, he duplicated his performance though it didn't translate to wins for Coca-Cola.

For the 2009–10 season, Buenafe was acquired by the Burger King Whoppers. He played alongside Gary David and Wynne Arboleda. Despite stellar performances, his team still was not able to make the playoffs.

In the middle of the 2010–11 season, Buenafe was involved in a three-way trade where he, Ronnie Matias and Beau Belga were all traded to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Though he still provided what the team needed, his numbers went down.

Before the 2012–13 season, he got traded again, this time to the Meralco Bolts in exchange for its 2014 first-round draft pick and provide offensive firepower alongside the backcourt duo of Sol Mercado and Mark Cardona.

PBA career statistics

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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

Correct as of September 24, 2016[2]

Season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Coca-Cola 42 24.6 .369 .317 .816 2.4 2.0 1.1 .2 11.2
2008–09 Coca-Cola 32 23.4 .406 .357 .825 2.8 1.6 .8 .1 11.1
2009–10 Burger King / Air21 38 27.7 .358 .291 .818 2.8 2.2 1.2 .1 13.3
2010–11 Air21 / Rain or Shine 40 23.0 .415 .382 .777 1.8 1.4 .8 .1 12.4
2011–12 Rain or Shine 53 19.5 .367 .290 .799 1.7 1.2 .7 .1 8.3
2012–13 Meralco 43 23.7 .345 .328 .806 2.4 1.1 .6 .2 9.5
2013–14 Barako Bull 34 20.1 .371 .331 .712 1.8 1.3 .8 .1 7.9
2014–15 GlobalPort 36 17.7 .341 .306 .660 2.4 .6 .6 .1 6.5
2015–16 Meralco / Phoenix 22 8.6 .418 .372 1.000 .9 .5 .1 .1 3.7
Career 340 21.5 .373 .325 .793 2.1 1.4 .8 .1 9.6

References

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  1. ^ Henson, Joaquin (4 September 2008). "Uytengsu's inspiring message". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  2. ^ "PBA Profile: Ronjay Buenafe".
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