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Vergel Corpuz Meneses (born January 14, 1969) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player and a politician, serving as mayor of the municipality of Bulakan, Bulacan. He previously played in the Philippine Basketball Association and served as the former head coach of the JRU Heavy Bombers of the NCAA Philippines. He is also a former PBA Most Valuable Player and a many-time member of the Philippine national team.[1]

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
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992 Presto 39 26.10 .511 .304 .802 2.15 1.59 0.21 0.62 17.69
1993 Sta. Lucia 22 36.82 .538 .333 .822 3.18 3.55 0.27 0.73 18.55
1993 Swift 50 29.74 .583 .305 .762 2.54 2.74 0.22 0.74 15.30
1994 Swift 71 36.46 .552 .209 .820 4.59 3.10 0.18 0.52 19.56
1995 Sunkist 70 36.93 .500 .325 .788 3.34 5.41 0.31 0.60 20.03
1996 Sunkist 37 39.81 .469 .275 .764 4.00 6.65 0.70 0.46 19.59
1997 Pop Cola 38 35.68 .473 .345 .782 3.63 5.13 0.42 0.68 17.08
1998 Pop Cola 30 36.60 .484 .280 .698 3.20 4.33 0.33 0.47 17.63
1999 Ginebra 32 38.41 .413 .212 .686 3.66 4.38 0.41 0.31 16.72
2000 Ginebra 32 34.00 .328 .262 .619 3.53 3.38 0.31 0.19 13.34
2001 Ginebra 49 29.71 .407 .322 .674 3.14 3.20 0.27 0.37 11.18
2002 Ginebra/FedEx 22 24.86 .445 .344 .792 2.55 1.86 0.18 0.09 12.41
2003 FedEx 39 29.64 .392 .223 .638 2.82 2.97 0.26 0.41 15.87
2004–05 FedEx/Red Bull 51 22.49 .422 .331 .584 2.02 2.12 0.22 0.10 9.29
2005–06 Talk 'N Text 8 12.00 .300 .143 .500 2.50 1.50 0.12 0.00 2.50
Career 590 32.43 .470 .287 .749 3.21 3.61 0.29 0.46 16.02

Collegiate record

Season Team Eliminations Playoffs
W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
JRU Heavy Bombers (NCAA)
2010 JRU 12 4 .750 3rd 2 1 1 .500 2nd round semifinals
2011 JRU 9 9 .500 4th 1 0 1 .000 Final Four
2012 JRU 10 8 .556 5th 1 0 1 .000 4th-seed playoff
2013 JRU 6 12 .333 8th Eliminated
2014 JRU 12 6 .667 3rd 2 1 1 .500 Final Four
2015 JRU 12 6 .667 4th 2 0 2 .000 Final Four
2016 JRU 9 9 .500 5th Eliminated
2017 JRU 11 7 .622 3rd 1 0 1 .000 First Round
2018 JRU 3 15 .167 10th Eliminated
Totals 84 76 .525 9 2 7 .222 0 championships

Achievements

Philippine Basketball Association

  • Most Valuable Player (1995)
  • 4-time All-Star Game MVP (1995, 1998, 2000, 2003)
  • 10-time All-Star (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004; in 1999, he was voted as a starter but failed to play due to an injury)
  • 2-time Mythical First Team Selection (1994, 1995)
  • Mythical Second Team Selection (1993)
  • Most Improved Player (1993)
  • 2-time Slam Dunk Champion (1992, 1993)
  • 3-time Best Player of the Conference (1994 Governors Cup, 1995 All-Filipino Cup, 1995 Commissioners Cup)
  • PRO Basketball Player of the Year (PSA Awards and SCOOP Awards in 1995)
  • Member of the PBA's 25 Greatest Players
  • Member of the PBA's 40 Greatest Players
  • Member, 5,000-point and 9,000 point clubs
  • Member, 2,000-assists club
  • PBA Commissioner's Cup champions (1993, 1995)
  • PBA All-Filipino Cup champions (1995)

Philippine Basketball League

  • Member of the PBL's 12 Greatest Legacy Team (2000)
  • Member of the PBL's Top 20 Players of All-Time (2003)

Philippine national team

References

  1. ^ "PBA 25 Greatest". Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2006.

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