Jonas Villanueva
Jonas Victolero Villanueva (born March 31, 1983) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Born in Bulacan, Philippines, he played for the FEU Tamaraws in which he helped the University to claim its 19th UAAP Men's Basketball Championship in its 68th season alongside Mark Isip, R.J. Rizada, Jeffrei Chan and former San Miguel teammate Arwind Santos.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 31, 1983 Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Far Eastern University |
| PBA draft | 2007 Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
| Selected by the Magnolia Beverage Masters | |
| Playing career | 2007–2017 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2010 | Magnolia Beverage Masters / San Miguel Beermen |
| 2010–2013 | B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados / B-Meg Llamados / San Mig Coffee Mixers |
| 2013–2014 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2014–2017 | Air21 Express / NLEX Road Warriors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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He was selected 9th overall during the 2007 PBA draft by the San Miguel Beermen. He struggled as he played a backup role under longtime veteran Olsen Racela. But then, he was promoted as the team's starting point guard when former no. 1 draft pick Mike Cortez fell into a season-ending injury and the team's long-time floor leader Olsen Racela's game starting to fade away.
In the 2008–09 PBA season, he was awarded the Most Improved Player award. He won the Fern-C Finals MVP honor after winning the 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference Championship with San Miguel.[1]
In 2010, he was traded to Star Hotshots for Paul Artadi.
In 2013, he was traded alongside J.C. Intal to Barako Bull Energy Cola for Alex Mallari, Leo Najorda and Lester Alvarez.
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 |
Correct as of September 23, 2016[2]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Magnolia | 31 | 10.6 | .493 | .442 | .682 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .1 | 3.4 |
| 2008–09 | San Miguel | 54 | 23.2 | .413 | .321 | .694 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .2 | 8.5 |
| 2009–10 | San Miguel | 55 | 21.1 | .389 | .302 | .694 | 3.2 | 3.9 | .7 | .1 | 5.6 |
| 2010–11 | B-Meg | 33 | 25.8 | .361 | .269 | .735 | 3.2 | 3.3 | .9 | .1 | 9.0 |
| 2011–12 | B-Meg | 34 | 12.7 | .367 | .382 | .667 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 3.7 |
| 2012–13 | B-Meg / San Mig Coffee / Barako Bull | 29 | 23.5 | .322 | .246 | .652 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .7 | .1 | 5.6 |
| 2013–14 | Barako Bull | 31 | 19.5 | .338 | .282 | .588 | 2.2 | 2.3 | .9 | .1 | 4.5 |
| 2014–15 | NLEX | 36 | 31.1 | .380 | .288 | .765 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .1 | 8.7 |
| 2015–16 | NLEX | 35 | 30.0 | .387 | .335 | .691 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.9 |
| Career | 338 | 22.1 | .381 | .311 | .698 | 2.8 | 3.1 | .8 | .1 | 6.7 | |
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