Joe Devance

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Joe Devance
No. 38 – San Mig Coffee Mixers
Position Power forward / Small forward
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1982-02-19) February 19, 1982
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7.5 in (202 cm)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College UTEP (2001–2004)
PBA draft 2007 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Welcoat Dragons
Pro playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2008 Welcoat Dragons
2008–2011 Alaska Aces
2011–2012 B-Meg Llamados
2012–present San Mig Coffee Mixers
Career highlights and awards
  • 2007-08 PBA All-Rookie Team
  • 2009-10 PBA Mythical Second Team
  • 2010-11 PBA Mythical Second Team
  • 2-Time PBA All-Star (2010-11)

Joe Calvin Devance, Jr. (born February 19, 1982) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the San Mig Coffee Mixers.

Player Profile

Welcoat Dragons

The forward Devance attended the University of Texas, El Paso between 2001 and 2004. He entered the PBA in 2007 as the first overall pick by then-expansion team Welcoat.[1] Though he had minutes, Devance was not really able to showcase his talent, playing center under coach Caloy Garcia. He wore number 53 with the Dragons.

Alaska Aces

After playing one season with the Welcoat Dragons, he was then traded to the Alaska Aces for Solomon Mercado. He is a feared outside scorer and a serious threat in the low post, a testament to his offensive capabilities.[2]

He is touted as the next most important player and the cornerstone of the Aces’ frontline until the unthinkable happened — Devance and the Aces had to part ways only after three seasons after the player was shipped to the Air21 Express in exchange for the talented but underachieving forward Jay-R Reyes.[3]

On his years as an Ace, he was able to reach three finals appearances during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons though he only had a championship during the 2010 Fiesta Conference.

Air21 Express

After playing three seasons in the Alaska Aces, Alaska Milk was forced to let go of Joe Devance after the talented Fil-Am forward begged off. A reliable source said Devance wanted out of Alaska, hoping to get better compensation somewhere else. Curiously, the University of Texas-El Paso product already got the maximum pay of P350,000 a month at Alaska. So, Alaska Aces had no choice, they traded him to Air21 Express for their big man Jay-R Reyes.[4]

But for Devance, his separation with Alaska came more as a surprise.

“Being traded can happen to anyone," said Devance. “I was hoping I could end my career in Alaska because I thought I was doing a great job and my game fits the team’s system. Me and the Triangle Offense are fitted together and I was so thankful on coach Tim Cone to allow me to thrive on offense."

“Now that I will be playing for a new team, I don’t know what to expect. I don’t know if I will be able to play with the same efficiency as I did with Alaska," added Devance.[3]

BMEG Llamados

PBA commissioner Chito Salud approved the Derby Ace-Air21 trade sending KG Canaleta and Jondan Salvador to the Express' camp for Devance.[5][6]

Devance was included in the List of Candidates for the 2010-11 PBA Most Valuable Player Candidates List and led the Statistical Points Average with 31.89 points.[7] The Philippine Basketball Association 36th Season Leo Awards included Devance in the 2nd Mythical Team along with his team mate James Yap, Jay Washington, Jayson Castro, and Ali Peek.[8]

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 January 10, 2013[9]

Season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007-08 Welcoat 34 29.2 .408 .291 .608 6.5 1.1 .5 .8 13.6
2008-09 Alaska 47 30.2 .460 .350 .660 6.3 1.6 .5 .7 13.5
2009-10 Alaska 62 31.0 .454 .299 .695 6.1 2.2 .5 .7 12.3
2010-11 Alaska/B-Meg 42 35.7 .445 .363 .656 8.4 3.5 .4 1.1 16.5
2011-12 B-Meg 38 25.5 .428 .241 .720 4.8 2.1 .4 .4 9.1
2012-13 San Mig Coffee 20 28.3 .451 .340 .721 5.5 3.0 .3 .8 11.1
Career 243 30.3 .443 .318 .673 6.4 2.2 .4 .7 12.9

References

  1. ↑ Welcoat - Devance's Player Profile, web.archive.org. Archived June 16, 2008.
  2. ↑ Joe Devances High School Stats, espn.go.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Prior to the trade, Devance was thinking to retire as an Ace, gmanews.tv. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ Bigger deal forced Devance to seek trade?, philstar.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  5. ↑ Patrimonio, Manotoc, Bates lead nominees, philstar.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ Devance’s transfer to B-MEG gets green light, manilastandardtoday.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ 2011 PBA Annual Awards Candidates, purefoodsbasketball.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  8. ↑ Congratulations to Devance, Pingris and Yap, purefoodsbasketball.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  9. ↑ "PBA Profile: Joe Devance". 

External links

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers current roster
San Mig Coffee Mixers 2013 PBA Governors' Cup Champions


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