Tony dela Cruz

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Tony dela Cruz
No. 35 – Alaska Aces
Position	Small Forward/Shooting Guard
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1978-08-24) August 24, 1978 West Covina, California, USA
Nationality	United States
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Listed weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	UC Irvine (1996–1998)
PBA draft	1999 / Direct Hire
Selected by the Shell Velocity
Pro playing career	1999–present
Career history
Shell Turbo Chargers (1999-2005)
Career highlights and awards
2004-05 PBA Mythical Second Team 2006 PBA Shooting Stars Champion 2005-06 PBA Sportsmanship Award 4-Time PBA All-Star (2004-07)

Anthony Bryan B. dela Cruz (born on August 24, 1978 in California, USA), better known simply as Tony dela Cruz, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Alaska Aces in the Philippine Basketball Association.^[1]

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 and was dealt to the Aces prior to Shell's exit from the PBA before the start of the 2005-2006 season.

He can play multiple positions and is popular among fans and well liked by fellow players. dela Cruz can put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket when needed but prefers to catch and shoot from midrange, from about 10 to 15 feet. He is also a former member of the RP National Basketball Team.

References

↑ Aces sustain charge; Phone Pals triumph

External links

Profile at pba.ph

v t e Alaska Aces current roster

1 Eman 3 Baguio 4 Reyes 5 Exciminiano 7 Thoss 8 Abueva 11 Laure 13 Buenafe 17 Ramos 21 Bugia 25 Hontiveros 27 Espinas 31 Jazul 35 dela Cruz 42 Casio Coach Trillo

v t e Alaska Aces 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference Champions

1 Mike Cortez 3 Nic Belasco 5 Rensy Bajar 7 Sonny Thoss 9 Christian Luanzon 11 Eddie Laure 13 Willie Miller (Finals MVP) 17 Aaron Aban 21 Reynel Hugnatan 22 Jeffrey Cariaso 32 Poch Juinio 35 Tony dela Cruz 50 Dale Singson 55 John Ferriols 75 Rosell Ellis (Import) Coach Tim Cone

v t e Alaska Aces 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference Champions

1 Samigue Eman 3 Cyrus Baguio (Co-Finals MVP) 5 LA Tenorio (Co-Finals MVP) 7 Sonny Thoss 8 Kelvin dela Peña 10 Mark Borboran 11 Topex Robinson 12 Larry Fonacier 21 Reynel Hugnatan 22 Jeffrey Cariaso 24 Brandon Cablay 30 Ervin Sotto 34 Diamon Simpson (import) 35 Tony dela Cruz 38 Joe Devance 63 Michael Burtscher Coach Tim Cone

v t e Alaska Aces 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions

0 Nic Belasco 1 Samigue Eman 2 Robert Dozier (Import) 3 Cyrus Baguio 4 Raffy Reyes 7 Sonny Thoss (Finals MVP) 8 Calvin Abueva 9 Niño Gelig 17 Aldrech Ramos 21 Paolo Bugia 25 Dondon Hontiveros 27 Gabby Espinas 31 RJ Jazul 35 Tony dela Cruz 42 JVee Casio 65 Eddie Laure Coach Luigi Trillo

Persondata
Name	Dela Cruz, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	Filipino basketball player
Date of birth	August 24, 1978
Place of birth	West Covina, California, USA
Date of death
Place of death

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