Ronjay Buenafe

Ronjay Buenafe
Personal information
Born (1983-05-27) May 27, 1983
Quezon City, Philippines
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
Drafted byCoca-Cola Tigers
Playing career2007–2022
PositionShooting guard
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

Ronald Jayson Buenafe (born May 27, 1983) is a Filipino former professional basketball player.[1]

Professional career

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

Legend
  GP Games played  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

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Coca-Cola 4224.6.369.317.8162.42.01.1.211.2
2008–09 Coca-Cola 3223.4.406.357.8252.81.6.8.111.1
2009–10 Burger King / Air21 3827.7.358.291.8182.82.21.2.113.3
2010–11 Air21 / Rain or Shine 4023.0.415.382.7771.81.4.8.112.4
2011–12 Rain or Shine 5319.5.367.290.7991.71.2.7.18.3
2012–13 Meralco 4323.7.345.328.8062.41.1.6.29.5
2013–14 Barako Bull 3420.1.371.331.7121.81.3.8.17.9
2014–15 GlobalPort 3617.7.341.306.6602.4.6.6.16.5
2015–16 Meralco / Phoenix 228.6.418.3721.000.9.5.1.13.7
Career 34021.5.373.325.7932.11.4.8.19.6

References

  1. ↑ Henson, Joaquin (4 September 2008). "Uytengsu's inspiring message". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "PBA profile: Ronjay Buenafe". Archived from the original on October 21, 2011.
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