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Jewel Ponferada (born July 8, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 13th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by the San Mig Coffee Mixers.[1]

Jewel Ponferada

No. 15 – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Position	Power forward / Center
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1988-07-08) July 8, 1988 (age 34) Borongan, Eastern Samar, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College	National University
PBA draft	2012 Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the San Mig Coffee Mixers
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	San Mig Coffee Mixers
2013–2015	GlobalPort Batang Pier
2015–present	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Career highlights and awards
2× PBA champion (2013 Governors', 2016 Commissioner's)

College career

Ponferada played for the NU Bulldogs. He mostly played center during his stay there, but also played power forward.[2] He made a game-winning triple with 2.9 seconds left to prevent the Adamson Falcons from immediately claiming a spot in the Final Four.[3]

Professional career

San Mig Coffee Mixers

Ponferada was drafted by the Mixers along with big men Aldrech Ramos and Gian Chiu.[4] He was able to win a championship during his time there in the 2013 Governors' Cup.[5] Before the following conference, he was traded to Globalport.[6]

Globalport Batang Pier

The Globalport Batang Pier acquired Ponferada with a 2017 second round pick.[6] On August 16, 2015, Ponferada and a 2015 second round pick (who later turned out to be Simon Enciso) was traded by the Batang Pier to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in exchange for Jervy Cruz.[7]

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

In the 2015–16 Philippine Cup, Ponferada registered career-highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds.[8] In the Commissioner's Cup, he won a championship with Rain or Shine.[9] During the Governor's Cup, he was suspended for one game for committing two flagrant fouls against the Mahindra Enforcers.[10]

In the 2016–17 Philippine Cup, he posted a new career-high of 22 points, while also grabbing 9 rebounds.[11] The following Philippine Cup, he made five of his seven attempts from three-point range to finish with 17 points, 3 rebounds, and a block in a win against the San Miguel Beermen.[12]

Before the 2021 Philippine Cup, Ponferada's contract was extended.[13] He scored 17 points to lead the team in a loss to the Northport Batang Pier.[14]

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

As of the end of 2021 season[15][16]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	San Mig Coffee	14	3.9	.538	–	.000	.9	.1	–	.1	1.1
2013–14	GlobalPort	20	10.7	.549	–	.571	2.9	.4	.2	.3	3.4
2014–15	GlobalPort	28	13.9	.333	–	.520	3.8	.3	.1	.4	2.3
2015–16	Rain or Shine	53	16.7	.500	.385	.758	3.6	.8	.3	.5	6.4
2016–17	Rain or Shine	37	13.7	.448	.296	.623	3.2	.5	.2	.7	4.8
2017–18	Rain or Shine	39	14.0	.472	.297	.741	3.4	.7	.3	.4	5.9
2019	Rain or Shine	48	13.4	.387	.300	.589	2.7	.6	.3	.4	4.5
2020	Rain or Shine	12	14.3	.451	.083	.654	3.2	.8	.3	.5	5.3
2021	Rain or Shine	22	11.8	.368	.400	.649	2.3	.7	.2	.6	4.6
Career		273	13.4	.444	.313	.659	3.1	.6	.2	.5	4.7

References

External links

• PBA.ph profile

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