Ronjay Buenafe

"Ronjay" redirects here. For the basketball player born on 1982, see Ronjay Enrile.

Ronald Jayson Buenafe (born May 27, 1983) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).^[1]

Ronjay Buenafe

Free agent
Position	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1983-05-27) May 27, 1983 (age 41) Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	PCU (Manila)
College	EAC
PBA draft	2007: 2nd round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Coca-Cola Tigers
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2009	Coca-Cola Tigers
2009–2011	Air21 Express
2011–2012	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2012–2013	Meralco Bolts
2013–2014	Barako Bull Energy Cola
2014–2015	GlobalPort Batang Pier
2015–2016	Meralco Bolts
2016	Phoenix Fuel Masters
2016–2017	Blackwater Elite
2018	NLEX Road Warriors
2018	Mandaluyong El Tigre
2019–2020	Bicol Volcanoes
2021	GenSan Warriors
2022	Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.
Career highlights and awards
PBA champion (2012 Governors') PBA All-Rookie Team (2008) PBA Blitz Game MVP (2008) MPBL All-Star (2020)

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	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 24, 2016^[2]

Season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Coca-Cola	42	24.6	.369	.317	.816	2.4	2.0	1.1	.2	11.2
2008–09	Coca-Cola	32	23.4	.406	.357	.825	2.8	1.6	.8	.1	11.1
2009–10	Burger King / Air21	38	27.7	.358	.291	.818	2.8	2.2	1.2	.1	13.3
2010–11	Air21 / Rain or Shine	40	23.0	.415	.382	.777	1.8	1.4	.8	.1	12.4
2011–12	Rain or Shine	53	19.5	.367	.290	.799	1.7	1.2	.7	.1	8.3
2012–13	Meralco	43	23.7	.345	.328	.806	2.4	1.1	.6	.2	9.5
2013–14	Barako Bull	34	20.1	.371	.331	.712	1.8	1.3	.8	.1	7.9
2014–15	GlobalPort	36	17.7	.341	.306	.660	2.4	.6	.6	.1	6.5
2015–16	Meralco / Phoenix	22	8.6	.418	.372	1.000	.9	.5	.1	.1	3.7
Career		340	21.5	.373	.325	.793	2.1	1.4	.8	.1	9.6

References

1. Henson, Joaquin (4 September 2008). "Uytengsu's inspiring message". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
2. "PBA Profile: Ronjay Buenafe".