Vergel Meneses

Vergel Corpuz Meneses (born January 14, 1969) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player and a politician, serving as mayor of the municipality of Bulakan, Bulacan. He previously played in the Philippine Basketball Association and served as the former head coach of the JRU Heavy Bombers of the NCAA Philippines. He is also a former PBA Most Valuable Player and a many-time member of the Philippine national team.[1]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Corpuz and the surname or paternal family name is Meneses.
The Honorable
Vergel Meneses
Mayor of Bulakan
Assumed office
June 30, 2019
Vice MayorPatrick Meneses
(2019-2022)
Aika Sanchez
(2022-present)
Preceded byPatrick Meneses
Personal details
Born (1969-01-14) January 14, 1969
Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines
Political partyPDP–Laban
OccupationAthlete, politician
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
CollegeJose Rizal College
PBA draft1992: 1st round, 1st overall
Selected by the Presto Ice Cream
Playing career1992–2006
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
As player:
1988–1989RFM-Swift Hotdogs (PBL)
1990Burger City (PBL)
1990–1991Swift Hotdogs (PBL)
1992–1993Presto Ice Cream
1993Sta. Lucia Realtors
1993–1999Swift Mighty Meaty/Sunkist Orange Juice/Pop Cola Panthers
1999–2002Barangay Ginebra Kings
2002–2004FedEx Express
2004–2006Red Bull Barako
2006Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
As coach:
2009–2018JRU Heavy Bombers
Career highlights and awards
  • 3x PBA champion (1993 Commissioner's, 1995 All-Filipino, 1995 Commissioner's)
  • PBA Most Valuable Player (1995)
  • PBA Most Improved Player (1993)
  • 3x PBA Best Player of the Conference (1994 Governors', 1995 All-Filipino, 1995 Commissioner's)
  • 4x PBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1995, 1998, 2000, 2003)
  • 2x PBA Mythical First Team (1994, 1995)
  • 1x PBA Mythical Second Team (1993)
  • 10× PBA All-Star (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004)
  • 2x PBA Slam Dunk Champion (1992–1993)
  • PBA Scoring Champion (1996)
  • PBA's 25 Greatest Players
  • PBA's 40 Greatest Players
  • No. 18 retired by Air21 Express
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1989 Kuala LumpurTeam
Gold medal – first place1991 ManilaTeam
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 BangkokTeam
William Jones Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 TaiwanTeam

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
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992 Presto 3926.10.511.304.8022.151.590.210.6217.69
1993 Sta. Lucia 2236.82.538.333.8223.183.550.270.7318.55
1993 Swift 5029.74.583.305.7622.542.740.220.7415.30
1994 Swift 7136.46.552.209.8204.593.100.180.5219.56
1995 Sunkist 7036.93.500.325.7883.345.410.310.6020.03
1996 Sunkist 3739.81.469.275.7644.006.650.700.4619.59
1997 Pop Cola 3835.68.473.345.7823.635.130.420.6817.08
1998 Pop Cola 3036.60.484.280.6983.204.330.330.4717.63
1999 Ginebra 3238.41.413.212.6863.664.380.410.3116.72
2000 Ginebra 3234.00.328.262.6193.533.380.310.1913.34
2001 Ginebra 4929.71.407.322.6743.143.200.270.3711.18
2002 Ginebra/FedEx 2224.86.445.344.7922.551.860.180.0912.41
2003 FedEx 3929.64.392.223.6382.822.970.260.4115.87
2004–05 FedEx/Red Bull 5122.49.422.331.5842.022.120.220.109.29
2005–06 Talk 'N Text 812.00.300.143.5002.501.500.120.002.50
Career 59032.43.470.287.7493.213.610.290.4616.02

Collegiate record
SeasonTeamEliminationsPlayoffs
WLPCTFinishPGWLPCTResults
JRU Heavy Bombers (NCAA)
2010JRU124.7503rd211.5002nd round semifinals
2011JRU99.5004th101.000Final Four
2012JRU108.5565th101 .0004th-seed playoff
2013JRU612.3338th––––Eliminated
2014JRU126.6673rd211.500Final Four
2015JRU126.6674th202.000Final Four
2016JRU99.5005th––––Eliminated
2017JRU117.6223rd101.000First Round
2018JRU315.16710th––––Eliminated
Totals8476.525927.2220 championships

Achievements

Philippine Basketball Association
  • Most Valuable Player (1995)
  • 4-time All-Star Game MVP (1995, 1998, 2000, 2003)
  • 10-time All-Star (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004; in 1999, he was voted as a starter but failed to play due to an injury)
  • 2-time Mythical First Team Selection (1994, 1995)
  • Mythical Second Team Selection (1993)
  • Most Improved Player (1993)
  • 2-time Slam Dunk Champion (1992, 1993)
  • 3-time Best Player of the Conference (1994 Governors Cup, 1995 All-Filipino Cup, 1995 Commissioners Cup)
  • PRO Basketball Player of the Year (PSA Awards and SCOOP Awards in 1995)
  • Member of the PBA's 25 Greatest Players
  • Member of the PBA's 40 Greatest Players
  • Member, 5,000-point and 9,000 point clubs
  • Member, 2,000-assists club
  • PBA Commissioner's Cup champions (1993, 1995)
  • PBA All-Filipino Cup champions (1995)

Philippine Basketball League
  • Member of the PBL's 12 Greatest Legacy Team (2000)
  • Member of the PBL's Top 20 Players of All-Time (2003)

Philippine national team
  • 1989 Asian Youth Championship, Bronze Medal (Manila, Philippines)
  • 1989 South East Asian Games, Runner-up (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
  • 1991 South East Asian Games, Champion (Manila, Philippines)
  • 1998 William Jones Cup, Champion (Taipei, Taiwan)
  • 1998 Asian Games, Bronze Medal (Bangkok, Thailand)
  • 1998 US Tour versus US NCAA Division I teams
  • 1998 Member of the PBA Selection in the "Shaq-a-Rap Tour"
  • 2004 4th Shell Rimula Invitational Basketball Tournament (Darussalam, Brunei)

References
  1. "PBA 25 Greatest". Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2006.
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