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]

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 (age 55)
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
CollegeJRC
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
1990Burger City
1990–1991Swift Hotdogs
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
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1989 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Manila Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Team
William Jones Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Taiwan Team

PBA career statistics

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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 39 26.10 .511 .304 .802 2.15 1.59 0.21 0.62 17.69
1993 Sta. Lucia 22 36.82 .538 .333 .822 3.18 3.55 0.27 0.73 18.55
1993 Swift 50 29.74 .583 .305 .762 2.54 2.74 0.22 0.74 15.30
1994 Swift 71 36.46 .552 .209 .820 4.59 3.10 0.18 0.52 19.56
1995 Sunkist 70 36.93 .500 .325 .788 3.34 5.41 0.31 0.60 20.03
1996 Sunkist 37 39.81 .469 .275 .764 4.00 6.65 0.70 0.46 19.59
1997 Pop Cola 38 35.68 .473 .345 .782 3.63 5.13 0.42 0.68 17.08
1998 Pop Cola 30 36.60 .484 .280 .698 3.20 4.33 0.33 0.47 17.63
1999 Ginebra 32 38.41 .413 .212 .686 3.66 4.38 0.41 0.31 16.72
2000 Ginebra 32 34.00 .328 .262 .619 3.53 3.38 0.31 0.19 13.34
2001 Ginebra 49 29.71 .407 .322 .674 3.14 3.20 0.27 0.37 11.18
2002 Ginebra/FedEx 22 24.86 .445 .344 .792 2.55 1.86 0.18 0.09 12.41
2003 FedEx 39 29.64 .392 .223 .638 2.82 2.97 0.26 0.41 15.87
2004–05 FedEx/Red Bull 51 22.49 .422 .331 .584 2.02 2.12 0.22 0.10 9.29
2005–06 Talk 'N Text 8 12.00 .300 .143 .500 2.50 1.50 0.12 0.00 2.50
Career 590 32.43 .470 .287 .749 3.21 3.61 0.29 0.46 16.02

Collegiate record

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Season Team Eliminations Playoffs
W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
2010 JRU 16 12 4 .750 3rd 2 1 1 .500 Stepladder round 2
2011 JRU 18 9 9 .500 4th 1 0 1 .000 Semifinals
2012 JRU 18 10 8 .556 5th 1 0 1 .000 4th-seed playoff
2013 JRU 18 6 12 .333 8th Eliminated
2014 JRU 18 12 6 .667 3rd 2 1 1 .500 Semifinals
2015 JRU 18 12 6 .667 4th 2 0 2 .000 Semifinals
2016 JRU 18 9 9 .500 5th Eliminated
2017 JRU 18 11 7 .622 3rd 1 0 1 .000 Stepladder round 1
2018 JRU 18 3 15 .167 10th Eliminated
Totals 84 76 .525 9 2 7 .222 0 championships

Achievements

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Philippine Basketball Association

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  • 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

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  • 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

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References

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