Ronjay Buenafe

Ronjay Buenafe

No. 8 – Meralco Bolts
Position	Shooting guard
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1983-05-27) May 27, 1983 Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Philippine Christian University
College	Emilio Aguinaldo College
PBA draft	2007 Round: 2 / Pick: 11th overall
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-present	Meralco Bolts
Career highlights and awards
PBA All-Rookie Team (2008) PBA Blitz Game MVP (2008)

Ron Jayson Buenafe (born May 27, 1983 in Quezon City), better known as Ronjay Buenafe, is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association.

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 January 10, 2013

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	1.0	.2	11.2
2008-09	Coca-Cola	32	23.4	.406	.357	.825	2.8	1.6	.8	.1	11.1
2009-10	Coca-Cola/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	1.1	.7	.1	8.2
2012-13	Meralco	16	25.1	.353	.370	.771	2.3	1.0	.6	.2	10.6
Career		221	23.5	.379	.329	.804	2.2	1.6	.9	.1	11.0