Joe Devance
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| No. 38 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |
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| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 19, 1982 Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nationality | American / Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Burges (El Paso, Texas) |
| College | UTEP (2001–2004) |
| PBA draft | 2007 Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall |
| Selected by the Welcoat Dragons | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Welcoat Dragons |
| 2008–2011 | Alaska Aces |
| 2011–2015 | B-Meg Llamados / San Mig Coffee Mixers / San Mig Super Coffee Mixers / Purefoods Star Hotshots / Star Hotshots |
| 2015–present | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joe Calvin Devance, Jr. (born February 19, 1982) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The forward Devance attended the University of Texas, El Paso between 2001 and 2004. He entered the PBA in 2007 as the first overall pick by then-expansion team Welcoat. Though he had minutes, Devance was not really able to showcase his talent, playing center under coach Caloy Garcia. He wore number 53 with the Dragons.
After playing one season with the Welcoat Dragons, he was then traded to the Alaska Aces for Sol Mercado. He is a feared outside scorer and a serious threat in the low post, a testament to his offensive capabilities.
He is touted as the next most important player and the cornerstone of the Aces’ frontline until the unthinkable happened — Devance and the Aces had to part ways only after three seasons after Devance was shipped to the Air21 Express in exchange for the talented but underachieving forward Jay-R Reyes.
On his years as an Ace, he was able to reach three finals appearances during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons though he only had a championship during the 2010 Fiesta Conference.
After playing three seasons in the Alaska Aces, Alaska was forced to let go of Devance after the talented Fil-Am forward begged off. Sources said Devance wanted out of Alaska, hoping to get better compensation somewhere else even though Alaska already offered Devance the maximum pay of P350,000 per month. Despite this, Alaska had no choice, so they traded him to Air21 Express for their big man Jay-R Reyes.
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