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Ronjay Buenafe

Ronjay Buenafe
No. 8 – Blackwater Elite
Position Shooting guard
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1983-05-27) May 27, 1983 (age 33)
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
2015–2016 Meralco Bolts
2016 Phoenix Fuel Masters
2016–present Blackwater Elite
Career highlights and awards

Ron Jayson Buenafe (born May 27, 1983 in Quezon City), better known as Ronjay Buenafe, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Elite of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

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.


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