PBA STATS | VERGEL MENESES

VERGEL MENESES

THE AERIAL VOYAGER

1992 PBA DRAFT

RD 1 | 1ST OVERALL - PRESTO

JOSE RIZAL HEAVY BOMBERS

1994 - 2003

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | 1 - 1995

BEST PLAYER OF THE CONFERENCE | 3 - 1994 GOVCUP, 1995 PHLCUP, 1995 COMCUP

MYTHICAL FIVE | 2 - 1994, 1995

MYTHICAL TEN | 1 - 1993

FINALS MVP | NONE

CHAMPIONSHIPS | 3

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | NONE

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM | NONE

ALL-STAR MVP | 4 - 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER | 1993

Vergel Meneses wasn't just a showman—he was a stone-cold killer on the court. Known for his gravity-defying drives and crowd-pleasing flair, "The Aerial Voyager" took flight in the mid-‘90s, capping off his best season with an MVP plum in 1995, backed by three BPCs in just two years. Meneses' impact was undeniable, especially during his time with the Sunkist Orange Juicers, where he led them to back-to-back titles. A four-time All-Star MVP and one of the league’s most electric wingmen, Meneses gave fans highlight reels and heart—and gave defenders headaches trying to stop his hangtime.

YEAR	TEAM	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
1992	PRESTO	39	17.69	2.15	1.59	0.21	0.62
1993	STA. LUCIA	22	18.55	3.18	3.55	0.27	0.73
		61	18.00	2.52	2.30	0.23	0.66
1993	SWIFT	50	15.30	2.54	2.74	0.22	0.74
1994	SWIFT	71	19.56	4.59	3.10	0.18	0.52
1995	SUNKIST	70	20.03	3.34	5.41	0.31	0.60
1996	SUNKIST	37	19.59	4.00	6.65	0.70	0.46
1997	POPCOLA	38	17.08	3.63	5.13	0.42	0.68
1998	POPCOLA	30	17.63	3.20	4.33	0.33	0.47
		296	18.44	3.61	4.42	0.33	0.58
1999	POP/GIN	32	16.72	3.66	4.38	0.41	0.31
2000	GINEBRA	32	13.34	3.53	3.38	0.31	0.19
2001	GINEBRA	49	11.18	3.14	3.20	0.27	0.37
		113	13.36	3.40	3.58	0.32	0.30
2002	GIN/FED	22	12.41	2.55	1.86	0.18	0.09
2003	FEDEX	39	15.87	2.82	2.97	0.26	0.41
		61	14.62	2.72	2.57	0.23	0.30
2004-05	FED/RED	51	9.29	2.02	2.12	0.22	0.10
		51	9.29	2.02	2.12	0.22	0.10
2005-06	TALK N TEXT	8	2.50	2.50	1.50	0.13	0.00
		8	2.50	2.50	1.50	0.13	0.00
		590	16.02	3.21	3.61	0.29	0.46

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This is not official. Information credit comes from the following sources: PBA, The PBA Hardcourt Annual, the defunct PBA Online website, the Real GM website, Philippine Basketball Reference, PBA Archives, PBA Records and Oddities, Edmon 1974, and Wikipedia.