Vergel Meneses

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vergel Meneses
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 14, 1969(1969-01-14)
Age	55
Country	Philippines
Birth City	Malolos
Horoscope	Capricorn

Vergel Meneses Biography

Vergel Meneses is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on January 14, 1969 in Malolos, Philippines. Vergel Meneses (born on 14 January 1969 in Malolos, Bulacan) is an Filipino politician currently serving as mayor of the municipal in Bulakan, Bulacan. Also, he is a former professional player of basketball who played within the Philippine Basketball Association and the present director of basketball for the JRU Heavy Bombers of the NCAA Philippines. He was also a former PBA Most Valuable Player and numerous times a part of the Philippine National team.

In his own way, Meneses had another outstanding year. Meneses averaged 17.6 scores, 4.3 assists, and 3.2 Rebounds per game across 30 games. Additionally, he was a member of the PBA All-Star team that went up against the NBA’s Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Gatling and company in the “Shaq-a-rap Tour” as well as the Centennial team which played against a variety of NCAA Division I schools in the US in the nation’s preparations to host the 13th Asian Games. He also reached his seventh straight All-Star game in which he was awarded his second All-Star MVP and became one of the few players to earn numerous All- Star MVP Awards. He was later with Benjie Pars who took home each of the 1989 ROY as well as MVP awards and was a second MVP in 1999. He was a two-time All Star MVP. They were joined in the elite club later with Asi Taulava along with Jayjay Helterbrand who split the All-Star MVP award between 2004 and 2007, Taulava winning it in odd-numbered years in 2004 and in 2006, and Helterbrand winning the award in odd-numbered years in 2005 and 2007.

Vergel Meneses was the top pick in the 1992 PBA Draft taken in by the Presto Ice Cream (formerly Great Taste Coffee) franchise. At Presto, he played alongside 1990 Most Valuable Player Allan Caidic, Chairman of the Board Abe King, many-time Mythical Team member Manny Victorino and the late 1979 Rookie of the Year and Mythical Five Member, Arnulfo “Arnie” Tuadles.

After spending one conference with Sta. Lucia, he was dealt to the Swift Hotdogs where his star continued to glow even brighter. Together with import Ronnie Thompkins, the two led Swift to the championship of the 1993 Commissioner’s Cup.

The years 1989 and 1990 Meneses was a part in Meneses was a member of the RP Team that played in the 15th (runner-up) and 16th (champions) editions of the SEA Games.

Vergel Meneses Net Worth

Vergel Meneses is one of the richest Basketball Player from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vergel Meneses 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He also was the captain of his team, which was rechristened by the name Sunkist Orange Juice to win the championship in both All-Filipino as well as the Commissioner’s Cups (with Ronnie Grandison as an import). Following that, the sought-after Grand Slam was beckoning. But a defeat against team Shell Rimula-X team in the finals playoff for the second finals spot denied them a chance to win the title that would have been the fourth Grand Slam during the time in the league , following they had the Crispa Redmanizers (1976 and 1983) as well as The San Miguel Beermen (1989). They ultimately finished second runner-up with the import Stevin Smith on their side. The result was that Smith was also unable to win his BPC award to his former teammate Caidic , but he was not able to win the individual awards given to him throughout the entire season (season MVP and All-Star MVP BPC awards Mythical First Team).

The 1980s were a time when Meneses has been an a number of times participant in the RP National Team alongside Jun Limpot and Nelson Asaytono. Meneses was a part of the under-19 RP Youth Team that played in the 1989 Asian Youth Championship held in Manila in which the team took home the bronze medal.

He first played for RFM-Swift Hotdogs in the Philippine Basketball League, and then had a brief stint with Burger City before returning to his former ballclub. Meneses was tagged as Samboy Lim’s successor in the high-wire act department and Vergel more than lived up to that tag. Like Samboy, Vergel was a superb one-on-one player. In 1989, he saw action for the RP Youth Team in the ABC Youth championships in Manila where the team won the bronze medal, as well as the national team in the 15th Southeast Asian Games where the Philippines finished runner-up to Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. In 1991, he was part of the victorious Philippine Team that played at the 16th SEA Games held in Manila.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Vergel Meneses height 6 ft 3 in Vergel weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

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In 1995, Meneses won the prestigious Most Valuable Player award after only four years in the league when he averaged a career-high 20.0 points, 5.4 assists, 2.0 steals, 0.8 blocks, and 3.3 rebounds per game in 70 games. He made it once again to the Mythical First Team, his 4th straight All-Star appearance where he won the first of his record-setting 4 All-Star MVP awards, and the BPC awards of the first two conferences, the All-Filipino and Commissioner’s Cups as well as the Pro Basketball Player of the Year award from both the PSA and SCOOP Awards giving bodies. By winning the BPC awards of the first two conferences, he became the first multiple, as well as three-time winner, of the said award.

Facts & Trivia

Vergel Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Vergel Meneses celebrates birthday on January 14 of every year.

In 1997, he made it to his 6th straight All-Star game and averaged 17.1 points, 5.1 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game in 37 games. However, his team, re-christened again as Pop Cola Bottlers, continued its downfall, failing to make it past the elimination round of all 3 conferences for the 2nd straight year.