Joe Devance

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Field	Value
name	Joe Devance
image	PBA - Manila Clasico (Star vs Ginebra) - Joe Devance - Ginebra - 2015-1225 (23866816452).jpg
caption	Devance with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in 2015
league	PBA
position	Power forward
nationality	Filipino / American
birth_date
birth_place	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
height_ft	6
height_in	7
weight_lbs	225
high school	Burges (El Paso, Texas)
college	UTEP (2001–2004)
draft_year_pba	2007
draft_round_pba	1
draft_pick_pba	1st overall
draft_team_pba	Welcoat Dragons
career_start	2007
career_end	2022, 2024
career_number	38
years1	2007–2008
team1	Welcoat Dragons
years2	2008–2011
team2	Alaska Aces
years3	2011–2015
team3	Star Hotshots
years4	2015–2022, 2024
team4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
coach_end	2019
cyears1	2019
cteam1	Philippines (assistant)
medal_templates
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• 12× PBA champion (2010 Fiesta, 2012 Commissioner's, 2013 Governors', 2013–14 Philippine, 2014 Commissioner's, 2014 Governors', 2016 Governors', 2017 Governors', 2018 Commissioner's, 2019 Governors', 2020 Philippine, 2021 Governors')
• 8× PBA All-Star (2010, 2011, 2014–2019)
• 3× PBA Mythical Second Team (, , )
• PBA All-Rookie Team ()
• PBL Most Valuable Player (2006 Unity)
• PBL Mythical First Team (2006 Unity) | medal_templates =

Joe Calvin Devance Jr. (born February 19, 1982) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He won 12 championships over the course of his career with the Alaska Aces, the Magnolia franchise and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.

Professional career

Welcoat Dragons (2007–2008)

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.

Alaska Aces (2008–2011)

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.

Devance and the Aces parted ways after only three seasons as Devance was shipped to the Air21 Express in exchange for the 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.

B-Meg / San Mig Coffee / Purefoods Star / Star (2011–2015)

After a week, Devance was quickly traded to the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados in exchange for Niño Canaleta and Jondan Salvador. Devance was never able to play a game for the Express.

Devance was included in the List of Candidates for the 2010–11 PBA Most Valuable Player Candidates List and led the Statistical Points Average with 31.89 points. In the end of the 2010–11 season, Devance was included in the 2nd Mythical Team along with his teammate James Yap, Jay Washington, Jayson Castro, and Ali Peek. Devance was a key piece in San Mig Coffee's Grand Slam season in the 2013–14 season, averaging 9.4 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game. Devance signed a 2-year extension deal with the Purefoods Star Hotshots in August 2014.

Barangay Ginebra (2015–2022, 2024)

On September 28, 2015, Devance was traded to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in a series of trades that involved four teams namely: Barangay Ginebra, Star, Barako Bull Energy, and GlobalPort Batang Pier. He again reunited with his former coach at Alaska and Star, Tim Cone.

On June 1, 2022, before the start of the 2022–23 PBA season, Devance announced on Instagram that he will retire from the PBA, Then later he announce that he will join in the coaching staff of the Gin Kings.

In time for the playoffs of 2024 PBA Governors' Cup, Devance was re-activated by Barangay Ginebra after coming out of retirement.

PBA career statistics

As of the end of 2024–25 season

Season-by-season averages

|- | align=left | | align=left | Welcoat | 34 || 29.2 || .408 || .291 || || .608 || 6.5 || 1.1 || .5 || .8 || 13.6 |- | align=left | | align=left | Alaska | 47 || 30.2 || .460 || .350 || || .660 || 6.3 || 1.6 || .5 || .7 || 13.5 |- | align=left | | align=left | Alaska | 62 || 31.0 || .454 || .299 || || .695 || 6.1 || 2.2 || .5 || .7 || 12.6 |- | align=left rowspan=2| | align=left | Alaska | rowspan=2|42 || rowspan=2|35.7 || rowspan=2|.445 || rowspan=2|.363 || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|.656 || rowspan=2|8.4 || rowspan=2|3.5 || rowspan=2|.5 || rowspan=2|1.1 || rowspan=2|16.5 |- | align=left | B-Meg Derby Ace |- | align=left | | align=left | B-Meg | 38 || 25.5 || .428 || .241 || || .720 || 4.8 || 2.1 || .4 || .4 || 9.1 |- | align=left | | align=left | San Mig Coffee | 60 || 30.2 || .452 || .327 || || .642 || 5.3 || 2.6 || .5 || .8 || 9.9 |- | align=left | | align=left | San Mig Super Coffee | 67 || 30.8 || .442 || .263 || || .685 || 4.3 || 2.3 || .7 || .5 || 9.4 |- | align=left | | align=left | Purefoods / Star | 45 || 30.9 || .451 || .323 || || .670 || 5.1 || 2.6 || .6 || .4 || 10.4 |- | align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra | 48 || 20.8 || .415 || .229 || || .682 || 3.4 || 1.9 || .2 || .2 || 6.6 |- | align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra | 60 || 28.4 || .493 || .355 || || .654 || 5.1 || 3.1 || .6 || .4 || 11.4 |- | align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra | 37 || 28.6 || .475 || .350 || || .750 || 3.8 || 3.4 || .8 || .3 || 10.1 |- | align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra | 32 || 20.4 || .339 || .272 || || .667 || 3.2 || 2.1 || .6 || .1 || 4.6 |- | align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra | 20 || 13.6 || .444 || .133 || || 1.000 || 2.9 || 1.4 || .4 || .1 || 4.2 |- | align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra | 18 || 13.4 || .304 || .083 || || .615 || 1.5 || 1.1 || .3 || .1 || 2.4 |- | align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra | 10 || 10.3 || .476 || .000 || || .500 || 1.2 || .8 || .5 || || 2.1 |-class=sortbottom | align=center colspan=2 | Career | 620 || 27.6 || .445 || .304 || || .672 || 5.0 || 2.3 || .5 || .5 || 10.1

References

References

1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080616222816/http://www.pba.ph/component/option%2Ccom_comprofiler/task%2CuserProfile/user%2C176/Itemid%2C1/ Welcoat – Devance's Player Profile], web.archive.org. Archived June 16, 2008.
2. [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5674 Joe Devances High School Stats], espn.go.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
3. [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/222067/sports/prior-to-the-trade-devance-was-thinking-to-retire-as-an-ace Prior to the trade, Devance was thinking to retire as an Ace], gmanews.tv. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
4. [http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=690618&publicationSubCategoryId=69 Bigger deal forced Devance to seek trade?], philstar.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
5. (June 3, 2011). "PBA commissioner Salud approves Devance trade to Derby Ace Llamados".
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8. "San Mig Coffee's Joe Devance to sign two-year extension before settling in US for good | InterAksyon.com | Sports5".
9. (September 28, 2015). "PBA: Joe Devance to reunite with coach Tim Cone at Ginebra". [[CNN Philippines]].
10. Morales, Luisa. (June 1, 2022). "Ginebra's Joe Devance retires from PBA".
11. Terrado, Reuben. (September 24, 2024). "Joe Devance comes out of retirement to play for Ginebra in QFs".
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13. [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Joe-Devance/Summary/8309#International] Real GM

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