Justin Shaun Rodriguez Chua was born on July 13,1989 and is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association.
28 Facts About Justin Chua
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Justin Chua was the former star player of Chiang Kai Shek College during his high school days.
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Justin Chua played for the Ateneo de Manila University before being selected tenth overall in the 2013 PBA draft by San Mig Super Coffee Mixers.
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Justin Chua first played basketball in Trinity Christian School in Bacolod.
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Justin Chua then moved back to Manila when he played for the Chiang Kai Shek Dragons in the Tiong Lian Basketball Association.
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Justin Chua had 15 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 rebounds in one game.
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Justin Chua's team won a championship over the Xavier School Stallions.
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Justin Chua was able to experience Ateneo's back-to-back championships during that time as a backup to Rabeh Al-Hussaini.
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In 2010, Justin Chua got his first college start against a smaller UST Growling Tigers team.
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Justin Chua scored the first six points of the game for the Eagles, then had eight points and two blocks in the last six minutes of the game, finishing with 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks in the win.
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Justin Chua became known as a reliable big man lefty who could shoot jumpers.
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Justin Chua stepped up his play when Ateneo lost its center JP Erram to a knee injury.
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Justin Chua had 17 points in each of the two games of the Finals to help the Elite sweep the four-time defending champions NLEX Road Warriors in the 2013 Foundation Cup.
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Justin Chua was selected tenth overall in the 2013 PBA draft by San Mig Super Coffee Mixers.
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Justin Chua was among six Ateneo players taken in that draft, along with Greg Slaughter, Ryan Buenafe, Nico Salva, Erram, and Chris Sumalinog.
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Justin Chua had just 2 points as he had three fouls in his debut for the Beermen.
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In 2015, Justin Chua moved to the Barako Bull Energy in a trade that involved big men Dorian Pena and Jay-R Reyes and SMB's 2017 1st round pick.
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Justin Chua had an ACL injury, which impacted his opportunities to play.
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Justin Chua then had a career-high 14 points while defending import Cory Jefferson in a win over the Alaska Aces.
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On September 11,2017, Justin Chua was traded to the TNT KaTropa in exchange of a 2019 second round pick.
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Justin Chua was traded to the TNT KaTropa during the 2017 PBA Draft along with Sidney Onwubere for Jonjon Gabriel and Phoenix's 2019 second round pick.
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Justin Chua started his season with 17 points in a win against Meralco.
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Justin Chua had a career-high 17 rebounds against the Beermen.
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Justin Chua finished the elimination round with a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds against the Rain or Shine Elastopainters.
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Justin Chua had 15 points on three triples in his winning debut over Ginebra.
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On January 18,2023, Justin Chua was traded back to the TNT Tropang Giga in a three-team trade involving TNT, NLEX, and Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters.
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On February 26,2024, Justin Chua was traded to the Blackwater Bossing in a three-team trade involving Blackwater, TNT, and NLEX Road Warriors.
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Justin Chua was a part of the Gilas Pilipinas window for the February window of the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers as a replacement for Japeth Aguilar.