Justin Chua

Justin Shaun Rodriguez Chua (born July 13, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was the former star player of Chiang Kai Shek College during his high school days. He played for the Ateneo de Manila University before being selected tenth overall in the 2013 PBA draft by San Mig Super Coffee Mixers.

Early life Chua was born in Manila but grew up in Bacolod City. He first played basketball in Trinity Christian School in Bacolod. At the time, he played more inside and took less jump shots. He had 15 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 blocks in one game. In 2008, he led Chiang Kai Shek back to the finals, but this time they lost to Xavier. He 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. Ateneo won its third straight championship that year over the FEU Tamaraws.

In Season 75, Ateneo began its "Drive For 5" campaign. In Ateneo's win against FEU, FEU forward Arvie Bringas was caught spitting towards Chua. Bringas was thrown out of the game and FEU suspended him for their next two games. They became the first UAAP team to ever complete a five-peat.

GlobalPort Batang Pier Chua was selected tenth overall in the 2013 PBA draft by San Mig Super Coffee Mixers. Just two days after the draft, he was traded to the GlobalPort Batang Pier along with Leo Najorda to acquire the rights of Globalport's No. 7 pick overall, Isaac Holstein. In GlobalPort's match vs San Mig, he had a costly turnover that lost them the game.

San Miguel Beermen After they ended their disappointing campaign in the Commissioner's Cup, GlobalPort traded him to the San Miguel Beermen for Yousef Taha. He joined a frontcourt that included June Mar Fajardo and Doug Kramer. He was able to win the 2014-15 Philippine Cup in his time there. In the 2015 Governors' Cup, he had 12 points in a win over the Bolts.

Meralco Bolts After his rookie scale contract expired, he agreed to a new contract with the Meralco Bolts. There, he was reunited with his former college coach Norman Black. He had an ACL injury, which impacted his opportunities to play. In the 2017 Commissioner's Cup, he scored all six of his points in the fourth quarter to turn a close game against NLEX into a blowout win. He only played four games for them.

Phoenix Fuel Masters

2017–2018 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. In 2018, he participated in the Obstacle Challenge during All-Star Week.

2019–2021 In the 2019 Philippine Cup, he had a new career-high of 24 points while also grabbing six rebounds against the Bolts. Phoenix could have lost the game in overtime as he missed a game-winning jumper, but his teammate Calvin Abueva was there to rebound the miss and score. Miranda was then fined P30,000 and suspended for one game. That conference, Phoenix made its first-ever semifinals. In the semifinals, they lost to the Beermen in five games out of a best-of-seven series, with him having 18 points and 11 rebounds in the Game 5 loss. In the Commissioner's Cup, he scored a game-winning layup against the Aces.

During the pandemic, Chua prepared for the 2020 season by working on his shooting and by doing plyometrics. Before the season started, interim coach Topex Robinson was made permanent head coach. In the 2020 Philippine Cup, he had a breakout campaign. He started his season with 17 points in a win against Meralco. In a close win over NLEX, he hit two clutch free throws that sealed the win. He had a career-high 17 rebounds against the Beermen. Then, he had 11 rebounds and 5 blocks against the Blackwater Elite. He finished the elimination round with a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds against the Rain or Shine Elastopainters. With Coach Robinson's belief, his scoring, three-point shooting, rebounding, and shot-blocking all saw improvement, making him a candidate for the Most Improved Player. They edged the Magnolia Hotshots in the first round, but its finals aspirations fell short as the Fuel Masters lost to the TNT Katropa in the knockout game of the semifinals. But he won the Top Bubble D-Fender award, as he led the league with 1.6 blocks.

In the 2021 Philippine Cup, he had a near double-double of 17 points and nine rebounds. In the Governors' Cup on Christmas Day, he had 19 points in a win against NLEX.

NLEX Road Warriors During the 2021 Governors' Cup, the NLEX Road Warriors traded Kris Porter and two draft picks for Chua. When they traded for him, Coach Yeng Guiao compared him to a younger J.R. Quiñahan. He had 15 points on three triples in his winning debut over Ginebra.

Blackwater Bossing On February 26, 2024, Chua was traded to the Blackwater Bossing in a three-team trade involving Blackwater, TNT, and NLEX Road Warriors.

Third stint with TNT Tropang 5G On March 19, 2026, Chua signed with the TNT Tropang 5G.

Second stint with Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters On June 27, 2026, Chua returns to Phoenix Super LPG as he was signed for the rest of the 2025–26 season.

PBA career statistics

As of the end of 2024–25 season

Season-by-season averages

National team career He 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.