| Jewel Ponferada | |
| Number: | 27 |
| Team: | Blackwater Bossing |
| League: | PBA |
| Position: | Power forward / center |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Borongan, Eastern Samar, Philippines |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lbs: | 215 |
| College: | NU |
| Draft Year Pba: | 2012 |
| Draft Round Pba: | 2 |
| Draft Pick Pba: | 13 |
| Draft Team Pba: | San Mig Coffee Mixers |
| Career Start: | 2012 |
| Team1: | San Mig Coffee Mixers |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Team2: | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Team3: | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Years3: | 2015–2023 |
| Team4: | TNT Tropang Giga |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Team5: | Blackwater Bossing |
| Years5: | 2024–present |
| Awards: | |
Jewel Ponferada (born July 8, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 13th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by the San Mig Coffee Mixers.[1]
Ponferada played for the NU Bulldogs. He mostly played center during his stay there, but also played power forward.[2] In 2010, he made a game-winning triple with 2.9 seconds left to prevent the Adamson Falcons from immediately claiming a spot in the Final Four.[3]
Ponferada was drafted by the Mixers along with big men Aldrech Ramos and Gian Chiu.[4] He was able to win a championship during his time there in the 2013 Governors' Cup.[5] Before the following conference, he was traded to Globalport.[6]
The Globalport Batang Pier acquired Ponferada with a 2017 second round pick.
On August 16, 2015, Ponferada and a 2015 second round pick (who later turned out to be Simon Enciso) was traded by the Batang Pier to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in exchange for Jervy Cruz.[7] In the 2015–16 Philippine Cup, Ponferada registered career-highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds.[8] In the Commissioner's Cup, he won a championship with Rain or Shine.[9] During the Governor's Cup, he was suspended for one game for committing two flagrant fouls against the Mahindra Enforcers.[10]
In the 2016–17 Philippine Cup, he posted a new career-high of 22 points, while also grabbing 9 rebounds.[11] The following Philippine Cup, he made five of his seven attempts from three-point range to finish with 17 points, 3 rebounds, and a block in a win against the San Miguel Beermen.[12]
Before the 2021 Philippine Cup, Ponferada's contract was extended.[13] He scored 17 points to lead the team in a loss to the Northport Batang Pier.[14]
On May 19, 2022, Ponferada signed a two-year extension with the team.[15] He had a season-high 20 points in a loss to the Beermen.[16]
On September 21, 2023, Ponferada, along with Henry Galinato, was traded to the TNT Tropang Giga for Dave Marcelo and a 2024 first-round pick.[17]
On July 2, 2024, Ponferrada and Kib Montalbo was traded to Blackwater Bossing for Rey Nambatac.[18]
As of the end of 2023–24 season[19] [20]
|-| align=left | | align=left | San Mig Coffee| 14 || 3.9 || .538 || || .000 || .9 || .1 || || .1 || 1.1|-| align=left | | align=left | GlobalPort| 20 || 10.7 || .549 || || .571 || 2.9 || .4 || .2 || .3 || 3.4|-| align=left | | align=left | GlobalPort| 28 || 13.9 || .333 || || .520 || 3.8 || .3 || .1 || .4 || 2.3|-| align=left | | align=left | Rain or Shine| 53 || 16.7 || .500 || .385 || .758 || 3.6 || .8 || .3 || .5 || 6.4|-| align=left | | align=left | Rain or Shine| 37 || 13.7 || .448 || .296 || .623 || 3.2 || .5 || .2 || .7 || 4.8|-| align=left | | align=left | Rain or Shine| 39 || 14.0 || .472 || .297 || .741 || 3.4 || .7 || .3 || .4 || 5.9|-| align=left | | align=left | Rain or Shine| 48 || 13.4 || .387 || .300 || .589 || 2.7 || .6 || .3 || .4 || 4.5|-| align=left | | align=left | Rain or Shine| 12 || 14.3 || .451 || .083 || .654 || 3.2 || .8 || .3 || .5 || 5.3|-| align=left | | align=left | Rain or Shine| 22 || 11.8 || .368 || .400 || .649 || 2.3 || .7 || .2 || .6 || 4.6|-| align=left | | align=left | Rain or Shine| 31 || 11.5 || .407 || .244 || .533 || 2.3 || .8 || .2 || .2 || 4.1|-| align=left | | align=left | TNT| 26 || 9.4 || .623 || .471 || .647 || 2.0 || .6 || .2 || .5 || 3.3|-class=sortbottom| align=center colspan=2 | Career| 331 || 12.9 || .449 || .313 || .645 || 2.9 || .6 || .2 || .4 || 4.5