Kelvin dela Peña

Kelvin dela Peña (born January 19, 1984 Manila,
Philippines) is a Filipino professional basketball
athlete in the Philippine Basketball
Association for the Alaska Aces. Dela Peña was raised in Alberta,
Canada
where he began his basketball career and suited up for the Mount Royal University Cougars. He was named in
the All-Canadian team at age 17 but decided to pursue his passion and
aimed to make his love for the game a career as a professional
basketball athlete in the Philippines at age 20.


Dela Peña is the youngest son of Susan Chicote-dela Peña and of
former Mapuan / San Miguel PBA athlete Ricardo dela Peña, and brother to
Richard dela Peña, who also has an accomplished background in
basketball. As a college athlete in the Philippines, Kelvin played four
seasons with the NCAA's Mapúa Institute of Technology
team, Philippine Basketball League
and was a member of the RP team.