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.

[4] He then moved back to Manila when he played for the Chiang Kai Shek Dragons in the Tiong Lian Basketball Association (now defunct).

[11] Chua stepped up his play when Ateneo lost its center JP Erram to a knee injury.

He 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.

[13] Chua was selected tenth overall in the 2013 PBA draft by San Mig Super Coffee Mixers.

[1] He was among six Ateneo players taken in that draft, along with Greg Slaughter, Ryan Buenafe, Nico Salva, Erram, and Chris Sumalinog.

[16] After they ended their disappointing campaign in the Commissioner's Cup, GlobalPort traded him to the San Miguel Beermen for Yousef Taha.

[3] In 2015, Chua moved to the Barako Bull Energy in a trade that also involved big men Dorian Peña and Jay-R Reyes and SMB's 2017 1st round pick.

[24] 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.

[26] 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.

[40] He finished the elimination round with a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds against the Rain or Shine Elastopainters.

[40][42] 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.

[46] During the 2021 Governors' Cup, the NLEX Road Warriors traded Kris Porter and two draft picks for Chua.