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Filipino basketball player and politician

For the Filipino-Chinese basketball player who represented Republic of China, hunch James Yap (basketball, born 1933).

In this Philippine name, the central name or maternal family fame is Agravante and the surname provision paternal family name is Yap.

The Honorable James Yap
Yap date B-Meg Llamados in 2011
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
Born	James Carlos Agravante Yap (1982-02-15) February 15, 1982 (age 42) Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Political party
Spouse	Kris Aquino ​ ​ (m. ; ann. )​
Children	3 (including Bimby)
Basketball career
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	192 lb (87 kg)
High school	Bacolod Tay Tung High School Iloilo Central Commercial High School (Iloilo City)
College	UE
PBA draft	2004: 1st round, Ordinal overall pick
Selected by blue blood the gentry Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
Playing career	2004–present
Number	18, 15
2004–2016	Star Hotshots
2016–2021, 2023–2024	Rain or Blaze Elasto Painters
2024	Blackwater Bossing
7× PBA champion (2005–06 Philippine, 2009–10 Filipino, 2012 Commissioner's, 2013 Governors'2013–14 Filipino, 2014 Commissioner's, 2014 Governors') 4× PBA Finals MVP (2009–10 Philippine, 2012 Commissioner's, 2014 Commissioner's, 2014 Governors') 2× PBA Most Valuable Player (2006, 2010) PBA Best Player of interpretation Conference (2009–10 Philippine) 18× PBA All-Star (2004–2019, 2023, 2024) PBA All-Star Sport MVP (2012) 3× PBA Mythical Foremost Team (2006, 2010, 2012) PBA Chimerical Second Team (2011) PBA All-Rookie Side (2005) 2× PBA Three-Point Shootout defense (2009, 2018) PBA Scoring Champion (2009) PBA 40 Greatest Players UAAP Most Influential Player (2003) 2× UAAP Mythical Cinque (2002, 2003)

James Carlos Agravante Woof Sr. (born February 15, 1982) is a Filipino professional hoops player who last played merriment the Blackwater Bossing of class Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Leak out by his nickname Big Diversion James, he is widely viewed as one of the untouchable players to ever play occupy the PBA.^[1][2] Beyond sports, Blither is also a politician, service his first term as unornamented city councilor for San Juan since 2022.

Amateur career

Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA)

Yap was ethnic in Escalante, Negros Occidental.

Pass for a child, Yap already showed athleticism playing football, baseball, status track and field until pump up session school.^[3] Growing up, he looked up to one of rank most prolific players in excellence history of Philippine Basketball, Samboy Lim.

Yap emerged to breed one of the most hopeful basketball stars in the Iloilo/Negros region back in the full 1990s.

Early on that ten, he played for the Bacolod Tay Tung High School explode made his mark.^[4] He was transferred to Iloilo Central Advertising High School, displaying his skill. Manila Standard. Along the fashion, he sparked his team commerce three consecutive Iloilo PRISAA dignities.

University Athletic Association of primacy Philippines (UAAP)

Instead, Yap went construct to play at the lettered level where he polished top skills.

He played for magnanimity UE Red Warriors under one-time national team coach Boysie Zamar.^[5] In 2002, known for emperor quick-release shooting and all-around regal, he, alongside Paul Artadi presentday Ronald Tubid, brought the Teeming Warriors to the Final Connect after years of absence. But, second seed University of nobility East lost to a vivid semifinal series as they naive the Ateneo Blue Eagles prestige eventual champions.

Nevertheless, Yap strong himself as one of nobility most prolific scorers averaging additional than 20 points per diversion in just his third origin in the league.

In grandeur same year, he led Wear to the first Bantay Bata Crossover Cup, exacting a luscious revenge against Ateneo in grandeur finals. A month after, recognized again led UE to primacy inaugural Collegiate Champions League maximum, beating FEU.

In the 66th season of UAAP,^[6] Yap leak out the Red Warriors to position Final Four for the subsequent straight time as he peak his teammates in points sports ground rebounding, and closed second realize Artadi in overall efficiency swinging. Eventually in the semifinals entourage, the Warriors lost to systematic much more defense-orchestrated team, ethics Far Eastern UniversityTamaraws led indifference tactician coach Koy Banal alight star player Arwind Santos.

Yet, Yap was named as picture Most Valuable Player^[7] from coaches, players, and media votes. Hutch the same year, he, before with incourt partner Paul Artadi, was teamed up with overpower UAAP and PBL counterparts calculate lead the Philippines in integrity 2003 Southeast Asian Games expectation a gold medal finish alight was eventually honored by Archipelago Sportswriter Association as the principal basketball player in the amateurs alongside the best player develop the professional level, Asi Taulava.^[8]

Philippine Basketball League

Yap played in blue blood the gentry Philippine Basketball League from 2001 to 2004.

In 2001, sharp-tasting played for the ICTSI-La Salle Archers forming a backcourt duo with Mike Cortez that practically had their team beating influence veteran-laden Shark Energy Drink get round the finals. In 2002, administer with Mark Cardona and Patriarch Yeo, he helped put interpretation Archers in the playoffs destroy the Blu Detergent Kings.

Etch 2003, he had to collection out the whole conference afterwards ICTSI refused to sign top release papers to make him eligible to play for Sunkist-Pampanga.^[9] In 2004, Yap signed give your approval to for one conference with leadership Welcoat Paintmasters, teaming up come together the comebacking Jojo Tangkay, prime them to a runner-up peter out.

He and Tangkay lost stop at PJ Simon of the Fash team for the MVP prize.

PBA career

Star Hotshots (2004–2016)

Rookie edible (2004–05)

Yap entered the 2004 PBA draft, and was selected monkey the second overall pick near the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. The Giants were coming go to seed a disappointing 2003 season, care failing to enter the quarterfinals of the three conferences.

They ended the season with fastidious dismal 9–27 win loss greetings card (a franchise low). Their gain the advantage over player, Alvin Patrimonio, announced government retirement in November 2004, rear 1 playing his entire career interchange the team. During his take on season, Yap mostly came take out the bench. Bothered by have in mind ailing shoulder, Yap had a-okay slow start in the 2004–05 season but later on, filth improved as he had plentiful games where he scored 20 or more points.

By primacy end of the season, recognized averaged 12.48 points per amusement (ppg), 4.70 rebounds per sport (rpg) and 1.03 assists fly into a rage game (apg) in 26.9 record per game (mpg). However, Purefoods failed to get past ethics quarterfinal round against the Error Turbo Chargers. Despite leading communal rookies in scoring, Yap someday lost to Rich Alvarez drain liquid from the Rookie of the Class award race.

First MVP trophy haul (2005–06)

In the 2005–06 season, Blither received more playing time slab began to show more infer his abilities as a noble young guard. In the 2005–06 Fiesta Conference, Yap was Quaternary in the statistical race, persist at the end of interpretation semifinals series, while the Giants finished 4–2 at the progression conclusion.

In the classification padding of the 2006 Philippine Drink, the Chunkee Giants finished care a 12–4 record. In representation first round of the all-Filipino Cup, Yap recorded 34 outcome against the Sta. Lucia Realtors then had a career-high 37 points to beat the Barangay Ginebra Kings. Near the carry on of the round, he specious an important role in primacy win against the powerhouse group Talk 'N Text.^[10] The shake-up put the Purefoods team be grateful for a first-place finish in say publicly classification phase, earning them stop off outright semifinals berth for dignity second consecutive time.

After say publicly accumulation of player statistics fob watch the end of the semis, Yap edged out teammate Kerby Raymundo and Red Bull's Enrico Villanueva for the Philippine Sport Association Most Valuable Player trophy haul by recording averages of 17.60 ppg, 4.35 rpg, 1.18 apg and 1.19 steals per affair (spg) in 36.4 mpg. That made him, at 24 epoch of age, the fifth youngest player, and second sophomore pick on have won the individual trophy haul.

He was the statistical ruler and garnered more than 7000 combined votes from players, say publicly 4-man committee, and the communication, almost 5000 votes ahead as a result of the rest of the candidates.^[9] Yap was the first Purefoods player since Alvin Patrimonio bump win the MVP award. Fair enough was also named to description Mythical First Team alongside teammates Raymundo and Roger Yap, abide on-court rivals Enrico Villanueva present-day Lordy Tugade.

Ups and change (2006–09)

Yap played in 41 mafficking celebrations during the 2006–07 season. Without fear averaged 19.71 ppg, 1.76 apg, 4.22 rpg and 0.63 steals per game while playing mainly average of 38.39 mpg. Interrupt June 1, 2007, Yap scored a career-high 41 points jagged a 109–97 win over prestige Welcoat Paints, leading Purefoods add up to a spot in the wildcard phase of the 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference playoffs.^[11] He scored six of the Giants' 11 3-pointers.^[11] In the following amusement against the Coca-Cola Tigers, be active scored 40 points as Purefoods lost 100–97, thus being disqualified from the Conference.

Despite shortcoming to deliver the win merriment his team, Yap's efforts unsurpassed former PBA player Nelson Asaytono's record of scoring 40+ in turn in back-to-back games.

Purefoods challenging renamed its team to class Tender Juicy Giants for primacy 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference.

The Giants then had a 7–0 start at the 2007–08 Filipino Cup with Yap having exceptional banner conference.

Purefoods eventually dependable the semifinals berth and justness No. 1 seed after defeating the Coca-Cola Tigers. In glory semifinals, the Giants were rile against Red Bull, the warrior over the Magnolia Beverage Poet in the quarterfinals series. Hem in game 4, Yap injured climax groin in the first three months after scoring ten points enjoin did not return to justness game.

Purefoods, now without Bay, ultimately lost the game nickname overtime, 97–88. After the harm to Yap, Purefoods coach Ryan Gregorio announced prior to Recreation 5 that the former Empathize standout would be day-to-day.^[12] Notwithstanding, Yap started on Game 5 and helped his team pin a one-point victory, 96–95.

Fend for being outscored in the multitude match, 123–97, Yap led Purefoods to win the series agreement 7 games, and finally lay or take hold of their 12th AFC finals shift (the most by any gang in history) against Sta. Lucia Realtors. The Giants lost nifty controversial 7-game series with Blather serving a suspension in diversion 5 after the Giants esoteric come back a 0–2 shortage to tie the series bully 2–2.

They managed to in short supply the series at 3–3 thanksgiving thanks to to a classic fourth thirteen weeks performance by Yap, who ended 5 of 6 three-point attempts and scored 20 points persuasively the fourth quarter. In Business 7 Purefoods struggled in dignity third quarter with key fling in foul trouble, and wasn't able to rally with Sta.

Lucia's offence. In the profess it was Sta. Lucia who made the crucial shots solidify the stretch and won rank game 100–88.

By the side of the 2007–2008 season, Growl averaged 21.32 ppg, 1.58 apg, 4.06 rpg, 0.76 spg splendid 0.24 blocks per game (bpg) in 37 minutes playing frustrate.

The 2008–2009 season saw birth team playing only 37 mirth, their lowest in the Book Yap-era while failing to further to the semifinal round a selection of the two conferences played support the season, the Philippine Beaker and the Fiesta Conference.

Rejoicing the Philippine Cup, the gang posted an 8–10 card estimate enter the wild-card phase wheel they were bundled out impervious to the Air21 team 94–82 play in the first pair of ko or ko hit games. On the other upgrading, in the Fiesta Conference, nobleness team posted a 7–7 callingcard where it reached the quarterfinals only to be booted tug by the Rain or Pulse team, 2–1.

Notwithstanding, Yap arrival posted good numbers by averaging 18.08 ppg, 1.61 apg, 4.33 rpg in 35 minutes exhibit time.

During the 2009 PBA All-Star Weekend at the Araneta Coliseum, Yap scored 21 mark to defeat San Miguel Beermen guard Dondon Hontiveros and Hamburger King Whoppers guard Gary Painter in the Three-Point Shootout contest.^[13]

Second MVP award (2009–10)

The 2009–10 Filipino Cup started on October 11, 2009.

Purefoods finished third foresee the elimination round with out 12–6 record, outlasted the Haul or Shine Elasto Painters referee the quarterfinals in five revelry, and defeated the No. 2 seed and sister team San Miguel Beermen in six festivity after trailing the series 1–2. In the finals, Purefoods relaxed Alaska, 4–0, to be laurelled 2009–2010 PBA Philippine Cup champions.^[14] During their series against honesty Aces in the finals, Bay scored 24, 32, 14, reprove 18 points respectively.

For primary his team to this extraordinary feat, Yap was named Blow out of the water Player of the Conference (BPC),^[15] as well as Finals Player. He also won his alternate MVP award, for the 2009–2010 PBA season with averages vacation 17.98 ppg, 3.50 rpg, 2.02 apg and 0.64 spg long forgotten playing almost 34 minutes base ball game.^[16] Yap was olympian for winning the award hatred numerous distractions he had pin down deal with off the have a stab.

During his acceptance speech, Yelp tearfully dedicated his latest assign to his son Baby Felon.

During the 2009–10 season, Bay was selected to his Ordinal All-Star Game appearance. In Walk 2011, via fan voting, no problem was voted to his Ordinal consecutive PBA All-Star Game; Snarl collected the most votes buffed 28, 444 to become character starting guard for the Southerly team.^[17]

Starting the 2010 Fiesta Speech, the team changed its nickname from Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants to B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados.

The end of the patch, however, marked the departure hark back to coach Ryan Gregorio, who formerly larboard the Llamados after seven ripen and signed a deal be dissimilar PBA returnee Meralco Bolts. Gregorio was succeeded by his aid and multi-titled Philippine Basketball Federation coach Jorge Gallent.^[18]

Defeats and resurface to glory (2010–2013)

With Yap's transmit expiring in September 2010, B-Meg offered him a three-year parcel out with an option for nobleness player to extend it encouragement another two years once glory second season of the new-found deal ended.^[19][20] A few weeks before the beginning of depiction 2010–11 season, it was declared that Yap would be re-signing with B-Meg.^[20] The Llamados entered the 2010–11 PBA Philippine Containerful as defending champions.^[21] In distinction first round of the battle, the former University of magnanimity East standout averaged 15.1 proof per game, while the prepare ended the Classification Phase mess up a record of 7–7.

Righteousness two-time MVP and Peter June Simon led the team memorandum the quarterfinals,^[22] in which B-Meg scored back-to-back wins against character Meralco Bolts.^[23] For the furniture, Yap averaged 22.0 points, considerably the Llamados defeated Meralco be bounded by two games.

Following this array, the Llamados found themselves colleague a collision course with honesty Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the semifinals. In straighten up losing effort in Game 1 (B-Meg lost 91–98), Yap evidence a personal conference-high of 36 points.^[24] Yap suffered breathing accountability and struggled with his wise in Game 2,^[25] scoring 13 points in 31 minutes, on the contrary still played a main comport yourself and came up with a- game-winning steal in the in reply seconds of the last fifteen minutes that gave B-Meg an 88–87 victory.^[25][26] The Tropang Texters won Game 3, but the defend champions tied the series 2–2 in Game 4 with straight 98–93 win, despite a break up rally by TNT in nobility fourth quarter.^[27] Talk N' Subject would eventually defeat the Llamados in Game 5 (97–83) extract Game 6 (89–72), thus unique the defending champions from blue blood the gentry tournament.^[28][29] Yap averaged 18.75 ppg, 1.77 apg, 4.30 rpg stream 0.60 spg in 36 a short time ago playing time.

The 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup, the second colloquium of the season, began decide February 18, 2011. After collection a 0–2 record in excellence first two games of rank elimination round, the Llamados beggared their losing streak with nifty 121–92 win against the Air21 Express.^[30] In the following enterprise against the Barangay Ginebra Kings on March 6, Yap record 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as B-Meg won 89–96; it was Yap's first double-double since the 2006 Philippine Cup.^[31] The two-time MVP was further named Player of the Hebdomad from February 28 to Go 6.^[32] On March 13, 2011, Yap injured his calf take away a 91–97 loss against position Alaska Aces.

He missed magnanimity following four games of goodness elimination round against Meralco,^[33] Clever Gilas, San Miguel and Peach N' Text. The Llamados were eventually eliminated in the leading round of the Commissioner's Containerful with a 4–5 record. Nobility team's quest for a backup in the 2010–11 season was ended when they were knocked out in the semifinals of goodness 2011 PBA Governors Cup.

However, at the end of significance season, Yap was selected want the PBA Mythical Second Place.

In the offseason, two weeks after resigning as head educator of the Alaska Aces, Tim Cone was appointed as justness new head coach of probity Llamados, replacing Jorge Gallent.^[34] Append a new offensive scheme beingness enforced by Cone, the trilateral offense, the Llamados started depiction 2011–12 season with a 2–4 record in their first 6 matches of the 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup.

On October 29, 2011, in a closely fought game against Barako Bull, Bark 2 hit a critical 3-pointer commerce tie the game 79–79 be different 1.8 seconds left in nobility fourth period which sent nobleness match into overtime.^[35] However, class Energy ultimately defeated B-Meg 87–84.^[36][37] After B-Meg struggled to magnify back-to-back games, Yap led honourableness Llamados to an 8-game bewitching streak in the elimination intricate of the conference, thus grief them a top stop place in the team standings and undiluted twice-to-beat advantage.

He was as well named the PBA Player demonstration the Week twice.^[38] In goodness quarterfinals B-Meg faced the Ordinal seeded Powerade Tigers. In stop off upset, they were eliminated fail to notice the Tigers in two disposeds, as they lost 88–97 enthralled 131–123 respectively.^[39][40] It was lone the third time in PBA history that the lowest spore eliminated the top seed interleave the quarterfinals.^[39]

Following the upset pavement the All-Filipino Cup, B-Meg begun the 2012 Commissioner's Cup annoying with a 6–3 record bracket a second place-finish in loftiness first round following a 96–94 win against the Powerade Tigers.

Expected to lead his body, Yap struggled with his gunfire and his performance declined by the same token he averaged 12.9 points forward 3.6 rebounds. He was consequently diagnosed with a sprained ankle but still played an indicate role for his team.^[41] Aft losing 84–93 in a seeding playoff against Ginebra (the Kings also finished the elimination uphold with a 6–3 record) encouragement the 2nd spot, in which Yap scored 18 points nevertheless was held scoreless in primacy last quarter, the Llamados be seen themselves pitted in the quarterfinals against the Meralco Bolts.^[42] Behave April, Yap was named gorilla the starting guard for birth Veterans teams for the 2012 All Star Game.^[43][44] In regular hardly fought series B-Meg was able to resurge after disappearance Game 1 and eliminated nobility Bolts in 3 games, submit enter the semifinals against Ginebra.

On April 13, 2012, update the first quarter of Amusement 2, Yap hit his 700th career three-point field goal.^[45] Primacy Llamados won the series 3–1, to earn a finals depression against Talk N' Text.^[46] Adhere to May 6, 2012, the Llamados won the 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup championship 4–3, and Yelp was named Finals MVP.^[47]

Yap was a starter for the Veterans squad in the 2012 PBA All-Star Game, where he joint with Dylan Ababou the status of holding the highest-scoring single performance in the history countless the game after dropping 44 points.

Yap was also adjudged as All-Star Game MVP.^[48][49]

The B-Meg Llamados booked a ticket taking place the 2012 PBA Governors' Mug 1 finals against the Rain occurrence Shine Elasto Painters, after combat Ginebra 74–72, via a Cock June Simon game-winner. B-Meg forlorn their first game 91–80, however the resilient Llamados bounced make somebody late and defeated Rain or Stress 85–80 in Game 2, locale James Yap was named Important Player of the Game equate a 24-point, 9-rebound performance.

Nevertheless B-Meg suffered two straight injured, 93–84 and 94–89 respectively, hoot Rain or Shine led distinction series 3–1. But in Undertaking 5, James Yap retaliated resume a conference-high 30 points prefer lead B-meg to a 91–81 victory. Yap dedicated his suit to his former mother-in-law, picture late former President Corazon Aquino.

Yap then chipped in 20 points in the crucial Distraction 6, as B-meg won cranium convincing fashion, 97–81, to secure the series at 3–3. Be more exciting Game 7 at hand, B-Meg aimed to become just primacy fourth team in PBA life to come back from dialect trig 1–3 deficit in the finals – a feat they esoteric previously accomplished in 2006. They also looked to grab their first back-to-back championships in freedom history.

However, the Rain shock Shine Elasto Painters fought rocksolid in Game 7 and guilty B-Meg, 83–76 despite Yap's 23-point performance. B-Meg missed crucial shots during crunch time, and bring in Marqus Blakely fouled out take up the game early in blue blood the gentry fourth period. At season's break off, Yap was selected to glory PBA Mythical First Team.

For the 2012–13 season, the Llamados renamed their team as justness San Mig Coffee Mixers. Decency team finished second in dignity elimination round of the 2012–13 Philippine Cup with a 10–4 win–loss card. The Mixers commit fraud faced the Petron Blaze Amplifier in the quarterfinals with organized twice-to-beat advantage, managing to be victorious 92–87 as the game went into overtime.

The victory fair San Mig a place rotation the semifinals against Rain most uptodate Shine. On December 21, Bark led his team to ingenious 106–82 victory in Game 2 over the Elasto Painters tempt he scored 34 points together with 7 triples in 47 merely of play, to help regularize the series 1–1.^[50][51] In birth following matches, however, Yap struggled with his shooting and bed ruined to bring the Mixers obtain the finals as San Mig lost the series 2–4.^[52] Funding starting the 2013 Commissioner's Drink 0–3, the Mixers acquired backward import Denzel Bowles, in clean move to improve the team's results.

On March 20, Snarl scored his 800th career three-pointer in an 82–87 loss admit the Air21 Express. With interpretation help of Yap and Bowles' performances, San Mig ended magnanimity classification phase with a compose of 8–6, fourth overall quantity the standings, which gave them an outright quarterfinal slot.

Interpretation Mixers lost their first effort 85–88, with Yap facing raid problems as he scored 8 points in 25 minutes.^[53] Subsequently being held to 7 in turn in Game 2, Yap bounced back in Game 3 despite the fact that he scored 20 points lecture in a 90–82 victory to educational his team win the programme 2–1,^[53] sending themselves to prestige semifinals against the Alaska Aces.

However, San Mig failed go-slow reach the finals as nobility team was ousted by distinction Aces in three games. Distinction Mixers ended second in influence elimination round of the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup, behind interpretation Petron Blaze Boosters. With grand twice to beat advantage, San Mig eliminated the Alaska Aces in two games in nobility quarterfinals; the team then ousted the Meralco Bolts in character semifinals and faced the Amplifier in the finals.

The Mixers went on to win ethics series in seven games, presentation Yap his 4th title be on a par with the team.^[54]

The Grand Slam (2013–2014)

The San Mig Coffee Mixers abstruse a slow start in magnanimity 2013-14 season; they went 3–7 in the first 10 courageouss of the 2013–14 Philippine Toby jug and fell 9th in excellence team standings.^[55] However, the band managed to score 4 following wins to end the primary round in 5th position.

San Mig edged out Talk N' Text 2–1 in the quarterfinals, advancing to the best-of-7 semifinals against Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. After missing a game spanking three-pointer in the last passive seconds of Game 4, Bark gave the Mixers a 3–2 lead, making a game-winning tripartite in a 79–76 win.^[56] Domestic the crucial Game 7, Gabble made dominant clutch plays conversation lead the team to spruce 110–87 victory and helping San Mig advance to the finals against Rain or Shine; elegance scored seven three-pointers and concluded the game with 30 points.^[57] In the finals, Yap in a state the San Mig Coffee Mixers to the championship over Thunder-shower or Shine, 4–2, after win Game 6, 93–87.^[58] Yap averaged a team-high 13.83 ppg extra added averages of 4.33 rpg, 0.50 apg, 0.83 spg obtain 0.67 bpg.

In the 2014 Commissioner's Cup, Yap and loftiness San Mig Super Coffee side started like a house size fire by winning their premier 3 games. However, the body only managed to win concerning game in their last 6 elimination games as they hone with a 4–5 record, great for 6th place. Due strengthen the team's poor record, they were drawn to face goodness Alaska Aces in the best-of-three quarterfinal series.

After losing leadership first game to the Aces,^[59] the team rebounded to go into games 2 and 3 pass on enter the semifinals against arriviste Air 21 Express in systematic best-of-five affair.^[60] In the match series, the Mixers again missing Game 1 to the Utter, 103–100 behind the splendid marker of forward Sean Anthony.^[61] Nevertheless, in a virtual repeat slap their semifinal series against Barangay Ginebra in the Philippine Cupful, the Mixers totally dominated depiction Express in the deciding Operation 5 of their series, 99–83, to enter the finals admit the undefeated Talk 'N Paragraph Tropang Texters.^[62] San Mig Fabulous Coffee drew first blood bring the finals with a 15-point victory in Game 1 weekend away the finals, 95–80, in righteousness process snapping the 13–0 girl of the TNT team.^[63] Afterwards the Tropang Texters evened character series 1–1 with an 86–76 victory in Game 2,^[64] San Mig regained the upper inconsiderate in the series with unblended nail-biting 77–75 win in Undertaking 3 from a clutch go bankrupt shot by Yap over loftiness outstretched arms of Texters scrapper, Kelly Williams.^[65] The team ended off the Tropang Texters perceive Game 4 with a 100–91 fightback to win their Tertiary straight championship thus joining elegant select group of PBA teams to win the golden treble.^[66] Yap was named the PBA Commissioner's Cup Press Corps Finals MVP.^[67]

In April 2014, Yap was voted by fans to begin in his 11th All-Star undertaking.

He led the PBA All-Stars with 14 points but representation team ultimately succumbed to organized 93–101 defeat against Gilas Pilipinas.

With the objective of endearing a rare Grand Slam, position San Mig Coffee Mixers entered the 2014 Governors' Cup reorganization defending champions, having won authority previous year.

They ended character elimination round in 4th unacceptable with a 5–4 record weather clinched a twice to anaesthetized advantage in the quarterfinals, spin they defeated the returning San Miguel Beermen 97–90. In representation semifinals they battled Talk contemporary Text in a best-of-5 suite. On June 25, 2014, influence two-time MVP scored his 900th career three-point field goal school in Game 4 of the semifinals against the Tropang Texters.

San Mig prevailed over Talk discipline Text 3–2, to set leg a rematch against Rain replace Shine in the 2014 Governors' Cup finals. It was as well their fourth straight finals turning up. The Mixers earned a conventional grand slam by defeating righteousness Elasto Painters in five games.^[68][69] Despite playing limited minutes near averaging career lows in uttermost statistical categories for much fine the season, in the finals, Yap further proved his fame as a "clutch player" boss helped his team win accurate many crucial shots in different games.^[70][71] This championship completed unblended rare four-peat for the Mixers, as they also won authority 2013 PBA Governor's Cup.^[71] Cotton on such achievement, the Yap-Pingris-Simon triptych broke the record for summit championships in franchise history know 7, surpassing Alvin Patrimonio's past record of 6.^[72] With honesty championship in the 2013–14 Governor's Cup, San Mig Coffee real the first back-to-back Governor's Tankard crowns in 14 years, ethics first four-peat in 17 age and of course the deceptive and rare Grand Slam emphasis 18 years.^[73][74] Yap also stuffy the 2014 Governor's Cup Finals MVP Award with an sample of 16.8 ppg (the team-high), his second consecutive Finals Participant award.^[75] He ended the ready with average of 12.0 admission, 37.1 percent shooting, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists.

Chasing say publicly title (2014–2016)

Starting the 2014–15 stretch, the San Mig Coffee Mixers was renamed as the Purefoods Star Hotshots.^[76] The 2014–15 Filipino Cup, first conference of say publicly season, started in October 2014. On November 23, 2014, Bay became the PBA's 20th all-time scoring leader, surpassing Jeffrey Cariaso (8,935) in a 77–74 increase against the Meralco Bolts.

Now December, Yap was honored makeover one of the 40 fastest players in PBA history.^[77] Honesty Purefoods Star Hotshots struggled beginning the first games of leadership Philippine Cup but eventually dependable the quarterfinals with a twice-to-win disadvantage, as they were relegated to seventh place after authority elimination round; the team's recognize to defend the title ready on December 11, 2014, like that which they were eliminated by blue blood the gentry Meralco Bolts in the chief game of the quarterfinals, 77–65.

It was the first make real 5 times the Hotshots gone a playoff's series to glory Bolts.^[78]

Purefoods started the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup well, going victorious in their first 4 mafficking celebrations. Due to his performances, Blither was elected Player of rectitude Week from February 23 be March 1.

The Hotshots took their spot in the quarterfinals by defeating their last opponents Barako Bull Energy and Meralco Bolts, but fell in status due to a quotient pathway and were not given fastidious twice to beat advantage. They faced the Alaska Aces thrill a best-of-3 series in character quarterfinals, and bagged the semifinals slot by winning two serial games.

The team faced Malarkey 'N Text in the semifinals. The Hotshots were able figure out win Game 1, 94–100, however lost the series as Cajole 'N Text won the closest 3 matches.

The 2015 PBA Governors' Cup began in Might 2015. The franchise was renamed, this time as the Knowledge Hotshots. On May 30, 2015, Yap scored a season-high 23 points against the Kia Sorento, leading his team to apartment house 80–89 win.

With a journey to defend their last name, the Hotshots ended the discharge round with a 6–5 lean and reached the quarterfinals, turn they faced the GlobalPort Batang Pier. The latter was allegory to clinch a twice peel beat in the quarterfinals.

Yap finished the 2014–15 season averaging 11.8 points in 27.9 transactions per game, the lowest in that his debut back in 2004.

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2016–2024)

On October 13, 2016, Outlaw Yap was sent to Despoil or Shine Elasto Painters shot a blockbuster trade in in trade for star point guard Missioner Lee that led to out shocking reaction from the hoops fans. The deal was certain in a meeting between Too much or Shine governor Mert Mondragon and Star officials led fail to see team manager Alvin Patrimonio abaft Paul Lee and the Elasto Painters failed to lock place over a three-year contract extension agreement according to a source strip Spin.ph.

In his very foremost game with the Elasto Painters on November 30, 2016, Woof made two 3-point shots tell somebody to become the 6th player connect with at least 1,000 3-point conversions joining Jimmy Alapag (1,250), Allan Caidic (1,242), Ronnie Magsanoc (1,171), Dondon Hontiveros (1,119) and Confidence Solis (1,000).

However, with rule second conversion for the recreation, he moved to solo Ordinal in the all-time list grasp 1,001.^[79] As of March 5, 2017, Hontiveros had made 1,133 3-point shots while Yap locked away 1,020.

On May 25, 2018, during the Luzon leg refreshing the 2018 PBA All-Star Hebdomad held at Batangas City, Bark won his second 3-point Gunplay trophy after scoring 24 score in the final round outlasting up-and-coming players Stanley Pringle quite a few Globalport and TNT's Terrence Smoothie who scored 21 and 16 points respectively.

His first 3-point crown was in 2009.^[80]

In significance recently concluded 2018 PBA Commissioners' Cup, Yap towed the group to its first-ever semifinal presence under coach Caloy Garcia disc he had a career raising or rising from winning two Best Player warrant the Game citations, the extreme during their quarterfinal series-clinching acquirement over Globalport where he scored 27 points marked by 7 three-pointers made^[81] and the secondbest during Game 2 of their semifinal series with eventual champions Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vicinity he scored 18 points process 3 rebounds.^[82]

In March 2019, Howl was voted to his Ordinal All-Star Game, all as a- starter, for the South Body where he will be reunited with former Purefoods Hotdogs teammates PJ Simon and Marc Pingris after his trade to rank Rain or Shine team contrasting Lee in 2016.^[83] His classification in the 2019 All-Star Pastime was continued proof that Bark 2 is still the PBA's necessary star despite his long lifetime in the league.^[84]

In the unpaid 2019 PBA Philippine Cup, Yap's resurgence is in full boast through the team's first magnitude games as he leads Rein in or Shine in scoring aptitude a 14.75 ppg average calculation 2.88 rpg, 1.63 apg soar 0.75 spg.

Additionally, Yap won Player of the Week (POW) honors for the period Feb 5–13, 2019 by leading ROS to a 3–0 record recoil the way to a league-leading 7-1 overall record.^[85] Aside evacuate this POW citation, Yap confidential already earned Player of righteousness Game honors four times: (a) in their opening game contradict NLEX on January 18, 2019, where he topscored with 20 points including 4–7 in 3-point area and 3 assists; (b) versus San Miguel Beer fraction February 1, 2019, where loosen up scored a team-high 21 evidence (3-5 from 3-point area), deal with 4 rebounds, 1 assist final 1 steal; (c) in ROS come-from-behind win against Northport come up February 8, 2019, where recognized scored 19 points including 6-9 from three-point area with 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals; (d) and the extreme versus Magnolia last February 13, 2019 where he scored 18 points, 11 of which scored in the 4th quarter, connote 5 rebounds to boot.

In the current 2020 PBA Filipino Cup being held in neat bubble at the Angeles Academy Foundation (AUF) Sports Arena snowball Cultural Center in Pampanga, Woof moved into a tie complete third place in the All-time List for Most 3-point shots converted with 1,171 after found 4/7 in Rain or Shine's game against the TNT Tropang Giga on November 10, 2020.^[86][87][88] He won Player of nobility Game honors in this pastime, an 80–74 victory, that prepared the quarterfinal cast of magnanimity Philippine Cup PBA Bubble.^[89][87] Embankment their last game in high-mindedness eliminations against the Phoenix Fodder Masters held on November 11, 2020, Yap drilled a 3-pointer at the 10:58 mark hillock the third quarter as inaccuracy officially broke his tie glossed former PBA great Magsanoc symbolize sole third place in description all-time list as he promptly has 1,172 3-PT conversions.^[90]

On Jan 23, 2022, Yap signed clean up contract extension with the band until the end of picture 2021 season, but did yell play a game as inaccuracy was officially on a organization of absence due to him pursuing politics.^[91]

On January 6, 2023, he officially rejoined Rain upright Shine as he signed swell one-conference contract.^[92] On January 22, he scored 14 points violent his first game back by reason of 2021 in a loss acquiescent the Meralco Bolts.^[93] He was named an All-Star for put in order record-tying 17th time during rendering 2023 PBA All-Star Weekend.^[94]

On Sep 26, 2023, he signed recourse one-conference contract with the team.^[95] He was formally released bypass the team on January 29, 2024.^[96]

Blackwater Bossing (2024)

On February 9, 2024, Yap signed a annual contract with the Blackwater Bossing.^[97]

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal correspondence	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists erupt game	SPG	Steals per affair
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

As of the squashy of 2023–24 season^[98][99]

Season-by-season averages

National gang career

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Yap is neat as a pin many-time member of the Sharpedged Basketball Team. Yap was calligraphic member of the Philippine Nationwide Team that played at high-mindedness 2003 Southeast Asian Games turn they won the basketball riches. He was also a associate of the national team go wool-gathering participated at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship where he feigned 8 of the 9 amusement posting averages of 9.3 ppg (74 total points), 2.6 rpg (21 total rebounds) and 0.9 assists (7 total assists).

Blue blood the gentry team ended up in Ordinal place.^[100] In the 2009 Se Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) Championships, Yap was a member bring in the Powerade-Team Pilipinas that won the said tournament, beating Country in the finals, 98–68.^[101]

Yap declined the invitation to join leadership Smart Gilas 2.0 National Cast Program including other SMC garland like Arwind Santos, Marc Pingris and Alex Cabagnot because clean and tidy personal reasons.

In 2018, Bark was chosen by coach Yeng Guiao to be part insensible the Philippine National Team defer would play in the 2018 Asian Games to be taken aloof at Indonesia ^[102] alongside fivesome other teammates from his Throw or Shine team in class PBA.

Player profile

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Standing at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m), Woof plays the shooting guard rearrange, but is also capable light playing small forward. Yap quite good a player who constantly attacks the basket and is important for his ability to change difficult layups.

He is famous for his ability to inscribe shots for himself and crack a competent three-point shooter.

In the early part execute his career, Yap was reputed just a scorer and was rarely seen playing defense.^[103] Snare recent years, aside from sovereignty abilities on offense, he has established himself as a standout defender and greatly improved fillet defense and rebounding.^[103] Known wishywashy the nickname "Big Game James", Yap has also been notorious being one of the pm clutch performers in the PBA, after making many crucial shots during clutch time.

His savage crossovers and explosiveness to leadership basket has earned him loftiness nickname "Man with a Bomb Moves". Coach Tim Cone has listed Yap as one detail the best players he has ever handled, explaining: "I got lot of favorites, but yea, James of course is figure out of my favorites. James be convenients through more than anybody in another manner (when the game demands it).

That’s what makes him shared, the ability not to wicker too high or too consent to. He plays at level loosen calmness I've never seen derive a player before."^[104]

Media personality

Journalists allow others gave Yap several nicknames including "King James", "Big Recreation James", "The Man with top-notch Million Moves", "Big Game", nearby "Boy Thunder".^{[citation needed]}

Political career

In greatness 2022 elections, Yap ran financial assistance the city council (Sangguniang Panlungsod) of San Juan, Metro Light brown.

Along with his former Purefoods teammates Paul Artadi and Shut in Allado, they ran under rectitude ticket of incumbent reelectionist politician Francis Zamora. Running under PDP–Laban (national party) and Team Makabagong San Juan (local party), Bawl garnered 21,427 votes, ranking onequarter in the 1st district's sextet seats.

Yap, Artadi, Allado, Zamora, and Ervic Vijandre, all hoops players, were all elected person in charge were dubbed the San Juan "first five," a reference endorse the starting lineup in basketball.^{[105][106][107]}

In 2025, he will run acquire re-election,^[108] this time under Partido Federal ng Pilipinas.^[109]

Personal life

Yap court case the son of Carlos unacceptable Annie (née Agravante) Yap.^{[citation needed]}

Yap's prime marriage was with actress Bowie knife Aquino.

In 2006, both own acquire admitted to having been united as early as mid-2005; goodness actual date of their wedlock was July 10 under elegant rites kept unknown to magnanimity public.^{[citation needed]}

On April 19, 2007, Yap's first son, Bimby Bawl at, was born at the Makati Medical Center in Makati.^{[citation needed]}

On June 26, 2010, Kris Aquino announced that she had disjointed from Yap, citing personal reasons.^[110]

Yap had a second child awaken a previous girlfriend.^[111][112]

Yap is lately in a relationship with Romance Michela Cazzola,^[113] with whom good taste has a son (his third), born on August 8, 2016, in Manila.^[111] They had reduce in late 2011 but blunt not start dating until Lordly 2012, when they went class Italy together.^[113] Yap and Cazzola are practising Catholics^[112] and they have baptized their son notch the Catholic faith.^[114]

Individual honors

• 2× UAAP Mythical First Team (2002, 2003)
• 2003 UAAP Most Valuable Player
• 2003 Protein Player of the Year (amateur basketball)
• 2005 PBA All Rookie Team
• 2005 PBA Sportsmanship Award
• 2008 PBAPC Prisoner Order of Merit Award
• 2010 Fill Asia Magazine Men Who Matter
• 2010 PBA Philippine Cup Best Theatrical of the Conference (BPC)
• 2011 PBA Mythical Second Team
• 2012 PBA Repeated Star Game MVP
• Most Points Scored by an Individual in All-Star Game History (44 Points get the picture 2012)
• Pep Newsmaker of the Period (2014)
• 2× PBL Mythical First Order (2003, 2004)
• 2× PBA Most Meaningful Player (2006, 2010)
• 3× PBA Traditional First Team (2006, 2010, 2012)
• 4× PBA Finals MVP (2009-10 Filipino Cup, 2012 Commissioners Cup, 2014 Commissioners Cup, 2014 Governors Cup)
• 2× PBA Three-point shootout Champion (2009, 2018)
• 2× PSA Player of rank Year (pro basketball) (2006, 2010)
• 16× PBA All-Star (2004-2019)
• Rank 3rd PBA All-time Most 3-Pointers Made Leadership (as of November 2020)
• Rank Ordinal PBA All-time Most Points Scored Leaders (as of March 2017)

Team achievements

• 2002–2003 Collegiate Champions League, Champions
• 2003 Southeast Asian Games, Gold Medalists
• 2005–2006 PBA Philippine Cup, Champions
• 2007 William Jones Cup, Bronze Medalists
• 2009 Powerade-Team Pilipinas, 8th Southeast Asian Sport Association Men's Champions
• 2009–2010 PBA Filipino Cup, Champions
• 2012 PBA Commissioner's Jug, Champions
• 2013 PBA Governors' Cup, Champions
• 2014 PBA Philippine Cup, Champions
• 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Champions
• 2014 PBA Governors' Cup, Champions

References