James Yap

Si James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr., o mas sikat na kilala bilang James Yap (ipinanganak noong Pebrero 15, 1982) sa Escalante, Negros Occidental, ay isang Pilipinong propesyonal na manlalaro ng basketbol na kasalukuyang naglalaro para sa koponan ng Rain or Shine Elasto Painters sa Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Kilala sa pamamagitan ng kanyang palayaw na Big Game James, siya ay naglaro para sa Star Hotshots sa kanyang buong karera bago ito nailipat sa Rain or Shine bago magsimula ang 2016–17 PBA season. Siya ay nanalo ng pitong kampeonato sa PBA.

James Yap

No. 18 – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1982-02-15) 15 Pebrero 1982 Escalante, Negros Occidental, Pilipinas
Nationality	Pilipino
Listed height	6 tal 3 pul (1.91 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Iloilo Central Commercial High School
College	University of the East
PBA draft	2004 Round: 1 / Pick: ika-2 overall
Selected by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
Playing career	2004–kasalukuyan
Career history
2004–2016	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants / B-Meg Llamados / San Mig Coffee / San Mig Super Coffee Mixers / Purefoods Star Hotshots / Star Hotshots
2016–kasalukuyan	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Career highlights and awards
PBA Grand Slam Champion (2014) 7× PBA champion (2005–06 Philippine, 2009–10 Philippine, 2012 Commissioner's, 2013 Governors' 2013–14 Philippine, 2014 Commissioner's, 2014 Governors') 2× PBA Most Valuable Player (2005, 2009) 4× PBA Finals MVP (2009–10 Philippine, 2012 Commissioner's, 2014 Commissioner's, 2014 Governors') 16× PBA All-Star (2004–2019) PBA All Star Game MVP (2012) PBA Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference (2010) 3× PBA Mythical First Team (2006, 2010, 2012) 4× PBA Most Minutes Played (2005, 2006, 2012, 2013) 2011 PBA Mythical Second Team 2005 PBA All Rookie Team 2005 PBA Sportsmanship Award 2009 PBA Three point shootout Champion 2018 PBA Three point shootout Champion 2008 PBAPC POW Order of Merit Award 6th Member of the PBA 800 three-point club (2012) 6th Member of the PBA 900 three-point club (2014) 4× PRISAA High School Basketball Most Valuable Player 3× PRISAA High School Basketball Champion (1998, 1999, 2000) 2003 UAAP Mythical First Team 2003 UAAP Most Valuable Player 2003 PSA Player of the Year (amateur basketball) 2010 People Asia Magazine Men Who Matter 2× PBL Mythical First Team (2003, 2004) 2× PSA Player of the Year (pro basketball) (2006, 2010) PEP Newsmaker Of The Year (2014)
Medals Men's Basketball Manlalaro mula sa Pilipinas Southeast Asian Games Ginto 2003 Ho Chi Minh Team

Personal na buhay

Si Yap ay anak ni Carlos at Annie Yap.

Si Kris Aquino, anak nina dating senador Benigno Aquino Jr. at dating Pangulong Corazon Aquino ang unang naging asawa ni Yap. Noong 2006, ang parehong ay admitido sa pagkakaroon ng pag-asawa nang maaga bilang mid-2005; ang aktwal na petsa ng kanilang kasal ay Hulyo 10 sa ilalim ng civil rites pinananatiling hindi kilala sa publiko. Ang kanyang pag-aasawa kay Aquino ay napinsala sa pamamagitan ng paghahayag ng isang dating receptionist ng isang beauty clinic kung kanino siya ay nagkaroon ng isang relasyon sa, kung saan ang huli ay mariing itinanggi sa isang pakikipanayam kay Korina Sanchez.

PBA career statistics

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

Correct as of September 2, 2016

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Purefoods	63	27.0	.389	.277	.782	4.7	1.0	0.5	0.3	12.5
2005–06	Purefoods	57	36.4	.400	.343	.780	4.4	1.2	1.2	0.4	17.6
2006–07	Purefoods	41	38.4	.405	.340	.781	4.2	1.8	0.6	0.4	19.7
2007–08	Purefoods	50	37.0	.396	.359	.802	4.1	1.6	0.8	0.3	21.3
2008–09	Purefoods	36	35.0	.400	.308	.720	4.3	1.6	0.8	0.3	18.1
2009–10	Purefoods / B-Meg Derby Ace	64	33.9	.396	.302	.701	3.5	2.0	0.6	0.2	18.0
2010–11	B-Meg Derby Ace	40	36.1	.382	.292	.717	4.3	1.8	0.6	0.4	18.8
2011–12	B-Meg	62	35.2	.382	.296	.683	4.7	2.2	0.5	0.3	16.7
2012–13	San Mig Coffee	62	30.8	.358	.294	.644	4.5	1.6	0.6	0.2	13.3
2013–14	San Mig Super Coffee	67	28.5	.371	.308	.655	4.2	1.3	0.4	0.2	12.0
2014–15	Purefoods Star / Star	41	27.5	.411	.329	.626	2.8	1.2	0.2	0.1	11.8
2015–16	Star	29	26.8	.363	.299	.720	2.9	1.3	0.2	0.1	11.6
Career		612	32.6	.388	.314	.721	4.1	1.5	0.6	0.2	15.9

Panlabas na kawing

• (sa Ingles) PBA.ph Profile in James Yap