PBA Hottie: James Yap

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• Name:  James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr.

• POB:  Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (Philippines)

• DOB:  February 15, 1982 (age 32)

• Height: 1.91 m

• Weight: 93 kg

• Salary: 4.2 million PHP (2011)

• Spouse: Kris Aquino (m. 2005–2012)

• Plays for the Purefoods Star Hotshots in the PBA

• Position: Small forward, Shooting guard

• Nickname: Big Game James

• Won three conference titles playing for Iloilo Central Commercial High School.

• Went on to play at the collegiate level for the UE Red Warriors and helped the team to the Final Four in 2002 after years of absence

• Was named as the UAAP Most Valuable Player in 2003.

• Also played for the Philippine Basketball League from 2001 to 2004

• Also an eleven-time PBA All-Star team starter through 2004 to 2014.

• Started in 9 straight PBA All-Star games from 2004 to 2012.

• 2005–2006 and 2009–2010 season's Most Valuable Player

       and he is also 2009–2010 Philippine Cup Conference MVP

• Third all-time leading scorer in Purefoods history, behind Alvin Patrimonio and Jerry Codiñera

• Has won the All-Star MVP award in 2012

•  Led his team (along with Peter June Simon and Marc Pingris, in 2014) to a historic grand slam, earning the 2013-2014 Commissioners' Cup and 2013–2014 Governors' Cup Finals MVP Award.

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