James yap biography draft year
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PBA STATS | JAMES YAP
"BIG GAME" JAMES YAP
2004 PBA DRAFT
RD 1 | 2ND OVERALL - PUREFOODS
UE RED WARRIORS
2004 - PRESENT
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | 2 - 2006, 2010
BEST PLAYER OF THE CONFERENCE | 1 - 2009-10 PHLCUP
MYTHICAL FIVE | 3 - 2006, 2010, 2012
MYTHICAL TEN | 1 - 2011
FINALS MVP | 4 - 2009-10 PHLCUP, 2012 COMCUP, 2014 COMCUP, 2014 GOVCUP
CHAMPIONSHIPS | 7 (GRAND SLAM: 2013-14)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | NONE
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM | NONE
ALL-STAR MVP | 1 - 2012
SCORING CHAMPION | 1 - 2009
Shell could have drafted James Yap as the top pick of the 2004 PBA Draft. However, Purefoods was deadset to pick the former UE Red Warrior. The two teams basically traded Yap's rights - alongside former MBA MVP Eddie Laure and the rights to the pick seventh for Billy Mamaril.
Shell would select Rich Alvarez as the top pick and Purefoods would use the seventh pick to select Yap's f
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7-Time PBA mästare | 2-Time Season MVP | 4-Time Finals MVP
For the 2012-13 season , the Llamados renamed their team as the San Mig kaffe (engelska) Mixers. The team finished second in the elimination round of the 2012–13 Philippine Cup with a 10-4 win-loss card. The Mixers then faced the Petron Blaze Boosters in the quarterfinals with a twice-to-beat advantage, managing to win 92-87 as the game went into overtime. The victory earned San Mig a place in the semifinals against Rain or Shine. On månad 21, Yap led his team to a 106-82 victory in Game 2 over the Elasto Painters as he scored 34 points including 7 triples in 47 minutes of play, to help equalize the series 1-1. [ 49 ][ 50 ] In the following matches, however, Yap struggled with his shooting and failed to bring the Mixers to the finals as San Mig lost the series 2-4. [ 51 ] After starting the 2013 Commissioner's Cup 0–3, the Mixers acquired returning import Denzel Bowles, in a move to improve the team'
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- 4x PRISAA High School Basketball Most Valuable Player
- 3x 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)
- 7x PBA Champion
- 11x PBA All Star
- 2005 PBA All Rookie Team
- 2005 PBA Sportsmanship Award
- 2008 PBA Three point shootout Champion
- 2008 PBAPC POW Order of Merit Award
- 2010 People Asia Magazine Men Who Matter
- 2010 PBA Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference (BPC)
- 2011 PBA Mythical Second Team
- 2012 PBA All Star Game MVP
- 2x PBL Mythical First Team (2003, 2004)
- 2x PBA Most Minutes Played (2005, 2006)
- 2x PBA Most Valuable Player (2006, 2010)
- 4x PBA Finals MVP
- 2x PSA Player of the Year (pro basketball) (2006, 2010)
- 3x PBA Mythical First Team (2006, 2010, 2012)
- 2x PBA Most Minutes Played (2012, 2013)
- 3x PBA Philippine Cup Champion (2005-2006, 2009-2010 , 2013-2014)
- 2x PBA Commissioner’s Cup Champion (2012, 2014)
- 2x PBA Governors’ C