Filipino basketball player and politician
James Yap
Assumed office
Born James Carlos Agravante Yap
(1982-02-15 ) February 15, 1982 (age 42) Escalante, Negros Occidental , PhilippinesPolitical party Spouse
Children 3 (including Bimby ) Basketball career Position Shooting guard / small forward League PBA 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, 2nd overall pickSelected by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Playing career 2004–present Number 18, 15 2004–2016 Star Hotshots 2016–2021, 2023–2024 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2024–present Blackwater Bossing
7× PBA champion (2005–06 Philippine , 2009–10 Philippine , 2012 Commissioner's , 2013 Governors' 2013–14 Philippine , 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 the Conference (2009–10 Philippine )18× PBA All-Star (2004 –2019 , 2023 , 2024 )
PBA All-Star Game MVP (2012 )3× PBA Mythical First Team (2006 , 2010 , 2012 )
PBA Mythical Second Team (2011 )PBA All-Rookie Team (2005 )2× PBA Three-Point Shootout champion (2009 , 2018 )
PBA Scoring Champion (2009 )PBA 40 Greatest Players
UAAP Most Valuable Player (2003 )2× UAAP Mythical Five (2002 , 2003 )
James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr. (born February 15, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known by his nickname Big Game James , he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players to ever play in the PBA .[ 1] [ 2] San Juan since 2022.
