James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr. (born February 15, 1982) is a Filipino
professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known by his nickname
Big Game James, he had played for the Star Hotshots for twelve seasons
winning seven PBA championships before being traded on 2016. He is
also a 16-time PBA All-Star through 2004 to 2019, all as Starter.Yap
had a successful high school basketball career at Bacolod Tay Tung
High School and then at Iloilo Central Commercial High School, where
he sparked his team to three consecutive Iloilo PRISAA titles. He then
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.
However, the Red Warriors lost to the Blue Eagles, the eventual
champions. In the following season of UAAP, Yap led the Red Warriors
to the Final Four for the second straight time. Eventually in the
semifinals series, the Warriors lost to the Far Eastern University
Tamaraws. Nevertheless, Yap was named as the UAAP Most Valuable Player
in 2003.Yap also played in the Philippine Basketball League from 2001
to 2004. He decided to declare his eligibility for the PBA Draft, and
was selected the 2nd overall pick in the 2004 PBA draft by the
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. One of the focal points of the
Purefoods offense, he is the 2005â€"2006 and 2009â€"2010 seasons' Most
Valuable Player. He is also the 2009â€"2010 Philippine Cup Conference
MVP. In 2014, along with Peter June Simon and Marc Pingris, he led his
team to a historic grand slam, earning the 2013â€"2014 Commissioners'
Cup and 2013â€"2014 Governors' Cup Finals MVP Award. James Yap Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter