James Yap

The Honorable
James Yap
The Honorable James Yap
	Yap with B-Meg Llamados in 2011
Member of the ; San Juan City Council; from the 1st district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 30, 2022
Personal details
Born	James Carlos Agravante Yap; February 15, 1982 (age 42); Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Political party	PDP–Laban
Spouse	Kris Aquino (m. 2005; ann. 2012)
Children	3 (including Bimby)
	Basketball career
No. 15 – Blackwater Bossing
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	PBA
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school	Bacolod Tay Tung High School; Iloilo Central Commercial High School (Iloilo City)
College	UE
PBA draft	2004: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
Playing career	2004–present
Number	18, 15
Career history
2004–2016	Star Hotshots
2016–2021, 2023–2024	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2024–present	Blackwater Bossing
Career highlights and awards
	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);
Men's basketball
Representing Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
William Jones Cup
SEABA Championship

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] Beyond sports, Yap is also a politician, serving his first term as a city councilor for San Juan since 2022.

^ Catacutan, Dodo. "SPIN.ph selects its 25 Greatest PBA Players". spin.ph. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "Why is James Yap regarded as one of the greatest PBA players?". pbaupdates.ph. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[1] Catacutan, Dodo. "SPIN.ph selects its 25 Greatest PBA Players". spin.ph. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[2] "Why is James Yap regarded as one of the greatest PBA players?". pbaupdates.ph. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

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