33 Facts About Japeth Aguilar

Japeth Paul Cabrera Aguilar was born on January 25,1987 and is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association.

Japeth Aguilar first played college basketball for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, but after two seasons, he moved to the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers in the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States.

Japeth Aguilar suited up as a college freshman for the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines in 2004.

Japeth Aguilar scored in double digits on three occasions, while he just missed a double-double twice after posting nine points and a career-best 10 boards in Ateneo's season opener as well as 10 points and eight rebounds later in the year in a win over Far Eastern University.

Japeth Aguilar led the UAAP in rejections during his sophomore season, with a total of 48 blocks in 16 games.

Japeth Aguilar later transferred to Western Kentucky University, where he saw action with the Hilltoppers mostly as a reserve.

Japeth Aguilar entered the NCAA as a junior in 2007.

Japeth Aguilar was injured in practice after the victory over Kentucky Wesleyan and missed the rest of the year.

Alvarez pointed out that the No 18 uniform was ready even before Japeth Aguilar signed the contract.

Immediately after, Japeth Aguilar got his wish as the Whoppers traded him to the Tropang Texters in exchange for future draft picks, indirectly through Barako Bull Energy Boosters which acted as the conduit team.

Japeth Aguilar is the first player born and raised in the Philippines to ever receive an invitation to work out with an NBA team.

Days before the evaluation, Japeth Aguilar attended some open workouts hosted by the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.

Japeth Aguilar's team lost but he had managed to put up some notable statistics.

Japeth Aguilar finished the game with 10 points, five blocks, four rebounds and an assist.

In late September 2012, Japeth Aguilar was invited to a two-day workout with the New Orleans Hornets.

Japeth Aguilar attended work outs with the San Antonio Spurs.

Shortly after, in early October 2012, Japeth Aguilar worked out with NBA D-League team, the Santa Cruz Warriors.

Japeth Aguilar was described as a "work in progress" by the New Orleans Hornets talent scout Don Sellers.

Japeth Aguilar was then traded to GlobalPort Batang Pier for Rabeh Al-Hussaini.

On June 11,2013, GlobalPort was part of a 4-team trade and Japeth Aguilar was sent to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.

Japeth Aguilar was paired with Greg Slaughter and they were dubbed the "Twin Towers".

Japeth Aguilar tallied his first double-double the next game against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters by logging 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Japeth Aguilar finished the game with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 7 blocks in 38 minutes.

Japeth Aguilar finished the game with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

On January 6,2022, Japeth Aguilar signed a three-year contract extension with Barangay Ginebra.

Japeth Aguilar first played for Philippines men's national team in 2009.

Japeth Aguilar played for Powerade Team Pilipinas in the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship but saw limited action.

Japeth Aguilar was offered the chance to train with the Philippines for the 2012 Jones Cup, but declined as he wanted to explore opportunities in the US.

Japeth Aguilar was included in the 21-man pool for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, where he was eventually included in the final 12-man lineup.

In 2018, Japeth Aguilar became a Mobile Legends: Bang Bang ambassador for the LIGA event relating the esport game to basketball.

Japeth Aguilar said that MLBB shares common characteristics with basketball where players form a bond and work together as a team.

Japeth Aguilar's father, Peter, was a basketball player in the PBA.

In October 2019, Japeth Aguilar married his longtime girlfriend and former beauty queen Cassandra Naidas.