57 Facts About Jimmy Alapag

Jim Olmedo Alapag was born on December 30,1977 and is a Filipino-American professional basketball coach and former player.

Jimmy Alapag serves as the player development coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association.

Jimmy Alapag is nicknamed "The Mighty Mouse" and "The Captain".

Jimmy Alapag is the youngest of six siblings, and his parents are both Filipino immigrants from Leyte.

Jimmy Alapag was born and raised in San Bernardino, California.

Jimmy Alapag said his greatest influence in playing basketball was his father and older brother Crispin.

Jimmy Alapag started playing basketball at the age of 3.

Jimmy Alapag almost quit basketball in his second year, but his high school coach convinced him to keep working.

Jimmy Alapag first played collegiate basketball at the University of La Verne.

Jimmy Alapag then transferred to a junior college and thereafter transferred to California State University, San Bernardino.

Jimmy Alapag established himself as a clutch three-point shooter for Cal-State San Bernardino.

Jimmy Alapag made the team but missed documents and a hand injury kept him from playing.

Jimmy Alapag was selected 10th overall pick in the 2003 PBA draft by the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals and was considered the "steal of the draft".

Jimmy Alapag scored his career-high of 39 points in a Christmas Day loss.

Jimmy Alapag led the Phone Pals to two straight finals appearances but failed to win another championship against the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Cup and against San Miguel Beermen in the Fiesta Conference.

Jimmy Alapag then missed consecutive three pointers in the last 17 seconds of a game against Red Bull Barako that led to Talk 'N Text falling to third place.

Jimmy Alapag finished 2nd in the league in assists with 5.9 a game.

Jimmy Alapag was then named as one of the starters for the 2009 PBA All-Star Games.

Jimmy Alapag was awarded Player of the Week along with his teammate Kelly Williams, who TNT had acquired midway through the conference.

Jimmy Alapag got another Player of the Week award several weeks later as Talk 'N Text won 13 straight games and an automatic semifinals berth.

Jimmy Alapag then had a season-high 33 points with 10 assists in a win over Barako, earning himself a Player of the Week award.

Jimmy Alapag recovered enough to send Talk 'N Text past the semis against Air21.

Jimmy Alapag was then selected to take part in both the All-Star Game and the Three Point Shootout during the 2011 All-Star Weekend.

Jimmy Alapag's team made it again in the 2011 PBA Governors' Cup finals only to lose to the Petron Blaze Boosters in seven games.

Jimmy Alapag became the fourth player with 900 threes in a win over Alaska while scoring 21 points.

Jimmy Alapag then led Talk 'N Text to a 29-point victory over the San Mig Coffee Mixers with 19 points, four rebounds, and five assists.

Jimmy Alapag dedicated the championship to his father, who had recovered from his cancer.

Jimmy Alapag continued struggling in Game 3, and Talk 'N Text lost the series in Game 4.

Jimmy Alapag then had a conference-high 18 points on five triples in a win over the Beermen.

Jimmy Alapag made his season debut in a win over the Kia Sorento.

Jimmy Alapag had 14 points on four treys, four assists, and two steals in a win over Barako.

Jimmy Alapag only played limited minutes in the playoffs to give way to the other guards on the team.

Jimmy Alapag competed in the Three Point Shootout one last time.

Jimmy Alapag served as the Gilas Pilipinas assistant coach and served as the Tropang Texters' team manager.

Jimmy Alapag was appointed as a member of the FIBA Players Commission which he served from 2014 to 2019.

Jimmy Alapag was part of the team that made a bid for the Philippines to host the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

Jimmy Alapag signed a two-year deal with the Meralco Bolts worth P10.08 million.

Jimmy Alapag made his season debut for Meralco with six points and eight assists in a loss to SMB.

Jimmy Alapag had eight assists in a loss to Alaska, which tied him with Willie Generalao for fifth all-time in assists.

Jimmy Alapag then had a hand injury in Meralco's do or die Game 5, and the Bolts went on to fall short in that game, ending their conference.

In Game 2, Jimmy Alapag scored 16 points off the bench and four assists as Meralco tied the series.

Jimmy Alapag officially broke Caidic's record on October 9,2016 in Game 2, but Meralco lost that game.

Jimmy Alapag served as the team consultant for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters.

Jimmy Alapag left those positions once he unretired for the Meralco Bolts.

Jimmy Alapag became an assistant coach for Gilas Pilipinas , this time under Chot Reyes.

Jimmy Alapag was an assistant coach for the Gilas team that competed in the 2019 SEA Games under Coach Tim Cone.

In 2019, Jimmy Alapag became one of the assistant coaches for the San Miguel Beermen.

Jimmy Alapag coached his team to the finals, defeating the Mono Vampire Basketball Club of Thailand in five games, and winning his first ABL championship.

In 2019, Jimmy Alapag reached out to the Sacramento Kings' general manager Vlade Divac for a coaching opportunity.

Jimmy Alapag was then named as an assistant coach for the Stockton Kings following their successful Summer League campaign.

Jimmy Alapag first saw action for the Philippines national team in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship in Tokushima, Japan where they finished 9th overall.

Jimmy Alapag wasn't chosen by Coach Yeng Guiao for the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship.

Jimmy Alapag returned to action in the FIBA Asia Cup 2011 in Wuhan, China, where this time, he helped guide a young Gilas Pilipinas to the top 4.

Jimmy Alapag helped his team to win its first World Cup victory for the first time in 40 years, in beating Senegal with his 18 points.

Jimmy Alapag is known for his three-point shooting, play-making, and decision-making during clutch moments.

Jimmy Alapag is known as a great leader on and off the court as he has great communication skills and work ethic, and is always willing to be a mentor to younger players.

Jimmy Alapag considers his father as well as his elder brother Crispin Jr.