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Line 13: \| nationality = Filipino \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1987\|1\|25}} \| birth_place = [[~~Sexmoan~~San Policarpo, ~~Pampanga~~Eastern Samar]], Philippines<br>{{small\|(now ~~Sasmuan~~San Policarpo, ~~Pampanga~~Eastern Samar)}} \| height_ft = 6 \| height_in = 9 Line 19: \| high school = [[Mapúa Institute of Technology\|Mapúa]]<br>([[Manila]], Philippines) \| college = {{nowrap\|[[Ateneo deBlue ~~Manila~~Eagles ~~University~~men's basketball\|Ateneo]] (2003–2005)}} [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball\|Western Kentucky]] (2007–2009) \| draft_year_pba = 2009 Line 35: \| team4 = [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] \| highlights = * 8× [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions\|PBA champion]] ([[2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup ~~Finals~~finals\|2012 Philippine]], [[2016 PBA Governors' Cup ~~Finals~~finals\|2016 Governors']], [[2017 PBA Governors' Cup ~~Finals~~finals\|2017 Governors']], [[2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup ~~Finals~~finals\|2018 Commissioner's]], [[2019 PBA Governors' Cup ~~Finals~~finals\|2019 Governors']], [[2020 PBA Philippine Cup\|2020 Philippine]], [[2021 PBA Governors' Cup\|2021 Governors']], [[2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup ~~Finals~~finals\|2022–23 Commissioner's]]) * [[~~PBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award\|~~PBA Finals MVP]] ([[2019 PBA Governors' Cup\|2019 Governors']]) * 8×9× [[PBA All-Star Game\|PBA All-Star]] ([[2013 PBA All-Star Weekend\|2013]]–[[2019 PBA All-Star Weekend\|2019]], [[2023 PBA All-Star Weekend\|2023]], [[2024 PBA All-Star Weekend\|2024]]) * 2× [[PBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award\|PBA All-Star Game Co-MVP]] ([[2019 PBA All-Star Weekend\|2019]], [[2024 PBA All-Star Weekend\|2024]]) * 3× [[PBA Mythical Team\|PBA Mythical First Team]] ({{pbay\|2016\|end}}, {{pbay\|2017\|end}}, {{pbay\|2020\|end}}) * 2× [[PBA Mythical Team\|PBA Mythical Second Team]] ({{pbay\|2015\|end}}, {{pbay\|2019}}) Line 44: \| medal_templates = {{MedalSport \| Men's [[basketball]]}} {{MedalCountry \| the {{PHI}} }} {{MedalCompetition \| [[FIBA Asia Championship]]}} {{MedalSilver \| [[2013 FIBA Asia Championship\|2013 Manila]] \| [[2013 Philippines men's national basketball team results\|team]]}} Line 58: {{MedalGold\|[[2022 Asian Games\|2022 Hangzhou]]\|[[Basketball at the 2022 Asian Games – Men\|Team]]}} }} '''Japeth Paul Cabrera Aguilar''' (born January 25, 1987) is a Filipino professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] of the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA). He first played [[college basketball]] for the [[Ateneo Blue Eagles]] of the [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines]] (UAAP), but after two seasons, he moved to the [[Western Kentucky University]] Hilltoppers in the [[Division I (NCAA)\|Division I]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] in the United States. Line 65 ⟶ 66: {{update\|section\|date=July 2023}} }} ===UAAP=== Japeth Aguilar suited up as a college [[freshman]] for the [[Ateneo de Manila University]] [[Ateneo Blue Eagles\|Blue Eagles]] in the [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines]] in [[UAAP Season 67\|2004]]. However, his first season stint was cut short due to [[appendicitis]], but still managed to score 13 points, grab 11 rebounds and block 10 shots in 55 minutes of action in 10 games. Line 77 ⟶ 79: ===Powerade Team Pilipinas=== After his stint with the Hilltoppers and NBA tryouts, Aguilar returned to the Philippines to join the Gilas program to represent the Philippines coached by then Rajko Toroman and Chot Reyes mentored that captured the silver medal in 2013 FIBA Asia Cup in Manila and earned the berth that represented the country in World Basketball in Spain, which brings back the glory days of Philippine basketball in the International Scene. Nonetheless, He played as one of the vital ~~cog~~cogs in that tournament.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://balotsportsinfodata.blogspot.com/2009/07/japeth-rarin-to-join-powerade-rp.html\|title=JAPETH RARIN' TO JOIN POWERADE-RP\|last=Balotsports.info\|date=July 1, 2009}}</ref> Since he was not selected in the NBA draft ~~– Nevertheless~~, he left the ~~land of promise~~U.S., pursued his basketball career in the PBA and became the first pick overall in the [[2009 PBA draft]]. ===PBA and Smart Gilas=== Line 120 ⟶ 122: With his newfound confidence, he now leads the team in scoring, and is one of the leading candidates for Best Player of the Conference trophy in the [[2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup]], trailing statistical points leader [[June Mar Fajardo]].<ref>{{ cite news \|title=Fajardo holds off Aguilar to keep lead in Best Player of Conference stats race \|url=http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/fajardo-holds-off-aguilar-to-keep-lead-in-best-player-of-conference-stats-race \|work=Richard Dy, Spin.ph \|date=January 21, 2014 \|access-date=May 10, 2015 }}</ref> On October 14, 2016, he was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night as he was named to the PBA All-Defensive Team and PBA Mythical Second Team.<ref>{{ cite news \| title=PBA Leo Awards 2016 Winners & Nominees (Complete List) \|url=http://pinoyboxbreak.com/pinoy-news/pba-leo-awards-2016-winners-nominees-complete-list/ \|work=PinoyBoxBreak \| access-date=October 18, 2016 \|archive-date=October 18, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018190810/http://pinoyboxbreak.com/pinoy-news/pba-leo-awards-2016-winners-nominees-complete-list/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> On January 6, 2022, Aguilar signed a three-year contract extension with Barangay Ginebra.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ginebra heads off B.League threat by signing Japeth to three-year deal\|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/ginebra-signs-japeth-aguilar-to-fresh-three-year-contract-a2244-20220106 \|work=Sports Interactive Network \|date= January 6, 2022 \|access-date= January 6, 2022}}</ref> ==National team career== Aguilar was included in the 21-man pool ~~of the [[Philippines men's national basketball team\|Philippines]]~~ for the [[2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup\|2023 FIBA World Cup]].,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/fiba/the-21-man-gilas-pool-for-2023-fiba-world-cup-a795-20230606\|title=Clarkson, Brownlee, Kouame head 21-man Gilas pool for World Cup\|website=spin.ph\|last=Terrado\|first=Reuben\|date=June 6, 2023\|access-date=September 9, 2023}}</ref> where he was eventually included in the final 12-man lineup.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.espn.com/basketball/gilas/story/_/id/38243263/gilas-pilipinas-confirm-final-12-fiba-world-cup\|title=Gilas Pilipinas confirm final 12 for FIBA World Cup\|website=[[ESPN.com]]\|last=Ventura\|first=Sid\|date=August 23, 2023\|access-date=October 12, 2023}}</ref> ==Career statistics== Line 131 ⟶ 133: ===PBA=== {{PBA player statistics legend}} ''As of the end of ~~2022–23~~2023–24 season''<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Japeth Aguilar Player Profile, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel - PBA-Online.net \|url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Japeth-Aguilar/224/#tab2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027053059/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Japeth-Aguilar/224/#tab2 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2016-10-27 \|website=PBA-Online.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Japeth Aguilar Player Profile, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel - RealGM \|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Japeth-Aguilar/Summary/20399 \|website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref> ====Season-by-season averages==== Line 138 ⟶ 140: \| align=left \| {{pbay\|2009}} \| align=left \| [[2009–10 Air21 Express season\|Burger King]] \| 1 \|\| 24.0 \|\| .333 \|\| .000 \|\| .600 \|\| '''9.0''' \|\| '''2.0''' \|\| .0{{sort\|-\|—}} \|\| 1.0 \|\| 10.0 \|- \| align=left \| {{pbay\|2011}} Line 156 ⟶ 158: \| align=left \| {{pbay\|2014}} \| align=left \| [[2014–15 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season\|Barangay Ginebra]] \| 33 \|\| 25.0 \|\| .521 \|\| '''.400''' \|\| ~~'''~~.724~~'''~~ \|\| 7.6 \|\| .8 \|\| .3 \|\| 1.5 \|\| 11.6 \|- \| align=left \| {{pbay\|2015}} Line 185 ⟶ 187: \| align=left \| [[2022–23 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season\|Barangay Ginebra]] \| 45 \|\| 23.6 \|\| .532 \|\| .222 \|\| .673 \|\| 5.8 \|\| .9 \|\| .4 \|\| 1.5 \|\| 11.2 \|- \| align=left \| {{pbay\|2023}} \| align=left \| [[2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season\|Barangay Ginebra]] \| 34 \|\| 24.4 \|\| .538 \|\| .000 \|\| '''.777''' \|\| 6.0 \|\| .7 \|\| .2 \|\| 1.2 \|\| 11.6 \|-class=sortbottom \| align="center" colspan="2" \| Career \| ~~454~~488 \|\| 26.65 \|\| .~~521~~522 \|\| .~~257~~250 \|\| .~~669~~674 \|\| 6.76 \|\| 1.32 \|\| .4 \|\| 1.6 \|\| 12.87 \|} Line 232 ⟶ 238: ===NCAA=== <ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~https://~~espn~~www.goespn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/34659/japeth-aguilar\|title=Japeth Aguilar\|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> {{NBA player statistics start}} Line 245 ⟶ 251: == Esports == In 2018, Japeth Aguilar became a [[Mobile Legends: Bang Bang]] ambassador for the LIGA event relating the [[Esports\|esport]] game to basketball. Aguilar said that MLBB shares common characteristics with basketball where players form a bond and work together as a team.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://technology.mb.com.ph/2018/07/31/mobile-legends-bang-bang-enters-the-world-of-philippine-basketball/\|title=Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Enters the World of Philippine Basketball\|website=MANILA BULLETIN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://tnt.abante.com.ph/japeth-scottie-sali-sa-mobile-legends-craze/\|title=Japeth, Scottie sali sa Mobile Legends craze!\|website=Abante TNT Breaking News\|date=October 31, 2018 }}</ref> ==Personal life== Aguilar's father, Peter, was also a basketball player in the PBA.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/former-ginebra-cager-peter-aguilar-home-for-good-in-bid-to-see-son-japeths-blossoming-career-\|title=Former Ginebra player Peter Aguilar back for good to oversee Japeth's blossoming career\|website=Spin.ph}}</ref> In ~~October 2019~~2018,<ref>{{cite ~~Aguilar~~news ~~married~~\|title=Troy ~~his~~Rike ~~longtime~~clarifies ~~girlfriend~~he ~~and~~was ~~former~~just ~~beauty~~trying ~~queen~~to ~~Cassandra~~protect ~~Naidas~~Chris Goulding during brawl \|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/troy-rike-clarifies-he-was-just-trying-to-protect-chris-goulding-during-brawl/120338 \|access-date=6 July 2018 \|work=Tiebreaker Times \|date=2 July 2018}}</ref> he threw a chair at [[Nathan Sobey]], who was also punched by bystander [[Jio Jalalon]],<ref name="drag on" /><ref name="sbpapologize">{{~~Cite~~cite news \|date=3 July 2018 \|title=SBP apologizes for brawl between Gilas, Australia ~~web~~\|url=~~https~~http://~~www~~news.~~gmanetwork~~abs-cbn.com/~~news~~sports/~~lifestyle~~07/~~familyandrelationships~~03/~~713211~~18/~~japeth~~sbp-~~aguilar~~apologizes-~~and~~for-~~longtime~~brawl-~~girlfriend~~between-~~cassandra~~gilas-~~naidas~~australia \|access-~~get~~date=6 July 2018 \|work=ABS-~~married/story~~CBN Sports}}</ref> in the [[Philippines–Australia basketball brawl]] in 2018.<ref name="drag on">{{cite news \|title=~~Japeth~~FIBA ~~Aguilar~~investigation ~~and~~into ~~longtime~~Australia-Philippines brawl to 'drag out a little' as ~~girlfriend~~players ~~Cassandra~~seek ~~Naidas~~legal ~~get~~advice ~~married!~~\|~~website~~url=~~GMA~~https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/fiba-investigation-into-australiaphilippenes-brawl-to-drag-out-a-little-as-players-seek-legal-advice/news-story/8a5a00b441dac175c5ccea10c788eeeb ~~News~~\|access-date=6 ~~Online~~July 2018 \|work=Fox Sports \|date=6 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="sbpapologize" /> In October 2019, Aguilar married his longtime girlfriend and former beauty queen Cassandra Naidas.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/familyandrelationships/713211/japeth-aguilar-and-longtime-girlfriend-cassandra-naidas-get-married/story/\|title=Japeth Aguilar and longtime girlfriend Cassandra Naidas get married!\|website=GMA News Online\|date=October 28, 2019 }}</ref> ==References== Line 274 ⟶ 282: {{navboxes \|title=Philippines squad \| titlestyle = background:#0038A8; color:#FCD116; {{box-shadow border\|a\|#CE1126\|2px}} ~~\|bg= #0038A8~~ \| belowstyle = background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border\|a\|#0038A8\|2px}} ~~\|fg= #FCD116~~ \|list1= {{Philippines Squad 2013 FIBA Asia Championship}} Line 299 ⟶ 307: [[Category:Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games]] [[Category:Basketball players at the 2022 Asian Games]] [[Category:Basketball players from ~~Pampanga~~Eastern Samar]] [[Category:Centers (basketball)]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games]] [[Category:Filipino expatriate basketball people in the United States]] [[Category:Filipino men's basketball players]] [[Category:~~Kapampangan~~Waray-Waray people]] [[Category:Mapúa University alumni]] [[Category:NorthPort Batang Pier players]] [[Category:Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars]] [[Category:Philippines men's national basketball team players]] [[Category:Power forwards ~~(basketball)~~]] [[Category:Small forwards]] [[Category:SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines]]