Jake Pascual
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No. 22 – NLEX Road Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||||||
League | PBA | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | Ramos, Tarlac, Philippines | November 11, 1988|||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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High school | St. Rose Catholic (Newtown, Connecticut PCU (Manila) | |||||||||||||||||
College | San Beda | |||||||||||||||||
PBA draft | 2014: 1st round, 8th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Barako Bull Energy | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Barako Bull Energy | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Star Hotshots | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Alaska Aces | |||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | |||||||||||||||||
2023–present | NLEX Road Warriors | |||||||||||||||||
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Elvin Jake Javier Pascual (born November 11, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was taken 8th overall by Barako Bull in the 2014 PBA draft.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]Pascual initially attended his high school education at St. Rose Catholic School in Paniqui, Tarlac until 2004, when his brother brought him to Manila and encouraged him to apply for a basketball scholarship with Philippine Christian University. On his own will, he personally came to PCU with the intent to join its seniors basketball team, as he was, at that time, a graduating high school student. Yet, he was advised by Bong Sales, then head coach of the PCU Baby Dolphins, to repeat his third year of high school to gain experience and be familiar with Manila basketball. Furthermore, he was then instructed to officially drop out from his fourth year high school studies in St. Rose Catholic School in Tarlac, and to bring with him his second year high school report card to officially enroll as a third year high school student at PCU. Mr. Sales facilitated his enrolment in PCU High School, enabling him to serve a one-year residency and play for a year with the Baby Dolphins.
In his only playing year at PCU, he was awarded both NCAA Juniors Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Season 82, [2]
After he graduated at PCU, he transferred to San Beda College where he was supposed to play out his rookie season for the Red Lions in 2008, but the NCAA Management Committee (ManCom) decided to ban him due to the same eligibility issue he was involved in two years before.[3] A week after, he was cleared to play for NCAA Season 84 by the league after an appeal by then-San Beda president Fr. Mateo De Jesus to the NCAA Policy Board, saying he did not knowingly violate league rules on misrepresentation.[4]
At San Beda, he became a member of multiple Red Lions championship teams of 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He was also awarded as Most Improved Player in 2009.[5]
He was also a Gilas Cadet, and was invited to the Sinag Pilipinas national team pool that competed in the 2013 SEA Games.[6][7]
While in the amateur ranks, he was awarded Best Player Of The Conference in the year 2013 as he played for the NLEX until its last season in the PBA Developmental League.
Professional career
[edit]On November 16, 2014, Pascual posted a career-high 22 points as he led Barako Bull to its first win against Kia in the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup.[8]
On September 28, 2015, he was traded to the Star Hotshots in a six-player, four-team trade.[9]
On December 9, 2016, Pascual was traded to the Alaska Aces in exchange for Rome dela Rosa.
On December 10, 2019, Pascual was traded to the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters in exchange for a 2020 second-round draft pick.[10] On February 11, 2022, he signed a two-year contract extension with Phoenix Super LPG (formerly Phoenix Pulse).[11]
On January 18, 2023, Pascual was traded to the NLEX Road Warriors in a three-team trade involving NLEX, Phoenix, and TNT Tropang Giga.[12] He was reunited with NLEX head coach Frankie Lim, who was his college coach at San Beda. On March 1, Pascual signed a two-year extension with the team.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
As of the end of 2023–24 season[14]
PBA season-by-season averages
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2014–15 | Barako Bull | 36 | 23.6 | .392 | — | .566 | 5.2 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | 6.3 |
2015–16 | Star | 27 | 9.9 | .536 | — | .458 | 3.3 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 3.1 |
2016–17 | Star | 30 | 10.3 | .488 | — | .553 | 2.8 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 3.3 |
Alaska | |||||||||||
2017–18 | Alaska | 29 | 9.9 | .456 | .333 | .323 | 3.2 | .7 | .5 | .7 | 3.2 |
2019 | Alaska | 33 | 14.0 | .407 | .000 | .326 | 3.9 | .7 | .6 | .4 | 3.9 |
2021 | Phoenix Super LPG | 20 | 12.7 | .481 | .286 | .455 | 3.4 | .8 | .3 | .6 | 3.1 |
2022–23 | Phoenix Super LPG | 30 | 11.2 | .509 | .000 | .667 | 2.5 | .6 | .3 | .3 | 1.9 |
NLEX | |||||||||||
2023–24 | NLEX | 13 | 8.7 | .440 | .000 | .667 | 2.4 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 1.8 |
Career | 218 | 13.2 | .442 | .208 | .459 | 3.5 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 3.5 |
NCAA
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2008-09 | San Beda | 18 | 18.8 | .464 | .500 | .550 | 5.7 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
2009-10 | 21 | 21.8 | .402 | .000 | .724 | 8.0 | 2.0 | .4 | .7 | 9.1 | |
2010-11 | 17 | 19.4 | .409 | .353 | .578 | 6.4 | 2.6 | .4 | .9 | 7.4 | |
2011-12 | 21 | 22.6 | .427 | .000 | .490 | 8.2 | 3.1 | .6 | 1.9 | 7.2 | |
2012-13 | 21 | 24.5 | .407 | .500 | .609 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 9.5 | |
Career | 98 | 21.6 | .417 | .273 | .601 | 8.5 | 2.0 | .6 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
Personal life
[edit]Pascual was born and raised in Ramos, Tarlac.
References
[edit]- ^ INQUIRER.net (August 24, 2014). "2014 PBA DRAFT RESULTS". pba.inquirer.net.
- ^ http://www.inboundpass.com/2007/06/20/highlights-of-the-pcu-investigation/
- ^ http://www.inboundpass.com/2008/06/20/ncaa-bans-san-bedas-pascual/
- ^ "NCAA: Pascual tries to prove he deserves San Beda slot - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ Olivares, Rick (October 24, 2009). "NCAA Season 85 Awardees".
- ^ "27TH SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES: List of RP Medalists | Tempo Sports". Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ "Next in line - Assembling the Gilas 2 'cadet' squad". April 11, 2012.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 16, 2014). "Barako Bull beats Kia Motors for breakthrough win behind rookie Jake Pascual's career game - SPIN.PH".
- ^ "Ginebra gets Devance; Star acquires Jake Pascual". September 28, 2015.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (December 10, 2019). "Trade: Phoenix acquires Jake Pascual from Alaska for future pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (February 12, 2022). "Phoenix retains unrestricted free agent Jake Pascual on two-year deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 18, 2023). "Jake Pascual, Frankie Lim reunite at NLEX as PBA approves three-team trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ "NLEX signs Jake Pascual to two-year deal before unrestricted free agency". Spin.ph. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Jake Elvin Pascual Player Profile, NLEX Road Warriors - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Jake Pascual Player Profile :: PBA-Online!". Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "J. PASCUAL,ELVIN JAKE J. » inboundpass.com – Covering Philippine college basketball". Archived from the original on November 19, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Alaska Aces (PBA) players
- Barako Bull Energy draft picks
- Barako Bull Energy players
- Basketball players from Tarlac
- Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
- Filipino men's basketball players
- Magnolia Hotshots players
- NLEX Road Warriors players
- Philippines men's national basketball team players
- Phoenix Fuel Masters players
- Power forwards
- Philippine Christian University alumni
- San Beda Red Lions basketball players
- SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- SEA Games medalists in basketball