Purefoods Basketball

A few only noticed but James Yap had to endure a sore back in the recent PBA Philippine Cup, despite the nagging injury, James Yap still led Purefoods TJ Giants to another All-Filipino Championship and won the Best Player of the Conference award and Finals MVP. Yap has a minor scoliosis problem and intends to have a rehabilitation procedure before the 2010 Fiesta Conference.

Purefoods or now Derby Ace is looking for a season sweep in the coming Fiesta Conference, and James hopes to lead Purefoods again and this also might boost his chances in winning the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. But as of now, James has his sights in improving his defense in the next conference. James Yap averaged 17.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in the recent PBA Philippine Cup.

Philippine Basketball Association
KFC-PBA Philippine Cup game 4
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants vs Alaska Aces
Purefoods wins series 4-0
Purefoods TJ Giants made a rare sweep of the PBA Finals against Alaska Aces 86-76, winning the Philippine Cup Finals and once again All-Filipino champions for the fifth time for Purefoods and Second for Coach Ryan Gregorio. Purefoods winning 7 [...]

Philippine Basketball Association
KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Awards
Purefoods Guard James Yap was named Best Player of the Conference defeating Willie Miller of the Alaska Aces.
Result of our Poll:

KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference
James Yap and Willie Miller will battle each other not just in Game 4 but for the title of “Best Player of the Conference” in the current KFC-PBA Philippine Cup, which will be announced in Game 4 tomorrow between Purefoods TJ Giants and Alaska Aces.
Other players in the [...]

Philippine Basketball Association
KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 2
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants vs Alaska Aces
Purefoods wins 86-85
James Yap leads Purefoods TJ Giants with a come from behind win over Alaska Aces 86-85 with 32 points to give Purefoods a 2-0 lead in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. Yap was 4 out of 6 from 3-point range [...]

Philippine Basketball Association
KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 2
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants vs Alaska Aces
February 26, 2010, 7:00 pm, Araneta Coliseum
Key Matchup:
James Yap vs Willie Miller
Game 1:
James Yap – 24 pts, 4 rebs, 2 asts, 1 blk, 6 to, 3 fouls, 7/13 2FG, 1/2 3FG, 7/8 FT
Willie Miller – 23 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts, [...]

Philippine Basketball Association
KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Game 4
Purefoods TJ Giants vs San Miguel Beermen
Purefoods win 97-84
James Yap had his best game in this 7 game semifinal series scoring 24 points and 4 rebounds in leading Purefoods to a win vs San Miguel to tie the series 2-2. Roger Yap almost had a triple double with 15 [...]

Happy Birthday to James Carlos Yap (Born February 15, 1982)

Photo from pba.ph

Philippine Basketball Association
KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Semifinals Game 3
Purefoods TJ Giants vs San Miguel Beermen
San Miguel wins 88-76
February 14, 2010
Valentine’s Day – San Miguel regained back their composure after a big loss in Game 2 to to defeat Purefoods 88-76 in Game 3 of their best of 7 semifinals series. It was a bad shooting day [...]

KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Quarterfinals
Purefoods TJ Giants vs Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Game 1
January 29, 2010
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants takes Game 1 of their Best of 5 quarterfinals series versus Rain or Shine, 90-85. It was a close game up to the finish, with Purefoods making crucial stops during the last 2 minutes to take [...]