any info about him?

Height 6'7...........17 Years old............Plays center for the Ateneo Blue Eagles....and good player who likes to block shots..................

Aguilar to move to the US?

Here's the portion from Quinito Henson's article:

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Big J to coach Dawgs?
By Joaquin Henson
The Philippine Star 07/29/2004

Unera said he’s also trying to pave the way for Ateneo rookie Japeth Aguilar, a 6-7 wunderkind, to enroll in an NCAA Division I school.

Rab,

I find it hard to believe the news coming out of Sam Unera given his profession of being a player agent. My reasons are the following:

Does Sam Unera know the NCAA rules? No US university will touch a player who is being fronted by a known agent. Having an agent in the eyes of the NCAA makes the player a professional. It is a known fact that Galinato and Aguilar are suppose to have the same agent but I do not think it is Unera.

I believe Aguilar qualified for Ateneo by taking the DECS exam. He was pulled out of Mapua after the NCAA season to continue his studies at Reedley International School. LaSalle did the same thing with Galinato, Sto. Domingo Academy. I wonder if the NCAA will accept the DEC results in lieu of a high school diploma.

The NCAA also requires the players to have a certain number of core units in the 3R's. I am not sure if they need to take the SAT like student athletes who graduated from American high schools.

Aguilar played well against the UBC college team. But UBC is not a division 1 school. I am sure that UBC could not beat the top high school prep school in the States. The top Canadian players play in the States not for UBC. Aguilar will not be the defensive demon that he is in Manila if he played in the States. Though athletic, he will be undersized to play the 4 or 5 spot.

Rab, who will you pick between Aguilar and Ronny Turiaf of Gonzaga? In a heart beat, Turiaf to play the 4-5 spot for a team. Maybe Aguilar can play for your alma mater since the team badly needs bench help. You can be his personal tutor!

Hi Blue Horse,

I'd take Japeth for MY alma mater over there. We could definitely use some defense what with the departure of our undersized do-it-all 2/3/4 Jitim Young...However, I would much prefer that he stays here and plays with THE alma mater to which I owe my unqualified loyalty

See you soon.

OBF!

wens he gonna play?atska does he have a girlfriend?

Judging from the way those preppy white boys from Brown and Dartmouth play, Aguilar will have a hayday swatting shots if ever he suits up for the CU Lions.

Or maybe he can play for Fordham. They also need more hoop talent. Kayang-kaya i-lakad kay Prof. Schwalenberg yan.

Does anyone have a picture of him? Post his pics here na lang, coz i really wanna see how tall he is.

*giggles at AA, rabbadal, et. al. posting on what is supposed to be a fangrrl thread* Tee-hee!

obLiVioUs_gurl, I suggest you look out for Japeth na lang at the pre-game warmups tomorrow. (He participated in the warmups before the fateful UP game last weekend; I'm assuming he'll do the same tomorrow.) You can't miss him!

i asked him when he's gonna play, sabi nya di daw nya alam. or baka ayaw lang nya sabihin. but there are rumors saying that he'll play in the NU game gf? don't know anything bout that. (tanungin ko kaya? haha)

hhhhmmmmm well he was good last night he made this effort though given limited minutes what if he and bugs are out to play in the court at the same time hehehe what a combination. paolo bugia and japeth aguilar both in the playing court for sure other teams will be having a hard time to go inside because of the pressence of this two giants hehehe

i knw him fRom sUmwer.. nice guy!Ü

You will probably have your wish soon!

Aguilar was not schedule to make his debut after the appendicitis until the game with NU. He is still not in playing shape. Let's all be patient but this early teams are making adjustments to their game plan. When he gets more playing time, watch out for the sapal scorecard courtesy of Atenista.net regulars.

i think he just needs to avoid being faked for a shot so he can get as many swats as he want. in his debut, either one or both of his fouls were due to the player on offense faking japeth off before attempting the shot. result - fouls number 1 and 2.

with his height and reach, he can afford not to jump together with the guy he's defending - abangan na lang niya yung bola sa taas. tapos mag-ala leila barros na lang siya with his own version of a kill

He is still groping for proper timing which he lost because of temporary inactivity. I think we will see an improved Aguilar in the coming game against NU.

could anyone tell me kung ilang blocks nagawa nya nung sunday against UST?

On the record, 3 blocks but actually he made 4 with the other one coming off a foul which technically was not counted as a registered block in the game.

sayang naman, thanks..

* bumped for obvious reasons*

nice game from japeth specially considering it was against a team known for its physicality in the shaded area

truly an exciting player indeed - - more highlights to come definitely

tatlong taon pa siya sa atin!!

GO JAPETH! ONE BIG FIGHT!

japeth is now enrolled in Western kentucky university and he will play nest season.He is now 6'9 and 210 lbs

Naka YM ng isa kong empleyado (dating anglalaro sa Team Glory Be) si Japeth pagkatapos matalo ang Ateneo sa UST. Napakalungkot daw ni Jap at masama ang loob na hindi siya nakatulong sa Ateneo.

I told my employee to just YM him back, tell him that everything is alright and that he could still make us very proud if he could win a championship for WKU (while wearing his old Ateneo jersey under his uniform). I added that it would be doubly sweet for all of us die hards if he is lucky enough to be drafted in the NBA, that he wears an Ateneo cap on his way to the stage to shake the hand of Commish Stern and then put the cap on the Commish when he dons his new NBA team's cap.