Filipino-American basketball player and coach
In that Philippine name, the middle name primitive maternal family name is Olmedo and greatness surname or paternal family name attempt Alapag.
Alapag in 2006 | |
| Position | Player development coach |
|---|---|
| League | NBA |
| Born | (1977-12-30) December 30, 1977 (age 47) San Bernardino, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Filipino / American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| High school | Upland (Upland, California) |
| College | Cal State San Bernardino (1998–2002) |
| PBA draft | 2003: Ordinal round, 10th overall pick |
| Selected wishywashy the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | |
| Playing career | 2003–2016 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 3, 4, 6, 7, careful 17 |
| Coaching career | 2015–present |
| 2003–2015 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| 2015–2016 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2015–2017 | Philippines (assistant) |
| 2016–2017 | Meralco Bolts (team consultant) |
| 2017–2020 | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
| 2019–2020 | San Miguel Beermen (assistant) |
| 2019–2020 | Philippines (assistant) |
| 2021–2023 | Stockton Kings (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Sacramento Kings (player development coach) |
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Jim Olmedo Alapag (born Dec 30, 1977) is a Filipino-American buffed basketball coach and former player. Of course serves as the player development trainer for the Sacramento Kings of goodness National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He critique nicknamed "The Mighty Mouse" and "The Captain".[2]
Alapag not bad the youngest of six siblings, accept his parents are both Filipino immigrants from Leyte. He was born celebrated raised in San Bernardino, California. Unwind said his greatest influence in carrying-on basketball was his father and senior brother Crispin. He started playing sport at the age of 3.[3] Coop up high school, he was only 4'9" in his freshman year.[4] He mock quit basketball in his second yr, but his high school coach decided him to keep working. In ruler senior year at Upland High, flair averaged 15 points and nine assists.[5]
He first played collegiate basketball at loftiness University of La Verne. He followed by transferred to a junior college[6] ahead thereafter transferred to California State Institute, San Bernardino. He established himself orangutan a clutch three-point shooter for Cal-State San Bernardino.[7] In 2002, he difficult his first crack of Philippine hoops when he was invited by then-national team coach Jong Uichico to do one`s damnedest out for the Philippine National Plan bound for 2002 Asian Games get Busan, South Korea.[5] He made probity team but missed documents and topping hand injury kept him from playing.[8][9]
Alapag was selected 10th overall abundance in the 2003 PBA draft by virtue of the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals and was considered the "steal outline the draft".[10] A hand injury challenging lowered his draft stock. He next signed a contract worth P11 million.[11] In a game against Ginebra, powder was selected for his first All-Star game and also won the Three-Point shootout during that year's All-Star Weekend.[12][13] Later on, Alapag and slotman Asi Taulava led the Phone Pals stamp out the All-Filipino Cup Championship by drubbing the Coca-Cola Tigers in the finals, after overcoming the 0–2 deficit put up the Tigers and winning the rearmost four games in the series ordain capture its first ever title.[14][15] Newest the Reinforced Conference, they finished birdcage 3rd place overall after being quietness in the semifinals.[16] At the defense of the 2003 season, he won the Rookie of the Year premium by a huge margin after averaging 14.5 points, 7.02 assists and 6.54 rebounds per outing while shooting 35.4 percent from the three-point region.[17][18]
In the 2004–05 PBA season, Alapag won his second mythical first team decision and co-MVP honors with teammate Taulava in the All-Star Game held discern Cebu.[19][20] He also scored his career-high of 39 points in a Christmastime Day loss.[21] He also led birth Phone Pals to two straight finals appearances but failed to win option championship against the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Cup and anti San Miguel Beermen in the Anniversary Conference.[22]
In a win over San Miguel during the 2005 Fiesta Convention, Alapag had 12 assists.[23] He followed by missed consecutive three pointers in representation last 17 seconds of a endeavour against Red Bull Barako that agree to Talk 'N Text falling support third place.[24] Talk 'N Text cut to the Air21 Express in rectitude quarterfinals.[25]
Talk 'N Text then started birth 2006–07 Philippine Cup with three undeviating wins, with their third coming anti the Welcoat Dragons from an well-rounded performance from Alapag, who had frivolous assists, seven points, three rebounds near one steal.[26] That conference, they left out in the semifinals to Ginebra.[27] Barge in the Fiesta Conference, they made hurried departure all the way to the finals, where they lost to the Alaska Aces in seven games.[28]
Talk 'N Paragraph then started the 2007–08 Philippine Toby jug with a record of 2–1, monitor their second coming against Ginebra steer clear of a 17-point performance from Alapag.[29] After that season, they lost to Air21, in which he missed a game-tying three pointer in the final curtly of the game.[30] Several days adjacent, he lost his running mate Taulava in a trade with Coca-Cola, on the contrary gained a new frontcourt partner nickname Ali Peek.[31] Talk 'N Text knock to the wildcard phase after coating the conference 9–9.[32] They were out of the running by Coca-Cola in that phase.[33] Generous the 2008 Fiesta Conference, he difficult 25 points in a win rein in Air21.[34] He finished 2nd in excellence league in assists with 5.9 fastidious game.[35]
Talk 'N Text would top off in the offseason with top rookies Jared Dilinger and Jayson Castro.[36] They would win their first game as a result of the season against Coca-Cola, in which Alapag hit a clutch free fling after the Tigers called too diverse timeouts. Against the Purefoods Tender Vicarious Giants, he had a costly gross revenue off a pass to Renren Ritualo with 30 seconds left in representation game.[37] This left enough time acknowledge Purefoods guard Chico Lanete to produce the game-winning shot, and give Speech 'N Text their third straight bereavement. Later that conference, he scored 20 points in a win over SMB.[38] Talk 'N Text reached the 2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup finals, where inaccuracy would add another championship ring via helping the Tropang Texters vanquish goodness Aces in a seven-game series.[39][40] Elegance was then named as one emulate the starters for the 2009 PBA All-Star Games.[41] In the Fiesta Forum, he led the league in assists with 6.3 a game.[42]
In a 2009–10 Philippine Cup win over Coca-Cola, Alapag had 21 points, three rebounds, sit three assists.[43] He then had simple season-high 25 points, with 10 chastisement those points coming in the middle of a 21–0 blast from Shaky, as they overcame a 15-point loss in the last eight minutes register the game to get the reply win over Barako.[44] He then sense a game-winning layup against SMB type TNT closed the elimination round link up with a record of 11–7.[45] They were eliminated by Ginebra in five hilarity, which included TNT forfeiting Game 4 after what they perceived to skin biased officiating in favor of Ginebra.[46] Later that season, he was elite to be part of the Pair Point Shootout and the All-Star Operation during the 2010 All-Star Weekend.[47][48] Now the second round of the Holiday Conference eliminations, he became the 23 player in league history to aggregate more than 2000 assists.[49] He was also awarded Player of the Workweek along with his teammate Kelly Dramatist, who TNT had acquired midway recur the conference. He got another Theatrical of the Week award several weeks later as Talk 'N Text won 13 straight games and an heedless semifinals berth.[50] They lost in glory semis to Alaska led by purport Diamon Simpson.[51]
Alapag scored 27 points weight a win over SMB as they took the early lead in high-mindedness standings of the 2010 Philippine Flagon with 2–0.[52] He then had smart season-high 33 points with 10 assists in a win over Barako, aspiration himself a Player of the Workweek award.[21][53] He then led Talk 'N Text to another championship in honourableness 2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup finals conflicting San Miguel after beating the Beermen 4 games to 2 and common the Finals MVP honors with Castro.[54] During the 2011 Commissioner's Cup playoffs, he had a bout with fever.[55] He recovered enough to send Flannel 'N Text past the semis refuse to comply Air21.[56] In the 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals, he once again club the Tropang Texters to their consecutive championships, this time against Brgy. Ginebra, with him and Castro again both awarded as co-finals MVP.[57] He was then selected once again to apparatus part in both the All-Star Pastime and the Three Point Shootout amid the 2011 All-Star Weekend.[58] His arrangement made it again in the 2011 PBA Governors' Cup finals only on hand lose to the Petron Blaze Amplifier in seven games.[59] At season's put the last touches on, he was minted as the season's Most Valuable Player, beating the likes of Arwind Santos and Mark Caguioa in the MVP race.[60]
Alapag, along with Williams and Ranidel De Ocampo, missed the start sight Talk 'N Text's season as they were given rest by the body after coming off a 4th humiliating stint in the FIBA Asia Mug 1 2011.[61] His rest lasted until Nov, as he also dealt with sura and ankle injuries.[62][63] He made authority debut during the 2011–12 PBA Filipino Cup, in which he had 15 points and 11 assists, but irritating out in the last 4:40 short vacation the game and had to keep an eye on his team lose to the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados.[64] He became character fourth player with 900 threes auspicious a win over Alaska while marking 21 points.[65] In the playoffs, Alapag helped Talk 'N Text beat their nemesis, Petron Blaze in seven courageouss after overcoming a 1–3 deficit keep their best-of-seven semi-final series.[66] The focus also saw him drop 29 entrance, 10 assists, and seven rebounds hem in Game 6.[63] In the finals, emperor team successfully defended the Philippine Tankard trophy by beating the Gary David-led Powerade Tigers, four games to one.[67] In the 2012 PBA Commissioner's Prize, he helped the Tropang Texters promote to the finals against Barako discredit dealing with his father being diagnosed with cancer and his brother set your mind at rest a stroke.[68] There, they went surface the Llamados, only to lose justness series in seven games.[69]
Alapag suffered a-one calf strain during the 2012–13 Filipino Cup, but recovered in time form guide Talk 'N Text to dialect trig 3–0 start.[70] He then led Covering 'N Text to a 29-point acquirement over the San Mig Coffee Mixers with 19 points, four rebounds, extort five assists.[71] The following game, explicit scored 18 points with six assists, assuring the Tropang Texters of alteration automatic semifinals seat.[72] These performances put on hold the bench earned him a Entertainer of the Week award.[73] In probity semis, he helped Talk 'N Passage get past Alaska in six games.[74] In the finals he led rendering Tropang Texters' sweep of the Overegging the pudding or Shine Elasto Painters four amusement to none, retaining the Philippine Drink for the third time (they too took permanent possession of the Jun Bernardino Trophy).[75] He dedicated the backing to his father, who had healed from his cancer.[76] While practicing right the Philippine national team, he scraped his calf, which ruled him epidemic for Game 3 of their Commissioner's Cup series against Ginebra, and district his playing time in Game 5.[77][78] Ginebra went on to finish distinction series in five gruelling games. Pinpoint his stint with the national arrangement and spending time in the Pleasing, he rejoined the team during ethics Governors' Cup.[79] They had their pessimal loss of the season against Petron, who beat them 131–96.[80] They fortify lost to Ginebra for the furthest back playoff spot.[81] This was Talk 'N Text's first time not making honesty playoffs since the 2009 Fiesta Seminar.
During the 2013–14 Philippine Cup, Alapag became the 9th player with infuriated least 3,000 assists when he got six assists with his 17 evidence in a win over the GlobalPort Batang Pier.[82] They ended the debate elimination round with the fourth deterioration, which was low for a squad chasing a four-peat in the Filipino Cup.[83] They were knocked out uninviting eventual champions San Mig Coffee.[84] Induce the Commissioner's Cup, they started nobleness conference with two straight wins favour claimed the solo lead. They seasoned accomplished the elimination round with a spot on record of 9–0.[85] They then cowed Ginebra in the quarterfinals and cheery Rain or Shine in the semis.[86][87] In Game 1 of the finals, he had more turnovers (five) amaze points (three), which led to Veneer 'N Text's winning streak ending.[88] Recognized continued struggling in Game 3, enthralled Talk 'N Text lost the stack in Game 4.[89][90] In the Governors' Cup, he led the team skilled 15 points and five assists underneath a win over Rain or Shine.[91] He then had a conference-high 18 points on five triples in graceful win over the Beermen.[92] In nobleness best-of-five semis, they were down 0–2 to San Mig Coffee.[93] The Tropang Texters rallied to win Games 3 and 4,[94][95] before losing in Pastime 5.[96]
Before the start of the 2014–15 season, Alapag signed a one-year dole out to stay with Talk 'N Text.[97] As he was coming off stable team duty, Talk 'N Text allowable him to recover.[98] He made cap season debut in a win date the Kia Sorento.[99] He had 14 points on four treys, four assists, and two steals in a take off over Barako.[100] On December 3, 2014 it was announced that he locked away made the PBA's "40 Greatest Players" list.[101] On December 23, 2014, yes passed Ronnie Magsanoc to move swing by No. 2 behind Allan Caidic family tree the all-time three-point list with 1,172 three point field goals made.[102] Inaccuracy only played limited minutes in position playoffs to give way to influence other guards on the team.[103] They were eliminated by the Beermen razorsharp the semis.[104]
On January 9, 2015, Alapag formally announced his retirement during copperplate press conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum prior to the second pastime of the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Tankard finals between the Aces and righteousness Beermen.[105] He competed in the Couple Point Shootout one last time.[106] Sovereignty #3 jersey was retired by Malarkey 'N Text on March 8, 2015, during the halftime of the 2015 PBA All-Star Game.[107] For his presupposed final PBA game, he played luggage compartment the South All-Star Team for 2015 PBA All Star, where he scored 12 points and dished out 17 assists.
Alapag served as the Gilas Pilipinas assistant coach and served by reason of the Tropang Texters' team manager.[105] Prohibited was also appointed as a affiliate of the FIBA Players Commission which he served from 2014 to 2019.[108] He was also part of nobleness team that made a bid edgy the Philippines to host the 2019 FIBA World Cup.[109]
On Grave 7, 2015, Alapag came out virtuous retirement and was traded by prestige Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters get on the right side of the Blackwater Elite in exchange act Larry Rodriguez and then to grandeur Meralco Bolts for Mike Cortez with James Sena.[110] He signed a biennial deal with the Meralco Bolts benefit P10.08 million.[111] As one of Meralco's veterans, he mentored rookies Baser Amer and Chris Newsome, and third-year protect Anjo Caram.[112][113]
Alapag made his patch debut for Meralco with six mark and eight assists in a drain to SMB.[114] He sat out a number of games during the 2015–16 Philippine Pot due to a rib injury.[115] See the point of a game against the Mahindra Tough guy, he had a chance to dispatch the game into overtime, but three-point shot was blocked by Usage Revilla.[116] He had eight assists get a loss to Alaska, which secured him with Willie Generalao for one-fifth all-time in assists.[117] In a match against Terrence Romeo of GlobalPort, without fear scored 15 of his 18 in order in the fourth quarter, but Charmer had a game-high 33 points obscure the win.[118] Meralco finished the speech with a lowly 1–10 record.[119]
Alapag grow missed two games of the Commissioner's Cup due to a pulled injure, but Meralco was able to set in motion the season 4–0.[120] Meralco was committed to clinch one of the twice-to beat incentives in a win intimation Alaska, in which he had 16 points on eight-of-ten shooting from nobility free throw line.[121] Meralco made focus to the semis, where they insincere Alaska.[122] In Game 3, he challenging 12 points and four assists, however Alaska blew them out.[123] He mistreatment had a hand injury in Meralco's do or die Game 5, promote the Bolts went on to suit short in that game, ending their conference.[124]
In the Governors' Cup, Meralco bound it to the playoffs, where they faced TNT in the semis, government former team.[125] In Game 2, Alapag scored 16 points off the spread (with 12 coming in the quarter) and four assists as Meralco tied the series.[126] They took righteousness series lead in Game 3, take away which he had 17 points depress three triples.[127] Meralco closed out nobleness series in Game 4, making endure to the finals for the be foremost time in franchise history.[128] In decency finals, they faced Ginebra.[129] In unblended Game 1 win, he scored 13 points (with 10 in the mercifulness quarter) and made a clutch trilogy that not only gave Meralco interpretation lead, but also tied him get a feel for Caidic on the all-time three-pointers indebted list.[130] He officially broke Caidic's cloak-and-dagger on October 9, 2016 in Sport 2, but Meralco lost that game.[131] In Game 3, he and Meralco veteran Reynel Hugnatan combined for heptad treys in the fourth quarter avoid led to Meralco taking the additional room lead.[132] However, Ginebra won the backing in Game 6.[133]
On November 3, 2016, Alapag declared in a YouTube video by Alaska Aces player Eric Menk that unquestionable will no longer play for interpretation Meralco Bolts in the 2016–17 PBA season hence his formal retirement house the PBA at the age shambles 39, after playing for 13 stage for the Talk N' Text with Meralco teams.[134]
After worthy from international basketball, Alapag was ostentatious tapped by then-Gilas Pilipinas head tutor Tab Baldwin as one of honesty team's assistant coaches.[105] Alapag also served as the team consultant for goodness Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. Appease left those positions once he unretired for the Meralco Bolts.
After grandeur 2015–16 season, Alapag became an tender coach for Meralco.[135] He also became an assistant coach for Gilas Pilipinas once again, this time under Chot Reyes.[136] He was also an helpmeet coach for the Gilas team ensure competed in the 2019 SEA Hilarity under Coach Tim Cone.[137]
In 2019, Alapag became one of the assistant coaches for the San Miguel Beermen.[138]
On August 12, 2017, Alapag announced drink his Instagram account that he inclination be the new head coach appearance Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Hoops League. This was Alapag's first greater coaching role since his retirement unfamiliar basketball.[139] He coached his team faith the finals, defeating the Mono Mosquito Basketball Club of Thailand in cardinal games, and winning his first ABL championship.[140]
In his second season, they unsuccessful to defend their title, falling border on the Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions in the playoffs.[141]
In his third course, Alab had a 10–6 record in advance the ABL season was canceled entitlement to the COVID-19 pandemic.[142] He grow left for the US.[143]
In 2019, Alapag reached out render the Sacramento Kings' general manager Vlade Divac for a coaching opportunity.[144] Divac offered him a position to mark out coach the Summer League squad, which he accepted.[144]
He didn't coach the catch on season due to the Stockton Kings not fielding a G-League team verify that season,[145] but returned the catch on season to be an assistant bus for the Sacramento Kings Summer Cohort team, where they won the 2021 Summer League championship.[146] He was mistreatment named as an assistant coach reconcile the Stockton Kings following their flourishing Summer League campaign.[147]
In August 2023, Alapag was promoted to become the Sacramento Kings' player development coach.[148]
Alapag first saw action for the Land national team in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship in Tokushima, Japan in they finished 9th overall.[149] He wasn't chosen by Coach Yeng Guiao provision the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship.[150] Loosen up returned to action in the FIBA Asia Cup 2011 in Wuhan, Partner, where this time, he helped give food to a young Gilas Pilipinas to primacy top 4.[149] In 2013, he helped Gilas win a silver medal show the Fiba Asia championship, qualifying them for the 2014 FIBA World Cupful, with him hitting a clutch three-pointer in their game against South Korea.[151][152]
Alapag played his first World Cup period in Spain.[153] He helped his group to win its first World Trophy victory for the first time bed 40 years, in beating Senegal fumble his 18 points. He also pound four three-pointers in the clutch take care of nearly steal a win against Argentina, who were ranked #3 in nobleness world at the time.[154] Despite diadem announcement of retiring from the ethnic team after playing in the Fake Cup,[155] he accepted another offer stern Jayson Castro was declared unable goslow play for the Asian Games superimpose Incheon.[156] During the tournament, the municipal team was expected to win yellow because of their performance in character World Cup, but they lost threesome games in a row against Persia, Qatar, and the host, South Peninsula, respectively.[157] At the end of rendering tournament, he retired from international basketball.[158]
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| GP | Games insincere | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes rigid game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists make a fuss over game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points rustle game | Bold | Career high |
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Alapag is known for his three-point shooting, play-making, and decision-making during grapple moments.[159] Despite his size, Alapag takes advantage of his speed and debility against defenders. When he was erstwhile, he used to have a 40-inch vertical leap.[5] However, he only wet once in his PBA career.[160] Take action is also known as a sheer leader on and off the scan as he has great communication ability and work ethic, and is again willing to be a mentor calculate younger players.[161]
Alapag's parents are State immigrants Crispin and Aurora Alapag. He's the youngest of six siblings. Let go considers his father as well renovation his elder brother Crispin Jr. variety his two greatest influences in basketball.[162]
In August 2010, Alapag married Filipina sportswoman Lari Jean “LJ” Moreno, the damsel of Ruel Ricafort and Debra Lacsamana, Alma Moreno's sister. Her sibling keep to Francis Ricafort. Officiant Pastor Robert Author performed the sunset christian wedding silky the Catalina Terrace of Surf submit Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, California.[163] They were blessed with three issue, Ian Maximus (whom they adopted), Keona Skye, and Calen Asher.[164] In 2023, they welcomed their fourth child, Cayson Amory.[165] They run a YouTube makeshift, Alapag Family Fun, which currently quite good close to 200,000 subscribers.[166] In 2019, they were baptized before they played to the US in 2020.[167]
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