Japeth Aguilar
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| Japeth Aguilar | |
|---|---|
| College | Western Kentucky University |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Center |
| Jersey # | 31 |
| Class | Junior |
| Career | 2007 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Nationality | Philippines |
| Born | January 25, 1987 Pampanga, Philippines |
| High school | Mapúa Institute of Technology |
| Former school(s) | Ateneo de Manila University |
| Championships | |
| Tournaments | |
Japeth Aguilar (born January 25, 1987), from Pampanga, Philippines, is a Filipino amateur basketball player for the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers in the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States.
[edit] UAAP Career
Aguilar suited up as a college freshman for the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) in 2004. He however played limited minutes due to appendicitis, but still managed to score 13 points, grab 11 rebounds and block 10 shots in only 10 games and 55 minutes of action.[1]
On his sophomore year, he bounced back from a disappointing first season as he averaged 5.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 blocked shots per contest to help lead the Blue Eagles to an 11-5 finish in 2005. He scored in double digits on three occasions, while he just missed a double-double twice after posting nine points and a career-best 10 boards in Ateneo’s season opener as well as 10 points and eight rebounds later in the year in a win over Far Eastern University. Aguilar shot a high 55.4 percent from the field for the season, and he was credited with multiple blocks in 12 of the Blue Eagles’ 16 games — that included a career high of seven as well as two other contest with five or more. He led the University Athletic Association of the Philippines in rejections his sophomore season, with a total of 48 blocks in 16 games.[2]
