Japeth Aguilar
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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.
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.
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.
Division I Career
Aguilar is the first full blooded Filipino basketball player in the U.S. NCAA. He is now the forward of Western Kentucky University, it all started when hi father Peter Aguilar -a former Ginebra PBA player brought his video highlights of his career in the philippines to Chicago. He is 6 feet and 10 inches tall, rebounds and defense are his key role in WKU. What he dreams now is to play in the NBA. Asside from being proud to be the first filipino in NCAA, Jessica Magley -the 6 feet 1 inch power forward of Western Kentucky Lady Toppers, his girlfriend inspires him to succeed more.
