Jay-R Taganas (born September 1, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Pangasinan Heatwaves of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
| No. 3 – Pangasinan Heatwaves | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 1, 1987 San Mateo, Isabela, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | San Beda |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants |
| 2018–2020 | Bulacan Kuyas |
| 2021 | Basilan Peace Riders / Jumbo Plastic |
| 2022–2023 | Nueva Ecija Capitals / Rice Vanguards |
| 2024–present | Pangasinan Heatwaves |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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In his college career, Taganas played for San Beda College and has played in stints in the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL) and the PBA D-League.[1] In 2011, he won a PBA D-League title with the NLEX Road Warriors, and from 2015 to 2016, he was part of the Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants team that won back-to-back PCBL championships.[2]
In 2018, he joined the Bulacan Kuyas of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League in its inaugural season,[3] where he earned two all-star selections before moving to the Basilan Peace Riders of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup,[4] which itself returned to the MPBL as part of the 2021 MPBL Invitational. In 2022, he would move to the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards franchise where he won two championships, one in FilBasket and one in the MPBL. In 2024, Jay-R joined the expansion Pangasinan Heatwaves.[5] Taganas also won the MPBL Sportsmanship award three times.
Career statistics
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edit| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bulacan | 12 | 8 | 23.8 | .494 | .273 | .513 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
| 2018–19 | Bulacan | 27 | 23 | 25.8 | .547 | .250 | .444 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| 2019–20 | Bulacan | 32 | 30 | 22.6 | .435 | .293 | .517 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | Nueva Ecija | 31 | 5 | 13.1 | .628 | .308 | .405 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | Nueva Ecija | 29 | 8 | 13.4 | .527 | .267 | .321 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
References
edit- ^ Terrado, Reuben (December 4, 2014). "Maynilad employee Jay-R Taganas in D-League comeback as he pursues shelved PBA dream". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (August 15, 2018). "Multi-titled D-League vet Taganas insists Che'Lu can complete job". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (June 5, 2018). "Bulacan Kuyas bolster core with Canada and Co. in bid to atone for MPBL playoff letdown". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (April 4, 2021). "Baloria, Taganas, Bitoon, Mabulac, Siruma beef up Basilan for VisMin Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "MPBL: Pangasinan, Abra eye impact; Tarlac keeps buildup under wraps". Philstar.com. April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.