Jay-R Taganas

Jay-R Taganas
No. 3 – Pangasinan Heatwaves
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueMPBL
Personal information
Born (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 37)
San Mateo, Isabela, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
CollegeSan Beda
Career history
2015–2016Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants
2018–2020Bulacan Kuyas
2021Basilan Peace Riders / Jumbo Plastic
2022–2023Nueva Ecija Capitals / Rice Vanguards
2024–presentPangasinan Heatwaves
Career highlights and awards

Jay-R Taganas (born September 1, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Pangasinan Heatwaves of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

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

MPBL

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (August 15, 2018). "Multi-titled D-League vet Taganas insists Che'Lu can complete job". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (April 4, 2021). "Baloria, Taganas, Bitoon, Mabulac, Siruma beef up Basilan for VisMin Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "MPBL: Pangasinan, Abra eye impact; Tarlac keeps buildup under wraps". Philstar.com. April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.