List of Philippine Basketball Association imports (P–T)

Main article: List of Philippine Basketball Association imports

This is a list of imports who have played or currently playing in the Philippine Basketball Association.

^ Denotes player who won the PBA Best Import Award.
* Denotes player who has been inducted to the PBA Hall of Fame.
† Denotes player who has been inducted to the 40 Greatest Players in PBA History

P

Nat. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Playing years College/University Ref.
United States Victor Page G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998 Georgetown No information
Mexico Adam Parada C 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 2012 UC Irvine [1]
United States Bobby Parks G 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) No information 1987–89;
1990–93;
1997–99 		Memphis [2]
United States Myles Patrick F/C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) No information No information Auburn No information
United States Kenny Payne F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998 Louisville [3]
United States Frederick Pea G/F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1995 Tampa
South Florida 		No information
United States Steffphon Pettigrew F/C 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2015 Western Kentucky [4]
United States Eugene Phelps F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2016–19 The Beach [5]
United States Mike Phelps G 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988–90 Alcorn State [6]
United States Tim Pickett F 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2011 Daytona
Indian River State
Florida State 		[7]
United States Kevinn Pinkney F/C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2016 UN Reno [8]
United States David Pope F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) No information Norfolk State [9]
United States Chris Porter F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2005–06;
2011 		Chipola
Auburn 		[10]
United States Kevin Porter G 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1983 St. Francis [11]
United States Josh Powell F/C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2014 NC State [12]

Q

Nat. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Playing years College/University Ref.
United States Michael Qualls G 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2019 Arkansas [13]
United States Daren Queenan G/F 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) No information Lehigh [14]

R

Nat. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Playing years College/University Ref.
United States South Korea Ra Gun-ah F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2016–17 CC Florida
Missouri 		[15]
Puerto Rico Peter John Ramos C 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 296 lb (134 kg) 2015 No information [16]
United States Wally Rank G 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985 San Jose State [17]
United States Eldridge Recasner G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992 Washington [18]
United States George Reese F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 2004 Ohio State [19]
United States Arizona Reid F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2011;
2013–16;
2018 		High Point [20]
United States Fred Reynolds F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) No information UTEP [9]
United States Scottie Reynolds G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2011 Villanova [17]
Morocco Reda Rhalimi C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) No information 2008 No information [21]
United States M. J. Rhett F/C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2016 Tennessee State
Ole Miss 		[22]
United States Charles Rhodes F/C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2017;
2019 		Mississippi State [23]
United States Rodrick Rhodes G/F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2002 Kentucky
Southern Cal 		[24]
United States Darius Rice F 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 2007–08 Miami [25]
United States Glen Rice Jr. G/F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2017 Georgia Tech [26]
United States Ron Riley F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002 Arizona State [24]
United States Anthony Roberts G/F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) No information Oral Roberts No information
United States Dominican Republic Ronald Roberts F/C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2015 St. Joseph's [27]
United States Larry Robinson G/F 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997;
1999 		Eastern Oklahoma
Centenary 		[28]
United States Melvin Robinson C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) No information 2005 St. Louis [21]
United States Venezuela Leon Rodgers F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2014 Northern Illinois [29]
United States Australia Robert Rose G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1990 George Mason No information
United States Richard Ross F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 2019 Old Dominion [30]
United States Derrick Rowland G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) No information SUNY Potsdam No information
United States Walker Russell G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–90 Oakland CC
Houston
Western Michigan 		[31]

S

Nat. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Playing years College/University Ref.
United States Japan J. R. Sakuragi F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 2000 UCLA [32]
United States Egypt Omar Samhan C 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 2012 St. Mary's Cal [33]
United States Kenny Sanders F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) No information 1991 George Mason No information
United States Mark Sanford G/F 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2004 Washington [34]
United States Corey Santee G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2008 Texas Christian [35]
United States Jason Sasser F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001 Texas Tech [36]
United States DeWayne Scales F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) No information Louisiana State [37]
United States Carey Scurry F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 188 lb (85 kg) No information Oklahoma A&M
LIU Brooklyn 		No information
United States Shea Seals G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) No information Tulsa [38]
United States Ansu Sesay F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2000 Mississippi [39]
United States Walter Sharpe F 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2013 Mississippi State
UA Birmingham 		[40]
United States Dexter Shouse G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–87;
1989 		Panola
South Alabama 		[41]
United States Marcus Simmons G 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2016 Southern Cal [42]
United States David Simon C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 2016 PU Fort Wayne [43]
United States Melvin Simon F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) No information New Orleans No information
United States Dickey Simpkins F 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 2005 Providence [44]
United States Diamon Simpson F/C 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2010;
2018–19 		St. Mary's [45]
United States Trevis Simpson G/F 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2017 UNC Greensboro [46]
United States Henry Sims F/C 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 2013 Georgetown [47]
United States Mike Singletary F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 2013;
2016 		Texas Tech [48]
United States McKinley Singleton G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) No information Shelby State
UA Birmingham 		[9]
United States Jose Slaughter G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1987;
1990 		Portland No information
United States Lebanon Donald Sloan G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2011 Texas A&M [49]
United States Keith Smart G 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989 Garden City CC
IU Bloomington 		[32]
United States Clinton Smith F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) No information Ohio State
Central Arizona
Cleveland State 		No information
United States Greg Smith F/C 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 2017 Fresno State [50]
United States JaJuan Smith G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2011 Tennessee [51]
United States Joshua Smith C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 2017–18 UCLA
Georgetown 		[52]
United States Stevin Smith G 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995 Arizona State [17]
United States Tommy Smith F 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2005 Arizona State No information
United States Omar Sneed F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 2012 San Jacinto
Memphis 		[53]
United States Everette Stephens G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) No information Purdue No information
United States Alex Stepheson F/C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 2017;
2019 		UNC Chapel Hill
Southern Cal 		[54]
United States Curtis Stinson G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2011 Iowa State [55]
United States Awvee Storey G/F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2010 UI Urbana–Champaign
Arizona State 		[56]
United States John Strickland F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) No information No information Hawaii Pacific [57]
United States Lamont Strothers G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997–02 CNU [58]
United States Dominique Sutton F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2016 Kansas State
NC Central 		[59]
Croatia Bruno Šundov C 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 2013 No information [21]

T

Nat. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Playing years College/University Ref.
United States John Taft G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) No information 1991 Marshall No information
United States Shawn Taggart F/C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 2016–16 Iowa State
Memphis 		[32]
United States Archie Talley F 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) No information Salem No information
United States Earl Tatum G/F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) No information Marquette [28]
United States Jay Taylor G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) No information Eastern Illinois [60]
United States Jeff Taylor G 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) No information Texas Tech No information
United States Jimmie Taylor C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 2019 Alabama [61]
United States Johnny Taylor F 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2002 Knoxville
Indian Hills CC
UT Chattanooga 		[24]
United States Ira Terrell F/C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) No information Southern Methodist No information
United States Carlos Terry G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978 Salem State [62]
United States David Thirdkill G/F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1986–88 Southern Idaho
Bradley 		[12]
United States Billy Thomas G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) No information Kansas [63]
United States Carl Thomas G 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) No information Eastern Michigan [64]
United States Omar Thomas G/F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 2005–06 Panola
UTEP 		[65]
United States Steven Thomas F/C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2008;
2014 		Georgia
MT State 		[66]
United States Bernard Thompson G/F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994 Fresno State [9]
United States Billy Thompson G/F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994 Louisville [32]
United States Calvin Thompson F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1987 Kansas No information
United States Al Thornton F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2015–16 Florida State [67]
United States Australia Marcus Timmons F/C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) No information SIU Carbondale [68]
United States Dean Tolson F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1979;
1981 		Arkansas [69]
United States Kenny Travis G/F 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) No information 1988;
1992–95 		Fresno City
NM State 		[58]
United States Romeo Travis F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2018–19 Akron [20]
United States Jabril Trawick G/F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2017 Georgetown [70]
United States Ansley Truitt C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1978 UC Berkeley [71]
Mongolia Tungalagiin Sanchir G/F 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2015 No information [72]
United States Eric Turner G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986 Michigan [9]
United States Rahshon Turner F/C 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2008 Fairleigh [39]
United States Jeremy Tyler F/C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2018 No information [73]

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References

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