Elvin Jake Javier Pascual (born November 11, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

(PBA). He was taken 8th overall by Barako Bull in the 2014 PBA draft. He made history as the first NCAA Juniors player to sweep MVP, Rookie of the Year, Mythical Five, and Most Defensive Player awards in a single season. NCAA Season 82.

Amateur career

Pascual initially attended his high school education at St. Rose Catholic School in Paniqui, Tarlac until 2004, when his brother brought him to Manila and encouraged him to apply for a basketball scholarship with Philippine Christian University. On his own will, he personally came to PCU with the intent to join its seniors basketball team, as he was, at that time, a graduating high school student. Yet, he was advised by Bong Sales, then head coach of the PCU Baby Dolphins, to repeat his third year of high school to gain experience and be familiar with Manila basketball. Furthermore, he was then instructed to officially drop out from his fourth year high school studies in St. Rose Catholic School in Tarlac, and to bring with him his second year high school report card to officially enroll as a third year high school student at PCU. Mr. Sales facilitated his enrolment in PCU High School, enabling him to serve a one-year residency and play for a year with the Baby Dolphins. In his only playing year at PCU, he was awarded both NCAA Juniors Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Season 82, He made history as the first Juniors player to sweep MVP, Rookie of the Year, Mythical Five, and Most Defensive Player awards in a single season. After he graduated at PCU, he transferred to San Beda College where he was supposed to play out his rookie season for the Red Lions in 2008, but the NCAA Management Committee (ManCom) decided to ban him due to the same eligibility issue he was involved in two years before. A week after, he was cleared to play for NCAA Season 84 by the league after an appeal by then-San Beda president Fr. Mateo De Jesus to the NCAA Policy Board, saying he did not knowingly violate league rules on misrepresentation. At San Beda, he became a member of multiple Red Lions championship teams of 2008,

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and

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

. He was also awarded as Most Improved Player in

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

. He was also a Gilas Cadet, and was invited to the Sinag Pilipinas national team pool that competed in the 2013 SEA Games. While in the amateur ranks, he was awarded Best Player Of The Conference in the year 2013 as he played for the NLEX until its last season in the PBA Developmental League.

Professional career

On November 16, 2014, Pascual posted a career-high 22 points as he led Barako Bull to its first win against Kia in the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup. On September 28, 2015, he was traded to the Star Hotshots in a six-player, four-team trade. On December 9, 2016, Pascual was traded to the Alaska Aces in exchange for Rome dela Rosa. On December 10, 2019, Pascual was traded to the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters in exchange for a 2020 second-round draft pick. On February 11, 2022, he signed a two-year contract extension with Phoenix Super LPG (formerly Phoenix Pulse). On January 18, 2023, Pascual was traded to the NLEX Road Warriors in a three-team trade involving NLEX, Phoenix, and TNT Tropang Giga. He was reunited with NLEX head coach Frankie Lim, who was his college coach at San Beda. On March 1, Pascual signed a two-year extension with the team.

Career statistics

''As of the end of 2023–24 season''

PBA season-by-season averages

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, 33 , , 14.0 , , .407 , , .000 , , .326 , , 3.9 , , .7 , , .6 , , .4 , , 3.9 , - , align=left , , align=left , Phoenix Super LPG , 20 , , 12.7 , , .481 , , .286 , , .455 , , 3.4 , , .8 , , .3 , , .6 , , 3.1 , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left , Phoenix Super LPG , rowspan=2, 30 , , rowspan=2, 11.2 , , rowspan=2, .509 , , rowspan=2, .000 , , rowspan=2, .667 , , rowspan=2, 2.5 , , rowspan=2, .6 , , rowspan=2, .3 , , rowspan=2, .3 , , rowspan=2, 1.9 , - , align=left , NLEX , - , align=left , , align=left , NLEX , 13 , , 8.7 , , .440 , , .000 , , .667 , , 2.4 , , .5 , , .2 , , .2 , , 1.8 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 218 , , 13.2 , , .442 , , .208 , , .459 , , 3.5 , , .7 , , .4 , , .3 , , 3.5

NCAA

, - , align="left" , 2008-09 , align="left" rowspan="5" , San Beda , 18 , , 18.8 , , .464 , , .500 , , .550 , , 5.7 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , 1.1 , , 5.6 , - , align="left" , 2009-10 , 21 , , 21.8 , , .402 , , .000 , , .724 , , 8.0 , , 2.0 , , .4 , , .7 , , 9.1 , - , align="left" , 2010-11 , 17 , , 19.4 , , .409 , , .353 , , .578 , , 6.4 , , 2.6 , , .4 , , .9 , , 7.4 , - , align="left" , 2011-12 , 21 , , 22.6 , , .427 , , .000 , , .490 , , 8.2 , , 3.1 , , .6 , , 1.9 , , 7.2 , - , align="left" , 2012-13 , 21 , , 24.5 , , .407 , , .500 , , .609 , , 8.2 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , 1.2 , , 9.5 , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , 98 , , 21.6 , , .417 , , .273 , , .601 , , 8.5 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , 1.2 , , 7.8

Personal life

Pascual was born and raised in Ramos, Tarlac.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pascual, Jake 1988 births Living people Alaska Aces (PBA) players Barako Bull Energy draft picks Barako Bull Energy players Basketball players from Tarlac Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games Filipino men's basketball players Magnolia Hotshots players NLEX Road Warriors players Philippines men's national basketball team players Phoenix Fuel Masters players Power forwards Philippine Christian University alumni San Beda Red Lions basketball players SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in basketball 21st-century Filipino sportsmen