First Filipino: Japeth Aguilar

1.25.2008

Japeth Aguilar

Japeth Aguilar

1st Filipino basketball player ever to sign with the National Collegiate Athletics Association Division 1 in the United States (2007)
1st Filipino basketball player for the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers

DATE OF BIRTH
January 25, 1987

BIRTHPLACE
Pampanga, Philippines

USEFUL LINKS

Western Kentucky University – Profile of Japeth Aguilar
Western Kentucky Strategy and Personnel
Ex-Ateneo cager debuts for US Div. I five Nov. 22
Japeth captures slam-dunk title
The best and brightest in RP sports
Wikipedia Article on Japeth Aguilar

Did you know...

...that President Noynoy Aquino was the first Filipino bachelor to become President of the Republic of the Philippines?
...that Astronomer Armando Lee was the first Filipino Master of Science (MS) degree holder in Astronomy in the Philippines?
...that race driver Marlon Stockinger was the first Filipino-Swiss race winner in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship?
...that Joy Rojas was the first Filipina to run across 3,107 miles across the United States?
...that boxing champion Manny Pacquiao was the first Filipino sports billionaire?
...that José Rizal was given the label 'First Filipino' by Leon Ma. Guerrero, the first Filipino Ambassador to Germany?

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