Yousef Taha

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Yousef Taha
No. 55–NLEX Road Warriors
Position Center
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1988-07-08) July 8, 1988 (age 35)
Kuwait
NationalityFilipino / Palestinian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Trinity Christian High School (Lubbock, Texas)
College North Lake College
Mapúa Institute of Technology
PBA draft 2012: 2nd round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Air21 Express
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012 Air21 Express
2012–2013 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2013 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2013–2014 Petron Blaze Boosters
2014GlobalPort Batang Pier
2014–2016 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers / Purefoods Star Hotshots / Star Hotshots
2017–2018GlobalPort Batang Pier
2018–2019 TNT KaTropa
2021–2022 Alaska Aces
2022–2023 Blackwater Bossing
2024–present NLEX Road Warriors
Career highlights and awards

Yousef S. Taha (born July 8, 1988) is a Filipino-Palestinian professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 11th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by the Air21 Express. [1]

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Professional career

In the middle of the 2012–13 Philippine Cup, Taha was traded from the Air21 to Ginebra. [2] Then before the 2013 Governors' Cup, Taha was again traded, this time to the GlobalPort Batang Pier. Petron Blaze Boosters, got him in a trade with the Batang Pier which gave them the Blaze Boosters' 5th overall pick in 2013 PBA draft [3] In the middle of 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs which San Miguel Beermen is eliminated by Air21 Express, Taha was again traded to GlobalPort Batang Pier in exchange for Justin Chua and he will make return in GlobalPort. [4] On June 4, 2014 Taha was again traded by GlobalPort Batang Pier to San Mig Super Coffee Mixers in exchange for Yancy De Ocampo and Val Acuña. [5]

On November 28, 2016, Taha announced on a letter that he will be going back to his hometown country of Kuwait for personal reasons, thus ending his short career in the PBA. [6] The leave was only for a short while, however, as he returned to the Philippines to play with the team again in 2017–18 PBA season. [7] On November 29, 2017, exactly a year and a day after his "retirement", he officially signed a two-year contract with GlobalPort. [8]

On April 3, 2018, Taha, along with Terrence Romeo, was traded to the TNT KaTropa for Moala Tautuaa and two future draft picks. [9]

On February 19, 2021, he signed a one-year deal with the Alaska Aces. [10] Exactly one year later, he signed a one-year extension with the team. [11]

On May 21, 2022, Taha was traded to the Blackwater Bossing for Kurt Lojera. [12] Two days after, he signed a one-year extension with the team. [13]

On February 26, 2024, Taha was traded to the NLEX Road Warriors in a three-team trade involving NLEX, Blackwater, and TNT Tropang Giga. [14]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames 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

As of the end of 2022–23 season [15] [16]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Air21 3711.7.341—.5224.1.7.3.42.5
Barangay Ginebra
GlobalPort
2013–14 Petron / San Miguel 238.8.400—.6112.1.4.2.21.9
GlobalPort
San Mig Super Coffee
2014–15 Purefoods / Star 3115.1.500.000.5604.2.9.3.54.2
2015–16 Star 2318.9.525—.5006.0.9.4.34.5
GlobalPort
2017–18 GlobalPort 2011.5.466.200.5333.4.5.2.33.2
TNT
2019 TNT 4012.4.429.000.5403.4.6.3.43.2
2021 Alaska 1623.2.471.500.6206.41.5.6.88.1
2022–23 Blackwater 3018.5.465.000.5385.91.8.4.66.6
Career22014.5.453.100.5494.3.9.3.44.0

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References

  1. ↑ Fajardo, Abueva top 2012 PBA draft Rappler
  2. ↑ Mike Cortez to Air 21, Yousef Taha to Ginebra trade sealed InterAKTV
  3. ↑ GlobalPort hopes for inside presence, energy after trades for Jay Washington, Yousef Taha InterAKTV
  4. ↑ "San Miguel Beer, GlobalPort swap young centers Yousef Taha, Justin Chua". InterAksyon.com. April 29, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ "GLOBALPORT TWEAKS LINEUP". Inquirer.net . June 4, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
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  16. ↑ Real GM
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