List of Philippine Basketball Association imports (U–Z)

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

U

Nat.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Playing years	College/University	Ref.
	Kelvin Upshaw	G	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1991–92	Oklahoma A&M Utah	[1]

V

Nat.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Playing years	College/University	Ref.
	Jeff Varem	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2006	Vincennes Washington State	[2]
	Jackson Vroman	F/C	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2012	Snow Iowa State	[3]

W

Nat.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Playing years	College/University	Ref.
	Lorrenzo Wade	G/F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	2010	Louisville San Diego State	[4]
	Henry Walker	G/F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2014; 2016–18	Kansas State	[5]
	Jermaine Walker	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2002	Miami	[6]
	Jamie Waller	F	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1988; 1992	Virginia Union	[7]
	Jerod Ward	F/C	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2001	Michigan	[8]
	Joe Ward	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	No information	Clemson Georgia	[9]
	Cornell Warner	F/C	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1978	Jackson State	No information
	Jameel Watkins	F/C	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	2004; 2008	Georgetown	[10]
	Jamie Watson	F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	No information	South Carolina	No information
	Terrence Watson	F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2017–18	Mott CC Ole Miss Ball State	[11]
	Justin Watts	G/F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2019	UNC Chapel Hill	[12]
	Sedric Webber	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002	Charleston	[13]
	Bubba Wells	F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2002–2004	Austin Peay State	[14]
	Dez Wells	G/F	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2019	Xavier Maryland	[11]
	Mario West	G/F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2012	Georgia Tech	[15]
	Ennis Whatley	G	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1988	Alabama	[16]
	Clinton Wheeler	G	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	No information	William Paterson	[17]
	Leonard White	F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2002	Faulkner State Southern	[6]
	Rodney White	F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2012–13	UNC Charlotte	[18]
	Tony White	G	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	No information	Tennessee	[16]
	Willie White	G	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	No information	UT Chattanooga	[19]
	Mitchell Wiggins	G	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994	Truett McConnell Clemson Florida State	[20]
	Tyler Wilkerson	F	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)8th	240 lb (109 kg)	2016	Marshall	[21]
	Jeff Wilkins	F/C	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)8th	230 lb (104 kg)	1980–81	Black Hawk Illinois State	[22]
	Chris Williams	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	No information	2009	Virginia	No information
	Donald Williams	G	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	No information	1998–99	UNC Chapel Hill	[12]
	Freeman Williams	G/F	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	No information	Portland State	No information
	Hank Williams	F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	No information	Jacksonville	No information
	Justin Williams	F/C	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	2013	Colby CC Wyoming	[23]
	Kevin Williams	G	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	No information	St. John's NYC	No information
	L. D. Williams	G/F	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2011	Wake Forest	[24]
	Larry Williams	G	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	No information	Chaffey Globe	No information
	Reggie Williams	G/F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2014	VMI	[25]
	Rob Williams	G	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	No information	Houston	[26]
	Sean Williams	F/C	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2017	Boston	[27]
	Terrence Williams	G/F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2014	Louisville	[28]
	Bubba Wilson	G	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1980	Western Carolina	No information
	Mike Wilson	G	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	No information	Marquette	No information
	Ricky Wilson	G	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	No information	George Mason	No information
	Kennard Winchester	F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	No information	James Madison Averett	No information
	Francois Wise	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1981–83; 1985; 1987	The Beach	[11]
	Wesley Witherspoon	G/F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	2014	Memphis	[29]
	David Wood	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	2001	Skagit Valley UN Reno	[16]
	Leon Wood	G	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	No information	Arizona Cal State Fullerton	[5]
	Antoine Wright	G/F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2016	Texas A&M	[30]
	Joey Wright	G	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992	Drake UT Austin	[31]
	Keith Wright	F	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2017	Harvard	[32]
	Joe Wylie	F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1999	Miami	[33]

Y

Nat.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Playing years	College/University	Ref.
	David Young	G/F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	No information	2011	Xavier NC Central	[34]
	Galen Young	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2004; 2007	Northwest Miss UNC Charlotte	[35]
	Keena Young	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2010	South Plains The Y	[36]
	Michael Young	G/F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1986–87	Houston	[26]
	Perry Young	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	No information	Virginia Tech	[16]

Z

Nat.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Playing years	College/University	Ref.
	Iman Zandi	G	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2016	No information	[37]
	Martin Zeno	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2011	Texas Tech	No information
	Jim Zoet	C	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1981	Kent State Lakehead	[22]

More PBA imports lists

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References

• Hardcourt: The Official Philippine Basketball Association Annual

1. "Where are they now?". The Philippine STAR . 27 June 2008.
2. "Energy Boosters turn to Varem to reverse fortune". 7 April 2009.
3. "Vroman signs w/ PBA Gin Kings".
4. "Lorenzo Wade signs in Philippines". Sportando.com. March 19, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
5. "Notable NBA players who played in the PBA". 30 July 2020.
6. "Imports back with a bang". The Philippine STAR . 10 February 2002.
7. "On night he won Best Import, Brownlee has bigger goal in mind".
8. "7 ex-imports survive NBA cut". The Philippine STAR . November 2002.
9. "UP brings in Joe Ward as head coach, parts ways with point guard Mikee Reyes".
10. "Jameel Watkins". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
11. "Ranking the teams that nearly won a PBA Grand Slam".
12. "Which PBA imports have won an NCAA championship?".
13. "2003 Reinforced Conference: With a touch of NBA greatness".
14. "NBA veteran, Bubba suit up for Ginebra". The Philippine STAR . 17 January 2002.
15. "Meralco Bolts land former NBA player Mario West".
16. "Running with the Bulls, flying with His Airness". 13 May 2020.
17. "Parks: NBA's loss was PBA's gain". The Philippine STAR . 3 April 2013.
18. "Petron taps ex-Hoya to replace White". The Philippine STAR .
19. "LOOKBACK: How the 1984 NBA Draft made an impact on the PBA". 30 May 2020.
20. "Ten unforgettable Commissioner's Cup imports, either by sheer ability or unintended notoriety".
21. "Tyler Wilkerson to San Miguel Beermen".
22. "TALL ORDER: Painters' 7-3 Sundov will be hard to top on PBA list of giant imports".
23. "Walter Sharpe moves to Global Port".
24. "ALASKA'S WILLIAMS A LOT LIKE SIMPSON". AlaskaAces.com. February 20, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
25. "Former Golden State teammates Reggie Williams, Rodney Carney cross paths in PBA".
26. "Andy's PBA memories". The Philippine STAR . 10 October 2013.
27. "2 NBA Vets Coming For 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup". pba.ph. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
28. "PBA: The imports of the 2014 Governors' Cup - part two". 20 May 2014.
29. Beltran, Nelson (19 March 2014). "Air21 taps Witherspoon as new import". The Philippine Star . Retrieved 24 April 2014.
30. Ramos, Gerry (February 20, 2016). "Rain or Shine bringing in new import Antoine Wright for injured Wayne Chism". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
31. "Former PBA import Joey Wright finds niche as successful coach in Australian league".
32. "Mahindra drops White, brings in ex-Ivy League star Keith Wright". foxsportsasia.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
33. "Remembering Strothers". The Philippine STAR . 18 January 2011.
34. "David Young makes PBA debut with younger SMB squad". Manila Bulletin .
35. "SMB, Coke in knockout match for PBA semis Sunday". 9 June 2007.
36. "PBA: Air21 zips Barako, 113-108".
37. "Ex-Iran basketball player Zandi joins Mahindra enforcer".

External links

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