List of Philippine Basketball Association imports (F–J)

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

F

Nat.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Playing years	College/University	Ref.
	Marcus Faison	G/F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2012	Siena	[1]
	Jarrid Famous	F/C	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2012; 2015; 2018	Westchester CC Florida	[2]
	Willie Farley	G/F	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002	Chaffey Fresno State	[3]
	James Farr	F	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	2019	Xavier	[4]
	Nick Fazekas	F/C	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2012	UN Reno	[5]
	Noel Felix	F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2004–05	Fresno State	[6]
	Courtney Fells	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2013	NC State	[7]
	Andrew Fields	F/C	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1979–83	Cheyney	[8]
	Kenny Fields	G	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	No information	UCLA	[9]
	Ronnie Fields	G	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1999	No information	[10]
	Larry Fogle	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	No information	UL Lafayette Canisius	No information
	Isaac Fontaine	G	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2003	Washington State	[11]
	Gary Forbes	F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2009	Virginia UM Amherst	[12]
	Sherell Ford	F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002	UI Chicago	[13]
	Tremaine Fowlkes	F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1999	UC Berkeley Fresno State	[14]
	Richie Frahm	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002	Gonzaga	[15]
	Gabe Freeman	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2009; 2012; 2014	Mesa CC	[16]
	Kevin Freeman	F/C	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2001; 2006	Connecticut	[17]
	Aaron Fuller	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2017–19	Iowa Southern Cal	[18]

G

Nat.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Playing years	College/University	Ref.
	Kevin Gamble	G/F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1988	Lincoln Illinois Iowa	[19]
	Charles García	F	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2018	Riverside Seattle	[20]
	Alonzo Gee	G/F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2019	Alabama	[21]
	Derrick Gervin	F	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2018	UT San Antonio	[22]
	Mike Gibson	F	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1982	USC Upstate	No information
	Augustus Gilchrist	F	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2016	South Florida	[23]
	C. J. Giles	C	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2009	Kansas Oregon State	[24]
	Mike Glover	F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2016; 2018	ASA USU Eastern Louisiana State	[25]
	Zach Graham	G/F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2012–13	Ole Miss	[26]
	Ronnie Grandison	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1993	UC Irvine New Orleans	[27]
	Stewart Granger	G	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	No information	Villanova	[28]
	Sylvester Gray	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1990; 1997	Memphis	[28]
	Al Green	G	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1981	AWC NC State Louisiana State	No information
	Sean Green	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1997	NC State Iona	[29]
	Donté Greene	F	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	2017	Syracuse	[30]
	Derek Grimm	F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	No information	Missouri	[31]
	Anthony Grundy	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2011	NC State	[32]

H

Nat.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Playing years	College/University	Ref.
	Michael Hackett	F/C	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1986–88	Jacksonville	[33]
	Glenn Hagan	G	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1982	St. Bonaventure	[34]
	Darvin Ham	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2006	Texas Tech	[35]
	Derrick Hamilton	F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1990; 1997	Southern Miss	[36]
	Stefhon Hannah	G	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2011	Chipola Missouri	[37]
	James Hardy	F/C	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1981	San Francisco	[38]
	Jerome Harmon	G	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	No information	Louisville	[39]
	Justin Harper	F	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2017	Richmond	[40]
	Bernie Harris	F	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1979	VCU	No information
	Manny Harris	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2019	Michigan	[41]
	Mike Harris	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2018; 2021–22	Rice	[42]
	Paul Harris	F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2011–12; 2014; 2016	Syracuse	[43]
	Rufus Harris	F	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986	Maine	No information
	Tony Harris	G	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998	Lamar Johnson CCC New Orleans	[27]
	Donnell Harvey	F	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2012–13	Florida	[44]
	Shawn Harvey	G	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	No information	Essex WV State	No information
	Juaquin Hawkins	F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001	The Beach	[14]
	Butch Hays	G	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	No information	UC Berkeley	[9]
	David Henderson	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	No information	Duke	No information
	Jerome Henderson	F/C	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	No information	Wabash Valley New Mexico	No information
	LaDontae Henton	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2016–17	Providence	[45]
	Sean Higgins	F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	No information	Michigan	[22]
	Herbert Hill	F/C	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	2013	Providence	[46]
	Malcolm Hill	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2017	UI Urbana–Champaign	[47]
	Rico Hill	F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	No information	2004–06	Illinois State	[48]
	Darnell Hinson	G	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2011	Northeastern State	[49]
	Jeff Hodge	G	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	No information	South Alabama	No information
	Randy Holcomb	F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2002–04; 2008	Fresno State Los Angeles CC San Diego State	[50]
	John Holland	G/F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2019	Boston	[51]
	Murphy Holloway	F/C	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2017	Ole Miss	[52]
	Michael Holton	G	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	No information	UCLA	[53]
	Jerald Honeycutt	F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2002; 2005	Tulane	[16]
	Steve Hood	G	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	No information	Maryland James Madison	No information
	Dennis Hopson	G/F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1996	Ohio State	[53]
	Franko House	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	2019	Ball State	[54]
	Byron Houston	F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	No information	Oklahoma State	[13]
	Stephen Howard	F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2000	DePaul	[55]
	Richard Howell	F/C	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2014–15; 2019	NC State	[56]
	Alfredrick Hughes	G/F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	No information	Loyola	No information

I

Nat.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Playing years	College/University	Ref.
	Prince Ibeh	C	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	2019	UT Austin	[57]
	Byron Irvin	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1994	Arkansas Missouri	[22]
	John Irving	F/C	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1977	Arizona Hofstra	[51]

J

Nat.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Playing years	College/University	Ref.
	Darnell Jackson	F/C	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	2014	Kansas	[17]
	Justin Jackson	F/C	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2018	Cincinnati	[58]
	Rick Jackson	F/C	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2015	Syracuse	[59]
	Aaron James	F	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1980	Grambling	[60]
	Damion James	F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2015	UT Austin	[61]
	Delroy James	F	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	2019	Rhode Island	[62]
	Henry James	F	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	No information	South Plains St. Mary's	[63]
	Nate James	G/F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2003	Duke	[17]
	Mohammad Jamshidi	G/F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2016	No information	[64]
	Othyus Jeffers	G/F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2016	LA Southwest UI Chicago Robert Morris	[65]
	Cory Jefferson	F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2017	Baylor	[66]
	Darryl Johnson	G	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1990–91	Michigan State	[67]
	DerMarr Johnson	G/F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2012	Cincinnati	[68]
	Geron Johnson	G	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2017	Chipola Garden City CC Memphis	[69]
	Ivan Johnson	F	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	2015–16	Cisco LA Southwest Oregon Cal State San Bernardino	[70]
	Nate Johnson	F	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2001	Louisville	[71]
	Orlando Johnson	G/F	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2015	Loyola Marymount UC Santa Barbara	[72]
	Reggie Johnson	C	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	2018	Miami	[73]
	Steffond Johnson	F	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	No information	Louisiana State San Diego State	No information
	Askia Jones	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001–02	Kansas State	[10]
	Byron Jones	F	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1975–78; 1980–81	Selma San Francisco	[74]
	Danny Jones	F	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	No information	UW Madison	No information
	Dwayne Jones	F	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2012	St. Joseph's	[75]
	Greg Jones	G	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	No information	West Virginia	No information
	Kevin Jones	F	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	2014	West Virginia	[76]
	Terrence Jones	F	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	2019	Kentucky	[17]
	Jerome Jordan	C	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	2013	Tulsa	[77]
	Antoine Joubert	G	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	No information	Michigan	[78]

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References

• Hardcourt: The Official Philippine Basketball Association Annual

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6. "Shameful Pinoys in Singapore". The Philippine STAR . 31 October 2008.
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9. "LOOKBACK: How the 1984 NBA Draft made an impact on the PBA". 30 May 2020.
10. "Shell import arrives today". The Philippine STAR . 3 February 2002.
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13. "NBA veteran, Bubba suit up for Ginebra". The Philippine STAR . 17 January 2002.
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15. "Lesson in perseverance". The Philippine STAR . 25 January 2004.
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18. Sacamos, Karlo (May 19, 2017). "NLEX bringing in import Aaron Fuller early to begin buildup for Governors Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
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20. "Ginebra bringing in new import Charles Garcia to replace Shane Edwards".
21. "Phoenix brings in former NBA player Alonzo Gee to replace Eugene Phelps".
22. "Taulava playing with ABA in US". The Philippine STAR . 11 February 2001.
23. Ganglani, Naveen (January 6, 2016). "Mahindra enforcing Augustus Gilchrist as Commissioner's Cup import". Rappler . Manila . Retrieved January 31, 2016.
24. "Giles signs with Gilas Pilipinas; SBP seeks quick naturalization". 22 August 2009.
25. "GlobalPort taps 'Optimus Prime' as replacement import for NBA aspirant Dominique Sutton".
26. "Powerade taps NBA vet McCants as import".
27. "Where are they now?". The Philippine STAR . 27 June 2008.
28. "Parks: NBA's loss was PBA's gain". The Philippine STAR . 3 April 2013.
29. "Bagong import ng Pop Cola isasabak sa PBA Governors Cup". The Philippine STAR . 18 November 2000.
30. "Greene hits back at Rhodes: 'He plays for San Miguel ... he has refs in his back pocket'".
31. "Imports back with a bang". The Philippine STAR . 10 February 2002.
32. "Grundy joins Boosters". Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
33. "Andy's PBA memories". The Philippine STAR . 10 October 2013.
34. "Former PBA Rookie of the Year Marte Saldaña looks back on playing career". 6 May 2020.
35. "NBA champions who played in the PBA as imports". 28 July 2020.
36. "Ten unforgettable Commissioner's Cup imports, either by sheer ability or unintended notoriety".
37. "B-Meg Llamados ' Newest Import Stefhon Hannah For PBA Governors Cup 2011 He'll Replace Courtney Beasely". ballerspinas.com. June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
38. "On this day 39-years ago, Toyota beats Crispa".
39. "Boo & Ike Show - SPORTING CHANCE by Joaquin M. Henson". The Philippine STAR . November 2000.
40. "GlobalPort set to field third import this conference in NBA veteran Justin Harper".
41. Carchia, Emiliano (October 17, 2019). "Manny Harris joins the NLEX Road Warriors". Sportando. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
42. "After coaching change, Alaska not bringing back Mike Harris". 26 August 2019.
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44. "PBA: Harvey debuts for Commissioner's Cup champions Talk 'N Text". 6 March 2012.
45. "LaDontae Henton makes sure there was no meltdown this time for Alaska".
46. "Import Herbert Hill knows exactly what Ginebra needs from him".
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48. "NBA cager to boost Ginebra". The Philippine STAR . 4 October 2005.
49. "B-Meg seals semifinal cast; Hinson shines in his last game".
50. "Alaska's Holcomb slapped with 1-game suspension". ABS-CBN News.
51. "Ranking the teams that nearly won a PBA Grand Slam". ESPN.com.
52. "GlobalPort taps Ole Miss standout Murphy Holloway to replace Trawick". FoxSports.ph. July 22, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
53. "Running with the Bulls, flying with His Airness". 13 May 2020.
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56. Dionela, John Rupert (January 30, 2014). "Talk n' Text Calls Up Import, To Bring in Richard Howell". PhilNews.ph. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
57. "NorthPort beefs up frontline by tapping bruiser Prince Ibeh as import". SPIN.ph. May 2, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
58. "Justin Jackson is an inspiration to his teammates".
59. "'Extra Rice Inc' gets fresh serving as beefy Jackson given nod by Rain or Shine coach". SPIN.ph. 20 January 2015.
60. "Ex-import eager to coach in PBA". The Philippine STAR . 4 June 2008.
61. "Alaska taps 'experienced' Damion James to replace import DJ Covington". Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
62. "Delroy James shuns Black timeout call - but maintains coach's trust in Bolts win".
63. "Bobby Parks, Tony Harris, Sean Chambers among memorable 1990s PBA imports". 25 March 2020.
64. "Iranian import Mohammad Jamshidi leaves Meralco Bolts by 'mutual agreement'".
65. "Former Golden State teammates Reggie Williams, Rodney Carney cross paths in PBA".
66. Sacamos, Karlo (March 16, 2017). "Alaska finds Octavius Ellis replacement in nick of time with ex-Nets forward Cory Jefferson". spin.ph. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
67. "Where Magic started". The Philippine STAR . 3 August 2018.
68. "PBA 'big import' conference opens".
69. "KIA brings in Geron Marquis Johnson in last-ditch bid to salvage winless campaign".
70. "45 memorable PBA imports - Brownlee, Blakely, Durham stood out in 2010s". 27 March 2020.
71. "No regrets on Nate Johnson -- Uichico". The Philippine STAR . 22 August 2001.
72. "Orlando Johnson signs with Barangay Ginebra". Sportando.com. April 29, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
73. "Rain or Shine goes for extra size with former ABL Best Import Reggie Johnson".
74. "PBA imports in the 1970s who we'll never forget". 23 March 2020.
75. "Powerade taps former SMART-Gilas prospect as import in Commissioner's Cup". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
76. "Charge's Kevin Jones Heads to Philippines". 8 March 2014.
77. "Talk 'N Text taps ex-Knick Jerome Jordan to replace Donnell Harvey". Intearksyon.com. April 10, 2013. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
78. "Remembering that grand slam-winning Stag team in the PBL".

External links

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