Abu Tratter

Abu Jahal Tratter (born January 9, 1993) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).^[1] He played college basketball for the De La Salle University.^[2][3]

Abu Tratter

Tratter in 2025
No. 1 – Blackwater Bossing
Position	Power forward / center
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1993-01-09) January 9, 1993 (age 32) Siniloan, Laguna, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino / American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Francis High School (Mountain View, California)
College	DeAnza College (2013) De La Salle (2014–2017)
PBA draft	2018: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the NLEX Road Warriors
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019	Blackwater Elite
2019–2022	Alaska Aces
2022–2023	Converge FiberXers
2023–2024	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots
2024–2025	NorthPort Batang Pier
2025–present	Blackwater Bossing
Career highlights
PBA All-Rookie Team (2019) UAAP champion (2016) 2× Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup champion (2014, 2016) Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup Mythical 5 (2016)

Professional career

Tratter was selected seventh overall during the 2018 PBA draft by the NLEX Road Warriors.

On September 6, 2019, he was traded to the Alaska Aces for Carl Bryan Cruz.^[4]

On June 15, 2022, he signed a contract with the Converge FiberXers, the new team that took over the defunct Alaska Aces franchise.^[5]

On April 14, 2023, Tratter, along with David Murrell, was traded to the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots for Adrian Wong and a 2022 first-round pick.^[6]

On April 23, 2025, NorthPort traded Tratter to the Blackwater Bossing in exchange for James Kwekuteye, reuniting with the team he first played for.^[7]

PBA career statistics

Tratter in 2023

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage
3FG%	3-point field-goal percentage	4P%	4-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 2024–25 season^[8]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	4P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019	Blackwater	32	21.1	.476	.000	—	.535	5.2	.6	.8	.2	8.7
	Alaska
2020	Alaska	12	27.5	.544	—	—	.630	6.5	.4	.7	.2	10.6
2021	Alaska	24	29.0	.431	.000	—	.685	6.7	1.4	.5	.4	10.9
2022–23	Converge	33	21.7	.440	.281	—	.678	5.0	.7	.6	.4	7.6
2023–24	Magnolia	32	11.7	.513	—	—	.357	2.5	.3	.2	.0	2.8
2024–25	NorthPort	31	8.5	.426	.000	—	.667	2.0	.4	.1	.1	1.9
	Blackwater
Career		164	18.6	.463	.205	—	.604	4.4	.6	.4	.2	6.5