Jason Misolas

Jason G. Misolas is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was also an assistant coach for the UST Growling Tigers.

Jason Misolas

Personal information
Born	(1978-09-28) September 28, 1978 (age 46) Daraga, Albay, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Letran
PBA draft	2002: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Coca-Cola Tigers
Playing career	2002, 2006–2011
Position	Power forward
Coaching career	2018–2022
Career history
As a player:
2002, 2006–2009	Coca-Cola Tigers
2009–2010	Sta. Lucia Realtors
2010–2011	Barako Bull Energy Boosters
As a coach:
2018–2022	UST Growling Tigers (assistant)
Career highlights
PBA champion (2002 All-Filipino) 2x PBL champion (2004 Unity, 2005-06 Heroes) 2× NCAA Champion (1998, 1999)

College career

Misolas played for the Letran Knights in college, winning two back-to-back NCAA championships from 1998 to 1999 alongside Kerby Raymundo, Chris Calaguio, and Aldin Ayo.^[1] When Raymundo left in 2000, he became the leader of the team.^[2] He graduated from the team in 2001.^[3]

Professional career

Coca-Cola Tigers

2002: Rookie Season

Misolas was drafted in the third round by the Coca-Cola Tigers.^[4] Although he was rarely used, he became a PBA champion when on Christmas Day, Coca-Cola won Game 4 and clinched the All-Filipino Cup.^[5][6]

2006–2009

When his contract expired, Misolas left Coca-Cola to play in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).^[7][8] He won two PBL championships from 2004 to 2006.^[9][10]

Misolas returned to Coca-Cola in 2006 for the 2006–07 Philippine Cup.^[11] In a win against the Purefoods Chunkee Giants, Misolas had career-highs of 14 points and 10 rebounds.^[12] Against the San Miguel Beermen, he scored 10 points.^[13] In a win over Alaska, he scored a new career-high 15 points, all in the first half.^[14]

Sta. Lucia Realtors

In 2009, Misolas and two second round draft picks were traded for Dennis Espino.^[15] In the 2009–10 Philippine Cup, they were eliminated by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the wildcard round.^[16]

Barako Bull Energy Boosters

On September 22, 2010, Misolas was traded for Asi Taulava to the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in a three-team trade.^[17]

On January 20, 2011, the management of the Energy Boosters announced that they would take a leave of absence for the 2011 Commissioner's Cup to make way for the Smart Gilas Philippine national team. Misolas and the other players were put into a dispersal draft. He and Mark Andaya were not picked, making them free agents.^[18][19] After that, Misolas closed out his career playing in various commercial leagues and regional tournaments.^[20][21]

Coaching career

In 2018, Misolas joined the coaching staff of the UST Growling Tigers.^{[citation needed]} In UAAP Season 84, UST went 3–11, and finished the season with a six-game losing streak. After their season ended, he and all of the assistant coaches resigned.^[22]

National team career

In 2005, Misolas was selected to be part of the Philippine men's national basketball team pool for the 2005 SEABA Championship.^[23] However, the Philippine team was suspended by FIBA for two years.^[24]

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games 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

^[5]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002	Coca-Cola	5	3.2	.000	.000	—	1.6	.0	.0	.0	.0
2006–07	Coca-Cola	31	25.7	.414	—	.739	5.5	.7	.5	.2	5.6
2007–08	Coca-Cola	15	12.5	.391	1.000	1.000	2.5	.2	.1	.0	1.5
2008–09	Coca-Cola	21	9.3	.310	.333	.500	2.3	.3	.2	.1	1.1
2009–10	Sta. Lucia	34	11.9	.365	.000	.733	1.9	.4	.3	.1	2.7
2010–11	Barako Bull	4	13.5	.273	—	1.000	3.0	.5	.8	.0	2.0
Career		110	15.1	.380	.333	.736	3.1	.4	.3	.1	2.9