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Jai Reyes

Filipino basketball player

Summary

Filipino basketball player

Field	Value
name	Jai Reyes
image	PBA - TNT vs ROS - Jai Reyes - TNT - 2016-0321 (25673245100).jpg
caption	Reyes with the TNT Tropang Texters in 2016
image_size	160px
birth_date
birth_place	Quezon City, Philippines
nationality	Filipino
height_ft	5
height_in	7
weight_lbs	150
high_school	Ateneo (Quezon City)
college	Ateneo
draft_year_pba	2010
draft_round_pba	2
draft_pick_pba	18
draft_team_pba	Air21 Express
career_start	2010
career_end	2021
career_position	Point guard
years1	2010–2011
team1	Powerade Tigers
years2	2011–2012
team2	Cebuana Lhuillier Gems
years3	2012
team3	Bangkok Cobras
years4	2012–2013
team4	Saigon Heat
years5	2013–2014
team5	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
years6	2015
team6	Meralco Bolts
years7	2015–2016
team7	TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT / TNT KaTropa
years8	2018
team8	Laguna Heroes
years9	2018–2019
team9	Navotas Clutch
years10	2019
team10	Bataan Risers
years11	2019–2021
team11	Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards

All-MPBL Second Team (2019)
MPBL All-Star (2020)
2× UAAP champion (2008, 2009)
UAAP Rookie of the Year (2005)
PCCL Finals MVP (2009)

Jose Antonio Gonzales Reyes (born February 25, 1987) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who is the commissioner of basketball for the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He previously played for the Ateneo de Manila University where he spent his elementary, high school, and college years.

In 2010, Reyes was selected by the Barako Bull Energy with the 18th pick but was later traded to the Powerade Tigers. He played in the PBA until 2016. In 2018, he returned to basketball, this time with the Laguna Heroes of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). During his playing career, he has also gained the nicknames Jainamite and the Bangkok Mamba.

In 2021, Reyes founded FilBasket (now known as AsiaBasket), and in 2025, he was named UAAP basketball commissioner.

Reyes also hosted several television programs on GMA Network. He was formerly a host of For the Win, a sports talk segment of GMANews.tv. Prior to joining GMA Network, he also had a hosting stint on Studio 23.

Early life and collegiate career

Reyes first attended the Ateneo de Manila University in grade school. He then attended the same university in high school, where he played for the Ateneo Blue Eaglets. It was during this time when he first became well known as a scorer due to the two consecutive three-point shots he made which won Game 1 of the 2003 UAAP Juniors' Basketball Finals for the Eaglets. The following year, he led the Eaglets to another title and became a member of the Mythical Five as well as the Finals MVP.

He attended the Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools where he obtained a degree in Communications Technology Management and also played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles who he helped win back-to-back UAAP senior men's basketball championships from 2008 to 2009.

Professional career

He was drafted 18th overall in the 2010 PBA draft by the Powerade Tigers and played for the team until 2011. Afterwards, he played for the Cebuana Lhuillier Gems in the PBA Developmental League before moving to the Bangkok Cobras of the ABL.

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

|- | 21 || 10.3 || .309 || .267 || .812 || 1.3 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || 2.6 |- | 4 || 15.8 || .308 || .250 || .889 || .5 || 1.8 || .8 || .0 || 4.8 |- | 25 || 5.6 || .298 || .281 || .833 || .5 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 1.7 |- | 11 || 10.7 || .243 || .263 || .778 || .6 || .9 || .2 || .0 || 2.7 |- | 21 || 10.6 || .324 || .358 || .800 || 1.6 || .8 || .2 || .0 || 3.9 |-class=sortbottom | 82 || 9.3 || .300 || .301 || .817 || 1.0 || .9 || .3 || .0 || 2.8

Basketball ventures

In 2021, while with the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, Reyes founded the Filipino Basketball League (shortened to FilBasket). A league intended to give players affected by the COVID-19 pandemic a chance to revitalize their playing careers. The league went on to be expanded into AsiaBasket in 2023.

In 2025, Reyes was named commissioner for the University Athletic Association of the Philippines' (UAAP) basketball championships beginning with its 88th season.

Filmography

For the Win
Unang Hirit
Show Me Da Manny
Pinoy Records
Wild Card

References

link. (June 23, 2010 . June 11, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.)
ASEAN Basketball League. [http://aseanbasketballleague.com/videos/view/170/abl-in-a-minute-jai-reyes ABL in a Minute: Jai Reyes] {{Webarchive. link. (May 5, 2012 . April 3, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012.)
[https://www.twitter.com/ABLnews/status/180197179867152385 ABL Twitter page]
pep.ph. [http://www.pep.ph/guide/6707/Jai-Reyes-is-Kapuso-Networks-new-sports-heartthrob Jai Reyes is Kapuso Network's new sports heartthrob]. August 28, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
"Featured Videos".
Manila Bulletin. [http://www.mb.com.ph/node/207132/game Game on!]. June 16, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
The Philippine Star. [http://www.philstar.com/youngstar/ysarticle.aspx?articleId=281964&publicationSubCategoryId=84 Eagles on top]. June 17, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
[http://www.pba.ph/content/2010-rookie-draft-results 2010 PBA Draft], PBA.ph
"Jai Reyes Player Profile - PBA-Online.net".
Go, Beatrice. (2021-09-30). "Filbasket aims to revive amateur basketball spirit".
Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. (2025-08-22). "Jai Reyes is new UAAP hoops commissioner".

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