PBA STATS | ASI TAULAVA

PAULIASI TAULAVA

THE ROCK / AGELESS ASI / THE LAVA MAN

1999

DIRECT HIRE - MOBILINE

BYU - HAWAII SEASIDERS

1999 - 2023

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | 1 - 2003

BEST PLAYER OF THE CONFERENCE | 1 - 2003 PHLCUP

MYTHICAL FIVE | 4 - 2003, 2008, 2009, 2014

MYTHICAL TEN | 4 - 2002, 2010, 2015, 2016

FINALS MVP | NONE

CHAMPIONSHIPS | 1 - 2003 PHLCUP

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | NONE

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM | 3 - 2003, 2008, 2009

SCORING CHAMPION | 2 - 2002, 2003

ALL-STAR MVP | 2 - 2004, 2006

A true titan of the PBA, Asi Taulava entered the league in 1999 with hype, power, and presence—and he lived up to every bit of it. Winning Rookie of the Year in 2001, the Fil-Tongan center would soon capture the league’s highest individual honor with an MVP season in 2003, where he also led the league in scoring and powered his team to a Philippine Cup title. Known for his brute strength, surprisingly nimble footwork, and relentless work ethic, Asi collected 4 Mythical First Team nods and 4 Second Team selections over a career that incredibly spanned two and a half decades. He also won 2 All-Star MVPs, made 3 All-Defensive Teams, and claimed back-to-back scoring titles in the early 2000s. But beyond the numbers, Taulava’s longevity is legendary—playing well into his 40s, adapting his game with time, and mentoring a generation of players. Few PBA careers burned as long, or left as strong an imprint, as The Rock.

YEAR	TEAM	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
1999	MOBILINE	37	17.73	12.00	3.32	0.46	0.76
2000	MOBILINE	12	21.50	13.83	3.50	1.00	0.42
2001	MOB/TNT	22	19.86	12.77	1.45	0.50	1.27
2002	TALK N TEXT	10	21.30	11.30	5.40	0.80	1.20
2003	TALK N TEXT	54	23.41	13.67	3.56	0.43	1.31
2004-05	TALK N TEXT	34	20.18	11.12	2.00	0.74	0.79
2005-06	TALK N TEXT	41	14.90	13.02	1.63	0.46	1.10
2006-07	TALK N TEXT	29	16.55	10.93	2.10	0.10	0.79
		239	19.27	12.43	2.67	0.49	1.00
2007-08	TNT/COC	45	13.47	12.51	1.93	0.40	0.53
2008-09	COCA-COLA	32	16.91	12.75	2.97	0.44	0.53
2009-10	COCA-COLA	31	11.23	11.45	3.13	0.23	0.32
		108	13.84	12.28	2.58	0.36	0.47
2010-11	MERALCO	31	7.48	7.94	0.68	0.19	0.52
2011-12	MERALCO	44	8.20	8.68	0.61	0.36	0.66
		75	7.91	8.37	0.64	0.29	0.60
2012-13	AIR21	3	9.33	12.67	3.67	0.00	1.33
2013-14	AIR21	40	14.75	12.38	2.03	0.50	0.63
2014-15	NLEX	36	13.86	9.94	1.94	0.31	0.33
2015-16	NLEX	35	13.86	10.31	2.11	0.49	0.29
2016-17	NLEX	30	3.50	3.00	0.67	0.17	0.20
2017-18	NLEX	31	2.68	2.48	0.61	0.23	0.29
2018-19	NLEX	20	1.95	3.10	0.45	0.25	0.25
2019-20	NLEX	3	4.33	2.00	0.67	0.00	1.00
2021-22	NLEX	1	3.00	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2022-23	NLEX	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2023-24	NLEX	1	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
		201	9.18	7.41	1.42	0.32	0.37
		623	13.70	10.30	2.01	0.39	0.66

SOURCES: This is not official. Information credit comes from the following sources: PBA, The PBA Hardcourt Annual, the defunct PBA Online website, the Real GM website, Philippine Basketball Reference, PBA Archives, PBA Records and Oddities, Edmon 1974, and Wikipedia.