List of Philippine Basketball Association imports (P–T)

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
Main article: List of Philippine Basketball Association imports
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

P
Nat. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Playing years College/University Ref.
Victor Page G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998 Georgetown No information
Adam Parada C 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 2012 UC Irvine [1]
Bobby Parks G 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) No information 1987–89;
1990–93;
1997–99		 Memphis [2]
Myles Patrick F/C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) No information No information Auburn No information
Kenny Payne F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998 Louisville [3]
Frederick Pea G/F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1995 Tampa
South Florida		 No information
Steffphon Pettigrew F/C 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2015 Western Kentucky [4]
Eugene Phelps F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2016–19 The Beach [5]
Mike Phelps G 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988–90 Alcorn State [6]
Tim Pickett F 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2011 Daytona
Indian River State
Florida State		 [7]
Kevinn Pinkney F/C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2016 UN Reno [8]
David Pope F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) No information Norfolk State [9]
Chris Porter F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2005–06;
2011		 Chipola
Auburn		 [10]
Kevin Porter G 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1983 St. Francis [11]
Josh Powell F/C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2014 NC State [12]

Q
Nat. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Playing years College/University Ref.
Michael Qualls G 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2019 Arkansas [13]
Daren Queenan G/F 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) No information Lehigh [14]

R
Nat. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Playing years College/University Ref.
Ra Gun-ah F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2016–17 CC Florida
Missouri		 [15]
Peter John Ramos C 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 296 lb (134 kg) 2015 No information [16]
Wally Rank G 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985 San Jose State [17]
Eldridge Recasner G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992 Washington [18]
George Reese F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 2004 Ohio State [19]
Arizona Reid F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2011;
2013–16;
2018		 High Point [20]
Fred Reynolds F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) No information UTEP [9]
Scottie Reynolds G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2011 Villanova [17]
Reda Rhalimi C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) No information 2008 No information [21]
M. J. Rhett F/C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2016 Tennessee State
Ole Miss		 [22]
Charles Rhodes F/C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2017;
2019		 Mississippi State [23]
Rodrick Rhodes G/F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2002 Kentucky
Southern Cal		 [24]
Darius Rice F 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 2007–08 Miami [25]
Glen Rice Jr. G/F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2017 Georgia Tech [26]
Ron Riley F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002 Arizona State [24]
Anthony Roberts G/F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) No information Oral Roberts No information
Ronald Roberts F/C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2015 St. Joseph's [27]
Larry Robinson G/F 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997;
1999		 Eastern Oklahoma
Centenary		 [28]
Melvin Robinson C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) No information 2005 St. Louis [21]
Leon Rodgers F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2014 Northern Illinois [29]
Robert Rose G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1990 George Mason No information
Richard Ross F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 2019 Old Dominion [30]
Derrick Rowland G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) No information SUNY Potsdam No information
Walker Russell G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–90 Oakland CC
Houston
Western Michigan		 [31]

S
Nat. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Playing years College/University Ref.
J. R. Sakuragi F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 2000 UCLA [32]
Omar Samhan C 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 2012 St. Mary's Cal [33]
Kenny Sanders F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) No information 1991 George Mason No information
Mark Sanford G/F 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2004 Washington [34]
Corey Santee G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2008 Texas Christian [35]
Jason Sasser F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001 Texas Tech [36]
DeWayne Scales F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) No information Louisiana State [37]
Carey Scurry F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 188 lb (85 kg) No information Oklahoma A&M
LIU Brooklyn		 No information
Shea Seals G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) No information Tulsa [38]
Ansu Sesay F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2000 Mississippi [39]
Walter Sharpe F 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2013 Mississippi State
UA Birmingham		 [40]
Dexter Shouse G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–87;
1989		 Panola
South Alabama		 [41]
Marcus Simmons G 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2016 Southern Cal [42]
David Simon C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 2016 PU Fort Wayne [43]
Melvin Simon F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) No information New Orleans No information
Dickey Simpkins F 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 2005 Providence [44]
Diamon Simpson F/C 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2010;
2018–19		 St. Mary's [45]
Trevis Simpson G/F 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2017 UNC Greensboro [46]
Henry Sims F/C 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 2013 Georgetown [47]
Mike Singletary F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 2013;
2016		 Texas Tech [48]
McKinley Singleton G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) No information Shelby State
UA Birmingham		 [9]
Jose Slaughter G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1987;
1990		 Portland No information
Donald Sloan G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2011 Texas A&M [49]
Keith Smart G 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989 Garden City CC
IU Bloomington		 [32]
Clinton Smith F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) No information Ohio State
Central Arizona
Cleveland State		 No information
Greg Smith F/C 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 2017 Fresno State [50]
JaJuan Smith G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2011 Tennessee [51]
Joshua Smith C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 2017–18 UCLA
Georgetown		 [52]
Stevin Smith G 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995 Arizona State [17]
Tommy Smith F 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2005 Arizona State No information
Omar Sneed F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 2012 San Jacinto
Memphis		 [53]
Everette Stephens G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) No information Purdue No information
Alex Stepheson F/C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 2017;
2019		 UNC Chapel Hill
Southern Cal		 [54]
Curtis Stinson G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2011 Iowa State [55]
Awvee Storey G/F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2010 UI Urbana–Champaign
Arizona State		 [56]
John Strickland F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) No information No information Hawaii Pacific [57]
Lamont Strothers G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997–02 CNU [58]
Dominique Sutton F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2016 Kansas State
NC Central		 [59]
Bruno Šundov C 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 2013 No information [21]

T
Nat. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Playing years College/University Ref.
John Taft G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) No information 1991 Marshall No information
Shawn Taggart F/C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 2016–16 Iowa State
Memphis		 [32]
Archie Talley F 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) No information Salem No information
Earl Tatum G/F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) No information Marquette [28]
Jay Taylor G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) No information Eastern Illinois [60]
Jeff Taylor G 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) No information Texas Tech No information
Jimmie Taylor C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 2019 Alabama [61]
Johnny Taylor F 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2002 Knoxville
Indian Hills CC
UT Chattanooga		 [24]
Ira Terrell F/C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) No information Southern Methodist No information
Carlos Terry G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978 Salem State [62]
David Thirdkill G/F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1986–88 Southern Idaho
Bradley		 [12]
Billy Thomas G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) No information Kansas [63]
Carl Thomas G 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) No information Eastern Michigan [64]
Omar Thomas G/F 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 2005–06 Panola
UTEP		 [65]
Steven Thomas F/C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2008;
2014		 Georgia
MT State		 [66]
Bernard Thompson G/F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994 Fresno State [9]
Billy Thompson G/F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994 Louisville [32]
Calvin Thompson F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1987 Kansas No information
Al Thornton F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2015–16 Florida State [67]
Marcus Timmons F/C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) No information SIU Carbondale [68]
Dean Tolson F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1979;
1981		 Arkansas [69]
Kenny Travis G/F 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) No information 1988;
1992–95		 Fresno City
NM State		 [58]
Romeo Travis F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2018–19 Akron [20]
Jabril Trawick G/F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2017 Georgetown [70]
Ansley Truitt C 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1978 UC Berkeley [71]
Tungalagiin Sanchir G/F 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2015 No information [72]
Eric Turner G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986 Michigan [9]
Rahshon Turner F/C 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2008 Fairleigh [39]
Jeremy Tyler F/C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2018 No information [73]

More PBA imports lists

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References
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