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As Jimmy Alapag says farewell to the world of basketball specifically the PBA, the league lost another great point guard. This made me thinks who are the other Best Points Guard during his prime?

The ranking is based on their achievements , impact in the league and their tenure in the league.

Special mention that not made into the list:

1. Mike Cortez
2. Paolo Mendoza
3. Paul Lee (occasionally Shooting Guard)
4. Sol Mercado
5. Jvee Casio
6. Denok Miranda
7. Jimwell Torion
8. Johnny Abarrientos
9. Wynne Arboleda
10. Paul Artadi

#10 Noy Castillo

Career history
1998–1999 Shell Velocity
2000–2008 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants

Career highlights and awards

• 2x PBA All-Star (1999, 2006)
• PBA Most Improved Player (2001)
• PBA Mythical Second team (2001)

#9 Alex Cabagnot

Career history
2005–2007 Sta. Lucia Realtors
2007–2009 Coca-Cola Tigers
2009–2010 Burger King Whoppers
2010–2014 San Miguel Beermen/Petron Blaze Boosters
2014 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2014-present San Miguel Beermen

Career highlights and awards

• 2007 PBA Obstacle Challenge Co-Champion (with Dennis Miranda)
• PBA All-Star (2012)
• Career highlights and awards
• Mythical Second Team 2012-2013
• Most Assists 2006-2007
• 2007 PBA Obstacle Challenge Co-Champion (with Dennis Miranda)
• PBA All-Star (2012)

#8 Ryan Reyes

Career history
2007–2010 Sta. Lucia Realtors
2010–present Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

Career highlights and awards

• PBA All-Rookie Team (2008)
• 4x PBA All-Defensive Team (2008, 2010-2012)
• PBA Rookie of the Year (2008)
• PBA Sportmsmanship Award (2009)
• 3x PBA All-Star (2008-10)

#7 Roger Yap

Career history
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs/B-Meg Llamados (2001-2002); (2005-2012)
FedEx Express (2003-2004)
Shell Turbo Chargers (2004-2005)
San Miguel Beermen (2012)

Career highlights and awards

• 2005-06 PBA Mythical First Team
• 2009-10 PBA Mythical Second Team
• 2009-10 PBA All-Defensive Team
• 4-Time PBA All-Star (2005-07, 2010)

#6 Mark Barroca

Career history
2011–present B-Meg Llamados / San Mig Coffee Mixers / San Mig Super Coffee Mixers / Purefoods Star Hotshots

Career highlights and awards

• 1x PBA Mythical First Team (2013-14)
• 2x PBA All-Star (2012 and 2014)
• 4x PBA Champion. (2012 Commissioner's, 2013 Governor's, 2013-14 Philippine Cup, 2014 Commissioner's)
• 1x PBA Finals MVP (2013–14 Philippine Cup)
• 1x PBA Obstacle Challenge Champion (2014)

#5 LA Tenorio

Career history
2006–2008 Magnolia Beverage Masters/San Miguel Beermen
2008–2012 Alaska Aces
2012–present Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

Career highlights and awards

• PBA All-Rookie team (2007)
• PBA Most Improved Player (2010)
• PBA Mythical first team (2010)
• PBA Fiesta Conference Co-Finals Most Valuable Player (w/ Cyrus Baguio)
• 3x PBA All-Star (2009, 2011, 2012)
• Most Minutes Played (2010)
• 2012 William Jones Cup Finals MVP
• PBA Commissioner's Cup Best Player of the Conference Award (2013)

#4 Jayson Castro

Career history
2008–present Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

Career highlights and awards

• 2014 PBA Scoring Champion
• 2x PBA Mr. Quality Minutes Player (2008-09, 2010-11)
• PBA 2x Finals MVP( Philippine Cup '11)(Commissioner's '11)
• 2x PBA Mythical First Team (2013)(2014)
• 2x PBA Mythical Second Team (2011)(2012)
• PBA Most Improved Player (2011)
• 2x PBA Best Player of the Conference Award (Philippine cup '13)(Commissioner's Cup '14)
• FIBA Asia Championship All-Star Selection (2013)

#3 Olsen Racela

Career history

1993–1996 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
1997–2011 San Miguel Beermen

Career highlights and awards

• PBA Mr. Quality Minutes (1993)
• 3x PBA Mythical Second Team (1998, 1999, 2005)
• 2x PBA Mythical First Team (2000–2001)
• 5x PBA All-Star
• 21st member of 2000-Assist Club

#2 Jayjay Helterbrand

Career information
2000-present Barangay Ginebra Kings

Career highlights and awards

• 4× PBA Champion (2004, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2008)
• 7x PBA All-Star (2004-10)
• PBA Most Valuable Player (2009)
• 2x PBA Mythical First Team (2008, 2009)
• 2x PBA Fiesta Conference Best Player of the Conference (2008, 2009)
• PBA All-Star Game Co-Most Valuable Player (2007, w/ Willie Miller)
• PBA Shooting Stars Co-Champion (2007, w/ Dominic Uy & Panding Nince)
• PBA Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player (2007)
• Brunei Sultan Cup Most Valuable Player (2005)
• PBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2005)
• PBA Comeback Player of the Year (2005)
• PBA Mr. Quality Minutes (2003)
• 69th Member of the PBA 5000 Career points Club

#1 Jimmy Alapag

Career history
2003-2015 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

Career highlights and awards

• PBA All Filipino Cup Champion (2003)
• PBA Commissioner's Cup champion (2011)
• 4x PBA Philippine Cup Champion (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• PBA Commissioner's Cup Co-Finals MVP (w/Jayson Castro) (2011)
• PBA Most Valuable Player (2011)
• PBA Commissioner's Cup Best Player of the Conference (2011)
• PBA Rookie of The Year (2003)
• PBA 3-Point Shootout Champion (2003)
• 9x PBA All-Star (2003-2011)
• PBA All-Star Co-Most Valuable Player (w/Asi Taulava) (2004)
• 3x PBA Mythical First Team (2003, 2005, 2011)
• PBA All-Defensive First Team (2003)
• Most Assists (2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• POW Order of Merit (2009)

 SEE ALSO other Rankings as of October - November Rankings

• TOP 10 Centers
• TOP 10 Power Forwards
• TOP 10 Small Forwards
• TOP 10 Shooting Guards
• TOP 10 Point Guards

#10 Joseph Yeo

Team : Barangay Ginebra

Conference Totals and Averages
				3-Points			Field Goals			Freethrows				Rebounds
		Mins		M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	Pts	Tot	Off	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
Totals	GP: 8	205	EFF	15	36		26	70		10	12		77	26	4	30	1	1	16	24
Ave		25.62	23.5191			0.417			0.371			0.833	9.62	3.25	0.50	3.75	0.12	0.12	2.00	3.00

#9 Chris Lutz

Team : San Miguel Beermen

Conference Totals and Averages
				3-Points			Field Goals			Freethrows				Rebounds
		Mins		M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	Pts	Tot	Off	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
Totals	GP: 9	291	EFF	1	11		30	80		26	33		87	36	9	35	5	2	22	22
Ave		32.33	25.0824			0.091			0.375			0.788	9.67	4.00	1.00	3.89	0.56	0.22	2.44	2.44

#8 Mark Caguioa

Team : Barangay Ginebra

Conference Totals and Averages
				3-Points			Field Goals			Freethrows				Rebounds
		Mins		M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	Pts	Tot	Off	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
Totals	GP: 8	181	EFF	4	12		37	73		4	4		82	30	8	18	5	2	10	11
Ave		22.62	25.9874			0.333			0.507			1.000	10.25	3.75	1.00	2.25	0.62	0.25	1.25	1.38

#7 RR Garcia

Team : Barako Bull

Conference Totals and Averages
				3-Points			Field Goals			Freethrows				Rebounds
		Mins		M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	Pts	Tot	Off	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
Totals	GP: 9	258	EFF	13	35		36	86		10	16		95	29	6	17	6	1	15	15
Ave		28.67	23.3909			0.371			0.419			0.625	10.56	3.22	0.67	1.89	0.67	0.11	1.67	1.67

#6 Gary David

Team : Meralco

Conference Totals and Averages
				3-Points			Field Goals			Freethrows				Rebounds
		Mins		M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	Pts	Tot	Off	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
Totals	GP: 9	215	EFF	12	35		39	105		15	20		105	24	4	17	5	1	18	20
Ave		23.89	23.1389			0.343			0.371			0.750	11.67	2.67	0.44	1.89	0.56	0.11	2.00	2.22

#5 Paul Lee

Team : Rain or Shine

Conference Totals and Averages
				3-Points			Field Goals			Freethrows				Rebounds
		Mins		M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	Pts	Tot	Off	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
Totals	GP: 7	144	EFF	14	30		32	63		20	30		98	24	7	20	5	0	8	9
Ave		20.57	30.5889			0.467			0.508			0.667	14.00	3.43	1.00	2.86	0.71	0.00	1.14	1.29

#4 Peter June Simon

Team : Purefoods Star

Conference Totals and Averages
				3-Points			Field Goals			Freethrows				Rebounds
		Mins		M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	Pts	Tot	Off	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
Totals	GP: 8	231	EFF	4	18		44	90		21	25		113	20	5	7	3	0	15	12
Ave		28.88	26.3759			0.222			0.489			0.840	14.12	2.50	0.62	0.88	0.38	0.00	1.88	1.50

#3 Terrence Romeo

Team : Globalport

#2 Dennis Miranda

Team : Barako Bull

Conference Totals and Averages
				3-Points			Field Goals			Freethrows				Rebounds
		Mins		M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	Pts	Tot	Off	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
Totals	GP: 10	253	EFF	13	36		49	115		32	42		143	26	6	27	9	3	25	22
Ave		25.30	28.0409			0.361			0.426			0.762	14.30	2.60	0.60	2.70	0.90	0.30	2.50	2.20

#1 Mark Cardona

Team : NLEX Road Warriors

The emergence of Filipino-American in PBA is quite complicated to what extent to be a Foreigner to be called a Fil-Am? You can check out Rob Reyes interview regarding FILILPINO FOREIGNERS [Rob Reyes on Fil Foreigner in Pinoy Sports]   The technicality to qualify a person to be called as a Fil-Am is quite complex and complicated by law and by radical social presentation. To put it into straight, these are the Fil-Ams that are 100% Pinoy but has been considered to be Fil-Am when they entered the PBA.

[check out the TOP 10 Greatest Fil-Foreigners of All Time]

NOTES: the list is about the Players that are classified as Fil-Ams or HALF-Filipino + Half-Americans but actually their ethnicity is 100% Filipino.

Denver Lopez

Born August 10, 1983 (age 31)
Los Angeles, California

Nationality Filipino / American

  Denver born in the Philippines (Caloocan City) and grew up in the State where he also studied in California State University, Fullerton.

Lopez played for Red Bull as a rookie and he averaged 9.7 points per game and 2.2 assists per game. He also played for the San Miguel Beermen in the 2005-06 PBA season. After three seasons with Rain or Shine, he retired in 2009 because of career-long injuries.
Born September 2, 1980 (age 34)

Ryan Reyes

Born August 10, 1983 (age 31)
Los Angeles, California

Nationality Filipino - American

  Technically by law he's an American Citizen but Ryan Reyes both parents are pure Filipino. Like other Fil-Ams, Reyes grew up in the State and studied.

rior to his current PBA career, Reyes also saw action in the National Basketball Conference (NBC) and played for the Cebuana Lhuillier-sponsored national team in 2005. He was named the Fantastic Freshman during the PBL's 2007 Conference awards. In August 2007, while studying in the United States, Ryan had to decide whether to finish his last semester of Kinesiology studies at California State-Fullerton or go to the Philippines and apply for the PBA draft. He chose the latter and was drafted third overall by the Sta. Lucia Realtors. Ryan was one of the few pure point guards in the 2007 PBA Draft. His great size, athletic ability, solid perimeter shooting, driving skills, general court vision, defensive instincts, ball handling, and confidence in his abilities made him stand out from the other point guards.

Alex Cabagnot

Born December 8, 1982 (age 31)
Quezon City, Philippines

Nationality Filipino

  He was born in Quezon City Philippines and both his parents are Filipino so technically he's a pure blood Filipino who grew up in US.
Alex once had a rivalry with Mark Caguioa for of the Eagle Rock High School scoring record.
He is considered as one of the smartest and skillful point guard of his generation.

On February 18, 2014, he was part of a complex four-team, seven player trade which sent him to GlobalPort. With his new team, he reunites with old teammate Jay Washington and is expected to provide veteran leadership.[2]

Jeffrey Cariaso

Born September 12, 1972 (age 42)
San Francisco, California

Nationality Filipino

  Jeffrey is also known Fil-Am in the 90's before the emergence of the  Fil-Shams. Everyone knows he's a Filipino by heart and can speaks Tagalog fluently. Technically by law he's an American but by race he's Filipino because both his parents are Filipino.

He was first drafted by the Alaska Aces (then known as the Alaska Milkmen) during the 1995 PBA draft as the sixth overall. During his rookie year, he won the Rookie of the Year Award. And in only his second year in the league, he achieved a rare Grand Slam with the Aces where he was instrumental in that majestic championship run.

Jimmy Alapag

Born December 30, 1977 (age 36)
San Bernardino, California

Nationality Filipino

  Jimmy is another Fil-Am who's born in US but both of his parents are Filipino.   Jimmy's parents are Filipino immigrants Crispin and Aurora Alapag. He's the youngest of six siblings. He considers his father and elder brother Crispin Jr. as his greatest influence in basketball.

Alapag was selected 10th overall pick in 2003 by Talk 'N Text Phone Pals and was considered the "steal of the draft" in that year. Later on, Alapag formed a dynamic duo with the behemoth and giant Asi Taulava, to lead the phone pals into the All-Filipino Cup Championship and beating the Coca Cola Tigers in the finals. The Talk 'N Text overcame the 0-2 deficit of the Tigers by winning 4 straight and capture its first ever title. 

JayJay Helterbrand

Born October 14, 1976 (age 38)
Novaliches Quezon City, Philippines

Nationality Filipino

   Don't get confused with his surname, Jayjayy is a 100% Filipino. He got his surname from his step-father where his mom had a second marriage to an Amercian and adopted him. Jayjay grow up in the State when they migrated and he was just 6yrs old then later went back to Philippines.
Helterbrand was born in Quezon City to Lamberto Heras Vicente and Melanie Jimenez Romero. The name on his birth certificate was Lamberto Romero Vicente, Jr. His father later died, and his mother took him along with his brother Francis and sister Rowena to the US when he was six. His mother remarried a US serviceman Ronald Helterbrand and changed his name to Anthony Helterbrand in 1986 at the age of 10.

Mark Caguioa

Born November 19, 1979 (age 35)
San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines

Nationality Filipino

   Mark started his childhood in the Philippines where he started to learn to play Basketball but then later his family migrated to US where he grew up and studied. 
In 2001, Caguioa was drafted by Barangay Ginebra Kings as third overall pick. Expectations were not high as Caguioa started as a role player and reliever to superstar but aging Vergel Meneses. However, after showing strong performances and leading the Kings to the 2001 All-Filipino finals, he became very popular. With his killer cross-overs, slashing drives to the basket, and penchant for making clutch plays, Caguioa earned the respect and admiration of the Filipino basketball fans. His exciting brand of play earned him the moniker "The Spark." At the end of his first season, Caguioa was the third Ginebra player since Dondon Ampalayo in 1986 and Marlou Aquino in 1996 to win the Rookie of the Year award. He recently won the Most Coveted MVP plum last conference topping Gary David to bag the prestigious award.