Jay Washington
PositionPower forward
NationalityFilipino / American
Birth dateNovember 10, 1981 (age 44)
Birth placeSan Antonio, Zambales, Philippines
Height cm200
Height orderflip
Weight kg98
Weight orderflip
High schoolOsbourn (Manassas, Virginia)
Masters School (Dobbs Ferry, New York)
CollegeEckerd (2001–2004)
Draft year pba2005
Draft round pba1
Draft pick pba1st overall
Draft team pbaAir21 Express
Career start2005
Career end2023
Years 12005–2008
Team 1Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
Years 22008–2013
Team 2San Miguel Beermen / Petron Blaze Boosters
Years 32013–2014
Team 3GlobalPort Batang Pier
Years 42014–2015
Team 4Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Years 52015–2016
Team 5GlobalPort Batang Pier
Years 62016–2018
Team 6Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Years 72019–2021
Team 7TNT KaTropa / TNT Tropang Giga
Years 82021–2022
Team 8Blackwater Bossing
Years 92022
Team 9Ryukyu Golden Kings
Years 102022–2023
Team 10Yokohama Excellence
Highlights

Anthony Jamaul Washington[1] (born November 10, 1981) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for Yokohama Excellence of the Japanese B.League.[2]

College career

Born in Zambales, Philippines, Washington played for the Eckerd College Tritons during his college career.[3] In 2002, he had per-game averages of 20.5 pts (on 36% 3PT shooting) and 3.9 rebs in 32 games. He then raised his averages to 21.7 pts and 5.5 rebs in 32 games the next season.[4] For his senior season, Washington was named to the Sunshine State Conference All Tournament Team.[4] Washington also suited up for the Gwinnett Grizzlies at the 2004 LA Summer Pro League.[4]

Professional career

Washington was selected 1st overall draft pick in 2005 PBA draft by the FedEx Express and was traded to the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals during draft day. Despite putting good numbers, high expectations and the deep rotation of Talk 'N Text led him to being traded to the San Miguel Beermen in 2008 in exchange for the draft rights of 2008 3rd overall pick Jayson Castro.[5] During the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference, he was awarded the Best Player of the Conference. He is a three-time Mythical First Team Awardee in the PBA. He was then awarded another Best Player of the Conference award during game 4 of the 2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup finals.[6]

On June 11, 2013, he was sent to the GlobalPort Batang Pier after a trade that also sent Japeth Aguilar to Barangay Ginebra.[7]

On September 22, 2014, he was traded to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for Nonoy Baclao, rookie Harold Arboleda and the rights for Talk 'N Text's 2nd round pick in the 2018 draft. This trade is a part of a series of trades between Talk 'N Text, GlobalPort, and NLEX Road Warriors.[5] He returned to Talk 'N Text after six years of playing with San Miguel/Petron and GlobalPort.

On October 13, 2016, he was traded to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in exchange for JR Quiñahan.[8]

On February 21, 2019, after being released by Rain or Shine, he signed with TNT KaTropa for his third stint with the franchise.[9]

On December 3, 2021, Washington, along with two future second-round picks, was traded to the Blackwater Bossing for Carl Bryan Cruz.[10]

In June 2022 while he was still a free agent, Washington played 3x3 for Pretty Huge in a regional tournament in Thailand.[11]

On September 8, 2022, Washington signed with Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese B.League.[12][13] He parted ways with the team on December 7, 2022.[14]

On December 15, 2022, Washington signed with Yokohama Excellence of the Japanese B.League.[15]

PBA career statistics

As of the end of 2021 season[16][17]

Season-by-season averages

|- | align=left | | align=left | Talk 'N Text | 18 || 15.1 || .336 || .152 || .619 || 3.7 || .9 || .3 || .4 || 5.3 |- | align=left | | align=left | Talk 'N Text | 61 || 29.0 || .475 || .241 || .653 || 7.1 || 1.7 || .6 || .6 || 13.5 |- | align=left | | align=left | Talk 'N Text | 37 || 27.2 || .458 || .305 || .692 || 7.4 || 1.8 || .6 || .8 || 12.6 |- | align=left | | align=left | San Miguel | 52 || 29.8 || .473 || .352 || .647 || 7.5 || 2.1 || .6 || .6 || 12.8 |- | align=left | | align=left | San Miguel | 41 || 32.3 || .435 || .275 || .820 || 7.1 || 1.9 || .7 || .5 || 14.6 |- | align=left | | align=left | San Miguel / Petron | 35 || 35.0 || .410 || .283 || .662 || 9.5 || 2.3 || .5 || 1.1 || 15.9 |- | align=left | | align=left | Petron | 14 || 27.3 || .439 || .351 || .818 || 6.3 || 2.2 || .8 || .7 || 14.4 |- | align=left rowspan=2| | align=left | Petron | rowspan=2|41 || rowspan=2|26.5 || rowspan=2|.370 || rowspan=2|.273 || rowspan=2|.716 || rowspan=2|6.6 || rowspan=2|1.3 || rowspan=2|.4 || rowspan=2|.9 || rowspan=2|9.6 |- | align=left | GlobalPort |- | align=left | | align=left | GlobalPort | 28 || 33.3 || .435 || .325 || .795 || 7.5 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .5 || 15.6 |- | align=left | | align=left | Talk 'N Text | 47 || 19.6 || .347 || .276 || .822 || 3.9 || .9 || .4 || .4 || 7.0 |- | align=left | | align=left | GlobalPort | 36 || 25.5 || .405 || .280 || .641 || 5.8 || 1.4 || .8 || .7 || 8.6 |- | align=left | | align=left | Rain or Shine | 27 || 20.1 || .363 || .244 || .625 || 5.6 || 1.3 || .6 || .6 || 7.3 |- | align=left | | align=left | Rain or Shine | 24 || 12.2 || .344 || .200 || .529 || 2.7 || .9 || .6 || .0 || 3.5 |- | align=left | | align=left | TNT | 25 || 7.1 || .298 || .207 || .615 || 1.8 || .2 || .3 || .1 || 1.7 |- | align=left | | align=left | TNT | 20 || 14.3 || .421 || .268 || .846 || 3.1 || .7 || .6 || .7 || 4.3 |- | align=left rowspan=2| | align=left | TNT | rowspan=2|10 || rowspan=2|11.8 || rowspan=2|.238 || rowspan=2|.133 || rowspan=2|1.000 || rowspan=2|1.6 || rowspan=2|.8 || rowspan=2|.4 || rowspan=2|.5 || rowspan=2|1.4 |- | align=left | Blackwater |-class=sortbottom | align="center" colspan=2 | Career | 516 || 24.8 || .421 || .281 || .704 || 6.0 || 1.5 || .6 || .6 || 10.3

References

  1. ^ "Anthony Jamaul Washington (Philippines) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. ^ "TEXTERS BAG J-WASH, GANUELAS". Inquirer.net. September 22, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jay Washington". RealGM. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Eckerd College News & Events
  5. ^ "JWash harbors no ill feelings towards TNT despite being traded - twice". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  6. ^ "Jay Washington wishes to have spent part of his prime in Japan B.LEAGUE stint with Ryukyu". onesports.ph. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  7. ^ Carlo Pamintuan (June 11, 2013). "PBA: GlobalPort deals Japeth Aguilar to Ginebra, acquires Jay Washington from Petron". GMA News. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  8. ^ "Jay Washington comes full circle as he makes 5,000-point club with team where he started career". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  9. ^ "J-Wash finds a taker in TnT after being released by Rain or Shine". Spin.ph
  10. ^ "TNT acquires CBC from Blackwater in exchange for Jay Washington, 2 future picks". PBA.ph. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "Washington, Verano, Jackson compose crack Pretty Huge in Thai 3×3 as Discovery Perlas make return". Tiebreaker Times. May 31, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "#42ジェイ・ワシントン選手 契約(新規)のご報告". September 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "Jay Washington moves to Japan to play for Ryukyu Golden Kings". Spin.ph. September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  14. ^ "Ryukyu parts ways with Jay Washington". Spin.ph. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  15. ^ "ジェイ・ワシントン選手、2022-23シーズン契約合意のお知らせ" (in japanese). Yokohama Excellence. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  16. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20161110221430/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Jay-Washington/53/ PBA-Online.net
  17. ^ https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jay-Washington/Summary/40319#International Real GM