 Tratter in 2023 | |
| No. 9 – NorthPort Batang Pier | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1993-01-09) January 9, 1993 (age 31) Siniloan, Laguna, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Francis High School (Mountain View, California) |
| College | DeAnza College (2013) De La Salle (2014–2017) |
| PBA draft | 2018: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
| Selected by the NLEX Road Warriors | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019 | Blackwater Elite |
| 2019–2022 | Alaska Aces |
| 2022–2023 | Converge FiberXers |
| 2023–2024 | Magnolia Hotshots |
| 2024–present | NorthPort Batang Pier |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Abu Jahal Tratter (born January 9, 1993) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the De La Salle University.
Professional career
Tratter was selected seventh overall during the 2018 PBA draft by the NLEX Road Warriors.
On September 6, 2019, he was traded to the Alaska Aces for Carl Bryan Cruz.
On June 15, 2022, he signed a contract with the Converge FiberXers, the new team that took over the defunct Alaska Aces franchise.
On April 14, 2023, Tratter, along with David Murrell, was traded to the Magnolia Hotshots for Adrian Wong and a 2022 first-round pick.
PBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
As of the end of 2023–24 season
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Blackwater | 32 | 21.1 | .476 | .000 | .535 | 5.2 | .6 | .8 | .2 | 8.7 |
| Alaska | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Alaska | 12 | 27.5 | .544 | — | .630 | 6.5 | .4 | .7 | .2 | 10.6 |
| 2021 | Alaska | 24 | 29.0 | .431 | .000 | .685 | 6.7 | 1.4 | .5 | .4 | 10.9 |
| 2022–23 | Converge | 33 | 21.7 | .440 | .281 | .678 | 5.0 | .7 | .6 | .4 | 7.6 |
| 2023–24 | Magnolia | 32 | 11.7 | .513 | — | .357 | 2.5 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Career | 133 | 21.0 | .466 | .214 | .603 | 4.9 | .7 | .5 | .2 | 7.5 | |
References
- Naredo, Camille. "PBA: After solid debut, Blackwater's Abu Tratter looks forward to tougher tests". ABS-CBN News.
- Ganglani, Naveen (24 September 2016). "Aldin Ayo's confidence erases the doubt for Abu Tratter". Rappler.
- Joaquin M. Henson (18 December 2018). "Sound bites from draftees". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- "Alaska ships Cruz to Blackwater for Tratter". The Philippine STAR.
- Li, Matthew (June 15, 2022). "Converge finally locks up Abu Tratter". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- Ramos, Gerry (April 14, 2023). "Tratter, Murrell traded to Magnolia as Converge gets Wong, 1st-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Abu Jahal Tratter Player Profile, Magnolia Hotshots - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
Media related to Abu Tratter at Wikimedia Commons
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