Moala Tautuaa
TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT / TNT KaTropa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | NorthPort Batang Pier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2019–present | San Miguel Beermen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Moala Delvalle Tautuaa Jr.
High school and college career
Tautuaa attended high school at Claremont High School in Claremont, California.[3] In his senior year at Claremont High, he averaged 21 points and seven rebounds per game.[4]
He suited up for Chadron State College, an NCAA Division II school. He led the CSC Eagles in scoring with 12.9 points a game and rebounding with 5.6 per game in his senior year. His 63.5 percent field goal percentage led the team and ranked second in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. During his career at CSC, he shot 62.6 percent (426-681) from the field to break the old mark of 61.9 percent that Elijah Collins set during 2001-05. He finished with 1,160 points, tying him for 17th all-time at CSC.[5]
Professional career
ABL / PBA D-League
He applied for the
After his stint in the ABL, he processed his citizenship papers at the
PBA
After spending a season in the D-League, he applied, along with 16 other Fil-Foreigners, for the
On August 23, 2015, he was drafted 1st overall by the
PBA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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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[15]
Season-by-season averages
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | TNT | 41 | 17.6 | .541 | .289 | .600 | 4.1 | 1.2 | .4 | .2 | 8.9 |
2016–17 | TNT | 59 | 17.3 | .519 | .152 | .563 | 4.7 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 7.9 |
2017–18 | TNT | 34 | 25.5 | .500 | .290 | .649 | 8.1 | 1.9 | .5 | .4 | 9.8 |
GlobalPort / NorthPort | |||||||||||
2019 | NorthPort | 38 | 31.2 | .499 | .321 | .670 | 7.5 | 2.9 | .7 | .2 | 14.0 |
San Miguel | |||||||||||
2020 | San Miguel | 13 | 35.2 | .602 | .333 | .600 | 8.1 | 2.5 | .9 | .5 | 18.6 |
2021 | San Miguel | 32 | 19.1 | .507 | .293 | .686 | 4.6 | .8 | .3 | .4 | 9.0 |
2022–23 | San Miguel | 50 | 20.0 | .559 | .378 | .542 | 4.9 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | 8.9 |
2023–24 | San Miguel | 43 | 18.2 | .500 | .372 | .597 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .4 | .5 | 6.4 |
Career | 310 | 21.4 | .524 | .307 | .607 | 5.4 | 1.5 | .4 | .3 | 9.5 |
International career
In 2015, Tautuaa joined the Gilas Pilipinas 3.0 training pool as a practice player and went with the entire team to Estonia to participate in a pocket tournament. He also saw action in the 2015 William Jones Cup where Gilas won the silver medal.
He would only be eligible to play for any FIBA sanctioned tournament as an alternate naturalized player since he was not able to secure his Philippine passport before he turned 16 years old.[16]
Player profile
Tautuaa is a versatile big man. He is considered a stretch "five" with ball-handling skills, range, passing abilities and someone who can rack up points, rebounds, assists, blocks, etc., not to mention his penchant for dunks, putbacks, chasing down loose balls and his uncanny basketball IQ.[17]
Personal life
Tautuaa's father is Moala Sr. from the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, while his mother is Romanita (née Del Valle), a Filipina, who hails from Taguig.[18][19] He earned a degree in Criminal Justice, and can also speak Tagalog.[20] He is often teased with the nickname "Pebbles".[21]
References
- ^ "Moala Delvalle Tautuaa was born on April 30, 1989 in San Mateo County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Player Profile at ESPN
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (December 8, 2014). "PBA team lucky enough to draft Moala Tautuaa will owe debt of gratitude to this lady. Find out who she is". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ Fidel Mangonon III (September 7, 2012). "Vanguardia's 'Twin towers' plan ruined after Asi joins Beermen". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ "Moala Tautuaa continuing his basketball career". ChadronEagles.com. October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ "2 NBA Unrestricted Free Agents sa PBA D-League draft pool". The Philippine Star. September 11, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ "Moala Tautuaa continuing his basketball career". ChadronEagles.com. October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ Dy, Richard (August 5, 2014). "Fil-Tongan Moala Tautuaa begins working on citizenship papers in bid to play in PBA". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- Sports5. August 10, 2015. Archived from the originalon August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ Escarlote, Mark (October 23, 2015). "Bad start, a learning experience for rookies Tautuaa, Rosario". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "Full list of 2015 PBA Rookie Draft Applicants". Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (August 17, 2015). "Top draft prospects Tautuaa, Rosario to miss 2015 Draft Combine, PBA Draft". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Moala Tautuaa goes first overall in 2015 PBA Draft". Rappler. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 27, 2015). "Moala Tautuaa, Troy Rosario get maximum, three-year rookie deal with Talk 'N Text". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ "Moala Tautuaa Player Profile, San Miguel Beermen - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ Joble, Rey (August 16, 2015). "Moala Tautuaa to join Gilas Pilipinas in Estonia; Injured Ranidel De Ocampo could miss trip". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Zarate, Noel (February 16, 2015). "A case for Moala Tautuaa as the top 2015 PBA draft pick". Yahoo! Sports Singapore. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Reuben Terrado (November 20, 2014). "Fil-Tongan Moala Tautuaa scores 26 in debut - and he's still adjusting to D-League physicality". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (June 24, 2015). "Top rookie prospect Moala Tautuaa ready to play for PBA 'team that wants me the most'". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Filipino Ballers in the US...News and Updates". InterBasket.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ "VIDEO: What Mo Tautuaa thinks of his Gilas nickname 'Pebbles'". InterAksyon.com. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.