Asi Taulava
- January 5, 2024
- Basketball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Asi Taulava |
Occupation | Basketball Player |
Date Of Birth | Mar 2, 1973(1973-03-02) |
Age | 51 |
Birthplace | Nuku'alofa |
Country | Tonga |
Birth City | Tongatapu |
Horoscope | Pisces |
Asi Taulava Biography
Name | Asi Taulava |
Birthday | Mar 2 |
Birth Year | 1973 |
Place Of Birth | Nuku'alofa |
Home Town | Tongatapu |
Birth Country | Tonga |
Birth Sign | Pisces |
Parents | Pauline Hernandez Mateeaki |
Spouse | Anna May Corveau |
Children(s) | Samantha Taulava |
Asi Taulava is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on March 2, 1973 in Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga. A basketball player hailing from Tonga famous for his glittering career with the Philippine Basketball Association. He was MVP of the PBA in 2003.
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In 1997 Taulava, a 6 foot 9 inch center from Tonga, along with several Filipino-foreign cagers bannered Blu Detergent in the PBL Vis-Min Cup, where he showed some promise. In 1998, Blu management included Taulava to their roster in the PBL Centennial Cup.
However, Taulava is also one of the most controversial figures in Philippine basketball due to his numerous issues about his citizenship since he arrived in the local basketball scene in 1997.
The name of his birthplace is Paulasi Taulava. He moved into America. United States with his family when he was just six years old.
Asi Taulava Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Basketball Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Asi Taulava is one of the richest Basketball Player from Tonga. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Asi Taulava 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was recruited by the team known under the name of”the Mobiline Phone Pals in 1999 which he was a part of for the remainder of eight years.
He was on his way onto the PBA All-Star team thirteen times and twice was named the All-Star Game MVP.
Pauliasi Taulava (born March 2, 1973), also known as Asi Taulava, is a Tongan- born Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is the oldest active player in the league and is currently in his 18th season.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 6 ft 9 in |
Asi Taulava height 6 ft 9 in Asi weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Asi Taulava Dating?
According to our records, Asi Taulava married to Anna May Corveau. As of December 1, 2023, Asi Taulava’s is not dating anyone.
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2003 was a fruitful year for Taulava when he led the Phone Pals to the All- Filipino Championship while being named as the Best Player of the Conference. At season’s end, he became the first Fil-foreign cager since Great Taste’s Ricardo Brown in 1985 to win the Most Valuable Player Award.
Facts & Trivia
Asi Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Tonga. Asi Taulava celebrates birthday on March 2 of every year.
During the 2004–05 PBA season, the Department of Justice announced that Taulava and five other Fil-foreign cagers have irregular documents. PBA commissioner Noli Eala indefinitely suspended him and some of the other players. But even without Taulava, the Phone Pals were still able to have a good elimination round record of 12-6. Later, a series of controversies rocked during the course of the Philippine Cup Finals as the Phone Pals lost in five games. In the Fiesta Conference, he led them again to the finals but still lost to the San Miguel Beermen in game five.
Is Asi Taulava still playing?
Asi Taulava will be playing his 25th year in the Philippine Basketball Association. NLEX has announced that the 2003 PBA Most Valuable Player will have one last run with its team for the upcoming 2021-22 Governors’ Cup.
How old is asi Taulava?
49 years (March 2, 1973)
Who's the oldest active NBA player?
The oldest active player is Miami Heat power forward Udonis Haslem , who is currently 41 years old. The youngest active player in the NBA is San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo, the 12th overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft, who is currently 19 years old and was born on December 24, 2002.
Who was the oldest player in the NBA?
In the 75 years since there have been over 4,500 NBA players to play in a game. And there has never been an older player than Nat Hickey , who still holds the record for oldest NBA player ever, set back in 1948. Hickey was 45 years and 363 days old.
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40 years (October 16, 1981)