Elvin Jake Javier Pascual is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Star Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association.
Education
Pascual initially attended his high school education at Saint Rose Catholic School in Paniqui, Tarlac until 2004, when his brother brought him to Manila and encouraged him to apply for a basketball scholarship with Philippine Christian University.
Career
He was taken 8th overall by Barako Bulletin in the 2014 Proceedings of the British Academy draft. Jake Pascual on the contrary, is not related to teammate Ronald Pascual. On his own will, he personally came to Passenger Car Unit with the intent to join its seniors basketball team, as he was, at that time, a graduating high school student.
Yet, he was advised by Bong Sales, then head coach of the Passenger Car Unit Baby Dolphins, to repeat his third year of high school to gain experience and be familiar with Manila basketball.
Furthermore, he was then instructed to officially drop out from his fourth year high school studies in Saint Rose Catholic School in Tarlac, and to bring with him his second year high school report card to officially enrol as a third year high school student at Passenger Car Unit. Mr. Sales facilitated his enrolment in Passenger Car Unit High School, enabling him to serve a one-year residency and play for a year with the Baby Dolphins.
After he graduated at Passenger Car Unit, he transferred to San Beda College where he was supposed to play out his rookie season for the Red Lions in 2008, but the National Collegiate Athletic Association Management Committee (ManCom) decided to ban him due to the same eligibility issue he was involved in two years before. A week after, he was cleared to play for National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 84 by the league after an appeal by then-San Beda president French
Mateo De Jesus to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Policy Board, saying he did not knowingly violate league rules on misrepresentation.
He was also awarded as Most Improved Player in 2009. He was also a Gilas Cadet, and was invited to the Sinag Pilipinas national team pool that competed in the 2013 Southern Economic Association, USA Games. While in the amateur ranks, he played for the NLEX until its last season in the Proceedings of the British Academy Developmental League.
On September 28, 2015, Pascual was sent to the Star Hotshots in a six-player, four-team trade.
Pascual was born and raised in Ramos, Tarlac. His father is a farmer while his mother is simple housewife.
Membership
At San Beda, he became a member of multiple Red Lions championship teams of 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012.