Rafi Reavis Explained

Rafi Reavis
Position:	Center / power forward
Team:	Converge FiberXers
League:	PBA
Number:	25
Nationality:	Filipino / American
Birth Date:	27 July 1977
Birth Place:	New York, New York, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	8
Weight Lbs:	210
College:	Coppin State (1995–1999)
Draft Year Pba:	2002
Draft Round Pba:	1
Draft Pick Pba:	2
Draft Team Pba:	Coca-Cola Tigers
Career Start:	2000
Years1:	2000–2001
Team1:	San Juan Knights
Years2:	2002–2006
Team2:	Coca-Cola Tigers
Years3:	2006–2009
Team3:	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Years4:	2009–2025
Team4:	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants/B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados/B-Meg Llamados/San Mig Coffee Mixers/San Mig Super Coffee Mixers/Purefoods Star Hotshots/Star Hotshots/Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok/Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots/Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots
Years5:	2025–present
Team5:	Converge FiberXers
Highlights:	11× PBA champion (2002 All-Filipino, 2003 Reinforced, 2006–07 Philippine, 2008 Fiesta, 2009–10 Philippine, 2012 Commissioner's, 2013 Governors', 2013–14 Philippine, 2014 Commissioner's, 2014 Governors', 2018 Governors') 3× PBA All-Star (2006, 2017, 2018) PBA Most Improved Player PBA All-Defensive Team MBA National Champion (2000)

Rafael Reavis (born July 27, 1977) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the Coppin State Eagles.

Professional career

Reavis first played for the San Juan Knights in the Metropolitan Basketball Association in 2000.

After the Metropolitan Basketball Association folded in 2002, Reavis decided to apply for the 2002 PBA draft, where he was picked second overall by the Coca-Cola Tigers.

He had a good run during his time with the Tigers before being involved in one of the most controversial trades in PBA history. The trade involved Rudy Hatfield, Billy Mamaril, Aries Dimaunahan, and Ervin Sotto.

Barangay Ginebra traded Reavis, Paul Artadi, and the rights to 2009 eighth pick overall Chris Timberlake for Enrico Villanueva, Rich Alvarez, Celino Cruz, and Paolo Bugia of Purefoods. Burger King acted as the conduit team, trading Pocholo Villanueva to Ginebra and acquiring the rights to 2009 Rookie draft 18th pick Orlando Daroya and future picks.^[1]

On September 27, 2025, Reavis signed with the Converge FiberXers.^[2]

PBA career statistics

As of the end of 2024–25 season^[3] ^[4]

Season-by-season averages

|-| align=left | | align=left | Coca-Cola| 30 || 14.2 || .513 || .500 || || .486 || 3.8 || .8 || .2 || .3 || 4.6|-| align=left | | align=left | Coca-Cola| 65 || 28.3 || .584 || .000 || || .516 || 8.0 || 1.6 || .8 || .9 || 10.4|-| align=left | | align=left | Coca-Cola| 59 || 31.2 || .540 || .143 || || .522 || 9.0 || 1.3 || .7 || 1.1 || 8.9|-| align=left | | align=left | Coca-Cola| 33 || 34.6 || .523 || .000 || || .566 || 11.2 || 1.1 || .6 || 1.3 || 8.3|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 30 || 26.4 || .564 || .000 || || .533 || 8.5 || .9 || .6 || 1.0 || 8.3|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 35 || 25.9 || .509 || .000 || || .524 || 8.3 || 1.3 || .6 || .5 || 6.2|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 33 || 19.0 || .592 || .000 || || .515 || 5.1 || .9 || .4 || .6 || 4.6|-| align=left | | align=left | Purefoods / B-Meg Derby Ace| 61 || 26.9 || .529 || || || .458 || 7.7 || .8 || .7 || .8 || 5.5|-| align=left | | align=left | B-Meg Derby Ace| 10 || 15.0 || .481 || || || .667 || 3.9 || .4 || .4 || .6 || 3.0|-| align=left | | align=left | B-Meg| 62 || 16.1 || .488 || || || .542 || 4.8 || .8 || .3 || .6 || 4.2|-| align=left | | align=left | San Mig Coffee| 60 || 16.3 || .565 || || || .598 || 4.0 || .7 || .3 || .7 || 3.6|-| align=left | | align=left | San Mig Super Coffee| 67 || 15.4 || .505 || .000 || || .614 || 4.3 || .7 || .3 || .3 || 3.7|-| align=left | | align=left | Purefoods / Star| 40 || 12.5 || .569 || || || .583 || 3.5 || .4 || .4 || .6 || 2.2|-| align=left | | align=left | Star| 27 || 11.5 || .565 || || || .545 || 3.6 || .4 || .1 || .3 || 2.4|-| align=left | | align=left | Star| 51 || 17.8 || .579 || .000 || || .656 || 5.0 || .7 || .5 || .8 || 4.8|-| align=left | | align=left | Magnolia| 53 || 19.8 || .443 || .000 || || .559 || 5.0 || 1.1 || .8 || .7 || 4.0|-| align=left | | align=left | Magnolia| 42 || 21.9 || .514 || || || .652 || 6.2 || .5 || .7 || .5 || 5.5|-| align=left | | align=left | Magnolia| 11 || 28.1 || .471 || || || .706 || 6.5 || 1.4 || .4 || .5 || 4.0|-| align=left | | align=left | Magnolia| 38 || 18.8 || .500 || || || .585 || 4.6 || .6 || .5 || .3 || 2.6|-| align=left | | align=left | Magnolia| 36 || 10.4 || .535 || .000 || || .654 || 2.2 || .5 || .2 || .3 || 1.8|-| align=left | | align=left | Magnolia| 21 || 8.6 || .567 || || || .500 || 2.4 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 1.7|-| align=left | | align=left | Magnolia| 17 || 6.1 || .417 || || || .625 || 2.5 || .2 || .2 || .1 || .9|-class=sortbottom| align=center colspan=2 | Career| 881 || 20.1 || .534 || .094 || || .550 || 5.7 || .8 || .5 || .6 || 5.0

Personal life

Reavis was born as Rafael Pangilinan Reavis on July 27, 1977, in New York City. His father is Joselito Abundo and was born on Koronadal, South Cotabato. Abundo went to the US when he was 17 and was adopted by the Reavis family. Abundo met Reavis' mother, Laura Missouri, in New York City. After three years, they broke up, and Reavis went with his mother in Florida where his mother married and became Laura Fields. Abundo died in 1999 due to prostate cancer.^[5]

Reavis can speak Tagalog but prefers to speak only English.^[6]

External links

Notes and References

News: PBA Trades that shocked the Philippine Basketball Community . Basketbolero.blogspot.com . September 13, 2011 . May 13, 2015 .
Web site: Reuben . Terrado . Reavis set to play 23rd season in PBA after signing with Converge . September 27, 2025 . September 27, 2025 . Spin.ph.
PBA-Online.net
Web site: Rafi Reavis Player Profile, Magnolia Hotshots - RealGM . basketball.realgm.com.
Web site: Rookie hopeful Reavis prefers Gins in PBA. January 9, 2002. September 8, 2024. Henson. Joaquin. The Philippine Star.
Best Player: Rafi Reavis PBA Philippine Cup 2019 Finals . en . 2024-04-04 . www.youtube.com.