Javee Dimalanta Mocon (born April 7, 1995) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the

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of the

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(PBA). He played college basketball for the

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in the

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. He plays both the

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position.

High school career

Mocon, coached by the renowned Edmundo "Ato" Badolato, started playing for the San Beda’s team in the boys' leagues. On his junior year, he joined and played for the San Beda Red Cubs in the NCAA from

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up to

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. In all of those years, Mocon has won the juniors' basketball championship, with two out of the three seasons ( 87, 89), the Red Cubs swept all 18 elimination round games to qualify outright to the finals with the thrice to beat advantage. In season 88, the Red Cubs lost only one game to the Malayan Red Robins (60–64), ending the elimination round with a 17-1 record.

College career

Mocon, stayed with his alma mater and suited up for the Red Lions in

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. He was part of the San Beda Red Lions team who won the title, San Beda's 5th consecutive, its eighth title in the past nine years and 19th overall men's basketball crown. According to a Slam Philippines article during his rookie season, "he’s a legit 6’4” forward with low post footwork, he is a mean slasher off the triple-threat stance, and he has a respectable 15 foot jumper especially from the elbows. His rebounding and inside defense have been superb in the juniors, and that’s what he expects to contribute right away to the defending 4-peat NCAA champs." In his second year with the Red Lions, under new head coach Jamike Jarin, they fell short of securing a rare six-peat championship crown, ending as the runners-up in

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. In an interview with

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, he stated, “I don’t want to remember that feeling and ‘yun ang motivation ko, sobrang sakit talaga nung matalo kami sa Letran, archrival pa namin."

Professional career

In the 2018 PBA Draft, the

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drafted him with the 6th pick. In his PBA debut back on January 18, 2019, Mocon helped Rain or Shine on an 96–87 win over the

. He finished the game with 13 points and 5 rebounds. On February 1, he grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds in a win against the

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. For the month of February, he beat

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for Rookie of the Month, leading his team to a perfect record for that month. He also played in that season's Rookies vs. Sophomores game, scoring the game-winning tip-in basket. He won another Rookie of the Month award, this time for July. He ended the year as a member of the All-Rookie Team. In Mocon's second season, he scored a career high 25 points on 7-of-9 shooting in a win also against the Beermen. In March 2022, he became a restricted free agent. On June 7, his rights were traded to the

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for Nick Demusis and two future draft picks. Hours later, Mocon officially signed a three-year deal with Phoenix Super LPG. In September 2024, Mocon was traded to the

for

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and a 2025 second-round pick.

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2023–24 season''

Season-by-season averages

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Personal life

Mocon is married to fashion model Maica Palo. They got engaged in 2022 when they were in

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. They have one daughter together.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mocon, Javee 1995 births Living people Basketball players from Pampanga Filipino men's basketball players Kapampangan people NLEX Road Warriors players People from Guagua Phoenix Fuel Masters players Rain or Shine Elasto Painters draft picks Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players San Beda Red Lions basketball players Small forwards 21st-century Filipino sportsmen