Japeth Paul C. Aguilar (born January 25, 1987), better known as Japeth Aguilar born in Pampanga, Philippines, is a Filipino basketball player. He recently played for Smart Gilas, and plays for the Talk N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He first played collegiately for the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, but after two seasons, he moved to the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers in the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. Aguilar's father, Peter Aguilar, was a former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.