Already a basketball superstar when he was a student at the University of the East, James Carlos Yap Sr., achieved superstardom when he married TV host-actress Kris Aquino. He's always been a man of a few words, causing pundits to jokingly referred to him as "cute but mute." He's hard to read, to say the least. SPOT.ph plays pop profiler by analyzing 10 things that may tell us what makes him tick.

Is what we see what we get with James Yap?

1. His height makes him hot. In a BBC News article titled "Tall men 'top husband stakes,'" Daniel Nettle of the UK-based Open University said, "It seems that tall men and petite women are favoured in evolutionary terms, even in a modern population." It was also stated in the article that "taller men are deemed more sexually attractive and are more likely to find a mate." This could explain part of Yap's sex appeal.

2. He favors a simple life. In an interview with entertainment reporter Jobert Sucaldito for James Yap Online, Yap said that he had been fond of eating sandwiches filled with Star Margarine and a little bit of sugar. We wonder if he has acquired a taste for fine dining by now. Even if he has, Yap continues to look uncomfortable when he's being interviewed. It seems he has not yet settled into his celebrity status.

James Yap has never quite mastered the art of public speaking...and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

3. He's an Aquarian. His February 15 birthdate makes him part of Aquarius' realm. According to AstrologyOnline.com, he can be "friendly, humanitarian, and loyal" but he could also be "perverse, unpredictable, and detached." It may be recalled that many people wondered how James could remain impassive and seem detached during President Corazon "Cory" Aquino's funeral while his wife was continuously crying. Perhaps, it's how he copes with emotionally charged situations. Kris Aquino is also an Aquarian and, according to the Find Your Fate chart, it's a toss-up when two Aquarians get together. They have to work at it.

4. He's got groupies. With so many women allegedly (such as Mayen Austria) throwing themselves at him, it must take a lot of self-control for Yap to ignore them or brush them off. In any case, he'd also be in danger of liking the attention too much. A study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology revealed that men "are simply not programmed to resist temptation." The study explained: "Scientists found that men are inclined to evaluate their partner more negatively if they meet an attractive available woman." Moreover, men also "think that flirting with an attractive woman will not do any harm to their relationships." Does Yap have what it takes to reprogram his gender's intrinsic genetic code?

5. He's got wide-set eyes. According to metaphysics consultant Joey Yap (no relation to James) in Feng Shuilogy, people with wide-set eyes are "easygoing, slow, and ponderous." As we all know, the cager's answers have to be pried out of him during interviews.