Several UAAP highschool standouts will nonetheless stay of their respective alma maters.
Season 85 juniors basketball finalists Peter Rosillo and Mat Edding from Adamson University dedicated to stay within the Falcons’ nest.
The Soaring Falcons introduced the event on Monday.
Rosillo, 19, is a 5-foot-8 playmaker from Surigao del Norte who posted averages of 13.79 factors, 4.14 rebounds, 2.43 assists, 1.5 steals, whereas the 20-year outdated Edding is a 6-foot-1 skipper from Zamboanga City with averages of 10.92 factors, 7.77 rebounds, 4.62 assists, 2.46 steal.
Soaring Falcons head coach Nash Racela stated the dedication of the 2 contributes to the continuity of Adamson’s program.
“This is big for the continuity of our program. We are aware of how other programs do their recruitment and we want to do it another way. That’s why we put so much importance in our high school program in the hope that they will transition smoothly to our seniors team,” stated Racela.
The two will be part of the likes of Jerom Lastimosa, 6-foot-tall Fil-Am guard Matthew Montebon and transferee Eli Ramos because the Falcons purpose to make one other run within the UAAP Final Four.
On the opposite facet of Manila, National University additionally secured the dedication of homegrown abilities RJ Colonia and Pervy Timbang, in an announcement they made on April 27.
The 6-foot-1 Colonia averaged 13.0 factors, 7.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and a couple of.1 steals in his first and solely season within the juniors, whereas Timbang who stands at 6-foot-2, posted norms of 8.2 factors, 5.1 rebounds 2.3, assists.
Bulldogs head coach Jeff Napa stated the dedication of their two homegrown abilities is a part of the tradition they’re constructing in National U’s basketball program.
“Ganito naman yung gusto naming i-build na culture talaga, na from juniors to seniors, iisa lang ang identity ng Bulldogs,” stated Napa.
(“This is the culture that we want to build, from juniors to seniors, it’s just one identity for the Bulldogs.”)
Colonia and Timbang will be part of a guard-heavy squad for National U which incorporates highschool teammate Reinhard Jumamoy, fellow newcomer Bobby Mark Paras, and the likes of Kean Baclaan, Steve Nash Enriquez, Jake Figueroa, and John Galinato as they purpose for one more Final Four run in Season 86.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
