At 17, Vanessa De Jesus has solely huge desires in thoughts. Among these was to don the Philippine colours and play for the Gilas Pilipinas Women on the worldwide stage.
But the Filipina-American baller is aware of that the final word purpose is to set foot within the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) sooner or later.
“It’s always been a dream of mine to play in the WNBA and just play pro basketball because, as a little kid, you always dream of getting drafted and playing on the highest stage possible,” De Jesus stated at a press convention on Tuesday.
De Jesus has lately expressed her intent to affix the nationwide crew for its marketing campaign within the 2023 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, which is able to start on June 26 in Sydney, Australia.
She will be a part of a stacked Gilas Women facet that already options stars like Jack Animam, Janine Pontejos, Afril Bernardino, Khate Castillo, and Camille Clarin, all of whom had been a part of the squad that captured a silver medal on the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia.
“This is definitely something that I’ve always been so passionate about, and now having this opportunity to do it with an amazing team and amazing coaching staff at this level, it’s honestly a dream come true,” the Duke University star added.
And whereas she’s going to put on that Philippine uniform quickly, De Jesus is not dropping sight of what her final dream is.
She additionally shared that she’s going to use all the experiences she gained within the US NCAA Division I and the teachings from her Gilas Pilipinas stint in her bid to make it to the WNBA.
“So proper now, it is nearly taking these moments and rising as a result of I do know sooner or later, it can assist me obtain the targets I need to obtain,” De Jesus stated. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
