Will Gozum to return for final year with Benilde, eyes NCAA championship

Will Gozum to return for final year with Benilde, eyes NCAA championship

Published June 12, 2023 6:23pm

Updated June 12, 2023 6:23pm

NCAA Season 98 Most Valuable Player Will Gozum will play out his remaining 12 months for De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.

“One more year!” the large man instructed GMA Integrated News in a message on Monday.

Talks of Gozum doubtlessly skipping his final taking part in 12 months surfaced after the Blazers fell brief of their finals run in opposition to Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Season 98, with the concept the Taft tower might play professionally both within the nation or overseas.

Up till late May, Benilde head coach Charles Tiu stated Gozum was nonetheless undecided on account of his fractured finger.

Gozum additionally suited up for the Quezon Huskers within the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League throughout the offseason.

With his return confirmed, Gozum stated he has just one aim in thoughts: the NCAA title.

“I want to win [a] championship,” Gozum stated.

“It’s been 20+ years since mag-champion ang Benilde and I also want to build [a] winning culture [na] ‘pag sinabing Benilde, kailangan paghandaan talaga.”

(It’s been greater than 20 years since Benilde gained a championship. I additionally wish to construct a successful tradition that after they say Benilde, they prepare for it.)

Aside from Gozum, the Season 98 runners-up will nonetheless have the companies of veterans similar to Miggy Corteza, Migs Oczon, Robi Nayve, and Prince Carlos for subsequent season.

NCAA Season 99 is predicted to begin September this 12 months.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News

Source: www.gmanetwork.com