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Ph Team sasandal sa ayuda ng dalawang Fil-Am players sa 2019 Dubai Internatio­nal Basketball Championsh­ip

- Marivic Awitan

Dalawang mga promising FilAm basketball players ang kinuha ng Mighty Sports-Philippine team upang makumpleto ang kanilang roster na isasabak sa darating na 2019 Dubai Internatio­nal Basketball Championsh­ip.

Inaasahang makakadagd­ag ng firepower sa koponan sina Jeremiah Gray at Roosevelt Adams.

Base sa kanyang kredensiya­l, ang 6-foot-4 na si Gray ay nagtala ng bagong Dominican University of California single-season scoring record sa NCAA Division II sa itinala nyang kabuuang 509 puntos.

Inaasahan namang patatatagi­n ng 6-foot-5 na si Adams ang backcourt ng koponan sa kanyang pagiging isang mahusay na outside shooter.

“These two Fil-Am players are welcome additions to the team and we are hopeful they can easily adapt to the system of coach Charles (Tiu),” pahayag ni Mighty Sports co-team owner Alex Wongchukin­g.

“The tournament is one of toughest events in the Middle East but we’re hopeful we will perform better this time,” dagdag pa ni Wongchukin­g.

Nangunguna sa roster ng koponan na pag-aari ng long time sports patron at kapatid ni Wongchukin­g na si Caesar sina NBA veteran at dating LA Lakers star Lamar Odom, Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee, at Chinese Basketball Associatio­n import Randolph Morris.

Kasama din nila sina dating Ginebra player Jett Manuel, Gab Banal, Joseph Yeo, University of the Philippine­s playmaker Juan Gomez de Liaño, La Salle forward Santi Santillan, at College of St. Benilde standout Justin Gutang.

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