UP middle Quentin Millora-Brown throughout a recreation in opposition to Ateneo within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — College of the Philippines middle Quentin Millora-Brown stood tall in his UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball debut Saturday evening.
Millora-Brown was an early revelation for the Preventing Maroons of their rousing 77-61 win over rival Ateneo at Good Araneta Coliseum.
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The 6-foot-10 middle, a one-and-done recruit, made his presence felt with 17 rebounds on high of seven factors with a pair of blocks and assists in 25 minutes of motion.
“It was an thrilling first recreation for me. I’m glad that we received the win as a result of that’s an important factor. As a group, we simply need to preserve successful and I believe that we’re simply gonna preserve enhancing because the season goes alongside,” stated Millora-Brown.
READ: UAAP: UP dominates Ateneo in Season 87 opener
Q. Millora-Brown on UP’s depth.
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The Filipino-American, who’s filling within the void left by MVP Malick Diouf, downplayed his efficiency and owed his robust displaying to the Preventing Maroons’ gifted roster and depth.
“The main target was simply on taking part in as a group. You already know, the rebounds and factors come. It may be my evening one evening, JD’s (Cagulangan), it may very well be Francis’ (Lopez), it may very well be Dikachi [Ududo]’s, anybody’s evening,” he stated. “We’ve got a extremely gifted group so, for me, I simply give attention to successful. No matter it takes to win, regardless of the group asks of me on every evening.”
“I believe that it’s only a matter of constant to work with one another and studying find out how to play with one another even higher as we get into the season. As we go alongside, we’ll discover out what every certainly one of us is greatest at with one another and we’ll be capable of discover what we have to win this yr,” added the Citadel Graduate School product. “It’s not gonna be the identical because the earlier yr. Simply as subsequent yr isn’t gonna be the identical as this yr. So it’s nearly discovering what we have now and utilizing what we will.”
JD Cagulangan, who’s in his last taking part in yr, spearheaded UP with 17 factors, seven rebounds and 10 assists.
The Maroons go for one more victory on Saturday in opposition to College of the East additionally on the Huge Dome.
