THE defending champion La Salle Green Archers and the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons will have tall and talented Filipino-American transferees and recruits in their rosters in the coming Season 87 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines men’s basketball tournament.
The Green Archers will be reinforced in the shaded lane with the transfer of 6’7” all-around forward Mason Amos from the Ateneo Blue Eagles.
Meanwhile, the Fighting Maroons have been boosted by the entry of six-foot-10 Filipino-American Quentin Millora-Brown when the coming season begins on September 7 at the Araneta Coliseum.
The 19-year-old Amos is currently with the Gilas Pilipinas national men’s team that’s about to see action in FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament set this week in Riga, Latvia.
A recent meeting with San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, a Green Archers’ alumnus himself, finalized Amos’ decision to suit up for the Green Archers.
Amos was supposed to be with the Green Archers earlier, but his commitments with Ateneo Blue Eagles were in the way.
Millora-Brown played for the Citadel Bulldogs men’s basketball team, a varsity squad in Charleston, South Carolina that is listed in the US NCAA Division 1.
The Fighting Maroons will have him for just one season.
Grabbing the interest of coach Goldwin Monteverde were Millora-Brown’s averages of 11.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 blocks.
In his first three years in college, Millora-Brown saw action for Vanderbilt in the last two years, and for Rice University in his rookie season.