We have a bright future in basketball IMO, some talents have chosen to study and be trained abroad with a dream of playing for the NBA..some are hidden talents from South and slowly they are being revealed..

In addition to Japeth Aguilar who is currently a Division I player of WKU, here's 2 other Pure Filipinos who is currently on a roster or being trained abroad

1. Gian Chiu



At 6 feet 10 inches tall, Gian Chiu stands tall in many areas. A standout varsitarian out of the Ateneo de Manila University juniors basketball program, he was spotted by American basketball scouts in a stint in China and was invited to come to the States to play basketball. He ended up playing with Desert Christian High School basketball team and was recently recruited to play at Oberlin, a Division III NCAA basketball school. A straight A student, he plans to pursue a career in medicine. We'd love to see him play for the Philippine National Basketball Team someday.

He played two years for Desert Christian high school in California before moving to Oberlin in Ohio. As a senior at Desert Christian, Chiu averaged 16.6 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots. He hit .520 from the field, scored at least 20 points in eight of 24 games and fired a high of 29 in Desert Christian’s 62-48 win over Bloomington Christian. Chiu earned All-Conference second team honors and was named to the World Quest Academic team for being an A-student.

Chiu’s mother Mary Ann, a Metro Bank branch manager, said her son’s dream is to play for the national team.

Videos:
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2. Jericho De Guzman
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The lesser known Filipino giant in America has signed up with an NAIA Division I basketball program. 6-11 Pampanga native Jericho De Guzman is currently redshirting at Martin Methodist College Redhawks in Pulaski, Tennessee where he is currently the tallest player on the basketball roster. He will sit out a year after transferring from Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines.
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Now here's a Fil-Am who is currently making noise abroad..

Matthew Wright



Matthew Wright is a 16 year old, shooting guard who stands 6'2". He averaged 21 points for the Martingrove Bears in the Toronto league. Philippine basketball fans posted this kid's profile at the interbasket forums. Wright could well make waves in the Philippine basketball scene soon.
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We move now to very good potential players in the South, take note, they are in the South but their names are slowly being heard all over Metro Manila because of their recent performances..

1. Greg Slaughter

The 6-11 Fil-am center from UV green Lancers of CESAFI..he has improved a lot from his unimpressive rookie year and is counted upon right now by his team..


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2. Junmar Fajardo



6'8, playing for UC Webmasters at the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc(CESAFI)
Noted as the next big thing..and he is only 18 years old

Touted a year ago more for his height and lanky figure than his ability to shoot a ball, Fajardo came a long way since his debut in the first Partners Cup. Yesterday, the 6-foot-7 behemoth showed a performance that was nothing short of spectacular as he scored a whooping 50 points to lift Aspac Bank-UC to a 108-100 win over R. Lapid’s Chicharon.

What made the win even sweeter was that it was a come-from-behind and an overtime win.

“He was gone for almost a year from the basketball scene, but he had been in therapy and we had taught him a lot and he had improved dramatically,” said therapist Dr. Dejaño, who had attended to Fajardo after he suffered an injury during the first Partners Cup.

Record-breaking

Fajardo broke his own record in this competition. He scored 40 points earlier in Danao, which was then the highest for the league. He is also the first player to have breached the 50-point marker since the 90s, a feat that was accomplished by Aldrin Ocañada.
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Other notable names and impressive ones:

Philip Paredes - 6'7, 16 years old, incoming San Beda HS sophomore - from cagayan de oro
Almagordo(can't find his first name) - 6'8, 16 years old, Agro-Industrial Foundation, Davao
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I believe in the near future, this guys will be valuable for our Philippine team as we take back our international supremacy..
indeed we have a very bright future ahead of us..ang laki ng mga players natoh..

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magandang unang hakbang yan sa laki at bata ng mga players na yan eh sigurado may future talaga tau. a good grassroots program and sponsorships malaki ang magiging tsansa natin.

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@music
oo pre..malaki ang chance natin sa future sa mga bata natoh..

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grabe naman yan mga bata na yan! 16 yrs old 6'7-6'8.. wheew... maganda nga future naten sa basketball pag na-develop ng husto yan mga yan..

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very interesting news for Pinoys looking to redeem our basketball dominance in the region. thanks korn for the info. the concerned people should monitor them closely and make effort to help them keep their nationalistic outlook in playing for the national team in the future.

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korn09 said:
@music
oo pre..malaki ang chance natin sa future sa mga bata natoh..

malaki talaga pareng korn wag lang mapipirata ng mga college teams sa ibang bansa dapat suportahan ng bansa natin mga yan. tsaka ambabata pa may chance pang tumangkad lalo mga yun lalo na yung 16 years old

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may improvement na ba si de guzman?
kasi nabasa ko nun na parang EJ feihl ang galaw nya..

c gian chiu ang nakita kong impressive nun dahil sa magandang stats nya sa high skul, pero sayang sa div III sya napunta d gaya ni japeth...

wow, c wright, napaka-impressive din ang numbers nya...

bout kay fajardo, bagay xa SF position, sana mag-improve at ma-expose pa xa sa tougher competition...

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ang tangkad grabe, sana nga ma-train sila at gumaling para makapasok sa NBA...

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@music
ok lang naman pre na mapirata ng mga college sa abroad..kase mas magiging ok ang training nila dun eh..anyway kahit naman nasa abroad na sila pwedeng pwede pa din sila mgarepresent at maglaro sa bansa natin..

@narudani
yeah,nakita ko yan sa iba't ibang sites and blogs kaya naisip ko ding i-post dito..

@jaggler
impressive nga si Gian, pero priorities din niya yung studies niya eh..nagmemedicine siya as of now..ok lang Div III NCAA siya napunta kase di hamak na mas maganda ang training dun compare dito sa Pinas..
And about De Guzman, i heard he gained weight and has improved his fundamentals..

@zaltik
yan din ang dream ko pare..

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ang kulang naman talaga sa pinas ay ang international exposure.. kaya, kung ako ang tatanungin, maganda na napunta sa ibang bansa ung future tall players na yan para sa exposure at training...
kay fajardo, sana makasali pa xa sa mas mahigpit na kompetisyon..

excited nakong mapanood cla sa future..

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jagglerclod said:
ang kulang naman talaga sa pinas ay ang international exposure.. kaya, kung ako ang tatanungin, maganda na napunta sa ibang bansa ung future tall players na yan para sa exposure at training...
kay fajardo, sana makasali pa xa sa mas mahigpit na kompetisyon..

excited nakong mapanood cla sa future..

ok naman ang competition sa CESAFI pare..Southern Version siya ng UAAP and NCAA..madaming malakas na players dun..di naiiba ang laro dun sa laro sa Manila.and pareho lang din ang trainings..kaya mas maganda sa abroad mapunta tong mga toh..

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ayus to! bright future nga.

sana ma-train sila ng husto.
lakas ng Team Philippines neto.

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Blagag!

nakapanuod ako one tym ng laro sa southern philippines gulat ako sa ganda ng mga laro dun kulang lang kasi sa coverage ang mga laro sa visayas at mindanao para makilala mga players dun. marami ang magagaling talaga or mas magaling pa kaysa sa mga UAAP/NCAA players dito sa manila

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korn09 said:

ok naman ang competition sa CESAFI pare..Southern Version siya ng UAAP and NCAA..madaming malakas na players dun..di naiiba ang laro dun sa laro sa Manila.and pareho lang din ang trainings..

ganun ba? kaya pala nagtataka ako c slaughter ay sa UV pa naglaro at nde sa UAAP at NCAA, kasi d pako nakapanood ng real competition sa visayas at mindanao college.. napanood ko lang ung naglaban ang mga champion ng mga collegiate basketball, nung college pa cla quinahan, eman..

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@jaggler
oo pare..kita mo sa champions league last year ang nakalaban pa ng ADMU sa finals eh yung UV Lancers..ang daming UAAP at NCAA na team na kasali dun..malakas yung mga nasa South..

si Slaughter naru-rumor nga na VIP daw sa UV..may 25 thousand per game daw na bayad sa kanya at siya lang ang varsity na aircon ang quarters..rumor lang naman...

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