UP heart Quentin Millora-Brown throughout a sport towards Ateneo within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball event.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — College of the Philippines heart Quentin Millora-Brown stood tall in his UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball debut Saturday evening.
Millora-Brown was an early revelation for the Combating Maroons of their rousing 77-61 win over rival Ateneo at Good Araneta Coliseum.
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The 6-foot-10 heart, 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 sport for me. I’m glad that we obtained the win as a result of that’s a very powerful factor. As a staff, we simply wish to preserve profitable and I believe that we’re simply gonna preserve enhancing because the season goes alongside,” mentioned Millora-Brown.
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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 Combating Maroons’ proficient roster and depth.
“The main focus was simply on taking part in as a staff. You understand, the rebounds and factors come. It may be my evening one evening, JD’s (Cagulangan), it could possibly be Francis’ (Lopez), it could possibly be Dikachi [Ududo]’s, anybody’s evening,” he mentioned. “We’ve a extremely proficient staff so, for me, I simply deal with profitable. No matter it takes to win, regardless of the staff asks of me on every evening.”
“I believe that it’s only a matter of constant to work with one another and studying play with one another even higher as we get into the season. As we go alongside, we’ll discover out what every one in all us is finest at with one another and we’ll be capable to discover what we have to win this 12 months,” added the Citadel Graduate School product. “It’s not gonna be the identical because the earlier 12 months. Simply as subsequent 12 months will not be gonna be the identical as this 12 months. So it’s nearly discovering what we’ve and utilizing what we will.”
JD Cagulangan, who’s in his closing taking part in 12 months, spearheaded UP with 17 factors, seven rebounds and 10 assists.
The Maroons go for an additional victory on Saturday towards College of the East additionally on the Massive Dome.