UP middle Quentin Millora-Brown throughout a sport in opposition to Ateneo within the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball match.–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 night time.
Millora-Brown was an early revelation for the Combating Maroons of their rousing 77-61 win over rival Ateneo at Sensible Araneta Coliseum.
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The 6-foot-10 middle, a one-and-done recruit, made his presence felt with 17 rebounds on prime 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 received the win as a result of that’s a very powerful factor. As a group, we simply need to preserve profitable and I believe that we’re simply gonna preserve enhancing because the season goes alongside,” mentioned 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 sturdy displaying to the Combating Maroons’ gifted roster and depth.
“The main target was simply on taking part in as a group. You understand, the rebounds and factors come. It may be my night time one night time, JD’s (Cagulangan), it may very well be Francis’ (Lopez), it may very well be Dikachi [Ududo]’s, anybody’s night time,” he mentioned. “We have now a very gifted group so, for me, I simply deal with profitable. No matter it takes to win, regardless of the group asks of me on every night time.”
“I believe that it’s only a matter of continuous to work with one another and studying learn how to play with one another even higher as we get into the season. As we go alongside, we’ll discover out what every one among us is finest at with one another and we’ll have the ability 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 is just not gonna be the identical as this 12 months. So it’s nearly discovering what we’ve got and utilizing what we are able to.”
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 one more victory on Saturday in opposition to College of the East additionally on the Massive Dome.
