Revealed August 30, 2025 5:21pm
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Earlier than chasing his skilled hoops desires — wherever that could be — Clint Escamis is out to pursue a diploma and one other NCAA title first.
The well-rounded senior guard mentioned he opted to skip this year’s PBA Season 50 Rookie Draft to deal with his research and Mapua College’s uncommon title protection within the upcoming NCAA Season 101.
“Siyempre, school is not without end. Gusto ko lang talaga i-savor ‘yung one ultimate yr ko [sa Mapua] and teachers din,” Escamis advised GMA Information On-line on Friday.
“Importante sa akin ‘yun (ending research), na hindi lang ako puro basketball and fallback ko din [‘yun] kasi you’ll by no means know what is going to occur. At the least kasi hindi makukuha ‘yung diploma mo sa’yo.”
(After all, school is not without end. I actually need to savor my ultimate yr and deal with my research. It is very important end my research and it is not all about basketball as a result of additionally it is a fallback, you will by no means know what is going to occur. At the least that diploma will not be taken away from you.)
Unknown to many, Escamis is an Industrial Engineering scholar and is on monitor to earn his diploma if he completes all necessities by subsequent yr.
His course isn’t precisely unfamiliar both, with each of his older brothers having taken the identical path at Mapua and graduating with Mechanical and Industrial Engineering levels.
Now, he hopes to observe go well with and convey pleasure to his household.
“Ang sarap pakinggan if might engineer sa pangalan mo, ‘di ba. ‘Yun ‘yung mga gusto ko sa buhay,” Escamis, the Season 99 MVP, added.
“Gusto ko rin makatapos kasi ‘yung mother ko, gusto rin na maka-graduate ako and I feel staying for yet another yr helps me accomplish that. Ayun ‘yung gusto ko, na makatapos kasi ‘yung execs might be there and hindi mo na mababalikan ‘yung school eh.”
(I need to end my research additionally as a result of my mother desires me, too, and I feel staying for yet another yr helps me accomplish that. I need to graduate as a result of the professionals might be there, however I can not all the time return to school.)
After all, earlier than closing the chapter on his collegiate journey, Escamis desires nothing greater than to be a champion once more.
The Cardinals are gunning for a title repeat, however with a barely completely different forged following the departure of rising stars Chris Hubilla and Lawrence Mangubat and the commencement of veterans Joaqui Garcia and Aaron Fermin, all of whom had been a part of their Season 100 title run.
Mapua will parade one other batch of promising recruits in rookie Icee Callangan and transferees Cyril Gonzales and Cyrus Nitura as they give the impression of being to retain the title in Intramuros.
“Ini-instill namin ‘yung selflessness..hindi man kami maging greatest participant or nasa second 5, okay lang ‘yun sa amin kasi inuuna na namin ngayon is ‘yung workforce, which is ‘yun ‘yung mas maganda,” Escamis mentioned.
“Ayun ‘yung distinction ngayon sa amin.”
(We’re instilling selflessness. We is probably not one of the best participant or the second unit, and it is superb as a result of we’re placing the workforce first. That is our distinction now.)
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information
