What began solely as a private journey to the US for Patrick Tancioco was an opportunity to assist rising basketball star Kevin Quiambao chase his NBA dream.
Quiambao was within the US in July, with coaching classes in Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Las Vegas.
Final week, he was additionally a part of a non-public scrimmage hosted by Excel Sports activities Administration, which was attended by scouts and entrance workplace personnel of a number of NBA groups.
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Tancioco, who based Higher Basketball and trains prime collegiate {and professional} gamers, traveled to the US to satisfy up along with his mentor, NBA expertise coach Drew Hanlen, and assist run classes with NBA gamers on the NBA Professional Day in Las Vegas.
Upon studying that Quiambao was in the identical nation, Tancioco determined to lend the Pinoy baller a hand and related him with Tim Edwards of Excel, resulting in Quiambao’s participation within the exercise.
“‘Yun talaga ang pinunta ko dito, hindi si KQ. Na-tiyempo lang na nandito siya at kailangan niya ng tulong pero ako ang goal ko dito ay i-meet si Drew Hanlen, ‘yung mentor ko,” Tancioco informed GMA Information On-line in an interview final week.
“So meron akong pal na agent, 5 years ko na siyang kaibigan, si Tim Edwards. Nag-fall by means of ‘yung ibang plano ni KQ dito so minessage ko si Tim.”
[That’s what I came here for, not KQ. It just so happened that he was here and he needed some help but my purpose was to meet my mentor Drew Hanlen… I have a friend who’s also an agent, he’s been my friend for five years, Tim Edwards. KQ’s other plans fell through so I messaged Tim.]
Quiambao is not any stranger to Edwards.
Tancioco shared that 5 years in the past, he despatched Edwards video that includes then-rising stars Carl Tamayo and Aldous Torculas—again after they had been nonetheless taking part in for NU Nazareth Faculty and UP Built-in Faculty, respectively. The objective was to ask if both had the potential to make it to US NCAA Division I.
“However surprisingly ang napansin niya doon sa video ay si Kevin Quiambao. Nu’ng pinaalala ko kay Tim, sabi niya sakto kasi ‘yung company niya, which is Excel Company, merong non-public runs,” Tancioco shared.
[Surprisingly, Kevin Quiambao was the one he noticed. When I reminded Tim, he said, it was fortunate because his agency, Excel Agency, was doing private runs.]
The 24-year-old Quiambao, for his half, spoke in regards to the work he’s put in whereas he was within the US.
“Tutuloy-tuloy lang. Siyempre for the love of the sport, after which para sa nation natin kasi I am attempting to intention na maging first Filipino full-blooded na makapasok sa NBA,” Quiambao informed GMA Built-in Information’ Martin Javier.
“Nothing is inconceivable naman.”
[I just keep going. Of course, for the love of the game and for the country also because I’m trying to aim to become the first Filipino full-blooded player to make it to the NBA… Nothing is impossible.]
—with reporting from Martin Javier/JMB, GMA Built-in Information
