It is official: Quentin Millora-Brown is classed as an area by FIBA.
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) confirmed the event on Friday.
“We’re happy with the replace from FIBA as a result of a participant of his dimension and talent could make a constructive affect for Gilas Pilipinas Males,” SBP president Al Panlilio stated in a press release.
With this improvement, Millora-Brown can now be included within the lineup of locals for the Philippine nationwide staff.
Earlier, nationwide staff head coach Tim Cone said Millora-Brown’s addition would be exciting if his status were confirmed.
Millora-Brown’s identify had been floated as a attainable addition to the nationwide staff even earlier than the Philippines’ stint within the FIBA Asia Cup. He additionally performed for the Macau Black Bears in a tune-up sport in opposition to Gilas Pilipinas forward of the event.
Born in america, the 6-foot-10 Millora-Brown is the grandson of a Filipino physician. In 2024, he helped lead the College of the Philippines Preventing Maroons to the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball title.
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information