MANILA, Philippines — It might not be for now, however high prospect Quentin Millora-Brown is hoping to don nationwide colours on the worldwide stage — before later.
The 6-foot-10 Filipino-American standout revealed that he’s within the technique of interesting his case to the Worldwide Basketball Federation (FIBA) to lastly be eligible to play as an area.
“Completely, there’s an attraction within the works,” stated Millora-Brown after going through Gilas Pilipinas himself together with his membership Macau Black Bears in a send-off tune-up match on Monday on the Good-Araneta Coliseum.
“The attorneys and my agent are sort of taking good care of that. I do not actually have all the small print on that however if you wish to know extra about that, they’ll most likely inform you extra in case you attain out to them.”
Millora-Brown, whose grandfather was a UP alumnus himself, has been on the Gilas radar since his rise as a one-and-one participant for UP within the UAAP final season however FIBA dominated him as a naturalized participant as a result of lack of mandatory citizenship necessities.
FIBA requires a house participant with international blood to safe a passport of his most popular nation earlier than turning 16 years previous, and Millora-Brown’s camp has moved leaps and bounds to show that to FIBA however to no avail.
There’s no stopping that effort for Millora-Brown, whose dream is to signify the nation in a homage of his Filipino roots, even when it takes a protracted whereas.
“It will be superb (to play for Gilas). There’s a lot respect for all of these guys and completely, simply the flexibility to play to your nation is superb. So, if that comes up, there is no approach I may flip it down,” added Millora-Brown, who got here from three US NCAA colleges earlier than towing UP to the UAAP Season 87 crown in his lone collegiate yr at house.
Millora-Brown, who additionally admitted selecting Europe over the PBA Season 50 Rookie Draft for now, confirmed a glimpse of that potential to assist Gilas down the highway with six factors, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block in Macau’s 103-98 loss to Gilas.
Even Gilas head coach Tim Cone admitted his need to have a flexible and agile middle like Millora-Brown, particularly on his squad in want of measurement following the ACL harm of 7-foot-3 sensation Kai Sotto.
“He’s superior. Man, I’d like to have him. He’s bodily, he will get to the offensive boards very well. He has nice measurement, however (the likelihood) is just not there but,” stated Cone, who cleared that the Gilas’ naturalized spot belongs to Justin Brownlee alone at this level.
“I can dream and want. I dream we had Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, however that’s not doable both. But when I had a chance, man, I’d love QMB on the group.”