The College Athletic Affiliation of the Philippines (UAAP) stated it has declined the Philippine Basketball Affiliation’s (PBA) request to permit its student-athletes to maintain their collegiate eligibility whereas additionally making use of for the PBA Rookie Draft.
Primarily based on league guidelines, student-athletes will forfeit their eligibility as soon as they apply for the Draft.
For UAAP Govt Director Atty. Rene Andrei ‘Rebo’ Saguisag, permitting that may have implications to all sporting applications of the league.
“We all know the benefit and benefits that it’s going to grant the student-athletes. Nevertheless, yun na nga, after we make that call kasi, it isn’t per sport or per division. It is for the entire sporting program of all occasions,” Saguisag instructed reporters on Wednesday.
“So could implication siya, hindi siya basta-basta. Now we have to politely decline a minimum of for this season na hindi namin mapagbibigyan ‘yung request na magpa-draft ‘yung gamers within the midst, or really even earlier than the basketball season begins. Medyo marami siyang implications eh.”
[So it has implications, it’s not just a snap decision. We have to politely decline at least for this season the request to allow the players to join the draft in the midst or actually even before the basketball season begins. It will have a lot of implications.]
This doesn’t imply, nevertheless, that the UAAP isn’t permitting student-athletes to use for the draft, the deadline of which is about for this Friday.
“After all, they are often drafted. It’s their selection. However they’ve to choose, they’ll forego their eligibility. Ganun ‘yung mangyayari. Wala kaming binabawalan,” Saguisag stated.
“It is simply that our rule is correct now, for those who be part of the draft, you forego your eligibility.”
[Of course, they can be drafted. It’s their choice. But they have to make a choice, they’ll forego their eligibility. That’s what will happen. No one’s not allowed… It’s just that our rule is right now, if you join the draft, you forego your eligibility.]
Saguisag, nevertheless, stated the league has referred it to a committee to check the implications of making use of for the draft whereas the season is ongoing.
Months in the past, NU’s Alyssa Solomon had her identify listed as a part of the the Korean Volleyball Affiliation Asia Quota draft. After she withdrew her utility, the league deemed that the NU player continued to be eligible to play during the then-ongoing tournament.
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information
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