MANILA, Philippines — Kobe Paras’ stint with University of the Philippines may have been cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, but he gave it his all in his only season as a Fighting Maroon.
UP head coach Bo Perasol was grateful for having the chance to mentor a caliber of a player like Paras.
“It’s not every season that one gets to convince a talent like Kobe to be part of a growing program like the UP MBT,” Perasol said in a post on the official Twitter account of the UP men’s basketball team.
“He took a chance on us and played his heart out.”
UP FIGHTING MAROONS HEAD COACH BO PERASOL CONFIRMS KOBE PARAS' DEPARTURE FROM THE UP MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM pic.twitter.com/FEGzKR3gJZ
— UP Fighting Maroons (@upmbt) April 20, 2021
After a brief UAAP campaign at UP, Paras’ basketball career took a turn …
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