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AJ Edu to play for Toyama Grouses in B.League

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Gilas center AJ Edu during the FIBA U-18 Asian Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. FIBA/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/06/04/20230604-fiba_phi-aj-edu.jpg"/><figcaption>Gilas center AJ Edu during the FIBA U-18 Asian Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. FIBA/File</figcaption></figure></div>Filipino center AJ Edu will play for the Toyama Grouses in B.League&#x27;s Division 1, the <a href="https://grouses.jp/news/detail/id=20588">team announced</a> on Tuesday. Edu, 23, will be the Grouses&#x27; Asian Quota Player for the 2023-24 season of the B.League. Terms of his deal were not announced, though Toyama said the contract &quot;will be concluded after the completion of medical checks and various procedures.&quot;A member of the Gilas Pilipinas pool, Edu played collegiate basketball for the University of Toledo. He was a mainstay of the Gilas Pilipinas youth programs but suffered a knee injury during the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Greece. He also endured two more major injuries in 2020 and 2021 before making a full recovery.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/04/23/aj-edu-returns-to-gilas-pool-hopes-to-make-final-12">AJ Edu returns to Gilas pool, hopes to make FIBA Final 12</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/30/19/fiba-aj-edu-diagnosed-with-torn-acl">FIBA: AJ Edu diagnosed with torn ACL</a></li></ul>&quot;I&#x27;m really excited to begin my professional basketball journey at Toyama Grouses,&quot; Edu said in comments provided by the team. &quot;[I am] looking forward to meeting all the staff, players and fans, and giving my best on the court.&quot;Edu is the second Filipino to sign as an Asian Quota Player for Toyama, after Dwight Ramos who played for the team in the 2021-22 season.

Filipino center AJ Edu will play for the Toyama Grouses in B.League's Division 1, the team announced on Tuesday. 