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Kobe Paras stays in B.League, signs with Altiri Chiba

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Kobe Paras will now be playing for Division 2 side Altiri Chiba. File photo. (c) B.LEAGUE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/10/03/kobe-paras.jpg"/><figcaption>Kobe Paras will now be playing for Division 2 side Altiri Chiba. <em>File photo. (c) B.LEAGUE</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>Kobe Paras will remain in Japan&#x27;s B.League for at least one more season, as the former University of the Philippines standout signed with Division 2 squad Altiri Chiba.</p><p>The team announced Paras&#x27; signing on Thursday.</p><p>&quot;He is a player of exceptional physical ability and has extensive experience playing in the B1 level,&quot; Altiri director Yoshihide Arai said of Paras. &quot;We are excited to see Altiri Chiba basketball evolve with his talent on this team.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We are pleased to announce the signing for 2022-23 Season.<br/><br/>■KOBE PARAS<br/>Birthday：1997/9/19<br/>Natinality：Philippines<br/>Height：198 cm<br/>Weight：91 kg<br/>Position：SF<br/><br/>Greetings from Kobe and CEO Arai: <a href="https://t.co/XxVf2DatJd">https://t.co/XxVf2DatJd</a></p>— ALTIRI CHIBA / アルティーリ千葉【公式】 (@altiri_chiba) <a href="https://twitter.com/altiri_chiba/status/1539850846028300288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Paras played for Niigata Albirex BB in the 2021-22 season of the B.League, averaging 8.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 49 games. They experienced little success, however, winning just seven games in the season.</p><p>In Altiri, Paras joins a team that gained promotion from B3 to Division 2 after defeating the Kanazawa Samuraiz in the divisional championships.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m grateful for the opportunity to be a part of Altiri Chiba,&quot; said Paras, who signed for one season with the team under the league&#x27;s Asian Player Quota program.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m excited to go back and be a part of the team. I can&#x27;t wait to meet my teammates and see all the Altiri Chiba fans in the games this upcoming season,&quot; he added.</p>

Kobe Paras will remain in Japan's B.League for at least one more season, as the former UP standout signed with Division 2 squad Altiri Chiba.