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Third-generation Filipino statistician making family proud in FIBA World Cup 2023

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="From L-R: FIBA World Cup 2023 statisticians Trisha Concepcion, Michael Abalos, Pong Ducanes. FIBA" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/09/09/09092023-concepcion4.jpg"/><figcaption>From L-R: FIBA World Cup 2023 statisticians Trisha Concepcion, Michael Abalos, Pong Ducanes. <em>FIBA</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – Patrisha Mae Concepcion is the only woman among statisticians keeping a close eye on the Final Phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. </p><p>It&#x27;s nothing big for her, however. After all, the job runs in her blood. </p><p>Patrisha, nicknamed &quot;Trisha,&quot; is the granddaughter of the late Joe Concepcion and the daughter of Merit and Gloria. Joe once suited up for Ateneo de Manila University during the Blue Eagles&#x27; time in the NCAA before becoming the PBA&#x27;s official statistician until his death in 1999. </p><p>Merit has been a fixture of statistics teams in the UAAP, NCAA, and Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup, while Gloria was one of the first female statisticians in the Philippines before her passing. </p><p>That&#x27;s why even though she&#x27;s actually in rarified air during the world meet, it&#x27;s all just part of the job for Trisha. </p><p>&quot;Nung una, intimidating, siyempre. &#x27;Di ko rin in-expect na mag-stats ako sa FIBA. Pero inisip ko lang, kung kaya nila, kaya ko rin,&quot; she said.</p><p>Unlike her grandfather and parents, though, the third-generation statistician is keeping tabs on the best players in the world -- mostly -- for fun. </p><p>She is currently a full-time senior analyst for Philippine Ratings Services Corp. and graduated from Ateneo with a degree in Applied Math. </p><p>&quot;Actually, parang stress-reliever ko &#x27;to kasi mahilig ako sa basketball talaga,&quot; she continued.</p><p>While the now-27-year-old has covered leagues like the UAAP and Filoil Preseason with her dad as a &quot;stress reliever&quot; since she was in college, her love for basketball started from a well-early age. A loud and proud citizen of Lakers Nation, she shared that Kobe Bryant is her all-time favorite. </p><p>&quot;Numbers talaga hilig ko ever since, pero napamahal ako sa math on my own lang. Siguro, yung pinaka-influence pa nina daddy is yung basketball,&quot; she said. </p><p>As the lone woman statistician in Manila, Trisha is making her family proud -- and at the same time, giving Filipinos a good name in the eyes of FIBA itself. </p><p>&quot;Patrisha Concepcion&#x27;s remarkable performance as statistician in the FIBA World Cup 2023 should inspire other girls who would like to be active in basketball and follow her path,&quot; said FIBA Statistics and Data Head Maarouf Mawloud. </p><p>&quot;Statisticians&#x27; contributions, including the participation of many female statisticians in Japan and Indonesia, have been instrumental in achieving outstanding results across all three host countries.&quot; </p><p>Wherever she goes from here, Concepcion is certain about one thing: her family will always be behind her. </p><p>&quot;Ang lagi lang paalala sa&#x27;kin ni daddy, enjoy lang. Gusto lang niya akong maging masaya,&quot; she added. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KefkURTJ-GE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Patrisha Mae Concepcion is the only woman among statisticians keeping a close eye on the Final Phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. 