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Tolomia ready to play point guard full time in PBA

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/10/29/tolomia.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Mike Tolomia during the PBA Draft Combine. Arvin Lim, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/photos" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports</a></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – After spending his final two seasons in the UAAP learning how to be a playmaker, Far Eastern University (FEU) standout Mike Tolomia believes it won&#x27;t be very difficult for him to play point guard full time in the PBA.Tolomia was more of a scorer in his first couple of seasons, but under the tutelage of coach Nash Racela, he became a better shot-creator for his teammates, and averaged 4.0 assists per game in his final season when the Tamaraws won the UAAP championship.He will surely be asked to play the point full time in the PBA, a proposition that does not faze him.&quot;Yun ang malaking adjustment na gagawin ko pagdating sa PBA,&quot; he said. &quot;Ginagawa ko rin naman &#x27;yun. Pinag-aaralan ko na rin &#x27;yun sa Gilas.&quot;&quot;&#x27;Yung pag-drive ko and pag-create ko para sa mga teammates ko, siguro &#x27;yun &#x27;yung magiging edge ko sa PBA,&quot; he added.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2016/10/28/can-matthew-wright-actually-play-pba-17173">READ: Can Matthew Wright actually play in the PBA?</a></li></ul>Tolomia had been one of the key contributors in the young Gilas team that competed in the FIBA Asia Challenge last September, and that stint in Iran has gone a long way in helping him prepare for the PBA, said the guard.&quot;Sobrang laking tulong noon. Ang mga nakakalaban (namin), matatangkad at malalakas sa international level,&quot; he explained. &quot;Siguro, &#x27;yung experience ko doon, madadala ko sa PBA.&quot;After being a star in FEU and earning a spot in the Gilas Cadet pool, Tolomia is now hoping to reunite with his college coach, Racela, in the PBA.&quot;Gusto ko maglaro sa Talk &#x27;N Text, para kay Coach Nash,&quot; he admitted. &quot;At sa Ginebra, gusto ko.&quot;Playing with the KaTropa will also give Tolomia a chance to further his education as a point guard, as he can learn from one of the best that the Philippines has ever seen – his idol, Jayson Castro.&quot;Point guard ako, at siya &#x27;yung best point guard in Asia,&quot; Tolomia said. &quot;Siya siguro &#x27;yung pinakagusto namin marating.&quot;Tolomia will learn if he will indeed reunite with Racela on Sunday, when the PBA Rookie Draft gets underway at the Robinsons Place Manila.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports</a> website.</div>

After spending his final two seasons in the UAAP learning how to be a playmaker, Far Eastern University standout Mike Tolomia believes it won't be very difficult for him to play point guard full time in the PBA.

After spending his final two seasons in the UAAP learning how to be a playmaker, Far Eastern University standout Mike Tolomia believes it won't be very difficult for him to play point guard full time in the PBA.

Tolomia ready to play point guard full time in PBA

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Tolomia ready to play point guard full time in PBA

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 29, 2016 10:29 AM PHT

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