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UAAP: Chambers challenging Pre to be a ‘take-charge kind of guy’ after rookie’s 31-pt outburst

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Romwel Anzures

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1730186301929UAAP87 MBB - VEEJAY PRE-5523.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="FEU Tamaraws young star Veejay Pre. Photo from UAAP Images."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">FEU Tamaraws young star Veejay Pre. <em>Photo from UAAP Images.</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Far Eastern University once again showed glimpses of promise during their defeat against University of Santo Tomas on Sunday during their UAAP Season 87 men&#x27;s basketball clash.</p><p>Despite faltering against the Growling Tigers in a 79-70 loss at the Mall of Asia Arena, it was a player from Morayta whose star shone the brightest as Tamaraws rookie Veejay Pre exploded for 31 points — his career high in the men&#x27;s division.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/10/27/uaap-ust-spoils-veejay-pres-career-game-escapes-feu-2033">READ: UST spoils Veejay Pre&#x27;s career game, escapes FEU</a></div><p>&quot;Masaya pa rin kami,&quot; said Pre, who also grabbed 14 rebounds and swatted one shot against UST. &quot;Kahit may sakit yung mga kuya namin, at least lumaban pa rin kami.&quot;</p><p>Some of Pre&#x27;s teammates -- including star guard Jorick Bautista and bgi man Mo Kanateh -- were battling food poisoning during their game against UST. The situation compelled the young big man to step up, especially on the offensive end.</p><p>&quot;Opo, [hinanap ko talaga yung scoring] kasi buong season din nagsu-struggle talaga ako. Buti nakuha ko,&quot; said the former Baby Tamaraw, who also revealed that De La Salle University superstar Kevin Quiambao&#x27;s own career game just the night prior inspired him to show out some 24 hours later.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/10/26/kq-resets-career-high-as-la-salle-dumps-ateneo-in-rivalry-action-1517">READ: KQ resets career-high as La Salle dumps Ateneo</a></div><p>&quot;Kagabi bago matulog, pinanood ko highlights niya. Tapos sabi ko sa sarili ko: Kaya ko rin kaya yun? Tapos yun po,&quot; said Pre.</p><p>For FEU head coach Sean Chambers, he is not surprised that his young ace is capable of producing in high volume for his squad.<span></span></p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1730186341672UAAP87 MBB - HC SEAN CHAMBERS-5700.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="FEU Tamaraws head coach Sean Chambers. Photo from UAAP Media."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">FEU Tamaraws head coach Sean Chambers. <em>Photo from UAAP Media.</em></span></span></span></div><p>&quot;If you&#x27;ve seen us in the summer, you know that that&#x27;s what Veejay is capable of doing,&quot; said Chambers. &quot;It&#x27;s just a matter of him having a breakout game here in the league. But that&#x27;s what he&#x27;s capable of. Veejay is a different level player, and he&#x27;s just getting comfortable in the UAAP.&quot;</p><p>However, he is challenging Pre to live up to his potential furthermore by displaying killer instinct on the floor. </p><p>&quot;The thing about Veejay is he&#x27;s a very humble kid. He&#x27;s a hard worker, he works, he listens, and he&#x27;s disciplined,&quot; said the legendary PBA import. </p><p>&quot;But he&#x27;s got to be a little bit more of a take-charge kind of a guy. He kind of wants things to flow for him, but we&#x27;re trying to impose upon him that his skill level is that good, so he needs to be a take-charge guy and be able to help us win. </p><p>Fortunately for the former Alaska Milk superstar, even Pre himself is eager to do this moving forward for the youthful Tamaraws. </p><p>&quot;Mabuti po na nakuha ko naman, and hopefully, sana tuloy-tuloy na po ito,&quot; said Veejay.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABPO6daY1uk7_qof&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script>

<p>Far Eastern University once again showed glimpses of promise during their defeat against University of Santo Tomas on Sunday during their UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball clash.</p>

Far Eastern University once again showed glimpses of promise during their defeat against University of Santo Tomas on Sunday during their UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball clash.