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Fil-Canadians join AMAZN All-Star East Showcase

Filipinos' love for basketball were on full display in the recent AMAZN All-Star East Showcase in Ontario.

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5eiVEU5rXsA??si=0_c-Gyz5_YnkZT5s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>Basketball is a sport that has been so ingrained in Philippine culture.On a Sunday in North York in Ontario, aside from church, Filipino-Canadians gathered to take part in the AMAZN All-Star East Showcase.Coach Ray Montaniel&#x27;s girls&#x27; squad won 95 to 70, after the first-ever Manila Live Boys 19 Under Championship in March.His team featured sister standouts Keana and Maya Foz, Fil-American Alayna Petalver, and Harvard commit FilAm Nina Emnace.Behind their quick ball movement and suffocating defense, the team coached by Aleena Domingo, had a hard time keeping up with Montaniel&#x27;s team.With the growing number of Fil-Canadian talent, Montaniel is confident they can put up a good fight even against the Philippines’ best.&quot;If we put a team together, we could give any Gilas team, at that age group, a run for their money,&quot; said Montaniel. &quot;We have a lot of talent here that hasn’t been exposed to the Gilas program yet.” In the boys&#x27; game, former Gilas Pilipinas Youth member Zain Mahmood pumped in 12 points to help his team to a 106-102 victory in the All-Star game.The 18-year-old anchored the defense and set bone-crushing picks to secure the victory.Mahmood, an incoming freshman for the University of Santo Tomas&#x27; Growling Tigers, said it means a lot to be part of the event.He said it was a &quot;fever dream&quot; and offered some advice to young Fil-Canadians who want to follow in his footsteps. &quot;Keep playing because you might get cut. You might get played,&quot; said Mahmood. &quot;You might not get played as much as you want to, and you might be better than the guy in front of you.He added: &quot;If you keep working hard and you keep doing what you&#x27;re supposed to do, what you deserve will follow in ways that you&#x27;d never expected from the beginning.“ Mahmood teamed up with fellow Fil-Canadians Angelo Vega and Jordan Morgan, who were also members of the FilCan Nation Select team that won the Manila Live 19 and Under championship. The number of Filipino basketball talent in Canada is not seen to take a dip anytime soon.The floodgate of Fil-Candian players has opened thanks to Mahmood&#x27;s inclusion in Batang Gilas, and to the inspiration that Matthew Wright gave as Gilas member, which is still felt by young Fil-Canadians today.

Filipinos' love for basketball were on full display in the recent AMAZN All-Star East Showcase in Ontario.

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Published May 30, 2024 12:10 AM PHT

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