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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Forster and the surname or paternal family name is Paras.

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|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr" | Representing  Philippines

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" | Men’s Basketball

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;" | Southeast Asian Games

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2017 Kuala Lumpur|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team competition

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;" | SEABA U16 Championship

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2013 Yogyakarta|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team competition

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" | Men’s 3x3 Basketball

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;" | FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2013 Jakarta|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Slam dunk

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2015 Debrecen|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Slam dunk

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;" | FIBA Asia U18 3x3 Championship

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2013 Bangkok|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team competition


Kobe Lorenzo Forster Paras (born September 19, 1997) is a Filipino college basketball player for the Cal State Northridge Matadors. He played for the Philippine 3x3 basketball team. He committed to play in the United States for UCLA, starting in 2016–17. However, he decommitted after the UCLA admissions department determined he was academically ineligible to play there. He is the son of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legend Benjie Paras.

High school career

Paras entered Cathedral High School in Los Angeles in the middle of the 2013-14 school year where he played for the school's basketball team, the Phantoms. Prior to entering Cathedral, Paras attended La Salle Greenhills in the Philippines where he also played for the institution's basketball team. However, Paras decided against playing for the Phantoms for the 2015-16 school year. He would have only been eligible to play for the Phantoms until the first semester due to an eight semester limit. The eligibility limitation was due to the difference between academic years in the Philippines and the United States. He instead decided to play for Middlebrooks Academy prep team for his final year in high school while continuing to attend Cathedral.[1] Middlebrooks is not regulated by California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) regulation, which allowed Paras to avoid the conflict between school years.[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kobe Paras
SG 		Quezon City, Philippines Cathedral High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 UCLA Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  • "2016 UCLA Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

College career

UCLA

Paras committed to attend college at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and play for their Bruins basketball team.[3] In October 2015, he signed a National Letter of Intent to join the team under coach Steve Alford,[4] and later formally signed on November 12, 2015.[5]

Withdrawal

However, on June 30, 2016, it was reported that Paras had withdrawn from playing for UCLA after failing to meet academic requirements.[6] According to Los Angeles Cathedral High School Principal John Montgomery, Paras was an honor student and met requirements to play in the NCAA. Montgomery cited "SAT scoring issue" as a reason for Paras' withdrawal. Paras scored 1750 out of the highest possible 2400. Although there is no absolute SAT score requirement at UCLA, the average score composite is 1941.[7]

Middlebrooks issued a statement that Paras was denied admission to the UCLA by the UCLA Admissions Department through an issued "corporate decision" on June 28, 2016. It denied that Paras had an "SAT scoring issue" and emphasized that Paras' academic achievements at Cathedral meant that he is a 100% academic qualifier for a division 1 college through the NCAA Eligibility Center. 80 Division 1 schools have expressed interest to sign Paras.[8][9]

Creighton

On July 18, 2016, the Creighton University Bluejays announced they had signed Paras.[10] Paras was the first Filipino to join the program.[11] After finishing his freshman season and failing to secure a regular playing role, Paras subsequently withdrew from the school, on April 29, 2017.[12]

Cal State Northridge

On May 9, 2017, Paras announced, via his Twitter account, that he verbally committed to play for the Matadors, under coach Reggie Theus. Paras would have to redshirt his first year of eligibility, due to NCAA transfer rules.[13]

College Stats

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016-17 Creighton 15 0 4.7 .348 .200 .286 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.3
Career 15 0 4.7 .348 .200 .286 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.3

National team

Paras was part of the Philippine national team that participated at the 2013 SEABA Under-16 Championship.[14]

In 3x3 basketball, Paras represented the Philippines at the 2013 and 2015 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championship. While the national team failed to win the main 3x3 tournament at both editions, He won the slam dunk championships also on both occasions.[15]

He was also part of the Philippine national team that participated at the 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship that finished fifth, wherein he scored 27 points en route to a 113-105 overtime victory against Japan.

He was included in the initial line up for the Philippine national team which was set to participate at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, he was not included in the final lineup. Paras expressed openness to play for the national team provided that it would not conflict his commitments in the United States.[16]

Paras represented the Philippines in the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup on June 17 to 21, 2017 in Nantes, France.[17] Paras was named player of the day on June 18, 2017 following a win against Romania and a loss to France.[18] They finished the tournament at 11th place.[19]

He was part of the Philippine national team that participated at the 2017 William Jones Cup.[20][21] He's also part of the Philippine national team participating in the 2017 SEA Games basketball tournament.[22]

Personal life

Paras is the son of Filipino basketball star and actor Benjie, a two-time PBA MVP and the only player in PBA history to be named Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season, and former actress Jackie Forster. Paras' older brother, Andre, played college basketball in the Philippines and is now an actor.[23] He also has two half-brothers from his father's second marriage, Riley and Sam, and two half-brothers and a half-sister from his mother's second marriage.

References

  1. ^ Almo, Alder (29 August 2015). "Eligibility issue keeps Kobe Paras from playing final yr with Phantoms". Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ^ Smith, Cam (August 27, 2015). "Filipino teen hoops superstar Kobe Paras leaves Cathedral basketball program in L.A." USA Today. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Leongson, Randolph (11 June 2015). "Studies over basketball for UCLA commit Kobe Paras". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. ^ Leongson, Randolph (12 November 2015). "Kobe Paras officially joins UCLA Bruins". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  5. ^ Del Rosario, Paolo (12 November 2015). "UCLA Bruins officially sign Kobe Paras". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Kobe Paras withdraws from UCLA Bruins due to academic issues". InterAksyon. June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  7. ^ http://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2016/07/01/kobe-paras-ucla-bruins-sat.html
  8. ^ http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/02/16/middlebrooks-clarifies-kobe-paras-has-no-sat-issue
  9. ^ http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/kobe-paras-ucla-transfer-middlebrooks-academy-cathedral-ncaa-division-1
  10. ^ "It's official: Kobe Paras signs with Creighton". The Philippine Star. Associated Press. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Kobe Paras - 2016-17". Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  12. ^ Almo, Alder (2017-04-30). "Kobe Paras leaves Creighton Blue Jays". FOX SPORTS. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  13. ^ Corp., ABS-CBN. "Kobe Paras commits to play for Cal State Northridge". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  14. ^ Terrado, Reuben (16 July 2013). "Basketball Kobe Paras helps get PH campaign off to hot start in Seaba U-16 tilt". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  15. ^ Payo, Jasmine (8 June 2015). "Perfect Paras keeps dunk title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  16. ^ Joble, Rey (15 February 2015). "Marcus Douthit, Kiefer Ravena, Kobe Paras named to initial Gilas national team pool for SEA Games". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Kobe Paras, Kiefer Ravena, Jeron Teng, Raymar Jose team up for FIBA 3x3 World Cup". cnn. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  18. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "Kobe Paras is FIBA 3x3 World Cup Player of the Day". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2017-06-22. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  19. ^ Corp., ABS-CBN. "Serbia wins FIBA 3x3 World Cup title, Philippines finishes 11th". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  20. ^ Catacutan, Dodo (July 22, 2017). "By learning to take it slow, wunderkind Kobe Paras hastens his growth as a player". spin.ph. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  21. ^ Castillo, Musong (July 14, 2017). "Despite the attention, Kobe Paras remains cool in first Gilas stint". Inquirer.net. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  22. ^ http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/gilas-pilipinas/174148-kobe-paras-ray-parks-kiefer-ravena-lineup-2017-sea-games
  23. ^ Sonheimer, Eric (October 13, 2014). "There's a new Kobe in town at Cathedral High". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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