School of St. Benilde guard Migs Oczon in the course of the NCAA Season 99 males’s basketball Ultimate 4.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines—School of St. Benilde misplaced one other key cog for subsequent yr’s NCAA season.
After Miggy Corteza, Will Gozum, Robi Nayve, Felipe Marasigan and Ray Carlos all exhausted their taking part in years for the Blazers, Migs Oczon can be not returning subsequent season however for a really totally different cause.
With nonetheless two years of eligibility below the candy shooter’s belt, Oczon determined to show professional after receiving a proposal from the Korean Basketball League membership Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus.
CSB coach Charles Tiu stated Oczon knowledgeable the workforce about his signing with Ulsan “simply yesterday.”
Migs Oczon.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
“We’ve recognized about it for some time as a result of we’ve got been in communication even with the workforce and the workforce has needed him since earlier than the season,” stated Tiu in a textual content message to Inquirer Sports activities on Wednesday.
“However he opted to play for us and defer signing any contract till our season was completed.”
Oczon will enter a workforce that used to have the providers of Filipino import RJ Abarrientos.
Final yr, Abarrientos gained Rookie of the Yr honors with Ulsan earlier than the previous Far Japanese College star transferred to the Japan B.League and suited up for the Shinshu Courageous Warriors.
Ulsan will now have a brand new Filipino on the block in Oczon, who averaged 13.17 factors, 4.72 rebounds and a couple of.78 assists per recreation in his ultimate season for Benilde.
Oczon helped the Blazers make the Ultimate 4 the place they misplaced to the top-seeded Mapua Cardinals.
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