In part 2 of our Christmas Special, joining us were former San Beda Red Lions and PBA player, Ricky Calimag and son RJ, Filam aspirants, Ethan Galang, UP recruit and son of former Ginebra player, Macky De Joya, Daniel De Joya, College of St. Benilde recruit, AJ Benson, Ryan Perilla, David Murell and former long time PBA import and legend, Sean Chambers.
Our coverage of the Building the Bridge at the Open Gym Premier in Orange County, California. Organized by FilAm Nation Select Executive Director and Founder, Christian Gopez, we also had bit-sized conversations with former Cal Maritime teammates, Zavier Lucero and Ben Borja, FilAm aspirants Brandon Rosser and Gilas Pilipinas and Ateneo Blue Eagles recruit, Dwight Ramos plus a few side antics while behind-the-scenes.
Our guest is no stranger in the Philippines basketball scene. Domestic or International, Jude Roque, has been around. We talked abut his journey as Coach and Team Manager of multi-titled NCAA Philippines team, San Beda Red Lions, including his tenure during Gilas 1.0 and his other endeavors other than basketball.
In our maiden episode, is our conversation with Executive Director, Founder, and the driving force behind Filam Nation Select, Christian Gopez, including his Building the Bridge project, a venue for Filipino American basketball aspirants in all levels to show off their skills with the intent of playing in the Philippines either on the College or elite level.
Our pilot episode. We talked about some highlights of the 2020 NBA draft, the 2020-2021 NBA schedule and some of the teams of both east and west and how are they going to fare this NBA season.